[quote=@TheMadAsshatter]
He wanted more unpredictability, which he got when he left the Navy and became a privateer.  He began to help on explorations with random people rather than a government entity, and that helped make things a bit more fun, but it still was basically the same thing as before.[/quote]
Hate to be picky, but a privateer works under the marque of a government, and would be working as a raider. Sounds more like he was a freebooter or a rogue trader by the description you've given of his activities.

[quote=@TheMadAsshatter][color=orange][b]Quotes:[/b][/color]
[i]"What can I say; shit happens."[/i]
[i]"Hold your horses!  Fixing a plasma rifle takes time, and if I'm not careful it can blow us all up."[/i]
[i]"Well, that's a thing."[/i]
[/quote]
Why do I get the impression there should be a 'BOOM' between the second and third quote? :P

[quote=@Bonjour xx]
[@SimplyJohn] I may have missed something here, but where's your character??
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I'm not playing a specific character, but acting as an overall narrator and speaking for various NPCs you may run into. More a hands off GM role than a participant.