Building the Roster

Shocku continued scanning through potential applications from candidates on his neocom. There was an endless list of capsule pilots looking for work, but very few of them fit both his budget and requirements for an industrial support pilot. Should he hire a rookie just out of school and spend years training them, or should he pay more for an experienced pilot. In the case of the latter, the skills had to be ones their team could use.

After passing over the application from yet another pinched Caldari, a pretty face caught his eye. She was Minmatar, but had double the amount of skills he was looking for. Overqualified... but a Rorque Pilot. Wow! His remembered their days in Fountain, reliant on someone else to jump their goods back and forth from Empire. It also looked like she could operate an assembly line and a refinery with efficiency, not to mention ice mining. It looked like this girl had the potential for being an isk maker for their team.

Shocku contacted Stecky for an interview and asked about her skills. Although Shocku liked her versatility, her lack of specialization put her at a disadvantage from a price perspective. They discussed this and haggled over price. She wanted 6 bil to buy out her contract. Shocku had spoken to Capt Platinum and their upper limit was 5bil. His bid for Steky was 4.5bil, a fairly low price, but in line with her skills. In the end, they closed the deal for 4.85 bil. Shocku was pleased, and contacted Capt Platinum with the news. It was pointless to discuss her qualifications, as Capt Platinum couldn't tear his eyes off her snapshot.

Shocku converted some assets and looked at his portfolio. That was it. There was nothing left to liquefy into isk, and he would have to sell Grievance's contract to get back to a positive balance. He hoped Tapper would be able to make the purchase. It was all good though, he had managed to put together an excellent team with great potential.

Shocku - Combat Specialist, Tech 2 Battleships
Capt Platinum - Combat, Mining, Industry... Shocku wondered if Capt would hire another combat pilot and focus on laboratory research and trade.
Grievance - Combat Specialist, Support
Stecky - Capital Mining, jump ship pilot, covert transport, overall support.
Tapper Lans - Jr. Pilot, looking to hire Grievance

With a smile Shocku knew their team had a lot to offer, it was clear that he didn't do anything half assed.