Certain Uncertaincy

The Eights were being more that unusually cantankerous as I approached from the Six. With an extra Electron hanging around the Eight that was closest to the Seven had things really bent out of shape, especially since the Seven was letting it all happen. Without that bend, we don't loop. Some things are necessary.

Of course, there really was no way to tell which of the Electrons was the extra one. Of the Nine that were floating about the target Eight, I was going to have to pick one to trade spots with. Once in, I have to stay in unless I catch, well, a nice Seven with some Ones on it. A nice clean Seven without any extra baggage. I'm not really that picky.

After getting my way once or twice, I slipped into a low and tight orbit on the Eight. I had to double check the list of anti-targets, and make sure that I had their positions and vectors recorded and updated. Sometimes these heavies would wander a bit in an odd direction, making them a bit more difficult, not impossible, to re-acquire. Now it was a matter of locating potential targets that I may be able to adjust to and intercept.