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<span class="mu-r">”Well, I wouldn't mind selling my share of the station to you...”</span>
“I'm not interested in buying it- I just need to lease it for a while. We're starting with a conservative five year work contract, with up to three possible two year extensions- each will be paid a stay-on bonus for accepting them...”
<span class="mu-r">”How about my idea? Buy me out, and I can retire nice and early. We both win.”</span>
“Too expensive- you're just one portion of <span class="mu-i">one</span> station. We're talking mass transit and trade here. Besides, your crew is important too- you've got the right experience. I would be willing to buy you some equipment upgrades, and certainly a better AI for you to sweeten the deal- but that's my final offer.”
<span class="mu-r">”Both things that would increase my productivity under you, huh? I've gotten quite used to being my own boss. How about a cool twenty million credits? I'm sure you'll find that-”</span>
“ENOUGH! REJECTED! My offer is no longer available. As soon as anyone starts a deal with me, they think they're a damn tycoon. You ain't a big shot- you're a shit little- nevermind. END TRANSMISSION!”
With that, his physical form, which you are only now realizing what shipped on a (very expensive) transmission holodisk- clearly, he was too busy to actually come out to your little station in the flesh.
Well damn. You tried to pull one over on one of the richest men in the Consortium and set your heights too high. You asked for too much money; and clearly he didn't need you <span class="mu-i">that</span> badly. You start to feel a bit of regret and remorse- I mean, if you did a good job, there was a pretty good chance you could have moved to a position in the Galax corp- many of which pay much better then your position as a small business owner. Or if you did a REALLY good job, you might have been able to weasel your way into starting your own space shipping across the stars. That's all gone now.
Oh well. Your offer ended up getting <span class="mu-s">rejected</span>. At least you'll have your same life- and you'll be able to spend more time with <span class="mu-i">mommy</span>. You wonder if you'll end up being a Daddy yourself sometime soon...
