New ship working out
05 Jul 2020Korzhakov
"Hadley's Hope, this is Archangel flight control, welcome back boss, your pad is ready and your hangar crew standing by" "Roger, Archangel control, thanks for the warm greeting Yumi, it's been a very productive day, drinks are on me tonight" I bring the Federal Corvette in and set her down on pad 1. The big ship settles in nicely and the touchdown is smooth as glass. The platform shakes, then begins the decent to the hangar. I tell my crew to have the low temps transferred the carriers holds. Randy, my crew chief points out that this makes over 1100 tonnes of low temps today. I acknowledge that I have a rough running count and he also mentions that were sitting on almost another 5 billion credits worth of diamonds. I tell the crew that once the ship is serviced and put to bed for the night that they are all to join me at the pub and dinner and drinks are on me tonight. I am feeling generous after such a profitable day. I get to "Finnegan's" the custom Irish pub we had built on the Archangel and tell the manager that it's all on me tonight, everyone that comes in is on my tab, as it's been a great day.
I have been mining for two days straight now, but with the new Vette, I am averaging over 1 billion worth of ltd's a day. At this pace, we won't be here for long and we can get on to the other endeavors that I have in mind for the carrier. We will need a large load of tritium to be able to jump at will and to take on some more services as we can now afford them.
I take a seat at the bar and down a pint of stout quickly and order up another along with my dinner. Tonight it's bangers and mash, along with a fair amount of beer. I am tired by excited. As I sit with my drink, a hand touches my shoulder very gently and slides over my chest and pulls me snug. I recognize the hand and the very unique engagement ring that is on it. "Jean, I am so happy that you are here" I say to my fiance. She has surprised me and flew out to the carrier to be with me for the next few weeks. This is the perfect way to cap off a great day.
She takes the seat next to me and orders a single malt scotch. Tonight is going to be a fun night. We talk and laugh and converse with everyone in the pub. word has gotten out that it's all on me tonight and the place is packed. I love my crew and they deserve a treat when we can. The ship will be here a few more days and then we will begin the next set of missions.
But tonight is a night to celebrate.