Economic Incursion, Round 2

Posted on Tue Mar 3rd, 2015 @ 11:27am by Ensign Corrine Steiner & Samanthia Akiashiro
Edited on on Thu Mar 5th, 2015 @ 2:49pm

Mission: Ill Tidings
Location: The Dive
Timeline: Evening hours

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The young Ferenginar entrepreneur proudly patted at a container and announced to Samanthia, "One case of Ritorian Jelly, on time!" He then leaned closer to confide, "And I didn't even skim any commission samples off the top!"

Samanthia was a bit surprised at seeing the Ferengi, Choople, was back and with a crate of Ritorian Jelly. She nodded as she motioned him to move away from the case. She looked it over for any signs of tampering. She was going o be one rich bitch when the last of this gets sold. But unfortunately it was just a day or two past the deadline. She didn't care as long this Ferengi could deliver and take the heat with customs if they knew the embargoed merchandise was entering the station. "Looks like everything's in order." Motioning for one of the employees to take the crate into the back room. "So what do I owe you?" Motioning him to follow her, as she began to move after the crate being moved into the back storage/kitchen/office space.

"Just a favor. I want to talk with the starbase operations officer, and I don't want her to start screaming when I do! I don't mind the getting arrested so much, but it really hurts my ears." He shrugged, "I could wear sound dampers, but she might do something else violent."

Samanthia laughed softly, expression warm with humor. "Oh come on now! Do I look like a person important enough to command the time of a Starfleet Officer? Much less just snap my fingers and have them come running?" After giving a few more giggles of laughter. "Come on. Be more realistic and talk Latinum. I'm sure you understand that?"

"Latinum, schmatinum! Latinum is useless." Choople stopped with eyes wide in shock. "I can't believe I just said that!" He took her hand and put it to his forehead, "Am I burning a fever?"

Samanthia couldn't answer for a second or three as she was laughing at the Ferengi, Choople. She shook her head no as she gently pulled her hand from his glass to wipe it off one her dress.

"Oh good." He looked around nervously, "I hope nobody I know heard me say that." He then efforted to refocus, "Anyway! Samanthia... it's okay that I call you that, since we're friends?" Like any self respecting salesman, he didn't give her time to respond. "Don't sell yourself short! A proprietor in your position wields a great deal of influence! A starbase operations officer's job includes coordinating with businesses leasing base space. It would be perfectly normal for her to respond to a call from you." He folded his hands and tipped his head slightly side to side in thought. "An invitation her now... a free drink..." He then gave a full, pointy toothed Ferengi smile, "And an introduction to me! So, what do you say, good buddy?"

"First of all, I've got to go through Akiashiro Consortium to arrange a meeting with their liaison with Fleet. Since I may seam like important person, I'm just a proprietor manager. Only place I really run, is this place. And it not even registered properly. Second, it would take time to set up a meet with between them. Now if you want to subcontract with the Consortium. Or you can go independent and file for a base business permit. Just head on up to Fleet/Civilian Liaison office. Fill out the forms and then submit them with a business fees." She figured it would the same here on this starbase as it was back on SB-12 when she set up her business there and then sold it to travel the stars. "Anyways there isn't much I can do. If you can get me another crate of untampered Ritorian Jelly, I could put in a good word with Elder Akiashiro." She looked sincere at Choople. "Oh.. Word to the wise. Clean your teeth and use breath mints."

Flabbergasted, the little orange man's eyes got as big as saucers. He made the quick choice between defending Ferengi honor and groveling for profit. "WHAT? I'll hope you'll know that I participate in the executive package dental plan! And as for my breath! I went to great lengths to make it hoomon compatible for this meeting! I rinsed with with a full cup of that toxic Aqua Velvet! I don't know how your culture can stand such horrible stuff!" The sad reality was, the Ferengi had confused human aftershave rinse with mouthwash. Choople's tone then quickly changed. He took hold of her hand and patted it. "I must congratulate you though, asking for more bribe jelly! Always keep stringing a desperate customer along. I would have done that myself! But in my case? I'm not that desperate!" With that, he defiantly acted out a gesture that he'd seen in a Chinese lady do in an ancient Earth kung fu movie. He threw his nose upward and over his shoulder, "HMH!", and then walked away.

Several patrons taking notice of Choople, gave a snickers and or laughed right out loud at his antics. Causing Samanthia to give a soft giggle. "Aqua Velvet is an after shave," She called after him, then shook her head as she tilted it forward to hide the one of those wide goofy grins that suppressed laughter causes. Those within hearing, busted up laughing at the poor departing Ferengi.

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Samanthia Akiashiro
Choople {by Corrine Steiner}
Starbase 332
Pegasus Fleet