chronicle 1 New Life New Start Old Ship
13 Jun 2023Torquay Mouse
I did it! I aquired the last 150,000 credits I needed to put towards that MK3 Cobra I'd had my eye on for the last three months, She's not the most beautiful ship in the hanger, thats for certain, She's a bright mustard Yellow with paint chipped here and there and her hull is covered in a framwork of scaffolding poles that give the impression of a well travelled, seasoned ship, But now she's mine, all mine.That makes me a Commander, No longer a meanial dock hand, but a real life commander of the black! The reason I was able to payoff the last hundred and fifty thousand credits was becuase of a few creates of cargo that were carefully misdirected toward the right people, or the wrong people, depending on whitch way you view these things. In a day or two there will be an investigation into the missing items and all the dock crew will be questioned, but I will be long gone by then.
My first port of call will be a long journey as I'm heading for Alpha Centuri and Hutton Orbital to pick up some rares. I overheard some commanders talking the other evening, in one of the many local bar down by the docks, about a job delivering rare bottles of gin and Hutton mugs to stations all over the galaxy, they reffered to the job as 2 Hot 2 Messy! Strange name for a delivery contract, but it's far away from here and that's where I need to be right now, far away from here!
As I climb the ramp, up into my very own ship, I can't help but feel a rush of adrenaline surge through my body, My life is about to take a whole new direction.