ten_fwd_ooc | TEST DRIVE #3 - Alien Bazaar/Ten Forward

Option 001. Alien planet, marketplace: So you're new to this whole space travel thing. The ship is cool and all, but there are hundreds of alien worlds out there. You want to explore. To see what the universe REALLY looks like.

Well, here's your chance! Your first stop is this lovely indoor marketplace, which looks kind of like a mall. There are stalls one after the other as far as the eye can see, and they sell all kinds of things: food, clothes, trinkets, animals, fabrics, jewelry, perfumes, books, etc etc. Some things look human, easy to recognize; other things look very alien. There are two levels, and constant chatter as people hawk their wares and discuss prices.

Do you want to explore? Poke at the weird shops? Buy a gift for a new friend? Flirt with someone at the food court? Maybe you see a pickpocket, and must run to the aid of the victim. Maybe there's some other villainy afoot. After all, a crowded marketplace is a good place for villains to lurk, causing trouble. Whether you're a hero or just an unassuming traveler, there proves to be some adventure for you on this planet.

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Option 002. Aboard the Enterprise, Ten Forward: You have no idea what just happened. One minute you were home, and now you're on a spaceship, in the middle of a crowded room. It looks like a bar. There are people eating and drinking, some in uniform, others not. Some are clearly aliens.

You've managed to land in Ten Forward a long bar with barstools and a bartender, tables sprinkled throughout, and the far wall is nothing but windows out to space. It looks like a nice lounge, low conversation making the room hum.

Better ask some questions and find out where you are, or just tap the closest person on the shoulder and try to make friends. The bar is open.

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There's a small human boy sitting a few seats down and he turns at the voice. His first thought was Wow those ears! but considering how rude that would be, he went for something more tactful.

"Hi. I'm Henry. You've got a big ears."

Well, lack of tact did run in his maternal family.

Thankfully, Quark is used to dealing with human children who tend to speak their minds. He gives the kid a raised eyebrow expression (despite not having any eyebrows) and half a smile.

"Oh yeah? Well, I'm Quark and I think you've got really small ears."

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Henry laughed. "Compared to yours. Everyone does. You're Ferengi aren't you?" He'd been looking up some of the species in the database on the ship. They were all very interesting. "Nice to meet you, Quark."

"Very observant of you," he replies, heading over to Henry's table and taking a seat. Humans were always leaving their children around in random places and then complaining when something happened to them. Honestly, they should either keep a closer watch on them or teach them better essential skills. Like Ferengi parents.

Displaced as he is right now though, he figures its no trouble to look after the kid until his parent's get back. Might be a reward in it or something. Or a babysitting fee?

"Nice to meet you too, Henry. Sounds like you remember some of your manners at least," he snorts, but he's clearly teasing by the grin on his face. "What all have you learned about Ferengi, anyhow? Please don't tell me the Federation have been telling you their usual lies."

"Not many other species have such large ears." Again with the ears but it was the easiest way to recognise the species. "And I only know what the computer told me. I haven't been here very long."

He continued to smile then looked as if he'd just thought of something. Taking out his notebook and a pen, he flipped to a blank page. "Why don't you tell me about Ferengi? Coming from you, I'll know it's not a Federation lie."

"Of course they don't. We Ferengi have pretty much cornered the market on appropriate-sized lobes," Quark explains with a chuckle.

"Ah, now computers are useful, but you can't believe everything you read, and I'd be happy to set the record straight."

He leans back, looking up as he thinks about it for a moment, hands resting in his lap. "Let's see...First off, you'll never meet a more noble or dedicated species than the Ferengi. We're determined, creative, and extremely adaptable~"

Henry chuckled. He was easily baited into giving his side of events and the boy didn't mind whatsoever. Writing down everything he was told in an almost illegible scrawl that he would rewrite later, he nodded and smiled at each detail. He had no questions, from what he knew of Ferengi, they would talk themselves hoarse.

And talk Quark does. He explains exactly why their profit based system is the best form of economic control, how Ferengi entrepreneurship has brought galaxies together, all about the esteemed profession of the Ferengi buisnessman, and his own aspirations to live the 'Ferengi dream'.

After a while though, he actually does start to get hoarse, waving over a waiter and placing an order for a drink.

"-for me. What do want, kid?" he asks, finally allowing for a break in the conversation.

"My usual, thanks." The waiter smiled, knowing Henry and walked off to get their drinks. All this time, Henry had been filling pages and pages with everything Quark had been telling him.

"It's all fascinating. We don't have anything like it back home. But I'm from the 21st century. We've barely started exploring other worlds." The waiter returns and Henry sips his cocoa. "But you don't want to hear about my world. It's boring. Please continue."

"You have a usual here already? How long have you been here anyway?" And had he been brought here by some mysterious force or had Henry always lived on this ship?

That question was answered for him when the kid mentioned the '21st century'.

"Wait a minute. Twenty-first century Earth? I've actually been there, believe it or not! I'm surprised you aren't banging your head and making ape noises at me," Quark exclaimed, although the 'ape noises' bit was a little rude and basically the result of broken translators last time.

"Only a couple of weeks but--" Henry didn't finish his train of thought because Quark mentioned something much more interesting. Even if it took the boy a moment to figure out where to start. There was so much wrong what he'd said.

"You've been to the 21st century on Earth? Do you know what year it was? Because we were not that primitive then, thank you very much." He's quite offended Quark. And he's a smart kid. He can easily work out that your ears are sensitive.

TEST DRIVE #3 - Alien Bazaar/Ten Forward

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Yay Quark!

HI :DD

It's great to see someone playing him!

Ahhh I am happy to oblige, I love him so much

He's brilliant. I really hear his voice in your tags~

sfbasnfasfn t-thank you so much ;-; oh my gosh

Just telling it like it is. Like Henry would ^^

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