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<blockquote data-quote="Maidhc O Casain" data-source="post: 4396676" data-attributes="member: 29558"><p><strong>H'Roosh</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: SeaGreen">"A shame we couldn't come to an understanding . . . if you should change your mind perhaps something could be worked out."</span></p><p></p><p>He turns to those of the party remaining.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: SeaGreen">"I have some ideas about uses for the CrestDancer, and directions for our company to take in the future. I would say that such things should wait for the conclusion of our business with the Lich, but perhaps we could start laying the groundwork now. We'll certainly have some time as we travel to discuss it, and some time now as we provision and make ready to set sail.</span></p><p><span style="color: SeaGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: SeaGreen">My proposal is this. The CrestDancer seems ideally suited for use as a fast courier, a transport for VIPs, or a specialty cargo trader. Possibly a combination of the three. We'll need a home port. Radoon is poised to settle down, I think, and this is an ideal location (if we can find property here) given the proximity to Marin and Sons - folks we know are friendly to us. What if we enter into a formal partnership? Though he has his own resources and may determine that previous commitments create a conflict of interest, Geoffrey was a part of our party when we took the CrestDancer and in fairness is entitled to a share. And though Finn declined initially, I'd renew the offer of part ownership for him as well. Though he's voluntarily surrendered his claim, I also think it would set an honorable tone for our company to offer to pay Gnurl his share of the value of the 'Dancer as soon as we have the capitol to do so, and we should eventually see if Mingo and Anson had family that need monetary help as well.</span></p><p><span style="color: SeaGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: SeaGreen">Radoon will be situated to act as our contract broker and to take care of matters regarding our base of operations. Any expenses for ship, base of operations, etc. would be paid first from monies generated by operations, of course. I'd recommend we take salaries and put the rest of our profits into an account for emergencies, at least until we get a comfortable sum put away. My thoughts are actually running to some sort of arrangement wherein we buy a small island and establish a town there as a base, and provide for retirement to that base for anyone with enough time in service to us who wishes to continue in a less active role.</span></p><p><span style="color: SeaGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: SeaGreen">But again, all of this is for the future . . . we've a lich to send to Hell first."</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maidhc O Casain, post: 4396676, member: 29558"] [b]H'Roosh[/b] [COLOR="SeaGreen"]"A shame we couldn't come to an understanding . . . if you should change your mind perhaps something could be worked out."[/COLOR] He turns to those of the party remaining. [COLOR="SeaGreen"]"I have some ideas about uses for the CrestDancer, and directions for our company to take in the future. I would say that such things should wait for the conclusion of our business with the Lich, but perhaps we could start laying the groundwork now. We'll certainly have some time as we travel to discuss it, and some time now as we provision and make ready to set sail. My proposal is this. The CrestDancer seems ideally suited for use as a fast courier, a transport for VIPs, or a specialty cargo trader. Possibly a combination of the three. We'll need a home port. Radoon is poised to settle down, I think, and this is an ideal location (if we can find property here) given the proximity to Marin and Sons - folks we know are friendly to us. What if we enter into a formal partnership? Though he has his own resources and may determine that previous commitments create a conflict of interest, Geoffrey was a part of our party when we took the CrestDancer and in fairness is entitled to a share. And though Finn declined initially, I'd renew the offer of part ownership for him as well. Though he's voluntarily surrendered his claim, I also think it would set an honorable tone for our company to offer to pay Gnurl his share of the value of the 'Dancer as soon as we have the capitol to do so, and we should eventually see if Mingo and Anson had family that need monetary help as well. Radoon will be situated to act as our contract broker and to take care of matters regarding our base of operations. Any expenses for ship, base of operations, etc. would be paid first from monies generated by operations, of course. I'd recommend we take salaries and put the rest of our profits into an account for emergencies, at least until we get a comfortable sum put away. My thoughts are actually running to some sort of arrangement wherein we buy a small island and establish a town there as a base, and provide for retirement to that base for anyone with enough time in service to us who wishes to continue in a less active role. But again, all of this is for the future . . . we've a lich to send to Hell first."[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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