>> > Jac nods, "Maybe, but..." He stops and thinks. >> > >> > Jac then says, "Woof is the one with the contact in Starport >> > Security. Woof, do you think the man could be bribed, or even >> > talked into helping out if you approach him?" >> >> "Well," Woof says, then thinks a little. "I'm not positive actually. >> I think I could get his help, but I'm not sure... A gift might help >> me." Woof thinks about the things that might interest the man. >> Tickets? Money? Anything come to mind? > >Woof thinks of Derk as being an honest guy and bribery isn't a generally >accepted thing on Mark like it is on some planet. Derk and Woof have >shared stories. Woof's are about his travels and Derk's are mostly about >the famous people, mostly nobles, that he's met. > >If Woof tried to bribe him odds are good he'd either tell Woof to get >lost or arrest him. OTOH, if Woof presented the request and "gift" as >coming from a noble, especially if the story behind it was a good one, >Derk would probably go along. In fact, he'd probably turn the gift down >and still do it if he *met* the noble making the request. "Jac, I think... Well, I think he's honest. I don't think a bribe would work, unless it were coming from someone rich or famous. I mean, a gift, given from a noble, would probably open a door. He enjoys having met and mixing with nobles. So if we go that route, it has to be able to stand being spun out as a story over a brew. "He might do it if he could meet the noble that needed the assistance. But the story would have to be good." Woof
