Session 2: Lost in the Big City
General Summary
The groups shuttle lands at the spaceport. Due to an unfortunate accident while in flight Lilliam returns to the Unflappable and departs the group.
As the group disembarks, they head through the Customs House with a bored looking administrator scribe sits at desk. Auto heavy bolter turrets track the group as they walk down. Group goes through customs.
While heading to the workers hab district Natasja walks up to a random guy on a corner who looks like they’re part of the cities criminal underworld. Not even introducing themselves Natasja goes into a rant accusing the guy of looking at her. The guy gets offended and tells her to follow him into the alleyway if she wants to take it any further.
Within the alley the guy and 6 thugs await. Natasja talks them into letting her go, giving them her money (100 thrones), before making a hasty retreat.
The group makes their way to the workers hab and purchase ‘rat on a stick’ from a local food vendor. The old man sells them the rat on a stick for only half a throne each. Natasha and Ezekiel eat one. After some discussion of local rumours (trouble at the mines to the East of the city, disappearances, and workers at the starport being conscripted by a rogue trader a few weeks previously), he mentions that if they’re looking for lodgings to visit ‘Old lady’ Janine just down the road and points out the hab block.
Heading to the mentioned hab block, the group meet ‘old lady’ Janine who lets them a 10th story hab unit (think studio flat), at 10 thrones a week. Up front payment. Group pays for 2 weeks (20 thrones). Big novelty type key given to them.
While being shown the unit Janine mentions another tenant who paid a couple of years up front, usually disappearing for a few months at a time.
As it’s early evening the group decide to visit the entertainment district in search of information, entering the “Ye Olde Rest” pub.
While talking to the bartender the group orders. A house special for Hadron \9Soup and stale bread) while Natasja and Ezekiel have syncbeef burgers with a pint of local beer. Discuss local rumours and opportunities for employment.
Called ‘Magrats’, stand for migrant workers.
A group of the local criminal element are in the pub. Bartender mentions that they can help people in out and out places and get you illegal goods (smuggeling/human trafficking).
The group decides to eat up and head back to hab unit. Before they can do so however the random guy from earlier enters the pub and Natasja is recognised. Stepping outside the two engage in a fist fighting, with the guy submitting after many punches.
The guy introduces himself as Jimmy ‘Fourfingers’ and after discussion of what brings our group to the city recommends that they find work in the warehouse district as the starport has high security. Jimmy also mentions a job for tonight and then heads to sit with his mates (the local criminal element).
After some discussion, Natasha walks over to Jimmy and asks about the job, which is to tob a group of nobles drinking in the far table.
Taking beer over to table of (very intoxicated) Nobles the group are invited to join them. Natajsa asks about the blue hat one of them is wearing, the nobel gives her his hat who subsequently passes it to Hadron.
Blondie goes outside to puke, Ezekiel joins him.
Both the group and nobels leaves as blue guy wants to go to whorehouse. It’s at this point the group notices that the third member hasn’t been drinking and looks better equipped, deducing that they’re a bodyguard. While walking down an alley the group ambushes the guard and Natasja punches blue guy to the ground.
Rolled for initiative.
Rewards Granted
+100xp each.
Character(s) interacted with
Notes
Rumours:
Trouble at the mines to the East of the city.
Disappearances on the increase.
Workers at the starport conscripted by a rogue trader a few weeks previously.
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