Ensign Jaran Jira - Information Overload
Jira Jaran
(( Auditorium - Operations Center, Deck 5, USS Artemis-A ))
Cole: What are you planning to do on Ferenginar, if we can ask?
Bergman looked... unsettled, and Jira leaned closer.
Bergman: I… ::falls silent again for a moment to collect himself:: I… I’m not going to visit Ferenginar. To be true, I’m leaving tomorrow. Temporary transfer for another duty assignment. ::pauses:: So, no, I cannot share anything that would catch my eye. Sorry.
A nod, and that was that.
Bergmen: Anyone want to share their plans?
Tho'Bi: Response
Cole: I’m considering visiting the Ferengi Center for Forged Arts and the Dominion War Memorial.
Tho'Bi: Response
Jaran: I intend to visit the Sacred Marketplace. Take in some of the local culture. Try not to lose all my latinum in one place. Maybe see if I can figure out their clerical structure.
Cole: I’m not opposed to shopping, I might meet up with you, if that’s ok.
Imril: The Ferengi Heritage Conglomerate puts on regular historical recreations of famous ancient trade caravans. Absolute tourist fare, probably, but I think I might go on one. Part of one.
Bergman: That’s a great ideas, everyone! I wanna hear more!
Jira listened at this point. They really had no plans outside of the Sacred Marketplace. Ferengi doctors were notoriously stingy with their medical knowledge unless you were willing to pay the exorbitant prices for a "symposium" with them, so there wasn't much point in trying to learn anything that way.
Tho'Bi/Cole: Response
Imril: Is anyone looking forward to seeing what kind of entertainments they put on? I’ve heard stories about people who came to visit Fernginar and never managed to leave their hotels because the streaming shows are so addictive.
Bergmen stood up from the table and walked toward the front row of the auditorium.
Bergman: Yeah, Ferengi TV shows. Mostly buddy cop dramas, and shallow workplace sitcoms, so if you like them, be my guest.
That sort of entertainment had never been Jira's thing. They weren't sure how people managed to sit still that long.
Tho'Bi/Cole: Response
Bergman: Just be warned - there is an overabundance of deceptive advertising and product placement, plus, in the hostels for inexperienced travellers, for their rooms holovision, that instrument can scan your consciousness and produce custom-made shows and advertising specifically designed to keep you watching, okay? So, be careful. No staying in these cheap hotels, right? We won't drag you out if you get addicted. ::pauses:: Do we have a mutual understanding?
Jira shuddered at the thought of someone digging around in their mind and manipulating them that way. How that sort of thing was even legal was beyond them. Not that they intended to even turn on any entertainment devices.
Tho'Bi/Cole/Imril: Response
Bergmen: Ok, so… Are you ready to go? Full of information, pumped to see all that Ferenginar can offer?
They looked at the PADD and the notes they had taken. Of course they had questions, but those seemed to be out of the scope of this course. Jira was ready to hit the ground.
Jaran: I think I'm ready to go. The Sacred Marketplace awaits! Maybe I'll see one or two of you there.
Tho'Bi/Cole/Imril/Bergman: Response
Jira stood up from their chair, Thanked Bergman for their time, and wandered out of the auditorium. They were starting to get hungry, and they'd heard good things about a sandwich dealer in the Sacred Marketplace. Next stop, Ferenginar.
Scene End for Jaran