Soon after that craziness with Hector Sloan, things started to calm down on Freeport 11 again. They didn't need volunteers anymore. Besides, I was getting itchy there... I needed some real sky again. So, I headed back to Canaria for some well needed R&R. A couple of weeks of that, though, and I was aching for the stars again... besides, money was starting to run short. As it happened, a friend made on Freeport 11 tipped me off to some solid work: the IMG was willing to pay me a heck of a lot of money to help mine Niobium out in the Taus dealing with a sudden surge in demand.
I've been there ever since. The original contract at Java Station has long since expired, but I've kept working out here, bouncing around from station to station and following demand. The mining work is therapeutic in a way, I guess. It's quiet and simple, and that's what I've needed lately after having way too much excitement.
I've been a bit worried, though: I haven't heard from Leroy Fenning for a long time. I left solid contact info on Canaria when I left, so it's not that he doesn't know where to find me... I guess the old man can take care of himself. I shouldn't worry too much: he'll find me if he needs me. I assume he took care of that scanner deal with the Hellfire Legion, since I haven't heard anything about it since. But then again, if the deal WAS sealed, he would have wanted to tell me about it... yeah, I'm worried a bit.
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