Post by MikDaTv on Nov 29, 2009 15:44:00 GMT -5
The Johnny 5 sat down at the Anchorhead spaceport. The small mining outpost had grown over the years into a reasonable harbor town, acting as a way station for travelers out on the outer rim. Crime was at an all time high and the authorities here were best known for their willingness to take bribes then their crime stopping prowess.
It was true that BB Chuck had chosen this location but Hutch had decided to make the most of it. There were a wealth of contacts he could make here that he was going to take advantage of.
He walked down the boarding ramp with Chuck rolling right behind him. The harbor master walked up to him with his log book. "Docking fee is 200 credits." he said simply.
Hutch smiled and handed over two, chips worth one hundred credits each. The harbor master accepted them and placed one of the chips in the log book and pocketed the second one. Without dropping his smile hutch pointed at some distant point on the skyline, pretending to show something to Chuck, then stepped forward and bumped into the harbor master.
He apologized to the harbor master for his clumsiness and shook the mans hand before moving on. As he walked away he glanced down into his left hand where he had palmed at least a dozen hundred credit chips that that harbor master had taken during his shift.
He chuckled to himself and hurried his step. He didn't want to be there when the harbor master figured out that what he'd rightfully stolen was taken from him.
It was true that BB Chuck had chosen this location but Hutch had decided to make the most of it. There were a wealth of contacts he could make here that he was going to take advantage of.
He walked down the boarding ramp with Chuck rolling right behind him. The harbor master walked up to him with his log book. "Docking fee is 200 credits." he said simply.
Hutch smiled and handed over two, chips worth one hundred credits each. The harbor master accepted them and placed one of the chips in the log book and pocketed the second one. Without dropping his smile hutch pointed at some distant point on the skyline, pretending to show something to Chuck, then stepped forward and bumped into the harbor master.
He apologized to the harbor master for his clumsiness and shook the mans hand before moving on. As he walked away he glanced down into his left hand where he had palmed at least a dozen hundred credit chips that that harbor master had taken during his shift.
He chuckled to himself and hurried his step. He didn't want to be there when the harbor master figured out that what he'd rightfully stolen was taken from him.
