"To Colonia and Back", a travel story by cmdr. M. Volgrand (part 1)
07 Nov 2016Volgrand
3rd of Novermber, 3302"Oh, that's enough! I'm done with passenger transport! I swear, I'm going back to my home base, selling those USELESS modules and go back to hauling cargo!"
The control of the station granted Volgrand permission to dock. He kept talking.
"I mean, seriously! First, the idiotic passenger would not give me the right coordinates and get angry!" (aka, known passenger mission's bug). "Then it seems I had an illegal passenger that didn't warn me that he should not get scanned, and my ship gets blown up! And my passengers died, do you know how bad that is for my reputation!?"
The magnetic locks fixed the "Golden Firefly" to the docking pad.
"I mean, come on, it is safer to bounty hunt the Smiling Dog Crew! In a Hauler! Armed with mine launchers!"
"Sad to hear that, commander M. Volgrand. We do have some passengers requesting for transport, they offer a good sum".
"well, control, tell them thank you but no, thank you. I had enough already of this bull..."
"One of them offers 60 millions to visit Jacques Station."
Silence.
"Say what now...? You know what? I don't care, it's simply not worth the risks!"
"The other group offers 40 millions to visit a blackhole called 'Place of Wonders'".
Silence.
"Ehm... Computer, could you please show me those locations in the galactic map?"
"Certainly", answered the machine.
Silence.
"Ok, I may feel... adventurous, this time. Let's store all those useless... COMBAT modded weapons, shields, engines and... well, you know the deal, control".
"I'll order the engineering team to visit your docking bay, commander."
"Thank you. Oh, by the way, control?"
"Yeah?"
"Tell them to bring wine. And cava."