Attention: Cory and Greg! >> As Ricardo approaches the lock he sees Ukanav and Cory standing >> there. Woof is approaching from the other direction holding a >> clipboard. Woof's clipboard contains the cargo manifest, he is >> going to ask Ricardo if he should contact the owner of the >> freight to be delivered here, and start looking for cargo...he >> knows the ship's next stop is going to be Newton because they >> have a freight to deliver there. >> >>> "Off to make some social calls, Ukanav." he says as he passes >>> on his way to the lock. "My fone's on if anyone needs me, >>> I'll probably be over at the Blue Rain in a couple of hours." >>> >>> Weren't some brokers looking for him or did we clear that >>> already? >> >> As Ricardo is walking down the gangway, he sees a man and woman >> approaching...the brokers who were coming to call in all >> likelihood. >> >> OOC: Ricardo can pass the task of dealing with these folks to >> Woof and Cory. > > Ricardo calls out. "You here about the cargo load from Otto?" "Hello! A freight consignment from Rosco, you mean?" says the man (Yes, you mean Rosco Ollis.), "Then, yes, I'm your man!" > "Hi, Captain O'Brien" social pleasantries blah blah blah> "Wolfgang and Cory here can > help you. " The pair back pleasantly then head up the gangway to talk to Wolfgang and Cory. The man and woman hold out their hands to shake with Wolf and Cory. The man says, "Good afternoon, I'm Orion Link and I think you have some cargo for me? I hope you do anyway. Oh, and this is Joyce Ellis. We're the two cargo brokers here on Serbia. Hopefully we can do some business." Eris AKU GM
On Monday 10 January 2005 14:31, Eris Reddoch wrote: > Attention: Cory and Greg! > > >> As Ricardo approaches the lock he sees Ukanav and Cory standing > >> there. Woof is approaching from the other direction holding a > >> clipboard. Woof's clipboard contains the cargo manifest, he is > >> going to ask Ricardo if he should contact the owner of the > >> freight to be delivered here, and start looking for cargo...he > >> knows the ship's next stop is going to be Newton because they > >> have a freight to deliver there. > >> > >>> "Off to make some social calls, Ukanav." he says as he passes > >>> on his way to the lock. "My fone's on if anyone needs me, > >>> I'll probably be over at the Blue Rain in a couple of hours." > >>> > >>> Weren't some brokers looking for him or did we clear that > >>> already? > >> > >> As Ricardo is walking down the gangway, he sees a man and woman > >> approaching...the brokers who were coming to call in all > >> likelihood. > >> > >> OOC: Ricardo can pass the task of dealing with these folks to > >> Woof and Cory. > > > > Ricardo calls out. "You here about the cargo load from Otto?" > > "Hello! A freight consignment from Rosco, you mean?" says the man > (Yes, you mean Rosco Ollis.), "Then, yes, I'm your man!" > > > "Hi, Captain O'Brien" > social pleasantries blah blah blah> "Wolfgang and Cory here can > > help you. " > > The pair back pleasantly then head up the gangway to > talk to Wolfgang and Cory. > > The man and woman hold out their hands to shake with Wolf and Cory. > Cory shakes their hands. > The man says, "Good afternoon, I'm Orion Link and I think you have > some cargo for me? I hope you do anyway. Oh, and this is Joyce > Ellis. We're the two cargo brokers here on Serbia. Hopefully we can > do some business." "Business is always a pleasure," Cory smiles at the pair. "And yes we have some cargo for you," he adds before forcing himself to pause and look to Woof. -- Earl F Hampton http://hamiii.sytes.net/index.phtml
> > >> As Ricardo is walking down the gangway, he sees a man and woman > > >> approaching...the brokers who were coming to call in all > > >> likelihood. > > >> > > >> OOC: Ricardo can pass the task of dealing with these folks to > > >> Woof and Cory. > > > > > > Ricardo calls out. "You here about the cargo load from Otto?" > > > > "Hello! A freight consignment from Rosco, you mean?" says the man > > (Yes, you mean Rosco Ollis.), "Then, yes, I'm your man!" > > > > > "Hi, Captain O'Brien" > > social pleasantries blah blah blah> "Wolfgang and Cory here can > > > help you. " > > > > The pair back pleasantly then head up the gangway to > > talk to Wolfgang and Cory. > > > > The man and woman hold out their hands to shake with Wolf and Cory. > > >Cory shakes their hands. > > > The man says, "Good afternoon, I'm Orion Link and I think you have > > some cargo for me? I hope you do anyway. Oh, and this is Joyce > > Ellis. We're the two cargo brokers here on Serbia. Hopefully we can > > do some business." Woof shakes their hands as well. "Mr. Link, Mrs. Ellis. A pleasure!" >"Business is always a pleasure," Cory smiles at the pair. "And yes we have >some cargo for you," he adds before forcing himself to pause and look to >Woof. "Carry on," Woof grins, since Cory's doing well. "We do have cargo," he says looking at the clipboard. "Where do you want it delivered?" Woof
Greg Smith wrote: >>>>> As Ricardo is walking down the gangway, he sees a man and >>>>> woman approaching...the brokers who were coming to call >>>>> in all likelihood. >>>>> >>>>> OOC: Ricardo can pass the task of dealing with these >>>>> folks to Woof and Cory. >>>> >>>> Ricardo calls out. "You here about the cargo load from >>>> Otto?" >>> >>> "Hello! A freight consignment from Rosco, you mean?" says the >>> man (Yes, you mean Rosco Ollis.), "Then, yes, I'm your >>> man!" >>> >>> >>>> "Hi, Captain O'Brien" >>> social pleasantries blah blah blah> "Wolfgang and Cory >>>> here can help you. " >>> >>> The pair back pleasantly then head up the gangway >>> to talk to Wolfgang and Cory. >>> >>> The man and woman hold out their hands to shake with Wolf and >>> Cory. >>> >> >> Cory shakes their hands. >> >> >>> The man says, "Good afternoon, I'm Orion Link and I think you >>> have some cargo for me? I hope you do anyway. Oh, and this is >>> Joyce Ellis. We're the two cargo brokers here on Serbia. >>> Hopefully we can do some business." > > Woof shakes their hands as well. "Mr. Link, Mrs. Ellis. A > pleasure!" > >> "Business is always a pleasure," Cory smiles at the pair. "And >> yes we have some cargo for you," he adds before forcing himself >> to pause and look to Woof. > > "Carry on," Woof grins, since Cory's doing well. "We do have > cargo," he says looking at the clipboard. "Where do you want it > delivered?" Link grins and yelps out, "Great!" He seems very excited, "I'll get trucks out here *today* and pick up those consignments." The woman, Joyce, says with a chuckle, "Can you tell he's been sweating this delivery? I think he would haul the stuff off your ship with his bare hands if he had to." Link laughs and replies, "You're right Joyce. I've got buyers that have been chewing on my hind side for the past two weeks looking for this stuff." Eris AkU GM
On Tuesday 11 January 2005 17:31, Eris Reddoch wrote: > Greg Smith wrote: > >>>>> As Ricardo is walking down the gangway, he sees a man and > >>>>> woman approaching...the brokers who were coming to call > >>>>> in all likelihood. > >>>>> > >>>>> OOC: Ricardo can pass the task of dealing with these > >>>>> folks to Woof and Cory. > >>>> > >>>> Ricardo calls out. "You here about the cargo load from > >>>> Otto?" > >>> > >>> "Hello! A freight consignment from Rosco, you mean?" says the > >>> man (Yes, you mean Rosco Ollis.), "Then, yes, I'm your > >>> man!" > >>> > >>>> "Hi, Captain O'Brien" >>>> social pleasantries blah blah blah> "Wolfgang and Cory > >>>> here can help you. " > >>> > >>> The pair back pleasantly then head up the gangway > >>> to talk to Wolfgang and Cory. > >>> > >>> The man and woman hold out their hands to shake with Wolf and > >>> Cory. > >> > >> Cory shakes their hands. > >> > >>> The man says, "Good afternoon, I'm Orion Link and I think you > >>> have some cargo for me? I hope you do anyway. Oh, and this is > >>> Joyce Ellis. We're the two cargo brokers here on Serbia. > >>> Hopefully we can do some business." > > > > Woof shakes their hands as well. "Mr. Link, Mrs. Ellis. A > > pleasure!" > > > >> "Business is always a pleasure," Cory smiles at the pair. "And > >> yes we have some cargo for you," he adds before forcing himself > >> to pause and look to Woof. > > > > "Carry on," Woof grins, since Cory's doing well. "We do have > > cargo," he says looking at the clipboard. "Where do you want it > > delivered?" > > Link grins and yelps out, "Great!" > > He seems very excited, "I'll get trucks out here *today* and pick up > those consignments." > > The woman, Joyce, says with a chuckle, "Can you tell he's been > sweating this delivery? I think he would haul the stuff off your > ship with his bare hands if he had to." > > Link laughs and replies, "You're right Joyce. I've got buyers that > have been chewing on my hind side for the past two weeks looking for > this stuff." > Cory leans around as if to look at Links rear, "We've got a Doc that can take those scars out,... If, you can come up with something cheap, that Newton just has to have." Cory's hips wag once as he catches Ukanav's eye. -- Earl F Hampton http://hamiii.sytes.net/index.phtml
Earl F Hampton wrote: > >>>> The man says, "Good afternoon, I'm Orion Link and I think you > >>>> have some cargo for me? I hope you do anyway. Oh, and this > >>>> is Joyce Ellis. We're the two cargo brokers here on Serbia. > >>>> Hopefully we can do some business." > >> > >> Woof shakes their hands as well. "Mr. Link, Mrs. Ellis. A > >> pleasure!" > >> > >>> "Business is always a pleasure," Cory smiles at the pair. "And > >>> yes we have some cargo for you," he adds before forcing himself > >>> to pause and look to Woof. > >> > >> "Carry on," Woof grins, since Cory's doing well. "We do have > >> cargo," he says looking at the clipboard. "Where do you want it > >> delivered?" > > > > Link grins and yelps out, "Great!" > > > > He seems very excited, "I'll get trucks out here *today* and pick > > up those consignments." > > > > The woman, Joyce, says with a chuckle, "Can you tell he's been > > sweating this delivery? I think he would haul the stuff off your > > ship with his bare hands if he had to." > > > > Link laughs and replies, "You're right Joyce. I've got buyers that > > have been chewing on my hind side for the past two weeks looking > > for this stuff." > > > Cory leans around as if to look at Links rear, "We've got a Doc that > can take those scars out,... If, you can come up with something > cheap, that Newton just has to have." > > Cory's hips wag once as he catches Ukanav's eye. Link chuckles, "Now that you've got those cargo lots here I'll have the funds freed up to put together a good selection of cargoes for you." Joyce says, "If you're heading toward Newton then our agricultural products will be very good sellers there. They have a population of upwards of 90 billion in the Newton system and can only feed themselves on mass produced protein pastes and things like that." Link nods, "And don't miss trying to get a cargo lot of their famous fabrics. There is something or other in the gas giant Newton's main world orbits that produces something unique that they've learned to turn into godslight fabric and shimmer silk." Link pulls out a portable comm unit and makes a call, "Hey, Chick! This is Link. The freight has finally arrived. How soon can you get the trucks...30 minutes? Great! I'll tell them you're on your way." "Trucks should start arriving in 30 minutes to start off loading my freight." Link says putting the comm unit away. Eris AKU GM
On Tuesday 01 February 2005 00:08, Eris Reddoch wrote: > Earl F Hampton wrote: > > >>>> The man says, "Good afternoon, I'm Orion Link and I think you > > >>>> have some cargo for me? I hope you do anyway. Oh, and this > > >>>> is Joyce Ellis. We're the two cargo brokers here on Serbia. > > >>>> Hopefully we can do some business." > > >> > > >> Woof shakes their hands as well. "Mr. Link, Mrs. Ellis. A > > >> pleasure!" > > >> > > >>> "Business is always a pleasure," Cory smiles at the pair. "And > > >>> yes we have some cargo for you," he adds before forcing himself > > >>> to pause and look to Woof. > > >> > > >> "Carry on," Woof grins, since Cory's doing well. "We do have > > >> cargo," he says looking at the clipboard. "Where do you want it > > >> delivered?" > > > > > > Link grins and yelps out, "Great!" > > > > > > He seems very excited, "I'll get trucks out here *today* and pick > > > up those consignments." > > > > > > The woman, Joyce, says with a chuckle, "Can you tell he's been > > > sweating this delivery? I think he would haul the stuff off your > > > ship with his bare hands if he had to." > > > > > > Link laughs and replies, "You're right Joyce. I've got buyers that > > > have been chewing on my hind side for the past two weeks looking > > > for this stuff." > > > > Cory leans around as if to look at Links rear, "We've got a Doc that > > can take those scars out,... If, you can come up with something > > cheap, that Newton just has to have." > > > > Cory's hips wag once as he catches Ukanav's eye. > > Link chuckles, "Now that you've got those cargo lots here I'll have the > funds freed up to put together a good selection of cargoes for you." > > Joyce says, "If you're heading toward Newton then our agricultural > products will be very good sellers there. They have a population of > upwards of 90 billion in the Newton system and can only feed themselves > on mass produced protein pastes and things like that." > > Link nods, "And don't miss trying to get a cargo lot of their famous > fabrics. There is something or other in the gas giant Newton's main > world orbits that produces something unique that they've learned to turn > into godslight fabric and shimmer silk." > > Link pulls out a portable comm unit and makes a call, "Hey, Chick! This > is Link. The freight has finally arrived. How soon can you get the > trucks...30 minutes? Great! I'll tell them you're on your way." > > "Trucks should start arriving in 30 minutes to start off loading my > freight." Link says putting the comm unit away. "Well you can see how much space we've got. Talk me into something that'll make us both a bit and we'll swing though on our way back to see if you predict as well for Mark." -- Earl F Hampton http://hamiii.sytes.net/index.phtml
On Wednesday 02 February 2005 17:38, Earl F Hampton wrote: > On Tuesday 01 February 2005 00:08, Eris Reddoch wrote: > > > > Joyce says, "If you're heading toward Newton then our agricultural > > products will be very good sellers there. They have a population of > > upwards of 90 billion in the Newton system and can only feed themselves > > on mass produced protein pastes and things like that." > > > > Link nods, "And don't miss trying to get a cargo lot of their famous > > fabrics. There is something or other in the gas giant Newton's main > > world orbits that produces something unique that they've learned to turn > > into godslight fabric and shimmer silk." > > > > Link pulls out a portable comm unit and makes a call, "Hey, Chick! This > > is Link. The freight has finally arrived. How soon can you get the > > trucks...30 minutes? Great! I'll tell them you're on your way." > > > > "Trucks should start arriving in 30 minutes to start off loading my > > freight." Link says putting the comm unit away. > > "Well you can see how much space we've got. Talk me into something that'll > make us both a bit and we'll swing though on our way back to see if you > predict as well for Mark."This appears to be dragging a bit so : chat chat chat "As you can see we are all new to this, what are some of the things the other ships brought in?" chat chat chat "Really do you normally get this much traffic?" chat chat chat I know you answered this to someone else "Oh so you don't have much left that needs to go off world? I'd hate to get in a bidding war over cargo with Captains we'll be having to work with." chat chat chat "I guess I should make an effort to meet some of the Captains and Crews. Do you know any of them?" Chat Chat chat "That one ship, , looks almost familiar, but I can't place where I saw it. Do you know where they came in from?" Yes I'm fishing. I just thought I'd save you the time of making up all the responses to the small talk it takes to set up an interrogation -- Earl F Hampton http://hamiii.sytes.net/index.phtml
Earl F Hampton wrote: > >>>> Woof shakes their hands as well. "Mr. Link, Mrs. Ellis. A > >>>> pleasure!" > >>>> > >>>>> "Business is always a pleasure," Cory smiles at the pair. > >>>>> "And yes we have some cargo for you," he adds before > >>>>> forcing himself to pause and look to Woof. > >>>> > >>>> "Carry on," Woof grins, since Cory's doing well. "We do have > >>>> cargo," he says looking at the clipboard. "Where do you want > >>>> it delivered?" > >>> > >>> Link grins and yelps out, "Great!" > >>> > >>> He seems very excited, "I'll get trucks out here *today* and > >>> pick up those consignments." > >>> > >>> The woman, Joyce, says with a chuckle, "Can you tell he's been > >>> sweating this delivery? I think he would haul the stuff off > >>> your ship with his bare hands if he had to." > >>> > >>> Link laughs and replies, "You're right Joyce. I've got buyers > >>> that have been chewing on my hind side for the past two weeks > >>> looking for this stuff." > >> > >> Cory leans around as if to look at Links rear, "We've got a Doc > >> that can take those scars out,... If, you can come up with > >> something cheap, that Newton just has to have." > >> > >> Cory's hips wag once as he catches Ukanav's eye. > > > > Link chuckles, "Now that you've got those cargo lots here I'll have > > the funds freed up to put together a good selection of cargoes for > > you." > > > > Joyce says, "If you're heading toward Newton then our agricultural > > products will be very good sellers there. They have a population of > > upwards of 90 billion in the Newton system and can only feed > > themselves on mass produced protein pastes and things like that." > > > > Link nods, "And don't miss trying to get a cargo lot of their > > famous fabrics. There is something or other in the gas giant > > Newton's main world orbits that produces something unique that > > they've learned to turn into godslight fabric and shimmer silk." > > > > Link pulls out a portable comm unit and makes a call, "Hey, Chick! > > This is Link. The freight has finally arrived. How soon can you get > > the trucks...30 minutes? Great! I'll tell them you're on your way." > > > > "Trucks should start arriving in 30 minutes to start off loading my > > freight." Link says putting the comm unit away. > > "Well you can see how much space we've got. Talk me into something > that'll make us both a bit and we'll swing though on our way back to > see if you predict as well for Mark." "We can always use industrial goods, especially high tech parts." Link says, "Agricultural robots and equipment. I know the Hooters won't use it but they are only a small part of our population and the rest of us try to keep up with the times." Joyce adds, "Air/raft parts, machine tools, computers, even toaster ovens and microwaves." > "As you can see we are all new to this, what are some of the things > the other ships brought in?" "The small ship had some wines and spirits and some spices." Link says, "They aren't all *that* valuable here, but we'll make a profit on them and we want to encourage traders who drop by to drop by again." Joyce says, "The other ships that are in port..." Link breaks in, "One brought colonists from Newton and some equipment for them, and the other didn't seem to bring *anything*. They dropped off some passengers, but they were running empty of cargo. If you ask me, a damn fool way to run a far trader!" > "Really do you normally get this much traffic?" "Almost never!" Joyce says, "A couple of ships a month come down to the planet. Almost all the traffic stops at the gas giant and passes through. What trade we get is mostly shipped in or out by shuttle." > "Oh so you don't have much left that needs to go off world? I'd hate > to get in a bidding war over cargo with Captains we'll be having to > work with." "We never said that!" Link holds up his hands, "I'm sure we can load your holds with agroproducts if you're heading for Newton." Joyce says, "Fill them to overflowing!" > "I guess I should make an effort to meet some of the Captains and > Crews. Do you know any of them?" "All of them are here for the first time." Joyce says. "The Captain of the colony ship is named Rici Wuzuto. He seemed like a nice enough fellow, but he's Gwi, and they tend to be pretty formal." Link says, "The smaller ship's Captain is Smith, Shan Smith..." Joyce breaks in, "No, that's Shawn Smith." > "That one ship,Cory does>, looks almost familiar, but I can't place where I saw it. > Do you know where they came in from?" OOC: I think it's the Bright Star isn't it? The one the Hooters were on? "They came in from Mark with three passengers and no cargo." Link says shaking his head. > Yes I'm fishing. I just thought I'd save you the time of making > up all the responses to the small talk it takes to set up an > interrogation OOC: The trucks start arriving shortly and you spend the rest of the afternoon supervising the unloading of the freight. It all goes fairly well. Eris AKU GM
On Monday 14 February 2005 22:10, Eris Reddoch wrote: > > Link breaks in, "One brought colonists from Newton and some equipment > for them, and the other didn't seem to bring *anything*. They dropped > off some passengers, but they were running empty of cargo. If you ask > me, a damn fool way to run a far trader!" > > > "Really do you normally get this much traffic?" > > "Almost never!" Joyce says, "A couple of ships a month come down to the > planet. Almost all the traffic stops at the gas giant and passes > through. What trade we get is mostly shipped in or out by shuttle." > > > "Oh so you don't have much left that needs to go off world? I'd hate > > to get in a bidding war over cargo with Captains we'll be having to > > work with." > > "We never said that!" Link holds up his hands, "I'm sure we can load > your holds with agroproducts if you're heading for Newton." > > Joyce says, "Fill them to overflowing!" > > > "I guess I should make an effort to meet some of the Captains and > > Crews. Do you know any of them?" > > "All of them are here for the first time." Joyce says. > > "The Captain of the colony ship is named Rici Wuzuto. He seemed like a > nice enough fellow, but he's Gwi, and they tend to be pretty formal." > Link says, "The smaller ship's Captain is Smith, Shan Smith..." > > Joyce breaks in, "No, that's Shawn Smith." > > > "That one ship,> Cory does>, looks almost familiar, but I can't place where I saw it. > > Do you know where they came in from?" > > OOC: I think it's the Bright Star isn't it? The one the Hooters were on? > > "They came in from Mark with three passengers and no cargo." Link says > shaking his head. Cory shakes his head, synchronizing his disgust with Link's, "Only three? They must have paid a pretty penny for those berths." "Wonder what they're running from," he mumbles as if to himself. > > > Yes I'm fishing. I just thought I'd save you the time of making > > up all the responses to the small talk it takes to set up an > > interrogation > > OOC: The trucks start arriving shortly and you spend the rest of the > afternoon supervising the unloading of the freight. It all goes fairly > well. > > Eris > AKU GM -- Earl F Hampton http://hamiii.sytes.net/index.phtml
Earl F Hampton wrote: > On Monday 14 February 2005 22:10, Eris Reddoch wrote: > > > Link breaks in, "One brought colonists from Newton and some > > equipment for them, and the other didn't seem to bring *anything*. > > They dropped off some passengers, but they were running empty of > > cargo. If you ask me, a damn fool way to run a far trader!" > > > >> "Really do you normally get this much traffic?" > > > > "Almost never!" Joyce says, "A couple of ships a month come down to > > the planet. Almost all the traffic stops at the gas giant and > > passes through. What trade we get is mostly shipped in or out by > > shuttle." > > > >> "Oh so you don't have much left that needs to go off world? I'd > >> hate to get in a bidding war over cargo with Captains we'll be > >> having to work with." > > > > "We never said that!" Link holds up his hands, "I'm sure we can > > load your holds with agroproducts if you're heading for Newton." > > > > Joyce says, "Fill them to overflowing!" > > > >> "I guess I should make an effort to meet some of the Captains and > >> Crews. Do you know any of them?" > > > > "All of them are here for the first time." Joyce says. > > > > "The Captain of the colony ship is named Rici Wuzuto. He seemed > > like a nice enough fellow, but he's Gwi, and they tend to be pretty > > formal." Link says, "The smaller ship's Captain is Smith, Shan > > Smith..." > > > > Joyce breaks in, "No, that's Shawn Smith." > > > >> "That one ship,>> sure Cory does>, looks almost familiar, but I can't place where I > >> saw it. Do you know where they came in from?" > > > > OOC: I think it's the Bright Star isn't it? The one the Hooters > > were on? > > > > "They came in from Mark with three passengers and no cargo." Link > > says shaking his head. > > > Cory shakes his head, synchronizing his disgust with Link's, "Only > three? They must have paid a pretty penny for those berths." > > "Wonder what they're running from," he mumbles as if to himself. > > >> Yes I'm fishing. I just thought I'd save you the time of > >> making up all the responses to the small talk it takes to set up > >> an interrogation OOC: As long as I don't correct you then that's fine. :) The brokers don't know anything about it, though. > > OOC: The trucks start arriving shortly and you spend the rest of > > the afternoon supervising the unloading of the freight. It all goes > > fairly well. Dealing with the cargo takes up all the rest of the afternoon. Eris AKU GM
> > > Joyce says, "If you're heading toward Newton then our agricultural > > > products will be very good sellers there. They have a population of > > > upwards of 90 billion in the Newton system and can only feed > > > themselves on mass produced protein pastes and things like that." Woof makes a note of this. > > > Link nods, "And don't miss trying to get a cargo lot of their > > > famous fabrics. There is something or other in the gas giant > > > Newton's main world orbits that produces something unique that > > > they've learned to turn into godslight fabric and shimmer silk." Woof makes a note of this too. > > > Link pulls out a portable comm unit and makes a call, "Hey, Chick! > > > This is Link. The freight has finally arrived. How soon can you get > > > the trucks...30 minutes? Great! I'll tell them you're on your way." When 'Chick' arrives, Woof will call him by name and use his liaison skills to see if there are even more and better rumors. >"We can always use industrial goods, especially high tech parts." Link >says, "Agricultural robots and equipment. I know the Hooters won't use >it but they are only a small part of our population and the rest of us >try to keep up with the times." > >Joyce adds, "Air/raft parts, machine tools, computers, even toaster >ovens and microwaves." Woof again makes some notes in his pda. > > "As you can see we are all new to this, what are some of the things > > the other ships brought in?" He grins. Never hurts to be thought a rube. Even if you have been doing this your entire adult life. >"The small ship had some wines and spirits and some spices." Link says, >"They aren't all *that* valuable here, but we'll make a profit on them >and we want to encourage traders who drop by to drop by again." "That one's the /Blue Diamond/, right?" Woof asks, getting it wrong. >Joyce says, "The other ships that are in port..." > >Link breaks in, "One brought colonists from Newton and some equipment >for them, and the other didn't seem to bring *anything*. They dropped >off some passengers, but they were running empty of cargo. If you ask >me, a damn fool way to run a far trader!" "Certainly is! Sure way to go broke in a big hurry! Even if you're note's paid! The one that brought the equipment, is that it over there?" Woof asks. Woof listens to Cory again... > > "Oh so you don't have much left that needs to go off world? I'd hate > > to get in a bidding war over cargo with Captains we'll be having to > > work with." > >"We never said that!" Link holds up his hands, "I'm sure we can load >your holds with agroproducts if you're heading for Newton." > >Joyce says, "Fill them to overflowing!" "Sounds good to me," Woof says. "Freight? or Spec or a mix of both?" > > "I guess I should make an effort to meet some of the Captains and > > Crews. Do you know any of them?" > >"All of them are here for the first time." Joyce says. > >"The Captain of the colony ship is named Rici Wuzuto. He seemed like a >nice enough fellow, but he's Gwi, and they tend to be pretty formal." >Link says, "The smaller ship's Captain is Smith, Shan Smith..." > >Joyce breaks in, "No, that's Shawn Smith." > > > "That one ship,> Cory does>, looks almost familiar, but I can't place where I saw it. > > Do you know where they came in from?" > >OOC: I think it's the Bright Star isn't it? The one the Hooters were on? > >"They came in from Mark with three passengers and no cargo." Link says >shaking his head. Woof looks surprised. "Oh! I thought that one took off again. So maybe they'll be picking up cargo after all!" >OOC: The trucks start arriving shortly and you spend the rest of the >afternoon supervising the unloading of the freight. It all goes fairly >well. And Woof starts his network in this port... Woof
Greg Smith wrote: >>>>Joyce says, "If you're heading toward Newton then our agricultural >>>>products will be very good sellers there. They have a population of >>>>upwards of 90 billion in the Newton system and can only feed >>>>themselves on mass produced protein pastes and things like that. > > Woof makes a note of this. > >>>>Link nods, "And don't miss trying to get a cargo lot of their >>>>famous fabrics. There is something or other in the gas giant >>>>Newton's main world orbits that produces something unique that >>>>they've learned to turn into godslight fabric and shimmer silk." > > Woof makes a note of this too. > >>>>Link pulls out a portable comm unit and makes a call, "Hey, Chick! >>>>This is Link. The freight has finally arrived. How soon can you get >>>>the trucks...30 minutes? Great! I'll tell them you're on your way." > > When 'Chick' arrives, Woof will call him by name and use his liaison skills > to see if there are even more and better rumors. Nothing much from Chick about trade and such, but he'll happily chat about local conditions with you as he supervises the teams unloading the hold and loading the trucks. "Yeah, the Hooters have a big colony here." he says at one point, "Almost all down on the south continent, though. They don't use modern equipment down there, but that doesn't stop them using grav craft to ferry colonists down there and products back up here for sale." At another point, "The big ship brought in a load of colonists from Newton...poor sods! None of them are farmers, all city folk and belters, but here they'll get 40 hectares and *maybe* a tractor and be expected to make a living. Some do, most don't and either end up emigrating back to where they came from, or working for somebody in one of our towns." >>"We can always use industrial goods, especially high tech parts." Link >>says, "Agricultural robots and equipment. I know the Hooters won't use >>it but they are only a small part of our population and the rest of us >>try to keep up with the times." >> >>Joyce adds, "Air/raft parts, machine tools, computers, even toaster >>ovens and microwaves." > > Woof again makes some notes in his pda. > >>> "As you can see we are all new to this, what are some of the things >>> the other ships brought in?" > > He grins. Never hurts to be thought a rube. Even if you have been doing > this your entire adult life. > >>"The small ship had some wines and spirits and some spices." Link says, >>"They aren't all *that* valuable here, but we'll make a profit on them >>and we want to encourage traders who drop by to drop by again." > > "That one's the /Blue Diamond/, right?" Woof asks, getting it wrong. "Rain, Blue Rain?" Joyce says then looks to Link for confirmation. >>Joyce says, "The other ships that are in port..." >> >>Link breaks in, "One brought colonists from Newton and some equipment >>for them, and the other didn't seem to bring *anything*. They dropped >>off some passengers, but they were running empty of cargo. If you ask >>me, a damn fool way to run a far trader!" > > "Certainly is! Sure way to go broke in a big hurry! Even if you're note's > paid! The one that brought the equipment, is that it over there?" Woof > asks. > > Woof listens to Cory again... > >>> "Oh so you don't have much left that needs to go off world? I'd hate >>> to get in a bidding war over cargo with Captains we'll be having to >>> work with." >> >>"We never said that!" Link holds up his hands, "I'm sure we can load >>your holds with agroproducts if you're heading for Newton." >> >>Joyce says, "Fill them to overflowing!" > > "Sounds good to me," Woof says. "Freight? or Spec or a mix of both?" Link says, "If you want I suspect we could fill your hold with just freight...back ordered goods for Newton. However, if you're in the market to buy some goods to sell on Newton, I think we can help you there, too." >>> "I guess I should make an effort to meet some of the Captains and >>> Crews. Do you know any of them?" >> >>"All of them are here for the first time." Joyce says. >> >>"The Captain of the colony ship is named Rici Wuzuto. He seemed like a >>nice enough fellow, but he's Gwi, and they tend to be pretty formal." >>Link says, "The smaller ship's Captain is Smith, Shan Smith..." >> >>Joyce breaks in, "No, that's Shawn Smith." >> >>> "That one ship,>> Cory does>, looks almost familiar, but I can't place where I saw it. >>> Do you know where they came in from?" >> >>OOC: I think it's the Bright Star isn't it? The one the Hooters were on? >> >>"They came in from Mark with three passengers and no cargo." Link says >>shaking his head. > > Woof looks surprised. "Oh! I thought that one took off again. So maybe > they'll be picking up cargo after all!" "Maybe." Joyce frowns, "but..." Link breaks in, "Rude bunch, them. Didn't even want to talk to us. We can't afford *not* to do business with anyone that comes, but if you or that Smith fellow take all the best goods it'll serve that bunch right!" >>OOC: The trucks start arriving shortly and you spend the rest of the >>afternoon supervising the unloading of the freight. It all goes fairly >>well. > > And Woof starts his network in this port... Once you do, the crew's and ship's comms should all work through the Port's network, so you can call each other from anywhere that the locals can. Eris AKU GM
Greg Smith wrote: > >>> Joyce says, "If you're heading toward Newton then our > >>> agricultural products will be very good sellers there. They > >>> have a population of upwards of 90 billion in the Newton system > >>> and can only feed themselves on mass produced protein pastes > >>> and things like that." > > > Woof makes a note of this. > > >>> Link nods, "And don't miss trying to get a cargo lot of their > >>> famous fabrics. There is something or other in the gas giant > >>> Newton's main world orbits that produces something unique that > >>> they've learned to turn into godslight fabric and shimmer > >>> silk." > > > Woof makes a note of this too. > > >>> Link pulls out a portable comm unit and makes a call, "Hey, > >>> Chick! This is Link. The freight has finally arrived. How soon > >>> can you get the trucks...30 minutes? Great! I'll tell them > >>> you're on your way." > > > When 'Chick' arrives, Woof will call him by name and use his liaison > skills to see if there are even more and better rumors. > > > "We can always use industrial goods, especially high tech parts." > > Link says, "Agricultural robots and equipment. I know the Hooters > > won't use it but they are only a small part of our population and > > the rest of us try to keep up with the times." > > > > Joyce adds, "Air/raft parts, machine tools, computers, even toaster > > ovens and microwaves." > > > Woof again makes some notes in his pda. > > >> "As you can see we are all new to this, what are some of the > >> things the other ships brought in?" > > > He grins. Never hurts to be thought a rube. Even if you have been > doing this your entire adult life. > > > "The small ship had some wines and spirits and some spices." Link > > says, "They aren't all *that* valuable here, but we'll make a > > profit on them and we want to encourage traders who drop by to drop > > by again." > > > "That one's the /Blue Diamond/, right?" Woof asks, getting it wrong. > > > Joyce says, "The other ships that are in port..." > > > > Link breaks in, "One brought colonists from Newton and some > > equipment for them, and the other didn't seem to bring *anything*. > > They dropped off some passengers, but they were running empty of > > cargo. If you ask me, a damn fool way to run a far trader!" > > > "Certainly is! Sure way to go broke in a big hurry! Even if you're > note's paid! The one that brought the equipment, is that it over > there?" Woof asks. > > Woof listens to Cory again... > > >> "Oh so you don't have much left that needs to go off world? I'd > >> hate to get in a bidding war over cargo with Captains we'll be > >> having to work with." > > > > "We never said that!" Link holds up his hands, "I'm sure we can > > load your holds with agroproducts if you're heading for Newton." > > > > Joyce says, "Fill them to overflowing!" > > > "Sounds good to me," Woof says. "Freight? or Spec or a mix of both?" > > > >> "I guess I should make an effort to meet some of the Captains and > >> Crews. Do you know any of them?" > > > > "All of them are here for the first time." Joyce says. > > > > "The Captain of the colony ship is named Rici Wuzuto. He seemed > > like a nice enough fellow, but he's Gwi, and they tend to be pretty > > formal." Link says, "The smaller ship's Captain is Smith, Shan > > Smith..." > > > > Joyce breaks in, "No, that's Shawn Smith." > > > >> "That one ship,>> sure Cory does>, looks almost familiar, but I can't place where I > >> saw it. Do you know where they came in from?" > > > > OOC: I think it's the Bright Star isn't it? The one the Hooters > > were on? > > > > "They came in from Mark with three passengers and no cargo." Link > > says shaking his head. > > Woof looks surprised. "Oh! I thought that one took off again. So > maybe they'll be picking up cargo after all!" "Maybe." Joyce says, "Maybe." Link chuckles, "They didn't want to talk about cargo or freight when we dropped by to see them. Said they'd call us if they were interested." > > OOC: The trucks start arriving shortly and you spend the rest of > > the afternoon supervising the unloading of the freight. It all goes > > fairly well. > > And Woof starts his network in this port... The network is connected and working. Everyone's comm should work with everyone else now. It is nearing sundown when the last of the trucks leave. Woof, Cory, and Ukanav are tired from the work and are sitting on the edge of the open cargo hatch drinking cold beersis and relaxing when they see Arvitis striding across the tarmac toward the ship. Ukanav comments, "Good beersi! Oh, did I mention Woodbridge called." He makes a slightly rude sound as he half sips, half laps, more of the dark beer, "He and Doctor Mira are going to be out overnight. I was going to tell Captain O'Brien, but I haven't seen him in several hours." "Do you know where he is?" he asks as he waves toward Arvitis. Arivits arrives and calls out grinning, "Ahoy, mates! I've had a rewarding afternoon. Have you seen Mira? Is she back?" Eris AKU GM
>Link chuckles, "They didn't want to talk about cargo or freight when we >dropped by to see them. Said they'd call us if they were interested." > > > > OOC: The trucks start arriving shortly and you spend the rest of > > > the afternoon supervising the unloading of the freight. It all goes > > > fairly well. > > > > And Woof starts his network in this port... > >The network is connected and working. Everyone's comm should work with >everyone else now. > >It is nearing sundown when the last of the trucks leave. Woof, Cory, and >Ukanav are tired from the work and are sitting on the edge of the open >cargo hatch drinking cold beersis and relaxing when they see Arvitis >striding across the tarmac toward the ship. > >Ukanav comments, "Good beersi! Oh, did I mention Woodbridge called." > >He makes a slightly rude sound as he half sips, half laps, more of the >dark beer, "He and Doctor Mira are going to be out overnight. I was >going to tell Captain O'Brien, but I haven't seen him in several hours." > >"Do you know where he is?" he asks as he waves toward Arvitis. "No, I didn't have Captain watch. But he's probably got his comm, if you want to buzz him." Woof gives him the standard Captain-in-Port number. >Arivits arrives and calls out grinning, "Ahoy, mates! I've had a >rewarding afternoon. Have you seen Mira? Is she back?" "She's out with JaCarter... Seems he's scoring points in the match of love!" Woof
Greg Smith wrote: >> The network is connected and working. Everyone's comm should >> work with everyone else now. >> >> It is nearing sundown when the last of the trucks leave. Woof, >> Cory, and Ukanav are tired from the work and are sitting on the >> edge of the open cargo hatch drinking cold beersis and relaxing >> when they see Arvitis striding across the tarmac toward the >> ship. >> >> Ukanav comments, "Good beersi! Oh, did I mention Woodbridge >> called." >> >> He makes a slightly rude sound as he half sips, half laps, more >> of the dark beer, "He and Doctor Mira are going to be out >> overnight. I was going to tell Captain O'Brien, but I haven't >> seen him in several hours." >> >> "Do you know where he is?" he asks as he waves toward Arvitis. > > "No, I didn't have Captain watch. But he's probably got his > comm, if you want to buzz him." Woof gives him the standard > Captain-in-Port number. Ukanav takes it, but doesn't call, "I'll see him eventually. He might be busy with business now." > >> Arivits arrives and calls out grinning, "Ahoy, mates! I've had >> a rewarding afternoon. Have you seen Mira? Is she back?" > > "She's out with JaCarter... Seems he's scoring points in the > match of love!" Arvitis frowns, "They were going to do some research for me. Mira, Jac and that Jez...er, Lysia. I wanted to find out if they found the book." He says "the book' like it has quote marks around it, but none of you have the slightest idea what he's talking about. Eris AKU GM
>Ukanav takes it, but doesn't call, "I'll see him eventually. He >might be busy with business now." > > > >> Arivits arrives and calls out grinning, "Ahoy, mates! I've had > >> a rewarding afternoon. Have you seen Mira? Is she back?" > > > > "She's out with JaCarter... Seems he's scoring points in the > > match of love!" > >Arvitis frowns, "They were going to do some research for me. Mira, >Jac and that Jez...er, Lysia. I wanted to find out if they found the >book." > >He says "the book' like it has quote marks around it, but none of >you have the slightest idea what he's talking about. "The Book?" Woof asks, capitals included in his speech. Woof
Greg Smith wrote: > > Arvitis frowns, "They were going to do some research for me. Mira, > > Jac and that Jez...er, Lysia. I wanted to find out if they found > > the book." > > > > He says "the book' like it has quote marks around it, but none of > > you have the slightest idea what he's talking about. > > "The Book?" Woof asks, capitals included in his speech. "Exploring the Bird Beak." Arvitis says waving his free hand around excitedly, "I've got a lead on the lost imperial library that we've been searching for. If we are the first to find it it will be big." His eyes glaze over and an idyllic grin crosses his face, "REALLY BIG!" Then he focuses on Cory again and says, "Where is my densitometer, Cory? I'll need it when the time comes!" "Woof," he turns back to Woof, "Where is Ricardo. We need to be prepared to lift as soon as I can pin down where that library is located." Eris AKU GM
On Monday 28 March 2005 21:40, Eris Reddoch wrote: > Greg Smith wrote: > > > Arvitis frowns, "They were going to do some research for me. Mira, > > > Jac and that Jez...er, Lysia. I wanted to find out if they found > > > the book." > > > > > > He says "the book' like it has quote marks around it, but none of > > > you have the slightest idea what he's talking about. > > > > "The Book?" Woof asks, capitals included in his speech. > > "Exploring the Bird Beak." Arvitis says waving his free hand around > excitedly, "I've got a lead on the lost imperial library that we've been > searching for. If we are the first to find it it will be big." > > His eyes glaze over and an idyllic grin crosses his face, "REALLY BIG!" > > Then he focuses on Cory again and says, "Where is my densitometer, Cory? > I'll need it when the time comes!" > > "Woof," he turns back to Woof, "Where is Ricardo. We need to be > prepared to lift as soon as I can pin down where that library is located." "On your desk, but don't you think we should find the little girl we came here for first?" Cory asks, "I'm sure it would make her mother ever so much more happy than Exploring the Imperial Library's Bird Beaks, don't you think?" "All those in favor of saving the girl before messing with bird beaks raise your hands," Cory asks as he looks around the group, his hand thrust high in the air. -- Earl F Hampton http://hamiii.sytes.net/index.phtml
> > > > He says "the book' like it has quote marks around it, but none of > > > > you have the slightest idea what he's talking about. > > > > > > "The Book?" Woof asks, capitals included in his speech. > > > > "Exploring the Bird Beak." Arvitis says waving his free hand around > > excitedly, "I've got a lead on the lost imperial library that we've been > > searching for. If we are the first to find it it will be big." > > > > His eyes glaze over and an idyllic grin crosses his face, "REALLY BIG!" > > > > Then he focuses on Cory again and says, "Where is my densitometer, Cory? > > I'll need it when the time comes!" > > > > "Woof," he turns back to Woof, "Where is Ricardo. We need to be > > prepared to lift as soon as I can pin down where that library is >located." "He's out. He's at his comm number, however." >"On your desk, but don't you think we should find the little girl we came >here >for first?" Cory asks, "I'm sure it would make her mother ever so much more >happy than Exploring the Imperial Library's Bird Beaks, don't you think?" > >"All those in favor of saving the girl before messing with bird beaks raise >your hands," Cory asks as he looks around the group, his hand thrust high >in >the air. "I'm not going anywhere til I find her," Woof says, "and we'll be hitting the Hootish community tomorrow." Woof
Greg Smith wrote: > >>>> He says "the book' like it has quote marks around it, but > >>>> none of you have the slightest idea what he's talking about. > >>> > >>> "The Book?" Woof asks, capitals included in his speech. > >> > >> "Exploring the Bird Beak." Arvitis says waving his free hand > >> around excitedly, "I've got a lead on the lost imperial library > >> that we've been searching for. If we are the first to find it it > >> will be big." > >> > >> His eyes glaze over and an idyllic grin crosses his face, > >> "REALLY BIG!" > >> > >> Then he focuses on Cory again and says, "Where is my > >> densitometer, Cory? I'll need it when the time comes!" > >> > >> "Woof," he turns back to Woof, "Where is Ricardo. We need to be > >> prepared to lift as soon as I can pin down where that library is > >> > > > > located." > > "He's out. He's at his comm number, however." Arvitis nods, "I didn't think about that." > > "On your desk, but don't you think we should find the little girl > > we came here for first?" Cory asks, "I'm sure it would make her > > mother ever so much more happy than Exploring the Imperial > > Library's Bird Beaks, don't you think?" > > > > "All those in favor of saving the girl before messing with bird > > beaks raise your hands," Cory asks as he looks around the group, > > his hand thrust high in the air. > > "I'm not going anywhere til I find her," Woof says, "and we'll be > hitting the Hootish community tomorrow." Ukanav says, "There are a lot of Hooters on this planet, and finding one little girl among all of them is going to be like sniffing out the white mouse from the nest." Arvitis says, "There are *several* Hootish communities on Serbia. According to the info I picked up at System House in town. I wasn't looking for *that*, but while I was there, I thought I'd run a query, you know?" "Which of the colonies do you think she's been taken to?" he asks quietly. Eris AKU GM
Earl F Hampton wrote: > >>> Arvitis frowns, "They were going to do some research for me. > >>> Mira, Jac and that Jez...er, Lysia. I wanted to find out if > >>> they found the book." > >>> > >>> He says "the book' like it has quote marks around it, but none > >>> of you have the slightest idea what he's talking about. > >> > >> "The Book?" Woof asks, capitals included in his speech. > > > > "Exploring the Bird Beak." Arvitis says waving his free hand around > > excitedly, "I've got a lead on the lost imperial library that > > we've been searching for. If we are the first to find it it will be > > big." > > > > His eyes glaze over and an idyllic grin crosses his face, "REALLY > > BIG!" > > > > Then he focuses on Cory again and says, "Where is my densitometer, > > Cory? I'll need it when the time comes!" > > > > "Woof," he turns back to Woof, "Where is Ricardo. We need to be > > prepared to lift as soon as I can pin down where that library is > > located." > > "On your desk, but don't you think we should find the little girl we > came here for first?" Cory asks, "I'm sure it would make her mother > ever so much more happy than Exploring the Imperial Library's Bird > Beaks, don't you think?" "No, not the Library's Bird's..." Arvitis starts, then stops, "...Oh, yes...that." > "All those in favor of saving the girl before messing with bird beaks > raise your hands," Cory asks as he looks around the group, his hand > thrust high in the air. Arvitis looks exasperated, "Well, I suppose so, but..." he trails off looking somewhat deflated, "If that's what we have to do first, I wish you'd all get on with it!" "So, what do we do first?" he asks Cory, and then turns to Woof, "What have you done so far, to find that girl?" Eris AKU GM
