Leif's DISCONTINUED GURPS Traveller Game -- IC01

[Leif]

Inthe/Glisten en route to Edenelt/Trin's Veil

[sblock=OOC]Incidentally Lou, the diagram of the Zax is not intended to be used for absolutely correct measurements, i.e. calculations of hold size, etc. And, as you said, that's really not possible without a z-axis measurement being given, anyway. 11 tons cargo space is the correct figure.[sblock=Shayuri]Thanks for the cargo hold assist![/sblock][/sblock]

 

[Scotley]

Spider's drink arrives. He's fallen for a tourist trap special. Something called a Triple Frost Distilled Vodka Slammer served in a thin glass shaped like a spike resting in the hollow of a small block of the local ice. The beverage is blue neon in color and tastes like a mix of anti-freeze and lighter fluid. He takes a hesitant sip and tries to smile over his grimace. Turning to the female members of the group he asks in a strained voice, "Can I buy you a drink? Maybe something from the wine list?"

 

[Insight]

Turning to the female members of the group he asks in a strained voice, "Can I buy you a drink? Maybe something from the wine list?"

Kaira smiles at Spider's attempt at courtesy. "I've been known to partake of many sorts of liquors and alcoholic beverages. Don't just assume that I'm some delicate flower that only drinks wine!"

She turns to the bartender. "Got any Salubrian Apricot Wine?"

 

[Lou]

Jimmy Beam

Jimmy says, "Just don't order anything with whiskey in it, unless you specify an off-planet brand. This place is at least a year away from being able to brew a local malt that will distill into a drinkable whisky. I've been working with some greenhouse-grown local grains that might brew up."

 

[Scotley]

Kaira smiles at Spider's attempt at courtesy. "I've been known to partake of many sorts of liquors and alcoholic beverages. Don't just assume that I'm some delicate flower that only drinks wine!"

She turns to the bartender. "Got any Salubrian Apricot Wine?"

Once the bartender is out of earshot Spider says confidentially, "Hey no insult intended, but this local stuff is foul. I should have talked to Jimmy before ordering. I was on a long hauler once when the recycler was going bad and it tasted better than this."

 

[Leif]

Inthe/Glisten en route to Edenelt/Trin's Veil

The bartender returns from his trip to the dungeon uh, storeroom with an ancient-looking bottle of wine. "This has been around awhile and it may have seen better days, but this is all I could find that looks like it might be apricot."

 

[Insight]

The bartender returns from his trip to the dungeon uh, storeroom with an ancient-looking bottle of wine. "This has been around awhile and it may have seen better days, but this is all I could find that looks like it might be apricot."

"Fair enough, my good sir. If you could locate for me a clean glass, you'll find me quite appreciative."

Kaira looks over the dusty bottle. "Yes, this should do just fine."

 

[Shayuri]

Her question about cargo lost in an alcoholic torrent, Zoe shrugs and buys something fruity and delicious, with a curly straw and a pineapple wedge stuck onto the rim. She saved the real drinks for jumpspace, when there wasn't much else to do and she knew she wouldn't have to be at the controls for a week.

 

[Leif]

"Fair enough, my good sir. If you could locate for me a clean glass, you'll find me quite appreciative."

Kaira looks over the dusty bottle. "Yes, this should do just fine."

The burly bartender looks a bit confused and hurries off to find a clean glass. He reappears quickly with what looks like a former jelly jar which he is furiously polishing against his ample paunch. "Best I could do, I'm afraid. Most of my customers prefer to use my 'Drinking Horns,' you see." OOC: this is evidently the establishment at the very edge of the Starport, call it the border between Starport and Startown, where 'local color' is the order of the day?

Her question about cargo lost in an alcoholic torrent, Zoe shrugs and buys something fruity and delicious, with a curly straw and a pineapple wedge stuck onto the rim. She saved the real drinks for jumpspace, when there wasn't much else to do and she knew she wouldn't have to be at the controls for a week.

OOC: HEHE!

 

[Scotley]

Spider chokes down a little more of his drink and asks, "Cargo you said?"