"The Qi's much more designed to not get in those situations. She's built for maneuvering and speed, especially when you kick her up to full speed, which very few people will be expecting of a refurb. The number of times I've swung this ship around a planet, moon, or large asteroid and been gone before anyone behind me knows what happened is more than I care to count." She smiled weakly. That had saved her a good number of times, including getting away from Tai Hong and his crew. The real secret was not just to use the gravity to sling-shot around, but to use that moment of surprise to land somewhere. She'd spent nearly a week hiding out on Athens, sending Tai Hong's bugs off on a different ships and rigging up the ship to run to Persephone.
"There are other options though. I'm not dumb enough to fly without at least some offensive capabilities. Was there any particular type of weapon you were concerned about?"