Spaceships and Vodka (indefinite hiatus)

Drifting through the cosmos, a clunky trade and scavenger ship dubbed the V.C.Rasputin proceeds on its course harboring a rather motley crew. An outcast news reporter, a 13 year-old boy and his caregiver, a rogue convict, and a mechanic on a quest for revenge. But what happens when the ship's schedule is thrown off by someone, or something, that seems a bit out of the ordinary? In a world where aliens are already proven to exist, what more is a little magic?