The Anguish at the End

[Jack_Henderson]

"IMG Defence Force, form on me. Target is the Nomad gunboat. Focus fire... let's do this." and Jack added for himself silently... "To get it over with". It was one of these moments, where existence meant nothing, where the moment was so bad, at the same time so intense, that rational thinking could not touch the intuitively taken actions.

One last look to the scanner readings. He half expected Anna to be charging at him, protecting the Nomads. She did not. He saw Laura being taken out instantly, and forced his thought to the combat operation he was going to be in in a few seconds. No use thinking about losses now. 1,5 k to target... weapons free.

When the Bountyhunter Gunboat suddenly opened fire on Jack, and the Nomad Gunboat proved excessively stronger than any gunboat he had ever seen, it was already too late to even come to that conclusion. Powerful alien blasters tear open to hull in just one exact hit, ending the misery of the attack that was doomed from the very beginning suddenly in a bright flash.

In the seconds before merciful unconsciousness takes away the pain, the day flashed past the inward eye.

Mollys attacking Anna because she had these undeniable links to the Nomads.
Himself hitting back at the Molly extremists.
Mollys reacting rationally, surprisingly.
The attempt to change some things in Anna in regard to Nomad treatment and political essentials.
Failure again, for the hundreth time and no real hope for improvement.
The short moment in which he thought things could be okay, just one more time.
A plan, but flawed from the beginning, just that little spark of hope.
Hope can be such a liar.
The encounter with these other Nomads above Hood.
The escalation near Hood after the IMG order was received.
The laying off of Anna and her cold reception to the facts. Not even a word of goodbye. After all what he had done for her. Nothing.
No options but to make a statement by acting against these Nomads at that moment.
The decision to attack and the shocking revelation to be a minority, most people being infested, seemingly, siding with the Nomads.
The decision to go forward, against the odds.

The attack... tension... adrenaline... shock... fear... pain... then relief...

Darkness.


Every beginning holds a spark of magic.

Every ending anguish and pain and the feeling of having lost something important.



The Universe moves on. Nothing but a small flash of light, somewhere in nowhere. Things starting and ending. An endless cycle. Rational thinking, compiled in an report, read out by someone who never had come into contact with the real thing out there in space, where it had begun... and ended.

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This is Comms Operator, Office of IMG Dublin Operations, Veronica Ryan speaking:

The following information is given:

Every Nomad activity in the IMG Zone of influence is to be considered a threat. The IMG does not actively support or passively tolerate Nomad activities. In case of gunboat-sized enemy units, call for assistance. These ships have excessive destruction power that was greatly underestimated in the first engagement.

Reinforcements to replace damaged vessels or injured personal were requested after the loss of an IMG Defence Wing in battle against the Nomads. BAF Carmarthen has been asked to step up security near Hood and hereby is allowed to stay close to Hood until reinforcements arrive.

Anna McCarthy has been relieved from her contracts with Mr. Henderson and IMG. She is free to go after the IMG transponder registration of her ship has been removed.

I regret to inform you that Mr. Jack Henderson was injured seriously in the destruction of his ship after the attack on Nomad vessels, 2345 CET. His condition is serious but not life threatening. He is being transferred to an undisclosed location for further treatment.

Message to the Molly: We ask to postpone further diplomatic talks. In important cases, the board of Directors is to be contacted.

Veronica Ryan - Out.




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//tnx for all the cool roleplay. I had right until the end when it all went down into the unavoidable mess great roleplay situations and cool interaction with many many people.

Before we started, Hood was always empty. In midgame it was really cool. Hood was alive, action and lots of IMG typical activities going on. In the end it was over the top, Order, Nomads, IAB, Mollys, Outcasts and thus doomed to fail. There was just too much trouble that we/I created for IMG. =)

I blame no one but myself for the mess at the end, but it's okay somehow. It was the logic end to the situation and I'm somehow glad it went down like that. I'll see how I proceed. Likely relocating, refocussing, finding a new bubble to roleplay in until it bursts like that one.

See you. =)

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