HCYON Executive Commander's Journal

3/12/115 YC

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After a much needed post-patrol shower, Reid steps over to his couch and sits, slowly settling his first cup of hot Intakian tea on the table. He rubs his neck, eyes watching the images on the vid screen, but his thoughts on the night's events. Picking the cup back up, he shrugs with a faint smirk, taking his first sip and beginning the log.

“Tonight The Halcyon Directive scored two sound victories in its operations. The first was a gang of pirates attacking fellow TLF pilots, and the second was against the 24^th Imperial Crusade. In all we destroyed nine enemy capsuleer ships. I believe we are improving at a rapid pace, and tonight was evidence of that improvement. We took some calculated risks and they paid off brilliantly.”

“We confused the pirate gang easily by clipping off one of their pilots as they were pursuing our allies. Once the rest of the gang failed to catch their prey, they came back to see what happened to their friend. As they were flying around the wreckage, we warped in on them, surprising them and taking out most of their fleet. It was a quick and complete victory.”

“Captain Jessica Reiss once again impresses me with not only her ability as a pilot, but her cunning and daring. In the fight against the Amarrian fleet, she took the brunt of their initial attack when she intercepted them in Frerstorn, holding their attention for long enough for me to get there and defeat their entire fleet. While Jessica's Harpy didn't make it, she was in another within the half hour, and the spoils of our victories more than made up for it. Not that it matters, as her resources seem to be unlimited and she doesn't seem to care if she loses a ship or not, as long as she flying.”

“I am proud that we can contribute these successes to the Minmatar people. It's hard not to feel that our efforts in the grand scheme of things can, at times, seem like a drop in the bucket, but I can only hope that our victories will continue, and somehow the push for peace be furthered by them.”

Reid ends the log and takes another sip of his tea, leaning back to relax for the remainder of the evening.