The Life and Times of Talis Benson

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Talis Benson
April 7, 817 A.S.
Time-16:40
I Can't believe I made it all the way to Arecibo!, and right before a major Ion storm hit; it's for the best though, it's going to take me a few days to finish all the work on my ship. The head mechanic promised me he'd honor the old mans promise.

Speaking of parts, man Arecibo is really the best, some of the equipment here is even new.

Ps. on a side note, looks like I've got myself a Nickname, the mechanics' have started calling me Thumper cause of my dads helmet...I'm not adverse to it.
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Talis Benson
April 8, 817 A.S.
Time-7:43
I've hardly slept in the past 12 hours, the mechanic's walked me through all the upgrades Arecibo has and it's staggering. I've bought all the new equipment, it came out to something like 25 million credits!, I definitely won't be heading back to Trafalgar after this, the old man would eviscerate me.

I'll be spending the next few days equipping all the new stuff, the armor upgrades will probably take me the longest considering all the welding I'll have to do.
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Talis Benson
April 9, 817 A.S.
Time-10:23
I've just about finished all the upgrades, I'm gonna let the Arecibo boys install the weapons, she's gonna be a real fighter when they're through, I'm lookin' forward to tryin' out the 'lyzer missles and the Mini Razor.

Time- 14:10
I've decided to head out to Yanagi in Sigma-13, I hear it's a great place for fighter pilots to prove their worth and even do some scrappin' on the side, I'm hopin' for the action, I don't mind scrapping or smuggling, I just don't want that to be the only thing I do...maybe I'll offer my services as a Escort pilot; I always beat the escort pilots in the simulator on Trafalgar and my Collector is top of the line now, I should be able to find someone willing to hire me.

Time- 16:55
all the upgrades are complete, I've taken the time to practice dogfights in the Arecibo simulator, I think I'll be okay as a fighter pilot, that said I'll be haulin' a load of supplies to Yanagi, no sense in not earnin' some scratch on the side, I'll be leaving as soon as the Storm clears up.

ps. Looks like the Mechanics changed my transponder while they were installing my weapons, I guess I'm offically "Thumper" now; I'll take it as a good thing, I like my dads old callsign...I guess my callsign now. ^_^'
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Junker Proverb: It is good to be brave, but it is also good to be careful. If you are careful, you will not get into situations that require you to be brave.