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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ptolemy" data-source="post: 9263812" data-attributes="member: 1412">Setting of for Flammarion 066-1080The Baron used some influence to get us on board an X-boat and we will be in Flammarion in a week. It was incredibly tough saying goodbye to Noreena. I have a feeling we will see her again.Week 1That was the most uncomfortable week, and that’s saying something considering Gunn! We were cramped and our pilot was surly and drunk most of the time. We were very pleased to get to Flammarion. Flammarion has surprisingly security heavy given the low(ish) law level. As we went through customs we were asked about our gauss pistols, which we were all carrying “This is the Third Imperium, not the Glorious Empire, what’s with the cannons?” “They aren’t illegal, are they?” “Not if you have a concealed carry permit.” So we all were ushered into a dingy security room to fill in the paper work. The side room clashed with the shiny corridors of the high port, scruffy furniture and dirty walls. The security couldn’t help but admire our guns and then one of them recognised the crest. “You guys are in the service of Baron Caladbolg?” “Sort of, we looked after his daughter for a while.” And then they recognised us. The interview which Helena had given weeks ago had made a small stir in the datasets across District 268, apparently. We’re minor celebrities, which is weird. They processed us quickly and took holopics with us - especially Helena, who, granted, is a looker.You have to traipse through the whole port to get to the hotels. We took the shuttle, booked into the TAS hotel, dropped our bags and went to look around. Lots of security posts. Flammarion Highport is basically a big Ling Standard Products installation. They literally own the planet, running the mines and own all the shops. They lease a section to the IISS and have small ship yards here, as well as manufacturing plants. It’s all for export and the shops didn’t have much that’s impressive. I went shopping but only bought some software (training apps for the astrogation exam, amongst others) and we all picked up some P-HUDs for our guns and linked them to our DD/rs. Peter sent a vidmess to one Mr. Anders Casarii who he knows from a few years back when he was last here. P thinks he might put some work our way. Which is why P anted to head this way.Week 2It turns out P was correct. An old S-type was abandoned on Walston. It had been loaned out to discharged scouts. This is common enough as it saves the IISS from forking out for docking and if the ship is needed the current users are usually browbeaten into crewing the ship for whatever purpose it has been recalled for. It seems the previous crew had been selling off the new parts and buying second hand from the last few IISS refits and overhauls. They had let it run down so badly that the control electronics failed. They made it back to Flammarion with their log, got nicked and are inside. This is all months ago. Casarii wants us to take a bunch of kit out there, jury-rig the old banger and bring her back for a full refit. He offered 1,000 credits each, which isn’t much but the addition of  full expenses including fuel and life support on our way back makes it pretty easy money. I have some income from some ships shares but I’d like to save that up and out down a deposit on a FT if I can. So we said yes and we are booked on Autumn Gold tomorrow. That will make a round week at the Highport, which is enough. It’s not a bad station but other than the bars and the shopping mall there isn’t much to do.Week 3We just landed at 567-908. Corelli, captain of Autumn Gold had a drop off there for the IISS and we will be away in a day or so. I’m glad I picked up a good breather so I could get off the ship but there is nothing here, not even much air. There are a dozen scouts and they were happy to see new faces. We walked up to the small observatory on a hill a few kilometres from the landing strip and lost some money playing poker with the astronomers. The whole planet is grey. I had the feeling that we were being watched but I have that a lot since Gunn. Right, we’re off. I’m as soon as we go into a jump I get a bit angsty and log into my astrogation trainer. I’ll get used to it. At this rate I only have a few more lessons to go and I can do the provisional license exam.Week 5We just came out of jump in the Walston System. It will take a couple of days to get to Walston Main. I’ll be glad to get off Autumn Gold. Michelle is a good captain and the crew are friendly enough bunch, especially to someone like myself who has been part of a trader's crew a good few times. However, we have only been off-ship for long enough to go for an extended walk since we left Flammarion three weeks ago.</blockquote>

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