Arbitrage

The Federation officially classifies the Arbitrage as a "rapid commercial response vessel." Customs officials classify it as a headache. The Arbitrage doesn't sneak past inspections — it takes routes that don't have any. Treasure Cache, neutral exchanges, the gaps between jurisdictions where nobody's checking manifests because nobody's claimed the authority to. The default afterburner pushes it to courier speeds when margins are time-sensitive, but the fuel cost is brutal — smart pilots keep it off until the route demands it. The hull won't fool a dedicated scanner, but it doesn't need to. The real margin is in knowing which stations buy what, which routes customs ignores, and how fast you can move between them before the prices equalize.