Sirius Business: The Life and Times of Jack Burton

[AngelOfIron]

// My friends, I sincerely regret to inform you all that effective immediately I will be taking a leave of absence from Discovery. I simply cannot juggle my real world responsibilities alongside my online obligations any longer. But that doesn't mean that this is goodbye! For those of you who wish to remain in contact with me, I can still be reached through e-mail, Skype or Private Message.

Now I had originally planned to write a sort of "catch you later everybody" post for Jack, but then I realized "wait a minute... wasn't the Sirius Business destroyed by a player controlled Rheinland Military ship last time I was on?" Indeed. The last time I logged in as Jack was three months ago, when the Houses were at war and when the RM decided to blockade Freeport 1. Back then I unfortunately flew into a mortar and, well, blew up. So here's what the official story's going to be from now until I'm able to come back to the game: Jack was in the process of delivering supplies to the station when the Rheinlanders began their artillery barrage. His vessel, the Sirius Business, was forced to make an emergency landing when a mortar destroyed approximately 2/3 of its aft section. What little remained of the CT-53 "Heron" Civilian Train was badly damaged. Jack himself wasn't in much better shape. He had been exposed to vacuum and sustained dozens of broken bones and a serious concussion just from the mortar impact alone. He was comatose by the time he was retrieved by emergency crews. And that's how he's going to remain until I'm once again able to devote time and effort to Discovery.

To my friends and fans (if I have any), it's been fun. Hopefully we'll see each other again soon. But, until then, may fortune guide your journeys.

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