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Lash ([personal profile] thewunderkind) wrote in [community profile] trans_92011-08-08 07:22 pm

The Awesomeporium is Open for Business! [Open]

Lash couldn't complain about her life on the ship. In fact, if asked, she might have regarded it as 'pretty good'. In the time she had been there, she had become a Power Ranger (in the brightest of yellow colors), become friends with a rather colorful cast (not that she'd admit it out loud) and even really, really liked a guy (not that she'd admit that out loud either).

During the attack on Galilee, Lash and Zetta had used the distraction to go around and steal--er prolong borrowed some of the items in the nearby shopping mall. It was only fair, considering what they had been put through! Not that neither really cared about morals anyway.

After taking their share, they found themselves with a rather large amount of items and strange knicknacks that might interest the rest of of the ship's fine citizens. Maybe not enough clothing to dress everyone up or to give them a pair of fitting shoes, but she was sure someone could appreciate a new shirt or two, or use them for rags or other creative uses they could find. Therefore their next part of the plan came into motion; if they built it, the others would come.

One of the city's many abandon buildings had been getting fixed and patched up the last few days since their arrival, an old store getting a second lease on life. Only, you know, this one involved demons and afro girls and stolen merchandise. But it was okay! This wasn't going to be a purchasing store, but a bartering one. In between their talks, meets and crashing a prom in the best of ways, they'd managed to get a very crude and badly painted "THE AWESOMEMPORIUM" in dripping red paint over the building front. One of the windows also had the rules, also painted with the same brushstrokes;

1) Find stuff you like
2) Exchange it to us for stuff and service you have
3) We have the right to refuse any deals
4) No Zedds allowed

Truthfully, both Wunderkind and Overlord had very little use of extra materials they might get in return, being people of simple needs. However, just giving items away would label them as being too nice. Turning stolen goods into a store and hiding behind a bartering system? Now that was much more devious. Besides, maybe they'd end up with some pretty cool items and tools in exchange, or having half of the ship owe them favors. Both were prospects interesting enough to follow.

Inside, the store was brightly lit thanks to Lash's repairing skills and Zetta's Merchant Minions (which Lash fondly liked to call Sonja Jr's) walked around the shop, tending to to the shelves and making sure everything looked presentable. Everything was in sections, with the same red paint just put on the shelves (lacking proper materials for labeling) so people would know what they were exchanging for.

Most of the time, Dog, Lash's alien green caterpillar dog was in the store, being lazy behind the counter. Dog was looking abnormally fat lately, barely moving around. The counter sometimes had Lash standing there working on fixing an item, a book lazying around, sometimes the both of them, or sometimes just a merchant minion standing there when neither of them where available. Rest assured, they'd find out what you traded when they were gone.

And just to make sure it could easily be found, one of Galilee's fabulous floating fountains now stood in front, hovering for no real reason that it was built that way. Sometimes you could find Lash was riding in it on a good day or early in the morning.

[[OOC info - this is the list of things that Lash and Zetta have available (one item is slightly unsafe for work). The list will be constantly updated depending on what your characters want and what they exchange for it. Sometimes the bartered stuff might end up on the list if neither of them have use for it.]]
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[personal profile] encourage 2011-08-09 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
"I still can't believe you brought the fountain."

Sakura stared at it, expression difficult to read.
badassfreakingoverlord: (freaking sweet!)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2011-08-09 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
"It's not for sale!" the book called out from the counter. "It's thematic! A decoration! A symbol that we made that stupid planet, or at least one mall that didn't know what hit it, our bitch!"
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[personal profile] encourage 2011-08-09 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
Sakura looked over to Zetta, shaking her head slowly. "I feel bad for the dog," she said under her breath. "What would I do with a fountain even if it was for sale? I like it better as the symbol. Has Lash been riding it?"
badassfreakingoverlord: (sweat drop)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2011-08-09 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
"She better not be, I have first call on the riding."

Did he mean the fountain, or Lash?
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[personal profile] encourage 2011-08-09 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
"I can always toss you in, you can give it first go and report back!" Sakura said helpfully.
badassfreakingoverlord: (disgruntled)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2011-08-09 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"I spend enough damn time floating face-down in water!" Zetta grumbled. "It's like my life is one freaking running gag."
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[personal profile] encourage 2011-08-10 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm sure almost everyone feels like that some of the time." At lest by now she was distracted from the fountain itself. "Looks like you guys made out well from Galilee. I'm glad someone did." Sort of.
badassfreakingoverlord: (Standard Zetta)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2011-08-10 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, once that whole fight-each-other plan got silly we decided we could spend some time more profitable elsewhere," Zetta said, smugly. He cheerfully skipped over all the stuff they'd stolen right out of the kitchen of their hotel even before the explosions had gone off... but seriously, did anyone really think Zetta and Lash were gonna put anyone's interests above their fun?

Even if, uh, technically they'd done a good thing for the ship. That was coincidental! Right?!
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[personal profile] encourage 2011-08-19 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Sakura watched Lash go up, trailing off in her reply to Zetta.

"Yep," she said after a moment. "Lash rode the fountain first."
badassfreakingoverlord: (crap I'm a book)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2011-08-19 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Zetta frowned.

"Damn it, Lash!" he called out. "Why did we steal all that clothing if you weren't gonna put on a real bathing suit to do that sort of thing?! I demand fanservice!"
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[personal profile] encourage 2011-08-20 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"Maybe later," she called out, cupping her hands around her mouth. "I'm a little busy today." Every day, and always out of choice.

She was glad they both seemed to be doing okay. It was reassuring, in a weird way.
badassfreakingoverlord: (damn)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2011-08-21 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"You should always wear a sexy bathing suit when you go swimming just on the off chance that I'm around!"

This was a reasonable demand, sure. But hey, at least it showed Zetta appreciated Lash's looks?

"Aaaaaaanyway," he said, looking back to Sakura, "interested in anything here?"
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[personal profile] encourage 2011-08-21 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"Possibly. What kind of bartering system do you guys have in the works?"
badassfreakingoverlord: (Standard Zetta)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2011-08-22 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, what she said. Depends on how much you want and what you've got to pony up."

He paused a moment, then looked back to Lash. "Hey, did we get rid of all the wolf shirts yet?"
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[personal profile] encourage 2011-08-22 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm pretty sure it'd have to be in services. Most of anything I'm interested in is non-perishables," she said, feeling rather pragmatic at the moment.
badassfreakingoverlord: (damn)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2011-08-24 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh well," the book said philosophically. "I'm sure we can think of something you can do for us!"
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[personal profile] encourage 2011-09-02 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Works for me. As long as children and animals aren't involved," she said after a moment of consideration.
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[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2011-09-02 02:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Taking care of them or killing them?" Let's just establish which side of the moral spectrum the objection is to...
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[personal profile] encourage 2011-09-02 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"Killing them." A pause, since... "When it can be avoided."
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[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2011-09-04 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
"Right, got you," Zetta said, a bit confused by that waffling. "All right, you work up a list and we'll see what you can trade us in return."
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[personal profile] encourage 2011-09-04 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'll get on that. Mind if I drop it by tomorrow?"

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