Baromir looked up from the mess of finances on his desk on the bridge mezzanine. More were showing negative numbers than positive, and that left a bad taste in his mouth. While the orbital platforms were a great deal, the search to find the materials and crew for a repair facility were fruitless. Even if he found a good deal, there was no money to purchase it unless they dipped heavily into other operations and dismantled them. Something Baromir was incredibly loathe to do.<br/><br/>Darius was making his longwinded reports as usual, oh yes, much better to let someone else be on top. The news of the Valeance did not bode well, and Baromir felt a chill down his spine. "Nope, Im not going on that ship until its cleansed. I've had enough dealing with chaos this month. Im taking a shuttle to Port Wander, then the nearest hive world. Im going to see if we can get a chartist ship to supply colonists for Ares. Im sure it's just bursting with middle and low class serfs that would like to start anew. I shouldnt be gone for more than a month, tops."<br/><br/>As he walked out the door, he saw the Kroot hanging just above it. "Oh for the love of... You stupid bird... here," with a couple of quick tugs, Baromir had the Kroot close to the ground, and uprighted. "It couldnt be easy enough to make the on/off rune the same one, could it. This is the off switch, right?"<br/><br/>Tech-Use 47/26 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=26531)<br/>apparantly not