He could not stop smiling.
He tried to, he tried to make the transaction with debonair
and eloquence. The reality is, though,
Tripper had been smiling since he had the money to buy the ship he had his eye
on.
His final cargo run was the same one as the ill fated one
that made his first million, except this time, he didn’t run into any
pirates. Tripper was accompanied by a
trader who hired him, a man named Harus.
Harus was looking for some advice on a good trade run, and Tripper told
him about the ore run to New Tokyo, and offered his services as an escort. Surprisingly, Harus agreed. So, while Harus went to get his ore, Tripper
went with him and filled his own cargo bay up.
On the way there, Tripper did the math and realized he would have enough
credits to buy the ship he was saving for.
He was so excited, that he didn’t charge Harus for the escort.