"Is this thing on?" The young Balados finally rear his head?

[Sorrontis]

*beep*

"July 10th... what can I say. I started my deliveries, and boy is that a long run. And, probably worse, it's dangerous."

Balados lifts his hair to show the staples for a rather large cut on his forehead.

"Every one in Kusari space apparently hates me. It's the Hogosha, or the Alliance, or the Dragons, or the golden flower power boys. It's non-stop. Every time I take a corner, my trade lane route is disrupted. And then, going through Galileo, that's no joke. Hackers, Xenos or the Lib Rogues. It's a free for all, and I'm the buffet."

"Well, a couple hours ago, I got hit by a mixed group of Alliance and Hogosha pirates. It wasn't too bad. Their weapons barely damaging the shield, so, well, I ignored them."

Badalos starts laughing.

'That probably pissed them off. One of them had some kind of missile load-out, because what ever hit me, hit me really hard. The entire whale just shook, and I slipped from my console, whacking my head on it. Luckily, I had a med kit nearby, so I set a course on autopilot, and got working on my forehead. That should explain the staples, right?"

Balados stops for a second to think.

"I think its time for me to hire a crew member or two. You know, someone maybe trained in fixing ships or fixing humans. Or a turret gunner, that would be nice. I wonder if Sorrontis would take the job... ... ... Probably not."

"Which reminds me, I really wonder why he asked me to look into his past. I have absolutely no way of doing that. All his files, even the one that he showed me are encrypted beyond my security level. I'd have to do something illegal to get the data, and well, that's not a good idea."

Balados shakes his head, and decides to change the subject.

"So, three runs down, three more to go. Yeah, I thought it was going to be only five runs, but I can only carry four hundred twenty units of parts per run. Apparently, I'm not too good at math. So, if I do five runs with my full load of four-twenty, my last run will only take four hundred units. I might be able to carry something else too."

"Well, it's late here on Planet Miura, and I'm tired and hungry. This is it for today."

*beep*

Balados leaves his terminal and walks to exit his ship.

"You know what, let's spoil myself. I'm going to eat something expensive, like ten thousand credit expensive. I'm ahead of schedule, so if I drink a little too much, I can start later in the day."

Balados starts to walk towards a more interesting part of town.

"I just realized, I think I have enough credits to purchase my next ship already. I can just stop by Planet Honshu on my way home buy one if they have it in stock."