"Abandon all hope, you who enter here."

[Exodus]

~Ambience~

The Mendacium left the explosive gas zone of Tau 29 and everything turned to normal. There were no more explosions, the shield levels returned to nominal and silence filled the bridge. The night shift arrived to releive the current officers of duty. Reynard was sitting in the middle of the bridge, and his eyes were searching the stars. He would never admit it in front of his crew, but he was dizzy and enervate even though he had not consumed anything. This was something else, something more relevant than weed or gallic wine.

The fine piece of art, the Shukensha was slowly moving ahead, avoiding collision with the asteroids nearby. Smaller rocks were bouncing off the shield randomly. In the silence, the vibration of the three engines was audible. Half of the crew was already sleeping in their beds, some of them could barely made to their quarters after the party in the bar. The crew on the bridge was working in silence, each of them knew his role and the beeps of the computer was the only source of crisp sound.

Reynard was thinking about what he saw a few day ago when he visited the Maltese Nation, in the upper Omicrons. The sudden encounter with the Nomads, or how the maltese call them, the spirits was shocking even for him. He was the last person awake on the bridge after the crew suddenly felt asleep. And in a moments notice he followed the rest of the crew. Then the vision he saw was quite disturbing and terrifying as well. Drinking from a purple liquid didn't seem to be a good idea, even if it was a dream or vision, but what could he do anyway? When Reynard and the crew left the realm of dreams the Mendacium was facing a giant blue ship like thing. Further research revealed that it was a Nomad battleship, the biggest embodiment of this species.

"Helm, reduce speed and head to the nearest Freeport! We should restock our supplies and then head to Gran Canaria..." Reynard continues quietly "...to be as far as we can from Omicron Alpha and it's realm."

Before he heads to the turbolift, Reynard locks the captains terminal and looks on the stars again. At that evening the stars were shining omniously. Upon entering the lift Reynard commanded the lift to take him to the certain deck where the quarters of the senior officers could be found. He went to the captains quarters and entered the sonic shower. A few minutes later the captain was already in his bed, lying on the blanket. The milieu was relaxing and calm, without any bothering noises, thanks to the special isolation, as the walls were modified.

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~Declare yourself what you wish, do what you like and tell us about it. Or, if you prefer, don’t.~