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Fancy Auction

by Captain Peter Avignon

11 January 4501
On the last day, I enjoyed the grounds, reading my Broker texts and asking some of the other auction-goers who might know a thing or two about Brokering for their tips. Beñat notices a Cincastrellan stealth ship land. He informs me and we go to ask one of the guards what's going on.
 
They don't know, and they say that they wouldn't be allowed to tell. They suggest we speak with Parvati. At the soirée pre-auction, I blank out at all the wealth on display, which is worsened when Lucid's childhood friend Lyle runs into us. He insults me, mistaking me for her valet and referring to the Good Times II. I sit down with my now-alcoholic coffee beverage and ponder why everyone in this room makes me feel bad about myself just for existing.
 
12 January 4501
Lyle meets with Deepak Kang, a representative of one of the most powerful corporations in the Centauri Republic.
 
During the auction, Lyle makes off with some of the lesser prices. The only other thing that didn't go to the rich people was a statue that went to Captain Dora of the Cincestrellan Navy.

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