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<blockquote data-quote="Ambrus" data-source="post: 3312944" data-attributes="member: 17691"><p>The black spherical probe droid continues to hover impassively in the air as it silently activates its holorecorder. <span style="color: SandyBrown"><em>"I don't rightfully care where they came from, but if they're military units then their components are traceable. That's more of a liability than it is an asset, both to me and you. You'll likely have trouble finding other buyers for em too, especially since you're asking twice what they're worth. Tell you what, you let my droid examine em and if I'm satisfied I'll split the difference with you. You'll be 75,000 credits richer and you won't have to risk holding em any longer."</em></span>[sblock=OOC]<span style="color: Gray">Yes the droids will go ahead with purchasing the lab equipment at cost rather than that ridiculous trade the suppliers had proposed. The purchase won't be tied to Dofina's new ID. If at all possible Derek and DRK-1X will endeavour to keep <strong>all</strong> their purchases anonymous; either by using false names if sufficient, computer slicing if feasible, by breaking the purchases down into smaller acquisitions through different suppliers or by providing bribes as appropriate to make the operation run more smoothly. If an ID is absolutely necessary then they'll use Derek's; a nemoidian woman acquiring specialized medical equipment sounds too suspicious. Similarly, the droids will try to obfuscate where exactly the bacta tanks are coming from and where all the new acquisitions are going to if at all possible. Purchases won't be delivered directly to the Venerable's hangar bay, but rather to various anonymously rented drop points where they'll in turn be picked up by another group of hired hands who'll then transport them to the spaceport for loading. The whole operation is about misdirection and anonymity whenever possible. It would likely be confusing for organics to orchestrate, but Derek and 1X can likely pull it off handily.</span></p><p><span style="color: Gray"></span></p><p><span style="color: Gray">Here are the figures so far:</span></p><p><span style="color: Gray"></span></p><p><span style="color: Gray"><strong>Sales</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Gray">• Bacta & tank sales 1,845,000</span></p><p><span style="color: Gray">• Med droids x3 9,000</span></p><p><span style="color: Gray"></span></p><p><span style="color: Gray"><strong>Purchases</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Gray">• False IDs x2 17,000</span></p><p><span style="color: Gray">• EG-6 power droid 6,250</span></p><p><span style="color: Gray">• R4-M6 astromech 2,500</span></p><p><span style="color: Gray">• DC 5 translator units 2,400 </span></p><p><span style="color: Gray">• Quad laser turrets x2 6,000</span></p><p><span style="color: Gray">• Transponder 1,100</span></p><p><span style="color: Gray">• Laboratory retrofit 23,000</span></p><p><span style="color: Gray">• Machine shop retrofit 5,000</span></p><p><span style="color: Gray">• Spare droid parts 10,000</span></p><p><span style="color: Gray">• Ship redecoration 3,000</span></p><p><span style="color: Gray">• Dofina's wardrobe 1,000</span></p><p><span style="color: Gray"></span></p><p><span style="color: Gray">The only other things I can think of right now are a new credit chip for Dofina, possibly ion and blaster cannons for the remaining hard-spots on the <em>Venerable</em> as well as the docking and refueling fees for the week. Oh, and are grenades or detonators illegal? <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious :]" data-shortname=":]" /> Ignoring those for the moment, by my count the trio still have managed to accumulate 1,776,750 credits in profit from this venture.</span>[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ambrus, post: 3312944, member: 17691"] The black spherical probe droid continues to hover impassively in the air as it silently activates its holorecorder. [COLOR=SandyBrown][I]"I don't rightfully care where they came from, but if they're military units then their components are traceable. That's more of a liability than it is an asset, both to me and you. You'll likely have trouble finding other buyers for em too, especially since you're asking twice what they're worth. Tell you what, you let my droid examine em and if I'm satisfied I'll split the difference with you. You'll be 75,000 credits richer and you won't have to risk holding em any longer."[/I][/COLOR][sblock=OOC][COLOR=Gray]Yes the droids will go ahead with purchasing the lab equipment at cost rather than that ridiculous trade the suppliers had proposed. The purchase won't be tied to Dofina's new ID. If at all possible Derek and DRK-1X will endeavour to keep [B]all[/B] their purchases anonymous; either by using false names if sufficient, computer slicing if feasible, by breaking the purchases down into smaller acquisitions through different suppliers or by providing bribes as appropriate to make the operation run more smoothly. If an ID is absolutely necessary then they'll use Derek's; a nemoidian woman acquiring specialized medical equipment sounds too suspicious. Similarly, the droids will try to obfuscate where exactly the bacta tanks are coming from and where all the new acquisitions are going to if at all possible. Purchases won't be delivered directly to the Venerable's hangar bay, but rather to various anonymously rented drop points where they'll in turn be picked up by another group of hired hands who'll then transport them to the spaceport for loading. The whole operation is about misdirection and anonymity whenever possible. It would likely be confusing for organics to orchestrate, but Derek and 1X can likely pull it off handily. Here are the figures so far: [B]Sales[/B] • Bacta & tank sales 1,845,000 • Med droids x3 9,000 [B]Purchases[/B] • False IDs x2 17,000 • EG-6 power droid 6,250 • R4-M6 astromech 2,500 • DC 5 translator units 2,400 • Quad laser turrets x2 6,000 • Transponder 1,100 • Laboratory retrofit 23,000 • Machine shop retrofit 5,000 • Spare droid parts 10,000 • Ship redecoration 3,000 • Dofina's wardrobe 1,000 The only other things I can think of right now are a new credit chip for Dofina, possibly ion and blaster cannons for the remaining hard-spots on the [I]Venerable[/I] as well as the docking and refueling fees for the week. Oh, and are grenades or detonators illegal? :] Ignoring those for the moment, by my count the trio still have managed to accumulate 1,776,750 credits in profit from this venture.[/COLOR][/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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