Location: Shipyards
Objective: explore and secure
Allies: Primeval
Enemies: Anyone else
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It wasn't easy being a mercenary, especially one like Caine. It wasn't exactly a profession for him, more like a means of exploring through which he could sustain himself. He could have worked as a smuggler or an explorer, but there was something about the heat of combat that distracted him from his true purpose. Maybe it was the adrenaline rush, giving him a sort of "out of body" experience. All he knew was that it was better than sitting alone with his thoughts. Pretty much anything was better than that.
He was moving through the shipyard slowly, keeping on high alert with his scattergun at hand. He'd never bothered to pick a better weapon than the primitive, shotgun-like blaster. It had belonged to the slaver he killed, and it got him through a month of isolation in Tatooine's Dune Sea. It had....sentimental value. Even so, it was cheap and easy to maintain, and he wasn't exactly swimming in money. He could scrape enough together for food and fuel , but other than that he was penniless. Jobs like this were what kept him fed, so he appreciated the work.
As he walked, he marveled at the Vong shipyards. He had never heard of the Vong before the mission, at least not that he remembered. He didn't really have a clue about what he was looking for or who he would be fighting, but he imagined he could figure it out fast enough. If he guessed wrong and shot someone from the Primeval, he didn't think the consequences would be that bad. Better safe than sorry, that was his motto.
So far he had been lucky. There was nothing to be found outside of the ships, but he knew he wasn't alone. He couldn't hear any footsteps or smell any foreign odor, but there seemed to be some tension in the air, something left unsaid that indicated the presence of another being. He shifted his scattergun up just a fraction of an inch, a precaution that had saved his life multiple times. Not seeing anything outside the ships, he decided to see if he could take a look inside the nearest one.