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[Haspen]

You resume reasing the maintenance manuals.

1236USY.4d/1m.1346h

You are interrupted by the ping of the security console.

Kassandra has departed the station and is headed for Madagascar Jump Gate.

Back to the datapad.

1236USY.4d/1m.1800h

BWAH. BWAH.

You recognize this particular alert and check the sensors station.

POSSIBLE IMPACT EVENT == CAUTIONARY ALERT UPDATE:

Sensor system has adjusted probability of impact based on range, speed and computated trajectory of Uncatalogued Asteroid 1:

Probability of impact: 0%

Approx.range of closest approach of Uncatalogued Asteroid 1: 36.3km +/- 100m

Approx.time of closest approach of Uncatalogued Asteroid 1: 1236USY.4d/1m.2014h +/- 10 starseconds

It seems your cosmic visitor won't be paying you a visit after all.

A) Torpedo it anyway!
B) Back to reading, then.

[Kashyyk]

Hmm... 36.3Km away, and only 0.12km wide. Probably not possible to see with the naked eye. Shame.

Back to reading!

[Haspen]

You resume reading.

1236USY.4d/1m.1845h

Your wetware chip notifies you that your resting period (1945-0145) is due to begin in an hour.

1236USY.4d/1m.1945h

You put down the datapad, having read through about 40% of the SRC Weapons and Communications Manual.

Moments later your wetware chip chimes in.

[SLEEP PERIOD HAS BEGUN. SEEK A PREFERABLY COMFORTABLE PLACE TO SLUMBER UNTIL 0145 TOMORROW. NEGLIGENCE TO THIS MIGHT CAUSE YOUR ORGANIC COMPONENTS TO BECOME INEFFICIENT.]

Just to be sure, you check the sensors console.

There's a medium-sized ship passing through Beta Carotenii, en route to Eta Coridani Jump Gate.

You can't perform an active scan of the vessel, but there's nothing stopping you from pinging them.

A) Too late for that, I am afraid. To the sleep pod!
B) It's been a slow day and I haven't earned that much. Time to offer them drinks!

[Kashyyk]

A - We had a disturbed night last night. To bed!

[Rockeater]

A

[Haspen]

You quickly turn off the lights and music at the main hall, and pace to the quarters.

You set the sleep pod and enter it, allowing the dispersable enzymes to lull your mind into sleep.


Congratulations! Bartender Arnold earned 485 Credits today! His monthly total so far is 2815 Credits!

A new day at Galactic Refueling Otupost 254831 begins...

1236USY.5d/1m.0145h

The sleep pod opens and you step outside, doing a little stretch.

You begin your morning routine, and plug yourself to the feeding tube.

After that, it is time to prepare the bar for another day.

♪ 1236USY.5d/1m.0159h ♫

Music is on, neons are on, replicators are prep'd and ready to serve!

If only there was anyone to serve.

Checking sensors nets you nothing, although security console did tag two starships passing through Beta Carotenii when you were asleep, at 2039 and 2313 hours last night.

A brief worry goes through your mind that perhaps previous days were lucky days, and your outpost, in fact, isn't that very often visited.

Perhaps it is just a worry, indeed.

You gotta fill your time by doing something, though!

A) Bartending trivia!
B) More manual reading!
C) Another chapter of Zirconius!
D) Explore my mind and body!
E) You know what, let's just idle the time away!

[Kashyyk]

B - Manual reading time! We can reward ourselves with some Ziconius later

[Magmacube_tr]

B

[Haspen]

You sit behind the bar and resume reading the datapad.

1236USY.5d/1m.0855h

When the sensors let out an alert, you've read about 60% of the SRC Weapons and Communications manual.

You check what it's all about.

Sensors Station Alert! IFF beacon translation in progress...

Done!

"Black Mule", Santa Maria-class Cargo Runner, approaching from direction of Eta Coridani Jump Gate.

Standard docking and refueling request received.

Fuel Pump assigned: #8 (authority: Automated Refueling AI)

Estimated arrival time: 13 minutes.

The ship's pilot could be a potential client!

A) You know the rules, and so do I, let's hail the ship!
B) Just one patron ain't worth it.

[Magmacube_tr]

A

[IncompetentFortressMaker]

A
The more patrons we rack up the better.

[Haspen]

You hail the ship.

Its picked up almost immediately.

"Hello, who's hailing my little ship?"

"Bartender Arnold of SRC here. Our outpost is open, our replicators running. If you fancy a drink, feel free to come over." The soft but definitely masculine voice on the other side smooches before responding.

"Not a big fan of synthol, but, it's not like I have anything else to do while my ship is quenching its thirst for fuel. Alright, darling, I will step in for a drink or two. Black Mule out~"

The hail is ended by the person on the other side.

It's about ten minutes before they get, not enough to get yourself involved with anything else. To the bar!

1236USY.5d/1m.0911h

Just as you wonder if the ship's pilot will show up, he does - stepping through the gate with a sway of hips and making long steps. The Black Mule's pilot seems to be towering over you, but his physique is decidedly on feminine side, so to speak - thin chest and arms and legs, but with rather wide hips. Wearing skin-tight silver-and-black jumpsuit only helps accent his physique, and you briefly wonder if that's done on purpose.

Ending his walk at the bar, the pilot sits down. His bleached yellow hair is cut short except behind his neck, and you can see that those bright strands actually darken near his scalp, a sign of dyeing. His ears are adorned with several piercings each. His eyes are purple, either by gene-mod or perhaps mechanical modifications or simply, lenses. As for his height, you can measure him to be at least two meters tall, if not a bit taller, even.

"My, since when SRC has such handsome bartenders~?" He says with the same, soft, sultry, flirty, yet surprisingly masculine and low voice you've heard over the commstation, and then brushes his hair a little bit.

"Like I said, I'm not big on synthols. How about you give me a shot of something a little sweet? And please, nothing expensive."

A) Pour him a shot of...
*A) Skinjuice
*B) Grenadiere
*C) Cherrybomb
*D) Sucrosol
*E) Wet Jet
*F) Grapevine
*G) Buenberry
*H) Creme Blanco
B) "Sure, just tell me what exactly you have on mind."
C) CHATTY: "I'm all up for fulfilling your request, but wouldn't it be better if you explained what you want? Don't wanna risk getting you something you might not like by accident."
D) FLIRTY: "You want something sweet, huh? I wonder, am I sweet enough for you~?"

[IncompetentFortressMaker]

Hmm... I don't know the prices well enough to really make a suggestion here, but Sucrosol seems like it ought to be sweet. Question is if it's expensive or not.

[Haspen]

They were posted on page 2!

Shame on you for not checking

[Magmacube_tr]

Oooooo, space twink.

AA

Sucrusol would do, then? It is very sweet though.