[Date: 10/06/823 A.S.]
[Personal log of John Blackwell: #007]
[Title: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.] The log is silent, for a few moments. A bit of shuffling can be heard, before the speaker takes a deep breath.
Okay... I... Don't even know what to say, really.
Um... I'm still a little shaken.
I'm alright, though. The people of Barrier gate station have been hospitable. They helped me after they found me.
Where do I start...
Alright... Where I left off... Lets see.
I got that bomber. A waran, heavy bomber outfitted with EMP cannons and dual Nova torpedos. It's a nice ship. Well, it was. I was exploring out in the Coronado ice fields, when I found something strange. It was this... Ancient looking jump gate. I don't know where it was from, but it wasn't Liberty, Gallic, or anything. There was a bit of wreckage around it.
So... I went in. It lead to the Drake system, and I explored. The place was odd. Bits of wreckage and debris everywhere, and scattered weapons platforms.
I looked around for a while, seeing some radar signatures in the distance. Eventually, I slowed down to look at something.
These ships started showing up. Unknown signatures, but they looked like Rheinland and Kusari, mostly. They had strange weapons, and they packed a punch, so I kept moving.
I checked out this odd station. It opened fire, and took down my shields, and a few dozen ships showed up and chased me off.
Eventually I found a jumphole to Newcastle. It was heavily defended, but I fought my way through, taking down weapons platforms. There were at least twenty of the ships, and I was taking a beating. I made it through and retreated to Newcastle, where there were a handful more of them scattered about an ice field. I was able to get away from them, into open space, where I was finally safe.
I repaired my ship with the last nanobots I had left, and let my shields recharge. I relaxed for a few minutes, and it seemed the worst of the day was over.
I spotted a trade lane in the distance, and went for it. Along the way, there was this guy with a police ID, and he was being attacked by a few dozen fighters- Mollys, Golden Chrysanthemums, and rogues, it looked like. His shields were down and he was taking quite a bit of damage, so I stepped in and helped him mop them up.
I needed repairs badly, and the people of the area didn't seem to like me. I had a handful of fighters gang up on me, and I barely escaped. I limped back to where I started, losing power, going through Baffin, eventually back to Coronado. That's when... Well...
As I made my way back to Border Gate Station, I got a ping on my comms. He was registered "K'Hara". I think his name was... Kal... Something. I don't remember...
He was asking about my presence there... He seemed angry. I think he... I think he came from the Drake system. I undocked again, and foolishly went to investigate where the ancient jump gate was... When I got hit with a cruise disruptor. I stopped... This strange... Ship, I guess, came close. It looked like... I can't even describe it. He contacted me again... Said something about... "Enlightenment", and made a threat. I... I suspected what he was...
I tried to leave, and he seemed disgusted. He followed me a short ways, before opening fire. I tried to escape, but he had those strange weapons- They melted through my ship's armor, and I had to eject. I think he assumed I died in the crash...
Later, the people at the base found my escape pod, and brought me back along with what was left of my Waran.
They told me that the... K'Hara was a Nomad. I'd never seen one before... But I've heard horrifying things.
I just...
I hope I'm not somehow infected... He left. Maybe he assumed I was dead. I just hope the weapons couldn't have done something...
I don't know. There's a brief moment of silence. The speaker takes a deep breath, before speaking again.
I just need to relax. The people here have helped a bit. I'm having my ship repaired. I'm just a little shaken.
I don't know when I want to go back out there.
