[21:08] <> [21:09] ( *Tim gets roaring drunk! ) [21:09] <> [21:10] <> [21:10] (Plastic and balsa wood!) [21:10] (Be *right* back. Keep going. ^_^;) [21:11] Holy crap. ...I wonder which junction box ontrolls the lights... [21:12] * Charlie peers out the window. "So, who wants to talk to the guy?" [21:12] Thanks for volunteering, Charlie. [21:13] <> [21:13] I'll be happy to kick the tires, so to speak. [21:13] * Isis glances around with a very distasteful expression. "Something about this place should be illegal." [21:13] Ditto here. [21:13] Hey, I rented the truck. *he winks* [21:13] Yes. And so you clearly have the most experience dealing with this sort of disreputable person. ^_~ [21:14] * Chako frowns. "Hell, I'll do it. And yeah, you two are definitely on lemon watch. Charlie and Isis, come along if ya want. Might be a good idea to watch the hardware, though." [21:14] * Tim nods. [21:14] You wanna watch the hardware, Isis? I'll go along with Chako. [21:15] * Isis nods and settles back in her seat. "Fine with me." [21:16] * Chako nods. "Alright. Let's get goin', then." [21:16] ( .. Lex Luthor, MARRY ME. ) [21:16] (... no?) [21:16] ( .. Wrong channels, sorry. ) [21:16] * Tim hops out aftere veryone else, since he was stuck in back. [21:17] * Vernon steps out of the truck. [21:17] * Charlie gawks at the glitter as he heads toward ol' Stan. [21:18] * Chako gets herself out of the truck, and stretches a little, before walking into the bowels of h--er, the ship lot. [21:18] * Tim tries to shield his eyes from the light as he follows. [21:18] * Vernon ignores the light and glitter altogether, and just walks with the group towards Stan. [21:19] <> [21:20] (Here's a hint: even if it's shrinkwrapped, don't buy the ship if it has a "Stan's: Opened Merchandise" sticker on it. Or on the bottom. Or on the back. Or behind the maintenance panel.) [21:21] (Hah.) [21:23] <> HIIIIIIII, FOLKS! I'm Stan, welcome to Stan's Used Ship Emporium! What're you in the market for today? Small-size? Mid-size? Large-size? Sport Utility? Truck? Mini? We got 'em all! C'mon, folks, throw me a bone here, we don't have all day, and I got thousands of other customers waiting!" [21:24] "I mean, business like mine, you learn to be quick on your feet, yeah? Gotta sell fastfastfast or you're gone! *he snaps his fingers* Now, let's talk turkey folks, you look like a savvy bunch, on a mission! A mission to find the right ship! The right ship for you! Today! Here! Now! Hell, I'll even give credit!" [21:24] * Charlie glances around the lot on hearing 'thousands'.. "We could use an inter-planetary capable ship. Got any of those?" [21:25] * Chako just stares at the man through her mirrorshades, since Charlie's so eager. [21:25] * Tim fishes around in one of his pockets and pulls out a small bottle of aspirin. He takes two out and dry-swallows them. [21:26] "Hooo, shooting for the big guns today, yeah? I got 'em, got lots of 'em! But ya gotta tell me, man, what else? I mean, you lookin' for a small ship? Just the four of you? Intimate getaway? *he winks* Wedding? Oooh, honeymoon! Where? Gonna head to an asteroid, take the little lady to Earth for a few orbits?" [21:26] (shoulda bought some negotiation skill with the SP I have laying around. ;) ) [21:27] * Charlie blinks a few times.. "uh. We need room for about 7 or 8 people with suits.." [21:27] * Chako smirks, and says in a darkly amused manner, almost to herself, "Little lady, eh?" [21:30] "Suits! Ah! You're thrillseekers! Funhunters! EXTREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMEE SPORTS! Yeah! I been there! Went ionsurfing once... just the once mind you, and almost died, I swear it! Nearly smacked into a Hippy!" <> "Big suits, yeah. Biggest they come, extremesuits! Big arms, big legs, big claws! Yeah! Gonna need some SPACE! Some ROOM! I think I got JUST the baby for you!" [21:31] <> [21:32] * Charlie has to process that, then says "Oh ya. Sport suits. Asteroid climbing and the like... We're on vacation..." *he smiles* [21:32] * Tim follows, keeping an eye out for objects that would make good cover in case Stan suddenly explodes. [21:32] ( I'd just like you to know, Cham, that I hope you're enjoying playing this guy. Because I'm going to kill you afterwards for creating him. ) [21:32] * Charlie says that as he follows Stan. [21:32] *** Hope is now known as Atom [21:33] * Chako follows as well. Good thing those mirrorshades are covering the murderous gleam in her eye. [21:33] "Yeah! This baby, she's got two airlocks, seven - count 'em... SEVEN hooks on the back for suittrawling! And she's got four engines! Two landing ramps! Lounge! Twelve bedrooms! Living room! Satellite hookup capability!" [21:35] * Vernon speaks up. "Hmm, looks pretty nice. How's the usage and maintenance?" [21:35] <> [21:35] <> [21:36] (If Stan tries to sell us a year of Tofu On-Line with the ship, or claims that it was only used by a little old lady who went to the grocery store once a week, Vernon's nasty side is going to come out.) [21:36] (You mean trying to sell us something we don't need isn't bad enough? c.c;) [21:37] "Maintenance! Why, there's no maintenance! The previous owners were a pair of rich yuppies from Earth, off to climb Olympus Mons like every other yuppie with a yen for the EXTREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEME!" <> [21:38] * Tim generally looks for any external indications of the ship's condition, although it's prolly been prettied up for the ship lot. [21:38] * Vernon peers at the tarp in particular, trying to identify the affected bit of ship. [21:38] "It's all set up! I mean, All ya gotta do is get a new nav system and controller for the thing, and she'll be like new! Like brand new! BRAND NEW! Newnew!" <> [21:39] <> [21:39] * Charlie glances over at Chako.. "Probably more than we need" he says to her. [21:39] (Heightened Awareness count?) [21:39] (Yup.) [21:39] 2d6-2 [21:39] * Atom rolls for Vernon (2d6-2) and gets 2. [21:39] ( Any relevant skills? ) [21:39] 2d6 [21:39] * Atom rolls for Chako (2d6) and gets 7. [21:39] (Nope.) [21:39] 2d6 [21:39] * Atom rolls for Tim (2d6) and gets 5. [21:39] ( ^.^_v ) [21:39] 2d6-2 [21:39] * Atom rolls for Charlie (2d6-2) and gets 2. [21:40] < ( I KNEW it. He tried to eat it. it's where his evil powers come from. Strike him down! ) [21:41] "So whattya say, guys? Ya wanna take her home? Today? Now?" [21:41] ( Kill him before he sells you that solar sail pod Dooku used in It Came From Tatooine! ) [21:42] It's a bit bigger than we probably need.. Got anything more.. compact? [21:42] * Vernon nods. [21:42] * Charlie mumbles "Less burnt?" [21:42] * Charlie *under his breath* [21:42] * Chako smiles faintly. [21:43] ( Looks like they tried to climb the mountain with the ship. c.c )_ [21:43] "Ah! Compact! Looking for smaller! Economical! Gotta keep under the budget! Don't wanna break the bank! " [21:43] <> [21:44] * Tim follows. [21:44] * Charlie scans the lot for anything useful looking as he walks. [21:44] * Vernon peers around, as well. [21:44] * Chako follows too, and leans over, murmuring to Charlie, "Good job." [21:46] "This next one, she's a REAL beaut! Real fan of the man with a low budget! She's small, she's affordable, and she's only got a few small dings in the fender!" <> [21:47] "This baby's got exactly 6 rooms aboard'er! One cockpit, one seatin' room! Just right for the price! Shure, the door's a little off, but some hammerin'll put that right!" [21:47] ... [21:49] <> "Barely even stuck, see!" <> "It's! Not! That! Bad! Come! On! Door!" <> [21:50] * Chako frowns, and says coolly, "Maybe something a little less fixer-upper, Stan." [21:50] * Tim whispers to Charlie. "Just in case you're undecided, we *don't* want this one." [21:50] Well, it looks about the right size.. however, that door.. [21:50] "Tell you what, folks, I can't bear to part with 'er. I think I've got another one, though, right up yer alley!" [21:51] <> [21:51] * Vernon follows. [21:51] * Chako follows as well. [21:52] * Tim follows, glancing around for a ship that *he* thinks might be right for the bunch. You know, one that's intact. And working. [21:53] (That's so not happening. Every ship in here has SOMETHING wrong.) [21:53] * Charlie follows.. whispers to Tim "No doubt. I'm guessing we don't want most of these anyway." [21:54] * Vernon whispers to the others. "Mind if I have a go at this one?" [21:54] * Tim nodnods. [21:54] * Chako shrugs, and says with a faint smile, "Try not to jump on it this time." [21:54] Huh? Oh. Sure, knock yourself out. Or even better, knock *him* out. [21:54] "This'un's a REALY beaut, though she's a little pricey. She's been decomissioned - corp that made 'er stopped usin' that model just a few weeks ago, even, meanin' she's got reeaaaaall prime parts in er!" <> "Ain't even got the chance to get the paint off 'er yet. That's my promise to you, folks, that Honest Stan means what he says! I want you to end up with a ship! I really do! Today!" [21:56] * Tim glances the ship over. How bad is it? [21:56] * Vernon peers at said ship. [21:57] <> Here she is, folks. Keep the tarp on so's it don't look like I stole it! But I bought it though, fair'n'square, at an auction. But they said three days for the paint, an' I been so busy sellin' cars I ain't had the time! So the tarp." <> "She's got five rooms, one common room, two seats in the cockpit, two bathrooms, a SHOWER, folks, a real shower, and..." [21:58] "...get this, folks, this is the REAL kicker... a MAP room! Not many ships out there what have one of them! Though the corp stripped all the controlling terminals outta it!" [21:59] (out of curiosity, what corp?) [21:59] <> [22:00] * Tim twitches... then blinks. [22:01] <> [22:01] * Vernon inspects the ship more closely. "How are the electronics, aside from the map room?" [22:02] * Chako chuckles. "Oh, that's appropriate." [22:02] * Tim looks the ship over closely. [22:02] * Charlie mumbles "Ironic" [22:04] (For reference, this is NOT the model of the dropship that Wintergreen had. It's larger, and also is not outfitted quite as well for adverse conditions.) [22:05] <> "I ain't touched her since I got 'er at the auction. She's supposedly one 'o the workhorses, so she's got miles on 'er, but I guess I heard tell that ATC keeps topnotch repairs." [22:05] * Tim resists from saying anything to that, but only just. [22:05] * Charlie drags Chako off to the side. [22:06] "She iiiiiis a beaut, ain't she?" [22:06] * Vernon inspects the ship some more, pondering. [22:06] * Chako is dragged. Well, as dragged as she'll let herself be. "Yeah?" [22:06] Gimme a sec and I'll get back to you on that. [22:06] * Charlie whispers "If we're going into hippie territory, this ship could be very dangerous." [22:06] * Tim looks the ship over more! [22:07] * Charlie whispers s'more "It's the best one we've seen though.. I'm gonna suggest we keep looking for the time being." [22:07] * Chako hrms, "Well, yeah. Any ship in Hippie territory is dangerous, but we gotta get a paint job done on it no matter what." [22:08] True, I figure an ATC ship'll be worse though. [22:09] * Chako says back, "Maybe. Let's give the techs a chance to look at it. I figure if ya can play with the IFF and paint it'll be no worse. 'Kay?" [22:10] sure thing. [22:10] * Tim comes back around to Charlie and whispers. "This would be a good ship for what we need to do, althogh it'll need some paint and maybe a bit of cosmetic surgurey." [22:11] * Vernon nods. [22:11] * Charlie whispers to those two "I was worried about certain 'groups' recognizing it.." [22:12] But yeah, it does look to be in decent condition. [22:12] (second part wasn't whispered) [22:12] * Tim whispers a little lower. "It's in remarkable condition, but don't let Stan here in on it. And we can make it unrecognizeable, easy." [22:13] "Course it's in decent condition! I'm willin' to sell her, ain't I? And that means she's got Honest Stan's SEAL O' QUALITY!" [22:14] * Chako nods, whispering, "I say if it checks out, go for it." She walks back to over by Stan. [22:14] (Let's see here..."Honest Stan's Seal o' Quality"...ah, here it is, right under the entry for Eccentrica Gallumbits.) [22:15] <> [22:15] * Charlie is back by Stan at this point. [22:15] So what's the price tag on this thing? [22:16] <> [22:16] * Vernon shakes his head at Charlie. "I really doubt we can afford it." [22:17] * Tim tries to look indigent. [22:17] * Chako is just standing there impassively, waiting for the figure. [22:17] * Charlie glances at Vernon. "Yeaah. You're probably right. But, I have to ask anyway." [22:20] <> "Folks, I gotta say, it's been a reeeeal pleasure dealin with you. I like a man or a gal who knows his or her craft, what they do, what they like. Makes me feel good to know people still take some time to do a little researchin' for they come to o' Stan. But folks, I'm gonna have to say goodbye after you hear this price, cause you're gonna TAKE it." [22:22] "I'll sell this baby for no less than $614242 dollars, Martian dollars, not Earth ones, cause boy I know none of us are THAT rich!" <> [22:22] (references? .. we have somewhere around 250k you said?) [22:23] (120k-140k each. Vernon likely has a little more.) [22:23] (This is within your affordable range.) [22:24] (Barely. @_@) [22:24] ( Beat him until he lowers the price.. ) [22:24] * Vernon winces. [22:24] ( *_* ) [22:24] (heh, I seeeee..) [22:25] "Now, folks, I know what you're thinking, but you know what? A ship is an INVESTMENT, folks, and this one wants to come home to live with YOU!" [22:25] * Charlie eyes Stan, then the ship. "Weeeell...We'll need to get it painted for sure.." [22:26] It'll probably need some maintenance too.. You did say it's got some distance on it. [22:26] ( "Chako? Haggle with the man." "Will do." *ca-click* ) [22:26] "It's all about thinking for the future! See, like the paint! Ya gotta think about the paint, and how good it'll look in yer driveway! Good ship like this, you'll make yer neighbor's jealous as hell!" [22:26] * Vernon nods. "And there's tax and title." [22:27] (That's the funniest thing I've heard yet.) [22:28] I'm sure the paint job'll make ATC jealous too. [22:29] How can we be sure they won't be after us for havin' that ship? [22:29] (There's no tax on cars - no real government to tax 'em. And the licensing is free.) [22:29] (Aww. ;_;) [22:29] (Retcon the sucker out!) [22:32] "They won't be after ya cause they don't use this model anymore! They done rolled out three more types 'o cruisers. Must be rakin' in the dough for that kinda R&D." [22:33] * Charlie looks at Tim.. [22:33] * Tim nods at Charlie. [22:35] I dunno. *he begins scanning the lot, looking for other ships* [22:35] "Alright! Alright, I can see ya don't believe me. And to prove it, I'll knock a figure off the price! See, now she's only $604235!" <> [22:36] ( He's going to betray you. Shoot him now. ) [22:37] ( That's not as funny as you think it is. ^.~ ) [22:37] hmm.. Did you look inside, Vernon? [22:37] Hmm, not yet. [22:37] * Vernon turns to Stan. "Do you mind if I take a look inside?" [22:38] ( Who's being funny? ) [22:38] ( Agreed. Kill the bastard. AFK to wash dishes. ) [22:40] "Course not! I got nothin' to hide! Honest Stan, that's my name. Least, after i changed it!" <> "I only been inside it once, after i bought it. Damn bastards didn't even bother to say at the auction that they stripped the nav/comm systems outta 'er 'fore they sold 'er! Now, that ain't honest! And see, I told ya, I'm Honest Stan, so I pass that along to you, the customer!" [22:40] * Vernon follows Stan inside. [22:41] * Tim follows as well, and has a look around. He knows what to expect, luckily. [22:41] * Chako hrms, and says softly, "Charlie? Opinion on the price?" [22:42] hmm.. [22:42] <> "Now, she needs a little lovin' care, but you folks'll see to that, I'm sure!" [22:43] * Charlie says softly as well "5 of us.. about 110k each? Kinda steep, but I'm not sure how much these are worth" [22:44] plus, we need a pilot still. [22:44] <> "This here's the prep-room, they told me. Now, this whole room is a pressure lock, so's you can leave from here midflight instead o' the midships airlock. Nifty little feature, that." [22:46] * Vernon nods. [22:46] * Chako nods. "Yeah. I was thinking we could try to kick it down to five-hundred seventy-five kay, see where he goes from there, call that solid and go with it." [22:47] * Charlie nods "Sounds alright" [22:47] * Vernon is inspecting what there is of the ship, and tallying up the missing components. [22:47] * Tim is checking mostly on the condition of what's left. [22:49] <> "Now, through here's where they pulled out the navcom, and the comm system. Said it was a clean job, should be child's play to slip a new one right into the slot, they said, they did." [22:50] Hmm, let's see... [22:50] <> [22:50] <> "Uh...." [22:50] * Vernon stares. [22:51] * Vernon actually starts tallying components in the air with his fingers, lost in thought. [22:51] <> "I'll let you have it fer a mere 575k even, a STEAL at that price!" [22:51] "I almost can't bear to part with 'er, but the customer comes first!" [22:52] (We've seen the whole ship now, right?) [22:52] (Yep.) [22:53] * Vernon snaps out of it. "Let's see what the others think..." [22:53] ... [22:53] Right. [22:55] * Vernon heads out of the ship, still pondering slightly. [22:56] So, how's it look? [22:56] * Tim follows, frowning. [22:56] There's a large mess where the systems were removed. It'll need structural work. [22:57] <> "Not too much work, now." [22:57] ("What do you think, sirs?") [22:57] * Charlie ignores Stan. "How much you think it'll cost to fix?" [22:58] (Estimating, estimating...) [22:58] (Error: Division by 5) [22:58] (^_^_v) [22:59] I'd say 16, 18K, to be safe. [23:00] The parts are a little less than that, but there's always some extra component. [23:01] * Tim nods. [23:02] * Charlie whispers to Chako "Should we tone down our offer?" [23:02] (Chako and I don't know about the new price, do we?) [23:02] (Ah.) [23:03] He's offering $575,000 even. [23:05] "And not a whit lower! I've got a family to feed!" [23:05] * Chako quirks an eyebrow, and says, "Seems a fair price to me. Tim? Vernon?" [23:05] ("I'm sorry to hear that. If it's a problem, we could take care of that for you.") [23:06] Hmmm. [23:06] Okay with me. [23:07] * Tim nods. [23:08] Oh!.. I suppose we should ask Isis. *he winks* She may not like us spending her money. [23:09] Back in a few. *he trots off to tell Isis the plan* [23:09] "Sure! Sure! Take yer time. 's a big purchase, after all." [23:11] ( Lovely! Tell me the plan! I'm all about the plan. What's the plan? ) [23:11] * Tim starts putting together a mental list of what'll be needed. And what might be nice to add. n_n [23:12] * Vernon grins at Tim. "We'll have to compare notes." [23:12] ( Did you see the mess above? ^_~ ) [23:12] * Chako rubs her head. "Geeks in a playground, I swear." [23:12] * Tim grins back. "Yup. This oughta' be interesting." [23:13] ( "The mess"? It's been two hours. Could you summarize, maybe? c.c; ) [23:13] <> [23:14] * Charlie is off telling Isis about the ship: ATC ship of X type, about the size we need, good condition except for Y pieces missing, 575k price tag, needs Y pieces and paint job.. [23:15] * Isis sighs. "I suppose it's the best we could hope for in this neon hell, but shopping around will take too much time and get too much attention. If Vernon and Tim think they can fix it, we might as well go for it." [23:16] ( Oh, I'll fix it. I'll fix it real good. h_h ) [23:16] ( ...I'm going to have nightmares. ) [23:16] (Ooh yeah. h_h) [23:16] Yeah, they think they can deal with it. Everybody else seems to agree with the price.. [23:17] * Isis nods and gets out of the truck. "Alright. Let's go buy a ship, I guess." [23:17] * Isis pauses. "Wait. How do we, er, 'get it home'? [23:18] * Charlie nods. "uh.. fly it, I guess.. As long as it flies" [23:18] <> [23:18] (o/~ So they conked him on the noggin and they shot him into spaaace! o/~) [23:18] * Isis nods and walks alongside Charlie. "But... who can fly a spaceship?" [23:18] I suppose we could bring the parts and fix it here. [23:19] * Isis furrows her brow. "Docking fees, too... did they say how long it might take?" [23:19] Actually, I'm not very good, but I can pilot. [23:19] I've flown spaceplanes before.. Don't know how different this is. [23:19] * Isis eyes Vernon. It's not a happy eye. It's >< shy of being the Eye. [23:19] (Surprise! You made it to the group!) [23:20] ( We're stealthy, like ninja. ) [23:20] * Chako chuckles. "I say if they want to do extra mods, they can pay for the extra time." She grins. [23:20] * Vernon smiles. "Fine with me." [23:21] <> "There we go! Now, folks, do we gotta deal? I'd hate to think I just wasted so much time on nothin' at all!" [23:22] * Tim grins. [23:22] * Isis smiles the smile of I Want To Kill You, But I Can't. [23:22] Yes. Let's. [23:23] "If yer worried about gettin it home, good old Stan'll have it delivered to your house for a modest additional fee, or, I can have it sit at my sister business, Irene's Docking! And it really is a sister business - she's my sister!" [23:23] "Best rates in this I-Dome, too. Tell you what - I'll even have her cut you a discount. [23:23] (Oh god.) [23:23] * Isis smiles the smile of Oh God, There's Two Of You? She's getting a lot of mileage out of the same frozen expression. [23:24] You're too kind. [23:24] ( I can speak to him. "Ai amu Aishisu! Yuu aa dogu!" ) [23:25] (Hah. @_@) [23:25] "Great! I'll let her know - she's got a fantastic place. Give you the directions after we close the deal." <> "Now, allya what're goin' in on this, put yer thumb on the pad, and we'll settle this thing!" [23:26] * Tim does that little thing. So Long, Money. [23:27] ( Now, what we SHOULD do is: kill him, cut off his thumb, and put it on the pad. ) [23:27] * Vernon does so, as well. [23:27] * Chako nods, and does the thumbpad thing. [23:27] * Isis puts her thumb on the pad. Fate of the universe at stake and all. [23:27] * Charlie thumbpads. "better than nothin'" [23:27] ( ...HAR. ) [23:28] ( I'll remember you said that. ) [23:28] ( "What did we just lose?" "Life support." "Where are we?" "Halfway between Mars and Jupiter." "..." ) [23:29] ( whut! I trust Tim and Vernon to make it work.. mostly.. ^_~ Besides, Charlie technically has no house or place to go.) [23:29] ( I had a house. Oh! Did I collect fire insurance? o/` ) [23:29] ( "Don't worry, I brought SCUBA gear in case this happened." "[...]" ) [23:30] (Bah. Charlie, you can hang with me. We can go drinking and looking for pilots.) [23:30] ( You just want his body. ) [23:30] ( Charlie's too, I bet. ) [23:30] (No thanks. I'm full.) [23:32] <> "Well, I'll be damned, folks, you covered the bill! Fantastic!" <> "Now, here's a complimentary Honest Stan's Used Ships Emporium gift bag, with complimentary compass, thermal blanket, and thumbscrew!" [23:33] "Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got loads of paperwork to fill out and all! It's murder on the wrist, I tell you! Murder!" <> [23:34] ... [23:34] Well. Now that that's over... [23:35] <> [23:35] * Tim grins. "Let's go find us that dock to put it in." [23:35] * Vernon nods. [23:36] * Tim continues grinning. [23:36] * Isis frowns. "I'm glad we found a ship, but..." She glances at the actual ship in question. "I wish I felt better about this." [23:36] * Isis eyes Tim and Vernon. "I don't know where the unsettling feeling of danger is coming from." [23:36] Hmmm. [23:36] * Chako smirks faintly. [23:36] The mechanical problems are not going to be problems for long. About heading into a hippie zone with that ship, though... [23:37] Whatever you're worried about, Isis, I'm sure we can take care of it. [23:37] * Isis does not look totally convinced. "I'm just going to have to trust you." And it's not like she has reason not to. Yet. [23:39] Don't worry. Once we have it in the hangar, we'll do a thorough run-through of everything on the ship. We'll especially look for anything we... don't want to be there. [23:39] * Vernon nods. [23:39] Yeah. And we can go slumming for pilots. It'll be great. [23:40] * Isis mms faintly. "How long do you estimate all this is going to take?" [23:40] With us both working... [23:40] Sure. [23:40] * Vernon looks at Tim. "Three days, you think?" [23:40] * Tim nods. "At the most, yeah." [23:41] * Tim grins. "Maybe more if we find some goodies to put on it." [23:41] * Vernon smiles. [23:41] * Isis blinks. "Define 'goodies'." [23:42] ( No keys? No fuzzy dice? What was in the gift bag? ) [23:42] Weaponry, armor, stealth, jamming systems, electrostatic surround sound, heads-up display... [23:42] * Tim keeps grinning. "Weapons, scanners, electronic warfare systems, upgrades for the living quarters... y'know, goodies." [23:43] * Tim nods. [23:43] * Chako rubs her head. "As long as I ain't paying, and I don't end up getting dead because of it, all I can say is enjoy." [23:44] I have an idea for an automated repair system, too. That could be interesting. [23:44] <> [23:44] There are some stores around here where we can buy both ship and suit parts, I believe. [23:44] * Isis grins. "Perhaps once we reach... our destination, they'll have things for you to add on. I look forward to watching your brains ooze out your ears in sheer joy." [23:45] * Tim grins back. "Yes, that's also possible." *_* [23:45] * Charlie shakes his head with a smirk. [23:45] * Vernon smiles wistfully. [23:48] * Chako says, "Well, standin' here ain't gettin' anything done! C'mon!" [23:48] <> [23:48] ( Spacedock-R-Us, apparently. ) [23:49] Okay. Docks first, or parts? [23:49] Docks. We need to know how much room we have. [23:50] Then parts. *_* [23:50] * Vernon nods. "Good point." [23:51] * Isis waves her hands. "It's your show. Let's just get it moving." And pray we don't die. [23:51] * Chako nods, and strolls. Whoo! [23:51] * Vernon follows. [23:52] * Tim follows! [23:52] <> [23:52] (Hmm...) [23:53] (Seeing as how the Docks are a variable-length event, what say we end it for tonight?) [23:53] (Fine with me. ^_^) [23:53] ( Sure. ) [23:53] (GO4IT) [23:53] ( Eh, sure. ^_^ ) [23:54] (sure, if you need my vote as well) [23:54] <>