Bowex InfoNet (inRP)

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To: Bowex InfoNet
From: Frank Blacksmith, Captain of the Shetland Class Bowex)Gordon

And operation Shetland is officially complete! I have been promoted and the Gordon has been transferred into her new Shetland chassis. We took her out on two voyages to get used to the feel of her and to test her capabilities. The first voyage's profits were spent on getting her the required armour upgrade. The lack of gun mounts on the chassis make fighting simply a matter of flying towards the nearest trade lane as pirates try ineffectually to breach your hull.
Remi, my mechanic, is very happy that despite her huge size her docking procedures are as fast as the old Percheron (as long as she's lined up properly on approach). He's already spent hours tinkering with the engines and flight systems.
Argyle, the assistant mechanic, isn't so happy. He's just spent days recalibrating the cargo drones from the Perch. He perked up a bit when I told him that with the new increase in cargo space he could use a few units to keep things like whiskey and various other comestibles on board. I think he's programmed a victory dance routine into the droids for tonight's party.
Jose is overjoyed by the size of the hold and is already trying to convince me to start carrying slightly less legal goods. When I told him that I was in no way going to become a smuggler he sulked for a while. He then brightened up when I mentioned our company's change in policy direction and began speculating which Kusari blockades would be most profitable to run.
I'm happy with the new chassis. She does have a tendency to lift her nose up for some reason but it occurs rarely and the autopilot can compensate for it. The joy of being able to fly past smaller pirates on cruise, secure in the knowledge that their disruptors are no longer effective, is worth the cost. The turning circle is what you would expect from a ship her size but isn't so bad as to make travelling the space lanes a chore.
Anyway, the Gordon is now ready for business. I'll be testing a few routes for viability although I doubt there is anything around these days that's better than our primaries.

Now I have to rush off to start the celebrations, the drink is out and the currently empty cargo hold is festooned with decorations. I took the precaution of buying a tonne of anti-hangover pharmaceuticals so hopefully tomorrow we can start trading early.

See you in space chaps! and Rule Bretonia!

Blacksmith out

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