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Murdock ran down the streets of the city, making way for the spaceport. He ran along the sidewalks, making his way between the crowds. Up ahead he saw the massive spaceport, and ran through the doorway. He made his way down the hallways and into the hangar where his ship the Ravaged Eagle was.

The hatch opened and he ran up it, making his way to the cockpit. It was a fairly small ship, only about fifty feet long. He pressed a button and the ship lifted off the ground. It went higher and higher into the air, then flew off through the sky. Making his way to...wait, where was it?

"Crap," he said as he sank down in his seat. "Odin said a water world, but uhm, which one? Heh, this is just great."

He got out of the atmosphere and into space he looked at the hyperdrive coordinates. And started pointing at random ones that had aquatic planets in them.

"Eenie, meenie, mini, mo!" He shouted and pointed at one. "Well, I guess its better than nothing..."

He selected that coordinate and then entered hyperspace.

[OOC: I don't want many people in this thread, most likely you will not have a clue whats going on if you don't read these two threads
Now I understand this one

http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=354628

is really long. If you have the time it has all the background information on Murdock, but however you don't have to read this.

http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=391273

That one is kinda long, I suggest reading at least the last half so you understand whats happening. Other than that this thread is relatively open.]

He exited hyperspace, and chose as his first destination a space station. The Happy Smuggler. He piloted the Ravaged Eagle through space and the traffic in it, and got permission to dock.

He landed the ship in hangar 32010. He exited the dock, he figured he'd need to find someone as a guide. Someone who knew a decent amount about the system he was in and the systems nearby. He figured his dream was awoken because he was close to the Orb, or he hoped at least.

He walked down the hallways, into the cantina, and took a seat at a table.

Josephine Darkholme was in a pretty bad mood, Master Elanessë had made he go out on a mission and on that mission her ship had taken some pretty bad damage. So now here she was in a cantina, drinking, while her ship was repaired. A month at the most and when she had contacted Master Elanessë to get him to bring someone out here she was told that she’d be needed and had to stay. Suffice to say that the half-elf wasn’t very pleased.

She watched a young man about her age come in and sit down. Something about him perked her interest, from where she sat, she watched him for a few moments before standing up and walking over to him.

“So… what’s your story?” she asked.

"Me?" Murdock said staring at the table, he then turned his head up and his eyes flew open at her beuaty. She was a...a...a half-elf!

He shook his head and took control of himself again, he looked back at her, and smirked. "Oh you know, sent out to save the universe."

He leaned back in his seat. "Actually I'm in need of a guide, I've had a relatively rough few last days, and now I've departed from my friends. With the help of Master Elanessë I've managed to hop on the trail of some artifact."

"I can can be a guide of anything," Josephine said, she twisted a chair around and sat down. "Saving the universe sounds fun, so this artifact you've been sent out to find..." She then stopped talking and looked at him. "Wait did you just say Master Elanessë? Funny I haven't seen you around the academy before."

"I'm not from the academy," Murdock said. "Or at least not the one your talking about, I met Elanessë through Salazar Bräck. Then from the palace I've wound myself up here."

"Salazar, you know Salazar?" she asked, rather surprised. "Ah fuck no wonder Master Elanessë sent me out on this wild goose chase, keep me away from my ex." She slammed her fist against the table. "Like I'd let that ruin Kurt's birthday party."

She then put her head in her hands. "Man I haven't seen Sal in ages," she then said after a moments silence. "So you still want a guide?"

"Sal's your ex..." He shook his head. "Yes, I still want a guide. Consider yourself hired."

Josephine smirked at him. "So what do you want to know?" she asked. "Got a location for this artifact?"

"No not really," Murdock said said half smiling. "All I know is that its on an aquatic planet, and this system has one of those in it."

Josephine sat back in the chair and placed her hands behind her head. "They are a few in this galaxy," she said, her ice blue eyes looking him over. "Any clues other then that?"

"Destiny Orb? Ancient long gone race? Those ring a bell?" Murdock asked shrugging his shoulders.

Josephine nodded, "There is an aquatic planet with ancient ruins on," she told him. "Of course it's in a system near the Norns and their weirdness can sometimes end up there, but other then that it'll be perfectly safe. In fact theres a research team there right now."

"Really?" Murdock said. "Well then, would you care to join me on a journey to this planet?"

"For a good looking friend of my ex? sure," Josephine grinned.

Murdock smiled and stood up. "Well then lets go!"

He turned around and started for his ship.

Josephine picked up the gun from her table and placed it into her jacket and headed off after Murdock.

OOC: tag, cause I have a sneaky suspicion I will tie in