Welcome to the Tea & Pee Bar at Fortitudine .... enjoy your stay!

[Lord.MacRae]

*Endured the next day full of work, how could it ever be different, the Lord making his way fom the docks to the bar and stopped suddenly whil stepping into it*
*The T'n'P was well attendent today and MacRae lets his gaze wandering the view, a mining crew watching sports on the holoscreen, Jim preparing a beer, a frowning tall man with black sunglases hectically watching around near another man also kind of frowning watching Jim oing his work and Mr. Sarand relaxing in a lounge taking a sip from his Whiskey*

*After some steps toward the bar, MacRae scratches his head, realizing that the one person was obviously Mr. Pawlak, a contract partner with enourmous needs of ore*
*Jim serving an ice-cold Rheinbeer for Mr.Pawlak*
Jim: "Here you are sir, icy cold and veeeery delicious. Cheers sir!"

*MacRae arriving in exactly a moment the security officer watching in another direction towards the shouting and laughing mining crew, MacRae greeting Mr. Pawlak with putting his hand on his shoulder*
MacRae: "Hello sir, nice to meet you here and a pleasure you did not just buy ore and then leave immediately afterwardsagain, but have left your ship today to visit our bar."

*The security officer lightning fast turning his head and grabbing his gun .... then realizing it was the Lord ..... the business partner of his boss*
MacRae: "Oh, I am sorry officer. Perhaps I should have said something prior approaching. Please put your gun away or I have to think about your special permit for this base again."

*The officer easing again, MacRae focusing the USI CEO*
MacRae: "Mr. Pawlak, you know ..... that ore is vanishing that fast lately and demand is still rising. Our miners do their best but a continuous supply is is not yet possible. Had 50k tonnes of ore in our storage yesterday and today its empty again, perhaps we have some rats down there or a hull breach."

*Jim lauging about MacRae's joke while preparing a Mojito for him*
MacRae: "Please believe me, we do everything we can, but still there are too less miners doing their daily job reliable. Over here you can see one of the best crews with their captain Mr. Sarand. They managed to win the 100 million credits price for the best mining ship last month. If we just could have more men with that readiness of action. Oh Jim a Bull Fillet please."
*Jim nodding towards the Lord*

*MacRae sighs, thinking about the other mining crews*
MacRae: "Captain Fortinbras and his mining crew or the freelancing miner Mr. David Forsyth, yes, these three ships are the best and this place would be extinct without them."

*MacRae suddenly looking on the floor, showing a sad facial expression, silently whispering*
MacRae: "Or if my father, the Duke MacRae, would still be here with his miner ..... I hope he will be located soon ....."

*MacRae able to speak with a clear and loud voice again*
MacRae: "Perhaps you can talk to Mr. Sarand here directly to ask when his crew is going into the mining fields again and when the storage of Fortitudine is filled again. "

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