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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maerdwyn" data-source="post: 2582658" data-attributes="member: 835">Mr. Tukera accompanies you on the shuttle out to the Acipiter-class merchant, which is currently dubbed "Lucky Credit".  Gavigan is quick to point out that if you were to purchase the ship, you could, of course change that inauspicious name.  This ship, which has a generally cylindrical hull, looks to be in excellent shape externally, almost certainly the result of restorations here at the starport.  A fuel scoop is visible in the hull's underside.  The shuttle docks with the Lucky Credit, and Gavigan says, "Feel free to look around - I would be happy to answer any questions, or I can put you in contact with the one of the lead mechanics in the port if you have any questions of a technical nature."******************Looking around inside the vessel, you see that it must have had some non standard uses.  The medbay, for example, is large, but sparsely equiped.  It also appears, from Trelene's best guess, to have been heavily sound proofed.  There are a full twenty staterooms, two of which are luxury class.  On the defense side of things, while the weapons are currently limited to heavy lasers and sandcasters, those interested in such things are surprised to see that the ship has basic stealth and cloaking capabilities.  The engineering deck contains the manuever drives, jump drive, life support, and a fuel processor.  Ruzz'koff estimates that fully crewed, the Lucky Credit would employ twelve:  1 command, 1 Pilot, 1 Astrogator, 2 Engineers, 4 turret gunners, 2 stewards, 1 medic.  A skeleton crew would be as few as six, with no stewards or gunners, witht the astrogator, medic, or an engineer taking the turrets as needed.</blockquote>

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