Across the Expanse: Day 8
*Start transmission*
Havardy: Any update on those pirates?
Lee: Nothing new so far, Helos says we should still
keep an eye out though.
Havardy: I hate this.
Lee: What?
Havardy: This constant tension, the whole will they or
won't they thing. Except this isn't some cheesy rom com, these are pirates.
Lee: Best to be on guard for now, you get an
emergency kit packed?
Havardy: Yeah, looked over the map too, should take me a
few hours on foot to reach the bunker. With Vera it could be much shorter.
Lee: Is it wise to take a vehicle though? They could
easily spot that.
Havardy: I know this, which is why I'm going on foot if,
or when, shit hits the fan. What about you?
Lee: I've got some supplies packed, but I'll probably
take the shuttle-
Havardy: Sheila.
Lee: ...Sheila, and escape.
Havardy: Wouldn’t they be able to track you if you did
that? I know Shelia is leagues faster than Vera, but there is no way she could
outrun a pirate Cosair that easily.
Lee: Could I lose them in the Expanse?
Havardy: You wouldn't be able to pilot through all the
ravines.
Lee: Could you?
Havardy: Obviously, but you're a day away from me
and I don't think you could just swing by and scoop me up without getting
noticed.
Lee: Right, damn I can't think of anything else.
Havardy: Hmmmm, how close are you to the bunker?
Lee: By foot? Around half a day, and I don’t think
the EVA could withstand getting iced over at night.
Havardy: Right right… Maybe you should head to the bunker
preemptively.
Lee: I’ve been considering that too, but then there
wouldn’t be anyone to give you the heads up.
Havardy: Should we both go then?
Lee: There’s also the chance this could just be a
false alarm, so leaving our posts would give us some flak from higher up.
Havardy: What would they do? It’s not like they could put
us anywhere worse.
Lee: Well we could get discharged, and there goes my
sister’s tuition money.
Havardy: And my brother would probably have a hell of a
time back at the Academy because of
me…
Lee: Exactly, our hands are tied.
Havardy: Shit.
Lee: Besides, someone has to be here to send up a
distress call to one of the nearby stations.
Havardy: And I gotta set the Mine into lockdown mode too.
Lee: There is also the chance that the Pirates aren’t
gonna show up at all.
Havardy: Hopefully they just pass us by. Have you
requested any support?
Lee: I sent a request for a fighter wing yesterday,
but Command said there was no perceived threat and denied my request.
Havardy: Those assholes. Helos must have sent them
reports of those sightings!
Lee: I brought that up as well, but they stated that
the likelihood of an attack is negligible, so it would be a waste of resources
to send out a wing in our direction.
Havardy: Goddammit. If they were so busy fighting their
pointless shadow war over in the Fractus Sector they’d have enough resources
for shit like this.
Lee: Either way, we’re out here like sitting ducks.
Havardy: This sucks.
Lee: Yep.
Havardy: Gah, I’m getting a headache. I’m heading off to
bed early, keep me posted alright?
Lee: Will do.
*End transmission*
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