[Salone]

Jack put out his left hand to shake Julius'. He grinned, believing in earnest that this was his quickest way of getting airborne again.

"Jack Axton, a pleasure. Now what I'm needing is a whole mess of things. Compression coil and a spare for an 'Albatross' class freighter is the single biggest thing I need right now."

He nodded, seeming pleased until an afterthought reminded him of all the other things he needed.

"No, I'll be taking that back. There's a few other things. Going to need two sets of aft landing gear struts, a tube of mylar hatch sealant, power-applicators, and a temp regulator. And one of those long stick things with a claw on the end that you use for grabbing stuff in hard to reach places."

He nodded again, feeling good with himself and not realizing how idiotic he looked at the moment.

"If you can get me all that, get me flying again, then I think we're in business,'Jules'."