Buffalo Bar Old Thread

[Nightfall]

At that time, a Lane Hacker was browsing through various security research files of the Ames Research Station's Internal Network, boring himself to death. Armand Furnier took another sip of his long ago cold coffee.

'Come on! Give me something interresting!' he was talking to the computer as if it was a living thing -- something the Hackers tend to do a lot. 'We're sitting here for days! Not a single spicy detail of anything... come on, come on, come on!!!' Armand was loosing his patience.

'Processing complete!' filled his screen. He entered a file... a seemingly unsignificant one about genetic research. Armand typed a few commands to trace the 'Processing Complete!' message.

The results took him to another file -- 'Res-ch-CXE-W32-sM'. Seemingly, it was a surveilance link to some hidden equipment in the Buffalo Base...


***

Victoria Franco just entered the Bar at Buffalo and walked straight up to the barkeeper.

'I need someone for a mission! A package to be delivered to Pittsburgh, the Navy will probably be looking for it. High risk, I'm paying 150k credits, more than generous for this part of Sirius.' she said 'and while you're at it, give me a stiff drink!'

'If you could wait a little, I may have the right person for you' replied the barkeep...

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If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God? - from 'Nightfall' by I. Asimov
The Outcasts consider Siniestre Nube a sacred place for several reasons. Early explorers discovered a jumphole within the depths of the cloud that leads to a strange world of ringed stars and strange craft. All ships in the burrial ground are placed facing that hole to honor the Alien Spirits. - An Outcast rumor