Karadin

[Stoat]

It was quiet on Cadiz. A large percentage of the Corsair population of the base had returned to Omicron Gamma for some celebration. Karadin received three or four invitations to accompany friends and join in the party, but he graciously declined. His friendships were new, and he didnt want to risk straining the newly made ties. He decided to stay at Cadiz and see if he could bag himself a bounty or two. His Viper was starting to show signs of wear and tear, and badly needed a service. That required serious money. More than he could currently afford, that was for sure.

Cambridge was busy. Several BAF ships were busy hunting some SCRA pilots. As the BAF ships were moving to intercept they betrayed their location on open comms, Karadin headed straight for them, hoping to catch one or the other off guard. His ship was seriously underpowered when measured against the standard BAF Templars, and he suspected hed be at a similar disadvantage against the SCRA. As he neared Planet Cambridge, he picked up the ships on his scanners.

He targeted the SCRA immediately, hoping the BAF would miss his presence, or at least turn a blind eye. The SCRA had been causing real problems around Cadiz recently, and were friendly with the Hessian scum from Ronnenburg as well. Their scalps would bring in a good sum.

The SCRA were flying Taiidan bombers. Karadin quickly realised he was badly outclassed by the SCRA pilots. The Viper had taken a fair pounding, while the Taiidans were barely scratched, even though they were outnumbered by ships that were supposedly more manoeuvrable, so he ran, taking the trade lanes towards Battleship Norfolk. He broke out of the lane well short of the Norfolk. A quick diagnostic of the Vipers system reveled significant damage to the weapons array and armour plating of the ship. He estimated his repairs had tripled in price, and swore loudly. How was he going to pay for it? The ship would start falling apart with him still in it at this rate. He sighed.

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