<div class="floatleft">(http://31.media.tumblr.com/7d93b7a317519b035c0fbd5df40edabf/tumblr_mu1298zPjz1svtk2fo1_500.jpg)</div><strong>'DJ' Robins</strong><br/><strong>On the ship, in space</strong><br/><strong>Tagged: Hiro Kagekaze</strong><br/><hr/><br/><strong>Dropship <em>Dark Star</em>, attached to its Jumpship<br/>Callison System<br/>Republic Remnant<br/>21 January 3145</strong><br/><br/>Before too long, everyone in the area was dismissed, mission times were given, and it looked like everyone was given free reign to do what they needed to do.  DJ stood up with the rest of them, stretching a little as the seat was not the most comfortable thing she ever sat on, and started to make her way to the nearest door.  After all, she still needed to unpack her stuff and make the room she was given look like someone was living there.<br/><br/>The sound of movement from behind caused her to turn and meet the gaze of a man with his hand out,<em><strong>"Hey, DJ, I'm Hiro.  I read your file a bit.  Welcome to the Black Sun."</strong></em>She grasped his hand in a firm grip and nodded in welcome,<strong>"Hello, Hiro, and thank you for the welcome.  If you've read my file, you'll see that I can handle myself fairly well."</strong>She had a small smile that showed that she was proud of her accomplishments in the last year.<br/><br/>Now that she had a good look at him, she could see that he wasn't that bad looking, so he at least had the decency to look professional outside of combat.  The both spent a few extra seconds looking over each other before their handshake ended with him saying,<em><strong>"Since we don't know much about our current opposition, I think it might be worthwhile to check out what we do know about similar enemies we've faced.  Might gain some insight on how these pirates operate.  I'll be back here in about an hour to go over data.  You're invited to join."</strong></em><br/><br/>DJ nodded,<strong>"Sounds reasonable.  I've fought a few pirates in the past and they usually follow a certain path or two, usually a retreat path.  I'll see you in an hour then."</strong>They split from there and DJ went back to her room, digging out a couple of datapads and transferring information from some pirates she had battled with a few years ago.  They were obviously not the same, but pirates tended to be cut from the same mold.<br/><br/>Moments later, her bags still unpacked, she returned to the now empty briefing room and bent over the console, uploading data to the small, holographic panel.  There, she replayed one of the battles with a pirate and compared the terrains.  Eventually, she shook her head and wiped that scenario away.  Until they know exactly what they were up against regarding firepower, everything was just  guesswork.<br/><br/>She was looking at one of the more recently attacked towns in a 3-D model when a knock and a voice came from behind her,<em><strong>"Hey, you're already here.  You trying to impress me?"</strong></em>DJ stood up and looked behind to see Hiro with some coffee and water.  She smiled,<strong>"Nah, just running a couple of scenarios to no avail.  These pirates seem to be very different than the ones I faced years ago.  Those guys sneaked into towns and set up carefully hidden explosives to make bargaining chips out of homes and families.  These guys are just raiders."</strong>She took a mug of coffee with a thanks as they ran through other data, noting some similarities.  Still, there was only so much they could get from secondhand information, so they shut everything down.<br/><br/><em><strong>"Is there a Mr. DJ out in the universe?"</strong></em><br/><br/>DJ looked up from her coffee as she put her datapads into a pocket and looked at him with a small smile,<strong>"No, never has.  And before you ask, there is no 'Mrs. DJ' either."</strong><br/><br/>She nodded in his direction,<strong>"Come on, I have to get things done back in my room.  If you want to talk, we'll continue there."</strong><br/><br/>Continued here (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207564.msg10451780#msg10451780)