Broadcasts from the Black
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Commander TheNekkbreaker reporting from Ceeckia XN-J b15-0.
~.*.~ While not much distance has been gained in the past several days, I have not been idle. I had intended to make quick work of the remaining seventy jumps, but was waylaid by an unexpected development. I was slowed down by three earthlike worlds that I took some time to become familiar with. I would never have expected to find three in just the Abyss leg of the journey. Wonders truly never cease. Even out here in the most extreme inky black, we can find suitable homes.
~.*.~ Tomorrow I arrive at the finish: Beagle Point. I am but 800ly away even now. I’ve run the math and, sadly, I do not believe Ishum’s Reach to be within mine. I will make an attempt to approach it following my celebration in Beagle Point, but I do not expect it can be done. Even with premium FSD boosts, the systems are simply too far apart from one another this far out. My DBX is not up to the challenge in its current state. Fortunately, Ishum’s Reach was only ever meant to be a bonus, Beagle Point is the true objective, and there’s always next time.
~.*.~ Still, I am quite excited by the prospect of accomplishing that which I unknowingly set out to do forty days ago. In a few hours the outbound journey will be at an end. I can scarcely believe it. Outward, onward, into the black is all I’ve known for weeks, but in just a day or so I will turn my ship about and chart a course for Sagittarius A* and then for the Bubble itself. But I get ahead of myself. Tomorrow is about accomplishment, patience, reward, resolve, and I suspect a decent bit of contemplation. I will see what tomorrow brings before making great plans.
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