>>> Ricardo heads to the starport first, to check the bboard for >>> anything interesting, then off to a bar for a quick brew. >>> There's going to be clearly one that's at least partially >>> catering to crews and their on world contacts... >> >> There is nothing really interesting to Ricardo on the bulletin >> board. There is a notice from someone named Randolph Ford >> seeking transport to the Skypr system, but that would be well >> out of the way for the /Mae Lee/ so it wouldn't be worth it for >> them. Ricardo notices there is next to no restrictions on >> anyone passing into or out of the Terminal Building, or into or >> out of the Starport for that matter, there isn't even a guard >> at the main gate. > > Interesting...so much for extrality ;-) > >> >> There is a tavern near the gates on the left hand side of the >> main drag called "The Starman." He sees a couple of small >> hotels near the tavern, what looks like a Ship's Chandlery >> shop, as well as a number of other small shops, and other >> businesses on that side. On the other side of the main drag >> there are a few small office buildings and large warehouses. > > Ricardo will get the rough lay of the land and pop into 'The > Starman', and ask for a beer. Crowded? empty? The tavern is mostly empty. A woman of middle years is behind the bar wiping it in a bored way. An older man in a worn ship suit is seated at a table in the corner sipping on a beersi from a mug and watching some sort of show on a TV mounted up on the wall. Another man, dressed in an ill fitting suit and grossly overweight, is at a table reading a newspaper and occasionally sipping from his beersi mug. There are a pair of men dressed in civilian clothing playing pool at the table situated off in another corner of the room. When Ricardo steps inside, he notices that everyone's eyes turn toward him, and other than the pair of pool players, he gets the impression that he is of more interest than the TV show or the newspaper. The woman behind the bar gives Ricardo a tired smile and says, "Welcome to the Starman Rest, stranger! What'll you have?" Eris AKU GM
