The crew is on high alert, we are going to drop off some items at Casablanca since it is so close by, but then we are headed to Tau 31 and planet Harris which is has been blockaded by the skirmish that is now raging. I have contacted other junker cpts. and some pilots from various factions about JH locations. I am hoping the little reward will pay for the trip and a good commodity will be derived.
I have the crew somewhat confined to qtrs, anytime we are on a Corsair base the utmost respect must be taken, Dax and I go onto the station and make all the arrangments to open up markets in Cadiz and Casablanca, the discussions are exceeding fruitful and I have also managed to get a hit put on a particular pilot or two that need a good blowing up too. Looking at the commodities for sale I can see the Mollys base near needs 'em. Hmm, I would get myself spaced if either found out but the trip is so short.
...back on board the Medusa we are saddled up and ready to roll one stop in Arranamore and then into Edinburgh, we need to slip past the Gaians and the Navy and onto T31 after we mark the JH. Him & Him let's move it.
So it has been over a month since the last log and action, for that matter. I gave the men 35 days shore leave here on Gran Canaria; however now I feel like I have had my head in the sand and have been laying down on my duties.
I need to downgrade the Sally maybe back to a Pirate Trans, for starters I haven't traded w a corp in months and two the ship is just easier to handle in tight places. I realize some crew will need to be let go.
I have contacted Sally and Dax to gather the crew, I think I can keep the crew together, but this latest bounty on Ol Indio means I am going to have to shift my business. I have had Aldus out scouting he found a new route one I like to call snow white.
"men times up so wheels up and tray tables upright in a locked position it is go time" [crew cheer] "him & Him martini me and let's get this hunk movin'!"
So the trip to Planet Harris was a complete crap shot and we crapped out, the profits gained were minimal and the risk too high; I contacted my doyen who got the job and he was unavailable; hmm we'll see when I show up at is pad.
Currently I am taking on a new responsibility; one that will hopefully push Indio's good 'ol name out there; can't be too loose with the details.
I have hired a merc pilot who is now a junker Aldus Crow, his real name is Aldus Blackwell, he now goes by Aldus Black... long story basically security and hits, since my sally got chewed into right proper by coward, can't be to sure alliances are going to be enough Aldus is kinda a mess, but sure can shoot straight so that is important. I will need my own base of operations soon and I am thinking of creating my own faction within the Junkers of course [noise at door... crew man]
I have found a new alternate route into Liberty, currently my crew and I are wanted by the Kishiro corp, the long fingers of the dynastic corporation have put us at odds with some other liberty shipping companies, and now we have a sizable bounty for all members of the Medusa (Indio ship) I will need to try to get to Rochester and get a good bribe to clear up my record.
I may also just operate in bretonia for awhile and save the bucks on the bribe right now. "Dublin JH approaching cpt"
Trafalgar base is nearly empty when we pull into berth 7, I yell down to Mickey the dock man (former Molly) "where the H*ll is everyone" He yells back something but with his thick accent it sounds more like gotta sneeze with me pants on? I am glad for that.
When we make it to the galley I see the place is a near ghost town; and Angus the bartender explained that ever since the scrap boom hit b'mont it has been all hands on deck there and not much going here. He also told me that the Bretonia Armed forces has been doing more and more pass bys' because the Royal Navy has made it into Leeds. He spits on the floor d*mn frogs. In all of that talk I did manage to uptake that scrap is 1/2 the cost here and more plentiful. I guess I could mine it here and take it there and bring manifolds back.
a thought just raced into my brain... I should share it with the crew but I will sleep on it first. Now I will enjoy my Ale.
I decided to map a route from Arranmore through to Rhineland just to see where my JH and what my distance would be like. The Molly base has become central to my trading and after my sit down with my trade representative there I have decided to make Arranmore my chief concern; they need just about everything and they pay well, as well as having a few great pubs.
The trips may get longer but the destination will be the same, I need more than one way in too, since that is also a high traffic system for Mollies, IMG, Police, Corsairs, and miners alike. Right now I am enjoying the hospitality of the LWB, they are telling me that they do not often get Junkers and are trying to work out some type of deal with me, honestly it is too small of an operation to interest me but I am letting them feed us none the less.
[Sys on ID: Indio]
Kreuzberg Depot 456.2311 New Berlin
It has been awhile since I have been back in KR, a lifetime ago I was station chief here at KR then the unfortunate incident. Now things are much better, the life I have the time the freedom; anyway I digress the point of all of this is to make money, I am still debating starting my own little group one that is more my style.
Right now with all of the warrants and bounties out for us we are having to travel our original routes, back doors, JH's etc... ah Junkers who trade to often with lawful bases are not trust worthy, they'd sell you out in a minute. It is the Junker way to service the disenfranchised the forgotten... *clears throat* as long as they can pay.
I have remained in NB longer than I thought I would and it has been a nice homecoming, I have recounted tales on stories about my old Zoner days before getting kicked out of that club, we joked about our combined 50 years in prison, and the fact that I was for brief moment a Navy pilot.
Yeah 'Ol Indio has been many useless things not just a Jack A** Junker. It was good to see the crew unwind a bit after our long hours and many ports. Well Arranmore isn't getting any closer.
[Sys On ID: Indio]
Arranmore Secure Channel; Dublin System 230115.05
I have dropped off the shipment of weapons, the Mollys seem to prefer Liberty weapons to any other makes. I have kept the crew on a tight leash here as the Mollys love to drink and fight and I don't want any trouble, today especially because I am trusting the Mollys for secure payment and for payments in the future. Today I noticed a few IMG guys in here bargaining and peddling something. The Recent improvements to the base have made it roomier and much more streamlined in regards to the import and export portion of the the operations.
I did over hear a group of expansionists Mollys who talked about running raids and attacks into Tau 31 and at planet Harris as well as the Royal PIA's Gallia. I did also hear a lot of talk about bounties being issued for any Gallic merchant or Royal Navy... I chuckled it seems that the Molly's and the Bret AF might have something in common, besides boiled potatoes.
Well work here is concluded and I even got me some hand rolled Molly Galways (Molly Cigars) not bad no Maltese Cohebas but will do in a pinch. *lights cigar*
As I was smoking the galways I realized I haven't been to Malta in almost a year, trading used to be good from there and the deal I signed last year was a piece of cake; however on my most recent trip to Vogtland, I heard about the tensions between the Hessians and the Outcasts, boy this could get ugly but could also be profitable, some supplies would have to be re routed and the cost of blood diamonds could tank out completely. *puffs cigar* The goods that the RH normally needed came from Malta our they just took or made but my point is the trading w RH could make me more money.
I haven't felt the financial push to travel all the way to OM Alpha but the cigars alone might be a good enough reason.
Once we get back to PR onto B'mont to handle some rep issues, I may even have to sneak into the cesspool NY to clean up this mess.