We've all been there, waiting for hours at a port while waiting for the dock hands to load the ship. I thought it was going to be like any ordinary trip. Hundreds of tons of cargo, millions of credits. I had just finished drinking a coffee from the bar. Creamy, tons of sugar, just how I love it.
I was in Colonia for a visit to an old friend, back from my my childhood, and to see the sights. I made sure to bring all my ships on a space taxi, so I decided to run some cargo. As I stepped out onto the landing pad, I looked up to my ship, the ITS Hedwick, and it's beautiful coat of paint. What I didn't see was the small girl who ran inside my cargo bay as it just got finished loaded.
I was about halfway to Ratrii when I heard a bump. A single bump isn't so out of the ordinary, but then there was a crash from the cargo bay. I grabbed my pistol and ran down to the cargo bay as I saw a blur run out into the crew quarters. I knew that those would be more of a nuisance than a boon. As I ran after her, she tripped on a railing and fell. I walked over and held my gun at the ready.
"who are you and what're you doing on my ship?" I spoke softly, never expecting to confront anyone that I didn't bring on. She looked scared and shook her head. "Please, please don't kick me out!"
"I won't if you tell me what is going on!" I said as calmly as a shaking trader could.
"Alright! I'm Lilith Finn ! I'm trying to run away from my home." She said while she was sitting up. This was going to be the start of something interesting... To Be Continued (?)