Ensign Tho’Bi - Spin the Dabo Wheel

[Tobi]

(( Main Mess Hall - Deck 3, USS Artemis-A ))

He sat down at the ‘Galaxy-opoly’ table and pawed his choice playing piece, and what had been his choice playing piece since forever, ‘USS Enterprise NCC-1701 REFIT’. He spied an NX Era Playing Piece and tossed it upwards in a gentle arch to his roommate. 

Tho’Bi: ::to Cole:: Your weapon of choice!

Cole: Response

The Cygian Lieutenant selected the ‘Recently Returned USS Voyager’ piece.

K’Wara: You joining us?

Bancroft/Meris: Response

The Andorian felt oddly content to be sat at this miserable game. This was familiar. He had played this role many times. He readied himself for a catastrophic defeat. 

The holographic grinned back at him.

Holo-Ferengi: ::sneering:: No profit to be won in a solo game!

Tho’Bi: ::to the Holo-Ferengi and shrugs:: Rule of Acquisition number one hundred and sixty two ::beat:: even in the worst of times, someone turns a profit.

The Holo-Ferengi howled with delight and clapped his hands together in rapid fashion.

K'Wara: All right, Holo-Grok, set the scene.

Holo-Ferengi: Any likeness to real people, including the illustrious Grok Brothers, is purely coincidental and in no way representative of the Grok Brothers’ approach to legal requirements associated with the hologame industry. If you find yourself recognizing someone, congratulations! You’ve either discovered a lucrative business opportunity or a very expensive lawsuit. Proceed with caution, and remember: profit is the only true reality, everything else is just a cheap holo-illusion.

The Lieutenant let out a loud laugh.

Holo-NOT-Grok: The goal of this family-friendly game of commerce is to outwit, outmaneuver and outbid your rivals through cunning trades, ruthless economic conquest and strategic bribery until you control the majority of the galaxy’s wealth, and preferably some starbases for good measure. Each businessman starts with 1000 bars of gold-pressed latinum, the true currency of power, and using the Starships you’ve generously taken off of Starfleet’s hands for a not-insignificant-sum, you must travel across the Quadrants to purchase trade stations and starbases.

One thousand tiny bars of holo-gold-pressed latinum arched outwards from the centre of the game to each of the players, stacking neatly in front of them. The Andorian shook his head and smiled.

Tho'Bi: ::to himself:: really good noodles. 

Cole/Bancroft/Meris: Responses

K’Wara: I’m sure it was a ‘not-significant-sum’, though I’ve never known a Ferengi to call any sum of latinum ‘insignificant’.

Holo-NOT-Grok: The starting player is decided by an opening bribe to the bank. Which is me. ::Ferengi smirk::

K’Wara: Of course it is. ::interacts with their player-station:: I’ll make the opening bid. 10 bars of gold-pressed latinum!

oO one thousand Oo

He smiled… that would end the game for him nice and quick. But what would Zee say?

Tho’Bi: ::slaps hand on table:: 15 bars.

The Holo-Ferengi interjected, apparently keen to encourage higher bidding.

Holo-Ferengi: Remember my fellow profit seekers ::raises finger in the air:: Rule of Acquisition number nine ::beat:: Opportunity plus instinct equals profit.

A huge three-dimensional golden nine manifested above them with the rule orbiting the nine's equator in a never ending loop.

Cole/Bancroft/Meris: Responses

The Andorian watched the bid-bribes roll in from around the table. 

K’Wara: I have no clue. ::laughs:: I grew up in the Cammus System, near Gorn Space, and didn’t leave home until joining Starfleet. I’ve been accosted by very few Ferengi.

Cole/Bancroft/Meris: Response

Holo-NOT-Grok flung an arm outwards in dramatic fashion, pointing at the player with the highest bid.

Holo-NOT-Grok: The highest bribe stands with this bold profit seeker!

The holographic Ferengi swept his arm around the circle of players, his floating torso, arms and head rotating as he did so.

Holo-NOT-Grok: Any final bribes? ::grins::

Tho'Bi: ::shaking head:: No.

K'Wara/Cole/Bancroft/Meris: Response

The bid-bribes all made, Holo-NOT-Grok pointed at the highest ‘briber’, while luminescent Dabo chips rained him.

Holo-NOT-Grok: Behold! ::beat:: Our boldest profit-seeker!

K'Wara/Cole/Bancroft/Meris: Response

The holographic rendering of NOT-Grok was replaced by a giant red, black, and gold Dabo wheel that floated inches above the table top. The head of Holo-Ferengi appeared at the center of the wheel. He grinned at the highest ‘briber’.

Holo-Ferengi: Spin the wheel! ::beat:: The higher the number ::beat:: the more lightyears you can go!

K'Wara/Cole/Bancroft/Meris: Response

Tag/TBC

((OOC: I figure we all have to bid for a bribe first before we know who goes first… so I ran the scene along with some Ferengi hijinks… and added to the gameplay a little.))

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Ensign Tho’Bi

Engineering

USS Artemis-A

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