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[huaaaaagh]

Who: Kirito / OTA
Broadcast: Audio / Fleetwide
Action: Aboard the Paisley
When: Now!


[What follows is a somewhat exasperated, very tired plea to the public, accompanied by a slow grinding noise every couple of seconds. For those who would recognize it, it's the sound of metal being sharpened, slowly and painstakingly.]

Hey, question for ships out there with security officers. Is it possible for those of us who don't have access to weaponry to buy or trade for a gun? I've got a project I'd like to try working on, but I don't have the parts here.

If trading for a weapon outright is against some sort of rule, or no one's willing, I'd take parts or schematics instead. Anything's better than what I have.

[For those aboard the Paisley, Kirito has been buried in engineering for a loooooong time, and the sound of grinding metal may or may not be echoing in the hallway outside of the entry door. Sorry not sorry for the potential headaches.]

Comments

audio;

[ricksybusiness]

What'll you pay?

audio;

[huaaaaagh]

[Ah... that is the hard part, isn't it. He's not really used to the currency yet, since he hasn't bought anything.]

Depends on what people might be charging. I haven't been here for long, so I don't have much in the way of funds. If I need to save up, I'll save up.

Aside from money, I can offer up temporary services as an engineer if there's ships without one. I can build computers and machinery if you need an extra pair of hands.

audio;

[ricksybusiness]

N-not interested. But "flim shim shanadoo," as they say. So I'll get back to you on money once I figure out what the exchange rate is here.

What kind of gun are you looking for?

audio;

[huaaaaagh]

[...What does that even mean, is that some kind of space lingo?]

As far as I know, the guns that are available are a couple varieties of energy pistols. I don't need one that's really powerful- something small and durable would be enough for me.

A gun using real bullets would be useless, in this case.

audio;

[ricksybusiness]

[Either that, or Rick is just a crazy, drunk old man. Jury is still out.]

Well, duh. Bullets are primitive anyway. S-so just a small power laser gun? You don't need it to shoot anti-matter or quasars, or...

audio;

[huaaaaagh]

[Someday, maybe, Kirito will know. Today is not that day.]

...Do you have guns that do that?

[Because- okay, he doesn't want them, but- wow. That would be cool.]

audio;

[ricksybusiness]

Well, not on me, obviously. But if I'm making this shit to order, I need to know what you want.

[He may have forgotten to mention that part.]

audio;

[huaaaaagh]

[This guy... can make anti-matter--

--NO NO that would be way too dangerous expensive absurd.]

Ah... that's not necessary. It only needs to have a reliable power source.

audio;

[ricksybusiness]

You're the [urrrp] customer. I'll be in touch.

[...uh.] What's your name.

audio;

[huaaaaagh]

[Oh, right, introductions, that's a thing.]

It's Kirito. Thanks for looking into this.

audio;

[ricksybusiness]

Rick. Don't thank me until you hear my prices.

I'll hit you up once I have the details hammered out. Specs and whatever.

audio;

[huaaaaagh]

[That sounds a little foreboding, but it's worth it for his project. Just might take some extra saving-up.]

I look forward to it, then.