john.sanchez@us.army.mil wrote:
>>>>> "Mr Libby," Paris said upon arrival, back in
>>>>> medlab; she leaned comfortably against the bulkhead
>>>>> accessway support frame. "We are indeed, buyin
>>>>> standard, ship rules, since we've never yet lost a
>>>>> single Lowberth passenger, is that arrival without
>>>>> passenger loss, the pot reverts to the attending
>>>>> physician." She gave him a smile and pulled out
>>>>> her PDA. "Cash or immediate card debit?"
>>>> "In that case, I'll take 1 dead and cash it is." he
>>>> grins, "How much is the buy in, again? Ten cr?"
>>> "Ten cash buyin," Paris said, "and a ten CR buyin out
>>> of each participant's fare--no deaths, Doc gets the
>>> pot, no winner with deaths, full reimbursement of the
>>> creds with leftover funds the cash going back into the
>>> ship's funds." She shrugged. "We play with the house to
>>> make a little coyn in 'worst case'," the woman said.
>> "Done and done!" the man says taking credits from a small
>> bag he wears at his waist, "You want me to 'sign the
>> book' or will a thumb print do?"
>
> Paris took his creds, tucking them quickly--after verifying
> count--into an inside pocket of her blouse; she annotated
> on her PDA, "Libby, 10Cr Cash, 1doa." She turned the
> screen and indicated a point with the stylus. "Thumb there,
> if you please."
>
> <>
>
> During this process, Paris is up and down with High and Med
> pax, ushering low pax in, settling the high pax...
>
> ...and setting up dinner...
>
> ...oh...
>
> ...and cornering Bart, package in hand. "Bart, since you'll
> be in close proximity with the passengers," she said, "I'd
> like you to wear this when going upstairs--its...a
> uniform."
>
> Inside the package is a light blue, almost pastel,
> jumpsuit, broad across the shoulders, it would fit, and
> might need a bit of tailoring--but not much.
>
> And it has lots of pockets.
Bart should have no objection to wearing a uniform...he's worn
one most of his life. Of course, the uniforms he is use to
are probably not pastel. ;)
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