Easy Money
24 Feb 2021A.Cyprus
Industry needs 49 units of Palladium. Payout: 23 million credits.
Hey, that's not bad.
It was already pretty late and I was making to get some rack time for the night cycle but this was too good to let go.
Sounds like a quick one, I'll just pop out for a couple jumps and make the run.
Not like I needed the credits but who's gonna refuse easy money, right?
A few swipes on my datapad, found an Outpost nearby with enough stock going for 2 mil. Bingo.
System: V774 Tauri, G-class star, 60 LY away, outpost within a couple hundred Ls. Perfect.
Didn't glance at the system data before I took off because, why would I?
I should have.
Warped into the system, almost jumped out of my flight seat as it felt like I went straight through the arrival star. Seconds later, COVAS is screaming about critical heat levels, my scoop is maxed out, another star is right ahead of me.
God damn death trap. 3 stars within 150 Ls of arrival, 2 of them within 6 Ls of arrival. Firing off heatsinks buys me nothing but seconds, throttle is maxed out but somehow I'm not moving. COVAS is still screaming, heatsinks are almost out, let's face it - I'm screaming too. Try to jump out to the nearest system but that just pushes heat too far. I'm way over 150% heat now, the hull is frying and modules are dying. No heatsinks left.
Emergency drop into normal space.
Somehow it's far cooler here. Cool enough to survive. Take a moment. Take a breath. Heat sink synth, turn off the hotter unnecessary modules, jump into SC, pop the sinks and limp to that damn outpost for my blood money Palladium and repairs.
Still not sure why the throttle felt like it wasn't working. I might need to go back and figure it out.
My wingman: I'll pour some Lavian Brandy over your ashes.
Not today, V774. Not today.
https://www.edsm.net/en/system/bodies/id/8386/name/V774+Tauri