Max sat in his makeshift office in the cargo area of Creeping Darkness and looked across the desk at the group of Reavers, Innu and Giants that had requested a meeting. They had come aboard with one of the freighters, recovered from a damaged shuttle after a battle in a nearby system, and they were requesting to remain aboard after the freighter left.
"Alright, sell it to me. Why should I take you on as crew?" Max asked.
The group of spacefarers smiled back, feeling that they had already won the first battle. Max was considering taking them as part of his crew.
"We represent a whole command team, engineering, astrometrics, maintenance, personnel management, Mecha pilots and security guards. Between us, we don't have anyone without advanced skills, and we come with a proven track record of steadfast duty.