Putting the Tramp in Trader
“It’s a steel box.”
“It’s a fully functional – well, mostly functional, but all primary systems are functional – Hariven-class free trader. Just what you want when you’re starting out in this business.”
“It’s a steel box with a plasma torch welded on the back.”
“And a generous cargo capacity for its displacement, regenerative life support, ah – adequate crew quarters and food vats, and docking room for a single surface-orbit shuttle.”
“And it’s –”
“– a steel box, yes. If you wanted to pay for stylish, would you be shopping for starships in a wreckyard?”
“Show me the contract again.”
– overheard in Kathar orbit, Cilmínár system