Retirement

[ophidian]

Rand was silent recently... Too silent. No one knew why he was out of sight but they didn't suspect of him to do what he will do in a few hours. He was feeling old, tired. He knew that whatever the changes will be, things will throw him the same amount of issues to wrestle with.

He was alone, he left his former life to join Order. It wasn't much of a life, considering that he was a smuggler and joining the Order was his best friend, Ramirez' last will. But still, he left something precious behind. His love back in Kusari, back in his former life.

Rand was determined, he picked up his notebook, something he loved to use in all this technological fuzz, and started writing to his two best friends in the Order...





He looked to the note he wrote with a satisfied glance, packed a few things of his... a cadet days photo with Tommy, some medals to remind him of the battles, the small trinkets he kept close of his dead wingmen in all the past battles.

Rand walked to the hangar bay, reaching to his personal Bastet and ignited the engines, requesting launching clearance. No one tried to stop him of course, him being the Fleet Admiral gave him all the rights to do whatever he wanted on board the ship.

When he was out of the hangar bay, orbiting Toledo, he gave a one last glance to the misty planet. He smiled, if he knew Tovig even one bit, he was sure that sooner or later he will have a visitor at his new home in Kusari to convince him about things.

Bastet slowly moved towards the 92 junction, to move towards Kusari, with Rand in it, fading off like old memories, like tears in rain.












//Yes, I quit being the faction leader of Order and quitting Order as well after I finish with the new implementations coming as I previously promised.

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[Tommeh]

Handling some paperworks Jack was in his cabine onboard Isis for few hours. He was tired, couldn't sit in his chair anymore.
Well time to stretch my legs a bit, he thought, as he left his cabine he remembered Rand, hmm, he is a quiet and silent in last few days, I wonder what is on his mind.Admiral Seith wasn't being himself lately.
Jack headed for his office to have some chat with him. Rand was together with Admiral Kelt one of his best friends since they joined Order together.
As he approched his office, Admiral's personal Secretary spoke to Jack, Sir, Adm. Seith has left his office few minutes ago, I think he left some note for you.
What note, he asked him self while walking to his desk, he noticed some photos were missing, aswell as several medals, Rand was an excellent fighter pilot in his cadets days. He advanced through ranks very fast, earing several medals.

Jack found the note, as he started reading, at first he was suprised, what the...? he spoke to himself, and ran out of office heading to hangar bays, he better not doing it what he wrote, Jack was thinking in rush.
As he finally reached Hangar bays, Rand was already taking off in his bastet and in few seconds left the Isis for good. I be dammed, he really did it, he just left his whole career as Fleet Admiral behind him, I can't believe it, Jack was crushed at first, it suprised him badly. He kinda felt this will happen, Seith was strange in last few weeks, Jack sensed something is bothering him, but he never thought he will actually do it.

Jack quickly moved to one of the ships which were preparing to take off, get out pilot I need that ship, he ordered one of the pilots, he used ship communication systems to hail Rand, but he wasn't responding, if you don't want to talk, then you can just listen, he thought and started transmission:

Well, what to say, I didn't really expected that you will do this, but I guess you postponed it to many times. I won't try to stop you, after years of flying together I know what is on your mind now, I know why you did this, and I hope you will find your luck back in Kusari. It was my honor to server and fly with you. You have been amazing Leader, but don't forget us completely, we will meet again, I am sure, so goodbye my friend...for now.

**transmission terminated**

// I know you will stick around on skype on so, but you will miss us, you were the best Order| leader I could imagine, I am glad we had you with us for this time, and that we played together. See ya around :)

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