Place: Rebel With a Cause
Overview
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Type | High-End Lounge / Neutral Ground |
| Parent Location | Cephei Trade Ring (Beta Trade Bazar) |
| Owner/Steward | Quincy Adams |
| Security Level | High |
| Price/Quality | Luxury / Exorbitant |
Visual Reference
Atmosphere & Vibe
Sensory Tags: Smooth synth-jazz, chill of recycled air, scent of ozone and citrus, panoramic view of the Gas Giant Keregal.
A sanctuary of chrome and dark matte silicone, designed to mimic the aesthetic of its owner. The centerpiece of the establishment is the “Albion Wall”—a massive, floor-to-ceiling reinforced viewport that offers a terrified and majestic view of the gas giant Keregal and the Supergiant behind it. The lighting is low, kept in cool blues and soft reds. Unlike the clamor of the bazaar outside, the sound here is dampened by high-end acoustic baffles, reducing conversations to private murmurs.
Goods, Services & Points of Interest
| Item / Service | Cost / Value | Notes / Effect |
|---|---|---|
| The “Ghost in the Machine” | 25 cr | Signature Cocktail. A layered drink that phases from clear to deep blue. High alcohol content, mild hallucinogen. |
| Keregal Sunrise | 15 cr | Local favorite. Uses gas-precursor byproducts (safe ones) to create a swirling, clouded liquid effect. |
| ”The Booth” | 100 cr/hr | A sound-dampened private booth protected by white-noise generators. Guaranteed no audio surveillance. |
| Secure Data Drop | Varies | Facilitated by Borox. Physical media exchange service. |
Expanded Menu
| Category | Item Name | Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signatures | Ghost in the Machine | 25 cr | Phases from clear to deep blue. Hits hard.. |
| Keregal Sunrise | 15 cr | Thick, swirling orange liquid made with edible gas-precursor derivatives. Tastes like citrus and ozone. | |
| The “Short Circuit” | 20 cr | Served in a copper mug with a mild electrical charge on the rim. Tingles the lips. High caffeine. | |
| Drafts | Lanternyard Lager | 5 cr | The corporate standard. Bland, watery, but cheap. Served mostly to off-duty techs. |
| Delta Dark Stout | 8 cr | Brewed illicitly in the refinery sector. Thick as oil, strong flavor of roasted malt and iron. | |
| Top Shelf | Old Earth Whiskey | 150 cr | Real grain alcohol, aged in wood. Only for the elite or the desperate. |
| Albion Sparkling Wine | 60 cr | Carbonated wine from the inner system terraform. Crisp and dry. | |
| Stimulants | Focus-Stims | 10 cr | A small inhaler shot. Grants temporary clarity (+1 to Wis/Int checks for 1 hour, crash afterwards). |
Inhabitants & NPCs
| Name | Role | Quirk / Disposition |
|---|---|---|
| Quincy Adams | Proprietor | Moves with uncanny, fluid grace. Often cleaning a glass while tracking 15 conversations at once. |
| Borox | Regular / Broker | Usually found in the back corner booth, tapping away at a datapad. Paralyzingly paranoid. |
| Morlag | Union Leader | Occasional guest. Drinks water. Sits with his back to the wall, watching the door. |
| ”N-Ray” | Bouncer | A heavy-lifter loader bot repurposed for security. Painted matte black with a bow tie painted on its chest. |
Security & Hazards
- Passive Defenses: Quincy’s Network Perception (she senses active bugs or unauthorized transmissions immediately), Weapon Scanners at the airlock.
- Active Defenses: “Static”, Quincy’s internal interface can lock all mag-locks instantly, Flash-blindness strobes installed in the ceiling.
- Access: Public, but weapons must be checked at the door. “Troublemakers” are blacklisted biometrically.
Secrets & Clues
- The Zero-Day Backdoor: There is a specific dataport under the bar counter (Seat 4) that bypasses the station’s local intranet filters. Borox uses this for his most sensitive uploads.
- Quincy’s Memory Core: In the basement storage, behind the kegs of synthetic beer, is a server rack that isn’t for the business. It contains the fragmented backups of Quincy’s original human memories—and perhaps the logs of the hacker who trapped her.
- FPoB Dead Drop: One of the tiles in the unisex refresher bathroom is loose. It is currently being used by the Free People of Badigo to pass physical cipher keys.
Rumors
| d6 | Rumor / Overheard Conversation |
|---|---|
| 1 | The flickering lights. “I swear I saw lights on in Section 4 of Alberta Labs last cycle. Management says it’s power surges, but the patterns looked… deliberate. Like code.” |
| 2 | Refinery trouble. “Trask is squeezing the Delta boys too hard. Morlag has been quiet lately—too quiet. Usually, when the big man goes silent, something loud is about to happen.” |
| 3 | Quincy’s shadowy visitor. “Saw a suit from Lanternyard corner Quincy yesterday. Guy named Kaelan. She looked calm, but the glass she was holding… turned to dust in her hand. She owes them big.” |
| 4 | The Ghost Hacker. “My cousin in comms picked up a digital signature that matches the old ‘Zero-Day’ profile. Thought that guy was dead or wiped. If he’s back, hide your credits.” |
| 5 | The Double Agent. “That government lady, Amira Vance? She asks too many questions about the outer rim patrols. For a bureaucrat, she knows a hell of a lot about blind spots in the sensor grid.” |
| 6 | The shipment. “Bob James |