Session Start: Sat Jul 31 23:08:34 1999
* Shadowstrike wonders where everyone is...
* Stardrive walks into the bar.
<Shadowstrike> hi SD
<Stardrive> Hi Shadow.
<Stardrive> Bar's on auto, I see.
* Stardrive grabs some mini-cubes from behind the bar.
<Shadowstrike> Yeah, I guess everyone's off doing something else.
<Stardrive> Some shore leave wouldn't hurt you either, you know.
<Shadowstrike> Ehhh... 
<Shadowstrike> Not really up to it.
<Admiral-Lilwall> it's a nifty planet down there. if you can stand the cold
* Stardrive looks over.
<Shadowstrike> The cold's not a problem
<Shadowstrike> Hi SkySiren.
* Terrafirma walks in to the bar
<Terrafirma> hey everyone :)
<Stardrive> Hi Terra.
* Shadowstrike nods to Terra.
<Stardrive> How's DL?
<Terrafirma> stable, but not awake I'm afraid
<Stardrive> Did Junky figure out anything new about that weird beeping and flashing thing?
<Shadowstrike> Did Wait recall Restore?
<Terrafirma> Yeah. She's with him now actually
<Stardrive> I'm sure Restore can repair him.
<Stardrive> Well, hopefully, he'll be back online soon.
* Shadowstrike nods
<Stardrive> Maybe she should just remove the blinking thing.
* Terrafirma sits down at one of the big comfy chairs placed around the tables in the bar's anteroom
<Stardrive> Hey Terra...
<Terrafirma> yes?
<Stardrive> Don't you think Shadow here should strech her... whatever... and take some shore leave?
<Shadowstrike> Don't start on me again, Stardrive...
<Terrafirma> Her call I suppose.
<Stardrive> You need to lighten up, too much shipbound time can make you cranky.
<Shadowstrike> I'm not cranky.
* Terrafirma pulls out a carton of a special energon blend, the equivalent of fruit juice, and begins drinking it
<Stardrive> Not yet.
<Shadowstrike> Look, I've got too much on my mind to go anywhere right now.
<Stardrive> The burden of paperwork?
<Shadowstrike> No, not really paperwork.
<Stardrive> The little episode with your, er... old friends?
* Shadowstrike nods slowly.
<Stardrive> Well, at least you know all of your past.
<Stardrive> Even if it came knocking at our door... 
<Shadowstrike> If that's a good thing.
<Stardrive> I can't remember a lot of mine.
* Terrafirma tries to decide whether or not to tell HER sad story
<Shadowstrike> I wish I had that problem.
<Shadowstrike> Mine's all too clear to me.
<Stardrive> The other 'bot's energon always glows brighter...
<Shadowstrike> Trust me on this, SD. There's a lot I'd rather never happened.
<Stardrive> Everyone has things in their past they whish never happened.
* Terrafirma decides that a guilt trip is a card best played later in the game
<Stardrive> The Verrellian attack on Cybertron, for one.
* Terrafirma changes the subject instead
<Terrafirma> You guys ever get tired of intoxicants?
* Snake-Eyes finishes setting up her store on the Freedom and opens for business
<Stardrive> I'm just eating cubes here...
<Terrafirma> sure, but I've seen you drink
<Shadowstrike> Let's just hope those two fools weren't moronic enough to be followed. There's worse than those two who could come looking for me.
<Stardrive> I've got a containment field to power.
<Stardrive> Oh, you had to say it, didn't you.
<Shadowstrike> I like intoxicants.
* Stardrive checks his chrono.
<Terrafirma> yeah, but that stuff can be damaging, even with the proper filters
<Stardrive> Overcharged energon's not going to hurt my systems... as for those other concoctions... I try to keep away.
<Shadowstrike> As long as I've been around... I don't worry too much about things like that.
<Terrafirma> hm
* Stardrive reaches behind the bar.
<Stardrive> Energon jerky?
* Stardrive offers a stick to Shadow and Terra.
<Shadowstrike> No, thanks.
<Terrafirma> I'll take some :)
* Stardrive offers a stick to Sky
<Stardrive> Jerky?
<SkySiren> uhm...no thanks
<Shadowstrike> I can't get a drink when Wait's not here, can I..?
* SkySiren picks up the jar and reads the ingredients "you probably don't want to know what it's made of"
<Stardrive> Sure you can... 
<Stardrive> *to Sky* Don't mind the lable... I make it myself.
<Stardrive> It wasn't easy to shape, I'll tell you... but it's pure energon.
* SkySiren laughs "do you wear an apron too?"
<Terrafirma> this stuff has quite a flavor. Hard to do with energon
* Snake-Eyes makes a lonac symbol out of sapphire and attaches it to her chest
<Stardrive> Heheh
<Stardrive> Well, I had nothing but time when I was in space.
<Terrafirma> I was thinking of opening a little shop here. This is exactly the sort of thing I'd want to sell there
<Shadowstrike> *looking pre-occupied* I'm going to take a walk.
* Shadowstrike leaves the bar.
* Terrafirma gets out a second carton
<Terrafirma> have a taste of this
* Snake-Eyes looks at the nifty symbol she made and is pleased with its turn out
<Terrafirma> well, go on. Taste it :)
* Shadowstrike strolls through the corridors, not really paying attention to what's going on.
* Stardrive tastes the wierd energon.
<Stardrive> Refreshing... and without the static...
<Terrafirma> so you like it?
<Stardrive> Yes.
* Terrafirma smiles
<Stardrive> It's very good, actually.
<Terrafirma> I made it, had some time in the medlab, so I mixed some up. An old family recipe I suppose you could say
<Stardrive> Hmmm... one thing I never bothered to try... smooth it out... 
* Shadowstrike finds herself in front of the entrance to the brig.
* Stardrive muses over this.
<Terrafirma> I figured I'd sell stuff like this. I know about a dozen variations for this stuff. All are different.
<Stardrive> Interesting...
<Stardrive> I'd like to try them sometime.
* Shadowstrike leans against the wall, just outside the brig, and considers going in and having it out with her two "friends".
<Stardrive> I think Tri would like this too...
<Terrafirma> I think a lot of people would.
<Terrafirma> interested in a bit of a joint venture?
* Stardrive considers.
<Stardrive> I kinda have a job already...
<Stardrive> But I could give you the recipes, show you how to make them... for a small royalty... :)
<Terrafirma> Hmm... I was thinking partnership actually, but I suppose that might work
* Shadowstrike can't go in.
<Shadowstrike> *under breath, to herself* ... you are a coward, Ice.
* Snake-Eyes sets up her workshop 
* Shadowstrike leaves for her quarters in a fit of dark depression.
<Terrafirma> I was planning on doing the managing of course. I was more thinking you could work in the background, providing the merchandise
<Terrafirma> We could split the profits. A bit more than a marginal royalty you know
<Stardrive> Well, I suppose I could just make larger batches than I normally do... wouldn't be much more work...
<Stardrive> I suppose I could do that.
* Shadowstrike arrives at her quarters, turns off her comm, and tosses herself onto her bunk.
<Terrafirma> Come back to my quarters and I'll show you the plans I have worked out. I've got a few more variaties of this stuff you can try there too
<Stardrive> Ok.
<Terrafirma> Good! Follow me :)
* Terrafirma stands, gathers her cartons, and heads to the door
* Stardrive follows
* Terrafirma goes to a lift and enters it
* Stardrive follows
<Terrafirma> Deck five please, my quarters
*  Lift beeps, then begins motion
* Lift stops, doors open
<Terrafirma> My quarters are just down the hall
* Terrafirma enters the entrance code, then enters her quarters
<Terrafirma> Pardon the spare conditions. Haven't had much time to decorate
<Stardrive> Things that busy?
* Inside: recharge center(AKA bed), a desk with a computer terminal, and a largish table with a holo-display, surrounded by three simple chairs
<Terrafirma> They really have
<Terrafirma> Computer, run projection Enterprise1
<Stardrive> This is about the opposite of my quarters....
<Computer> Module loaded.
* The holo-display comes to life. It is a detail of Deck 4
<Terrafirma> now then, I have a few possible locations selected. I'll have to talk to Waitstate, of course, before I can claim any of them
<Stardrive> Of course.
* Terrafirma taps a button, and the projection zooms in on the Plaza area
<Terrafirma> have a seat
* Stardrive sits in a chair.
<Stardrive> Thank you.
* Terrafirma taps a few buttons and one of the empty compartments on the deck holo brightens
<Terrafirma> this is the location I'm hoping to get
<Terrafirma> at the moment it's all alone, but I'm counting on the area to fill out
* Stardrive nods.
<Stardrive> Eventually.
<Terrafirma> note that it's at a convergent point bettween two lifts. I think we'll get a lot of cross traffic that way
<Stardrive> Possibly.
* Terrafirma taps the compartment's location on the console's 2D representation, and the holo zooms in to that compartment
* Stardrive sees a compartment.
<Terrafirma> ok, it's empty *taps a few controls* but this is what I plan on setting up
* Snake-Eyes finishes setting up her work shop and begins making more lonac symbols out of saphhire
* Holo fills out with shelves, display cases, a window in front, a checkout counter, and a counter resembling a soda fountain 
<Stardrive> Interesting...
<Terrafirma> We'll sell prepackaged stuff at first, then we can open up the full service counter for those that want to sit down for a snack 
<Stardrive> Makes sense.
<Terrafirma> oh, I almost forgot
* Terrafirma goes over to a cabinet and gets out some cartons
<Terrafirma> I don't have all the varieties mixed up, but this is a good cross section
* All cartons are metal and polymer, with different color plastic for the different types 
* Stardrive looks at the cartons.
* Terrafirma waits expectantly
<Stardrive> I don't know where to stat.
* Terrafirma picks up the orange one
<Terrafirma> start here
* Stardrive figures out how to open the container and does so.
* Stardrive drinks.
* It has a sharper flavor than the one before, a bit tingly 
<Stardrive> Interesting... and still without the static...
<Terrafirma> they're all like that. It's sort of the defining characteristic 
<Stardrive> It's just so different... 
* Stardrive tries another one.
<Stardrive> Amazing...
<Stardrive> I think there's definate potential here.
<Terrafirma> I'll want to see a cross section of what you have to offer of course, but do you think we can do business?
<Stardrive> Most of my stuff's at the bar.
<Terrafirma> Is it? Well that WILL have to change if we go into business
* Terrafirma laughs slightly
<Stardrive> Well, all but the mini-cubes, I guess.
<Terrafirma> If Waitstate wants to stay supplied, I guess he'll have to buy it
<Stardrive> He's been talking about charging for stuff at the bar, so I guess it'll all work out.
<Stardrive> This is going to be so weird now.
<Terrafirma> how so?
<Stardrive> Up 'till now, no one on board needed money.
<Stardrive> Except for shore leave.
<Stardrive> hehe
<Stardrive> I guess things change...
<Terrafirma> Welcome to a market economy my dear :)
<Stardrive> I guess we can make this happen.
<Terrafirma> so we have a deal?
<Stardrive> Yep.
* Admiral-Lilwall returns from planetside and enters through an airlock.
* Terrafirma taps a control
<Computer> Notory Observer on-line
<Terrafirma> Let's shake on it then
* Admiral-Lilwall heads for the bridge
* Stardrive shakes her hand.
<Computer> Preliminary transaction recorded
<Terrafirma> Good :)
<Terrafirma> I'll be in touch with a contract as soon as I have it all drawn up
* Stardrive nodds.
* Admiral-Lilwall arrives on the bridge
<Admiral-Lilwall> hey bots, did I miss anything?
<Cirrus> Well, Deadlift is all but dead. Other than that, nada
<Admiral-Lilwall> eh, what was that all about then?
* SkySiren yawns from her nap and sleepily heads for the bridge
<Cirrus> dunno. Been up here for a couple cycles now.
* Lightning gets up from the command chair and returns to the tactical station while AL takes command
* SkySiren rubs her optics and enters the lift but nearly falls asleep inside of it "Ugh...this is not going well"
<Admiral-Lilwall> Any word on the background check on that merchant group planetside?
<Cirrus> Heya police-bot. Forget to connect the battery this morning?
<SkySiren> *smiling a little* Seems that way
<Cirrus> Take a load off :) *motions to the science station*
<SkySiren> thanks *yawns again* What's going on anyways?
<Cirrus> got me. I've been up here for a loooong time
<SkySiren> *sitting down* Sounds like a thrilling day
* Cirrus spins around in his chair a few times
<Admiral-Lilwall> *ahem* so? how about that background check? have we found anything yet?
<Cirrus> not my job, boss-man
<SkySiren> *throws some energon cubes at Cirrus*
* Cirrus jumps from his chair
<Cirrus> Hey! Watch it!
<Admiral-Lilwall> Well, just so you all know, a shop has actually opened in the plaza.
* SkySiren looks away innocently
* Stardrive sees two rubber energon cubes bounce off Cirrus' chair as he enters the bridge.
* Cirrus has a mood swing
<Stardrive> Is she trying to fool people with those things again?
<Cirrus> a shop you say? ooo
<Stardrive> Oh oh.
<Stardrive> Lock up your credits...
<SkySiren> What? me? I was just sitting her sleeping...erm...minding my own business
<Cirrus> what kind of shop is this?
<Stardrive> Not much to do in dock.
<Cirrus> so so so, what do they sell there?!
<Stardrive> *whispers to Lil so no one else can hear* You mad at Wait or something?  Why are you telling HIM about the shop?!?
* SkySiren plays with all the pretty buttons on the console 'So what's in the shop?"
<Computer> Unauthorized access. Console lockout engaged
<Admiral-Lilwall> *whispers* not mad at all, but what better way than to start lonac revenue?
<Admiral-Lilwall> Well Cirrus...
* SkySiren pouts 'awww'
<Admiral-Lilwall> I don't think we really need a helmsman since we're staying in orbit for awhile
<Admiral-Lilwall> why not go down and have a look around?
<Stardrive> *whispers back* Out of Wait's pocket?
<Admiral-Lilwall> *whispers* if Wait is silly enough to give him credits, it's his fault not mine ;)
<Cirrus-> reeeeeally?
* Stardrive wanders around the bridge trying not to smirk.
<Admiral-Lilwall> yes, reeeeeeeeally. and because I don't want to hear you asking about it every two seconds. now get ;)
<Cirrus> thank you!
* Cirrus bounds out of the room
* Admiral-Lilwall chuckles
* SkySiren turns the dials on the console anyways 'I wonder if I can get a radio station up here'