Seed, Feed, and Contraband...

Out in the Rim when lookin' for work no better place then Eavesdown Docks on Persephone. If ya have a ship that'll fly and flexible morales, there be work to keep the crew fed and the ship in the air. Reason Icarus came a callin' from out in the Black. Ol' Captain Fickett had Zeke and the boys go scrounge up some work while he rectified some personal matters. Mad Braddock stays on the ship, plump goes white and gets the sweats on real ground some of the times. Figurin' he would get Icarus fuel'd and keep 'er runnin', just case. Lookin' for work means talkin' to "Mini" MacDougal. Right smart little fella when it comes to mischief and money. In fact he had a gorram milk run for the boys! Seems the fine folk in a little town called Sonora on Jiangyin needin' some farmin' supplies and such. 'Course job like this usually don't catch "Mini's" eyes, 'cept other folks on old Jiangyin plannin' on misbehavin'. So "Mini" thinks that Icarus can do the town a right service, while also armin' some folks. Zeke and "Mini" come to terms and shake on it. On the way back to the ship, they find the Captain. Seems the Captain was plannin' on settlin' matters with lead, when they arrived. He had his piece aim'd at another "job recruiter" named Badger. Zeke and Benjamin decide to take to the drink, while trying to understand Badger's plumb odd speak. In the end everyone left on their own feet, though none was shiny about the meetin'.
Well the boys couldn't find no fools needin' to go workin' the land out in Jiangyin before hittin' the Black. Braddock calculated a 17 day trip. All went well, the usual issues when ya have 5 men couped up in small quarters. Braddock had some "spells" hootin' and hollerin', James got mite tetchy 'bout the ship and his bunk mate. Ol' Zeke's dog left a few "treats" in various places on the ship. 'Course the others liked to return these gifts, usually under his pillow to find. Clint checked the Cortex on anythin' concerning Jiangyin. Not much came to say 'bout a rock way out in the middle of no where.
As they entered Atmo, Capt. figures time to split the crew some with the two jobs. Zeke took Braddock, Clint, and Benjamin out in the shuttle with the contraband. Peeled off in entry to help hide one's self and find a place to hunker down till night fall. The plan was at night fall, Zeke would make contact with those interested in the unwholesome goods. The Capt. and Jim landed Icarus and met with the local law, a man named Whitney. A bit doe eyed, but good enuff fella. Seems word from the Wave came through sayin' how some folks lookin' to be bad was gettin' some fire power.
So Ol' Capt. Fickett let Zeke know that the law was on to them. Seems like it may be time to rethink the plan. While Whitney honored the free fuel up, he did place a grav lock on the ship. Seems there are a couple ships here and either could be trouble, Icarus and another transport called Hannah Rose.

Nothing goes smooth out in the Black...