Catspaw Blackmarket [Open]

[zouichi]

Zouichi slipped past the human port workers, nodding politely in response to their apologies. A planet that forbade the Daligig from approaching it... how interesting. Clearly, their hosts' reach wasn't as all-encompassing as they liked to let on. There were things to do aboard the ship as well, but for now perhaps it was time to do some long-awaited searching for supplies.

Food, seeds, gadgets... and weapons. Afterward, perhaps he'd find a crew member or two to have a discreet chat with. It was now or never, now that they were finally (temporarily) out from under the ship's constant monitoring. He sent out a quick message on his Omnicomm, then made his way along a row of storefronts.

Weapons first, he decided. Then food.

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[thewunderkind]

"Hey don't worry," she replied all too good-naturedly, pausing to grin at him, "I'll build you guys some too!"

Seriously she was so happy you'd think it was Christmas. Maybe it was for her.

"There's so much good stuff here, I wish I had more things to barter in exchange! I could build soooo many things!"

[zouichi]

Zouichi raised an eyebrow. "No one's interested in your Emporium inventory?"

He picked up what looked like something like a short sword in his hands, selecting it from a pile of assorted weapons carelessly laid out on a shop counter one on top of the other. Apparently, there was plenty to go around. "So what kind of stuff are you building? More lasers?"

[thewunderkind]

"Oh nah, the Emporium's going pretty well. I just mean more stuff so I could change it for items here. Amongst other things." She waited for him to swing the sword around before speaking again.

"'Nyway, I've been getting that old inventing itch of mine. In Black Hole I used to make up a bunch of stuff whenever I felt like it, but with the ship and the limited resources it wasn't really feasible. But this place seems to have a lot dangerous materials I just know I can build something even more dangerous with!" She seemed pretty excited by the prospect too. "Did I ever tell you about the time I created the Black Obelisk? It could siphon the energy from the earth and transform it into pure energy to energize the troupes and tanks. Of course the side effect was it turned the earth into a desert, but I think I could fix that."

[zouichi]

Zouichi removed the sword from its scabbard, revealing a slender rectangular blade that didn't appear to be sharp. There was a delicate inscription on the metal: S.G.. He examined it curiously before turning his attention back to Lash.

"Yes, I'd say desertification of the area you're fighting for wouldn't really be a plus. What's the point in taking over a barren wasteland?" He slid the weapon back into its sheath. "You know, my company was in weapons development before it was destroyed. I was one of their weapons."