Ram's Head Saloon [Mod-Sanctioned C/CLT, v4]

[Lonbonia]

An old, weak Tanto Nihonto took a sip of ginger ale in the main room bar.

"God, this place stinks as it always has been."

He lets out an audible sigh.

[The Cosmic Mainframe]

An old, weak Tanto Nihonto took a sip of ginger ale in the main room bar.

"God, this place stinks as it always has been."

He lets out an audible sigh.

Lying on the bar near Tanto is a disc-shaped machine, about one foot in diameter, with a screen wrapping around its side. It emits a faint hum as its screen glows in white.

(OOC: Ovesa - I'm waiting for Low bloods' response.)

[La Xinga]

Will the next one be called Kat's head saloon?

[Low bloods]

"You dont get to experience the dangers that lurk in a planet. All I ever tasted was some experimental paste. Or see a sunset or even experience the outdoors.

There's interdimensional sand worms around here that hop from dimension to dimension, they carry some interesting stuff that gets stuck on them.

One time I found a taco truck, I never knew such a taste existed till then. There's been a few more"

"As I'm sure you know, the people in charge generally want to protect you and keep you healthy as well as they can. But a well-run colony should have accommodations for adventurous people like you."

"They never did, and it's why when somthing did arrive our only means of protection fled." He nods

As the conversation about sand worms came to a close, Galena smiled. "Alright, then. Guess we should head over to the lounge."

The three of them got up from their table in the main room, and made their way to the lounge. The open chatter and lively music of the main room became more subdued, as they entered the quieter, dimly lit lounge. There were quite a few tables here (most of them empty), with a handful of patrons playing billiards. Two of the blackjack tables were full, with each person eyeing their fellow players cautiously; this was clearly a high stakes game.

At the head of the main poker table, there was a man shuffling cards. He was a burly, middle-aged man, with sand-colored hair and a mustache to match. When he looked up from his work, he immediately recognized one of the patrons. "Galena?"

It took her a second to put the pieces together; suddenly, it clicked. "Mister Wiltshire?"

"By Jove, it really is you!" Mister Wiltshire's accent was somewhere between mid-Atlantic and BBC narrator. "It's been so long! What are you doing here?"

"Y'know, just exploring the multiverse. I certainly wasn't expecting to see you here."

"Well, hunting expeditions are never cheap, especially when crossing dimensions." He said, almost sheepishly. "One must be willing to make sacrifices to pursue what they love. But if you're looking for stories of adventure and thrill, I've plenty to share with you and your friends."

She got onto one of the stools surrounding the poker table. "That's great, Wiltshire." She pulled out a small bag of gold coins from her satchel, before placing it onto the table. "Sorry I couldn't get these exchanged. Hope there isn't any trouble."

"That's not a problem at all. This is probably one of the more regular exchanges I've had..." As he said this, he opened a drawer concealed underneath the table. Inside, there were currencies of all types; coins, bills, credits, all in varying sizes and colors. There was also some jewelry, pearls, booklets, a bobble head, glass figurines, a glowing eye in a jar, and other strange knick knacks. After closing it, he gave her thirty-five dollars worth of chips; ten one-dollars chips (white), three five-dollar chips (red), and one ten-dollar chip (blue). "As a matter of fact, someone tried exchanging a goat for chips two days ago."

Galena raised an eyebrow in disbelief. "You're kidding."

"I am completely serious."

"Well, did you accept it?"

"...yes. It was a young female Nubian goat, worth over 500 dollars. I gave them 350 dollars worth of chips. She's out in the Livery, if you want to see her."

"Sweet!" Her eyes lit up with excitement. "Guess I'll have to go meet her later."

The raider norrowed his eyes. "How interesting I never knew people like you lived on this planet. You must have a ton of stories." he looks at Wiltshire's collection of strange things. "I'm sure every piece has a tale."

An old, weak Tanto Nihonto took a sip of ginger ale in the main room bar.

"God, this place stinks as it always has been."

He lets out an audible sigh.

"Ahh well if it isnt a blast from the past." Vixen poured Tanto a drink and himself one "How have you been?"

[The Cosmic Mainframe]

"As I'm sure you know, the people in charge generally want to protect you and keep you healthy as well as they can. But a well-run colony should have accommodations for adventurous people like you."

"They never did, and it's why when somthing did arrive our only means of protection fled." He nods

"Then it was a poorly run colony. You were not lucky to have lived there." F244 nods back. "Anyway... we should get our poker game started."

[Low bloods]

"They never did, and it's why when somthing did arrive our only means of protection fled." He nods

"Then it was a poorly run colony. You were not lucky to have lived there." F244 nods back. "Anyway... we should get our poker game started."

He nods as he scavenged his pockets for a moment.

F244 then followed Galena into the lounge and sat at the poker table. He quietly observed the conversation between Galena and Mister Wilkshire. As they spoke, F244 reached into his backpack and pulled out a blue-tinted anti-static bag, which contained a square circuit board, 2.5 centimeters on each side, with a smaller metal square covering most of its surface.

"Might I add to the pool? This is 108-qubit quantum processor, manufactured by an organization on Aechorius."

Mister Wiltshire's eyes widened. "Huh. Well, I must say, I haven't seen one of these in ages." He carefully lifted the circuit board from the bag, examining its intricasies with a hand-held magnifying glass. "108-qubit, you say? Color me impressed."

He reached for another, notably smaller drawer under the table. It was practically a mini-filing cabinet, filled with carefully protected circuit boards and other thin, small electronics. He slid the board into a protective sleeve, before carefully sliding it in between two other protected boards.

After closing that drawer, he took out sixty five dollar's worth of chips; fifteen one's (white), six fives (red), and two tens (blue). He then turned to the raider. "Would you care to join us, sir?"

"So I must buy my way in?" He tilts his head to the side "how much is this worth."
He pulled what seemed to be as sphere, it was rather rigid at the left side.
"It's ruby I believe. It was a glass eye until it fell into my pockets. I believe it would go well with the eye you already own."

[Ovesa]

"So I must buy my way in?" He tilts his head to the side "how much is this worth."
He pulled what seemed to be as sphere, it was rather rigid at the left side.
"It's ruby I believe. It was a glass eye until it fell into my pockets. I believe it would go well with the eye you already own."

Bewildered, Wiltshire carefully picked up the glass eye, examining the inclusions within the ruby iris. "By Jove, in all my years, I've never seen anything like this..."

He brought out a different magnifying glass, one with a dark handle and much greater magnification. "A cabochoned ruby, with a carefully molded gold-foil backing. How remarkable! I haven't seen the gold-foil technique since that trip to the Anglo-Saxon historical sight..."

Galena was equally impressed and intimidated. She hadn't expected anyone to bring such a high value item to the table. Should she exchange another item for more chips? Or would it be wiser to play with such a low amount?

Mr. Wiltshire continued his routine. "Normally, I'd give a lower offer, but since I happen to know someone interested in buying such an unusual item. For this I'd give.....185 dollar's worth of chips."

He then turned to the other two players. "If you wish to exchange any more items for chips, I would be more than happy to do so."

[Low bloods]

"So I must buy my way in?" He tilts his head to the side "how much is this worth."
He pulled what seemed to be as sphere, it was rather rigid at the left side.
"It's ruby I believe. It was a glass eye until it fell into my pockets. I believe it would go well with the eye you already own."

Bewildered, Wiltshire carefully picked up the glass eye, examining the inclusions within the ruby iris. "By Jove, in all my years, I've never seen anything like this..."

He brought out a different magnifying glass, one with a dark handle and much greater magnification. "A cabochoned ruby, with a carefully molded gold-foil backing. How remarkable! I haven't seen the gold-foil technique since that trip to the Anglo-Saxon historical sight..."

Galena was equally impressed and intimidated. She hadn't expected anyone to bring such a high value item to the table. Should she exchange another item for more chips? Or would it be wiser to play with such a low amount?

Mr. Wiltshire continued his routine. "Normally, I'd give a lower offer, but since I happen to know someone interested in buying such an unusual item. For this I'd give.....185 dollar's worth of chips."

He then turned to the other two players. "If you wish to exchange any more items for chips, I would be more than happy to do so."

"You run into such interesting people out here. And with such interactions I tend to run into some rare items. I'm sure any of the Jackals equipment is worth quite a bit."

He reached into his bag again and rummaged around for a bit. "If only I had somthing of theirs but all I have is scraps of robot shells and fried tech."

He nods and sighs "how about this?"

He placed a device that was a slick white polish to the backing, it was the head of some sort of battle armor around the neck it showed heavy damage as if it had been ripped straight off someone's shoulder.

"All its functions still work, but it is bugged so please don't turn it on or there may be unwanted visitors." He said nervously.

[Alegeharia]

A red cloaked figure enters the area, the air pressure swaying ends of the fabric, revealing different glinting reflections under the robes, he looks around his ice blues shining softly under the darkness of the raised hood, his shape concealed under the robe he looks around to survey the new area.

[Low bloods]

A red cloaked figure enters the area, the air pressure swaying ends of the fabric, revealing different glinting reflections under the robes, he looks around his ice blues shining softly under the darkness of the raised hood, his shape concealed under the robe he looks around to survey the new area.

"Greetings traveler, care for a drink?"

[Alegeharia]

A red cloaked figure enters the area, the air pressure swaying ends of the fabric, revealing different glinting reflections under the robes, he looks around his ice blues shining softly under the darkness of the raised hood, his shape concealed under the robe he looks around to survey the new area.

"Greetings traveler, care for a drink?"

"Ahh, hello there! What are you offering kind sir?"

[Low bloods]

"Greetings traveler, care for a drink?"

"Ahh, hello there! What are you offering kind sir?"

"More beverages than one living soul can count! You've stumbled into the bar in the middle of the multiverse. We have stronger brews or perhaps just somthing to take the edge off" he nods and offered a few bottles of various names. Then there's just some other stuff."

[Alegeharia]

"Ahh, hello there! What are you offering kind sir?"

"More beverages than one living soul can count! You've stumbled into the bar in the middle of the multiverse. We have stronger brews or perhaps just somthing to take the edge off" he nods and offered a few bottles of various names. Then there's just some other stuff."

"The middle of the multiverse! Well I suppose it was bound to happen eventually I think I shall have some water for now though, I've had quite a day so far!"

[Low bloods]

"More beverages than one living soul can count! You've stumbled into the bar in the middle of the multiverse. We have stronger brews or perhaps just somthing to take the edge off" he nods and offered a few bottles of various names. Then there's just some other stuff."

"The middle of the multiverse! Well I suppose it was bound to happen eventually I think I shall have some water for now though, I've had quite a day so far!"

"There's lots of ways here, some of the wildlife here can tear throughout the many universes. Hopefully you got here normally rather than some other, less nice sort if way." He seved the stranger a glass of water. It was cold.

[Alegeharia]

"The middle of the multiverse! Well I suppose it was bound to happen eventually I think I shall have some water for now though, I've had quite a day so far!"

"There's lots of ways here, some of the wildlife here can tear throughout the many universes. Hopefully you got here normally rather than some other, less nice sort if way." He seved the stranger a glass of water. It was cold.

"Oh of course, I came here on my own, was looking to see whats all going on." Malik takes the glass and sips holding it as he wandered. "So what has been happening, I suppose then if different animals can cross freely they must be similar in make between the two verses..." He pondered on the thought.

[Low bloods]

"There's lots of ways here, some of the wildlife here can tear throughout the many universes. Hopefully you got here normally rather than some other, less nice sort if way." He seved the stranger a glass of water. It was cold.

"Oh of course, I came here on my own, was looking to see whats all going on." Malik takes the glass and sips holding it as he wandered. "So what has been happening, I suppose then if different animals can cross freely they must be similar in make between the two verses..." He pondered on the thought.

"The Ram's head has been quiet for some time. Nothing really interesting going on.
There was a poker game about to start but I believe they seem to alredy be started." He nods. "These lands are strange indeed. Many find some bit of comfort here though."

[Alegeharia]

"Oh of course, I came here on my own, was looking to see whats all going on." Malik takes the glass and sips holding it as he wandered. "So what has been happening, I suppose then if different animals can cross freely they must be similar in make between the two verses..." He pondered on the thought.

"The Ram's head has been quiet for some time. Nothing really interesting going on.
There was a poker game about to start but I believe they seem to alredy be started." He nods. "These lands are strange indeed. Many find some bit of comfort here though."

He perks up at the though of poker. "Is it Texas Hold em? I love a good Texas hold em round. Some black jack too."

[Area 6-Z]

Victoria entered the saloon as she walked in she looked around the saloon to see who was in it and to her surprise there wasn't that many people in the saloon.

Must be a slow day toady. Victoria thought to herself as she sat down at one of the tables.

[Low bloods]

"The Ram's head has been quiet for some time. Nothing really interesting going on.
There was a poker game about to start but I believe they seem to alredy be started." He nods. "These lands are strange indeed. Many find some bit of comfort here though."

He perks up at the though of poker. "Is it Texas Hold em? I love a good Texas hold em round. Some black jack too."

"I use to gamble a good bit in my past, then I stopped when I almost lost my soul.
But I will admit it can be quite the thrill and it did nab me a heafty earnings for some time" he snickers.

Victoria entered the saloon as she walked in she looked around the saloon to see who was in it and to her surprise there wasn't that many people in the saloon.

Must be a slow day toady. Victoria thought to herself as she sat down at one of the tables.

A man walks in and sits down at the table she was at. "Hows it going in your lands, hopefully nothing too bad."

[Deltia-]

Alisa silently sits down at the bar and orders a pint of lager.

"Long time no see, old friend."

---

- Alisa I talking to herself

[Alegeharia]

He perks up at the though of poker. "Is it Texas Hold em? I love a good Texas hold em round. Some black jack too."

"I use to gamble a good bit in my past, then I stopped when I almost lost my soul.
But I will admit it can be quite the thrill and it did nab me a heafty earnings for some time" he snickers.

Victoria entered the saloon as she walked in she looked around the saloon to see who was in it and to her surprise there wasn't that many people in the saloon.

Must be a slow day toady. Victoria thought to herself as she sat down at one of the tables.

A man walks in and sits down at the table she was at. "Hows it going in your lands, hopefully nothing too bad."

Malik:

“Indeed it can be!” Malik nodded and thought about the game.” That’s why, as with blackjack I stop on my 3 rd loss, even if I win between them, helps keep things in check you know?” He giggles and looks around. “Here lately though I’ve been getting into gin rummy and Mahjong, I feel as if I have lost more money in Mahjong then I can in Texas Hold ‘em.”

[Low bloods]

Alisa silently sits down at the bar and orders a pint of lager.

"Long time no see, old friend."

---

- Alisa I talking to herself

"Long time no see indeed." The ghost of Oni sat beside her "How's the land of the living?"

"I use to gamble a good bit in my past, then I stopped when I almost lost my soul.
But I will admit it can be quite the thrill and it did nab me a heafty earnings for some time" he snickers.



A man walks in and sits down at the table she was at. "Hows it going in your lands, hopefully nothing too bad."

Malik:

“Indeed it can be!” Malik nodded and thought about the game.” That’s why, as with blackjack I stop on my 3 rd loss, even if I win between them, helps keep things in check you know?” He giggles and looks around. “Here lately though I’ve been getting into gin rummy and Mahjong, I feel as if I have lost more money in Mahjong then I can in Texas Hold ‘em.”

"Its always good to pace yourself, but I don't, my luck is tempting. Suck temptations get the better of me." Vixen nods "I like a good game of chess, maybe checkers." He laughs "I often play with my shadows to see how they play."

[La Xinga]

The best person in the world entered the saloon and ordered some water. He is very hot.

He sits down on his chair and relaxes.

"Hello, everyone!" states the leader.

[Low bloods]

The best person in the world entered the saloon and ordered some water. He is very hot.

He sits down on his chair and relaxes.

"Hello, everyone!" states the leader.

"Howdy." Vixenserved him a glass of ice cold water. "Your travels doing well?""

[La Xinga]

The best person in the world entered the saloon and ordered some water. He is very hot.

He sits down on his chair and relaxes.

"Howdy." Vixenserved him a glass of ice cold water. "Your travels doing well?""

Indeed, kind sir. I've been traveling for 2 days straight with no resting stop, but as you can see, I have now found one. What's up with you?