This is basically the beginning, when I first launched out of the Caldari Academy, a fresh capsuleer, ready to explore the mysteries of the great void. I had my mind set on mining, to strip the orebelts, to grind the ore into minerals and then making a finished product that someone would then buy. The innitial dreams I had were these, but I soon had to face the reality of the hard living in the 'verse. Where a pirate fleet could suddenly raid your safe high security solarsystem, where you thought you'd be safe, only for the Concord to react too late at your disstress call.
So joining a corporation would be a good thing, gain new friends and the other capsuleers in the corporation could help me out in various task, should it be mining, running missions or something else, usually for a shared fee. If they'd not be busy doing something else that is. But I had my mind set on making it on my own.
Well it all started of at a good pace, heading to the 'roid belts and mining the 'roids for ore that would be sold to the market. I soon found out that doing this alone is rather quiet, not much happening really. Gradually increasing my wallet, but it sure was a slow process. There were skillbooks to be paid for, learnings to be downloaded and the necessary implants to augment my skills further. All this ofcourse cost a lot of ISK, so time would pass on without really making any progress. The biggest concernt was the waste of time when you need to fly back to the station and unload your full cargo hold, the docking clearances, waiting for slow docking procedures, unloading and then getting clearances to get out from the station again. Really saw the loss of ISK in all this wasted time.
So my thoughts started to grind on an idea, taking form slowly and suddenly it just popped into my head. "If I'd be mining and someone else would haul it for me!" Almost said it out loud. Well there's the corporation thing again, didn't really feel ready for it at the time, and I'd need to share my profits with the other capsuleers that would participate with me out at the belts. So I approached the problem from a different angle. Androids! Clones of me that would obey my commands, not wanting anything in return, just doing their jobs without question. And the ISK made would go straight in my wallet, sounding a bit greedy here, but I had my plans and wanted to try and make it on my own.
So about halfway through finishing the first android, I got approached by another capsuleer while out mining. Asking me for a conversation, sure I thought, let's see what's on his mind. He introduced himself as Valicore and without further delay, he tossed me the question: "Would you like to join Fusion Fleet corporation?" At first I was about to reject the invitation straight away, but I gave it a bit of thought and eventually said to my surprice: "Yes." I was a bit stunned by my reply, but also a bit happy. I had to agree that it was a bit boring being out here in the 'verse alone, no one to share your thoughts with, no one to have a good laugh with. Well, not to mention the usual nights in the bar, having a few drinks with the other strangers, also trying to make it in the 'verse. But they were no friends of mine. They were just random strangers, some of them I would see or meet again, but for me, they were just strangers.
Once I had applied and been accepted to the Fusion Fleet corporation, only consisting of 4 other members, I introduced myself and started to get to know the other capsuleers. The corporation not being that big suited me quite well. Felt kinda good to be part of something. Valicore being a good CEO, he'd show me a few tricks and skills in the field of mining he'd picked up along the way, good to learn new things. The others in the corporation were also fellow "lone" miners who the CEO had offered a position within the corporation, like collecting stray dogs and giving them a roof over thier heads.
It didn't take long before we started doing mining operations together, making more ISK than I did alone. I also saw the benefits of leadership skills, these skills being plugged into the fleetcomputer and handing out bonuses to increase our mining performance. This also gave me an idea of making a second android after I'd be done with my first one. A leadership android, only learning the arts and skills to boost my mining skills.
This was good. Really good for a long while. My androids finished, D'yanoi and Sa'cea, I had learned new skills and I had new goals. And I saw them all happen in this new corporation that was slowly growing as other capsuleers joined. But war broke out between us and another corporation, we eventually emerged victorious as we gained support from a another corporation, fighting by our side against our common enemy. This was my first real combat experience and also realized the fact that I had to train for combat, improve my skills and thus began to stray of my mining path. The corporation eventually started falling apart, one capsuleer went missing, haven't seen him since, lost somewhere in the 'verse. The others moved on, but I decided to stay. My good friend Valicore was taking a break from the CEO role, left the corporation and went on his own path, so suddenly I was all alone again. Well not completely alone, had my two androids with me. But still, back at where I started.
I eventually followed the others, leaving Fusion Fleet, joining in with my former corpmates in Zan Industries. That lead me eventually into the solarsystem we named Zaniverse. We who found this system and the ones being active in it, have now broken away from Zan Industries, forming the new corporation Inner Sphere Industries and that pretty much put's me where I am today. A Mining Director within this new corporation, with capsuleers I now can call my friends. A lot has happened within my time in Zan Industries aswell, but that'll be for another time.
Me and my now three (had to create a probing android named Aloh'ro) androids forming the bulk of the mining fleet in Inner Sphere Industries.
Living in Zaniverse solarsystem.
Living in Zaniverse solarsystem.
My first true home in the 'verse.
/Tash'
