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

[Lord.MacRae]

*Lord MacRae entering the bar two days later, Jim polishiong the tables*
MacRae: "Hello again Jim, a littel uncrowded here lately ...."

*Jim turning his head, still polishing the tables*
Jim: "Hello Mylord, hm ...., yes it is kind of silent. Perhaps that big party was too much for some of our regular customers. But I think Mr. Lugo had his fun that night."

*The Lord nodding and smiling*
MacRae: "Ha, yes, I really believe he had. Did you see our new weapon platforms. Have look Jim, here and over there."

*MacRae pointing with his fingers to some destinations outside the windows, Jim trying to follow his lead*
Jim: "Ah over there, yes Sir, I see them. Really impressive. I hope they manag to keep us safe from attacks and that the miners can do their job without interruptions."

*Duncan MacRae shaking his head, sighs*
MacRae: "There will be no trouble in the future. I think a massive force would be needed to hurt our lovely bases! Who is willing to invest so much money for the needed battleships, so much time for a siege and to risk his life just to kill some miners and their families?"

*MacRae sitting down in a lounge*
MacRae: "The amount of materials needed for that platforms was again impressive. I think, because I flew so many parsecs with my Shetland, ... I need a new ship soon as my old ship will not be repairable anymore perhaps. I hope our docking crew can manage to let it survive some days again but I really doubt it."

*The Lord sighs again*
MacRae: "You know Jim, we have two new customers for our base building service, also a captain from the Cruzados Maltesas, whoever that is, asked us for some supplies. Without my Shetland .... I do not want to think about my transport being irrepairable. Please Jim, serve me a Mojito, I stay here for a while to decide what to do next."

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