Reunions [Open to nanoprobes]
Sep. 17th, 2023 07:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marvelous_murderbotThe separation, this time, was of vastly more time than they had every experienced before. A small ache, at the back of her mind, that never quite went away, at least on Guri's part. Her feelings for Seven were obvious, but precisely what they were ranged beyond her knowledge. She had never been intended to feel, after all - that she could was a miracle in and of itself. But Seven's company had given her more than that - it had given her a sense of purpose which had been sorely lacking in her life.
And so, when the months rolled on without contact - she had taken matters into her own hands. The Rangers had, thankfully, repaired her Stinger - giving her the most important gift in an unfamiliar universe: star charts. That had allowed her to do much. The other retrofits helped, making her ship into a powerful weapon, with systems beyond the knowledge of her foes, from her own universe.
So she became, if not a bounty hunter, then something close to it. A gun for hire, but with a very specific moral code. It kept her moving, kept her busy - and it kept her mind from that gnawing feeling she had such trouble understanding completely.
She's subtle, but she can't control every aspect of her hunting. Which ensures that, sooner or later, a message will arrive for Seven's attention, from a minor farming world at the far end of what used to be the Neutral Zone.
To: Seven, Fenris Rangers
From: Thomma Rielk, Magistrate, Nelo Sevodiin
Seven,
Thanks for the quick work. The mercenaries setting up shop on our world were definitely too much for us - but I didn't expect the Rangers would respond so quickly. Barely a week between their arrival and eviction - I didn't even think you'd had time to get our message!
Figured I'd pass on what little our surveillance drones could catch. What was left of the pirates' ships sure took off after your ship like bats out of hell. If the rumours are true about the ship going down on the Phestra trade moon, we're happy to send out a repair ship.
We certainly owe you that much. Thank you, again.
The attached file was brief, and short, and showed the detonation of the main pirate base and airfield, a sleek ship rocketing off into the upper atmosphere with several pirate vessels swift on its heels - unmistakably Guri's Stinger.
And so, when the months rolled on without contact - she had taken matters into her own hands. The Rangers had, thankfully, repaired her Stinger - giving her the most important gift in an unfamiliar universe: star charts. That had allowed her to do much. The other retrofits helped, making her ship into a powerful weapon, with systems beyond the knowledge of her foes, from her own universe.
So she became, if not a bounty hunter, then something close to it. A gun for hire, but with a very specific moral code. It kept her moving, kept her busy - and it kept her mind from that gnawing feeling she had such trouble understanding completely.
She's subtle, but she can't control every aspect of her hunting. Which ensures that, sooner or later, a message will arrive for Seven's attention, from a minor farming world at the far end of what used to be the Neutral Zone.
To: Seven, Fenris Rangers
From: Thomma Rielk, Magistrate, Nelo Sevodiin
Seven,
Thanks for the quick work. The mercenaries setting up shop on our world were definitely too much for us - but I didn't expect the Rangers would respond so quickly. Barely a week between their arrival and eviction - I didn't even think you'd had time to get our message!
Figured I'd pass on what little our surveillance drones could catch. What was left of the pirates' ships sure took off after your ship like bats out of hell. If the rumours are true about the ship going down on the Phestra trade moon, we're happy to send out a repair ship.
We certainly owe you that much. Thank you, again.
The attached file was brief, and short, and showed the detonation of the main pirate base and airfield, a sleek ship rocketing off into the upper atmosphere with several pirate vessels swift on its heels - unmistakably Guri's Stinger.
