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"Fair 'nough." Kate says, her brain chewing on all the information that's been dumped on her. When Tess turns to face her, she starts slightly, but looks back at the other woman, holding her gaze steady. She never really noticed just how pretty Tess' eyes were, before now. They seem so cold at a glance, but that's not all they are. They're deep, and intricate, just like her, I suppose. When Tess turns to point, she looks, sees the sign, and suddenly remembers why they came out this way. Shit, lost the plot there for a second. "Oh, yeah, looks like it. Les'see what they got." She says, following along.

"I... I'm just tryina be as good as I can be, y'know. I 'preciate the vote of confidence, though." She says as she walks. "And, I'm, not really sure what I want, right now. But,," Her breath catches as another wave of nerves washes over her, but she swallows it down. "Company might be nice. I'm used to lonely, honestly, but we can see where it goes. I do think, I want to talk to Cass, first, before agreein' t'anything for sure, but I'm willin' to leave the offer open, if that's all right with you."

"Definitely," Tess responds, finding amusement in Kate's cautious approach to her words. "Like I said, all you have to do is ask," she continues, as they reach the entrance to the shop in question. I can see why Cass has grown fond of her now. Her nervousness is certainly endearing, her gentle nature too. Though I wonder how fond he truly is.

OOC

I am ready to have the convo/scene move into the shop whenever, assuming grey is too.

As Cass speaks to the tech, Creed tries to run some math in his head, he attempts to plan for their next jump.

Also good to move into the shop.

You head towards the banner of the Cartage Guild and make your way through the door. You find yourselves in a small lobby, lined with displays showcasing models of an assortment of freighters. At the far end a couple of Cartage Guild employees man a desk, busy talking with what you assume is a merchant and a League supply officer.

As you approach, the League officer appears to finish up their business and takes their leave, requisition forms in hand. "Can I help you gentlemen?" the now free employee asks your trio. They are a larger man, with a round face, in their mid twenties. He wears fine clothes, with golden pins on his lapel, the symbols of both the Guild and House Dramir.

"Gotcha, I'll put the order through. You're the Makkuro right?" the tech replies, referencing their screen for the ship's name.

"For a frigate, we've got capacity. Our facilities are separate from the military ones, and the bigger ships can't dock anyway. The League brought their own tender ships so they're handling the repairs on the Berez," they explain.

Mechanics

-500 credits from Ship's Fund
Makkuro is refueled.

You head inside the hardware store, finding racks of tools to one side of the store and bins of various parts and materials to the other. A older mustachioed man greets you from behind the counter, before turning his attention back to another customer.

Gonna go look for Tess and Kate. Time for the boys to crash the girls' scene.

time to do some crashing lmao

Once inside the store, Tess stops and turns back to Kate, placing both hands on her hips. "Alright, this looks like a good place to restock on stuff, yeah? Anything in particular you need to keep things going?" she asks, hoping the change in topic and the familiar atmosphere will help bring the other woman's nerves back down to a more normal level. 

The moment they step into the store, Kate's eyes have a shine in them, her mind already buzzing with projects new and old. She gives a cursory wave, nod, and smile combo to the man behind the counter, before turning her attention back to Tess. She blinks, once, as the conversation from the way here competes with the task they originally set out on, then she chooses to focus on the shopping. Huh, I guess this is what girls normally do when they go out. Bit nerdy though, innit usually clothes or something? I dunno.

"Yup! Should have everything we need, and I've got a list right here." She says, holding up her compad to show a notes app with a moderately extensive list. "We got kinda carried away on our flight here, so we ended up going through a surprising amount of parts, but nothing too wild." She looks at her list, then up at the shelves and racks, laying out a plan in her head of where to go first. "OK, I've got it, let's start over here." She says, starting to walk towards the parts section, pausing, reaching for Tess' arm, hesitating, then committing and looping their arms together.

The round faced man listens intently as Hikaru talks. "Well there are always contracts we need ships for, but new to the system you say? That might complicate things slightly. Guild membership normally requires the backing of an Anthean noble. Although your ship's captain could be considered to be of high enough station to warrant an exemption," he replies, his face contorting in thought as he seems to mentally navigate the various rules and laws that make up the bureaucracy that governs the guild.

"What type of ship is this Makkuro and what's your cargo tonnage?" He asks, looking between the three of you expectantly.

You head for the habitation ring, soon finding a queue by a large door which you join. A few moments later the door opens and a crowd of people flow out into the docking ring. Once the carriage is clear, the line begins to move as you head inside. An automated voice plays instructing you to take up a position on the wall and grab on to one of the hand rails provided.

Following the other passengers as they step up on to the wall using their magnetic boots and the lack of gravity, the door soon closes and you feel the carriage shift, starting to move to one side as gains speed. The carriage accelerates until it has matched the speed of the habitation ring and, much like on Asteria Station, you feel the artificial gravity of the centripetal force generated by the spin pushing you downwards. What had initially been the floor when you entered the compartment now opens and you are able to step out onto the habitation ring.

The ring is much like any other station you have been on before, although the ceilings are much lower than on Asteria, which had the luxury of space granted by its asteroid based construction. A long corridor runs in both directions, disappearing up around the curve of the ring at either end. Several small shops, bars and cafes line the corridor here, while the businesses appear to give way to less advertised uses further from the carriage back to the docks.

Walking past the initial storefronts, which mostly seem to be bars and eateries, you find a selection of stores that benefit slightly less from the increased foot traffic of being by the entrance to the docks. Two stores in particular draw your interest, a pharmacy and a hardware store. In the rugged and unforgiving environment of space, most stores sell a more extreme version of what you might expect to find in a large city planet side. As such you would expect a space station pharmacy to be capable of restocking a ship's med bay as well as providing cold medication, and a hardware store to supply spare parts for weapon and space ship system tinkering on top of supplies for home DIY projects.

Recalling that Tess and Kate had mentioned restocking the workshop's supplies, you head inside the hardware store. There you find racks of tools to one side of the store and bins of various parts and materials to the other. An older moustachioed man stands behind the counter, while you spot Tess and Kate down one of the aisles, a plethora of materials in hand.

Heading down the aisles, Kate begins pointing out the supplies and materials that have been used up or are running low in the workshop and you start the task of collecting what you need. A few minutes later, as you are stocking up on an assortment of wires and other electrical components, you notice the familiar figures of Cass and Creed enter the store.

Not expecting a thorough list, Jake. If there's even one that stands out, I'm happy with that. But not every place has to have a neat spot to dine.

"Hmmm, given the times we live in I'm sure an exemption can be made. Although it will of course require the approval of the station Guildmaster, Vutir Dramir," the man replies, turning to his terminal to check something. "He is currently, um... engaged. But if you would take a seat, so to speak, I can introduce you shortly," he says, gesturing to a waiting area to one side of the lobby. While out of the way of the main pathways to and from the entrance, zero-gravity renders seating useless, therefore the waiting area is little more than an empty square.

"Oh Captain? I'll just need your name too," the man asks.

Paying for the supplies, you head back the way you came, returning to the docks and relieving yourselves of your burden, stowing the new materials in the ship's workshop.

From there you make your way along the dock, soon arriving at the point where the civilian docking ring connects to the station's spine, a large tunnel like opening to your right flanked on either side by Anthean noble standards each displaying a different geometric styled symbol. At the threshold the floor curves away from you, as it reorients to line up with the spinal structure of the station. Walking around the corner in your mag boots, you find yourself in a wide corridor that extends for quite some distance to a security checkpoint of some kind at its far end. The corridor is more ornate than the docking ring, which had a utilitarian and industrial feel to it, featuring leafy covered panels and zero-g water features, making the area feel more like a city park than a metal tube in the void of space. It also differs in that only one of the surfaces is used as a thoroughfare, effectively giving the area an "up" despite its zero-g nature.

This area is just as bustling as the docking ring, however the people moving around are noticeably different, most are dressed formally, in either League or Anthean military dress or civilian business suits. Some stop to chat in the central park, but most walk with purpose, coming and going from the doors that line the corridor on either side. Above each door sits a standard, bearing the symbol of a house or guild, with one instead incorporating the flag of the Valetel League into an Anthean style design.

Creed and Cass are able to recognise three of the symbols, from the terminals in the Stationkeeper's Arms, as that of The Cartage Guild, The Extraction Guild, and The Shikari.

Creed

You take note of a few eateries you pass on the residential ring.

Zevin's - a place that appeared to be serving traditional Anthean food, a cuisine that is unfamiliar to you.
The Cellar - a wine bar serving small plates.
Tranquility - a cafe, serving mostly breakfast and lunch dishes.
Mirage - a fine dining establishment.

We're at the main hub for the Houses. Should we join or stay out here?

Up to you. Waiting to meet with Dramir guildmaster at Cartage Guild right now. Might get us some easy trading gig? Won't turn down backup though. These two aren't chatty
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>selfie of Hikaru giving a side eye to Warner and Kaze who are staring blankly ahead

Does the name Vutir Dramir mean anything to Warner?

Make an Int/Know check.

Int/know [2d6-1]=6-1=5

While you recall many of the names prominent in Anthean politics, Vutir Dramir is not one that is familiar to you.

About ten minutes pass as you wait, with a couple of different merchants and ship's captains coming and going as they pick up and drop off files and cargo manifests with the Guild's reception staff, until you spot the rest of your group enter the lobby.

You head towards the banner of the Cartage Guild and make your way through the door. You find yourselves in a small lobby, lined with displays showcasing models of an assortment of freighters. At the far end a couple of Cartage Guild employees man a desk, busy talking with what you assume, from their dress, is an Anthean merchant captain.

You quickly spot Hikaru, Warner and Kaze, in a small waiting area to one side of the lobby. While out of the way of the main pathways to and from the entrance, zero-gravity renders seating useless, therefore the waiting area is little more than an empty square.

Talk/Cha: [3d6c1+3]=6+3=9

If not successful, can do my expert reroll