Madness as usual

[Funkz]

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OPERATOR CONFIRMED: LOGAN SINCLAIR
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Memo to myself: I am a genius, thank you very much for you applause, I appreciate it. Tonight's dinner solved two of three problems. First of all, Ms. Gates - apparently she doesn't have a first name at all - agreed to take over the weapon officer duties from Paul. Secondly, I talked her out of the position of first mate that usually comes with the gunner duties on my ship. So I can keep Paul as first mate and have a weapon officer that actually seems to know what she's doing at the same time. That's perfect, the crew wouldn't have been too happy about a newcomer who is promoted to chief mate right away. Especially since Ms. Gates doesn't seem to be the most relaxed type, she's more the serious one. She immediately moved her stuff into her quarters and didn't return for the rest of the evening. I'll have to find a quiet minute to talk to her to her in private.

However, my third problem becomes a more and more pressing issue with each passing day: We still need a job for the Victoria. Lewis suggested to sell shares of our company to bigger players in the shipping business. I'm not very fond of losing my independence but he's right about some benefits: Selling shares means cash and likely new contracts. He still has to come up with a particular buyer for his plans though. I won't sell shares to a foreign corporation, that's for sure. Not after I met those bloodsuckers from Synth Foods. I we have to sell it's going to be a Bretonian company that buys our business out. That leaves only Gateway or Bowex, a Hobson's choice.

But before we do that, we'll try out a new route. I heard the miners at Graves Station are always looking for transports and you don't have to sign a contract for that. You simply buy the gold and sell it to the Rheinbank in New Berlin. And I'm sure the crew will be looking forward to a new trip, too. You grow tired of looking at Leeds and the smog clouds after a week in orbit.

- Logan out.

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