The story of the ‘Rubato’

The story of the ‘Rubato’ (musical term: Rob the time, or set your own tempo)

The Rubato was commissioned during the first production of the Shinzuku Class of Light Assault Transports in 2226 at Koi Shpyards, New Nippon at the behest of the Colonial Marine Expeditionary Force. She saw service for 30 years as a recon mech dropship for the marines, seeing action notably in the Ross 128 incident, and deployed against the Williams Cartel in the Beta Oort quadrant. She received both the alpha electronics and beta armament refits in 2235 and 2241, before being decommissioned, stripped of military grade hardware and electronics, and auctioned as a civilian transport in 2251.

The Rubato has served under three captains in her time as a civilian vessel. Her original owner was Margal “the mechanic” Platt (service 2251 – 2282). No outstanding warrants or citations exist within ColUnionFedNet from this time period.

Her next captain was officially Margal Platt from 2282-2286, but there is no confirmable biometric or electroforensic data of Margal from this time period. It is suspected that the ship was run by some third party during this time – reinforced by several citations of illegal salvage operations and failure to pay berthing fees at various ports of call.

The Rubato’s current captain is Maggie Platt, biological granddaughter of Margal (see ColUnionFedNetAttachment:https256//SecRegSupAuthID/Registry). The Rubato’s fees are up to date, and registered as an independent cargo, passenger and mail courier, with a class 1 (basic) security clearance for InfoTansClearanceAuth.

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