Barentsburg, Your new home (IC)

[Vixia]

Freyja saw a dark colored Range Rover pull up to the Northern Cross driven by someone who was dressed formal, she quickly walked into the bar and ordered the cheapest alcohol so she could be quickly seated. She was concerned weather it was owned by an important bachelor or the Police Department as she didn't see any police lighting or equipment during her quick glance of the SUV.

[Stretta]

John couldn't help but notice the hoarding outside a shopping mall as him and Lars drove past. He pulled out a pen and scrawled the number on the back of his hand. 45988.

When they pulled up to the pub, John unfastened his seatbelt, and was about to thank Lars for his kindness before Lars gave him the option of headed straight to bed. "Do you know what? I think the bar can wait. If you honestly don't mind me staying at yours for this evening, I would be indebted to you," John said to Lars, before buckling his seatbelt once more.

Now he knew where the bar was, he could come back anytime. A free bed for the evening didn't seem like a two-time offer, so John was keen to take the opportunity while he had it. Thinking of Lars' business offer, John decided to explain his motivation behind moving to Barentsburg. "The Strettan store is a big success. When we began to look for places to move to, I saw Barentsburg and it was perfect. There is a vibrant music scene locally, which can only help a record store, and my wife is an amazing chef. She loves working with seafood, so, well. The seafood around here is apparently a staple food. It's a bit of a rarity in Stretta.

"Anyway, for a couple of months after the new store opens, the old store will be largely financing it, and we'll have all the connections of course to buy stock from. It should be fairly simple, it's just a case of finding a premises and getting customers in the door. That place we passed just there looked like a good location, though."

[Argent]

Freyja saw a dark colored Range Rover pull up to the Northern Cross driven by someone who was dressed formal, she quickly walked into the bar and ordered the cheapest alcohol so she could be quickly seated. She was concerned weather it was owned by an important bachelor or the Police Department as she didn't see any police lighting or equipment during her quick glance of the SUV.

Aleks was tending the bar still, having been chatting with Nebo and Luddie, when the young lady walked in. She looked a little disheveled, along journey had drained her of energy. Aleks smiled and walked to her when she sat at the bar.

"Hello, Ms. Your a new face to the old Northern Cross. I welcome you to our home. What would you like?" He came off friendly and warm to the poor woman. After a moment he retrieved what she had asked for.

"I'm Aleksandar, but most just call me Aleks or Ksandar. What's your name, Ms? " Aleks inquired to the young woman as he cleaned a glass with a cloth.

[Aurora Confederacy]

Over at the train station, Father Grey, along with Jason and Karen, Zoe and Michaela make their way to the Northern Cross choosing to take the tram rather than a taxi. As they ride the tram, Michaela and Karen spend time chatting about childhood experiences, for Karen did not have the luxury of a loving family, Michaela however did, as they talked to each other, Zoe and Jason chatted with the priest for it turns out that Father Grey is quite a petrol head rather than a priest who sits and plays with a model railroad.

Arriving at the stop that has the Northern Cross the group enter, Rob opens the doors for the young women then after Jason has entered he follows Jason in, "Thank you father" says Jason as he enters the bar, Karen on the other hand makes her way over to the bar still wearing her signature catsuit though it is however not totally skintight as unlike Michaela's it features a fabric inner liner so you don't have to use body talc and so as such it is quite durable compared to the regular night club style catsuit that Michaela and Nebo wear.

Jason and Karen had delivered the Kareoke gear earlier, then had [off scene] taken a trip down to South Sands on the train, before returning back to Barentsburg, their truck, a grey DS900 sits not too far away as they left that behind to make their way down to South Sands.

[Howslandia]

Todd was walking around the town, looking at some shops. Occasionally a person would stop and give him a little bit of money because he apparently looked like a homeless person. He pondered about many things in his head, and he had a war flashback every now and again.

[Neu Engollon]

Nebo smiled sweetly, "Maybe, I was thinking of going to the artificial ski slope just outside of town or to watch a movie at the cinema, oh Ya know we're having a festival in a few days time, End of the summer festival on the twenty fifth of August as the sun dips below the horizon after the summer" says Nebo as she gets ready to go behind the bar for the start of her 4 hour shift, "Lexie get Luddie a BB will ya please" she asks "as you are that side of the bar"

"Oh, he's already on it, darlin''. Fast kid. So...all those things sound good to me. You know the places, I'm the foreigner here. All I know is liquor shops, pubs and some great places to grab fish and chips, ya know? Let's take it one night at a time here. So, ya the festival sounds good, but in the meantime we can grab that movie. Maybe the skiing the next day. I got somethin' in the works that's gonna be great, too, for this whole town. Me and City events planners, and a whole lotta people that want ta party."
He thought about it, wondering why they weren't just making the beer festival coincide with this End of the Summer Festival, but logged it away for another time.

[Argent]

Over at the train station, Father Grey, along with Jason and Karen, Zoe and Michaela make their way to the Northern Cross choosing to take the tram rather than a taxi. As they ride the tram, Michaela and Karen spend time chatting about childhood experiences, for Karen did not have the luxury of a loving family, Michaela however did, as they talked to each other, Zoe and Jason chatted with the priest for it turns out that Father Grey is quite a petrol head rather than a priest who sits and plays with a model railroad.

Arriving at the stop that has the Northern Cross the group enter, Rob opens the doors for the young women then after Jason has entered he follows Jason in, "Thank you father" says Jason as he enters the bar, Karen on the other hand makes her way over to the bar still wearing her signature catsuit though it is however not totally skintight as unlike Michaela's it features a fabric inner liner so you don't have to use body talc and so as such it is quite durable compared to the regular night club style catsuit that Michaela and Nebo wear.

Jason and Karen had delivered the Kareoke gear earlier, then had [off scene] taken a trip down to South Sands on the train, before returning back to Barentsburg, their truck, a grey DS900 sits not too far away as they left that behind to make their way down to South Sands.

Aleks sees the troupe of characters come in the door of the bar. Aleks calls out to them, "Evening ladies and gentlemen. Good to see you all again. What would you like to drink tonight? Or would you like anything from the kitchen?" He pulls out a small note pad from his back pocket and takes the short pencil resting between his head and ear, ready to take their orders.

[Vixia]

Freyja saw a dark colored Range Rover pull up to the Northern Cross driven by someone who was dressed formal, she quickly walked into the bar and ordered the cheapest alcohol so she could be quickly seated. She was concerned weather it was owned by an important bachelor or the Police Department as she didn't see any police lighting or equipment during her quick glance of the SUV.

Aleks was tending the bar still, having been chatting with Nebo and Luddie, when the young lady walked in. She looked a little disheveled, along journey had drained her of energy. Aleks smiled and walked to her when she sat at the bar.

"Hello, Ms. Your a new face to the old Northern Cross. I welcome you to our home. What would you like?" He came off friendly and warm to the poor woman. After a moment he retrieved what she had asked for.

"I'm Aleksandar, but most just call me Aleks or Ksandar. What's your name, Ms? " Aleks inquired to the young woman as he cleaned a glass with a cloth.

"Freyja, Freyja Ingersson." She said with tired eyes, "Thank you for the drink" she said. "I must go now, really. I need to go." She threw some dinars near Aleks and began walking with a quick pace through the door, trying to avoid the men that were inside the Ranger Rover.

[Romberg]

John couldn't help but notice the hoarding outside a shopping mall as him and Lars drove past. He pulled out a pen and scrawled the number on the back of his hand. 45988.

When they pulled up to the pub, John unfastened his seatbelt, and was about to thank Lars for his kindness before Lars gave him the option of headed straight to bed. "Do you know what? I think the bar can wait. If you honestly don't mind me staying at yours for this evening, I would be indebted to you," John said to Lars, before buckling his seatbelt once more.

Now he knew where the bar was, he could come back anytime. A free bed for the evening didn't seem like a two-time offer, so John was keen to take the opportunity while he had it. Thinking of Lars' business offer, John decided to explain his motivation behind moving to Barentsburg. "The Strettan store is a big success. When we began to look for places to move to, I saw Barentsburg and it was perfect. There is a vibrant music scene locally, which can only help a record store, and my wife is an amazing chef. She loves working with seafood, so, well. The seafood around here is apparently a staple food. It's a bit of a rarity in Stretta.

"Anyway, for a couple of months after the new store opens, the old store will be largely financing it, and we'll have all the connections of course to buy stock from. It should be fairly simple, it's just a case of finding a premises and getting customers in the door. That place we passed just there looked like a good location, though."

"Alright. I'll just write down the address of the bar just in case, so you can get here by taxi if you want." Lars said, as he slowly pulled the SUV out from its spot back to the streets. It left the city centre, and drove towards the North, a rather wealthy suburb with many large houses (Not yet mansions) that faced the sea. Lars drove the SUV onto the driveway into the garage, then shut the engine down and waited for the garage door to close. Inside the garage, it was darkness, the first real glimpse of it that Lars had seen in a few days. Lars then got out, and began to help John unpack his luggage. He took them inside through a side door into the main body of the house, where there was a rather large hall that served as the living room and a place for any meetings Lars may have with his superiors. He then went up a floor and turned to the left, opening a door to reveal an already furnished set of rooms.

"Here's our guest room" Lars said. It was slightly larger than the average hotel suite, with a large bed, ample space and an inbuilt toilet. "Internet and phone connection is free, and satellite TV is provided. There's a gym and a swimming pool downstairs, and you're free to raid the fridge in the kitchen below at any time. Outside of the main door, just hail a taxi if you need to go anywhere. I'll be on the other side in my study. Just call me if you need anything, alright? You can stay here as long as you need."

[Aurora Confederacy]

Northern Cross Bar
Jason, holding his wallet scanned the drinks list that is located alongside the spirit glasses before glancing down at Karen then across at the rest of the party, "what you want?" he asks, "and I presume the good father would also like a drink, so one light ale for the good father" he asks Aleks, though Karen, also looking at the list of drinks, "just a vodka and orange please" she says, her voice just about audible with all the hubbub around the bar. Zoe and Michaela look at Jason, "two light ales please" they say. With that, Jason confirming the order looks at Aleks, "thats three light ales, one vodka and orange and a pint of cider, I think I will try some of that New Engollese sweet cider that was dropped off the yesterday". He pulls out his card, "I presume you take plastic" he says as he slides one arm around his wife, Karen.

Zoe looks at Jason, "We'll be over there in the corner" she says before glancing over to a table in the corner of the bar, then together Michaela and Zoe, head over there "c'mon father" says Zoe to Father Robert Gray.

[Stretta]

"Alright. I'll just write down the address of the bar just in case, so you can get here by taxi if you want." Lars said, as he slowly pulled the SUV out from its spot back to the streets. It left the city centre, and drove towards the North, a rather wealthy suburb with many large houses (Not yet mansions) that faced the sea. Lars drove the SUV onto the driveway into the garage, then shut the engine down and waited for the garage door to close. Inside the garage, it was darkness, the first real glimpse of it that Lars had seen in a few days. Lars then got out, and began to help John unpack his luggage. He took them inside through a side door into the main body of the house, where there was a rather large hall that served as the living room and a place for any meetings Lars may have with his superiors. He then went up a floor and turned to the left, opening a door to reveal an already furnished set of rooms.

"Here's our guest room" Lars said. It was slightly larger than the average hotel suite, with a large bed, ample space and an inbuilt toilet. "Internet and phone connection is free, and satellite TV is provided. There's a gym and a swimming pool downstairs, and you're free to raid the fridge in the kitchen below at any time. Outside of the main door, just hail a taxi if you need to go anywhere. I'll be on the other side in my study. Just call me if you need anything, alright? You can stay here as long as you need."

"That's very kind of you. Thank you!"

John sat down on the bed, falling backwards. Pulling his mobile phone out of his pocket, John entered his pass code and called his second quick dial. "Hello, darling. I'm in Barentsburg!" He began to talk about his flight, the suitcase, the friendly couple - Zoe and Michaela - on the train, and finally the diplomat.

"I'll be headed out tomorrow to buy a car, then I'll be on the house hunt." Hanging up, he pulled out the laptop and began browsing online for second-hand vehicles. Until he got the house sorted and everything in order, he wouldn't be in the market for a new model. For some reason, Diamond Automotive was in his mind. He must have seen an advertisement somewhere for their vehicles. "OK, four wheel drive, CAB radio..."

After browsing and browsing, he had narrowed it down to three vehicles. Taking a note of the addresses of the car lots, he closed his laptop and got ready for bed. Sleep was a long time coming, and he dropped off almost immediately.

[New Roman Empire]

Salen Brackmen
Vordic Suns HQ, Barentsburg

Salen had returned from the bar and was smiling for the time being. He assembled the entire building into the assembly room which was massive and right above the armory with all of he guns that have been purchased and kept due to our permit with the mayor. Once everyone was seated Salen walked up to the podium. "I congratulate you all, the Vordic Suns have a strong hold here and we want to keep it that way. For the next two weeks all snipers are to be on call and training during their shifts. We might have a target and no one is to speak a word to this to anyone outside the building. We don't want the cops to come here or anything else. You are dismissed." Barked Salen as the room saluted and he saluted back then they walked out to return to their duties. Snipers were running for the armory to get ready, they of course would be disguised as a normal citizen but would be posted on the roof top.

Salen went to the group floor and ordered for a recruitment advertisement on TV. The Vordic Suns would need more members to join them if they were going to operate in this town and they still had tons of room for any new staff that would decide to join them he hoped. The main lobby has sofas, tables and some chairs scattered through out the room. Several Vordic Suns Mercs were patrolling the lobby with assault rifles and two stood outside with pistols at the ready.

[Argent]

Northern Cross Bar
Jason, holding his wallet scanned the drinks list that is located alongside the spirit glasses before glancing down at Karen then across at the rest of the party, "what you want?" he asks, "and I presume the good father would also like a drink, so one light ale for the good father" he asks Aleks, though Karen, also looking at the list of drinks, "just a vodka and orange please" she says, her voice just about audible with all the hubbub around the bar. Zoe and Michaela look at Jason, "two light ales please" they say. With that, Jason confirming the order looks at Aleks, "thats three light ales, one vodka and orange and a pint of cider, I think I will try some of that New Engollese sweet cider that was dropped off the yesterday". He pulls out his card, "I presume you take plastic" he says as he slides one arm around his wife, Karen.

Zoe looks at Jason, "We'll be over there in the corner" she says before glancing over to a table in the corner of the bar, then together Michaela and Zoe, head over there "c'mon father" says Zoe to Father Robert Gray.

Aleks took the quick notes of the order down on his notepad. "Alright, so we have, three light ales, a screwdriver, and cider. A nice glass of Gertners from Neu Engollon will suit you well. Sounds good. It'll be right up. And yes plastic is good here. Would you like to open a tab for the night?" Aleks says as he takes down the card information. He places the pencil back behind his ear and slides the card back to Jason.

Aleks is then quick to his work to fill the order. Pulling out a cold bottle of Gertners and a glass. Three ales with frosty mugs. Made up the quick cocktail with a shot of Grey Goose vodka and fresh orange juice in a high ball glass. Aleks placed the screwdriver with a coaster infront of Karen and the glass of Gertners set in front of Jason. Aleks placed the rest of the order on a round carrying tray and brought them to the table in the corner Zoe and the others had sat at.

[Romberg]

Lars went back to his room, and took a long shower. Thanks to the train trip, he hadn't showered in more than 30 hours, and he felt filthy. Now refreshed, he hence wore a new change of clothes and then switched on his webcam. He'd promised his family that he would communicate with them more often, and he obeyed his own promise. Even though they were many miles apart, the smiles on his family's faces brought them closer than ever. And watching his son dribbling a football, since he was going to join the local youth team, really put a smile on Lars' face. All the worries that had compounded from his son's illness was gone, in a puff of smoke that vanished into the air, just as the midnight sun would in a day or so. And above all, even though it was now long-distance, his relationship with his family was still strong as ever, thanks to an understanding wife which he loved dearly. She'd gone about her job at home, for sure, and both of them missed each other a lot, but these nightly webcam sessions proved to be the solace both needed to cement and solidify their relationship in the long term.

An hour was all it took. The shower that Lars had did wonders to refresh him on the outside, but to really rejuvenate his inside, it was the conversation with his family. Although most members of the town would be already close to falling asleep already, perhaps apart from some at the Northern Cross who would probably be too drunk to be functionally conscious anyway, Lars remained wide awake for some time. After all, he had given himself a few days' worth of rest, and he could certainly do with sleeping in. And with that, he switched on the TV to watch the late night news, but yet his mind wandered far.

Sure, he'd gone a long way for his country, and he was greatly rewarded for it now, having heard rumours that he may be one of the youngest people ever to be nominated by the Kaiser himself into nobility, due to his efforts in building and strengthening Romberg-Astyrian relations. And for this Lars was undoubtably proud. With the common folk too, it wasn't too shabby either, knowing that he could always find dependable and friendly people to chat with down at the Northern Cross, or pretty much anywhere in the city for that matter. But what about the people whom he had formed some sort of relationship with? There's all these people he's met on the train, and spoken a little with. They all seemed pretty decent people, ones who deserved much success in life. Even though he may not ever meet them again, he was pretty sure they'd turn out fine. And John, in the other room? He too looked like he was ready to work hard, and his record business would probably rise dramatically very soon. He was a cool enough guy anyway. Really, everyone in the Burg seemed like the best people in the world he's ever met.

Yet there seemed to be something wrong. He was having a great day, and he was sure almost everyone probably had one, yet there was one detail that seemed to have escaped his mind. He concentrated and thought. Eventually, he remembered, Back in the city centre, he remembered something at the bar. As he drove by, he noticed someone seemed to be avoiding him. (OOC:Yep, Freyja.)Who was this young woman? And what was she hiding? Questions, which needed answers. Yet he had none. Thinking back, he could not think of anything that may have offended her. (OOC: Yeah, he doesn't know) In his opinion, it was not his fault anyway, but still he felt that it wasn't right to put such emotional stress on others. The mystery would not unravel itself so easily, at least it would not be solved for the night. But Lars wanted an solutions. It all made for a tumultuous night, but eventually, Lars fell asleep to await the next day.

[Aurora Confederacy]

Northern Cross Bar
Jason, holding his wallet scanned the drinks list that is located alongside the spirit glasses before glancing down at Karen then across at the rest of the party, "what you want?" he asks, "and I presume the good father would also like a drink, so one light ale for the good father" he asks Aleks, though Karen, also looking at the list of drinks, "just a vodka and orange please" she says, her voice just about audible with all the hubbub around the bar. Zoe and Michaela look at Jason, "two light ales please" they say. With that, Jason confirming the order looks at Aleks, "thats three light ales, one vodka and orange and a pint of cider, I think I will try some of that New Engollese sweet cider that was dropped off the yesterday". He pulls out his card, "I presume you take plastic" he says as he slides one arm around his wife, Karen.

Zoe looks at Jason, "We'll be over there in the corner" she says before glancing over to a table in the corner of the bar, then together Michaela and Zoe, head over there "c'mon father" says Zoe to Father Robert Gray.

Aleks took the quick notes of the order down on his notepad. "Alright, so we have, three light ales, a screwdriver, and cider. A nice glass of Gertners from Neu Engollon will suit you well. Sounds good. It'll be right up. And yes plastic is good here. Would you like to open a tab for the night?" Aleks says as he takes down the card information. He places the pencil back behind his ear and slides the card back to Jason.

Aleks is then quick to his work to fill the order. Pulling out a cold bottle of Gertners and a glass. Three ales with frosty mugs. Made up the quick cocktail with a shot of Grey Goose vodka and fresh orange juice in a high ball glass. Aleks placed the screwdriver with a coaster infront of Karen and the glass of Gertners set in front of Jason. Aleks placed the rest of the order on a round carrying tray and brought them to the table in the corner Zoe and the others had sat at.

"Thanks Lex" says Karen before making her way over to Michaela, Zoe and the priest, she looks at Jason, "oh Jase, its Neu Engollian not Neu Engoleese, say that in Neu Engollon you'd probably get shot or lynched!" she joked. As Aleks placed the order on the table by the (then trio as jason and Karen had not yet made it to the bar by the time Aleks had delivered the drinks to it), Father Gray slid a five dinar tip to Aleks with a smile.

Looking at the vodka orange, Karen says to Jason "Normally Ry uses fizzy orange, this is the flat stuff, oh well"

[Stretta]

As John awoke the following morning, he made use of the shower facility provided to him by Lars and got dressed. He had a plan for the day all laid out, and it involved a lot of financial transactions. Putting on some smarter shoes, some suit trousers and a purple-stripe shirt, he opened his laptop and took his phone off charge. Double-checking the exchange rate so that he didn't get screwed on price, he grabbed his leather portfolio folder and headed out.

Looking around for Lars on his way to the door, he couldn't find anyone. He left the house, folder under arm, and hailed a taxi.

---

The first job on John's list for the day was to limit his use of taxis. The car lot he arrived at seemed pretty typical, and he began to browse around the used vehicles. Opening his folder, he made sure to target two of the cars that should be at this lot that he had seen online. One was a second-hand Katla that seemed like a first choice, and the second was a Katmai. Both cars were Diamond Star vehicles, but John had assumed them to be very popular in Barentsburg, being a local brand. He was hopeful that popular also meant cheaper. Beginning to get bored of looking on his own, he sought out a salesperson to help him.

[Romberg]

Since he had decided to take a break for a few days, Lars did not wake up early, but instead chose to finally get a full nights' sleep. When he woke up, John was gone. There was no rush, and his rooms were left as they were. Lars took another quick shower, had breakfast, then got changed into some casual clothes and got into his car. He wanted to do some fishing, as he would back home, and hence he decided to drive towards the nearest fishing store.

[Argent]

Aleks took the quick notes of the order down on his notepad. "Alright, so we have, three light ales, a screwdriver, and cider. A nice glass of Gertners from Neu Engollon will suit you well. Sounds good. It'll be right up. And yes plastic is good here. Would you like to open a tab for the night?" Aleks says as he takes down the card information. He places the pencil back behind his ear and slides the card back to Jason.

Aleks is then quick to his work to fill the order. Pulling out a cold bottle of Gertners and a glass. Three ales with frosty mugs. Made up the quick cocktail with a shot of Grey Goose vodka and fresh orange juice in a high ball glass. Aleks placed the screwdriver with a coaster infront of Karen and the glass of Gertners set in front of Jason. Aleks placed the rest of the order on a round carrying tray and brought them to the table in the corner Zoe and the others had sat at.

"Thanks Lex" says Karen before making her way over to Michaela, Zoe and the priest, she looks at Jason, "oh Jase, its Neu Engollian not Neu Engoleese, say that in Neu Engollon you'd probably get shot or lynched!" she joked. As Aleks placed the order on the table by the (then trio as jason and Karen had not yet made it to the bar by the time Aleks had delivered the drinks to it), Father Gray slid a five dinar tip to Aleks with a smile.

Looking at the vodka orange, Karen says to Jason "Normally Ry uses fizzy orange, this is the flat stuff, oh well"

"You're welcome folks. Let me know if there is anything else I can do for you." Aleks says with a warm smile, placing the tray under his arm. Aleks picks up the dinar off the table. "Thank you, Father. A pleasure to be doing business with you." Before walking off he hears, Karen commenting on the drink. "Oh my, I am terribly sorry about that. I was unaware of that. Allow me to pay for your next drink, ma'am."

[Aurora Confederacy]

The previous night
Karen smiles at Aleks "okay, just Ry normally uses Fanta, thanks" she says as she nurses her drink, drinking it steady, though on the whole the conversation between the group of 5 bounces around from God to trucking to Harley Davidsons, though at one point, Father Gray recalls how a golf ball had gone through his church window and landed in a bible pocket at the back of one of the pews, describing it as the trick shot of trick shots. About an hour later, they seperate and head off their ways, Zoe and Michaela walking the short trip to the Midnight Rendezvous hotel, however Jason and Karen head over to a smaller hotel where they stay for the night.

The night itself is calm, though the rain storm that had recently been lashing South Sands makes itself known, starting around midnight and finishing around 8 the following morning, this however is not a dampener of spirits as most people around here are used to the fickles of the local weather, though for Lars, the drive to the fishing store in the rain wasn't anywhere near as bad as what it was in South Sands the other day though there were still a few sizable puddles.

The store itself is run by an elderly gent, a crochety old git who at 87 is still sharp, he runs the store with his grandson as his son works in the nearby docks as longshoreman, and yes he has many of fishing stories to tell, some may be a little bit spiced up a bit but who really cares, though there seems to be some (friendly) rivalry between the old man and his grandson about who can land the biggest fish, so far and with proof to prove it, its the old man who seems to be winning the wager for this month and there is a photo to prove it, a 40lb behemoth of a catfish caught in the deep and clear Lake Hai'lu'kai.

Hunting cars
There are 4 used car lots around the city, each one selling second hand vehicles, almost all of which sport bull bars and some sporting some chunky low pressure tyres with prices ranging from around $4,000 to $8,000 though there is one vehicle that stands out, a 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser Amazon, $4,000 all electric gadgets, ac, bull bars, usual sales acronyms and it seems to be in pretty good condition.

[Neu Engollon]

Luddie watched as all the new people walked in, some of them decidedly visitors to both the 'Burg and Aurora. He listened as they ordered a 'New Engollese cider' and had to stifle a chortle. Rather than go on the pride offensive, he sat back and passively listened as they conversed. He was curious to hear how the Gertner cider went over. Aleks was a solid kid and set them straight.
Nebo had walked over to the other side of the bar to tend to more customers, so he was left alone to sip on his Rouge Rye and survey the patrons. He really needed to be a little more smooth if he was going to make this last or go anywhere. He should maybe do a little research on his own of a good date place. His noncommittal answer obviously hadn't gone over so well with her when she threw out those options. Work on his plan fell away as he fell into his people watching habit.

[Romberg]

The night itself is calm, though the rain storm that had recently been lashing South Sands makes itself known, starting around midnight and finishing around 8 the following morning, this however is not a dampener of spirits as most people around here are used to the fickles of the local weather, though for Lars, the drive to the fishing store in the rain wasn't anywhere near as bad as what it was in South Sands the other day though there were still a few sizable puddles.

The store itself is run by an elderly gent, a crochety old git who at 87 is still sharp, he runs the store with his grandson as his son works in the nearby docks as longshoreman, and yes he has many of fishing stories to tell, some may be a little bit spiced up a bit but who really cares, though there seems to be some (friendly) rivalry between the old man and his grandson about who can land the biggest fish, so far and with proof to prove it, its the old man who seems to be winning the wager for this month and there is a photo to prove it, a 40lb behemoth of a catfish caught in the deep and clear Lake Hai'lu'kai.

Lars got out of the car, and then entered the store. He looked around, and though the catfish wasn't exactly the largest fish caught, it was nonetheless a large find, in which he strongly admired. Back home, when he was away from work, hunting and fishing were his favourite hobbies, but yet he had not been able to get anything remotely close to the forty-pounder that was taken in the photo.

After browsing for a while, he decided to turn to the old man. Being experienced, although not professional, he had his own specifications at hand for his own fishing style.

"You caught that?" Lars asked the old man.

[Aurora Confederacy]

The old man looks at lars, "yes I caught that, little bastard put up a fight but it came aboard the boat and yeah what a fish. That was three weeks ago, My grandson said perky could not be landed, however after an hour he was on the boat, and after the photos, he was put back in the lake, so how can I help you?" he asks.

[Romberg]

The old man looks at lars, "yes I caught that, little bastard put up a fight but it came aboard the boat and yeah what a fish. That was three weeks ago, My grandson said perky could not be landed, however after an hour he was on the boat, and after the photos, he was put back in the lake, so how can I help you?" he asks.

"Wow, what a catch." Lars remarked before he took out the piece of paper with his own fishing specifications.

"So, back home I used to use this set of fishing gear. I didn't take it with me, so could you help me check if you've got any of it in stock? And while you're at it, I hope it's not too much to ask for the rules and regulations with regards to fishing here. Primarily, can I eat what I catch, and what are the quotas for each fish species?"

Back home, when he was not working, Lars would often pack a full days' worth of food, and either bait to go fishing or ammunition to spend a day in the woods hunting. He'd take back his prey, making sure that they fell within government regulations, and cook it for a hearty meal for the family.

[Aurora Confederacy]

The old man looks at lars, "yes I caught that, little bastard put up a fight but it came aboard the boat and yeah what a fish. That was three weeks ago, My grandson said perky could not be landed, however after an hour he was on the boat, and after the photos, he was put back in the lake, so how can I help you?" he asks.

"Wow, what a catch." Lars remarked before he took out the piece of paper with his own fishing specifications.

"So, back home I used to use this set of fishing gear. I didn't take it with me, so could you help me check if you've got any of it in stock? And while you're at it, I hope it's not too much to ask for the rules and regulations with regards to fishing here. Primarily, can I eat what I catch, and what are the quotas for each fish species?"

Back home, when he was not working, Lars would often pack a full days' worth of food, and either bait to go fishing or ammunition to spend a day in the woods hunting. He'd take back his prey, making sure that they fell within government regulations, and cook it for a hearty meal for the family.

The old man took the piece of paper off Lars and studied it closely

"We don't have that exact brand in stock but we do have a close equivilent, a carbon rod so its nice and light, I think I have one on the...." he paused for a moment as he scanend the rack "...ah yes we do" at which point he leant into the rack and pulled out a black carbon fibre rod, around 10 feet in length with a 2ft handle making it ideal for sea fishing, "and for a reel you want one of these units here", he says as he pulls out a chrome reel that can hold around 300m of fine line. "now, you mentioned about catching to eat, well for one you don't need a rod licence, and so long as you are not on private land you can fish pretty much anywhere, though if you want to fish on a private lake, just get permission of the land owner. As for eating what you catch, thats not a problem, and the best area round here for fishing is near the outflow pipe from the condensers of the power plant down the road as the Fish love the warm water. Incidentally, that rod I was showing you, it was one of those that landed that forty pounder, which to you sir, line reel and rod, thats one hundred Fifty Dinars"

With that the old man walked over to the computer to check his stock levels "we have six in store, orange or black??" he asked

[Calizorinstan]

Johann smiled at Michelle "So, what sorts of music do you like to listen to?i am a big classic rock and country person." He said, as he finished cleaning a tank and went on to repairing a pair of fins.