the holonet

Banshee private scramble code
         
Saw your handle on the Holonet. Star Lord saved the damsel in distress? Nice going. Told you people would start to call you that when word got around.
       
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Question: How is the shopping going? Reason I ask is that I've got a line on a pair of ARC-170s.
                  
Downside: One is going to be max load for Banshee. The 170 is a 50+ year old design - these are Clone War surplus. They are built to take a crew of three, pilot, copilot/gunner, and tail gunner. They aren't as fast or agile as an X-wing. If I buy them both, we'll need at least one more pilot.
          
Upside: They are new in the box. Built at the end of the war and never put into service. And cheap. I can get the pair for CR60K plus shipping to Naboo. I'll sell you one at my cost. Incom built them, so changing the engines from 4J4s to the 8-series and swapping in turbolasers for the laser cannon should just about be plug and play. Controls are about the same as Banshee; they did that with almost everything they made. Flying solo will triple the range to 15 days consumables. Not only are they heavily gunned, they have excellent armor and deflectors, as well as six proton torpedoes. Hyperdrive has a 1.5 rating, and I'll bet that can be upgraded too.
         
What do you think? Should I go ahead and buy them?
              
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Something else to throw out there. From reading the net, looks like your new ladyfriend is a crimefighter from Earth. Says she used to pilot her own plane, wants to learn to be a starpilot, and needs credits to buy a ship of her own. Think she'd be interested in hiring on? Since a 170 has dual controls, we could even give her starfighter pilot training as well as a good grounding in running a big ship. Comments?
      

[This transmission reaches Naboo after this post. It is two voices, one identified as Diana Prince.]


"...-eehar of the Grifter, need help.....blast destroyed the...-imary and seconda-....expect....-anqor, Uziel sys...coord-"

There are no further transmissions.

Rogers and Carter are both AWOL. Figure it's the rift.

Banshee will be grounding on Naboo sometime Friday, Threed starport.
        
Saturday around noon we will drop the cargo ramp and roll out the barbecue to celebrate an excellent month. Steaks, beer, wine, and Wookie Brandy for those with the head for it. Non-meat grillables for those who find it necessary. Stop by if you are in the neighborhood and share our good fortune.              
               
                     
{Private to Banshee Crew}
           
             
This celebration is a testimony to your abilities and  hard work this past month. We've been more than successful. I've checked the bank balance; the yard will start mounting the docking collar on Banshee's topside when we ground, and Peter can go shopping for a starfighter. Maybe not a latest generation X-wing, but next to latest, or the equivalent if something catches your fancy. River, help him find one with a good soul, and an astromech we can trust. If Peter will dub his tapes into the computer we can even expose the locals to some Earth music over the cargo bay speakers. 
               
Thank you,
Selene

I wish Manny were here, he'd love this place. Lots to see. Well, he'd probably be more interested in the ladies after a while. He was always like that. That's his problem, focused more on the women than on the money Me, I was always taking care of the business side.

Heard that rift, it brings people from other times. Maybe it can bring him before he died. Then I can say sorry Just don't bring that prick Sosa. Fuck him, he can stay where he is. Fucking cockroach bastard, tried to kill me. Or it's... kriffing bastard. Ah whatever, I like my way of saying it better.

Something has occurred to me, given that according to my records, June (Earth month) is coming soon. My birthday is on June 6th. Which means... party time. I also realize -- this will be my first birthday in this new galaxy.

Due to a recent clownian motion in the moronosphere, I thought I might set something straight.

My name is Selene. I am not a smuggler, or a spice runner, or a nerf herder.

If you need your people (6, 12 if they are good friends), or a small (20 tonne max, standard pallets, please), high-value cargo delivered by a bonded transport, contact me.

If you need your ship or small convoy escorted, contact me.

If you need short-term contract security, contact me.

If you have a raider or pirate problem, post a high enough bounty, and I'll contact you.

That being said...

I'm currently on Naboo, and looking for a new crew. I especially need a co-pilot and a flight engineer. If you don't have your commercial papers yet, I'll train the right person. I'm also interested in a few gunners/lumpers/security professionals. Unless things change, I'll be working from this sector out to the Outer Rim for a while.

My ship is the Banshee, or message me on the net.