Legacy
12 Dec 2015Valorin
Finally! It's mine! So far I didn't talk about how I got into business. I mentioned that relative of mine, the one flying that Cobra MK III back in the days. When he died, his inheritance hasn't been redeemed by the following generations. I took a further look and figured why. Beside his ship it also included his debts, which was an astronomical sum back in the days and made the inheritance useless. Nobody bothered taking a closer look until I took the time to do the math. Those debts decayed over time, also due to inflation and economy. His ship though seemed to be well stored and intact.Long story short: Back then I joined the Pilots Federation, becoming an independent pilot, then contracted with a major insurance company. When I got my Sidewinder I accepted the legacy. That was also my first entry in this log book. Since then I spent most of my time paying off the debt. Today I was able to pay up, and that old Cobra MK III was released from hold. It's mine now.
I updated the systems, re-outfitted it with more effective shields and ditched those imprecise and outdated Ziehmann lasers. Powerplant had to go too.
It's a good feeling to finally have a competent and much more reliable ship!
I also got into some serious courier business with more "special" cargo, which earned me a few fast credits. The people you have to meet sometimes to arrange transport though...