Title: Past, Present, and Future
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I only own my original characters
***Past, Present, and Future***
Nessia Carlton was a thief. A damn good thief in her opinion
and one who was used to pulling of jobs with minimal
difficulty. She had acquired quite a reputation over the last
several years. She was fairly well off and tended to enjoy
luxury, but in her opinion she'd earned it. Nessia was from
Earth. She and her family had fled from there when she was
only a little girl and after the death of her family, she had
been forced to try to etch out a living as best she could on
the drift that she had been stranded on. Life had not been
easy. Nessia had half killed herself simply trying to survive.
She quickly discovered her talent and how to find people who
would pay her enormous sums of money to obtain hard to find
items for them. She had a few contacts on the Centi Drift,
the place she was currently staying, and even a few casual
friends. Being a thief was a lonely existence and Nessia had
learned from her experiences on Earth that friendships never
lasted. She had lost too many friends before she had left
Earth and she had little hope that the ones the were alive
when she left had survived. Brushing back a few strands of
her auburn hair she entered a bar and sat down at a table
across from one of her friends, Kelian, whose specialty was
gathering information. She used him occasionally to gather
information on potential marks. He did this as his form of
payment for some priceless gems she stole for him a while
back. "So, how are things going? Anyone important coming in
this week?", she asked, sipping her drink. "Well there is one.",
he answered with a sly smile, "But, I think this one is beyond
even your expert talent." "Try me.", Nessia shot
back. "Alright, it's that Common Wealth ship. You know, the
Andromeda Ascendant. Apparently she's docked to pick up
supplies and make repairs. You know,", he added with an
even more sly smile, "any thief who could steal something
valuable from the old Common Wealth could make a real good
fortune for herself. Unless of course, she was to scared." "Is
that a challenge?", Nessia asked him mildly, "because I would
need a little more incentive than that to try to sneak aboard
a Common Wealth ship." "I can guarantee that it will be worth
your while.", Kelian replied. Nessia took another long sip of her
drink as she considered his proposal. "Alright.", she said
finally. Finishing her drink, she left the bar to do some
research on her new mark.
This wasn't just another standard supply run, the Andromeda had taken some serious damage from their
recent battle with the Ogami. With all the repairs plus this supply run Harper was painfully aware that he
would have absolutely no free time for quite a long time. He, Beka, Trance, and Tyr were headed out headed
out pick up the supplies, and Harper wanted to get this part over quickly so he could finish up the repairs
and return his attention to his newest project. Stepping out onto the drift, he made his way towards one of
the nearby shops to purchase the necessary supplies. Tyr, big surprise, wandered off in search of a good
weapons supplier and Beka had left to find some other supplies. Once Harper had made the necessary
purchases he decided to have some fun before returning to the ship. No one would mind if he spent some
time relaxing. He made his way to a nearby tavern and ordered a drink.
Nessia spent most of the day learning everything that she could about the Andromeda Ascendant and her
crew. Between the High Guard and the Nietzschean getting on and off of the ship with whatever she stole
would prove an interesting challenge. If she could temporarily blind the sensors then she was fairly sure she
could sneak onboard undetected. She wasn't sure exactly what she should steal once she was there. She
needed a plan going in because she knew she wouldn't get a second chance at this. She reluctantly
concluded that she needed to go onboard the ship that night in order to guarantee that she was giving
herself enough time to complete the job. Sighing with annoyance she placed her data pad on the table and
gazed around her spacious quarters. Although she enjoyed a high quality life style, or as high quality as
anyone could enjoy living on a drift, she knew that with the money she could get from this job she could set
herself up on somecomfortable planet, far away from the type of people she was used to associating with. It
was nice to dream that some day she could live a nice quite life. Walking over to her closet, she removed
one of the many outfits she owned that were made specially to aid her in her line of work. Choosing a black
jumpsuit with plenty of pockets for her many tools of the trade and to use as handy hiding places and
pulling her auburn into a tight ponytail, Nessia took one more look at both the schematic of the docking area
at the Rift and the schematic of the Andromeda before heading out for her hardest job ever.
***Past, Present, and Future***
Nessia Carlton was a thief. A damn good thief in her opinion
and one who was used to pulling of jobs with minimal
difficulty. She had acquired quite a reputation over the last
several years. She was fairly well off and tended to enjoy
luxury, but in her opinion she'd earned it. Nessia was from
Earth. She and her family had fled from there when she was
only a little girl and after the death of her family, she had
been forced to try to etch out a living as best she could on
the drift that she had been stranded on. Life had not been
easy. Nessia had half killed herself simply trying to survive.
She quickly discovered her talent and how to find people who
would pay her enormous sums of money to obtain hard to find
items for them. She had a few contacts on the Centi Drift,
the place she was currently staying, and even a few casual
friends. Being a thief was a lonely existence and Nessia had
learned from her experiences on Earth that friendships never
lasted. She had lost too many friends before she had left
Earth and she had little hope that the ones the were alive
when she left had survived. Brushing back a few strands of
her auburn hair she entered a bar and sat down at a table
across from one of her friends, Kelian, whose specialty was
gathering information. She used him occasionally to gather
information on potential marks. He did this as his form of
payment for some priceless gems she stole for him a while
back. "So, how are things going? Anyone important coming in
this week?", she asked, sipping her drink. "Well there is one.",
he answered with a sly smile, "But, I think this one is beyond
even your expert talent." "Try me.", Nessia shot
back. "Alright, it's that Common Wealth ship. You know, the
Andromeda Ascendant. Apparently she's docked to pick up
supplies and make repairs. You know,", he added with an
even more sly smile, "any thief who could steal something
valuable from the old Common Wealth could make a real good
fortune for herself. Unless of course, she was to scared." "Is
that a challenge?", Nessia asked him mildly, "because I would
need a little more incentive than that to try to sneak aboard
a Common Wealth ship." "I can guarantee that it will be worth
your while.", Kelian replied. Nessia took another long sip of her
drink as she considered his proposal. "Alright.", she said
finally. Finishing her drink, she left the bar to do some
research on her new mark.
This wasn't just another standard supply run, the Andromeda had taken some serious damage from their
recent battle with the Ogami. With all the repairs plus this supply run Harper was painfully aware that he
would have absolutely no free time for quite a long time. He, Beka, Trance, and Tyr were headed out headed
out pick up the supplies, and Harper wanted to get this part over quickly so he could finish up the repairs
and return his attention to his newest project. Stepping out onto the drift, he made his way towards one of
the nearby shops to purchase the necessary supplies. Tyr, big surprise, wandered off in search of a good
weapons supplier and Beka had left to find some other supplies. Once Harper had made the necessary
purchases he decided to have some fun before returning to the ship. No one would mind if he spent some
time relaxing. He made his way to a nearby tavern and ordered a drink.
Nessia spent most of the day learning everything that she could about the Andromeda Ascendant and her
crew. Between the High Guard and the Nietzschean getting on and off of the ship with whatever she stole
would prove an interesting challenge. If she could temporarily blind the sensors then she was fairly sure she
could sneak onboard undetected. She wasn't sure exactly what she should steal once she was there. She
needed a plan going in because she knew she wouldn't get a second chance at this. She reluctantly
concluded that she needed to go onboard the ship that night in order to guarantee that she was giving
herself enough time to complete the job. Sighing with annoyance she placed her data pad on the table and
gazed around her spacious quarters. Although she enjoyed a high quality life style, or as high quality as
anyone could enjoy living on a drift, she knew that with the money she could get from this job she could set
herself up on somecomfortable planet, far away from the type of people she was used to associating with. It
was nice to dream that some day she could live a nice quite life. Walking over to her closet, she removed
one of the many outfits she owned that were made specially to aid her in her line of work. Choosing a black
jumpsuit with plenty of pockets for her many tools of the trade and to use as handy hiding places and
pulling her auburn into a tight ponytail, Nessia took one more look at both the schematic of the docking area
at the Rift and the schematic of the Andromeda before heading out for her hardest job ever.