Diurnia Space - 2 Jan 2374
"Cap, we need to talk. The cabin?", Ms Maloney asked.
I shrugged. When I closed the door, we sat and I asked, "Is this about your impending departure?
"It's a little more serious than that, Captain. I inherited a few days ago, and immediately bought out the four shares of your company. You own 5 shares, DST owns 4. I spent 50 million for the four, and want to buy one of yours for another 50 million."
I gapped, "Christine, what?"
"Because of you, Ishmael. You took a ship sold for scrap, and turned it into a luxury liner. You turned around the Agamemnon, and saved the Tinker. I want you on the Board of DST, and to be Senior Captain in charge of special projects."
I sipped my coffee, "I can't possibly decide this now."
"Of course not. Talk to your lawyers
"No, no. I need to talk to my partner." I buzzed Engineering, "Chief Gerheart? Please join me in the cabin. Ms Maloney has a business proposition for us."
"She offered how much?"
ReplyDelete"And just what do you think she will say when she realises that all of your success has been due to all those angathics you smuggle every trip?"
"Haha! Can you imagine you in a board room, being asked where they should invest or consolidate their business? The best you could say is "Buy more knackered cruise ships and don't remove the easily accessible redundant ducting on D-deck."
"Oh my stars this is hilarious..."
"Sorry, ok, I'm back. So how are we going to stop her?"
This is probably the last of these I'll do. I reread the series and stopped one the series should have ended.
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