quick merc question

[MajorMcCain]

Hmm... Good points have been made. I don't like the BHG but I can fly one of their ships? I wish I had said that outloud to myself before I made this topic. Sure, I could come up with some convoluted story explaining that my character received a donative-fortune in the will of a deceased relative and that he saw this as an opportune time to invest money into a superior ship for the Merc trade. The BHG overlook his malign disposition toward them and let him purchase one of their fighters -- charging extra, of course -- and off he goes.

Even if it was positively received it'd be a "Huh?" at heart. I'll invest in a decent civilian fighter instead and maybe garner a good rep with some of the BHG players and later on down the road be able to purchase one of their ships. Fine by me. This is an RP server -- most of the time -- anyway, right? Right.

That said.. any suggestions for a decent civie-merc fighter? It doesn't have to be portent, it just has to be survivable.