Part One

1. Trying my hand at this ‘social media’ thing after hearing about it from a Zaknoth trader.

   1. I’m probably the only Faltraxian on here.

2. Took the Fortuna for a spin without my captain James Deven. He’s gonna be so mad.

   1. Never mind. He was sleeping the whole time. Never even knew I took the ship out for a spin around the Argula Nebula. 

3. Really want Deven to let us get a pet. The ship can be lonely with just the two of us.

4. Kind of want to dye Deven’s hair blue like mine. 

   1. I think blue would look really good on him. 

5. I’ve been trying to make more time to do nice things for myself, but it’s hard to do when you’re a smuggler on a spaceship escaping villainous space lizards and outsmarting pirates.

6. Shato. Deven forgot where he parked the Fortuna. Again.

   1. He’s pretty sure it's by the Kestrian meats cart. He's wrong. 

   2. I found it parked next to the Zaknoth merchant. 

7. Came across an abandoned cargo ship today drifting in space. Pretty sure it's haunted. 

   1. Of course Deven wants to go investigate but I know it's a bad idea. 

   2. We docked with the cargo ship. We're going over.

   3. This is weird. As soon as we got done pressurizing the cargo ship, we heard a tapping sound. 

   4. What the flep would be making that sound? There's nothing here… 

   5. Okay. I was right. This was a bad idea. Just heard something skitter behind me! 

   6. After we knocked some crates over trying to get back to the Fortuna, we saw what it was that made the sound. 

   7. It's a family of woomp chucks. They're known to be able to survive without very little oxygen. 

   8. So the ship's not haunted and I found a case of Zaknoth ale in it. Not a terrible way to end the day. 

   9. Deven is going to blow it out of proportion when we get to the next outpost. He loves a good scary story. 

 

1. Deven fell asleep during our trip to Vorenden today. I decided to draw on his face. 

   1. I drew a mustache. Deven says it's not good but I know it's true art. 

   2. I'm laughing hysterically next to him as he tries to rub it off. 

2. I heard there’s a big election today on Nimbo II. To all the people on Nimbo II, make your voice heard and remember to vote!

3. Made it to Vorenden. Nothing here but a dead mining town. Why are we even here?

4. I watched as Deven tested out a new longer lasting power cell for the Fortuna's systems. He gave himself a mild shock when he electrocuted himself. 

5. Had an infestation of space worms in the ship's fuel tank. Had to go inside of it to get them out. Never want to do that again. 

6. How much woomp could a woomp chuck chuck If a woomp chuck could chuck woomp? 

7. Heard something on the comms about a Syndicate weapons sale on Fentril VI. Gonna pick up some sweet gear. 

8. Deven is pretty sure he saw a space whale today. It was definitely a gaseous anomaly. 

9. Had a nice dream while taking a nap. Woke up to Deven's snoring. 

 

1. Thought about getting a Boreasian Snow dog. Deven said no. 

2. Pretty sure I just single handedly saved an entire civilization of sentient oysters from being devoured at a restaurant. 

3. Finally found a new pair of shoes I like. The old ones looked like they'd been through a war. True story.

4. Finally got to Fentril VI to look for gear. 

   1. Of course, I picked out the largest illegal weapon there.

   2. So now it gets to sit up front in the cockpit with us like it's a member of the crew. 

5. Stopped by at Dayton Station today to pick up supplies. Weird place. Good food.

   1. If you ever have a chance to go there, I recommend getting the vegetarian soup at Zohla’s Cafe.

   2. Just make sure you don’t get the Gronaran waiter. He was obsessed with having me try their special of the day...Woomp Chuck Steaks. 

   3. I swear to the Gods of Faltrax that if I hear about flepping woomp chucks one more time…

 

1. Decided to take a much needed ‘me’ day and locked out the Fortuna controls so Deven couldn't change course. Had a mud bath at the Golak Springs on Noj Prime. 

   1. Deven is still trying to figure out how to unlock the controls while I enjoy blissful silence.

2. Found an old comm file I was writing to my brother on Faltrax.

   1. Reading it reminded me of why I can never go back there. Of why my people will never accept me back.

   2. I thought about deleting the message but I decided to save it for now.

   3. Maybe someday it will be the right time to send it…

3. Received a comm message from somewhere deep within the Skran Imperium today. Even hundreds of light years away, people want to tell me about all of the hot Zaknoths in my area…

4. Painted polka dots on Deven’s face while he slept. Gonna see how long it takes for him to notice.

 

1. Pretty sure Deven got into my secret stash of paja jelly beans. 

   1. He took all of the red ones! He knows I love those the best.

2. Had a run in with our archnemesis Admiral Hgraghos. We barely made it past his blockade. As much as that overgrown lizard tries, he can’t seem to capture us.

3. Deven and I played a game of Kirbok today. Of course he tried to cheat but I saw the extra card up his sleeve so he ended up losing. 

 

1. Tried a new recipe out. Deven actually ate it until I told him it was vegetarian. Then he spit it out onto the deck plating. 

2. Heard that several of the small time crime rings in the DM Zone were getting scared off their territories. 

   1. Those territories are prime smuggling lanes belonging to Zat Tabow.

   2. Tabow’s a dangerous crime lord to have on your bad side. Deven would know from experience.

3. Tried to buy a pet fish today at the open air market on Skal but the fish flew away. Apparently some fish have wings. Who knew? 

 

1. Found a neat pen pal letter exchange. Gonna start writing my first letter to them!

2. Sent off the pen pal letter! Can’t wait to get one from my pen pal!

 

1. Deven went on a week-long vacation today. Any suggestions on what I do?

2. Decided to go see starhopper races on Corlak II. 

3. Deven came back early from his vacation. Apparently, he had to leave the planet he was at because he insulted too many people.

4. Watched some videos on how to knit. Might try to knit Deven an ugly sweater.

 

1. Got a letter from my pen pal! They’re from the planet Dorlan Prime.

   1. They like paja jelly beans, too!!

2. Found a new secret place to stash my paja jelly beans.

   1. Never mind. They’re gone again. I’m going to throw Deven out the airlock.

 

1. As payback for eating my candy (again!), I hid Deven’s favorite hat.

2. Read a book on Halas tarantulas today. 

3. Picked up several crates of paja fruit today. What should I make with them?

 

1. Sent a letter to my pen pal with a great recipe for my favorite paja pudding!

2. Woke up to the inside of the ship super cold. Deven accidentally turned off the life support system. 

 

1. For sure saw space whales today. 

2. Caught Deven secretly writing poetry today. He’s actually pretty good at it. 

3. Of course they were out of toilet paper at the merchant stands!

 

1. Does anyone have a good recipe for paja juice? 

2. Got a smuggling job that will bring us close to Protectorate space.

3. After smelling what smelled like rotting fish in the cockpit, I found a half eaten piece of fish that had fallen behind the control console. 

   1. I don’t eat meat, so obviously I have Deven to blame for this. 

   2. He may be my captain but I’m not picking up after him.

 

1. Caught Deven writing more poetry. I told him that I’m his only fan. 

2. Growing up, I always wished I could explore the galaxy.

   1. Never thought I would be a smuggler, but at least I’m living the dream!

 

1. Watched a triathlon today on Zeega Prime. Got my picture taken with the first place winner, Keebat Hopp! I love watching her win!!

2. I bought a pet Halas tarantula from Doopot Station today. 

   1. Deven is afraid of tarantulas. 

3. Today, I couldn't find Tartar, my new pet tarantula, so I asked Deven if he had seen it. He told me he put it in the airlock and launched it into space. He can be a real piece of shato sometimes. 

 

1. Deven had us watch an old holo vid today while eating something called popcorn.

2. Found a legit treasure map today and followed it to the X on the map. 

   1. Turns out it was just an advertisement for a used spaceship lot. 

 

1. Had to outrun a marauder ship today. Almost didn't make it! Thought for sure we were going to be their dinner. 

2. Deven’s feeling sick so I made him veggie soup today. He of course won’t eat it unless it has meat in it. 

3. Turns out one of the cargo crates we were hauling contained razor seeds. Supposedly these seeds had their thorns removed. That proved to be a lie.

   1. When the buyer opened the crate, the seeds started shooting their thorns at us! 

   2. It took hours getting all of the thorns out of our clothes. 

 

1. It’s been awhile since I received a letter from my pen pal. 

   1. I guess writing a letter is low on your list when you’re in the middle of a civil war.

   2. I hope my pen pal is okay!

2. Read a book today on cooking with paja fruit. Excited to try out a few new things!

 

1. Decided to try my hand at painting my homeworld of Faltraxia. I think it turned out great so I framed it on the wall near my bunk.

2. Had to update the Fortuna’s registry tags today at the space DMV. Looooong lines.

3. Joined a book club for smugglers and scoundrels today. It was refreshing to hear like minded criminals discuss an enjoyable novel. 

 

1. I could go for a cold glass of paja juice right now.

2. We attended the yearly conference for smugglers and scoundrels today.

   1. Saw that one awkward guy you know but don’t wanna have to say hi to. 

   2. Made it really awkward when Deven said he had to ‘go do that thing in the ship’ and left me to deal with this guy.

   3. Ended up being invited to the guy’s godson’s nephew’s mailman’s wedding. 

 

1. We stopped by Dayton Station to pick up some food that’s not from a can. It had been awhile since we had anything like that.

2. Had a weird dream last night about my tarantula Tartar. I dreamt it came back to me. I wonder what it could mean?

3. The Fortuna lost power today because Deven accidentally flipped the wrong switch on the controls. Took him forever to bring the power back on in the dark.

 

1. Had to sneak into Imperium space today to deliver a shipment of Locrian steel. Very expensive to acquire in the Imperium. 

2. Received a message from Protectorate space today. Both of my hearts stopped for a few moments.

   1. I thought maybe it was from my brother on Faltraxia.

   2. Turns out it’s just a scammer trying to get me to send them chips. 

   3. Too bad they don’t know my bank account has nothing in it.

 

1. Just dyed my hair pink. Thinking about doing the same to Deven’s hair next time he’s taking a nap.

2. Did some online shopping using Deven’s chip card. He never checks his account, so he’ll never know that I bought polka dot tapestry for the ship’s corridors. 

 

1. Of course Deven hated the new polka dotted tapestry in the ship. 

2. Found a great album by a new Zaknoth band. Deven says they sound terrible. He just doesn't know what great music sounds like.  

 

1. Snuck Deven’s hat out of the place I was hiding it in and moved it to another spot where he’ll never find it. 

2. Cleaned out my weapons locker and found an old picture of Deven and I. Brought back a lot of fond memories that he and I have shared together.

   1. We may fight a lot, but he’s the only friend I’ve got. 

3. While cleaning the outside of the ship today, I found Tartar, my pet tarantula that I thought was long gone, hanging out on the hull!

   1. I thought Deven had launched her out the airlock, but it turns out that Tartar had escaped by herself. Deven had nothing to do with her disappearance afterall.

   2. Upon further inspection, Tartar laid eggs on the hull of the ship. When I had bought Tartar, I was told that she was no longer able to lay eggs. 

   3. When Halas tarantula eggs hatch, the babies eat the first thing they see, in this case it would be the Fortuna!

   4. Deven and I tried everything we could to get the eggs off of the hull, but the darn things wouldn’t budge. 

   5. They could hatch at any moment and begin devouring the ship!

   6. Luckily for me, the big weapon I picked up at the Frentil VI Syndicate sale produces a high enough energy pulse that may dislodge the eggs. 

   7. Okay-- Disaster avoided. After several tense moments, I was able to peel the tarantula eggs off the hull! 

   8. We’re on our way to a sanctuary planet called Feemda Nine where the little tarantulas will have a safe environment to hatch and grow.

   9. Shato. I’m gonna need a tall glass of paja juice after this.

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Part Two

1. I tried on Deven’s jacket and hat without him knowing about it. I looked pretty good in front of the mirror! 

2. I wanted to replace my seat cushion in the Fortuna’s cockpit with something much nicer, but Deven said our seats had to match and that he didn't like what I had picked out.

 

1. Decided to redo the cockpit seats today with polka dots. Deven caught me and made me remove them. :(

2. I’ll never understand how humans can sleep so much. Deven must sleep the most out of any human.

 

1. Pretty sure we just got mooned by an entire ship load of partying people. 

2. I pranked Deven today by changing the Fortuna’s computer voice to sound like Admiral Hgraghos. 

 

1. We took a Zaknoth trader to Dayton Station today. He paid us in paja jelly beans!

2. I mastered the ability to sound just like the Fortuna’s comms relay sound. Deven thought we were being hailed all day long.

 

1. Fact: My love for paja jelly beans knows no bounds. 

2. Blasted my music over the ship’s internal comms system. Pretty sure I caught Deven dancing to it. 

3. Saw a pod of Corpian Space fish fly past us today on our way to Dayton Station.

 

1. Picked up two rather odd fellows today-- Periwinkle and Rip. 

   1. Periwinkle is an alien of some sort. Not sure what though.

   2. Rip is a drunk. And a human. Ugh.

2. Looks like Periwinkle and Rip will be staying onboard for a while. Deven’s taken a liking to them. 

 

1. Found Rip passed out next to the toilet this morning. Fun.

2. Apparently Periwinkle's species shed their skin. But not like a lizard. It’s pretty gross. 

3. Deven played poker with his new friends today. He lost all his chips to Periwinkle. 

 

1. I thought I had an intellectual conversation with Rip today only to find that he was sleep walking.

2. I needed to get away from Deven and his new friends, so I went on vacation back to the Golak Springs on Noj Prime.

3. There was a special on paja juice at the spa today. Two for the price of one. 

 

1. Came back to the ship today to find it a flepping mess!

2. I made Deven clean up the ship. It started to look much better but then Periwinkle dropped a huge pot of Faluffian Chili on the floor...

 

1. Deven decided to take Periwinkle and Rip skydiving on Elnath V today. I wasn’t invited. 

2. The boys went on a pub crawl after Skydiving. Haven't seen them in a few days. 

3. Deven finally came back, but Periwinkle and Rip are no where to be seen. I told him that they’re probably sleeping it off somewhere near one of the pubs they went to.

4. We went searching for Periwinkle and Rip. Can’t find them, so we finally came back to the Fortuna. Deven’s sad he can’t find his new friends. 

 

1. The ship is so much quieter without Periwinkle and Rip. It’s nice.

2. I can tell Deven misses his new friends. 

 

1. Went through the weapons locker today to polish my guns. I found one missing. Deven says he didn't do anything with it.

2. Looked all over the ship this week to find the missing weapon. It’s nowhere on this ship!

   1. I wonder if Periwinkle and Rip took it?

 

1. Had a close call today running into a pod of space whales during mating season. Sheesh.

2. I think Deven’s eyes were burned out of their sockets from the space whales. He’s still trying to erase those images out of his mind.

 

1. Got a weird message today on the comms. It was too garbled to hear what it said.

2. Found some wild paja berries growing on the planet Alspeth today.

   1. Gonna make a paja berry pie with them! Yum!! 

 

1. Saw an ad for Halas Tarantulas today on the comm net. Too soon.

2. Deven asked me if I could teach him to paint today. He painted a stick figure. I’m so proud of him.

3. Deven was so bored today that he counted the number of stars we flew past until I told him to shut up.

 

1. I can tell that Deven misses his friends. Something about how they disappeared isn’t sitting right with me...

2. I started doing some digging on Periwinkle and Rip. I found nothing on Periwinkle, but I found a long list on Rip. Pretty sure he was on that party ship that mooned us.

   1. Looks like Rip had plenty of run-ins with Admiral Hgraghos.

 

1. Decided to cheer up Deven today by taking him to the amusement park on Tri-Y 10. 

   1. Deven won all of the shooting contests. He got a giant stuffed teddy bear as a prize. 

2. Had to make a pick up of Zanothian Rum today. Gotta deliver it near Imperium space to the Ventru system.

3. On our way to Ventru, I got another message. It was a little less garbled than last time. I was able to make out one word. “Help.”

 

1. We successfully delivered the batch of rum. A bunch of space pirates were celebrating a birthday. 

2. Caught Deven eating some of my paja jelly beans!

 

1. A computer virus infected the Fortuna’s systems. Took me forever to get rid of it! 

2. This is weird. It looks like that virus transmitted a message.

   1. It reads: Captured by Hgraghos. Send help.”

   2. Did someone send this to us intentionally? 

   3. I showed Deven the message. He thinks it’s some prank.

3. I keep thinking about that message. If someone’s asking us for help, we should try to help them.

   1. The only problem is...Admiral Hgraghos. We’ve had plenty of run-ins with him. 

   2. Deven says there’s no way we’re helping anyone.

 

1. Saw a Kestrian boxing match today. It was pretty entertaining.

2. Discovered a new band today. Deven of course says they sound awful. What do humans know about good music?

 

1. Found a family of woompchucks living in the back cargo hold today. 

   1. Deven knew I was going to ask him if we could keep them and told me no before I could even ask him.

2. Found a planet that’s entirely a wildlife refuge-- just for woompchucks. 

   1. I thought I had seen plenty of woompchucks in my life, but this was beyond anything I have ever seen before.

 

1. I made Deven try a new veggie soup recipe I had been working on. He actually tried it without too much complaining and he had a second helping of it!

2. Thought about selling my own paja juice. I wonder how many chips I could make from selling it?

 

1. Completely exhausted today from chasing around a Pogo Bat in the cargo hold. I have no idea how it got there.

2. Decided to buy a new jacket for Deven today. I hope he likes it.

3. Deven tried on the jacket. He loves it!

 

1. Received another message today. I thought it was going to be sapm, but it said “help us” in it. Showed Deven and he just shrugged it off. 

2. Tried a new flavor of paja jelly beans today. It’s my new favorite. 

 

1. I wonder, how many stars are out there in the universe?

2. Nearly got into a fight with a Zaknoth trader today over fermented eels. Crazy.

3. Got another message today. It was garbled but we could see that it was from Periwinkle.

   1. Now we know where Deven’s friends went.

   2. Deven now wants to help them.

   3. We traded a few messages back and forth with Periwinkle and Rip. They know we’re coming to rescue them.

 

1. Periwinkle and Rip are prisoners on Admiral Hgraghos’ ship the Kraken. We tracked down the Kraken. If we stay out of their sensor range, we should be able to follow them undetected. 

2. Deven came up with a plan to bust out Periwinkle and Rip from the brig of the Kraken. It’s going to be dangerous, but Deven and I are used to living dangerously. Wish us luck! 

3. It was a truly wild and crazy rescue, but we did it. We were able to dock with the Kraken and sneak in while they were seizing a pirate ship near the Imperium border. 

   1. After we stunned a few guards, we were able to get to the brig.

   2. It took a bit, but I was able to bypass the lock and disable the forcefield freeing Periwinkle and Rip.

   3. Somehow, Rip was still drunk and was not much help. 

   4. Periwinkle possesses the ability to camouflage himself and was able to find a safe route back to the side hatch we used to dock our ship at. 

   5. Just as we were about to board our ship, Admiral Hgraghos found us.

   6. It was a tense few awkward moments since the giant lizard was not expecting us on his vessel. 

   7. Periwinkle spat out some kind of goo at Hgraghos making him momentarily distracted giving us the chance to get into the Fortuna and take off. 

   8. The Kraken gave chase, but we were too fast for that hunk of Imperium scrap they call a ship. 

   9. To keep Periwinkle safe, we took them far from the Imperium. Deven said goodbye to his friends.

   10. Deven’s sad, but I think he’s happier knowing his friends are okay. He said he feels good making a difference in someone’s life. I think it changed him for the better.

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Part Three

1. I made Deven take us to a resort planet for the entire week. We needed it after our encounter with Hgraghos!

2. The resort had fifteen flavors of paja juice! It was incredible!! 

 

1. Went to Gronaran Prime and hiked on an old trail used by Gronaran monks over two thousand years ago. 

2. Played “I spy” with Deven today as we flew through the city-planet of Mobius. 

 

1. In my spare time, I like to catalogue stars. So far, I’ve written down ten thousand star systems.

2. Had to refuel the Fortuna’s hyper-ion engines today to prepare for a long haul job into the Delkian-Zaknoth Alliance.

 

1. I need a drink. Paja juice anyone? 

2. Why the flep do I get so many spam calls all the time?

 

1. Treated Deven and I to a feast at this wonderful veggie bistro on Malup VII. Of course Deven barely ate anything since there wasn’t any meat. 

 

1. Listened to my favorite Faltraxian music today. It reminds me so much of home! 

2. Found several whoomp chucks living in the latest shipment we got while docked at Atlas Station.

 

1. I think I discovered an entirely new species of mold growing in the sink. I blame Deven for never cleaning it.

 

1. Bought a virtual reality headset to help pass the time while on long hauls. 

2. Caught Deven using the VR headset to play a racing game. 

 

1. I swear these targeted ads know what I’m thinking.

2. Spam calls for days!

 

1. While on our long haul job to the Delkian-Zaknoth Alliance, Deven and I ran into an old acquaintance of Deven’s. Some merc named Pell Trat who’s working for Zat Tabow running drugs into the DM Zone. I have a bad feeling about him.

 

1. Went on a date with a Delkian yesterday. She chewed with her mouth open. Needless to say, there won’t be a second date.

2. Finally played a game of Kirbok where Deven didn’t cheat.

3. Deven and I were bored so we pranked a bunch of space pirates by playing recordings of Admiral Hgraghos over and over on their comm frequencies. They must have been so scared!

 

1. We received a text message from an unknown sender. It had a series of numbers and letters. Not really sure what this is about?

2. We witnessed a pod of space dolphins be massacred by Syndicate poachers. Disgusting what they do to these creatures. 

   1. I wish there was something we could do, but poaching is legal in the Delkian-Zaknoth Alliance. 

 

1. How many spam calls can you get in a day?!

2. I’m tired of being in Delkian-Zaknoth space. I can’t wait to get outta here. 

 

1. Stopped at a Delkian space station for food. There weren’t any meatless options at any of the restaurants! 

2. Deven used up all of the hot water on the ship, now I have to shower with cold water! Ugh!!

 

1. We received a message from Deven’s old acquaintance, a drug runner named Pell Trat. Deven wouldn’t say what it was about, but he didn’t look too happy. 

2. Deven said he had an important meeting to go to and that I couldn’t come with him. So what do I do now? Boooored.

 

1. It’s been a few days since Deven left. I’m beginning to worry about him. 

2. Deven finally made it back. He looks pretty roughed up. I asked him what happened, but he wouldn’t say.

 

1. Deven still won’t talk to me about what happened. He said to drop it.

2. Pell Trat rendezvoused with us today. Things got pretty heated between him and Deven. 

   1. After Trat left, I was able to talk to Deven about what happened. Deven explained he owed Trat for something years ago. Wouldn’t say what though. He did say that we may be in trouble staying in Delkian-Zaknoth space.

 

1. We finally offloaded the shipment we had in our cargo hold on a middle-of-no-where planet that didn’t even come up on our star map. 

   1. Still not sure what was in it, but the person who received it looked like they were pretty nervous. 

   2. Hopefully this means we can return to DM Zone space.

2. Decided to paint today. It’s of Deven in a tutu. I thought it would help ease tension.

 

1. We were about to cross into the DM Zone when we were stopped by ships working for the Syndicate.

   1. We were told that Pell Trat had a shipment for us and would pay big for us to deliver it for him.

   2. I really don’t like this but money is money.

2. We picked up the shipment from someone who works for Trat. We were given a set of coordinates for where to drop the shipment off. 

 

1. Deven has talked less and less since we encountered Pell Trat. I know there’s more to this than Deven wants to say. Whatever happened in the past to Deven, it must not have been good.

2. Nothing sounds fun today. Not even painting or listening to music.

 

1. We stopped at a Delkian station today. Pretty sure everyone had their eyes on us. Gave me a weird feeling.

2. I feel like everywhere we go, we’re being watched. I swear there’s ships following us through space, tracking us.

 

1. Tried to play a game with the VR headset today to distract myself. It was a racing game. Now I see why Deven loves this.

2. Next up in the ‘Adventures of Tiala and How to Distract Herself from the Crazy,’ I decided to blast some old human music I found from Deven’s music collection. This stuff is ancient! 

 

1. We made a stop at an abandoned ore processing station. 

   1. Deven stopped to have a clandestine meeting with Pell Trat! What was more surprising is I was included in the convo.

   2. It turns out Pell Trat is secretly smuggling people, who no longer want to work for Tabow, out of the Syndicate right under Zat Tabow’s nose!

   3. I had mistaken Trat for a baddie but it turns out he’s trying to do some good and he had asked Deven to help him-- and we’re currently being watched by Zat Tabow at every turn.

   4. This means that every time we’ve encountered Trat and he and Deven argued-- it was all for a show to throw off Zat Tabow.

2. Now that I know what’s going on, more or less, Deven has started talking to me again. He told me that he was sorry. He wasn’t sure of how I would react. I let him know that if he had been upfront with me in the beginning, I would have been more than willing to help.

 

1. So it turns out that the planet in the middle-of-nowhere we went to several weeks ago was to pick up someone who wanted out of Zat Tabow’s employ but was too nervous to actually go through with it, but now they for sure want out and we gotta go pick them up.

2. Huh, a bunch of chips were deposited into my account. I asked Deven if this was from Pell Trat. He said no. Weird. I wonder who sent this money? 

 

1. We picked up the guy who no longer wants to work for Zat Tabow. We’re now zipping off to the DM Zone border. 

2. Zat Tabow’s Syndicate ships are following us! I wonder if they know about our ‘cargo’?

 

1. I’ve been making sure that the poor guy, who is named Dar Jak, has been getting plenty of food and water. We’ve had to keep him in the special shipping container we were given by Pell Trat so that if it was scanned, Jak wouldn’t be found. 

2. Well, we feared that this would happen. We were met by a large force of Syndicate ships at the DM Zone border. 

   1. We were lucky that Pell Trat came in with his ship and distracted the Syndicate ships for us while we crossed over the border. 

   2. As we were crossing the border, Pell Trat’s ship was disabled. I don’t want to think what kind of horrible things await him at the hands of Zat Tabow.

   3. We were able to get away, safely over the border, where we made planet fall on Timbus Prime.

   4. It was here that we said good-bye to Dar Jak.

   5. It’s been a long while, but I feel that I can rest easy, now that we’re out of the Delkian-Zaknoth Alliance and far from Zat Tabow, though Deven said just because we’re in the DM Zone, that doesn’t mean that Tabow isn’t watching us. 

   6. I just hope he doesn’t have it out for us. 

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Part Four

1. It’s times like these that I could use a cold glass of paja juice and a nap. 

2. Deven and I stopped at Dayton Station today. 

   1. Played a game of Kirbok with some of the locals. They weren’t too happy that Deven won, so we ended up getting out of there in a hurry! 

 

1. Received a random text message today over the comms net that was addressed to me. Whoever it was, they were asking if I received the chips they sent me.

   1. Is this the person who was sending me all that money a month ago?

2. I need a vacation. Anyone know of any good places?

 

1. Deven likes to do a crossword puzzle every day. I’m finally trying it out for myself and I have no idea what’s going on.

2. We answered a distress call from a family of Zaknoth who were on their way to a family reunion when their ship’s environmental systems stopped working. We got them back up and running! 

3. Pretty sure Deven fell for one of those scam calls. Now we owe 50,000 chips to some king.

 

1. Finished a painting today. I gave it to Deven as a gift. Deven asked if I could give him painting lessons. 

2. I dreamt I was on Faltraxia...I miss my homeworld.

 

1. I’ve had cravings for Paja jelly beans all week!

2. I had Deven take me to the closest trade stop so I could pick up some Paja jelly beans.

 

1. I tried to convince Deven to let me turn a part of the cargo hold into a garden. I miss fresh veggies. 

2. Deven let me buy a new potted plant for my quarters. It’s not a garden, but it’s a start.

3. Wish I could buy my own spaceship.

 

1. 2,000 chips were mysteriously deposited into my bank account. There was a message from the outlaw DeMarco. 

   1. She sent us a set of coordinates and a date. She wants us to help her find a lost jewel. I looked up the location…it’s the planet Yaltrix.

   2. The date’s just a few weeks from now. When I told Deven the message was about a jewel, he looked like he had seen a ghost.

2. I tried talking to Deven about the jewel. He didn’t want to talk about it. He said it had to do with his past and something he never wanted to think about again.

 

1. Deven finally came around and opened up about the jewel on Yaltrix. He said it belonged to an old friend of his. A Protectorate princess. He said he didn’t have a good feeling about DeMarco. He said the jewel belonged with its owner-- the princess.

2. After arguing with Deven whether we should go to Yaltrix, we finally settled on it. We decided we’re going, but Deven says we’re going to need help.

   1. We sent word to an old friend-- Falen Kor. He’s an old time smuggler who we’ve helped get out of a few sticky situations. 

   2. Deven said that DeMarco can’t know about Kor. Sounds like there’s bad blood between Kor and DeMarco. 

3.  We made it to the planet of Yaltrix. I’ve never been here before. The planet’s orbit is a giant ring of destroyed ships left over from the war. 

   1. Looks like we’re receiving a message. It’s from DeMarco. She wants us to meet her down on the planet. 

   2. I have a feeling that this is the start of a new adventure! Not sure what’s in store for us, but wish us luck!

   3. Continued in LOST DOMINION #1!