[Date: 07/21/823 A.S.]
[Personal log of John Blackwell: #004]
[Title: Combat training, and nutty ideas.]
So, yesterday was educational. I guess. Met this pirate guy, apparently a real good dogfighter. So, we struck an agreement- He's on better terms with outcasts than I am, apparently. Got him to take me to Omicron Alpha, and buy some Cardamine for me to transport. (I had alot more cargo space than he had on his fighter, of course.) Along the way, he showed me all kinds of interesting things. Jump holes, mostly.
On the way, we found the remains of the Hispania. It was near our Cardamine source, so I hid in the wreckage, to throw off the outcast patrols.
So, he fills up my cargo and gets a small load for himself. It went mostly smooth, but we actually ran into some Gallic forces. A battleship just out of range, actually- But gladly, that didn't go badly. Once we got to Liberty space, we laid low and took jump holes.
Things almost went to hell- We nearly ran into a fricken Liberty battleship. Gladly, they were busy with that Gallic incursion. So, overall, it went well. The guy taught me to quickdock, and we made a good deal on the haul.
Afterwards, he challenged me to join him in a flight sim, and do some dogfighting practice. He taught me alot, mostly basic stuff though. But, it was helpful. And, I almost beat the guy once-
As for the rest- I almost decided to rob a guy a while back, but it went pretty pitifully. He entered a trade lane before I could even say "Howdy!".
With what that guy taught me- Well, maybe I can pull it off smoothly, some day. I bet there could be big money, there.
Hm. I don't know.
Avery would probably be pretty disappointed...
But, I'm not gonna hurt anyone- I mean, hopefully it goes smoothly...
Anyways, on another topic- I've been exploring systems lately, and I've found some weird stuff. Jump holes to far out systems. And some other stuff- I'll check it all out, some day.
For now, Im just gonna sit back a while, though.
