Five Parsecs From Home-Sci Fi Adventures & the Crew of the WhirlWind

Hello! Long time no write. I had some sort of block but I seem to be unblocked now! It’s a relief actually to be finally writing again. I’m going to jump right into this too.

WhirlWind: repurposed science vessel. Upgrades: Secret smuggling compartment, military fuel converter and upgraded shielding

Crew:

Bjorn: Captain, Human Male, Former Mercenary, upgraded security training, formerly seeking revenge (achieved his goal of revenge)

Eva: Second Mate, Human Female, Working Class Bureaucrat, seeks truth

Xerxes: Human Male, lived on an Alien world, Hacker, in for the glory

Jax: Feral (wolf like) Male, Drifter, Techie and Petty Criminal, all about the money

Kana, Emo-Suppressed, Human Female, Survived a subjegated colony on an Alien world, mercenary, only concerned with survival

Animus, “Ani” Deconverted Female, from overcrowded dystopian city, Nomad, wants revenge against the group who tried to convert her body with cyber parts

Bjorn, Eva and Xerxes have worked together for a few months now with another crew. The rest of the crew went their separate ways. Bjorn and Eva hired three new crew members, Jax, Kana and Animus. Each has their own special talents. As the crew of the WhirlWind hope to take on different types of jobs, the new hires should be able to adapt and use their skills. The new crew was found on Putnik 1, a world with an adventurous population and rampant crime.

Bjorn was able to find a Patron, Fergus Syntax, a wealthy “entrepreneur” for some small jobs to break in the new crew. Bjorn’s plan was to take a few simple jobs, make some money, check out the new crew members in action. Except Jax forgot to mention in his “interview” that a nasty group of Bounty Hunters were after him. As the crew were attempting to head out on a job, they were attacked by the Bounty Hunters.

During the ensuing battle, Xerxes was stunned badly, and Bjorn was shot and fell off the container, thankfully with no long term effects or injuries, but out of the battle. A curious data stick was found, which Bjorn intends to give to Fergus, after accessing it himself of course.

Back on the ship, Bjorn grabbed Jax by the collar and pushed him hard against a metal wall. Jax growled. (He is a wolf on 2 legs after all). Bjorn and Eva want to know why these Bounty Hunters were after Jax. Jax shrugged.

“Hey, I told you I was a thief and Putnik 1 is full of us! I didn’t know these guys were on my tail…haha pardon the pun.” Bjorn slams him again against the wall.

“Will there be any more that we need to worry about?”

“I don’t think so, but hey, let me make it up to you. I know someone. Friend of a friend kinda thing. I heard good things about the jobs this person offers.”

Bjorn scoffs. “Let’s see the job first. I will say though, for newbies, you all did pretty good. Staying alive and unhurt is a good thing. Now, it looks like the life support system needs some cleaning. Get on that asap, then Jax, go find your job. Ani and Kana, please do some extra training. Xerxes and I are going out to see if any rivals are following us, and Eva is doing some exploring. Be careful out there.”

Everything goes as planned, except Eva came up with nothing while exploring. It happens. (Damn dice roll, lol) Jax came back with details of the new job. Danger pay, (that’s good and bad) no hazards to speak of, might be an extra rumor about another job in it for the crew, and this is a one time job. Patron does not want to see or hear from the crew again after the job is done. Eva asks a question.

“Who’s the patron?”

Jax replies. “Ah, local government official, Emilia Zahara. Wants us to whack a political enemy, and frankly, this guy is a piece of work. Awful, violent, stirs up trouble all the time. I say good riddance! So, no other conditions, and there might even be some extra loot around the place. I already know where the guy hangs out.” Jax started drawing a rudimentary map on a scanner pad.

The crew discusses some of the details, as well as the ethics of “whacking” a political enemy. Some don’t like that, some don’t care. Eva decides to do a comprehensive background check and have Xerxes hack into the local authorities main frame. She wants to make sure this guy is a legitimate douche. Bjorn orders them all to get some rest. Tomorrow, they will scope out the target and his compound.

That’s it for now! I’m really enjoying playing this game. The combination of some roleplaying and a lot of battle tactics is a lot of fun for me, especially when I just want action, and not too much RPG. Feel free to ask any questions about the game. Please take care of yourselves. We live in a fast paced world and we need downtime sometimes.