Is that bacon I smell?
03 Jan 2016James Hussar
I swear, I'm going to have to start carrying a spare ton, or several, of pastries or something. Every time I'm out on a salvage run, I get pulled over. Just drop a box of donuts out the window and bail, that's what I should be doing. Why yes, Officer, all my permits are in order. Yes, I do have a work order for the cargo. Have a nice day, Officer. Of course, I will go about my business - just like I was BEFORE YOU PULLED ME OVER and rattled my bulkheads in the process. No, I'll be happy to COVER THE COST OF THOSE REPAIRS myself - you're just doing your job after all. It's not like there's a glut of pirates preying on good people in every RES everywhere - somebody's got to maintain the image of the System Authority, and you're just the guy to do it. Have a donut, Wilbur!"
Of course I did take advantage of the permit for that black box recovery to salvage a few, oh, dozen or so, more. For reasons. Reasons, like having to cover the goram costs of the frakking hull integrity issues, even though I always submit to the stop. No wonder this thing creaks like an old garbage scow whenever I make a planetary approach. Cops, man. Cops.