On the Road Again
15 Jan 2016Tuts
*** HIP 118213, Lorenz Hub, StarDate 1.12.3302 ***In a sentence: Turns out I've been working for the wrong people again. Wish I was surprised.
I guess life has been a little TOO shiny for the Guardians of Harmony. Both of their systems are experiencing booming economies, and have clear intentions to expand again in the near future. Too much, too fast. Ambition is an admirable trait, until it subsumes other equally important qualities - like morality and respect for human rights.
Yes, I'm ranting. Those peace-love-and-flowers hypocrites tried to get me to take on a SLAVING contract. And I'm not talking about the bonded, for a limited time only so-called imperial slaves either. I'm talking the shackled, branded, microchipped kind of slaves. It's a good thing they didn't ask me to my face, or they would have gotten to see how hard I can punch.
Even setting aside right & wrong, reputation means a lot in the spacer community. There's no way I'll tarnish mine for an easy credit.
I suppose now it's time to dust off my pack and move on to the next mission, whatever that might be. I'm going to have to strip and sell Ramona and Knives before I even got a decent chance to kit them out properly, but that's just the way of things. I know I get too attached to my ships. They're so much more reliable than people.