Freeport XV: ORI meeting the TAZ, the OSI, and the Omicroners

[Valek]

Wearing his best mantle, Valek steps out onto the haven platform of planet Quillian, ready to leave Gallia. He enters his Gunboat, the Caduceus, requested permission for takeoff and left the planet.

He took three copies of the Book Of Origin and placed them in a bag, while travelling full-speed through Orkney. Everything was quiet, just some small stones hitting the ORI shields and the bright sun in the TAUs.

On his way, he met a vessel of the OSI, but he was too tired to do anything more than to greet him.
Passing through Alpha, he read the Book Of Origin again, and thought with a slight whiff of sympathy of the already lost souls out there in space...

Passing Eta, his autopilot failed and he ran directly into the minefield guarding the Theta jumphole.
Thanks to the ORI shields, he prevented the destruction of his vessel, but the gunboat took extreme damage, weapon fell off, he lost his thruster and the CM, and the hull also took serious damage.

But he managed to reach 74 and dock at Freeport XV. The local crew welcomed him with their chins on the floor.
Well that will take some days to repair, but he has time. He took his mantle, his bag and his wand, and stepped into the Bar to have a drink, and then he went to the stations information point, got welcomed heartly, but he still noticed some mistrust.

He was guided to the theta conference room, where Mr. Holliday was already waiting.

"It's an honor to me, Mr. Holliday", offering his hand. Obviously, the leader of the TAZ was examining the Commander, and gazed at the scars in Valeks face, but as a polite man, he took the hand and shaked it, and the two men sat down for a little small talk until the OSI and the Omicroners will arrive.


This is gonna be the day.