Let's play: SCRAMming up!

[Zixinus]

SELL at least ONE BOMB to cover our rent to PYOTREVICH (making it clear to him that we give him the bomb for the rent).

ANNOUNCE A QUICK VOTE: Should we sell the other two bombs for cash or should we save it for later, in case we do decide to make a bombing run? I say we sell them.

ASK PHANT: If I billed the company one million, would we turn a profit? Do I understand correctly that we need to pay 387 760 at the very least to get the Ravenstar running?

[FaxModem1]

REPAIR GUY tells everybody to make the RAVENSTAR look impressive. Also, us looking professional would help too.

REPAIR GUY points COMBAT JANITOR towards SPACEPLANE and tells him to start polishing the outside.

"We want it to look pretty."

REPAIR GUY also makes SPACEPLANE look presentable.

[Simon_Jester]

SELL at least ONE BOMB to cover our rent to PYOTREVICH (making it clear to him that we give him the bomb for the rent).

ANNOUNCE A QUICK VOTE: Should we sell the other two bombs for cash or should we save it for later, in case we do decide to make a bombing run? I say we sell them.

MILDLY DERANGED PHYSICIST approves of SELLING the bombs for cash. He has BAD MEMORIES of the consequences of keeping RANDOM EXPLOSIVE MILITARY HARDWARE around his WORKPLACE.

Especially MORTAR AMMUNITION. Do not ask about the MORTAR AMMUNITION.

Also, the bombs are DEAD WEIGHT if we are doing ANYTHING that does not involve BOMBING SHIT, costing us extra FUEL EXPENSES and extra RISK OF BLOWING UP. We have plenty of RISK OF BLOWING UP already, and do not need to deliberately haul around three tons of high explosives in order to import more.

[PeZook]

ASK PHANT: If I billed the company one million, would we turn a profit? Do I understand correctly that we need to pay 387 760 at the very least to get the Ravenstar running?

PHANT Says: No ceremonies are necessary. Contact is inevitable, leading to information bleed.

It SOUNDS a bit like YES to the SECOND QUESTION and DEPENDS ON OTHER FIXED COSTS to the first one.

You are ALMOST CERTAIN.

[Eternal_Freedom]

ADVISE ZIXINUS:

"Sell the bombs, we need some cash in hand at least. And if you are going shopping, I'll have a .50 Desert Eagle and a Winchester lever-action shotgun. I'm nostalgic like that.."

PROCEED to MAKE MYSELF PRESENTABLE for RUSSIAN COUGAR. Ensure I have KNOWLEDGE of ADASS PILOTING and SPACEFLIGHT ready for USE.

[Zixinus]

Hope for the best and call the bill at 5 million dollars or so. IMPLY that I am OPEN to NEGOTIATIONS.

EDIT: Meanwhile, do help out in making the place presentable, both myself and the inside of the Ravenstar. Hope that COMBAT JANITOR did a good job.

[Darkevilme]

SUAVE PLAYBOY is momentarily confused by the QUESTION, having never considered what TROPICAL BEAUTY's role in the team was beyond being pretty and spreadable. SUAVE PLAYBOY settles for the first of those attributes, TROPICAL BEAUTY is or was TEAM LAME's PRETTY MASCOT.

[Simon_Jester]

MILDLY DERANGED PHYSICIST assists in making RAVENSTAR presentable. He also attempts to make himself presentable.

However, his own approach to making himself presentable involves REFUGE IN STEREOTYPE. His DOC BROWN HAIR, heavily damaged by the FLASHBANG ATTACK yesterday, revives slightly. He is attempting to temporarily becomes SCIENCE GUY, in hopes that this will entertain, interest, or draw the respect of WEALTHY RUSSIAN INVESTOR LADY.

[Zixinus]

SUDDEN THOUGHT JUST OCCURED:

UNSEAL BASEMENT and open doors. TELL that SOMEONE SHOULD BE HIDING near the LIGHT SWITCH in case our INVESTOR turns out to be more of a PLUNDERER.

The "KILL ALL THE WITNESSES AND TAKE EVERYTHING" KIND.

Likewise, current armed man should remain hidden.

We have no reason to trust this lady as of yet.

[FaxModem1]

Remind Zixinus that we have AK and that it is only one person compared the whole group of us.

[Simon_Jester]

ONE PERSON may come escorted by HERD OF CHEAP MUSCLE. One cannot be too careful in TROUBLED TIMES. And Russia is natural habitat of TROUBLED TIMES, where they go to GRAZE and REPLENISH their numbers during otherwise HAPPY TIMES.

[Zixinus]

I MEANT that the person currently holding the AK should be in a CONCEALED location or at least, A VERY GOOD FIRING POSITION in case there is need of gunfire.

EDIT: Oh, and tell ETERNAL FREEDOM that if I get to get a GUN RUN, I'll save money by only getting HANDGUNS. We already have an AK for more SERIOUS FIRE and we are an AEROSPACE company after all, not a PMC. I'll try to get his rifle if we have the money left, but priority is on repairs and supplies.

[Eternal_Freedom]

Tell ZIXINUS to take the AMEX.

"If we have customers lined up a few thousand extra on the bill won't matter"

[FaxModem1]

"As long as someone is going out shopping, get me some ammo for my pistols."

[PeZook]

Well, this one's going to be quick as well. Sorry.

You are now: ZIXINUS, ETERNAL FREEDOM, REPAIR GUY, RI'ANN SHAPP, SMARMY AMERICAN SAILOR, COMBAT JANITOR, PHANT, QUIET HISTORIAN and MILDLY DERANGED PHYSICIST.

You are in a HANGAR. The HANGAR is in CHAOS. The CHAOS is DISORGANIZED. The CHAOS is CAUSED by a CUSTOMER in DANGER of IMMINENT APPEARANCE.

You have CLEANED UP the MESS from LAST NIGHT by SHOVING it into ANOTHER ROOM. The MAGNIFICENT SPACEPLANE has been TOUCHED UP and PREPARED FOR INSPECTION. You have not INSTALLED the NEW SEATS just YET, but you did REMOVE the ones RUINED by BODILY FLUIDS.

COMBAT JANITOR did an EXCELLENT JOB removing his MESS from the INSIDE. REPAIR GUY is COVERING UP all TRACES of DAMAGE or ONGOING REPAIRS.

The CUSTOMER finally ARRIVES. She is a WOMAN. She is REALLY HOT. She is CONFIDENT. She is a MAN EATER.

She has many BODYGUARDS with her. The BODYGUARDS look REALLY MEAN. They are HEAVILY ARMED.

SUAVE PLAYBOY introduces YOU somewhat AWKWARDLY, as he doesn't KNOW the CUSTOMER'S name. She SAVES SUAVE PLAYBOY'S SUAVENESS by mentioning the NAME herself. She speaks EXCELLENT ENGLISH.

CUSTOMER Says: I am Irina Mogilevichova. Your...associate here has promised I could take a look at your space vehicle.

Team LAME begins to BEAM with PRIDE at their STOLEN RIDE. You begin a TOUR. MILDLY DERANGED PHYSICIST begins to BOMBARD the CUSTOMER with FACTOIDS. ZIXINUS is MAKING a BUSINESS PITCH.

CUSTOMER does not LISTEN. She is ENAMORED with the SPACEPLANE. She TOUCHES the WING gently. She WALKS around the MACHINE with a STRANGE and DISTURBING expression on her FACE.

IVAN IVANOV TWITCHES in his CONCEALED FIRING POSITION.

CUSTOMER Says: How far can it go? Can it reach the Moon?

[FaxModem1]

Spoiler

For the last time, we didn't steal it. That's the Lloyd brothers issue.

REPAIR GUY pokes MAD SCIENTIST and ETERNAL FREEDOM, that's their cue on answering questions.

[Simon_Jester]

Spoiler

We can get this thing to the moon, right? I'm pretty sure that was mentioned, and SCIENCE GUY would know, but I do NOT want to lie to CUSTOMER. Once I've got confirmation on that OOC, I'll say something.

EDIT: That, or ETERNAL FREEDOM will say something while I'm still doing a few quick calculations about our delta-v remaining after reaching orbit in the back of my head to make sure I'm not about to lie to CUSTOMER.

Also, we can refuel on the Moon these days... I would expect the answer to be yes, but OOC I haven't done the math is all.

EDIT:

If the answer to CUSTOMER'S question is YES, SCIENCE GUY replies. "Yes, with a refueling stop at Armstrong Base. Once you're in orbit, you're half way to anywhere."

[PeZook]

Spoiler

Yes, you have enough Delta-V to make it to the Moon, but would require refuelling after landing (that, or additional fuel tanks which can be installed in the payload bay according to the manual, but you obviously have no access to any of those)

[Simon_Jester]

SCIENCE GUY replies as above under EDIT:

[Zixinus]

CONFIDENTLY ASSURE COSTUMER that this indeed can go to the MOON, although it is expensive compared to our suborbital trips or putting something in orbit, as we count the return trip as a new one.

[PeZook]

CUSTOMER Says: Oh? How much do you charge for a return trip?

[Zixinus]

Say "A little less than a starting trip."

Outline BILLING POINTS as previously figured:

I'll include:
- Price for launch: 10 5 million dollars (this and all further below prices can be paid in other currencies in equal value of course).
- Starting price for per passenger, assuming that passenger's sum mass is 80 kilograms: 1 million dollars. Every kilogram beyond the starting mass is an additional 1000 500$. Sum mass is the weight of passenger upon boarding the spaceplane (in pricing, we follow standard mathematical rounding*). We can take a maximum of 8 passengers, although we suggest a lower amount for a moon-trip. We refuse to take up any passenger that is armed (armed means carrying a firearm on person, carrying any edged tool on person and so on). . We do not take responsibility of any death caused by pre-existing health condition of passenger (such as a heart condition) although we will provide first aid when necessary.
- Used oxygen and seat is counted into the passenger starting cost. At the moment, we do not offer catering, so we advise passengers to bring food and water. No smoking is allowed in any form on the space-plane.
- Luggage: luggage will be stored in passenger compartment. Luggage's price per kilogram is 500$ per kilogram. We will not place luggage in cargo area, unless luggage is vacuum-ready. We do not take responsibility on vacuum-readiness of luggage in the cargo hold. Luggage must not be be explosive or radioactive in nature. Firearms must be unloaded and secured inside luggage as well as any edged tool or weapon.
- Cargo: maximum cargo is 10 metrics tones (10 000 kilograms). We require weight distribution information of cargo. Pricing of cargo is determined on a case-by-case basis. We do not offer any cargo containers at the moment and thus request that client arranges cargo's container. We refuse to carry munitions or living cargo of any kind.
- We do not take responsibility of passenger's luggage at destination once it has left the Ravenstar. We advise all passengers to look up any protocols and laws of destination before launch.
- At the moment we refuse any destination that is within the USA's borders.

Point out that this is only a rough outline and that we are open to negotiations.

[Force Lord]

HISTORIAN is QUIET. HISTORIAN is merely FOLLOWING the WHOLE THING.

[PeZook]

CUSTOMER NODS to HERSELF. She is VERY SATISFIED and PURRS to HERSELF in a DISTURBINGLY PREDATORY way.

CUSTOMER Says: I will pay five million for round trip to Armstrong Base for me and one bodyguard. Plus luggage fees, of course. Weeklong stay.

There is a loud SCREAM from the BASEMENT, followed by a HOWL.

CUSTOMER COCKS an EYEBROW.

[Zixinus]

GESTURES WAYWARDLY

"Something the previous renter of hangar left behind. That was probably the landowner's exterminator ,that finally arrived, being startled."

SILENTLY GIVE an EXPRESSION to OTHER TEAM MEMBERS that SOMEONE SHOULD GO DOWN THERE and HELP the POOR MAN. SOMEONE PREFERABLY NOT IVAN.