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CHOSEN REPLY: "Something on your mind, Captain Subaru? Maybe another drink will help?"

4*

Captain Subaru glances back at you.

"I was... thinking. As for the drink..." She purses her lips for a moment and then scratches the back of her head. "Actually, you know, why not."

"I prepare another Magnetar, then?"

"No." She pushes the empty tank away. "Just a shot of Grapevine, please."

You grab a clean shot glass and fill it with Grapevine. The glass goes Captain's way, Subaru's credchip goes your way. You scan it for those nice 24c's.


Today's earnings: 263c
Monthly earnings: 263c/9600c


With a third sip, Captain Subaru puts down the empty shot glass and smiles at you. She's about to say something, when the speakers above your bar play a ding-dong tune.

"This is. SRC Refuelling AI to: Captain Subaru Tagawa, of: Merchantship "Subaru Tagawa". Refuelling complete."

"Thanks for the drinks."

"Already leaving? I remember someone saying they're not in a rush." Captain Subaru laughs and then leans above the bar to look you into the eyes.

"I would rather not leave my crew with such easy access to booze." She whistles at the men at the tables and they all rise in accord, as if they were trained puppies. "Don't worry, though. We swing around this system every few days or weeks, and knowing that the bar's open, we might drop by one time or another. Till next."

Captain Subaru leaves with her men in tow, one of them being half-dragged away from the table.

The door closes with a pssh... and once they leave, the silence that befalls your bar is so strong that you can hear the buzzing of the neon sign above your head.


You finish cleaning up and glance at the sensor console. "Subaru Tagawa" is moving at sub-lightspeeds toward the Albatros Jump Gate.

No other ship pings are registered... the station's yours and only yours, once more.

What to do now?

A) Explore mind and body.... with emphasis on mind, just in case.
B) Finish bar maintenance: fix the broken disco screens.
C) Continue station maintenance: fix the Fuel Pumps' computers.
D) Send a repair request to SRC Headquarters so they send someone to fix the Fuel Pumps.
E) Continue station maintenance to find any other issues, if there are any left.

"Well, for one, I'm a former drone that had no purpose, home or job to do. As I had no prior attachments, I picked the first thing there was on the bulletin board. Fin~" Captain Subaru looks at you, eyebrows raised, then sips on her drink some.

"Hm, that's kinda... rough. You guys being freed en masse what with Federal government restored." She muses, takes a sip of her drink, and then shrugs.

"I mean, alright, designer babies need their freedoms. I've been told organic memories are suppressed in drones, that's true with you?"

You briefly try to remember things... yes...

You were raised by pair of scientists, who helped you grew up. Then the planet you were on experienced a coup d'etat, so you joined the rebels. The civil war lasted for a while before a rich man 'saved' you from rebels and together with other drones you've spent time at his mansion, until the end of Great War gave you your freedom.

Yes, you remember everything. Nothing lost or supressed at all.

"I remember my life, I do." Captain Subaru nods solemnly and lets out a sigh.

"Sorry for prying at your private stuff." Siiip.


Captain Subaru puts down her tank down (filled with nothing but sad, half-melted bits of ice), while two of her crewmen come over to get a shot of Cherrybomb each. Subaru gives them an angry glare but does not say anything. Beep beep, goes your credchip scanner (+16c)

Today's earnings: 239c
Monthly earnings: 239c/9600c

Captain Subaru dreamily stares at the neon sight above the bar.

A) "You look either distracted or troubled! Lemme get you something to fix that mood, aye?"
B) "Something on your mind, Captain Subaru? Maybe another drink will help?"

CHOSEN REPLY: "Huh, I've heard it's not a very common drink. Any particular reason you like it so much?"

4*

Captain Subaru laughs.

"Inquisitive much, huh? I like that." She crosses her legs.

"It's my first drink ever. My dad bought me a shot for my twentieth birthday. I mean, there are better drinks than that, but hey, I felt a bit nostalgic today."

Connecting...

Connecting...
"Ah, so, family drink." She smirks.

"You could say that. Now, are you gonna make me one, or do I have to visit next outpost over?"

Connected to Drink Mix Database!

Inputting query: Magnetar

1 Recipe Found:

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MAGNETAR: 141c

2 Shots of InPulsar
Shot of Equator
Dash of Sucrosol

Serve in a tank with ice.

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You quickly prepare the tank with some crushed ice; then you add two parts of the blueish InPulsar, a shot of Equator, and spritz in some pinkish Sucrosol, before stirring the drink gently.

Captain Tagawa nods approvingly. She lets you scan her credit chip (+141c).

Today's earnings: 201c
Monthly earnings: 201c/9600c

Patron Info Obtained!
Patron ID: Subaru Tagawa
Occupation: Captain of Merchantship "Subaru Tagawa"
Conv.style: CHATTY
Liked Drinks: Magnetar
Disliked Drinks: N/A

Subaru's crew orders three more shots of Skinjuice. One of the crewmembers gets himself a shot of Wóda. You quickly scan their credchips (+22c)

Today's earnings: 223c
Monthly earnings: 223c/9600c

"You guys slow down on the fuel, else you get airlock!"

"Yes, captain..."

"Anything else you might want yourself, Captain?" Captain Subaru turns to you.

"Yeah. What made you grab the job at one of the most remote refueling outposts in one of the least stable areas in this part of the galaxy?"

A) "Sorry, that's my business."
B) Tell her.

As Maxinum has noticed, I forgot to have both him and ctsun fight for Ju.

I will fix that in a few.

You attempt to fix the lightning next.


You barely get the main lamps working when the loud beeping from the security console interrupts you.

Subaru Tagawa has docked and the ship's crew has disembarked at the Airlock 4! One woman, eight men.

They wear jumpsuits, except for one of the males (who wears a combat armor) and the woman clad in baggy purple shirt and a long beige trenchcoat. The males look around curiously before seating themselves at two tables.

'Well, this place isn't in the best condition now is it? Name's Subaru, Subaru Tagawa. What you boys be having?" She calls to her crew, and you hear five orders for Skinjuice and three for Grenadiere.

"Five skinjuices, three grenadieres." Captain Tagawa puts her chin on her hands, dreamily staring at the ceiling.

You see that her blue-purple hair has streaks of white in them, and two piercings adorn her cheeks under her eyes. You also spot a network slot at her neck, no doubt for directly accessing computer consoles.

"Serve my boys while I think whether I was some Cherrybomb or something fancier."

You quickly pour some of the drinks for the boys.

You scan their creditchips and earn 60c.

Today's earnings: 60c
Monthly earnings: 60c/9600c

After you return behind the bar, Captain Tagawa smiles.

"Right, I think I will have a Magnetar. Fix one for me, alright?"

You nod in compliance and access the SRC database.

Connecting...

Connecting...

Connecting...

Mainframe access not available at this time.

Retrying...
Of course, when its the most needed, there's something wrong with SRC's database!

This might take some time.

A) [HOT-HEADED] "A Magnetar right of the bat? Why not start with something simpler and then go wild afterwards? As they say, the night's still young!"
B) [CHATTY] "Huh, I've heard it's not a very common drink. Any particular reason you like it so much?"

CHOSEN REPLY: "Phil the Bartender, new enterprising owner of this joint! Fuel, drinks, we have them all! How can I be of service?"

A short chuckle comes from the freighter.

"Wow, aren't we a bit full of ourselves? Wait a moment." The comms station notifies you that your hail is being muted by the freighter. This lasts few seconds.

"Alright, it depends if you've got some skinjuice replicators on board."

"Sure do!"

"Grenadiere?"

"Yeppers!"

"Alright, my boys are a bit thirsty and we're ahead of schedule on the cargo. We will be disembarking and visiting your little joint in few minutes. Subaru Tagawa out."

First client! This does give you this strange feeling of pride.

Looking at the dust-covered, stacked-up chairs, the disabled neon signs and the black, unpowered disco screens makes you realize that you've spent too much time reading and not enough time fixing stuff.

Welp.

You gotta start, but with what?

A) Get the tables and chairs set down.
B) Try fixing the lightning and neons to create some atmosphere.
C) Put on disco screens so that Subaru's crew can dance and listen to music at least.

You decide to try and fix the computer by yourself.

2

Trying to bypass the control of Fuel Pump 7, you mistakenly connect it to wrong power network. The computers note a temporary drop in power and then Fuel Pump 5 also goes offline.

Then the computer notifies you about one thing:

Sensors Station Alert! IFF beacon translation in progress...

Done!

"Subaru Tagawa", Melchior-class Armed Merchantship, approaching from direction of Mu Arae Jump Gate.

Standard docking and refueling request received.

Fuel Pump assigned: #3 (authority: Automated Refueling AI)

Estimated arrival time: 23 minutes.
A) Right, I was going to send a repair request anyway. To the comms station!
B) Oh well, we can fix it some other time. To the comms station!
C) No request to come aboard? Then I can continue trying to fix this power problem.

Mohist State of Chu
Chu conquest of Zhuang: 11+1 vs 10+3 = 12 < 13
Chu fails to conquer Zhuang!
Chu conquest of Tang: 11+7 vs 10+8 = 18 ~ 18
Chu fails to conquer Tang!

Confucian State of Jin
Jin conquest of Bai Di: 13+4 vs 10+7 = 17 ~ 17
Jin fails to conquer Bai Di!
Jin conquest of Huo: 13+9 vs 10+3 = 22 > 13
Jin conquers Huo! Huo pillaged for 5.

Mohist State of Qin
Soldiers of Qin defend Qiang, but no enemy comes.
Qin conquest of Yun: 11+10 vs 10+2 = 21 > 12
Qin conquers Yun! Yun pillaged for 5.
Qin conquest of Yiqu: 11+9 vs 10+8 = 20 > 18
Qin conquers Yiqu! Yiqu pillaged for 5.

Legalist State of Wu
Wu conquest of Zhong Li: 7+8 vs 10+9 = 15 < 19
Wu fails to conquer Zhong Li!
Wu conquest of Xue: 8+9 vs 10+8 = 17 < 18
Wu fails to conquer Xue!
Wu conquest of Tan: 8+5 vs 10+2 = 13 > 12
Wu conquers Tan! Tan pillaged for 5.

Confucian State of Guzhu
Guzhu conquest of Fei: 15+3 vs 10+1 = 18 > 11
Guzhu conquers Fei! Fei pillaged for 5.
Guzhu conquest of Guo: 15+2 vs 10+5 = 17 > 15
Guzhu conquers Guo! Guo pillaged for 5.
Guzhu invests 9 in Guzhu.

Confucian State of Shu
Soldiers of Shu defend Shu, but no enemy comes.
Shu conquest of Yong is slowed down by soldiers of Qin! 10+4 vs 1+6+3 = 14 > 10
Shu conquers Yong! Yong pillaged for 1.




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