Aint no Auction Like a Spice Auction! (Sun Dominion of Kessel) (Open)

[Vykon Halke]

c26,000 for the Gem and c46,000 for the Pearl.

Vykon entered it into his pad, then hit 'submit'. He had always had a fascination with Gems and Pearls, he just hoped the bidding wouldn't get too out of hand this time. He examined the other wares, nothing caught his attention at the moment, but maybe he could get something for a bargain later. He looked around at the crowd surrounding him in disgust, why couldn't they do something like this on Coruscant instead?

 

[Amarant]

Mr. Ash continue the drilling and grinned. Surveyor were in position. Drones, droids and probes were chittering about all link by simple streams of holographic data--his own little web of brilliance. One of the more leader-like Ugnauts came forward to the man in the black suit, signalling to him. "The turrets have been deployed, our prefabricated base is up," he said calmly.


"Good job, Tursia," he said to the small bearded fellow with a nod. "Now that we're in defensible positions, join sigma and epsilon on the survey team. Send between six and twelve men to help with the pumps and drill engines."


"No problem, boss," The humble Ugnaut said. "I'll be one of the eight, I'm better at engineering than droid wrangling, sir."

"Works for me," Ahs said cooly. "Surveyors, how are we looking?"

"We may have found a vein," another voice began on the holoconference. "High-end Glitter, looks like it'll be easy to refine. There are some stim spiders, so we'll need some repeaters," the ugnaut said tersely.

Ash sent one single word, both to his linked ugnauts and the Suns who knew he was here securing this area and tapping it. "Jackpot," indicating that he had indeed found him self some great business opportunities. He check his blaster pistol, and put a spare clip in his pocket, just in case. He smirked, heading to the new dig site, and sent one more holographic message to Domino.

"435 thousand on the research vessel," he said calmly. "Care of Zygotta the Hutt, may he rest in peace."

 

[Masamune Tametomo]

"I shall firmly place
A bid of five thousand more
On the treatise in the space
Where the last bid was."

(115k on the Treatise)

 

[Jorus Merrill]

@[member="Siobhan Kerrigan"]

Jorus grunted. "If she ever goes that far, I'll be taking care of it myself. Y'don't subcontract family. Fethed if I can figure out how much of this was her, and how much of it was what she got imprinted with as a kid. There's some barriers that normal folk have, that she just doesn't, that got pounded out of her before she and I met."

If his voice was quiet already, it got positively dull now. "This whole thing's a front for a Black Sun takeover of Kessel. Not sure what to do 'bout it, if anything."

 

[Popo]

Popo was very, very unhappy that someone was outbidding him on anything. He slithered up and just happened to be standing next to @[member="Vykon Halke"].

"30,000 FOR THE GEM, 50 THOUSAND FOR THE PEARL!," he bellowed as loudly as he could.

Meanwhile, somewhere on Kessel, a non-descript shuttle filled with Tenloss Security touched down at one of the many facilities on the asteroid. Dozens of heavily armed and armored troops then rushed out to secure the facility meeting little to no resistance from the surprised and lightly armed security personnel.

 

[Seris Vant]

@[member="Domino"]

Rayl finally stepping in the room for the meeting. Domino was the one he noticed first, petting some creature. "Domino" was all he said to her whilst taking a seat on a chair. He'd sit alone compared to the other couches. It was nice to be expanding territory for the first time in well, forever it felt. And maybe not even a single drop of blood will need to be shed. That was up to fate of course, and how these guys wanted the meeting and deal to go down.

 

[Domino]

Bidding stands at.
1 Durindfire Gem ............................ c30,000 @Popo
1 Krayt Dragon pearl ....................... c50,000 @Popo
1 Treatise on Juyo and Vaapad ........ c115,000 @[member="Masamune Tametomo"]
1 Scroll on Theran Force Listening ... c112,000 @Rasho the Hutt
1 Set of Vornskr Personal Armor ..... c30,000 @Lord Daemos
1 Sigma-Class Shuttle ....................Starting c500,000
2 Nimix Cruisers ............................ c1,010,000 @Aedan Miles
3 Widow Frigates .......................... c610,000 @Aedan Miles
1 Gahenna Research Vessel ........... c500,000 @[member="Rave Merrill"] ((Sorry Ash, you were low on your bid))
100 kg of glitterstim........................One masterwork alchemical weapon or item of armor @[member="Rave Merrill"]
10 Sonic Shotguns.......................... c6,000. @[member="Siobhan Kerrigan"]


"Rayl," she returned his greeting just as coolly. There wasn't any tension or drama between the two of them, it was strict professionalism perhaps only slightly tinged with the awkwardness of the power structure they embodied. "Any idea how soon the others will be here or do you want to call them up?" It wasn't like they couldn't continue their bids, but the Hutts wouldn't get to keep shouting in the faces of rich businessmen. Egos at play, what a disgusting thing. "Though I suppose we should before they cause an incident. There's a few heavyweights down there." And she wasn't talking about the Hutts.

 

[Popo]

"550 THOUSAND FOR THE SCIENCE VESSEL!" Popo shouted again. This was actually kind of fun in a way. He got to bid on things. He got to shout at things. Tenloss would slowly take over some of the facilities here. It was a good day to be a Hutt.

That said, he began to notice a few of the more interesting individuals were absent and he doubted it was due to the shouting. He slowly started to slither around the room to find a clue of where they went.

 

[Siobhan Kerrigan]

@[member="Jorus Merrill"]

"Wouldn't expect anything else. Family's not for outsiders to meddle with. I'd just offer to make a door and cover your back," Siobhan responded quietly. Somehow she had the impression Rave was the sort of organic Moira would get on with as Jorus continued speaking. Little did she know how closely the two worked together. Upon reflection, perhaps she should give her underworld contacts a call and find out where the HRD had vanished to, no doubt with Maelion in tow. Time for Heli to earn her keep and get her some juicy information. No doubt she would not like what she learnt.

"Oh, yeah. Probably moving all their troops into position for the takeover while they cash in big time. I guess it's too much to ask for the crime lords to get greedy and fight each other. My preference is for bashing heads, but I guess that would not be that productive," she dryly, pausing for a moment as she watched the bids.

"So how you and Alna been? Since we had this fun party at the Hebrides. Heard Silk Holdings made some shiny tech for the Protectorate." Presumably Siobhan had not yet heard that the two intrepid explorers had decided to take their ship and sail into the sunset, leaving their megacorporation for someone...very interesting to run. If this was something people should be aware of by now it can be attributed to Siobhan being a bit...oblivious. Or parochial.

 

[Matreya]

"60 k for the Pearl, 115 k for the Scroll." Daemos called out, his own voice heard despite the humongous bodies near him. Hutts, why were there always Hutts? Turning to the Dark Sider that was next to him, he nodded, there were few that could bear such a signature in the Force and thus he instantly recognized him through rumor.

"Rasho, it is a pleasure to finally get the chance. Never do I bear the chance of being around such gluttony either," Daemos complimented with a nod, Voracitos, his master, probably out weighed the Hutt but the being was quite the behemoth, "Whomever wins, buys the other a drink?" Though it was slightly question like, it sounded for more like a simple observation.

He had things to speak of with the Hutt.

@[member="Rasho the Hutt"]

 

[Popo]

"65 THOUSAND FOR THE PEARL!" came the bellow. Popo was a bit distracted by his search, but still kept an eye on the bidding. That pearl would go great with his collection. Or if he needed to barter anything. Or for @[member="Danger Arceneau"]. Probably that last one. The Hutt was still infatuated over the redhead. Perhaps he might even try to court her.

It was a thought, a hope really. Who knew? Maybe it might actually work. Probably not, but Popo would at least try as hard as he could. Maybe she might like a planet? He'd start with pearls and gems first, though. Best start relatively small, then work up.

 

[Jorus Merrill]

@[member="Siobhan Kerrigan"]

"Silk makes plenty of shiny tech, yeah. Some stuff I commissioned, some stuff I helped design, and some the new administration's workin' with. Alna and I turned the company over to some old friends of ours. We're havin' a grand old time living a real life in the Rim and Wild Space."

His eyes narrowed as he scrutinized the Hutt and the JAC magnate. "Oh feth, looks like we've got some fun about to transpire. Wonder who's on which side, if any."

 

[Ashin Varanin]

@[member="Lord Daemos"]

Rasho growled in a slobbering sort of way.

"Gluttony? A healthy adult Hutt requires twelve thousand calories a day. How very humanocentric. Stop bidding on the scroll, whelp. ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND FOR THE SCROLL!"

 

[Matreya]

"100 k for the pearl, 200 k for scroll." Daemos called confidently. Whelp? Maybe the massive brute would talk when Daemos won the scroll.

 

[Siobhan Kerrigan]

@[member="Jorus Merrill"]

"Going boldly where no man has gone before? Fun. If you encounter some beasties and need a hand - or something very big thrown - do give me a call. Been hanging out in wild space and the unknown regions as well recently," Siobhan, who had gotten used to decadent aristoness and yet not quenched her desire for bloodshed, mayhem and action, responded. Did she not...have actual work to do, what with nominally being vice president of Firemane and all that? Upon reflection her particular position came with little in form of admin duties since she did not have the talent for that.

Eyes turned towards the Hutt and the JAC magnate as Jorus spoke. "Oh, fun. Maybe I should order drinks and popcorn. People you know?"

 

[Ashin Varanin]

@[member="Lord Daemos"]

Aing-Tii flow-walking was a strange and rare skill, and Rasho had gone to the Kathol Outback to learn it, gone mind-to-mind with the Aing-Tii Monks. To learn how to touch time, or at least visions of it.

In Rasho's eyes danced one probable future if Daemos continued bidding high against him. It was not a nice future.

"Two hundred ten thousand," he said.

 

[Amarant]

Ash frowned. He'd clicked the wrong bid to overdo on his algorhitm. What a sad state of affairs. Even with the money and folsk he liberated from Zygotta, he couldn't achieve too much. He shrugged and continued with his drilling. "Five hundred seventy five thousand for the Gehenna," he typed in to the datapad.

He also uplinked vocally throug the net as a small holoprojection of his head appeared, floating above one of the chairs, bouncing cheerily. "Greetings, Lady Domino, Boss Wilded. I'm coordinating our new extraction site on the planet. First time in a decade I've done foreman work, but no hiccups so far. How's the auction doing? You kids having fun?" He said, surprisingly casual and informal. He was in a rather chipper mood.

--meanwhile, back at Ash's physical location--

Ash smirked, watching as a few young spiders began wheedling out of the hole in the ground. He shot three. No hesitation for a bug hunt, honestly.
He signalled to the other men. "Alright, lets' get production ramped up. Raise some hell, boys. Time to start getting some glitter to the stars! Hoorah!"

 

[Seris Vant]

@[member="Domino"] @Mr. Ash

"Best we call them up now. Loath as I am to have those Hutts scream in my ears again. And the Kessel fellows; get this meeting underway". The boss played around with the bidding again. The pot for the Treatise on Juyo and Vaapad was raised by him to 120,000 credits. Bidding, contracts, all that fun knee jerking. Far afield had he gone from days as a simple pirate. Eyes gazed up as a holoimage appeared of Ash. "Star ships full of fun Mr. Ash. Good to hear things go well at the mines".

 

[Matreya]

"220,000 for the scroll." Daemos called, he wanted the scroll and feared none save his master. Bidding would continue until it reached ridiculous prices.

 

[Vykon Halke]

110k for the Pearl, 35k for the Gem.

Vykon entered his bid again, he had no problem paying that much for the Pearl. He wasn't going to find it cheaper anywhere else and he didn't feel like finding himself one. He looked at the Hutt next to him in disguist. He figured the Hutt was willing to pay anything for it or at least more then himself. That was a problem, he would need to find some way to get him out of the bidding, assuming that was the case. But for now he would test that theory.

@[member="Popo"] - @[member="Domino"]