Iron Tigers
Current Status: Solaris VII, Lyran Alliance

Personal Log: Maj. D. Keith
Date: 3068-07-01
Situation:
Solaris VII. The Game World. Time to pay the piper. Months of cancelling shore leave to take targets of opportunity have now come back to haunt me. We're operating with a skeleton crew. Everybody is taking the chance to see the sights, bet on some games, do some serious partying, or whatever it is people do when they're not on call. Sigh. Me, I'm going to guard a pair of tents out in the middle of nowhere. Excavation site that is supposedly the site of the first fight on S7. Legend has it, a Phoenix Hawk vs. a Sentinel. You'd think if it was that important, it would be a tourist trap masquerading as a historical site. Wouldn't be so bad if I was down there with a sensor in one hand and a shovel in the other.

Ah, maybe I'm just being cynical cause I'm a little antsy. There's a large Word of Blake contingent in the area. After what they did on Outreach, I can't shake the feeling that they're going after all of us with ties to the Dragoons. Well, at least everyone is carrying their satcomms with them. Should be easy to get the warning out if the Wobbies try something. Hm. Better cut this short. Looks like the rest of the team is ready to head out to the dig site. When I gave the call for volunteers, I knew I could count on Rachelle seeing as how she's having trouble masking her contempt for Solaris. Sgt. Brick was a bit of a surprise, until I saw how he and his crew had wired a portable satellite dish into the monitors of his Demolisher. And Mark was itching for a fight. O.Ded on Solaris matches while we were burning in system and now he wants to take on the world with his upgraded 'Hammer. Wonder if the Blakists will give him the chance.

Aftermath:
Personal Log: Maj. D. Keith
Date: 3068-07-05
The situation here is rapidly going from bad to worse. The Word of Blake has laid claim to the Solaris system. Just like in the FedCom Civil War, there's open fighting in the streets. It's getting harder and harder to stay out of it. I.E. has abruptly cancelled our contract so we're back to being free agents. We scored a pyrrhic victory on our last mission with them, so it's not surprising that they didn't renew our contract. No big deal, there's a lot of work to be had. Just got word that the 66th and the Terrors are enroute to Giasaur. Something about a Marik offensive. Might be worth my while to do some serious recruiting here on Solaris and then head over there so I can deliver Tyler's equipment. Hm. Still need to pick up a new engine so Kaitlyn can fix that Osprey. Wonder if the Diamond Sharks are in the area...

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