After surviving a hijacking attempt by a crew hired while leaving Hurston, someone realized they were wary of watching their back in the verse and on the bridge. Never a fan of being told what to do, yet decidedly disinterested in being shot in the back of the head, they drafted The Freelancer’s Conglomerate in 2949 — in an effort to reward trustworthy operators with a reliable network of like-minded associates to tap when in search of work.
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