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gunsforhire2015-03-01 01:22 pm
mercenarymayhem) wrote in gunsforhire2015-03-01 01:22 pm
LOG: Anywhere you go, there you are
Who: Anyone who's out and about town
What: Mingling
Where: The business district and casino
When: A fairly normal day
Warnings: Please warn as needed
It's a rare day, one with clear skies and empty air, and everyone seems to be out and about, shopping and stopping in to various places of entertainment to make the most of it. Some people are even seen without their helmets, a risky behavior but one which they chose take the luxury of indulging in.
Today's curious though, for it's the day that Jimmy settles his newest acquisition into a basement room of the casino. The Transponser, a teleportation device, left to malfunction until the inventor who sold it to him can be located again, for yes, he's made himself scarce after this deception. Apparently getting money for his work was more attractive than perfecting the technology behind it.
In any case, it's a day for socializing and getting to know friends better and meet neighbors.
What: Mingling
Where: The business district and casino
When: A fairly normal day
Warnings: Please warn as needed
It's a rare day, one with clear skies and empty air, and everyone seems to be out and about, shopping and stopping in to various places of entertainment to make the most of it. Some people are even seen without their helmets, a risky behavior but one which they chose take the luxury of indulging in.
Today's curious though, for it's the day that Jimmy settles his newest acquisition into a basement room of the casino. The Transponser, a teleportation device, left to malfunction until the inventor who sold it to him can be located again, for yes, he's made himself scarce after this deception. Apparently getting money for his work was more attractive than perfecting the technology behind it.
In any case, it's a day for socializing and getting to know friends better and meet neighbors.
Re: Roxy Lalonde (OU)
He likes it so much more when they just come right out and ask for the price. Thing is few people care so much about that. Sure it is pleasant to talk price over tea or coffee or something else, but in the end it's nice to get to the heart of the matter.
Florida pulls his arm from hers and bows low before her. "Let us be honest here. I'm but a humble information broker. And you have something about you, that is as much where you came from as when that implies you might have something marketable."
Sometimes straightforward is the best way to do things in this work, and she seems quick enough to understand. Or at least infer more than he said. So he intends to just get it out there.
"What I propose is a simple exchange. You tell me what you were doing in Jimmy's, and I set you up with a way to contact Wrench."
Re: Roxy Lalonde (OU)
Roxy was silent for several long moments. The pros and cons of the information, if people could get hurt by it. It might make them a Target, but then again, so could being mysterious. And really, how long until someone said something anyway? Probably not long, its a hard thing to hide.
"Wasn't doin' anything. Jimmy's got a faulty transdimensional teleporter that likes to kidnap people. Decided to check out this place on my own so I dun get bias from whatev speech he has prepared."
Re: Roxy Lalonde (OU)
More than interesting. There has been something said about a device called a Transponser, but no word what it is. How intriguing.
"I suppose I'll have to call upon my dear friend in the near future to find out more, but thank you very kindly young lady for that. A transdimensional teleporter you say? So you truly aren't from here. Intriguing. I've meant people from a great deal of planets, even a few from Old Earth, but never someone from somewhere beyond what I would think of as normal space."
Won't this make things more interesting? The question is how does he market what he's learned.
Well, that is something he can figure out on his own later. For now he pulls a small credit chip from his pocket, only a few hundred credits, not much, but more than enough to help a bit.
"This is a chip with some of our currency. Untraceable of course. A friend of mine loaded it, but it seems a good start for paying you back. And this..."
He takes out a piece of paper and writes a few directions on it. A trash can seven blocks away that had a false-panel to it that one slipped money and an offer into and contact information, in hopes that Wrench would see them.
"Is how you find the Wrench. I think they might be intrigued by you. Tell them Florida sent you and he's asking for a favor. That should help a bit. But of course I will show you to the Charon store first, so you can determine whether that might suit you first."
Re: Roxy Lalonde (OU)
Roxy accepted the chip and instructions, tilting her head thoughtfully. Business had some reliability, if she understood it right. It wouldn't hurt to have connections early to. Especially when it concerned information.
"I'll make sure to do that. And yeah, it'd be good to see Charon at the very least." Though she's already decided to avoid them if at all possible. Coincidences didn't happen to her often, and distrust sounded safer.
"But, y'know, this isn't my first rodeo. Interdimensional has been kind of a thing for a while now and what separates the universes are actually my specialty." It couldn't hurt to make the offer, at least. It was always better to have options.
Re: Roxy Lalonde (OU)
"All... all my years, all my knowledge, all my travels and I've never heard of interdimensional travel. It's been theorized but, well, nothing has been achieved on those fronts to my knowledge."
Of course that is a bit spotty because it's not a common topic for even a mercenary in his line. In fact, it's something he hasn't even thought about. So what the girl is offering...
"If you'll forgive me for being so straight-forward here, your claim alone is hard to accept. To be told that a relatively unknown situation is actually common for one such as yourself is... strange at best. Another might just assume you're making a story up."
He's learned over the years that even fanciful stories come with a grain of truth in them. The question of where that is here is the one worth investigating.
Re: Roxy Lalonde (OU)
She paused. "And universe does mean the whole of existence. Time, space, laws of physics."
She looked down at the mask, eyes growing distant. "It's not common like....world wide or whatever. Only a few peeps are directly involved and only some of us have a clue on how any of the shit works. But yeah, it's all basically an insane sci fi story to anyone who yawn't lived it. One of the others didn't believe it 'til she was dragged in directly."
Re: Roxy Lalonde (OU)
"I've... personally visited at least sixteen planets, including Adaptive, so yes, we're not where you're from."
This doesn't make any sense, but he's certain he can sell it somewhere. Maybe Charon.
"Well, some people might argue that Adaptive itself is a pretty insane sci-fi story. Or a lot of colony planets. But when your race barely survives an interstellar war, a lot becomes more easily accepted."
Re: Roxy Lalonde (OU)
"Go far nuff back and it's crazy. I'd guess peeps need to be 21st century 'fore it stops seeming so weird." She agreed, looking more amused now. "But hey, easy proof," she added, spreading her arms. It doesn't get any easier than being on the planet, after all.
"'Fraid I dun have it so easy. Most obvs stuff has problems, maybe 'cause physics, so can't really do anything..." But that annoyed her. She was a scientist, there had to be proof! Not items though.
Maybe genes? "I guess one question is how someone ends up with hot pink eyes in this universe."
Re: Roxy Lalonde (OU)
He hesitates for a moment. It's weird to give away information without something in exchange. Yet this is easily stuff that comes up in any textbook so really, it's not a big deal.
"Genetic alteration and augmentation was popular before and during the Great War. The goal was lofty, to say the very least. People aimed to improve human stock to make us better soldiers. Better at sneaking. Better at survival. Some results still linger in genetic code today. I know a woman, for instance, with eyes that are an almost lime sort of green. So there are a number of ways to explain your appearance away."
But clearly, from the way she's pointing them out to support her explanations, it doesn't occur where she is from. Strange.
Re: Roxy Lalonde (OU)
Like maybe mutating one cat's genes to be a breedable species.
"But that's not mine. It's all norm human genes, but been mixed in a weird way. Willing to bet whatever system you guys have won't have the same markers as ectobiology."
Re: Roxy Lalonde (OU)
Leave it to Florida to find a crazy woman coming out of the casino. But he keeps smiling and nods.
"Oh different attempts left marks in different ways I'm sure. But genetics are not my strong suit. Anyway, there we are."
All he can do is point up the street toward the clearly advertised Charon store. "Charon's employees are always wonderfully helpful. If you choose them, well, I'd suggest getting a helmet to go with your lovely eyes. It has been a true pleasure, my dear."
Re: Roxy Lalonde (OU)
Then she pouted at him. "Though I'd prefer leaving the smiling and nodding humoring, just makes me want to prove things. Do you know how annoying it is to be a lady of science, but have to spout off crazy without proof? The answer is a lot."
"Well, it's gotta be pink or purple. Though I'll probs talk Wrench 'fore deciding anything," she said, heading down the street. "Ttyl."