As promised I have returned. Alas, I am sure all of you are interested in knowing me better so I will brief you and my background so everyone knows where I came from and why I am here.
My name is Gavin Briggs. I was born on Java station 26 years ago. Sadly that day was a terrible day for my family. My father was flying to Java station due to it being the closest safe place he could think of. My mother had gone into labor and he needed to get her to a Med Bay ASAP. During his flight he encountered an Outcast patrol that demanded money he did not have. With my father being an experienced pilot he used the asteroid field to his advantage and out maneuvered the Outcasts. The ship got hit by a lucky missile my mother was hurt quite severely. Upon arrival to Java station my mother was immediately rushed to Medical. Sadly my mother did not survive. The doctors had to cut me out of my mother's dead body before it was too late for me. My father only told me of this day once and I will never forget it.
With my father being a single parent he knew he needed a way to make money. The CEO of IMG contacted my father after he heard about what had happened. He understood that a parent has to be able to support his children and offered him a job as a miner for the IMG. My father accepted and began to work for IMG. I remember that when I was 6 my father would let me come with him on his expeditions when he knew it was safe. I always enjoyed going on expeditions with him. When I was 10 He let me operate one of the mining turrets. I had a blast blowing those rocks to smithereens. My father then knew that he needed to prepare me for my future and he had started to go out on private expeditions to begin saving to send me to the Flight Academy. When I turned 16, he started to let me fly his ship and teaching me the ropes. I caught on very quickly. I didn't know at the time but he was preparing me for the Academy. I got accepted into the Academy a year early due to my father being friends with the IMG CEO that was a big supporter for the Academy. During my third year I received an emergency transmission. My father had died. He was on an expedition and a band of Outcasts took out the entire convoy. I was devastated. A few days later I received another transmission from my father. It was a bank account that would be open to me upon completion and graduation from the Academy. At the end of the transmission he gave his signature phrase that he always told me growing up, Fotes Fortuna Adiuvat. Meaning fortune favors the bold. It was his motto he lived by while working for IMG. After I graduated for the Academy I went back to Java to see old friends. As I arrived I was surprised that the CEO was in the landing bay waiting to greet me and welcome me back home. He asked if I would meet him in his office later. I agreed and went on to visit my friends. After reminiscing with friends I told them I needed to go to a meeting. I headed to the CEO's office and was ushered in. The CEO told me the complete story about my father. He told me how he was the best miner he had and how he allowed my father to go on solo private mining expeditions in order to save up money for me. I had already received the credits from my father transmission. So I was not sure what he was talking about because if my father was doing private expeditions to save up for me then the numbers didn't add up. The CEO handed me a HoloPad. It scanned my retina and immediately started to transfer a very significant amount of credits to my account. The CEO told me that my father was his best friend and that he trusted him more than any other person. He then told me that my father came to him before his last expedition and asked that he see that I receive this HoloPad if he were not to return. As I was in complete shock as to the amount of money I had just inherited. The CEO offered me a job. He told me that I did not need to accept right away and that if I should ever want it or need it the job would always be available to me. I had always wanted to follow in my father's footsteps and be part of the IMG. They had always been very good to my family while I grew up. I knew I would accept his offer. This is exactly what I did. Upon hearing this good news the CEO told me that I would be leading a mining expedition in Tau-23 to mine Niobium as it was desperately needed on planet New Berlin. I informed him that I didn't have a ship capable of this task at the moment. He told me to check the HoloPad. As I looked it indicated I was the owner of my own mining ship. I told him I would depart immediately. He stopped me and warned me that the Outcasts have been causing major issues in the mining field and to be safe. I just gave him a smirk and told him Fotes Fortuna Adiuvat. He replied with It does indeed.
I was extremely excited that I was about to head my first mining expedition. I briefed my mining team and we headed out to the field. When we arrived at the field we had no signs of Outcasts. But I knew how they like to sneak up on miners. I told my team to make this fast so we could get in and out with out incident. We completed the mining and began to head out to New Berlin. That’s when we got attacked by the Outcasts. I knew that my ship would be the main target and I distracted them and flew off telling the rest of my team to continue with the plan. I began heading back to Java. I got a break from the field and I was able to get away safely. I then got a warning on my scanner that there were two more ships in the direction I was going. I was worried that the Outcasts had finally decided to attack Java so I rushed over. To my surprise I found two IMG ships. I was very relieved. It turned out they were making rounds. They were headed to New Berlin as well. I asked to accompany them. They agreed and here I am now.
Now you guys know my story and reasoning behind joining this Faction. I have deep IMG roots and want to see them grow.
Remember: Fotes Fortuna Adiuvat!
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