Post by sawg138 on Jul 27, 2013 21:46:03 GMT -5
Nekira Sudacne: *Would hunt him down shortly afterwards* "Hey Sky, do you have a bit for a business proposal?"
Ed3: "It rarely hurts to listen."
Nekira Sudacne: "I'll can the version composed in Iambic pentameter and just talk normally then" she says dryly "Basically it's a more thought out version of the idea I pitched to Roxy earlier. it's fine if you don't want me exploiting your familiar for personal profit, so I propose a joint venture." she shrugs "Despite the reputation I have, I have kept my ears open and made a large number of contacts in Juarez and el Paso, and all the junk from the other earth that Roxy is getting has a great deal of value there. That said, corruption is rampant and usually small time dimension brokers are...dealt with. I have enough pull I’m confident we can set up an authorized racket without loosing our noses in protection money, especially since I know a school of cyber knights and martial arts who would be happy to help a friend out. Roxy and you sell pre-apocalypse merchandise in fair to good condition...I wouldn’t' suggest new no one would buy it, literally, I help sell and manage the local politics and we split profits"
Ed3: "You have missed the point of my original objection."
Nekira Sudacne: "Perhaps?" she raises an eyebrow
Ed3: "Roxy's resources in her home dimension are finite. Even purchasing the most inexpensive junk possible will be a drain on her resources; eventually without return those resources will be exhausted."
Nekira Sudacne: she raises an eyebrow "can she not take resources from here back to her world?"
Ed3: "what resources?"
Nekira Sudacne: "What do they find valuable on her world?"
Ed3: He shakes his head "that is not a relevant matter. There are many things we have that her people do not. However, she does not have the connections to sell those things."
Nekira Sudacne: She looks thoughtful and nods "I see. Very well then, I do see your point, but perhaps Roxy does have an opportunity to sell some things and doesn’t know it" she grins "You'd be surprised how easy it can be to get started. I won't pressure her into doing anything risky without your permission, but may I talk with her about ideas that she can do on her end? She’s a resourceful girl, she might surprise you"
Ed3: "if you can find the means without putting her at undue risk, then I will change my mind. However, No weapons and no drugs, I will not have her jailed for a short term profit."
Nekira Sudacne: "Agreed" she nods "Those really don't see much of a profit at the low end of the scale anyway, and you can't become a major dealer without running insane risks"
Nekira Sudacne: *tracks down Roxy*
dizzyintellect: She is inside, directing an earth elemental as it works on the temple
Nekira Sudacne: "That is one big pile of dirt" she comments as she slides up beside her, watching the elemental
dizzyintellect: "Yes, but it makes building stone temples so damn easy. I might have to look into some Mayan and Egyptian techniques when I get back'
Nekira Sudacne: she nods "How exactly do you look into stuff back home anyway? It occurs to me I don't know what your day-job is"
dizzyintellect: "I don't really have one right now. But I do have contacts in the antiquities business"
Nekira Sudacne: She nods "So you can sell miscellaneous stuff easily?"
dizzyintellect: "Depending on the stuff, to whom, and how, yes"
Nekira Sudacne: "What kinds of things can you easily sell?"
dizzyintellect: "Statuettes, jewelry, tablet and scroll fragments"
Nekira Sudacne: she nods thoughtfully "You notice anything from this area that you could sell back home?"
dizzyintellect: "Perhaps. I don't know if you want me to disturb Baal's tomb or not"
Nekira Sudacne: she shrugs "when he wakes up I can ask him"
dizzyintellect: "I suppose so"
Nekira Sudacne: she grins "Actually, I was talking to Sky about that idea I had earlier. I think we defiantly can set up a profitable two-way business. You can buy cheep crap like used comics and CD's and DVD's, and we could give you things to sell back on earth for your own profit"
dizzyintellect: 'That may work. I haven't found anything above bedrock that's of any value, nothing but Roman mosaic tiles anyway"
Nekira Sudacne: she nods "The only problem is...I really don't know what is and isn't valuable. old junk all looks alike to me. after Baal has awakened we can look through his tomb and I will ask if we can take anything"
dizzyintellect: She nods "I can tell value, but I'm weary of getting too close right now"
Nekira Sudacne: "Understandable. well, after he's up then"
Nekira Sudacne: (I guess that's it for now. we'd have to find a source of antiques to gauge value)
dizzyintellect: A couple days later, she approaches you again
Nekira Sudacne: She smiles and stretches thoroughly* "Hey Roxy. how'd it go?"
dizzyintellect: "I found some engravings inside the tomb and duplicated them as best I could from my elemental's description. He saw no meaning to them, but since they were in the rock, he could describe them for me"
Nekira Sudacne: she nods "Is there some significance to them?"
dizzyintellect: "I believe it's the ritual you need to wake him up"
Nekira Sudacne: she sits up "Really? Let me see them"
dizzyintellect: She shows you a hand-drawn sheet. "I transliterated them for you... I think... the dialect is not precisely Ugaritic or ancient proto-Israelite"
Nekira Sudacne: She reads it over "Well, Priests in ancient times often had their own semi-dialect for rituals since they involved things that were of no concern to farmers and shepherds...that might cause some confusion..."
dizzyintellect: "No, that's not it at all. It's a dialect similar to but not exactly the same as either of those other languages. That makes translating it tricky"
Nekira Sudacne: "I'll take your word for it" she says and frowns "But I do know that mis-casting rituals can have....very bad consequences. why don't you see if you can nicely ask Anna to cast Eyes of Thoth on you. That would let you read it exactly"
dizzyintellect: She nods, clearly torn between irritation at her transliteration being questioned and happiness at the ability to read any writing
Nekira Sudacne: she smiles "I'm not trying to insult your professional work, honestly I’m not, but I have heard that getting even one tiny syllable wrong can mean the difference between waking Baal and summoning a bal'rog from hell. magic can be very finicky"
dizzyintellect: She nods. "I'll see what I can do"
Nekira Sudacne: she grins "Actually when we get back to north America, I’ll take you shopping for some TW goggles that have eyes of Thoth built in. that should be great for your line of work even back home"
dizzyintellect: "Goggles? Not very stylish"
Nekira Sudacne: "They're only goggles because goggles are a fashion for techno-wizards for some...bizarre reason. You can get them made into any kind of glasses"
dizzyintellect: "That's a little better. Maybe"
Nekira Sudacne: "we can look them over when we get back" she grins "So did he see anything that might be valuable down there?"
dizzyintellect: "The ossuary might be, in fragments at least"
Nekira Sudacne: "What’s an ossuary?"
dizzyintellect: "A box for storing the deceased's bones"
Nekira Sudacne: "So...it's a fancy coffin?'
dizzyintellect: "No, it's a small coffin"
Nekira Sudacne: "Ah! I see. I hope Baal doesn’t mind"
Nekira Sudacne: she smiles "So, umm, can I ask a personal question?"
dizzyintellect: "Sure"
Nekira Sudacne: "What do you think of sky? do you resent him suddenly ruling your life this way?"
dizzyintellect: "I can dance again, better than I ever could before. Nobody else did that for me'
Nekira Sudacne: "He...let you dance?" she looks confused
dizzyintellect: "No. He enables me to dance. I'm also younger now than I was when all this started. At least, I look younger. I didn't feel this good fifteen years ago when I could dance"
Nekira Sudacne: "Why don't you tell me a bit about yourself then. where are you from, and why couldn't you dance anymore?
dizzyintellect: "I danced on Broadway, in big time ballet after I graduated Julliard. When I was twenty-four, I was in a bad wreck. it destroyed my knees, ruptured both Achilles tendons... I could barely walk after that"
Nekira Sudacne: *winces* "Ouch...now I can defiantly see why you'd be grateful to him" she smiles "I'd like t see you dance sometime"
dizzyintellect: "Some other time. I have work to do"
Nekira Sudacne: she smiles "That's why I said sometime, not right now"
dizzyintellect: She nods. "Maybe when this mess is done" and saunters off
Nekira Sudacne: "Later"
Ed3: "It rarely hurts to listen."
Nekira Sudacne: "I'll can the version composed in Iambic pentameter and just talk normally then" she says dryly "Basically it's a more thought out version of the idea I pitched to Roxy earlier. it's fine if you don't want me exploiting your familiar for personal profit, so I propose a joint venture." she shrugs "Despite the reputation I have, I have kept my ears open and made a large number of contacts in Juarez and el Paso, and all the junk from the other earth that Roxy is getting has a great deal of value there. That said, corruption is rampant and usually small time dimension brokers are...dealt with. I have enough pull I’m confident we can set up an authorized racket without loosing our noses in protection money, especially since I know a school of cyber knights and martial arts who would be happy to help a friend out. Roxy and you sell pre-apocalypse merchandise in fair to good condition...I wouldn’t' suggest new no one would buy it, literally, I help sell and manage the local politics and we split profits"
Ed3: "You have missed the point of my original objection."
Nekira Sudacne: "Perhaps?" she raises an eyebrow
Ed3: "Roxy's resources in her home dimension are finite. Even purchasing the most inexpensive junk possible will be a drain on her resources; eventually without return those resources will be exhausted."
Nekira Sudacne: she raises an eyebrow "can she not take resources from here back to her world?"
Ed3: "what resources?"
Nekira Sudacne: "What do they find valuable on her world?"
Ed3: He shakes his head "that is not a relevant matter. There are many things we have that her people do not. However, she does not have the connections to sell those things."
Nekira Sudacne: She looks thoughtful and nods "I see. Very well then, I do see your point, but perhaps Roxy does have an opportunity to sell some things and doesn’t know it" she grins "You'd be surprised how easy it can be to get started. I won't pressure her into doing anything risky without your permission, but may I talk with her about ideas that she can do on her end? She’s a resourceful girl, she might surprise you"
Ed3: "if you can find the means without putting her at undue risk, then I will change my mind. However, No weapons and no drugs, I will not have her jailed for a short term profit."
Nekira Sudacne: "Agreed" she nods "Those really don't see much of a profit at the low end of the scale anyway, and you can't become a major dealer without running insane risks"
Nekira Sudacne: *tracks down Roxy*
dizzyintellect: She is inside, directing an earth elemental as it works on the temple
Nekira Sudacne: "That is one big pile of dirt" she comments as she slides up beside her, watching the elemental
dizzyintellect: "Yes, but it makes building stone temples so damn easy. I might have to look into some Mayan and Egyptian techniques when I get back'
Nekira Sudacne: she nods "How exactly do you look into stuff back home anyway? It occurs to me I don't know what your day-job is"
dizzyintellect: "I don't really have one right now. But I do have contacts in the antiquities business"
Nekira Sudacne: She nods "So you can sell miscellaneous stuff easily?"
dizzyintellect: "Depending on the stuff, to whom, and how, yes"
Nekira Sudacne: "What kinds of things can you easily sell?"
dizzyintellect: "Statuettes, jewelry, tablet and scroll fragments"
Nekira Sudacne: she nods thoughtfully "You notice anything from this area that you could sell back home?"
dizzyintellect: "Perhaps. I don't know if you want me to disturb Baal's tomb or not"
Nekira Sudacne: she shrugs "when he wakes up I can ask him"
dizzyintellect: "I suppose so"
Nekira Sudacne: she grins "Actually, I was talking to Sky about that idea I had earlier. I think we defiantly can set up a profitable two-way business. You can buy cheep crap like used comics and CD's and DVD's, and we could give you things to sell back on earth for your own profit"
dizzyintellect: 'That may work. I haven't found anything above bedrock that's of any value, nothing but Roman mosaic tiles anyway"
Nekira Sudacne: she nods "The only problem is...I really don't know what is and isn't valuable. old junk all looks alike to me. after Baal has awakened we can look through his tomb and I will ask if we can take anything"
dizzyintellect: She nods "I can tell value, but I'm weary of getting too close right now"
Nekira Sudacne: "Understandable. well, after he's up then"
Nekira Sudacne: (I guess that's it for now. we'd have to find a source of antiques to gauge value)
dizzyintellect: A couple days later, she approaches you again
Nekira Sudacne: She smiles and stretches thoroughly* "Hey Roxy. how'd it go?"
dizzyintellect: "I found some engravings inside the tomb and duplicated them as best I could from my elemental's description. He saw no meaning to them, but since they were in the rock, he could describe them for me"
Nekira Sudacne: she nods "Is there some significance to them?"
dizzyintellect: "I believe it's the ritual you need to wake him up"
Nekira Sudacne: she sits up "Really? Let me see them"
dizzyintellect: She shows you a hand-drawn sheet. "I transliterated them for you... I think... the dialect is not precisely Ugaritic or ancient proto-Israelite"
Nekira Sudacne: She reads it over "Well, Priests in ancient times often had their own semi-dialect for rituals since they involved things that were of no concern to farmers and shepherds...that might cause some confusion..."
dizzyintellect: "No, that's not it at all. It's a dialect similar to but not exactly the same as either of those other languages. That makes translating it tricky"
Nekira Sudacne: "I'll take your word for it" she says and frowns "But I do know that mis-casting rituals can have....very bad consequences. why don't you see if you can nicely ask Anna to cast Eyes of Thoth on you. That would let you read it exactly"
dizzyintellect: She nods, clearly torn between irritation at her transliteration being questioned and happiness at the ability to read any writing
Nekira Sudacne: she smiles "I'm not trying to insult your professional work, honestly I’m not, but I have heard that getting even one tiny syllable wrong can mean the difference between waking Baal and summoning a bal'rog from hell. magic can be very finicky"
dizzyintellect: She nods. "I'll see what I can do"
Nekira Sudacne: she grins "Actually when we get back to north America, I’ll take you shopping for some TW goggles that have eyes of Thoth built in. that should be great for your line of work even back home"
dizzyintellect: "Goggles? Not very stylish"
Nekira Sudacne: "They're only goggles because goggles are a fashion for techno-wizards for some...bizarre reason. You can get them made into any kind of glasses"
dizzyintellect: "That's a little better. Maybe"
Nekira Sudacne: "we can look them over when we get back" she grins "So did he see anything that might be valuable down there?"
dizzyintellect: "The ossuary might be, in fragments at least"
Nekira Sudacne: "What’s an ossuary?"
dizzyintellect: "A box for storing the deceased's bones"
Nekira Sudacne: "So...it's a fancy coffin?'
dizzyintellect: "No, it's a small coffin"
Nekira Sudacne: "Ah! I see. I hope Baal doesn’t mind"
Nekira Sudacne: she smiles "So, umm, can I ask a personal question?"
dizzyintellect: "Sure"
Nekira Sudacne: "What do you think of sky? do you resent him suddenly ruling your life this way?"
dizzyintellect: "I can dance again, better than I ever could before. Nobody else did that for me'
Nekira Sudacne: "He...let you dance?" she looks confused
dizzyintellect: "No. He enables me to dance. I'm also younger now than I was when all this started. At least, I look younger. I didn't feel this good fifteen years ago when I could dance"
Nekira Sudacne: "Why don't you tell me a bit about yourself then. where are you from, and why couldn't you dance anymore?
dizzyintellect: "I danced on Broadway, in big time ballet after I graduated Julliard. When I was twenty-four, I was in a bad wreck. it destroyed my knees, ruptured both Achilles tendons... I could barely walk after that"
Nekira Sudacne: *winces* "Ouch...now I can defiantly see why you'd be grateful to him" she smiles "I'd like t see you dance sometime"
dizzyintellect: "Some other time. I have work to do"
Nekira Sudacne: she smiles "That's why I said sometime, not right now"
dizzyintellect: She nods. "Maybe when this mess is done" and saunters off
Nekira Sudacne: "Later"