The Torment

[Torment]

INS-Torment

CAPTAINS LOG - Entry #1: Frustration
Date: May 24th, 827 A.S.

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My name is Lucian Perez, second officer and now acting captain of the INS-Torment. I always dreamt of commanding my own vessel for the Legion; fighting for true Liberty, naive idealism of youth. The captain, may whatever entity passes for a god in this universe have mercy on his soul, dedicated his very life to this cause, only to die to medical causes. Something that could've easily been discovered and prevented with a routine examination at that.

And now I find myself acting captain of the Torment at the cusp of a major confrontation between the Legion and Liberty; the fight to save the brave men and women of the Separatists in Bering. A glorious chance to prove the competence of myself and the crew, or at least, it would have been, had we been given the chance.

Orders came in an hour ago; the Torment is to patrol the Kansas system and ensure the fleet has a safe route back after the fight, that's the official reason anyway. It's clear they don't want a green captain on the frontline, the frustration of the crew is palpable, but they understand the job needs to be done.

Maybe we'll get lucky and get to take down some fool who decided to chase the separatist refugees.

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