{"data":{"id":16092,"title":"Far From Home: Cooler Quest","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/16092-Far-From-Home-Cooler-Quest","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/16092","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/16092","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"News Update","images":[{"id":3371,"name":"FarFromHomeFI4.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/v1r8ntealvi5ar\/source\/FarFromHomeFI4.jpg","alt":"","size":786852,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2015-05-26T23:42:19+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/3371","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/3371\/similar"},{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"},{"id":27892,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/w3o9r4zgppm77\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":900916,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2021-09-06T14:48:40+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892\/similar"}],"images_count":8,"translations":{"en_EN":"Hey y\u2019all, it\u2019s Old Jegger, finally back with another look at life Far From Home. It\u2019s been a minute since I\u2019ve sat back, collected my thoughts and sent them across the black, so I appreciate all those who reached out in my absence, wondering if I was all right, but it\u2019s not me everyone should\u2019ve been worried about \u2014 it\u2019s Shana.\n\nIt all started about two weeks back. I awoke from a dead sleep just drenched in sweat. Now, I have a habit of running hot. Don\u2019t even keep a blanket on my bunk \u2019cause it\u2019s more likely to be kicked to the floor than used to cover me, so in my half-asleep haze, I didn\u2019t noticed the issue was with Shana, not me. Nope, instead I rolled right over and got myself a bit more shuteye.\n\nI really should\u2019ve known something was wrong right then and there. Usually, I\u2019m out like a light from the second my head hits the pillow until the sound of my alarm. Some say it\u2019s a gift, but that kinda sleep has it drawbacks when living all by your lonesome. This one time, Shana drifted into Taranis\u2019 outer asteroid belt while I slept through every single warning she set off. Luckily, I woke up before an asteroid ripped through Shana\u2019s hull and vented me in my boxers. I tweaked her alarms settings to extremely loud after that to ensure I\u2019d never sleep through an emergency again; at least, that\u2019s what I thought.\n\nWaking up in the middle of the night this time, I didn\u2019t hear any alarms or warnings. When I finally stirred a few hours later, it was so hot inside the ship I thought we\u2019d drifted off course and ended up in a thermal bloom or something. That wasn\u2019t the case though.\n\nTurns out the cooler had fried a few coils. It was working just enough to keep essential systems online. Plus, it was seeping a signature strong enough to be spotted through a jump point.\n\nI spent a few hours working on it, but could only get it back to 50% operational. I\u2019d noticed the thing had been a bit inconsistent of late, but I didn\u2019t expect it to completely break down. I\u2019ve owned the thing for so long, and easily fixed any issues with it, I never expected something like this to happen. Guess I kinda grew complacent. That\u2019s just how good this cooler was though, I never really had to worry about it \u2026 until now.\n\nDoubt this will come as a shock to anyone, but I\u2019m a bit particular about what components get the honor of gracing Shana. Get the right components tuned together and the \u201932 Lancers purr prettier than any ship I\u2019ve ever been on. That\u2019s why the second I realized that I\u2019d need a new cooler, I knew it\u2019d be an adventure to find one, because there was only one good enough for Shana \u2014 a 2927 J-Span Cryo-Star.\n\nCollectors covet the \u201927 because it celebrated the company\u2019s centennial. As their top of the line cooler, J-Span went all out and gave the Cryo-Star a stunning custom paint job. I tell you, it still catches the eye to this day. Collectors love it because it looks special, but I love it because of a few small tweaks the designers made to the way everything\u2019s laid out. It makes \u2019em a heck of a lot easier to fix and modify. That\u2019s part of the reason I had my old one for so long.\n\nAnyways, I was in Ellis at the time, and I knew we needed to set down to give Shana a break while I figured out where to find a new one. The closest station happened to be a Rest & Relax. We landed and I wandered inside to snag some essentials and ask around about decent component dealers.\n\nNormally, I\u2019d pass by an R&R if I had the choice. Don\u2019t get me wrong, R&R\u2019s are fine. They\u2019re the kind of spot that describes itself as \u2018clean and safe facilities,\u2019 but that also makes \u2019em a bit bland in my book. You get exactly what you expect \u2014 franchise shops hawking the same goods in every corner of the universe. If that\u2019s what you need, then the Rest & Relax is great.\n\nBut if you\u2019re like me, and need a special component or are just looking for some local flavor, then I recommend looking for an independent rest stop. They\u2019re not as pretty on the eyes, or even as safe (if I\u2019m being honest), but every once in a while you find something special and unexpected gathering dust on a store shelf. Unexpected discoveries don\u2019t happen when some megacorp is managing the inventory from a distance.\n\nAnyways, as I wandered the R&R, I ventured into the station\u2019s Hardpoint Guys. The clerk noticed me looking at the coolers and immediately kicked off his sales pitch for the most expensive one. I listened to him ramble about Whitley\u2019s Guide ratings and peer reviews for a few before explaining that only a \u201927 Cryo-Star would do. He started jawing about how he disagreed with my assessment, but I stopped him dead. Went into my own rant about why the coolers he was hawking were inferior. Well, I guess my explanation came off a bit harsh, because I was asked to leave the store. Wouldn\u2019t have been the first time I left my manners in my ship. Hate to admit it, but that happens every so often after an extended period alone in the drift.\n\nTurns out, all that raving caught the attention of someone in the store. She flagged me down as I left, introduced herself as Stacy and said she might be able to help. At first it felt like a setup, but the more I talked to her, the more I recognized a fellow drifter. I could tell she hadn\u2019t really spoken to anyone in a while, but the second we started jawing about ships, it was hard to get her to stop.\n\nStacy and I talked for a few hours over some Gino\u2019s Hot Bird and she eventually trusted me enough to pass along coordinates to a ship scrapyard that she\u2019d visited over the years. She claimed it was filled with old parts and components just waiting to be salvaged. If there was a \u201927 Cryo-Star anywhere within a few jumps of Ellis, it\u2019d be there. But there was one big catch \u2014 it was in Nexus.\n\nNormally, Nexus is on my no-go list. I know, I know, it\u2019s technically a UEE system, but that still don\u2019t make it completely safe. That just means, if I run into another ship, there\u2019s a good chance it\u2019s either an outlaw up to no good or a trigger happy officer of the law, who\u2019s gonna take one look at Shana and assume I\u2019m smuggling something. Either scenario doesn\u2019t sound like a lot of fun in my book. That\u2019s why I avoid the system.\n\nStill, the chance to salvage a \u201927 instead of spending a fortune on one was as good a reason as any to bend my rules. So I hustled back to Shana, got her humming as best I could under the conditions and headed for Nexus.\n\nGotta say, this was the most nerve-racking journey I\u2019d been on in years. With the cooler operating at half-efficiency, I had to manage my systems carefully so my bum cooler didn\u2019t tip Shana\u2019s signature and draw too much attention. I even had to shut her down a few times when ships got a bit too close for comfort.\n\nAs I approached the coordinates on Lago, a massive ship scrapyard appeared. My heart fluttered a bit. If it wasn\u2019t in the middle of disputed outlaw territory, I could spend weeks searching through all the wrecked hulls scattered below. I set down nearby and headed on in. Suddenly, the prospect of finding one specific cooler became real. This search was going to be both exciting and daunting.\n\nStacy had given me a number of pointers about the place. First one being to find the folks that lived there and pay them a flat fee to scrounge around. That gave you the right to salvage as much as you could before sunset. If you didn\u2019t pay the fee and they found you, well, I guess they make you pay one way or another.\n\nAfter stopping by this small underground shelter and paying my entrance fee to a no-nonsense figure bundled tight in layers to protect from the harsh winds, I moved as quick as these old bones let me through the tangled mess of derelicts. Stepping into each half-destroyed ship had me on edge over what or who might be inside. In the distance, gunfire echoed. Stacy had warned me that outlaws sometimes use the location to hide from each other or law enforcement.\n\nI searched and searched, and as the sun started to set, I grew anxious. I still hadn\u2019t found my cooler. I debated giving the folks that ran the place some extra creds and working through the night, but eventually decided against it. Heck, I even eyeballed a rusty BlastChill for a couple minutes debating if I should just be happy with whatever at that point since walking around a dark scrap yard with only a flashlight was more dangerous than smart. In the end, I figured it would be best to just try again the next day. As I doubled back to Shana, I noticed another \u201932 Lancer.\n\nNow, I\u2019m the type of guy who believes fate is what you make it, but even I took it as a sign. I crawled into the ship and started stripping all the original components. I got so caught up that it took me forever to realize this ship also had a \u201927 Cryo-Star cooler. I grabbed it, and everything else I could carry, and then hustled back to Shana. Even contemplated going back for more but decided not to press my luck.\n\nInstead, I got out of there and landed in Reis, probably the only truly safe place on the entire planet. It\u2019s cramped, but the folks were nice enough. I rented a hangar and spent the next few days installing everything I snagged. By the time I left the system, Shana was running better than ever.\n\nFunny, as I sit here recounting this tale to y\u2019all, I just had a strange realization. Shana may be the only thing in the \u2019verse that I\u2019d risk my life for. I\u2019m not sure if that\u2019s \u2014\n\n( extremely loud beeping )\n\nDamn, how long have I been rambling? I best go take care of this drop before the client gets snippy. Didn\u2019t even get the chance to tell you guys about how I\u2019ve started making my own yogurt with really nothing more than a thermos. Guess that\u2019ll have to wait until next time.\n\nUntil then, I\u2019m Old Jegger and I\u2019ll be seeing you somewhere Far From Home.","de_DE":"Hey ihr alle, es ist Old Jegger, endlich zur\u00fcck mit einem weiteren Blick auf das Leben Weit weg von zu Hause. Es ist schon eine Minute her, seit ich mich zur\u00fcckgelehnt habe, meine Gedanken gesammelt und sie \u00fcber das Schwarze geschickt habe, also sch\u00e4tze ich all jene, die sich in meiner Abwesenheit gemeldet haben, und frage mich, ob es mir gut geht, aber nicht ich bin es, um die sich jeder sorgen sollte - es ist Shana.\n\nEs begann alles vor etwa zwei Wochen. Ich erwachte aus einem Toten Schlaf, der nur schwei\u00dfgebadet war. Nun, ich habe die Angewohnheit, hei\u00df zu werden. Behalte nicht einmal eine Decke auf meiner Koje, denn sie wird eher auf den Boden getreten als benutzt, um mich zu bedecken, also bemerkte ich in meinem Halbschlaftr\u00fcbsinn nicht, dass das Problem mit Shana zusammenh\u00e4ngt, nicht mit mir. Nein, stattdessen drehte ich mich gleich um und machte mich ein wenig schlauer.\n\nIch h\u00e4tte wirklich wissen m\u00fcssen, dass da und dort etwas nicht stimmt. Normalerweise bin ich von der Sekunde an, in der mein Kopf auf das Kissen trifft, wie ein Licht ausgegangen, bis mein Alarm ert\u00f6nt. Einige sagen, es ist ein Geschenk, aber dieser Schlaf hat seine Nachteile, wenn man ganz allein lebt. Dieses eine Mal trieb Shana in Taranis' \u00e4u\u00dferen Asteroideng\u00fcrtel, w\u00e4hrend ich jede einzelne Warnung, die sie ausl\u00f6ste, durchschlief. Gl\u00fccklicherweise wachte ich auf, bevor ein Asteroid durch Shanas Rumpf riss und mich in meinen Boxershorts bel\u00fcftete. Ich habe ihre Alarmeinstellungen danach zu extrem laut eingestellt, um sicherzustellen, dass ich nie wieder einen Notfall durchschlafen w\u00fcrde; zumindest dachte ich das.\n\nAls ich diesmal mitten in der Nacht aufwachte, h\u00f6rte ich keine Alarme oder Warnungen. Als ich schlie\u00dflich ein paar Stunden sp\u00e4ter r\u00fchrte, war es im Inneren des Schiffes so hei\u00df, dass ich dachte, wir w\u00e4ren vom Kurs abgekommen und landeten in einer Thermalbl\u00fcte oder so. Das war aber nicht der Fall.\n\nEs stellte sich heraus, dass der K\u00fchler ein paar Spulen gebraten hatte. Es funktionierte gerade genug, um wichtige Systeme online zu halten. Au\u00dferdem sickerte es in eine Signatur, die stark genug war, um durch einen Sprungpunkt entdeckt zu werden.\n\nIch habe ein paar Stunden daran gearbeitet, konnte es aber nur zu 50% wieder in Betrieb nehmen. Ich hatte bemerkt, dass die Sache in letzter Zeit etwas inkonsistent war, aber ich hatte nicht erwartet, dass sie komplett zusammenbricht. Ich habe die Sache so lange besessen und alle Probleme damit leicht behoben, ich h\u00e4tte nie erwartet, dass so etwas passieren w\u00fcrde. Ich sch\u00e4tze, ich wurde irgendwie selbstgef\u00e4llig. So gut war diese K\u00fchlbox aber auch, ich musste mir nie wirklich Gedanken dar\u00fcber machen.... bis jetzt.\n\nIch bezweifle, dass dies f\u00fcr jeden ein Schock sein wird, aber ich bin ein wenig besorgt dar\u00fcber, welche Komponenten die Ehre erhalten, Shana zu schm\u00fccken. Holen Sie sich die richtigen Komponenten zusammengestimmt und die 32er Lanciers schnurren sch\u00f6ner als jedes andere Schiff, auf dem ich je war. Deshalb wusste ich, dass es ein Abenteuer sein w\u00fcrde, eine neue K\u00fchlbox zu finden, denn es gab nur eine, die f\u00fcr Shana gut genug war - eine 2927 J-Span Cryo-Star.\n\nSammler begehren den 27er, weil er das hundertj\u00e4hrige Bestehen des Unternehmens feiert. Als ihr Spitzenmodell unter den K\u00fchlern ging J-Span alles daran, dem Cryo-Star eine atemberaubende kundenspezifische Lackierung zu verleihen. Ich sage dir, es f\u00e4llt immer noch ins Auge. Sammler lieben es, weil es besonders aussieht, aber ich liebe es wegen ein paar kleiner Optimierungen, die die Designer an der Art und Weise vorgenommen haben, wie alles angeordnet ist. Es macht es um einiges einfacher, sie zu reparieren und zu modifizieren. Das ist ein Teil des Grundes, warum ich meinen alten so lange hatte.\n\nWie auch immer, ich war damals in Ellis, und ich wusste, dass wir uns auf den Weg machen mussten, um Shana eine Pause zu g\u00f6nnen, w\u00e4hrend ich herausfand, wo ich einen neuen finden konnte. Die n\u00e4chste Station war zuf\u00e4llig ein Rest & Relax. Wir landeten und ich wanderte hinein, um einige wichtige Dinge zu sammeln und nach anst\u00e4ndigen Komponentenh\u00e4ndlern zu fragen.\n\nNormalerweise w\u00fcrde ich an einem R&R vorbeigehen, wenn ich die Wahl h\u00e4tte. Verstehen Sie mich nicht falsch, R&R's sind in Ordnung. Sie sind die Art von Ort, der sich selbst als \"saubere und sichere Einrichtungen\" bezeichnet, aber das macht sie in meinem Buch auch etwas langweilig. Sie erhalten genau das, was Sie erwarten - Franchise-L\u00e4den, die in jeder Ecke des Universums mit den gleichen Waren handeln. Wenn es das ist, was du brauchst, dann ist der Rest & Relax gro\u00dfartig.\n\nAber wenn Sie wie ich sind und eine spezielle Komponente ben\u00f6tigen oder nur nach einem lokalen Geschmack suchen, dann empfehle ich Ihnen, nach einer unabh\u00e4ngigen Rastst\u00e4tte zu suchen. Sie sind nicht so h\u00fcbsch auf den Augen oder sogar so sicher (wenn ich ehrlich bin), aber ab und zu findet man etwas Besonderes und Unerwartetes, das Staub in einem Ladenregal sammelt. Unerwartete Entdeckungen passieren nicht, wenn einige Megacorp den Bestand aus der Ferne verwalten.\n\nJedenfalls, als ich den R&R durchquerte, wagte ich mich in die Hardpoint Guys der Station. Der Angestellte bemerkte, dass ich mir die K\u00fchler ansah und startete sofort sein Verkaufsgespr\u00e4ch f\u00fcr die teuerste. Ich h\u00f6rte ihn \u00fcber Whitley's Guide Ratings und Peer Reviews f\u00fcr ein paar wenige wandern, bevor ich erkl\u00e4rte, dass nur ein 27er Cryo-Star ausreichen w\u00fcrde. Er fing an zu plaudern, wie er mit meiner Einsch\u00e4tzung nicht einverstanden war, aber ich hielt ihn tot auf. Ich machte mir selbst ein Bild davon, warum die K\u00fchler, die er verkaufte, minderwertig waren. Nun, ich sch\u00e4tze, meine Erkl\u00e4rung kam ein wenig hart r\u00fcber, weil ich gebeten wurde, den Laden zu verlassen. W\u00e4re nicht das erste Mal gewesen, dass ich meine Manieren auf meinem Schiff gelassen h\u00e4tte. Ich hasse es, es zuzugeben, aber das passiert ab und zu nach einer l\u00e4ngeren Zeit allein in der Str\u00f6mung.\n\nEs stellte sich heraus, dass all das Toben die Aufmerksamkeit von jemandem im Laden auf sich zog. Sie markierte mich, als ich ging, stellte sich als Stacy vor und sagte, sie k\u00f6nne vielleicht helfen. Zuerst f\u00fchlte es sich wie ein Setup an, aber je mehr ich mit ihr sprach, desto mehr erkannte ich einen anderen Drifter. Ich konnte erkennen, dass sie seit einiger Zeit nicht mehr wirklich mit jemandem gesprochen hatte, aber in dem Moment, als wir anfingen, \u00fcber Schiffe zu plaudern, war es schwer, sie dazu zu bringen, aufzuh\u00f6ren.\n\nStacy und ich unterhielten uns ein paar Stunden lang \u00fcber einen Gino's Hot Bird und sie vertraute mir schlie\u00dflich genug, um Koordinaten an eine Schiffswerft weiterzugeben, die sie \u00fcber die Jahre besucht hatte. Sie behauptete, es sei mit alten Teilen und Komponenten gef\u00fcllt, die nur darauf warteten, geborgen zu werden. Wenn es einen 27er Cryo-Star irgendwo innerhalb weniger Spr\u00fcnge von Ellis g\u00e4be, w\u00e4re er da. Aber es gab einen gro\u00dfen Haken - es war in Nexus.\n\nNormalerweise steht Nexus auf meiner No-Go-Liste. Ich wei\u00df, ich wei\u00df, es ist technisch gesehen ein UEE-System, aber das macht es trotzdem nicht v\u00f6llig sicher. Das bedeutet nur, wenn ich auf ein anderes Schiff treffe, besteht eine gute Chance, dass es entweder ein Gesetzloser ist, der nichts Gutes im Schilde f\u00fchrt, oder ein gl\u00fccklicher Gesetzesh\u00fcter, der einen Blick auf Shana werfen und annehmen wird, dass ich etwas schmuggle. Beide Szenarien klingen in meinem Buch nicht nach viel Spa\u00df. Deshalb vermeide ich das System.\n\nDennoch war die Chance, einen 27er zu retten, anstatt ein Verm\u00f6gen f\u00fcr einen auszugeben, ein ebenso guter Grund wie jeder andere, meine Regeln zu brechen. Also eilte ich zur\u00fcck nach Shana, lie\u00df sie so gut ich konnte unter den Bedingungen summen und machte mich auf den Weg zu Nexus.\n\nIch muss sagen, das war die nervenaufreibendste Reise, die ich seit Jahren unternommen habe. Da der K\u00fchler mit halber Effizienz arbeitet, musste ich meine Systeme sorgf\u00e4ltig verwalten, damit mein Hinternk\u00fchler nicht Shanas Unterschrift kippt und zu viel Aufmerksamkeit erregt. Ich musste sie sogar ein paar Mal ausschalten, als die Schiffe ein wenig zu nahe kamen, um sich zu entspannen.\n\nAls ich mich den Koordinaten am Lago n\u00e4herte, entstand eine riesige Schiffswerft. Mein Herz flatterte ein wenig. Wenn es nicht inmitten eines umstrittenen Gesetzlosenterritoriums w\u00e4re, k\u00f6nnte ich Wochen damit verbringen, durch alle zerst\u00f6rten R\u00fcmpfe zu suchen, die unten verstreut sind. Ich setzte mich in der N\u00e4he hin und machte mich auf den Weg hinein. Pl\u00f6tzlich wurde die Aussicht, einen bestimmten K\u00fchler zu finden, Realit\u00e4t. Diese Suche sollte sowohl aufregend als auch be\u00e4ngstigend sein.\n\nStacy hatte mir eine Reihe von Hinweisen \u00fcber den Ort gegeben. Zuerst muss man die Leute finden, die dort lebten, und ihnen eine Pauschalgeb\u00fchr zahlen, um herumzuschnorren. Das gab dir das Recht, so viel wie m\u00f6glich vor Sonnenuntergang zu retten. Wenn du die Geb\u00fchr nicht bezahlt hast und sie dich gefunden haben, nun ja, ich sch\u00e4tze, sie lassen dich auf die eine oder andere Weise bezahlen.\n\nNachdem ich in diesem kleinen Untergrundhaus angehalten und meinen Eintritt f\u00fcr eine n\u00fcchterne Figur bezahlt hatte, die in Schichten geb\u00fcndelt war, um sie vor den harten Winden zu sch\u00fctzen, bewegte ich mich so schnell, wie diese alten Knochen mich durch das Gewirr der Verw\u00fcstungen f\u00fchrten. Als ich in jedes halb zerst\u00f6rte Schiff trat, war ich unsicher, was oder wer sich darin befand. In der Ferne ert\u00f6nte ein Schusswechsel. Stacy hatte mich gewarnt, dass Gesetzlose manchmal den Standort nutzen, um sich voreinander oder der Strafverfolgung zu verstecken.\n\nIch suchte und suchte, und als die Sonne unterging, wurde ich \u00e4ngstlich. Ich hatte meine K\u00fchlbox noch nicht gefunden. Ich debattierte, indem ich den Leuten, die den Ort betrieben, einige zus\u00e4tzliche Glaubensbekenntnisse gab und die Nacht durcharbeitete, aber schlie\u00dflich entschied ich mich dagegen. Heck, ich habe sogar einen rostigen BlastChill f\u00fcr ein paar Minuten angeschaut und dar\u00fcber diskutiert, ob ich an dieser Stelle einfach gl\u00fccklich sein sollte, da es gef\u00e4hrlicher als schlau war, mit nur einer Taschenlampe durch einen dunklen Schrottplatz zu laufen. Am Ende dachte ich mir, dass es das Beste w\u00e4re, es am n\u00e4chsten Tag einfach noch einmal zu versuchen. Als ich zu Shana zur\u00fcckkehrte, bemerkte ich einen weiteren 32er Lancer.\n\nNun, ich bin die Art von Mann, der glaubt, dass das Schicksal das ist, was man daraus macht, aber selbst ich habe es als Zeichen genommen. Ich kroch in das Schiff und begann, alle Originalteile zu entfernen. Ich war so gefangen, dass es ewig dauerte, bis mir klar wurde, dass dieses Schiff auch einen 27er Cryo-Star-K\u00fchler hatte. Ich packte es und alles andere, was ich tragen konnte, und eilte dann zur\u00fcck zu Shana. Ich \u00fcberlegte sogar, f\u00fcr mehr zur\u00fcck zu gehen, entschied mich aber, mein Gl\u00fcck nicht zu dr\u00e4ngen.\n\nStattdessen stieg ich dort aus und landete in Reis, wahrscheinlich der einzige wirklich sichere Ort auf dem ganzen Planeten. Es ist eng, aber die Leute waren nett genug. Ich mietete einen Hangar und verbrachte die n\u00e4chsten Tage damit, alles zu installieren, was ich gefangen hatte. Als ich das System verlie\u00df, lief Shana besser denn je.\n\nLustig, w\u00e4hrend ich hier sitze und diese Geschichte euch allen erz\u00e4hle, hatte ich nur eine seltsame Erkenntnis. Shana ist vielleicht das Einzige in dem Vers, wof\u00fcr ich mein Leben riskieren w\u00fcrde. Ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob das -\n\n(extrem lautes Piepen)\n\nVerdammt, wie lange habe ich schon geredet? Ich k\u00fcmmere mich am besten um diesen Tropfen, bevor der Kunde schnippisch wird. Ich hatte nicht einmal die Gelegenheit, euch zu erz\u00e4hlen, wie ich angefangen habe, meinen eigenen Joghurt mit wirklich nichts anderem als einer Thermoskanne herzustellen. Ich sch\u00e4tze, das muss bis zum n\u00e4chsten Mal warten.\n\nBis dahin bin ich Old Jegger und wir sehen uns irgendwo weit weg von zu Hause.","zh_CN":"Hey y\u2019all, it\u2019s Old Jegger, finally back with another look at life Far From Home. It\u2019s been a minute since I\u2019ve sat back, collected my thoughts and sent them across the black, so I appreciate all those who reached out in my absence, wondering if I was all right, but it\u2019s not me everyone should\u2019ve been worried about \u2014 it\u2019s Shana.\n\nIt all started about two weeks back. I awoke from a dead sleep just drenched in sweat. Now, I have a habit of running hot. Don\u2019t even keep a blanket on my bunk \u2019cause it\u2019s more likely to be kicked to the floor than used to cover me, so in my half-asleep haze, I didn\u2019t noticed the issue was with Shana, not me. Nope, instead I rolled right over and got myself a bit more shuteye.\n\nI really should\u2019ve known something was wrong right then and there. Usually, I\u2019m out like a light from the second my head hits the pillow until the sound of my alarm. Some say it\u2019s a gift, but that kinda sleep has it drawbacks when living all by your lonesome. This one time, Shana drifted into Taranis\u2019 outer asteroid belt while I slept through every single warning she set off. Luckily, I woke up before an asteroid ripped through Shana\u2019s hull and vented me in my boxers. I tweaked her alarms settings to extremely loud after that to ensure I\u2019d never sleep through an emergency again; at least, that\u2019s what I thought.\n\nWaking up in the middle of the night this time, I didn\u2019t hear any alarms or warnings. When I finally stirred a few hours later, it was so hot inside the ship I thought we\u2019d drifted off course and ended up in a thermal bloom or something. That wasn\u2019t the case though.\n\nTurns out the cooler had fried a few coils. It was working just enough to keep essential systems online. Plus, it was seeping a signature strong enough to be spotted through a jump point.\n\nI spent a few hours working on it, but could only get it back to 50% operational. I\u2019d noticed the thing had been a bit inconsistent of late, but I didn\u2019t expect it to completely break down. I\u2019ve owned the thing for so long, and easily fixed any issues with it, I never expected something like this to happen. Guess I kinda grew complacent. That\u2019s just how good this cooler was though, I never really had to worry about it \u2026 until now.\n\nDoubt this will come as a shock to anyone, but I\u2019m a bit particular about what components get the honor of gracing Shana. Get the right components tuned together and the \u201932 Lancers purr prettier than any ship I\u2019ve ever been on. That\u2019s why the second I realized that I\u2019d need a new cooler, I knew it\u2019d be an adventure to find one, because there was only one good enough for Shana \u2014 a 2927 J-Span Cryo-Star.\n\nCollectors covet the \u201927 because it celebrated the company\u2019s centennial. As their top of the line cooler, J-Span went all out and gave the Cryo-Star a stunning custom paint job. I tell you, it still catches the eye to this day. Collectors love it because it looks special, but I love it because of a few small tweaks the designers made to the way everything\u2019s laid out. It makes \u2019em a heck of a lot easier to fix and modify. That\u2019s part of the reason I had my old one for so long.\n\nAnyways, I was in Ellis at the time, and I knew we needed to set down to give Shana a break while I figured out where to find a new one. The closest station happened to be a Rest & Relax. We landed and I wandered inside to snag some essentials and ask around about decent component dealers.\n\nNormally, I\u2019d pass by an R&R if I had the choice. Don\u2019t get me wrong, R&R\u2019s are fine. They\u2019re the kind of spot that describes itself as \u2018clean and safe facilities,\u2019 but that also makes \u2019em a bit bland in my book. You get exactly what you expect \u2014 franchise shops hawking the same goods in every corner of the universe. If that\u2019s what you need, then the Rest & Relax is great.\n\nBut if you\u2019re like me, and need a special component or are just looking for some local flavor, then I recommend looking for an independent rest stop. They\u2019re not as pretty on the eyes, or even as safe (if I\u2019m being honest), but every once in a while you find something special and unexpected gathering dust on a store shelf. Unexpected discoveries don\u2019t happen when some megacorp is managing the inventory from a distance.\n\nAnyways, as I wandered the R&R, I ventured into the station\u2019s Hardpoint Guys. The clerk noticed me looking at the coolers and immediately kicked off his sales pitch for the most expensive one. I listened to him ramble about Whitley\u2019s Guide ratings and peer reviews for a few before explaining that only a \u201927 Cryo-Star would do. He started jawing about how he disagreed with my assessment, but I stopped him dead. Went into my own rant about why the coolers he was hawking were inferior. Well, I guess my explanation came off a bit harsh, because I was asked to leave the store. Wouldn\u2019t have been the first time I left my manners in my ship. Hate to admit it, but that happens every so often after an extended period alone in the drift.\n\nTurns out, all that raving caught the attention of someone in the store. She flagged me down as I left, introduced herself as Stacy and said she might be able to help. At first it felt like a setup, but the more I talked to her, the more I recognized a fellow drifter. I could tell she hadn\u2019t really spoken to anyone in a while, but the second we started jawing about ships, it was hard to get her to stop.\n\nStacy and I talked for a few hours over some Gino\u2019s Hot Bird and she eventually trusted me enough to pass along coordinates to a ship scrapyard that she\u2019d visited over the years. She claimed it was filled with old parts and components just waiting to be salvaged. If there was a \u201927 Cryo-Star anywhere within a few jumps of Ellis, it\u2019d be there. But there was one big catch \u2014 it was in Nexus.\n\nNormally, Nexus is on my no-go list. I know, I know, it\u2019s technically a UEE system, but that still don\u2019t make it completely safe. That just means, if I run into another ship, there\u2019s a good chance it\u2019s either an outlaw up to no good or a trigger happy officer of the law, who\u2019s gonna take one look at Shana and assume I\u2019m smuggling something. Either scenario doesn\u2019t sound like a lot of fun in my book. That\u2019s why I avoid the system.\n\nStill, the chance to salvage a \u201927 instead of spending a fortune on one was as good a reason as any to bend my rules. So I hustled back to Shana, got her humming as best I could under the conditions and headed for Nexus.\n\nGotta say, this was the most nerve-racking journey I\u2019d been on in years. With the cooler operating at half-efficiency, I had to manage my systems carefully so my bum cooler didn\u2019t tip Shana\u2019s signature and draw too much attention. I even had to shut her down a few times when ships got a bit too close for comfort.\n\nAs I approached the coordinates on Lago, a massive ship scrapyard appeared. My heart fluttered a bit. If it wasn\u2019t in the middle of disputed outlaw territory, I could spend weeks searching through all the wrecked hulls scattered below. I set down nearby and headed on in. Suddenly, the prospect of finding one specific cooler became real. This search was going to be both exciting and daunting.\n\nStacy had given me a number of pointers about the place. First one being to find the folks that lived there and pay them a flat fee to scrounge around. That gave you the right to salvage as much as you could before sunset. If you didn\u2019t pay the fee and they found you, well, I guess they make you pay one way or another.\n\nAfter stopping by this small underground shelter and paying my entrance fee to a no-nonsense figure bundled tight in layers to protect from the harsh winds, I moved as quick as these old bones let me through the tangled mess of derelicts. Stepping into each half-destroyed ship had me on edge over what or who might be inside. In the distance, gunfire echoed. Stacy had warned me that outlaws sometimes use the location to hide from each other or law enforcement.\n\nI searched and searched, and as the sun started to set, I grew anxious. I still hadn\u2019t found my cooler. I debated giving the folks that ran the place some extra creds and working through the night, but eventually decided against it. Heck, I even eyeballed a rusty BlastChill for a couple minutes debating if I should just be happy with whatever at that point since walking around a dark scrap yard with only a flashlight was more dangerous than smart. In the end, I figured it would be best to just try again the next day. As I doubled back to Shana, I noticed another \u201932 Lancer.\n\nNow, I\u2019m the type of guy who believes fate is what you make it, but even I took it as a sign. I crawled into the ship and started stripping all the original components. I got so caught up that it took me forever to realize this ship also had a \u201927 Cryo-Star cooler. I grabbed it, and everything else I could carry, and then hustled back to Shana. Even contemplated going back for more but decided not to press my luck.\n\nInstead, I got out of there and landed in Reis, probably the only truly safe place on the entire planet. It\u2019s cramped, but the folks were nice enough. I rented a hangar and spent the next few days installing everything I snagged. By the time I left the system, Shana was running better than ever.\n\nFunny, as I sit here recounting this tale to y\u2019all, I just had a strange realization. Shana may be the only thing in the \u2019verse that I\u2019d risk my life for. I\u2019m not sure if that\u2019s \u2014\n\n( extremely loud beeping )\n\nDamn, how long have I been rambling? I best go take care of this drop before the client gets snippy. Didn\u2019t even get the chance to tell you guys about how I\u2019ve started making my own yogurt with really nothing more than a thermos. Guess that\u2019ll have to wait until next time.\n\nUntil then, I\u2019m Old Jegger and I\u2019ll be seeing you somewhere Far From Home."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":59,"created_at":"2017-08-30T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"8 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 23:54:28","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":16088,"next_id":16093}}