Floodwaters
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Concordia Veil - Sienna's Cabin - Later that night
Slowly in the shadows a metal form slipped into the Captain's cabin from a air outtake vent. As it matierlized out of the lightless bowels of the ship, Crash was scanning the sleeping form. It was a bit concerned with waking the being, but then again, the Captain might sleep a bit better after the news.
As Crash crept on to the bed It brought up a bit of glowing on the exterior of It's body via a volumetric projection. Carefully a metal arm reached out and poked Sienna in the cheek. "Miss. Sleepy Pants? I need to speak to you..." A few more light nudges ito her cheek before It stepped back a hair.
Sienna's eyelids fluttered slightly at the touch, and with a soft groan, she rolled over and faced away from Crash's holographic projection, hugging the rough sheets around her shoulders. After a couple of seconds, she seemed to realize that she wasn't alone, and looked back over her shoulder, her eyes barely-open slits, and a puzzled, groggy frown creasing her face. When she spotted the spider bot, her eyes shot wide open and she gasped sharply, whirling around and sitting up, dropping her sheet to reveal her tight white undershirt. Another second passed before her shock melted into exasperated irritation. "God dammit Crash," she grumbled as her shoulder slumped with a sigh. "Ain't you ever heard of knocking?"
"Have you ever heard of night lights?" Crash spoke as the fluorescent green glow brightened a hair, lightening the environment. "I figured you would like to know I have secured a cargo that will be a simple orbital insertion delivery. A full cargo bay of Moondust, and Moon cave spider silk. I believe one of the crates will even be woven sick undies..." It chittered as it figured that crate would arrive a hair light.
"They will be bringing the load to the ship by 0600, they will be on transport pallets for loading. All we have to do is sign for it and then once the insertion of low orbit is made and confirmed by the ground radar station at Khorsovarolor, an account I have set up in the ship's name will be funded the profit from an escrow hold account. You though need to pay for the cargo. They wouldn't let me convince them other wise. I did try."
The captain's frown deepened, and for a second it appeared she was going to protest. However, her jaw only slid to one side for a moment as she considered what the spiderbot was saying, and ran a hand through her hair, blinking the sleep from her eyes. "How much are we talking about?" she asked. "And how do you know we're gonna be able to sell it for a profit on... where the hell did you say it was going?"
"Khorsovarolor... We will barter with the colony, they need the materials far more then anything else. they were destroyed or something and need to rebuild... Lots of that going around," Crash grumbled before continuing, "I have a Contact name to deal with once we arrive. You put on a pretty smile, if you are able to.. If not let Amelia talk, and maybe wear a low cut... Anyways barter with them and haggle like the dickens..." Crash Brought up a little Volumetric screen with an table showing the account and the potential profit. Sienna looked a touch displeased at the implication that she couldn't be pleasant, but said nothing.
"As for how much it will cost to get started, I'm willing to help out with one to two fifths of it, I found the job and I am willing to take the risk to prove it worth it. But the total right would be 5662.5 ks."
Crash paused for a moment before continuing, "I have located a bit of my personal money, it was roughly 3000 ks, it was hiding in an old MMO game... I can put down as much as two thousand to help here."
Sienna pursed her lips slightly, just before stifling a yawn and scratching the back of her head again. An odd look crossed her face, and she quickly hid her hands beneath the sheet again, disguising the motion by turning her body so that she sat cross-legged against the wall next to the bed, her sheets and blanket bunched up over her lap. "So who did you talk to about buying this stuff? And what do they want in return?"
"I talked to a man named Miyamoto Musashi of the Five Rings Corperation. he demainded 50% of the profets... But then a show him an image of you in the shower and got him down to 30%..." A look of indignant rage flashed across Sienna's face before Crash chittered and told her the truth. "No I got him down by offering to pay the cost of the good stright up. So that if something happened he would at least have that." Crash sent a copy of the communications to Sienna's data files so that she could view them on her time.
"I think it will be a good first job for the ship. Simple, cheap, and with a chance of a larg profit. Not thta I think we'll all retire to a princess beach planet, but we'll be able to keep going and have the cash to risk a bit more."
The captain let her head gently drop back against the wall as she closed her eyes. "All right," she responded quietly, pausing for a moment before she opened her eyes and eyed the spider bot dangerously. "But this is the last time you negotiate on my behalf with my money," she said sternly. Her eyebrows raised a little as if to accent her point. "We clear?"
"Yes, Master Lady." Crash sighed and turned. "You have access to the ship's account, i'll have the two grand in it before it's time to pay up." As it climbed back up the wall Crash let the glow start fading. It feared another long raging in It's hole... Maybe a night powered down in it's panty nest would do It good.
"Wait a minute," Sienna called after the bot, leaning forward a little and swinging her bare legs down to the floor. It was apparent she had on no pants, but she kept her thighs and waist encircled with the blankets. "There's something else I gotta talk to you about."
Pausing half way up the wall Crash turned and looked at her. "Yes, Master Lady?" It knew It was pushing buttons, but there was still those negative emotions rolling through since thier last conversation. Though the fact she slept in nothing but her panties and undershrit gave Crash great ideas as ways to get back at her.
"Quit calling me that," the captain protested, rolling her eyes. "Before dinner I happened on a message from some soldier stranded in a system in Abwehran space. He's already paid a cash advance, and promised a shit ton of money if we go get him," she continued, keeping her hands beneath the sheets. She, for no discernible reason, drew a sharp breath in through her nose and closed her eyes for a moment, as if trying to clear her head, or ward off some sudden, unpleasant feeling. Then she resumed talking as if nothing had happened a moment later. "I need you and Amelia to find out what you can about the Neue Jaspis star system, and get to work on plotting the best course there, after we take care of this delivery."
"If those are your orders." Crash started working out a message for Amelia's Datajockey, it was on a delayed delivery so that it wouldn't wake the Astrogator. "I'll see what she thinks, though If we bound a few blackholes, i'm sure it won't take long." Crash started
Sienna nodded. "Let me know as soon as you get something worked out," she said. "Now if your delivery's getting here in the morning, I need me some more sleep."
"Yes Master Ma'am, i'll be in the Computer Compartment if you need anything more." Crash dipped it's frount as if It bowed before truneign about and heading back into the vent.
Her upper lip furled upwards as she snorted derisively, shaking her head, too late to reprimand the Freespacer for his continued attempts to irritate her further. "Prick," she muttered as she swung her legs back up into her bunk and laid her head back down onto her pillow.
As the bot got deeper in, a faint "Smeghead" could be heard grumbled through the vents.
Under the covers in her bed, Sienna tightened her grip on the sheets, desperately trying to get her hands to stop shaking.
Slowly in the shadows a metal form slipped into the Captain's cabin from a air outtake vent. As it matierlized out of the lightless bowels of the ship, Crash was scanning the sleeping form. It was a bit concerned with waking the being, but then again, the Captain might sleep a bit better after the news.
As Crash crept on to the bed It brought up a bit of glowing on the exterior of It's body via a volumetric projection. Carefully a metal arm reached out and poked Sienna in the cheek. "Miss. Sleepy Pants? I need to speak to you..." A few more light nudges ito her cheek before It stepped back a hair.
Sienna's eyelids fluttered slightly at the touch, and with a soft groan, she rolled over and faced away from Crash's holographic projection, hugging the rough sheets around her shoulders. After a couple of seconds, she seemed to realize that she wasn't alone, and looked back over her shoulder, her eyes barely-open slits, and a puzzled, groggy frown creasing her face. When she spotted the spider bot, her eyes shot wide open and she gasped sharply, whirling around and sitting up, dropping her sheet to reveal her tight white undershirt. Another second passed before her shock melted into exasperated irritation. "God dammit Crash," she grumbled as her shoulder slumped with a sigh. "Ain't you ever heard of knocking?"
"Have you ever heard of night lights?" Crash spoke as the fluorescent green glow brightened a hair, lightening the environment. "I figured you would like to know I have secured a cargo that will be a simple orbital insertion delivery. A full cargo bay of Moondust, and Moon cave spider silk. I believe one of the crates will even be woven sick undies..." It chittered as it figured that crate would arrive a hair light.
"They will be bringing the load to the ship by 0600, they will be on transport pallets for loading. All we have to do is sign for it and then once the insertion of low orbit is made and confirmed by the ground radar station at Khorsovarolor, an account I have set up in the ship's name will be funded the profit from an escrow hold account. You though need to pay for the cargo. They wouldn't let me convince them other wise. I did try."
The captain's frown deepened, and for a second it appeared she was going to protest. However, her jaw only slid to one side for a moment as she considered what the spiderbot was saying, and ran a hand through her hair, blinking the sleep from her eyes. "How much are we talking about?" she asked. "And how do you know we're gonna be able to sell it for a profit on... where the hell did you say it was going?"
"Khorsovarolor... We will barter with the colony, they need the materials far more then anything else. they were destroyed or something and need to rebuild... Lots of that going around," Crash grumbled before continuing, "I have a Contact name to deal with once we arrive. You put on a pretty smile, if you are able to.. If not let Amelia talk, and maybe wear a low cut... Anyways barter with them and haggle like the dickens..." Crash Brought up a little Volumetric screen with an table showing the account and the potential profit. Sienna looked a touch displeased at the implication that she couldn't be pleasant, but said nothing.
"As for how much it will cost to get started, I'm willing to help out with one to two fifths of it, I found the job and I am willing to take the risk to prove it worth it. But the total right would be 5662.5 ks."
Crash paused for a moment before continuing, "I have located a bit of my personal money, it was roughly 3000 ks, it was hiding in an old MMO game... I can put down as much as two thousand to help here."
Sienna pursed her lips slightly, just before stifling a yawn and scratching the back of her head again. An odd look crossed her face, and she quickly hid her hands beneath the sheet again, disguising the motion by turning her body so that she sat cross-legged against the wall next to the bed, her sheets and blanket bunched up over her lap. "So who did you talk to about buying this stuff? And what do they want in return?"
"I talked to a man named Miyamoto Musashi of the Five Rings Corperation. he demainded 50% of the profets... But then a show him an image of you in the shower and got him down to 30%..." A look of indignant rage flashed across Sienna's face before Crash chittered and told her the truth. "No I got him down by offering to pay the cost of the good stright up. So that if something happened he would at least have that." Crash sent a copy of the communications to Sienna's data files so that she could view them on her time.
"I think it will be a good first job for the ship. Simple, cheap, and with a chance of a larg profit. Not thta I think we'll all retire to a princess beach planet, but we'll be able to keep going and have the cash to risk a bit more."
The captain let her head gently drop back against the wall as she closed her eyes. "All right," she responded quietly, pausing for a moment before she opened her eyes and eyed the spider bot dangerously. "But this is the last time you negotiate on my behalf with my money," she said sternly. Her eyebrows raised a little as if to accent her point. "We clear?"
"Yes, Master Lady." Crash sighed and turned. "You have access to the ship's account, i'll have the two grand in it before it's time to pay up." As it climbed back up the wall Crash let the glow start fading. It feared another long raging in It's hole... Maybe a night powered down in it's panty nest would do It good.
"Wait a minute," Sienna called after the bot, leaning forward a little and swinging her bare legs down to the floor. It was apparent she had on no pants, but she kept her thighs and waist encircled with the blankets. "There's something else I gotta talk to you about."
Pausing half way up the wall Crash turned and looked at her. "Yes, Master Lady?" It knew It was pushing buttons, but there was still those negative emotions rolling through since thier last conversation. Though the fact she slept in nothing but her panties and undershrit gave Crash great ideas as ways to get back at her.
"Quit calling me that," the captain protested, rolling her eyes. "Before dinner I happened on a message from some soldier stranded in a system in Abwehran space. He's already paid a cash advance, and promised a shit ton of money if we go get him," she continued, keeping her hands beneath the sheets. She, for no discernible reason, drew a sharp breath in through her nose and closed her eyes for a moment, as if trying to clear her head, or ward off some sudden, unpleasant feeling. Then she resumed talking as if nothing had happened a moment later. "I need you and Amelia to find out what you can about the Neue Jaspis star system, and get to work on plotting the best course there, after we take care of this delivery."
"If those are your orders." Crash started working out a message for Amelia's Datajockey, it was on a delayed delivery so that it wouldn't wake the Astrogator. "I'll see what she thinks, though If we bound a few blackholes, i'm sure it won't take long." Crash started
Sienna nodded. "Let me know as soon as you get something worked out," she said. "Now if your delivery's getting here in the morning, I need me some more sleep."
"Yes Master Ma'am, i'll be in the Computer Compartment if you need anything more." Crash dipped it's frount as if It bowed before truneign about and heading back into the vent.
Her upper lip furled upwards as she snorted derisively, shaking her head, too late to reprimand the Freespacer for his continued attempts to irritate her further. "Prick," she muttered as she swung her legs back up into her bunk and laid her head back down onto her pillow.
As the bot got deeper in, a faint "Smeghead" could be heard grumbled through the vents.
Under the covers in her bed, Sienna tightened her grip on the sheets, desperately trying to get her hands to stop shaking.