Sirius Business: The Life and Times of Jack Burton

[AngelOfIron]

Captain's Log, 04/28/3011

[Entry begins] Three days planetside and already I'm going stir crazy. Who knew that being wedged inside a cramped cockpit, looking out into the void would be more comfortable to me than sitting on a love stained bed, watching Z-Grade holo-porn? It's kind of funny, really. Back when I was a kid I was all excited to travel the stars, but swore that nothing would be as beautiful as the city skylines of Manhattan. Now? Well, I dunno what to tell you. I heard from the local authorities that the two Lane Hackers who destroyed my and Dane's former ship are currently being dogged by a pair of Bounty Hunters. Not that that reassures me any; I've yet to meet a competent bounty hunter in my career. But from what I can tell Dane, Finn and Seaver have discovered a series of trade routes that're earning them tens of millions every run. I didn't question if the runs were legal or not because I absolutely do not want to be identified as an accessory should my suspicions prove correct. But honestly, regardless of the case, part of me wonders if I could get away with taking out a loan from one of them. Just enough to get me back in the cockpit, y'know? But then that begs the question: If they did give me a handout, what would I purchase with it? Another Grizzly? Naw. It's tempting, but I'd feel like I'd be doing a dishonor to the Brumas' memory if I did. Maybe I could try my hand at flying one of those old "Crow" Civilian Heavy Fighters that all the mercenary fighter jocks used to rave about. I remember talking to this young hotshot once in this bar on Los Angeles who claimed to pilot a Crow. I remember the conversation well, because he sure that he went on record as saying that "...he wouldn't have traded it for all of the credits in Sirius!" (...) Come to think of it, what was that fellah's name? Martin? No... Mackenzie? No, he wasn't a Bret... Marcelo? Naw, that wasn't it either... Marcus? Yeah! That was it. Marcus. Marcus somethin'. Huh. I wonder whatever happened to him? [Entry ends]

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