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[useofaswhat]

Afternoon, folks. – Evenin', now. [The man on screen clears his throat and nods in greeting, a little awkwardly. (And no, he's not actually wearing a floral bonnet. Today.)] This Admiral fella wanted a handful o' help and thought I was the man to give it so wǒ zài zhèlǐ. Name's Captain Reynolds, Mal if you ain't one to stand on ceremony. I'm sure it's fine to meet you all, and if it ain't, you go ahead an' let me know. [There's a smile purely for the sake of decorum, which drops off his face almost immediately as his eyes rake over something off-screen, as if reading.]

Let's see what we got here, then... Prison ship, eight levels and two additional restricted areas, complete with library, common rooms, medbay, an' my personal favorite, fully stocked kitchen. Probably serves better'n protein too. Laundry services, showers, art therapy facilities, and gardens included. Now that don't sound like any prison I ever been to. Hell, y'all even got a bar? Got quite a slick operation here, real nice 'n cozy.

But it still ain't as good as my boat.

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[hunt4commonwealth]

I see you've already talked to my old first officer. I'm Captain Dylan Hunt of the Andromeda Ascendant. But feel free to call me Dylan.

[useofaswhat]

Evenin', Captain. – Dylan. I hear you got a helluva ship yourself.

[hunt4commonwealth]

She's gotten me through a lot of sticky situations and kept me alive. I'm very proud of her.

[useofaswhat]

Sounds like you're lucky to have her.

[hunt4commonwealth]

I certainly think so. She thinks so, too. [Andromeda's AI has a healthy self-esteem.]

What about your ship? What's she like?

[useofaswhat]

She tell you that herself?

[He smiles fondly. If there's anything that'll move you onto his good side, it's listening while he goes on about his ship.] Perfect. Just big enough to hold my crew an' a coupla passengers, plus whatever cargo we got in the hold. She ain't the flashiest boat out there but she flies true.

[hunt4commonwealth]

A couple times, yeah.

It sounds like you've got a great ship there yourself. A freighter? One of my good friends was a freighter pilot and salvager. [And some other mostly legal things.] She loves her ship like nothing else.

[useofaswhat]

That's a talented lady you got there.

Yeah, sure do. Sounds like your friend knows how to pick a business.