We arrive back at The Eye and Vlad put us immediately to work. This was broke, that was shorting and the eye made this sound when it turned left. "Don't you hear it?" Vlad was asking everyone. I didn't hear shit but the long demands from a station in need of maintenance upkeep. I'm sure now that he didn't leave the Crimson Fleet, they kicked him out for not taking his ship into required services is my guess. Too much staring into the void and not enough elbow-grease.

After what seems like two lifetimes, we finally wrapped things up except for one bothersome niggle. Vlad was adamant that Sarah was the only one that could help fix things up. Makes sense I guess as Sarah has been in the club longer than anyone. Vlad did get The Eye working enough to point me to another artifact bling. Seems this piece belongs to a collector of some sort and he believes that this collector will not give the piece up willingly. I asked how far should I go for this. He started to mumble about crowbars and whatever so I stopped him. I don't have a crowbar, I've been to a few but I do have a knife. Vlad to his credit seemed to accept that.

I say goodbye to Sarah on my way out and promise that it won't be long before my return.

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After a few more days of enjoying the sun drenched beaches and opulent lifestyle offered by Paradiso, something tickled the back of the nose.

What IS that smell?

Something that smelled familiar and reminded me of Neon minus the Chasmbass. Sarah and I went for an investigative stroll. It took a little while, but the smell, sounds and maybe a little stalking of some employees finally found the source. I should have known better. Anything that deals in profit and opulence always has those whom support the dream. For them, that's all it will ever be. Lured by false promises of another corporate entity we located the hovel housing the disenfranchised employee base. Sarah was appalled! The roofless buildings, lack of power and no running water to speak of. To her it was a shock. To me it itched of home. I mean it can't be that bad. Great weather, sunlight and no Bayu boot to scrape yourself off of.

Sarah and I immediately cut short the remainder of our vacation on Paradiso. Vladimir has been squawking on about loosing a wrench or something on The Eye and has requested assistance. Whatever, sounds like work but the rent's due and bitch needs to be paid.

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In the end it was a simple wedding. Close, intimate and perfect. Shazza'a mum ended up making the trip and it was pleasant watching their bond. I felt closer to Shazza, Sarah then ever before. Her grace, beauty and warmth are my anchors in this life.

Aja, Sarah's mentor and former chair of Constellation conducted the ceremony on the beautiful beach outside Paradiso Resort.

Under the blazing Paradiso sun, Sarah and I became one.

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Ah Paradiso

Now this is some downtime. On Neon you could relax but had to keep an eye on the wallet. Here, well you just hand over the money and feel poor. Happy poor but still poor...

Anyway...

Shazza and I got into the vibe of things immediately. We even found a beach that was nicely tucked away just to relax. Wedding is in a day or two, so nothing to do but hand over creds and enjoy the sun.

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Nothing like a little bloodshed to prepare for a wedding! Shazza and I bounced around the Unsettled systems for a while chasing money and more artifacts. After being around the Settled Systems for a while it is dawning on me that there are waaaaaaaay more people out here on the float. I'm starting to enjoy this kind of freedom instead of the more restrictive "freedoms" we are forced to enjoy.

Still, wedding needs to be paid for and Paradiso isn't cheap either.

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After a quick shop and wardrobe change Shazza started to relax, and turn heads at the Astral Lounge. Told you she cleaned up good. Time to enjoy the best of BorealUS!

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Shazza came along with Walt and I to Neon. I don't think she was impressed with a whiff of Chasmbass on the nose. Hopefully a shopping trip will perk her up.

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Committed

That "We'll see" from Shazza carried a bit of ballast.

"We'll see" how much I cared for her as she explains she is suffering from post-distress disorder after the Colony War. "We'll see" as I help her face those demons and have her back when confronting her old commander. "We'll see" how much she means to me when we retrace her steps during that brutal conflict and piece together her life. "We'll see" how much I admire her as she faced the pain and pushed through to search for fallen comrades. "We'll see" how her vulnerabilities are her strength and bask in her warmth as she comes to accept Sona in her life. "We'll see" how much I am committed to you, love you and need you in my life.

You are the only anchor I need.

You are my beacon for as long as you live. I am unworthy of bearing your torch but bear it proudly I will.

We will see this universe together.
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Shazza Not Happy

I finally decide to head back to Jemison and drop this little sparkle off. Beer fund is running low and I still need petrol money, so about time this girl gets paid.

I was thinking it will be good to be back at the Lodge. It'll be the first real bed I've had in about a week and I have an itch Shazza needs to scratch. No seriously, I can't reach that spot on my back and I didn't want Slack Mouth drooling on me. I packed him and his little heat leech up to head into the stars.

That peaceful line of thought was shattered as soon as I opened the door. There she was, fire in the eyes and steam bellowing from the ears. Shazza lit into me about everything she disliked about my forced vacation with Slack Mouth Sam.

I stepped off the ship with my left foot instead of my right, I paid tech services to look for heat leeches instead of having Sam do it for free, didn't like that I talked to strangers at the local Galbank, didn't like the blade of grass that I bent on the way to the Empty Nest, thought my way of getting into the cave was too violent, thought my exit from the cave was too passive, why do I have muck on my boots, why do I smell, and where the hell is the money from the savings account, etc...

Was Slack Mouth Sam reporting a blow-by-blow account of our time on Akila?

Shit Shazza, slow down! I brought back a pretty thing, I didn't visit alllllllll the bars in Aklia, and money spent from savings was only until I pull some favors around the Settled Systems. I still have the load of Aurora that Kibwe gave me, so think of it as running credit. That isn't muck, it's Ashta shit. I would do anything for her.

"We'll see" she said.

Now about that bed and itch...
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