[MSGR: Neville Etheridge -> Riley Parker]

[VanDoornian]

Riley Parker, you picking this up? Hey, what's up Neville? How's the grind? Oh, it's going. Paid off mom's debt thanks to the Silver Rush. She's actually in the black, if you can believe that. Whoa, for real? Hot damn, that's great news, man. You gonna be stopping near LA? I can totally buy to celebrate that. Nah, you know how it is. Still on the haul. How's your thing working out with Synth? Crew chief, right? Yeah, for corpsec and some of the smaller transports. It's California you know, so, Rogues and Xenos, but we don't see much here just up the gravwell. When I clock out, it's all LA nightlife when I catch my surface shuttle. It's going smooth then? Well... smooth as it can. If I'm honest, I think I've been passed over for promotion twice now. Think you can imagine why. Yeah. "From the Pitt." ****ing boulderbrain rich kid execs, girl. Too right. Pay's still ok and I got my benefits, but it's not like I can find another job here in Cali. This placement was just too good. Kind of dealing with it, because what can you do. Actually, it's sort of why I called. I don't know what the feds'll think of it as far as keeping your benefits. But you thought about going freelancer? Like serving on a hauler full-time? Wow... I haven't really. That was always your thing, you know? And, like, the lanes can be dangerous. You see how many reports come in across the sector about pirate cruisers? Yeah, you got to be nimble, no doubt about that. But it ain't that different to running on our old Pelly troop carriers. Hell, I'm still driving the one Castle set me up with. You and that Junker lady, right? Topeaka? Yeah, well... she bit it during the Silver Rush. Just me and the bot now. Oh sh**. What happened? Cardamine withdrawal. ****ing IMG took her dosage at gunpoint and said "be smarter next time". Well, there wasn't no next time. Some ship named Silver Supplier, who I'd love to cap someday. She died on our way back to Liberty to try and get a new dose. It was all bull****. Damn, man... That's real. I'm sorry. You know I'm probably not as good of a mechanic, if that's what you're looking for. Not sure those are shoes I can fill. You're alright, and so am I. We'd share the load. And you're a better dealmaker than me, always wringing new parts and gear outta the fleet. I'm gonna need that, since I got plans for this enterprise. Need people I can rely on to make it happen. And I'm one of those? Well, the other nineteen people I asked from B company already turned me down. You- shut up! That's because they can't survive your dad humor, you old fart. Aaah, oh you ain't seen nothing yet. Ahah... you know... alright, lemme think about it. I got to make arrangements for my family and figure out what the paperwork looks like, all that jazz. It's all good, I get it. I get you on-board, we'll be going bigger and better places, so the money side'll shake out all right eventually. And its not confirmed, all right? We still have to talk terms, but come by when you're in Cali, and I'll treat you, ok? Sounds tight. Pick a bar that's got good onion rings, will you? Call you when I'm in-system Alright, man. Peace out. See ya.