a large tavern in a cleared out area of Forrest area in what used to be Pennsylvania pre-golden age with the only hint being a highway sign nearby of what this place was with eliksni, cabal survivors of the red war ither too injured or too old to continue fighting and guardians who lost their light gathered in a old tavern named "lazy dream's inn" where many found a new home in retirement some ghosts stuck around too not wanting the city life or those who couldn't save their guardians from hive rituals. a rare sound of a jump ship flew over to a nearby clearing designated for guests was finally used in a long time as cobwebs and dirt blew across the ground as local wildlife took off in a fright, the tavern keep a rusty exo Canvas-3 stepped out in some old fashioned clothing more akin to someone from the gold rush than a former vanguard member and waited for the engines to die on the ship before speaking. "where you from?" he said in a crackly and stadicy voice. "the city" Nick responded dressed in green and gold trimmed armor as he climbed down from the ship -blam!- his helmet banged of a branch he didint see on the way down grunting in suprise. "The city?" replied canvas "aint that a ways away? whats a warlock like you doing way out here?" nick took off his helmet and placed it on his backpack strapping it tight as he replied his voice much smoother now that he had the time to improve his voice module on the way home. "im here to visit some family... and to see what home looks like again before i go back on duty" "haven't seen you round before, you sure this your home?" canvas replied with a suspicious look. "it was" nick said softly a hint of pain in his voice "until the collapse happened" nick quickly snapped back to being cheerful about visiting home "but im not gonna let the past stop me from enjoying myself here!" canvas nodded in understanding before gesturing to his inn "make yourself comfortable then you look like you need the rest from that long flight" nick nodded and followed canvas's gesture to his tavern "thank you kindly sir" he replied passing by him to follow the dirt path to the tavern taking note of the shockingly good condition of the buildings nearby. he entered the tavern it was a very relaxing place from go, smooth blues played on a jukebox with ample couches acting as beds to some guests who decided to take a nap, rocking chairs near the entrance for the elderly and plenty of tables for a grand feast. the smell of the river nearby helped greatly in this natural comfort the tavern keeper was aiming for with plenty of choice for strong and softer drinks to choose from, nick thought to himself that his would be a perfect spot to take a break from everything for a while. soon he found himself on a couch with a drink and delicious meal in front of him hearing conversations come and go most of them uninteresting until he hears something he found deeply concerning leaning slightly closer to try and hear it better without being overt in his attempt to eavesdrop a old guardian dressed in damaged and possibly corrupted armor similar to a titans from the now long gone siva crisis was speaking with a veteran cabal and one of the only survivors of the dreadnought hull breech so many years ago. Old guardian "i have been hearing some echos from that old tomb lately now that we started messing with those terminals to try and open the warmind bunker up for some golden age tech" the cabal listens closely a short low growl of interest signals the guardian to continue "but some of that weird cabling turned a bright red for a moment and wiggled a bit before shutting off completely. i haven't the feign'test what it was but it was enough to do the same to a warsat but instead of shutting down it had this weird cloud around it before it got shot into space! i-" nick interrupts the old guardian as he speaks up "that was siva you where messing with" he takes a sip of his drink before continuing" and you just shot a plaugesat... somewhere in the system!" The old guardian laughs not knowing the horror he unleashed "oh really? how would you know new light the stuff has been dead for years!" nick coldly responds enough to form stasis crystals on the glass behind him "because i was there when the iron lords died" he raises his hand and takes off the armored glove to show a siva enhanced hand "i have the scars to prove it" the old guardian stares in disbelief "but lord salidin was the only survivor how could you..." he falls in silence contemplating what he had done "was" nick replied slipping the glove back on "but not anymore. next time you go to that tomb ask for a permit before extracting anything again that's our legacy your stealing from" he grabs his fork and knife cutting some of his food "oh and apologizes for interrupting your story i just felt that warning was important to convey" the old gardian nods before awkwardly resuming his story with the cabal who seems rather displeased with him now nicks ghost appears in front of him looking at the crystals now fading on the window "i never saw you do THAT before" his ghost says nick casually shrugs as if nothing happened "sometimes a little bit of the shadow helps to convey the message" his ghost flickers drifting lower to rest on the table in a special receptacle made for ghosts "so what should we do about that plaugesat floating around?" nick responds "let the old wolf know if either of us spot it well get it to vanguard HQ asap but for right now we cant track it since its probably already hidden somewhere in the asteroid belt." nick chuckles "maybe its even-" just as he is about to make a comment about it leaving the system entirely a bright red light appears in the sky screeching as it lands just like a warsat but this time a trail of burning nanites lands nearby and what sounded like extremely distorted rushan and polish voice arguing. nick looks outside then back to his food and then back outside again "god dammit always when im eating!" he throws his hands up in frustration before calming down and resuming eating as his ghost informs the vanguard and the old wolf of the situation "looks like this vacation got a little more interesting" nick said biting into a peace of Parmesan covered chicken (to be continued)