Artifact Restoration, Tuesday 2nd Period

[jedigrammarians]

Today, the Danger Shop looked a lot less like a workshop, and a lot more like a very fancy gambling den.

"I know I've brought up resources a couple of times already, kids," Aphra said. "But cash flow is very important, parts, power, food, they all add up. So you've got to look at your options there.

"Now, obviously the most logical way to get your hands on some credits is by selling your finished work, but of course you need something to sell in the first place, so that's a long term goal." Plus, by now they should have figured out that long term planning was not always Aphra's strong suit. "You've got some other options for start up capital, like grants and loans, but you're just as likely to get caught by the small print and end up never seeing a single cred-chip, there's getting a job, but that's boring and will cut down on the time you spend working on artifacts, running scams and pulling heists are always fun and lucrative, but apparently I'm 'not supposed to encourage unethical or illegal behaviour', and there's also gambling. Which is a terrible, risky idea, but a lot of fun."

So guess what you were doing?

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Re: Gamble - AR [10]

[justice_undone]

Breq pressed the button opposite Ringo's, and their monsters were now facing each other.

"Let's see if they can fight."

Re: Gamble - AR [10]

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Oh, good idea!" Ringo frowned, concentrating hard on the buttons in front of her. "Maybe it's this one?" She poked one, and her monster sort of roared and then jumped into the square Breq's monster was in. The two of them struggled back and forth for a couple of seconds before Breq's monster tore the arm off of Ringo's and then struck out with it, causing Ringo's monster to flicker and then fade off the board.

"Hey." Ringo pouted. "I was the one attacking. I should have won."

Said the girl who didn't know any of the rules.

Re: Gamble - AR [10]

[justice_undone]

"One of the things about attacking is that you don't know if you're going to win or lose," Breq pointed out. "Especially if you don't know the rules."

Breq pressed a button and the monster with the torn off arm seemed to fall asleep.

"That was unexpected."

Re: Gamble - AR [10]

[soniaroadsqueen]

Ringo sighed. "This game is so confusing." She glanced over at Aphra. "I don't think I'd make very much money playing this one."

Re: Gamble - AR [10]

[justice_undone]

"I think if we were going to earn money, we would have to learn the rules," Breq said, stating the obvious. "We still have a chance."

This was said with her usual lack of expression.

Re: Gamble - AR [10]

[soniaroadsqueen]

That got a little shrug out of Ringo. "Well, I don't mind trying to figure things out." It was actually kind of fun?

She reached out and pushed another button, sending one of her monsters around the edge of the board.

Re: Gamble - AR [10]

[justice_undone]

"Me neither."

It was a pleasant way to spend this class, even if they failed to pass the assignment. Breq didn't think Aphra would be upset anyway.

Re: Gamble - AR [10]

[soniaroadsqueen]

Yeah. Ringo didn't really think they'd get in trouble for, well, almost anything.

"I wonder if this is even meant to be played in the time we have left for class."

Re: Gamble - AR [10]

[justice_undone]

"I wouldn't think so. Unless I won when my monster tore off the arm of your monster, and this is the second round," Breq said, looking up from the game board.

Re: Gamble - AR [10]

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Or," Ringo grinned slightly, "maybe we're just really slow."

Re: Gamble - AR [10]

[justice_undone]

"You think we should try to be faster?" Breq asked, looking at her. She then pressed the buttons quickly in a random sequence, causing the monsters to move across the board, a few of them trying to hit Ringo's monsters.