Goodbye, Nana

This morning, I awoke to the news that my wife's grandmother passed away. She was a wonderful woman with an amazing life. She worked at Calspan to make ends meet before moving on to her true calling as a florist.

She was always right in the middle of things, keeping the party going. She made you smile, she made you drinks. Sometimes, the drinks made you smile. She was always a full of hospitality and kind words. She hosted some of the best parties I have ever been to, especially at Christmas time. She was always there for her children, grandchildren and more than a few great-grandchildren. 

She could tell a hell of a story. 

Nana, you will be sore missed but always loved. 

For a while, I will be attending to family needs. The website is on automatic mode, so anything you see here would have been scheduled over a week ago, under a different set of priorities. I could turn it off, but I won't. That wouldn't be hospitable. 

Strictly (Duke) Springer - Day 039 - Feb 8th

Guess why I am still here? Because this is the only place I can sell side arms and heavy side arms. Geeze.

I pay the crew and purchase two skimmers. I’m down 290 secs.

1 Antelope starship with TL-5 Guns. I owe 117,000 secs. in principle.
1 TL-1 Ship’s Guns.
1 Hopper with boat guns, TL-3.
2 CU Status unit in Cockpit and Engineering, 8 1 CU Status units in Crew Quarters and 1 1 CU unit in Gunnery.
2 Skimmers.
10 Fuel Units in the Ship’s Boat.
12 Repair units,
5 Life Support Units in the Ship’s boat.
7 PS-bots, 1 per character,
6 Heavy Hand Weapons for sale, 4 for characters use,
205 Side Arms for sale,
13 U-suits, 7 for the crew, 5 for sale.
and the ship is fueled with 4 hypercharges.

I have 1,431 secs. We are wanted in the Palatek system.

Strictly (Duke) Springer - Day 038 - Feb 7th

Maybe this is a type of  skimmer.
This is Revel Robotech Model.

Third time’s the charm.

I sell 9 LSU for 360 secs. I unload the U-bot for 400. Not bad. I pay my 300 in interest and throw another 1300 at the 
principal.

Here's what I got in inventorty: 

1 Antelope starship with TL-5 Guns. I owe 118,300 secs. in principle.

1 TL-1 Ship’s Guns.
1 Hopper with boat guns, TL-3.

2 CU Status unit in Cockpit and Engineering, 8 1 CU Status units in Crew Quarters and 1 1 CU unit in Gunnery.

10 Fuel Units in the Ship’s Boat.

12 Repair units,

5 Life Support Units in the Ship’s boat.

7 PS-bots, 1 per character,

6 Heavy Hand Weapons for sale, 4 for characters use,

205 Side Arms for sale,

13 U-suits, 7 for the crew, 5 for sale.

and the ship is fueled with 4 hypercharges.

I have 1,721 secs. We are wanted in the Palatek system.

Strictly (Duke) Springer - Day 037 - Feb 6th

Want to buy some Smeerps?

Let’s try this again. The second roll we get puts me in contact with a seedy street dealer. To make a deal with him, I must follow him alone.

No thanks.

I get nothing else of value today.

1 Antelope starship with TL-5 Guns. I owe 118,300 secs. in principle.

1 TL-1 Ship’s Guns.
1 Hopper with boat guns, TL-3.

2 CU Status unit in Cockpit and Engineering, 8 1 CU Status units in Crew Quarters and 1 1 CU unit in Gunnery.

10 Fuel Units in the Ship’s Boat.

12 Repair units,

14 Life Support Units, 5 in the Ship’s boat.

1 U-bot in Engineering,

7 PS-bots, 1 per character,

6 Heavy Hand Weapons for sale, 4 for characters use,

205 Side Arms for sale,

13 U-suits, 7 for the crew, 5 for sale.

and the ship is fueled with 4 hypercharges.

I have 2,561 secs. We are wanted in the Palatek system.

Updated Designs - Blockade Buster Ships

I didn't like how the quarters looked in the last version, so I updated them. I might have to thicken the walls, it's a start.