I'm a Racer

We managed to reach Naboo without incident and in very good time. I picked up a very expensive crate of Plasma Converter parts before we left, and when I unloaded it on Naboo it almost completely paid for our upgrades to the ship. This is something we need to be doing more often, and I mean to. Legitimate trade is a far better cover than, well whatever Silhara might say before anyone can stop her. I should have Kid look into subverting the comms so that when she hits the button she end up just talking to herself. He might even be able to throw something together so that it will respond to her endlessly. Who knows, maybe it will end up being therapeutic.
 
I picked up some intel about the meeting. There was a parade about the meeting, and then the lot of them were going to be moving to the southern hemisphere for the actual delegation. We have a small window to disrupt things before we have to move this to a less reasonable location for random wanderers. I need to stop listened to Soren, but I did and was unable let my new swoop loose and ignore the traffic. I spent an hour doing nothing worthwhile, as the rest of them wandered the city. I did get a good tip on an event occuring after the parade. It seems there was going to be a big race. I misunderstood, and thought it was going to be an underground race, with an old track that I could get a good feel for before the event. This is not what happened. The people on this planet are absurdly extravagant. I flew out there and what did I find? Literally nothing. They flew the track in after the parade and put it all together in that moment. Who does that? And why? The space out here is completely unused, why are they wasting warehouse space with a perfectly good track they could be using all the time. Or did they actually just build it for this event, and then what? Destroy it? Waste beyond anything I can recall seeing, and I used to throw away jewelry because I was wearing a different color that day. So effectively I wasted the whole day doing nothing.
 
I met the Naboo Senator. I honestly have trouble determining if he seems younger than I expected, or older. He is an unusual man, but seems good enough. I could probably work for him again if it came up. Apparently not as a race, though. I would say I did pretty well considering it was literally my first ever race and I still pulled off second place, but whatever. I have no interest in being a contracted racer, I have better things to do right now, like exterminate three groups of pirates and a multiworld conglomerate. I finally got to see Silhara show her stuff, though. It was impressive to say the least. It was nice, for a moment, to watch her do something she excels at other than make trouble and punch people for no reason, and then she was arrested for making trouble and tearing a man's arm off. To be fair, he was barely a man, and his arm will grow back, but still. We will be leaving her in prison overnight. I will sleep like a baby.
 
The day was a complete waste, but the night has been quite productive. We have several angles to approach. I will be pulling in some more stock to ship to Eriadu when leave. This all seems quite promising, so when the other shoe drops it will invariably greatly disappointing. In the meantime, I was in a race! A proper swoop race, with my own swoop and I came in second place. Of course I could have won, but there has been no time for me to properly prepare the bike. I have to discuss my options with Kid. Most importantly is the wiring. I read the spec sheet and even I can tell this thing is a mess. It can go fast, but I want it moving immediately and it would probably just break down if I did that. It was a thrill I rarely experience and I look forward to many more. This is something I will be seeking out actively from now on.