[USS Chimera] SD: 240910.04 NPC Log ||Decreasing Options Part 1||

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SD: 243910.04

Nikolai woke to the sound of a peal of thunder and the sound of heavy rain.  Groggily he couldn't place where he was.  For a moment he thought he was at his parent's house on Erass Prime but that thought dredged up more painful memories and the cold reality became evident.  In his groggy state he couldn't quite recall when he had made his way to bed numb with exhaustion.  Rising from his bed he depolarized the 'windows' and looked out at the landscape.  There was a flash of lightning in the distance.

"One...Two...Three...Four...Five"

A peal of thunder roared its fury.  He waited a few moments before the next flash in the distance.

"One...Two...Three...Four"

The thunderclap roared loudly.  The storm was getting closer.  These days that seemed to nearly always be the case.  Yawning he made his way to the en suite bathroom where he indulged in a five minute hot water shower...one of the few privileges of rank.  Upon exiting the bathroom Nikolai felt more awake and dressed in a fresh uniform.  He broke fast on one of the standard ration packs, supposedly bacon, sausage and beans but the accuracy of the description was doubtful.

He left his small quarters and made his way down the hallway towards the bridge.  Three quarters of the way along the corridor the XO, Major Claude Holtzman exited one of the Strategic Planning Rooms fell into step alongside Nikolai.  "So how long was I asleep for ?"

"Sixteen Hours, Colonel"  The XO replied in his distinct way keeping his eyes focused ahead not even glancing at Nikolai.

"I missed my shift.  Why didn't you wake me Major?"  Nikolai asked.

"Colonel you were up for over seventy two hours evading enemy units whilst moving us successfully through their area of active operations.  With all due respect, you needed as much rest as you could get and no man on this ship will say otherwise.  Besides the ship is safe in this nebula for the time being."  The XO replied in his slightly accented french voice.

"What are we getting from our intelligence department?"  Nikolai asked although he personally dreaded the answer.

The dark skinned XO's speech paused for a moment before saying quietly.   "EAS Overlord is still out of contact after four days and EAS Market Garden went silent fifty three hours ago.  We'll have to assume EAS Overlord is gone and EAS Market Garden is unlikely to be back in contact..."

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End Part 1
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Colonel Nikolai ?????? (NPC Ixus)
CO
EAS Samson

Major Claude Holtzman (NPC Ixus)
XO
EAS Samson