Living Forever

[thk13421]

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Connection Secure. Welcome Back Neil!

Been a while since I've logged anything, and I apologize. But a lot's been happening, and I've needed some time to think. Now that I've got my thoughts in order, I can tell you what's been going on.

I've found a route that I like, from Dresden to Newcastle, and while it does take me through the Omegas, it's definitely lucrative enough to take the edge off. Pays about 10mil a run, so I can't complain about the of odd 2mil here or there lost to pirates. Turns out that the omegas are a cakewalk compared to Leeds; it's all the fun of a lawless backwater with all the danger of an active warzone. Joy.

I ran this route a few times, but after a while, I got the itch to move again. Never could stay in one place for too long. Trouble was the money; it was just to damn good to pass on. So I made up a plan to find someone to run the route for me. They'd fly my ship on the route I scouted, I'd pay for maintenance and repairs, and they'd pocket a fair chunk of change. So I went to Manhattan, poked around a bit in the dives and holes in the ground. The sort of places I would've found myself a few years back, if I'm honest.

That's nearly who I found, as it happened. Scrawny little kid named named Moe. Probably not a day over 19. Said he'd flunked out of LN flight school and couldn't find work, so I set him up in the Capital_Gains, showed him the route, and I haven't really seen him since. I keep in touch with him over the Neural Net though, and the credits keep coming in after every run, so I know he's holding up his part of the bargain. I didn't exactly give him the best of deals as far as wages went, but I think he's just happy to be flying again. He's got a reall head for flying; I suspect he didn't get the boot from flight school on that account. Hope I haven't gotten him killed by sending him out into some pretty nasty space.

He's a smart enough kid. He'll do fine. Yeah, he'll be fine.

For my part, I've picked up one of those Zoner Gunboats. Not a bad ship. I'm trying to find some new jump holes, maybe scout out some new routes, and I need a ship that'll make folks think twice about giving me trouble. Probably gonna pick up the DL once I've got the money, then sell the Albatross to Moe. Stars know, I ought to give him the damn thing; he's earned it.

It's funny. I've gotten pretty good at looking out for myself, but I've never really had to look out for someone else before. It's... It's not easy, honestly, but it's worth it. Dad's wrong. It's worth it.

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