----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Johnson"
> Ricardo smiles "Lucky, well, I'll remember that next time we have a
> owners meeting...there are a bunch of us! Not all aboard right now."
>
> "We got a deal with Ollis Merchanting back on Mark, have a consignment
> of cargo for here. We're on our way through, headed to Montrose. It was
> a choice of this way or the other, and Ollis had some stuff for here.
> None of us have ever really been out here, so we're taking the scenic
> route, getting the lay of the land.
>
> "So far we've managed, it helps that she's mostly free and
> clear...mortgage payments on this beast would be a bitch. So long as we
> keep her wrenched right she runs pretty well." He pats the hull
> affectionately. "If we can keep her mostly loaded, she makes us enough
> to keep us going. At least we don't have to live in a trailer. It's
> when you think this life is gonna make you rich is when you get off
> course."
>
> He motions with his hand "You'll want a look around?"
Lysia watches the port authority man from where she's standing behind
Ricardo a thin smile spreads across her face. She taps her ear piece and
activates her mike.
"Mira, I have an idea that I'd like to run past you and Jac when you've got
a moment. Ricardo's a little busy right now and I need a sounding board."
Lysia David
