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[Magmacube_tr]

B

[Haspen]

You hail the second ship.

"Veran-Bok listens."

That's the weirdest yet most melodic accent you've ever heard in your drone-life.

"Well, hello. Bartender Arnold of SRC Outpost 254831. We have synthols if you have credits."

"Veran-Bok of Vahin'Ti requires no carbohydrate liquids. However, we would be delighted to sample them. We shall present ourselves to the Bartender Arnold."

And then the hail ends.

Scratching your head, you head to the bar.

1236USY.5d/1m.1226h

Few seconds after you hear the ping of security console, the main gate opens. Eight people in jumpsuits wander through it, and two of them seem to lead the other. A big, black-skinned man with serious expression and short-cut black hair. The other is a white-skinned, woman with short white hair, but soon enough you notice obvious synthetic-skin seams going just around her ears and down her neck, a clear sign that she is an android of some moderately-dated model.

The two 'leaders' of the group seat themselves in front of you.

"'Hoy there." The black-skinned man raises his right hand in greeting, all five of his gloved fingers held together. "'M Captain Morales of Victory 'r Flight. This's my chief engineer, Vicky." The android lady smiles.

"Hey man."

"And ther's my rest of crew. A round of Woodah for's all, if you please, bartender."

"I think I will pass, sir." The android lady continues to smile.

"C'mon, Vicky, you should w'ter your bio-furn'ce from times to times." His android chief engineer does not respond. After a moment, Morales just shrugs. "Alright, then, sev'n Woodahs, bartender."

You quickly pour seven shots of the clear Wóda and set them on the counter. Morales' crew takes them one by one and seats themselves at the nearby tables, while the Captain takes the very last shot. He lets you scan his credchip, a simple, unadorned piece of blue-grey plastic. (+35c)

Today Earnings: 55c
Monthly Earnings: 2870c

Patron ID: Hyugh Loois Morales
Occupation: Captain of Merchantship "Victory or Flight"
Conv.Style: AMENABLE
Liked drinks: fiery, Bag of Bricks
Disliked drinks: n/a

Morales downs the shot in one go, smacks his lips, and places the glass down. He then looks at 'Vicky', but she remains silent, and smiling.

CHOOSE CONVERSATION TOPIC

A) "How's life treating you, Captain?"
B) CHATTY: "You have a very interesting accent, Captain Morales. May I inquire where do you come from?"
C) FLIRTY: "You are such a big, strong man, Captain Morales, I must say your bearing is quite intoxicating for me~"
D) "You guys have a Melchior ship, are you merchants?"
E) "Actually, I have a question, you guys ever heard about 'Veran-Bok of Vahin'Ti'?"

[Superdorf]

D

This could be a useful lead for us.

[Maximum Spin]

Yeah, D.

[Haspen]

"You guys have a Melchior ship, are you merchants?" Captain Morales grins.

"Ah yah, we go 'round sellin' electronics, engineering tools, farming equipment, personal protection items and asteroid mining equipment. We also have assorted pers'nal arms and small weapons and entertainment thingies. You inter'sted?"

A) "Sure." (this will open trading with Victory or Flight)
B) "Nah, but I'm curious about... (pick a conversational topic from previous post)

[EuchreJack]

Alcohol needs to be bought!

[IncompetentFortressMaker]

A
Even if they don't have alcohol, they might have other stuff we can use.

[Superdorf]

For that matter, even if they don't have alcohol, maybe we can talk them into bringing a few bottles if they ever come back this way.

A

[King Zultan]

A

[Haspen]

"Sure."

"Ay nice, let me get yer our available cargo manifest..."

He pulls a datapad out, types something and then hands it to you.

"Take your time, friend." He smiles as you look through the items listed. Most of it is heavy-duty engineering equipment, starbase electronics, starship weaponry and computer auxiliaries. There's some other stuff listed, and you filter out what could be of use for you or your Outpost.

Victory or Flight Trading Credit Pool: 14200c

List of Trade Cargo:
Slumber Pod (3, 700c): A standarized, spacefaring hibernation cabin allowing for quick and controlled rest periods.
Magneto-Clamp Gloves (1 pair, 800c): Heavy gloves that can magnetically clamp to most metallic and semi-metallic surfaces.
Plasma Saw (1, 1000c): Heavy-duty plasma torch that is capable of cutting through most spacefaring alloys with ease.
Toolkit (2, 250c): Assortment of basic engineering tools in a secure plasteel-and-tritanium box.
Sensorium Set (1, 1250c): A head-and-torso-equipped set that allows the wielder to experience many holographic and virtual reality scenarios contained within the set, directly stimulating the brain.
Power Glove (1 pair, 600c): Spacemesh gloves outfitted with discrete power cells, allowing the user to discharge electric shocks via touch.
FSR Model 139 (3, 800c): A laser rifle manufactured by (New) Galactic Federation Citizen Armory, a staple of personal protection since the 700s, it can be switched between 'stun' and 'kill' settings.
Mini-Hydroponics Garden (4, 1600c): A small enclosed chamber for controlled wet environment allowing space-side growth of various organic foods.

Arnold's Items of Barter:
none

Arnold's Personal Credits:
0c

Arnold's Outpost Earnings:
2870c

A) (List items you want to buy/haggle for here)
B) "Nothing here interests me, sorry."

[IncompetentFortressMaker]

Hmm... I'd say A, grab the magnetic gloves. Those seem like they could be pretty useful for handling stuff.

[Egan_BW]

A`: Rifle, toolbox, Sensorium.
Covers our bases nicely enough. Sensorium is most of the cost, but I want it ok. :p

[Superdorf]

We... probably shouldn't buy anything that can't be justified as a store expense.

B, but explain that what we're really after is bottled liquor. Does Hyugh intend to come back this way sometime, and would he be willing to bring booze with him if so? If not, does he have any merchant friends who could drop by?

[Maximum Spin]

B we absolutely should not buy random shit. This is how people get credit card debt.

[Kashyyk]

B - Although I'm unsure how we're supposed to get the personal credits necessary to be able to buy stuff without a bit of fraud