Buffalo Bar Old Thread

[Nightfall]

'Victoria Franco' said the woman sitting at the bar close to her. She was wearing an Outcasts uniform and the Cardamine injector could be clearly seen -- no doubt, an Outcast. 'Are you the pilot?'

'Yes, Marica is the name' the girl replied.

'Hmm, you look rather young... Nevermind, you got good recommendations. Here's the deal: I got a package for you to deliver to Pittsburgh, ASAP. The Navy will probably look for it and they're going to want it back if they find it. The pay is 150k, half now, half on delivery. Take it or leave it. Another mission may await on the destination, depending on the outcome and your performance.'

'I'll take it! Any details? Who and where on Pittsbutgh do I deliver it to?'

'I'm glad to hear that! You will take this package to the 'Blankliner Bar' on Pittsburgh, wait there, you will be contacted.' Victoria Franco handed the package to Marica, stood up and walked away. She turned 'Yeah... Good Luck out there!'

'Yea... thanks!...' replied Marica somewhat surprised 'whatever...' she said to herself. Marica checked her Neural Net Link for the new cash, it was there. 'Well, I better get to work then! Thanks James!' she said to the barkeeper and went running to her Greyhound... '...no time to waste! 150.000 credits'


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Armand Furnier was looking through the network communications of the Ames Research Center when he intercepted a comm from Buffalo Base to an automatic link on Ames. A quick check showed the same file he was looking at earlier.

"Lady Marica, Are you awake?"
"Yes what is it?"
"Theres a lady here looking for a pilot."
"I ill be right down give me a few minutes."

'Weird...' he thought.

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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