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ErisReddoch
Eris Reddoch

Sun

May 2
2004

19:48Z

997.273.Afternoon: Shawn and Ilane Go Shopping

Terry Mixon wrote:

> >> Shawn will order that.
> >
> > Ilane does the same, and also orders a nice-sized pitcher of iced
> > coffee.

As they are waiting for their lunch orders to be delivered they talk.

> >> "The goal after we eat is to call the broker we met here last
> >> time and to look around for other cargo's that might suit. Do you
> >> enjoy shopping?"
> >
> > She nods. "Yeah, of course I do. Is the actually process of
> > finding cargoes similar to that?"
>
>  "In a very basic way there are similarities. It's like buying gifts
>  for people you know. What do they need? What would they want? A fun
>  thing to do is to figure out something they need that they never
>  realized they needed until they see it. The only difference is that
>  you want to buy low and sell at a profit so there creeps in that
>  figuring for me."
>
>  "We have a list of two possible paths to travel and we will look at
>  the cargos that are available and see how we think they might sell in
>  either place."

OOC: Remember, there are freights (owned by others and you are paid to 
ship them) and cargos (owned by your company that you will attempt to 
sell). The former is much more certain, but the latter is *potentially* 
more profitable. You'll want to ask about freights heading for Leuet, 
Roudon, Montrose, Serbia, Newton, and Wrothag. As those are the likely 
destinations along both routes: R1-Leuet, (Roudon you could skip), 
Montrose; R2-(Serbia you could skip), (Newton you could skip), Wrothag. 
Note, that you can skip either Serbia or Newton, but not both on route 2. 

Question one, what do you know about *any* of those systems? Answer, 
next to nothing. Question two, how are you going to find it out? 

Eris
AKU GM

TerryMixon
Terry Mixon

Sun

May 2
2004

20:20Z

997.273.Afternoon: Shawn and Ilane Go Shopping

> >  "We have a list of two possible paths to travel and we will look at
> >  the cargos that are available and see how we think they might sell in
> >  either place."
> 
> OOC: Remember, there are freights (owned by others and you are paid to
> ship them) and cargos (owned by your company that you will attempt to
> sell). The former is much more certain, but the latter is *potentially*
> more profitable. You'll want to ask about freights heading for Leuet,
> Roudon, Montrose, Serbia, Newton, and Wrothag. As those are the likely
> destinations along both routes: R1-Leuet, (Roudon you could skip),
> Montrose; R2-(Serbia you could skip), (Newton you could skip), Wrothag.
> Note, that you can skip either Serbia or Newton, but not both on route 2.

OOC: Shawn was getting there. That is very complex and he wanted to get the ground work done first.
 

As the conversation and explanations expand, he will introduce Ilane to the full concept and how it
is a huge juggling match to figure the best path and much more difficult when we don't know exactly
where we are going. Shawn accepts the uncertainty but it will make the next few days hard on him and
that is why he needs someone else to help him keep track with notes, input and helping to call and
get details from broker leads.
 
> Question one, what do you know about *any* of those systems? Answer,
> next to nothing. Question two, how are you going to find it out? 
 
Shawn will be doing the research. That requires his skills. He will start Ilane off with calling
down the brokers list and getting lists of cargos available to each of the target worlds. He won't
limit what she is looking for. He wants the full list.

"It sounds like a lot of work because it is, I'm afraid. This is normally done in three to four days
and we are not so limited in where we can go. We will be busy beavers for the next 48, I'm afraid."

Shawn will also be calling Olis and seeing what he has for them.

Shawn

ErisReddoch
Eris Reddoch

Mon

May 3
2004

22:17Z

997.273.Afternoon: Shawn and Ilane Go Shopping

Terry Mixon wrote:

> "It sounds like a lot of work because it is, I'm afraid.
> This is normally done in three to four days and we are
> not so limited in where we can go. We will be busy
> beavers for the next 48, I'm afraid."

The pleasant lunch ends on that note. Shawn and Ilane leave 
the restaurant, Ilane picking up the check and start 
trolling for cargos.

> Shawn will also be calling Olis and seeing what he has
> for them.

OOC: Going to visit Rosco Ollis now?

Eris
AKU GM

TerryMixon
Terry Mixon

Tue

May 4
2004

00:00Z

997.273.Afternoon: Shawn and Ilane Go Shopping

> > "It sounds like a lot of work because it is, I'm afraid.
> > This is normally done in three to four days and we are
> > not so limited in where we can go. We will be busy
> > beavers for the next 48, I'm afraid."
> 
> The pleasant lunch ends on that note. Shawn and Ilane leave
> the restaurant, Ilane picking up the check and start
> trolling for cargos.

Shawn thanked her for lunch.
 
> > Shawn will also be calling Olis and seeing what he has
> > for them.
> 
> OOC: Going to visit Rosco Ollis now?

"Let's go see Rosco Ollis. He's supposed to be looking for cargo's for us. He's a nice enough guy
all though he did sue us for the ship and lose." 

Shawn will lead the way to Ollis's office.

Shawn

BobKondrk
Bob Kondrk

Tue

May 4
2004

01:08Z

997.273.Afternoon: Shawn and Ilane Go Shopping

Quoting Terry Mixon :

> Shawn thanked her for lunch.

She smiles.  "You're very welcome, Shawn.  It was nice to get some 'homeworld 
style' food for a change."

> "Let's go see Rosco Ollis. He's supposed to be looking for cargo's for us.
> He's a nice enough guy
> all though he did sue us for the ship and lose." 

Ilane raises an eyebrow.  "And he's still willing to work with us?"

> Shawn will lead the way to Ollis's office.

The dark-haired belter woman follows.

-- 
Bob K. (aka Ilane Lanik)

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TerryMixon
Terry Mixon

Tue

May 4
2004

01:11Z

997.273.Afternoon: Shawn and Ilane Go Shopping

> > Shawn thanked her for lunch.
> 
> She smiles.  "You're very welcome, Shawn.  It was nice to get some 'homeworld
> style' food for a change."

"You have a spicy homeworld. Is everything from there spicy?"
 
> > "Let's go see Rosco Ollis. He's supposed to be looking for cargo's for us.
> > He's a nice enough guy
> > all though he did sue us for the ship and lose."
> 
> Ilane raises an eyebrow.  "And he's still willing to work with us?"

Shawn nodded.

"He made his shot and still wants income. Don't think that we don't double check things from him,
though."

Shawn

BobKondrk
Bob Kondrk

Tue

May 4
2004

02:25Z

997.273.Afternoon: Shawn and Ilane Go Shopping

Quoting Terry Mixon :

> "You have a spicy homeworld. Is everything from there spicy?"

Ilane laughs.  "Well...that depends!  I *can* say that our reputation for 
being 'hotheads' is somewhat overblown, though."

> Shawn nodded.
> 
> "He made his shot and still wants income. Don't think that we don't double
> check things from him,
> though."

She nods.  "Understandably..."

-- 
Bob K. (aka Ilane Lanik)

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TerryMixon
Terry Mixon

Tue

May 4
2004

02:28Z

997.273.Afternoon: Shawn and Ilane Go Shopping

> > "You have a spicy homeworld. Is everything from there spicy?"
> 
> Ilane laughs.  "Well...that depends!  I *can* say that our reputation for
> being 'hotheads' is somewhat overblown, though."

"You have your view, I'll keep mine." Shawn grinned.
 
> > Shawn nodded.
> >
> > "He made his shot and still wants income. Don't think that we don't double
> > check things from him,
> > though."
> 
> She nods.  "Understandably..."

Shawn nodded again.

Shawn

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