Eris Reddoch wrote:
> Bruce Johnson wrote:
>
>
>>>>> The brokers have their offices next to a large warehouse
>>>>> near the starport. The sign above the door says Link and
>>>>> Ellis Import/Export.
>>>>>
>>>>> When you reach the door you see a smaller sign that says
>>>>> Joyce Ellis and Orion Link, brokers.
>>>>>
>>>>> Joyce Ellis and Orion Link are the two brokers you are
>>>>> looking for.
>>>>
>>>> Ricardo enters the office. "Hello. You guys rang the Mae
>>>> Lee?"
>>>
>>> Inside the office there are two desks, one is empty and the
>>> other is occupied by Orion Link.
>>>
>>> "Good to see you again, Captain!" says Orion as he stands up
>>> and offers his hand, "Joyce is out in the warehouse doing an
>>> update on the inventory to confirm what we have and what we
>>> need to ship out."
>>>
>>> "From your comm it sounds like you are in something of a
>>> hurry to lift." he says, "I hope that doesn't mean you've not
>>> enjoyed your stay here on Serbia?"
>>Ricardo shakes.
>
>
> OOC: With everything that's been going on, I bet he shakes all
> the time. :)
>
>
>> "Nah, just itchy feet, and more important, a schedule to keep.
>> I've got a deadline to Montrose with a fair pile of credits on
>> it. Besides, we may be here a few days more if that alters
>> things, since we've got some passengers may or may not be ready
>> to leave. I should know as soon as my purser calls me."
>>
>> As if on cue Ricardo's fone rings. He pulls it out. "Honest...I
>> didn't plan it this way..." he says to Orion, and flips it
>> open.
>
>
>> "Ricardo. Yeah... well that's great Woof! Get the stores sorted
>> out and I'll talk later. I'm at the broker's right now. As
>> usual, you have impeccable timing."
>>
>> He turns to Orion and says "When do you want to start loading?
>> I'm going to be fuelled up later today, we should be ready to
>> boost any time everything and everyone's loaded."
>
>
> Orion says, "Standard cargo rate is 1,000 cr a ton, and we've got
> a lot that needs to go out.
>
> He checks his computer and says, "Well, from here to Newton we've
> got several cargoes that need to go out. Let me go over them
> with you...and I assume you'll be heading from Newton to Wrothag
> and then on to Montrose, correct? So, I'll check for those
> systems, too."
>
> "To Newton we've got...
>
> 1. 1 10 ton load of hard wood
> 2. 5 lots of grain (15, 10, 25, 15, and 25 tons) totaling 90 tons
> 3. 1 2 ton lot of jam from Hardy farms
>
> ..."for a total of 102 tons."
>
> "From here to Wrothag we've got..."
>
> 4. 1 50 ton lot of wood
> 5. 2 lots (40 and 50 tons) of grain totaling 90 tons
> 6. 6 lots of assorted foodstuffs (5, 5, 10, 25, 15, 20) total is 80
>
> ..."that's another 270 tons."
"Oops! Pardon my math, that's 220 tons." Orion chuckles.
>
> "And let's see, from here to Montrose we've got..."
>
> 7. 2 tons of mail...that's a security shipment, do you have a
> separate lockable cargo compartment for that? If you do it'll pay
> 10,000 cr per ton.
>
> 8. 4 lots of grain (40, 30, 20, 50) totaling 140 tons
> 9. 1 5 ton lot of wine
> 10. 1 20 ton lot of beer
> 11. 1 5 ton lot of vendu beef
>
> "...that adds another 172 tons. So, the grand total is 544 tons of
> cargo that we have going out. How much of it do you want?"
OOC: 494 tons of cargo on offer.
>> While they're discussing things Ricardo says, "Hey, you know
>> that stout they serve over at > Dell>...You know where I could contact the brewery? That was
>> some good stuff, I'd like to pick up some for the ship, if not
>> for a little spec."
>
> "Let me call the brewery for you." Orion says, "I'll see if I can
> get you a deal on some of it if you want. My fee is only 3% of
> the negotiated price."
>
> OOC: I'll let you know what Orion negotiates, or if you turn him
> down what *you* can negotiate with the brewery once you let me
> know which way you're going. However, you also find the following
> possible speculative cargoes while you are looking around....you
> can choose any or none of them as well as any of the ale you
> negotiate for.
> A. Statuary. 5 dtons @ 250,000 base.
> Buy mod Na -2, Ni -2, Po -6 => AVT modifier -2.
> Sell mod In +2, Ri +4.
>
> B. Petrochemicals. 1 dtons @ 10,000 base.
> Buy mod In +1, Na -4, Ni -5 => AVT modifier -5.
> Sell mod Na -4, Ni -5, In +3.
>
> C. Furniture. 35 dtons @ 15,000 base.
> Buy mod Ag -1, In -4, Po -2 => AVT modifier -1.
> Sell mod In +2, Ri +4.
>
> D. Strong Acids. 9 dtons @ 15,000 base.
> Buy mod Ni -2, Po -1 => AVT modifier -2.
> Sell mod In +4, Ri -1.
>
> You can consider the UWP's for the 3 systems you are visiting
> next to help you decide what to buy...
>
> Newton: A652A9C-A Hi Po
> Wrothag: C578221-6 Ni Lo
> Montrose: A966845-A Ri
Eris
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