GG Plot C2S1

POV: SJ

What if we do this from the XOs pov? Just for something different?

Goal: First cargo run, should appear to be a regular sort of event. SJ will be uncomfortable because she's now in debt for more money than she's ever seen or heard of, and she's dependent on the sketchy Skyler. They’ll make a pinch and be attacked by pirates.

So three days later, the cargo is on board, the linchpin is released, they're fueled for a jump out and back and in-system maneuvers. They're ready to pinch out. The new "captain" and her sketchy "business partner" are installed on the FB giving XO fits. Salome flounces around like she owns the place. the "crew" brought on by Skyler is even sketchier than he is, and wth is the damn cat doing on a spaceship. All right, a ship's cat isn't that unusual, and it is taking care of the damn vermin that keep chewing the wires. If only the damn thing wouldn't insist on talking and poking at the ship's controls like it thinks it's the ship's navigator.

The cargo seems like it's on the up-and-up--which is a bit of a surprise to XO given his impression of Skyler.

At least the "captain" is smart enough to leave the actual running of the ship to XO and confine herself to asking endless, annoying questions about everything on the ship. Plus, she's making chummy with the crew. Not sleeping with them thank god, except for her twin gigolos (he suspects they aren't actually twins, but he's not sure yet), and they don't really matter

they pinch out and arrive at their destination (wherever). Out of nowhere, a ship swoops out of the convenient and obligatory asteroid belt and starts shooting, crippling the fb (Matt's going to have to set this up).

the fb has to have some way to hold off the pirates long enough for the pilots to start talking.