He ate while doc told him about his impressions of government. and realized he.. wasn't in house space. he relaxed alot more then he was able to for a long time.
"Ive never meant a xeno harm. They see us as.. well.. whores for the system that put them in thier place and I have to agree... Often being a junker is about doing legitimate business.. or .. so called legitimate business the way we want it... Dublin doesn't get gingham from anyone else but me for the past 5 years. but that fabric is still produced in an automated mill...
Our.. black market is still a threat... but the xenos and unioners both subsist on anger and vengeance and its those two things thats cost me the most." he sighed.
sweet lord even the bread and butter was euphoric.
"I guess i do what I do to.. help folks cope with it. its the motto of psychotherapy. to find peace.. and cope. What you want to do int he world after that is.. well up to you."
"My meemaw was from gallia.. back when there were more noble nobles apparently, though from what Ive seen.. her fathers ring isn't worth more then a cracker jack box trinket. All I see over there is history repeating itself. Nobles.. Corporate government.. All off the god damned mess slots the richer apart from the slightly less rich and so on and so forth.... Which is probably why house space is so damn tightly wrapped up in itself. Like its the only part of the black that matters... Id be willing to thank the goddess herself for making sure space stayed larger then our pippin hubris." he straightened his back out. probably what set Doc on the subject.
after eating more ans swallowing and reveling in said meal..
"It first got hurt.. long time ago when I fell off a cargo pod loading a pelican many years ago.. since then the stamina back there has suffered horribly. also.. I think I've had..67 rough ejections.. 85.. or so micro gravity crashes. one of those was after my slipped disc surgery. And recently.. which was.. the worst.. was.. My salvager. got jumped by two kids in New London. She split down the middle.. gravity went out and my wall safe door flew out and slapped me in the side.
It hasn't hurt this bad in 20 odd years... me pa had the same injury on Pittsburgh he had to retire and basically.. In the mckenna clan.. if ye aren't busy.. you might as well be dead.
Ive bought alot of snake oil and paid alot of witch doctors over the years.. some of its worked but.. At this point? I dont know if I can keep up my usuall pace and risks anymore.
Thats whats got me the most frightened." he admitted.
