Being Greedy is Dangerous
23 Dec 2019RetiredNavyIT1
Finally. A chance to sit and have a cold one. Plus, run through my head how stupid being greedy can get you killed. The thing I need to do first, and this hurts...Thank you Wolf 25 System Authority for pulling me in while cuddled in my life pod (twice) plus picking up the pieces of Kenworth, my Type 9 hauler, and Not the Mama, Vette. I was able to get the monkey wrenches to kinda put them back together, but - man - the hit on the bank account.
I got greedy and took on a wing mission by myself. What I didn't know was that after the first two deliveries, someone was going to get upset. Kenworth was stripped of everything so she could haul it all. And a Conda caught her. Authorities showed up but it was to late. That was how they found me. They saw her go poof.
I'm figuring, ok, someone doesn't want these deliveries to go thru. No problem. I'll use the Vette. Hired a some female (don't even remember her name) to take care of the SLF. Still don't know what happened to her. Anyway, a Conda comes a calling. Sure. I'll play. I drop from supercruise. As soon as I drop, Conda shooting. Ok, launch SLF. Done. Engaging. Deploying hardpoints and start blasting back. Next thing I know, I hear her in the SLF saying something about her shields. I look at radar - what - I stopped firing (big mistake). I'm trying to figure out who/what/where this other red blip came from. EW suite finally codes it as another Conda. I'm thinking this isn't good. Then - I hear the windshield going. Never heard that shields were down. As the seat was auto-launched into the pod, I saw green blips on radar, then black.
Again, me and the pieces are picked up. Thankfully not by the same crew.
So, the T9 and Vette are getting glued back together. I don't have enough in bank to cover another pickup. I cancel the rest of the mission. Now, the bank is in need of a 8A Fuel Scoop running full scoop. I know that won't help - I don't even have one.
Onward to easier money. Low Temp Diamonds. 160+ million plus other stuff picked up. I'm in Clementine, my mining T9, on my way to drop the goods. A DBX yanked us. It's a miner - T9 running as fast as she can. Back into supercruise with 46% hull remaining. I'm thinking, once more, it's over. Four more jumps and I see the end of the tunnel. Just getting ready to drop and Comms lights up with - There you are - didn't bother with the rest. Dropped cruise and ran into no fire zone at the orbital and prayed I'd get lucky. Got clearance to dock as I was going past gate warning lights. Made the sale. Headed home to 671. Now I'm sitting here, thinking, will I make it to the end of the year?