OOC Thread
Location: Ezra - Haller Landing
Freight runs are a mixed bag. Sometimes they can be lucrative. Taking precious cargo from point A to point B, where the recipient pays handsomely, even after giving the "finder's fee" to the guy who hooked you up with the job. Sometimes the pay's not so good, where at the end of the run, after the fee is paid out, the captain is faced with the choice: Fuel, food, payroll-- pick two.
Even leaving out the issue of payment, there are sometimes other concerns with that cargo. Transporting livestock, for instance, leaves a ship often filthy and smelling for weeks. Same can be true for some chemical cargo.
And then there's the ever-present possibility of piracy. Various groups have been getting bolder these last few months, largely out on the Rim, but they've started to encroach into the Border systems as of late.
Fortunately for the crew of the Deucalion, the run from Greenleaf to Ezra was a short one. Alcomb Medical, a small pharmacom, needed to get a load of medical supplies from their refinery to a company town on Ezra to combat a minor, but stubborn, outbreak of the flux. They were even able to secure payment at both ends of the run, negating the need to go back to Greenleaf for the remainder of their money. Even threw in innocs for the entire crew to keep them from catching the flux, too.
This left the Deucalion needing a new job, though. Haller Landing was the local spaceport, plus a seaport, and thus there was trade to be had there. The crew had divvied up their pay and it was time to acquire supplies-- the pantry was getting kind of thin, and there was a market to browse in-- and otherwise fill some time until a job surfaced. If one was in need of refreshment or food, the biggest pub in town was the Slack Water Tavern.
Mando was keeping an eye on the ship, and had last been seen sitting outside the ramp, his gun-cleaning supplies out, but taking the time to trim his stubble with the edge of his knife.
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GM NOTES
Here we go! Quick ground-rule -- Always start your post with your character name and where they are. Example: Mando - Outside the Deucalion, Haller Landing This will make it easier for me to keep track of where folks are when they split up.
Everyone has their pay, and whomever is doing the shopping probably has been given enough to get a month's worth of foodstuffs (supposing it's just the crew eating, that is).
Things for the crew to do:
- Get supplies (food, fuel, engine necessities, etc.)
- Get a job (check the Cortex, ask around, etc.)
- Get some fun in (use your imagination)
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