Ravenwood Bar - Elsmere, Gran Canaria

[Nodoka Hanamura]

"Don't worry about it. Honya once told me - "Space is vast, and friends are far and too little in between." "

She continues, taking the rest of her drink down.

"I was part of a Experiment by the Kusari Government and Kishiro. They were testing to see how a pure earth human would react and survive in Sirius. I didn't mind it, but asking my approval would have been nice. They kept my Cryopod intact and moved it to Kishiro's HQ to store me until 819 A.S., when they unfroze me.. For the next two years every day they hooked me up to a machine and force fed me information, things from the past, things in recent history.. Even some things that I wasn't supposed to know. I don't know why the latter is the case, they spoke of "Leaked Neural Net Logs". I don't know why. Kusari kept me there in Kishiro for two years. back in 822, I busted out around New Years', and fled to Liberty with two AI I discovered aboard a resold Civilian Shuttle, Honya and Pale Bride. I started living on Erie, and had to mine for my fortune. I still go back there to mine.. There's a good trade route for Helium from Pennsylvania to Sigma-59. If you pay a Samura Rep a good amount of money and ask about it, he'll probably put you on their whitelist since they're hiding in GMG space.. But I digress. I would also do odd jobs, stuff for the Liberty Navy. When the LSF and Liberty Navy had a short row in New York, I fled to the Omicrons, meeting my close friend, Marisa, along the way. She actually was the one who invited me to stay on Freeport 11. She told me the whole story about the place, how the Core tore it to pieces and they had to rebuild it. I got involved in the latter stages of Upgrades and repairs, providing food and materials to finish the job. I still don't know how to feel about the whole peace treaty situation from them to be honest. I heard rumors that Administrator Akibara is making peace with the Core, which does seem true, given I recieved a Missive from the Order alongside the others. I even got praise from Head Administrator Voncloud, when I told the Order off. They think us idiots who will listen to whatever they have to say and believe it! Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't there only one or two Order ships in the fray earlier this month with the Nomads?"

She proceeds to start eating the burger, her hunger growing.

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