Shadowdancer
First Post
Ian looks at the datapad that Argent hands back to him and says with a straight face, "25K? Wow! You know, personally, I've always preferred the fusion variety." As Argent's head whips back from the comm console to look at the Marine, Ian continues. "Just kidding, of course, sir. You certainly have more trust for Marines than a lot of Navy pukes I've had to deal with, given that you don't know me from the Emperor, but never fear, I'll get right on it."
"Right now, time is of the essence," Argent says. "We need to be as prepared for this job as we possibly can, but we want to look like a relief effort, not an invasion squad."
"You know sir, story is that Alief is a war zone now, and I'd imagine the cargo we're carrying is gonna be pretty valuable to however damn many sides there are over there -- I hope Captain Anderson is taking that into consideration. We may not need autocannon and PGMP's, but if things drop in the pot, we’re gonna want ‘em."
"Agreed, but hopefully all we’ll have to do is defend ourselves. Oh, on your list, add a laser carbine and a couple extra laser pistol power packs, three laser carbine power packs, a few autopistols and rounds for auto and snub pistols. And double-check with Dr. Talbek to see if he needs any additional supplies or equipment for this job."
With that, Ian turns and heads back downship to find Vasilii. "Hope he's got some connections on station who can expedite some of this stuff, or we’ll be out of luck," he thinks.
On the way to the cargo bay, Ian hits the comm again. "Darishun? This is Ian. Do you happen to have a vacc suit tailored to your needs? I might have a hard time finding one for you, if not."
As he lifts yet another crate marked "isolation thermal plastic," Darishun barely hears the loud shivok’s voice over the intercom: "Darishun? This is Ian. Do you happen to have a vacc suit tailored to your needs? I might have a hard time finding one for you, if not."
Darishun pauses in his efforts to amble over to the comm to reply: "Yes, good Ian. I do have a vacc suit for my needs. Thank you for asking."
At this point, Darishun remembers Vasilii might be going on a shopping trip, so he takes a break and plods off to his quarters to retrieve a list of supplies needed to convert a standard cabin to something that might survive having a Virushii in it for some period of time and 5,000 credits. He then tracks down Vasilii.
Vasilii is sitting in the lounge working at a computer console. He’s querying datalinks to find local businesses that can provide the much-needed equipment.
After finding Vasilii poring over his current shopping list, Darishun softly says, "Good merchant, if I may add my little list of supply requests to the ones that you already have. The list contains some items, marked in order of priority, that I would appreciate having to adapt the top forward, port cabin a little closer for my needs. I can certainly do without the supplies, but it would help me avoid accidentally damaging the shipping concern's cabin with an accidental tail flick. Here are 5,000 credits, which should more than cover the list of supplies. I would certainly put my list of supplies as last on any of our cooperative's needs."
Darishun continues in a conversational tone, "I must commend you on finding these rations on such short notice. They perhaps do not have as much roughage as I would prefer, but they certainly make handy snacks!"
Vasilii responds, "Thank you Mr. Darishun. I must admit, it is quite a challenge trying to find the proper rations for a sophont such as yourself. I'll do what I can to help you with your accommodation
concerns."
With this, Darishun wanders back to moving cargo about, humming softly to himself.
"He’s a polite individual," Vasilii thinks. "Now back to the acquisitions."
Vasilii continues to scroll through the datalinks, finds the appropriate sites, submits equipment requests with delivery times and asks for price quotes. He contacts those he knows and pressures them a bit to give him a good deal and quick service (After all, a happy client is a repeat client). After he finds as much as he can he turns on the comm link on the ship.
"Captain Argent, Kugiikiishshi," Vasilii awaits a confirmation. "Did the Commander of the fleet or any of his subordinates provided us with any of the equipment we requested? I'm about to make some equipment acquisitions we require but I do not what to purchase items we have been given. Did they give us any of the following items?" He reads off the needed items.
When he arrives at the cargo bay, Ian will split the list with Vasilii, giving him the items that are more likely to be available via a merchant's connections.
Vasilii’s items:
Iris valve emergency key (Cr 25 – not milspec, so cheap)
Low Berth shock kit (Cr 100)
Three emergency vacc suits (all were missing from their assigned locations) (Cr 3000)
Two CO2 Fire Extinguishers (Cr 50)
Two Water Fire Extinguishers (Cr 40)
Assorted electrical components (Cr 200)
Assorted mechanical components (Cr 400)
Ian’s items:
Vacc suits for any crewmember who doesn’t already own one.
Nine combination masks, one for each crew member (Alief has a standard, tainted atmosphere) (Cr 1350)
One TL 13 field medical kit (Cr 2500)
Three TL 13 first aid kits (Cr 1500)
One case 20 smoke grenades (Cr160) -- for marking Air/Raft Landing Zones
Three WTO ‘Double-12' Shotguns (Cr 450)
Six boxes buckshot 50 rounds (Cr 300)
Three EnviroCombat ‘Combat Snub' Snub Pistols (Cr 750)
10 Boxes (500 rounds) Tranq ammo (Cr 500)
10 Boxes (500 rounds) AP ammo (Cr 500)
Total Expenditure: Cr 11,825 not including vacc suits
Ian uses his contacts in the local military as well as his Streetwise connections to arrange purchase of the paramilitary equipment.
"Right now, time is of the essence," Argent says. "We need to be as prepared for this job as we possibly can, but we want to look like a relief effort, not an invasion squad."
"You know sir, story is that Alief is a war zone now, and I'd imagine the cargo we're carrying is gonna be pretty valuable to however damn many sides there are over there -- I hope Captain Anderson is taking that into consideration. We may not need autocannon and PGMP's, but if things drop in the pot, we’re gonna want ‘em."
"Agreed, but hopefully all we’ll have to do is defend ourselves. Oh, on your list, add a laser carbine and a couple extra laser pistol power packs, three laser carbine power packs, a few autopistols and rounds for auto and snub pistols. And double-check with Dr. Talbek to see if he needs any additional supplies or equipment for this job."
With that, Ian turns and heads back downship to find Vasilii. "Hope he's got some connections on station who can expedite some of this stuff, or we’ll be out of luck," he thinks.
On the way to the cargo bay, Ian hits the comm again. "Darishun? This is Ian. Do you happen to have a vacc suit tailored to your needs? I might have a hard time finding one for you, if not."
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As he lifts yet another crate marked "isolation thermal plastic," Darishun barely hears the loud shivok’s voice over the intercom: "Darishun? This is Ian. Do you happen to have a vacc suit tailored to your needs? I might have a hard time finding one for you, if not."
Darishun pauses in his efforts to amble over to the comm to reply: "Yes, good Ian. I do have a vacc suit for my needs. Thank you for asking."
At this point, Darishun remembers Vasilii might be going on a shopping trip, so he takes a break and plods off to his quarters to retrieve a list of supplies needed to convert a standard cabin to something that might survive having a Virushii in it for some period of time and 5,000 credits. He then tracks down Vasilii.
Vasilii is sitting in the lounge working at a computer console. He’s querying datalinks to find local businesses that can provide the much-needed equipment.
After finding Vasilii poring over his current shopping list, Darishun softly says, "Good merchant, if I may add my little list of supply requests to the ones that you already have. The list contains some items, marked in order of priority, that I would appreciate having to adapt the top forward, port cabin a little closer for my needs. I can certainly do without the supplies, but it would help me avoid accidentally damaging the shipping concern's cabin with an accidental tail flick. Here are 5,000 credits, which should more than cover the list of supplies. I would certainly put my list of supplies as last on any of our cooperative's needs."
Darishun continues in a conversational tone, "I must commend you on finding these rations on such short notice. They perhaps do not have as much roughage as I would prefer, but they certainly make handy snacks!"
Vasilii responds, "Thank you Mr. Darishun. I must admit, it is quite a challenge trying to find the proper rations for a sophont such as yourself. I'll do what I can to help you with your accommodation
concerns."
With this, Darishun wanders back to moving cargo about, humming softly to himself.
"He’s a polite individual," Vasilii thinks. "Now back to the acquisitions."
Vasilii continues to scroll through the datalinks, finds the appropriate sites, submits equipment requests with delivery times and asks for price quotes. He contacts those he knows and pressures them a bit to give him a good deal and quick service (After all, a happy client is a repeat client). After he finds as much as he can he turns on the comm link on the ship.
"Captain Argent, Kugiikiishshi," Vasilii awaits a confirmation. "Did the Commander of the fleet or any of his subordinates provided us with any of the equipment we requested? I'm about to make some equipment acquisitions we require but I do not what to purchase items we have been given. Did they give us any of the following items?" He reads off the needed items.
-----
When he arrives at the cargo bay, Ian will split the list with Vasilii, giving him the items that are more likely to be available via a merchant's connections.
Vasilii’s items:
Iris valve emergency key (Cr 25 – not milspec, so cheap)
Low Berth shock kit (Cr 100)
Three emergency vacc suits (all were missing from their assigned locations) (Cr 3000)
Two CO2 Fire Extinguishers (Cr 50)
Two Water Fire Extinguishers (Cr 40)
Assorted electrical components (Cr 200)
Assorted mechanical components (Cr 400)
Ian’s items:
Vacc suits for any crewmember who doesn’t already own one.
Nine combination masks, one for each crew member (Alief has a standard, tainted atmosphere) (Cr 1350)
One TL 13 field medical kit (Cr 2500)
Three TL 13 first aid kits (Cr 1500)
One case 20 smoke grenades (Cr160) -- for marking Air/Raft Landing Zones
Three WTO ‘Double-12' Shotguns (Cr 450)
Six boxes buckshot 50 rounds (Cr 300)
Three EnviroCombat ‘Combat Snub' Snub Pistols (Cr 750)
10 Boxes (500 rounds) Tranq ammo (Cr 500)
10 Boxes (500 rounds) AP ammo (Cr 500)
Total Expenditure: Cr 11,825 not including vacc suits
Ian uses his contacts in the local military as well as his Streetwise connections to arrange purchase of the paramilitary equipment.
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