Intergalactic Summit

Between in-corp labor and Navy volunteer programs, I've not had issues in some time. Before that... Well, you know about my initial crew. The survivors from that ill advised attempt are still in Federal custody. Serves them right.

I'm a Capsuleer. A pretty green one too. My crews are full of people who just wanna fly. I've got no reputation. I've actually lost two ships and their crew, one of which I survived only because of my capsuleer implants.

I've got no fancy corp tag, no big name or a famous ship. I'm nothing official either. I find tge best way to keep a crews morale and loyalty is to be painfully honest and to expect what you pay for. I've got the most unproffessional crew you could imagine. Drinking on the job, engineer trying to hide and take naps amongst the engine room components and even a chef who'll cook what he can catch. Even if it's your pair of boots.

But they do their jobs because they know what they're in for and I know what I paid for. A couple of slack-jawed idiots who'll do or die for a quick ISK boost. But it's the community you build on a non-official barge that keeps them all operational. It's like a little family of misfits in here. Smells like one too.

I automate everything important in my Frigate and install redundant systems and backups so I don't have to deal with crew fatalities. Capsuleers, no matter how good, are disposable. We just jump into a new clone. Effective crew members are not. Drones and machines can be built within a few days, on an industrial scale. Crew members can't be trained in that same manner.

But I admit, doing that exact same thing with vessels larger than a Frigate is much more complicated. Also, I tend to dock up more often, if I weren't shot out of the sky before then. Still, I figured it will be a worthy challenge and will keep me occupied during my free time for several years to come, assuming that my clone contract isn't terminated then.