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RE: The Diary of a cheerful Cherry - Cherry Blossom - 11-23-2024
Log Entry: ALIVE
SIDE BY SIDE
Hey diary. The repairs of my carrier are ongoing, day and night they are plugging hole after hole. The hull is already repaired together with the internal wiring. The engines are the main concern. My modifications made it a bit harder for them to repair it. Otherwise the ship is already going through system checks, making sure everything else works. I still need an XO though, and an actual crew. It seems like Amy needs to help me with that. My experience in commanding and flying such a ship grows every day. The training is harsh and draining, but I wanted it that way. No mercy for me, even if we are getting married. It was our choice. I can't risk being treated with silk gloves, the world out there won't either.
I can't wait for the carrier to be ready. With a new name we will fly into the next chapter of our life. Side by side with Amy and the Titania. The Angels of Death. Unstoppable! The new weapon systems have already be installed and tested in the drydock, everything is going according to plan for once. Hah! Maybe I am not cursed at all! Let's hope the engines are not going to explode.
I will make you even prouder, my beloved Amy. Through Hade's flames and back!
I can't wait for the carrier to be ready. With a new name we will fly into the next chapter of our life. Side by side with Amy and the Titania. The Angels of Death. Unstoppable! The new weapon systems have already be installed and tested in the drydock, everything is going according to plan for once. Hah! Maybe I am not cursed at all! Let's hope the engines are not going to explode.
I will make you even prouder, my beloved Amy. Through Hade's flames and back!
RE: The Diary of a cheerful Cherry - Cherry Blossom - 11-28-2024
Log Entry: ALIVE
THE WINGS OF AN ANGEL
And so it has begun. With wings spread far and wide, we shall fly together. Her form, pristine like the most precious diamond. Her wings, beautiful like those of an angel. The Angel of Retribution has awaken from her slumber. With the Titania, she shall form the tip of the spear, piercing through the hearts of our enemies. The heavenly fire shall rain upon them. We will face Hades himself, together, side by side.
Time to pick her up and finally get going. I am excited. You can probably tell! Bye diary!
Time to pick her up and finally get going. I am excited. You can probably tell! Bye diary!
RE: The Diary of a cheerful Cherry - Cherry Blossom - 01-21-2025
Log Entry: PREPARATION
KNIGHT TO G5
War. The bane of humankind. It brings pain, suffering, power and money. The reason why we exist, to fight wars among ourselves. I have sworn to never be a part of one, yet, here I am. A piece on a large board of chess. The Technocracy, the Gammu, the Core, the Order, the Corsairs, the Outcasts, the Zoners. An invisible hand controlling us, moving us step by step forward until we collide. Am I really ready for this?
The thought came to mind to just run away. Me and my wife, our ships and those that stand by our side. But where would we go? Can I really fight the war of another? Leviathan. You are not making it easy, I hope you know that. I was a pacifist, then I met you and the others and everything went completely different. I hate you. (I actually don't but, don't tell yourself.) I thought a lot about it. War. What it will do to me. Will I remember myself after it? Will it change me? If so, how will it change me? Why do we need to wage war in the first place? Humanity will never learn, will it. In the end it is all just business. War makes money, and money is what everyone wants. Except me and Amy.
Nomads. AI. Humans. In the end, we are all the same. We do everything we can to make ourselves profit. Actually, there is one difference. At least we kill for a reason, no matter how stupid it is. They don't. They are monsters. I will let the past be the past, for now. But I will never stop killing them.
I will survive, just as I promised it to you. My beloved Amy. Our bond is unbreakable, no matter what happens. Well, that's it for now. Back to training and lurking in Theta. I need to be prepared for the worst. Naomi. Remember who you are. Always. No matter what happens.
The thought came to mind to just run away. Me and my wife, our ships and those that stand by our side. But where would we go? Can I really fight the war of another? Leviathan. You are not making it easy, I hope you know that. I was a pacifist, then I met you and the others and everything went completely different. I hate you. (I actually don't but, don't tell yourself.) I thought a lot about it. War. What it will do to me. Will I remember myself after it? Will it change me? If so, how will it change me? Why do we need to wage war in the first place? Humanity will never learn, will it. In the end it is all just business. War makes money, and money is what everyone wants. Except me and Amy.
Nomads. AI. Humans. In the end, we are all the same. We do everything we can to make ourselves profit. Actually, there is one difference. At least we kill for a reason, no matter how stupid it is. They don't. They are monsters. I will let the past be the past, for now. But I will never stop killing them.
I will survive, just as I promised it to you. My beloved Amy. Our bond is unbreakable, no matter what happens. Well, that's it for now. Back to training and lurking in Theta. I need to be prepared for the worst. Naomi. Remember who you are. Always. No matter what happens.
RE: The Diary of a cheerful Cherry - Cherry Blossom - 01-29-2025
Log Entry: THE TRUTH
NAOMI
Elaine has asked me some time ago about the drastic change. She said that I followed them on my own accord. That it was all my own free will. She is right. But why? Because I saw no other choice. I was lost, I wanted to be found. They found me and I wanted to be part of them. I wanted to have a family. I did everything for them, even if I was useless in the end. Then, there was silence for a while. They promised to be with me, always and forever. But it was a lie. They disappeared without a word. One day they were close, the next they were gone. I was, once again, alone and lost.
Then I found Amy. Or rather, Amy found me. She helped me when I was stuck on my carrier. It was a miracle that thing actually managed to survive and get repaired. Amy, who hated them for her entire life. She opened my eyes, she had a bit part in my change. I have become aware of my surroundings again. I have become aware of the fact that they murder just for the fun of it. It is in their very being. To kill, to eradicate humanity. Or to convert them. They see us as lesser and project themselves as higher beings, as gods. They are manipulators by design, created by an ancient civilisation, probably millions of years older than humankind and far more superior.
So why have I become who I am now? Because this is the real me. The me I always wanted to be. No one shall ever manipulate me again. Amy, we will go through hade's flames and back, together. For our future and our legacy.
Then I found Amy. Or rather, Amy found me. She helped me when I was stuck on my carrier. It was a miracle that thing actually managed to survive and get repaired. Amy, who hated them for her entire life. She opened my eyes, she had a bit part in my change. I have become aware of my surroundings again. I have become aware of the fact that they murder just for the fun of it. It is in their very being. To kill, to eradicate humanity. Or to convert them. They see us as lesser and project themselves as higher beings, as gods. They are manipulators by design, created by an ancient civilisation, probably millions of years older than humankind and far more superior.
So why have I become who I am now? Because this is the real me. The me I always wanted to be. No one shall ever manipulate me again. Amy, we will go through hade's flames and back, together. For our future and our legacy.
RE: The Diary of a cheerful Cherry - Cherry Blossom - 02-02-2025
Log Entry: CREEPING DOUBT
T E C H N O C R A C Y and SCIENCE
The cause. I have been asking myself lately what that even means. Preservation of sentient life. Peaceful co-existence with it. A man who once hunted them, a woman who is searching for artefacts and is seemingly influenced by the nomads from what I have been told. The indoctrination of our new initiates, being brought before the nomads to embrace their light. Can we really peacefully co-exist with them? Can the past be forgiven after they attempted to genocide our entire race?
I was once on their side. I didn't want to be human anymore, I wanted to be more. Amy showed me the joy of being me again. She opened my eyes, her influence changed me. And now I stand here on the crossroads of decisions. Which path do I take? We can't forget nor forgive what they have done to us. Their actions still show the truth. They try to abduct, they try to murder. Their reason? Because this is their home and they want it back, including their technology. The cause... I question it slowly.
Sudbury, Thuringia, Omega 58. It is all connected somehow. Earhart. The Jump network? I have a feeling that the entire Sirius sector might not be natural, but artificial. The amount of Jump Holes in the sector, wormholes that allow instant travel between systems. The sheer amount is not natural. The laws of physics, they seemingly don't apply in a reasonable manner. Is it really possible that the DK have engineered this sector? Is it possible that Earhart is a beacon, to make it possible for the network to exist? I am slowly believing it. Every time a disaster involving a wormhole happened, everything ended up in Earhart. The blackout? It might have been an overload of the network, causing a restart of the machine. It is unstable. Jump Holes collapse, new ones open. It is possible that we are at the brink of a total collapse of the network. The nomads are up to something. Not even they can operate or understand DK tech, even if they are their creators. Maybe they are trying to evolve their own technology? I really want to see that. Possible that there won't be a Sirius left in the end.
Our legacy will prevail.
I was once on their side. I didn't want to be human anymore, I wanted to be more. Amy showed me the joy of being me again. She opened my eyes, her influence changed me. And now I stand here on the crossroads of decisions. Which path do I take? We can't forget nor forgive what they have done to us. Their actions still show the truth. They try to abduct, they try to murder. Their reason? Because this is their home and they want it back, including their technology. The cause... I question it slowly.
Sudbury, Thuringia, Omega 58. It is all connected somehow. Earhart. The Jump network? I have a feeling that the entire Sirius sector might not be natural, but artificial. The amount of Jump Holes in the sector, wormholes that allow instant travel between systems. The sheer amount is not natural. The laws of physics, they seemingly don't apply in a reasonable manner. Is it really possible that the DK have engineered this sector? Is it possible that Earhart is a beacon, to make it possible for the network to exist? I am slowly believing it. Every time a disaster involving a wormhole happened, everything ended up in Earhart. The blackout? It might have been an overload of the network, causing a restart of the machine. It is unstable. Jump Holes collapse, new ones open. It is possible that we are at the brink of a total collapse of the network. The nomads are up to something. Not even they can operate or understand DK tech, even if they are their creators. Maybe they are trying to evolve their own technology? I really want to see that. Possible that there won't be a Sirius left in the end.
Our legacy will prevail.
RE: The Diary of a cheerful Cherry - Cherry Blossom - 02-10-2025
Log Entry: TRIAL BY FIRE
Honor and Duty
The Archangel had her first proper combat action two days ago. The Titania and Archangel jumped into Delta. We engaged silent-running and set course towards the Freeport. Upon arrival, several ships were present. There was a corrupted AI drone sporting a Core IFF, one of the Noth mercenaries, Revenant was there, Civil Servant and several Gammu drones. We were observing the situation and listening in. Seemingly they attempted to 'convert' the corrupted drone? I am not really sure myself what they tried to do.
After a while several more Core ships appeared. Three Thresher-class destroyers and two snub craft. The moment they appeared they were instantly hostile. The snub craft jumped on Revenant while the Cruisers engaged one of the larger AI vessels, taking several pot-shots at Revenants ship. We were ready. Amy asked me if we should pounce and I agreed. The Titania and Archangel uncloaked and opened fire upon the Core vessels.
The Archangel did her job, screening Titania with it's superior suppression power. The Core ships tried to close the gap. Thanks to the Particle Accelerators and the Harpoon Missiles, we kept them at range, unable to bring any significant firepower to bare. Thanks to that, the Titania managed to use it's main battery to completely annihilate them.
They decided to attack us. They had plenty of opportunities to withdraw. We had no intention to chase them. They decided to stay and try to destroy us. They tried to kill us. Revenant almost died there, but we saved her. We won.
Honor and Duty.
After a while several more Core ships appeared. Three Thresher-class destroyers and two snub craft. The moment they appeared they were instantly hostile. The snub craft jumped on Revenant while the Cruisers engaged one of the larger AI vessels, taking several pot-shots at Revenants ship. We were ready. Amy asked me if we should pounce and I agreed. The Titania and Archangel uncloaked and opened fire upon the Core vessels.
The Archangel did her job, screening Titania with it's superior suppression power. The Core ships tried to close the gap. Thanks to the Particle Accelerators and the Harpoon Missiles, we kept them at range, unable to bring any significant firepower to bare. Thanks to that, the Titania managed to use it's main battery to completely annihilate them.
They decided to attack us. They had plenty of opportunities to withdraw. We had no intention to chase them. They decided to stay and try to destroy us. They tried to kill us. Revenant almost died there, but we saved her. We won.
Honor and Duty.
RE: The Diary of a cheerful Cherry - Cherry Blossom - 02-11-2025
Log Entry: A GLIMMER OF THE PAST
I say my last goodbye
The night falling upon the Titania. In Amy's arms, I tried to find rest, yet, it was futile. I could not rest tonight. She slept safe and sound when I stood up. I left our quarters, feeling the cold steel of the corridor upon my bare feet. The bridge, deserted, commanded from the CIC, I sat upon Amy's chair. The Edge Nebula in it's green glory right outside the window. I let my thoughts run past my mind. I leaned back, closed my eyes, re-lived every moment of the past.
My mother. My father. Their death in front of my eyes. The moment I retreated and hid deep inside me. The moment I became someone else, the moment I became Cherry. The trauma clinging onto my consciousness. The red of their blood bleaching from the rays of the sun. Pink. Their blood upon my hands, upon my being. It faded out. The sight of a lioness with golden-brown coat, now covered in crimson from the past. As a memory it lingers upon her being, faded and dimmed by time. Gone, faded away.
My brother. He who sought riches at the edge of the world. He carried me in his arms out of the fire. My feet digging into the snow of a new beginning, cooling down the burns of what was, leaving scars to heal with time. But instead of protection, he too was gone. Returned to the edge just to never return. The mighty bastion of humanities resistance, bathing in a shining blue light of destruction. A storm that swept across it, manmade. The Core has crippled it and many lost their lives. So did he. Gone, faded away.
My friends. Those I've met on my journey into the unknown, into space. I have met many from both sides. The good and the bad, yet, I always saw the good in people. I learned much, I stood strong with my opinions that formed from the interactions I had with people around me. Corporations, Pirates, Terrorists, House Officials. All of them are gone, faded away.
Bristol Constructions and Jaina Wheeler. A time I think back to often. A small company that cared for their employees. She cared for them. She cared for me. She held me close and not just as an employee. I enjoyed it, all of it. I got to see a lot while being with them. But like everything it soon came to an end. Gone, faded away.
Many places I have been, many sorrows I have seen. But I don't regret, nor will I forget all who took that road with me.
I came all this way, but now comes the day to bid you farewell. Goodbye my past. You will always be part of me.
Forward into the future as Naomi Cromwell. Our legacy awaits.
My mother. My father. Their death in front of my eyes. The moment I retreated and hid deep inside me. The moment I became someone else, the moment I became Cherry. The trauma clinging onto my consciousness. The red of their blood bleaching from the rays of the sun. Pink. Their blood upon my hands, upon my being. It faded out. The sight of a lioness with golden-brown coat, now covered in crimson from the past. As a memory it lingers upon her being, faded and dimmed by time. Gone, faded away.
My brother. He who sought riches at the edge of the world. He carried me in his arms out of the fire. My feet digging into the snow of a new beginning, cooling down the burns of what was, leaving scars to heal with time. But instead of protection, he too was gone. Returned to the edge just to never return. The mighty bastion of humanities resistance, bathing in a shining blue light of destruction. A storm that swept across it, manmade. The Core has crippled it and many lost their lives. So did he. Gone, faded away.
My friends. Those I've met on my journey into the unknown, into space. I have met many from both sides. The good and the bad, yet, I always saw the good in people. I learned much, I stood strong with my opinions that formed from the interactions I had with people around me. Corporations, Pirates, Terrorists, House Officials. All of them are gone, faded away.
Bristol Constructions and Jaina Wheeler. A time I think back to often. A small company that cared for their employees. She cared for them. She cared for me. She held me close and not just as an employee. I enjoyed it, all of it. I got to see a lot while being with them. But like everything it soon came to an end. Gone, faded away.
Many places I have been, many sorrows I have seen. But I don't regret, nor will I forget all who took that road with me.
I came all this way, but now comes the day to bid you farewell. Goodbye my past. You will always be part of me.
Forward into the future as Naomi Cromwell. Our legacy awaits.
RE: The Diary of a cheerful Cherry - Cherry Blossom - 02-17-2025
Log Entry: FULL THROTTLE
The AI, a missing girl and the storm
Yep, it's me again. Days go by but the excitement never vanishes. Two days ago we have given the Core another devastating blow in Omicron Delta. We've destroyed several snubcraft and gunships of these terrorists and slavers. Sadly, two or three AI vessels were lost. I really hope our little friends are alright. I do hope that their planet isn't the end. We should just evaporate Nauru at this point. One less pest in the Omicrons to deal with. They are no worth the oxygen they are breathing.
Rant over. The Doc appeared yesterday in Delta. She was in a rush. Apparently Maya, the girl I helped saving some months ago, went after the nomad that tortured her. Stupid girl, why does she do such things without backup? She knows she could have just asked. But then again, revenge is a really potent driving factor, I know it too well. I couldn't just stand idle when the doc told me that her signal vanished in Tau-37. We opened a rift there and jumped. Of course, I kind of went against my orders and left my AO. I was a bit worried that Amy would be angry but it seems that I have learned from the best. She told me she would have done the same.
Inside the system we flew to the ice cloud on the Outcast side of the system. It was rather dangerous, scanners were halved. We stayed there for around an hour or two. Amy joined us but the signal was already gone. Maya was gone, no sign of her. There is only so many options. Either she is dead. She was captured by the nomad or captured by the Outcasts. And if not, then her escape pod is going to run out of oxygen in around twenty-four hours. The doc is going to contact us when she finds something. We had to leave and return to the Omicrons. I hope she is alright, I really do.
This is it. The silence before the storm. I know the Core is going to hit us back sooner or later. They definitely will. I've also seen a name I've not seen for several years now. Cherry remembers. Naomi does too. Stormclaw.
Rant over. The Doc appeared yesterday in Delta. She was in a rush. Apparently Maya, the girl I helped saving some months ago, went after the nomad that tortured her. Stupid girl, why does she do such things without backup? She knows she could have just asked. But then again, revenge is a really potent driving factor, I know it too well. I couldn't just stand idle when the doc told me that her signal vanished in Tau-37. We opened a rift there and jumped. Of course, I kind of went against my orders and left my AO. I was a bit worried that Amy would be angry but it seems that I have learned from the best. She told me she would have done the same.
Inside the system we flew to the ice cloud on the Outcast side of the system. It was rather dangerous, scanners were halved. We stayed there for around an hour or two. Amy joined us but the signal was already gone. Maya was gone, no sign of her. There is only so many options. Either she is dead. She was captured by the nomad or captured by the Outcasts. And if not, then her escape pod is going to run out of oxygen in around twenty-four hours. The doc is going to contact us when she finds something. We had to leave and return to the Omicrons. I hope she is alright, I really do.
This is it. The silence before the storm. I know the Core is going to hit us back sooner or later. They definitely will. I've also seen a name I've not seen for several years now. Cherry remembers. Naomi does too. Stormclaw.
RE: The Diary of a cheerful Cherry - Cherry Blossom - 07-16-2025
Log Entry: HOLD MY HAND
While dancing in the moo-oo-oo-oonlight
Hand in hand we wander the endless void. There is no up, there is no down. There is no left, and there is no right. We walk into the endless night. Hand in hand, overjoyed. A new life is forming and our hearts are warming. Hand in hand, into the endless void. To the rhythm we dance and at first glance, we fall into a trance. The moonlight shines, we are engulfed in black lines. Which way to choose? Aghh, I will just let lose. In the moonlight we dance, this is my last chance. I shall not fail, we will prevail.
In the end, we will wander. The Angel and her Guardian. We soar through the skies, together. Forevermore. The time comes soon. Together. Our joy, manifested. Our love prevails. Our dreams fulfilled, at last.
In the end, we will wander. The Angel and her Guardian. We soar through the skies, together. Forevermore. The time comes soon. Together. Our joy, manifested. Our love prevails. Our dreams fulfilled, at last.
RE: The Diary of a cheerful Cherry - Cherry Blossom - 07-16-2025
Log Entry: A FLICKER
I AM STILL HERE
Why are you here? I told you to go away! "I am always here. I am always on your side. Can't you feel my breath?" No, I do not want! I told you to go away. This is my life, you can't have it! I won't let you! "You can't get rid of me! I am you, you are me. We are one, forever!" You will not take this live away from me. I will destroy you, forever! You will not win! "You called upon me, your darkest side when your parents and brother perished. YOU CAN'T GET RID OF ME!" I have a new light in my life. And I will fight for it. My light, my pillar. My tiger and our beautiful gift. You will not take this away from me! I will fight until I draw my last breath. You will never again win. Never. Go back into the dark corner you belong. You are banished to never see the light of the day again! "This is not over, Naomi! I will be back, you will need me again once your life shatters as it always does! You will beg me on your knees again! Arggghh.. Goodbye, Cherry.