Sissix (00:17): yes
(00:17): im goin to complain my boss bout this n th mornin
Ashby (00:17): sorry. it’s important
(00:17): i just forwarded you a letter
Sissix (00:18): why cnt yo come to my room i hat typng
Ashby (00:18): because i don’t want anyone to hear what we’re saying
Sissix (00:18): ship ok?
Ashby (00:18): yes, just read the damn letter
Sissix (00:19): give me minut
(00:19): need to heat bed i can barly mov
Ashby (00:19): get a heat blanket and let’s go
Sissix (00:24): ok better
(00:24): can actually use my hands now, hooray
Ashby (00:24): READ IT
Sissix (00:24): ok ok
(00:27): HOLY SHIT
Ashby (00:27): shh, i could hear you yell through the wall
Sissix (00:27): ashby
(00:27): this
(00:28): holy shit
(00:28): we just won the jackpot
Ashby (00:28): sis, if you don’t stop making noise in there, i’m going to space you
Sissix (00:28): how are you NOT making noise
(00:28): are you seeing how much money this is
(00:29): PLUS EXPENSES
(00:29): ashby this is more than we brought in all of last standard
(00:29): and this would be just profit
(00:30): pure profit, no expenses
Ashby (00:30): i know
(00:30): i still can’t wrap my head around it
Sissix (00:30): we could get a new bore for this, easy
(00:31): and all sorts of new tech
(00:31): just like we talked about
(00:31): stars, ashby
(00:32): and not to be pushy, but your crew could get a bonus
(00:32): for example
Ashby (00:32): yes
(00:33): it’s incredible, i know
(00:33): but we need to be smart about this
(00:33): this is one hell of a haul
Sissix (00:34): we’re used to long hauls between jobs
(00:34): we’ll be okay
Ashby (00:34): this is the better part of a standard we’re talking about
(00:35): that means no vacations, no visiting family unless they’re in our flight path, and a lot of stasie food
Sissix (00:35): it’s not like we won’t dock when we can. i can plot us a nice smart course that gives us plenty of market stops and places to put our feet on the ground
Ashby (00:36): i know
Sissix (00:36): but?
Ashby (00:36): it’s toremi space
(00:36): those people have been at war forever
(00:37): and i don’t know anything about them
Sissix (00:37): ashby, the GC wouldn’t send us in if it wasn’t safe
(00:38): we’re an unarmed tunneling ship, no one will be concerned with us
(00:38): if anything, that long haul gives them plenty of time to get their diplomatic shit sorted out before we arrive
(00:39): and i am sure that place will be swarming with bureaucrats and GC troops
(00:39): all we have to do is get there, punch a hole and jump back home
Ashby (00:40): so long as they don’t start murdering each other again once we’re there
(00:40): i don’t even know what language they speak
(00:41): oh
(00:41): wait
Sissix (00:41): what
Ashby (00:42): rosemary
(00:42): i hadn’t even thought of her
(00:43): do you think she’s up for this?
Sissix (00:43): in terms of job or psyche?
Ashby (00:43): both
(00:44): a standard’s a lot to ask even for spacers like us
(00:44): this is all new to her
Sissix (00:45): well, as far as the job goes, she’s got plenty of time to get her claws sharp
(00:45): so to speak
(00:46): as for her personal life, she’s dodged every question i’ve asked about family, and she’s single, too
(00:46): i don’t get the impression that she’s in any rush to visit home
(00:47): besides, you read the letter
(00:47): hiring her essentially got you this job
(00:47): so even if she’s useless the rest of the way, at least she did that much
Ashby (00:48): ouch
Sissix (00:48): i’m kidding
(00:48): kind of
Ashby (00:49): it’s so much money
(00:49): we could do so much with this
(00:50): and what a project
Sissix (00:50): like i said
(00:50): jackpot
(00:51): you’ve earned this
(00:51): i’ve known you a long time, ashby
(00:51): trust me
(00:51): you’ve earned this
Ashby (00:52): thank you, sis
(00:52): sorry for waking you, i just needed to pick your brain
(00:52): i’ll need to discuss it with the crew before i decide anything
Sissix (00:53): so let’s discuss it with them
Ashby (00:53): no sis wait
Throughout the ship, the voxes snapped to life. “EVERYBODY, WAKE UP! BIG NEWS! CREW MEETING! REC ROOM IN FIVE!”
Ashby (00:54): i’m going to space you, sissix
Sissix (00:55): you love me
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