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Maddius had a keen eye for business, and over the next several years had turned his single freighter company into one with over a dozen ships. Dermont saw this as an opportunity, and in 2180 he and Mazius approached a group of Ferengi credit lenders based on Bolarus IX and were able to strike a deal. The two of them purchased the ''BSC Endurance'', with Valin as the captain and Mazius as his first officer. They immediately signed on with the Maddius Haulers. Valin and Kyleanna hosted a party in celebration at the apartment on Bolarus. It must have been quite the evening, for shortly thereafter their daughter Brienna Dermont was born. | Maddius had a keen eye for business, and over the next several years had turned his single freighter company into one with over a dozen ships. Dermont saw this as an opportunity, and in 2180 he and Mazius approached a group of Ferengi credit lenders based on Bolarus IX and were able to strike a deal. The two of them purchased the ''BSC Endurance'', with Valin as the captain and Mazius as his first officer. They immediately signed on with the Maddius Haulers. Valin and Kyleanna hosted a party in celebration at the apartment on Bolarus. It must have been quite the evening, for shortly thereafter their daughter Brienna Dermont was born. | ||
Tragedy struck in 2185. On their way back to Deep Space Six, something pulled their ship out of warp. It was an EMP pulse of some kind, affecting most of their systems. They found themselves in the middle of some kind of asteroid field that had not been on sensors previously. Without shields or deflectors, as well as engines, they found themselves smashed about in the field. After coming to rest on a large asteroid, the freighter found itself boarded by Romulans. Using equipment he had never seen before, the Romulans slaughtered everyone on board and stole their cargo. Valin only survived due to an explosion in the engine room which masked his life-signs but left him pinned for dead under debris. It was only a fortunate stroke that his family had been visiting family on Betazed during this incident. | Tragedy struck in 2185. On their way back to Deep Space Six, something pulled their ship out of warp. It was an EMP pulse of some kind, affecting most of their systems. They found themselves in the middle of some kind of asteroid field that had not been on sensors previously. Without shields or deflectors, as well as engines, they found themselves smashed about in the field. After coming to rest on a large asteroid, the freighter found itself boarded by Romulans. Using equipment he had never seen before, the Romulans slaughtered everyone on board and stole their cargo. Valin only survived due to an explosion in the engine room which masked his life-signs but left him pinned for dead under debris. It was only a fortunate stroke that his family had been visiting family on Betazed during this incident. He spent two days trapped before he was found by a Starfleet vessel. | ||
Seeing his friends die and his livelihood destroyed sent Valin into a great depression. His once cheerful and almost playful demeanor was replaced by one of fury and self-loathing. Everyone under his command was dead. His employer, Maddius, held no blame towards Dermont and even offered him another place in his company. However, Valin could not bring himself to look his best friend's father in the eyes and instead hid away in his apartment. Also, the Ferengi had come calling as Valin was behind on the loan payments. They did not care of the tragedy that had struck and a pair of Nausicaans came by to ''remind'' Valin of his obligations. | Seeing his friends die and his livelihood destroyed sent Valin into a great depression. His once cheerful and almost playful demeanor was replaced by one of fury and self-loathing. Everyone under his command was dead. His employer, Maddius, held no blame towards Dermont and even offered him another place in his company. However, Valin could not bring himself to look his best friend's father in the eyes and instead hid away in his apartment. Also, the Ferengi had come calling as Valin was behind on the loan payments. They did not care of the tragedy that had struck and a pair of Nausicaans came by to ''remind'' Valin of his obligations. |
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