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DATE: 12/02/39
Slow day. Sat my salty ass in that old wooden son-of-a-bitch and took that rusted leg off to give me some relief. A Trenchian, hammerhead I think, came in to sell me his H2O-rebreather for a surgeportpass. Had to turn him away. I’m not a philanthropist.
INCOME: 0 BPU
EXPENSES: 12 BPU Skarup Sandwich
120 BPU Air Filter
9.50 BPU Scooped Soup
TOTAL: -141.50 BPU
ADDENDUM: I have my hours written on the fucking wall. I open the door to leave—lights out—and these three huge-ass Trenchians block me in my doorway. I’ve been in these situations before, and shit was I ready to scrap my way out of this like a cornered roak. Luckily, they were looking for my services. A quick place to stay as things blow over down in the depths. I normally wouldn’t work overtime, but they looked so damn desperate. I ain’t no fucking racist either. They gave me the girl’s old ring. Slipped it right off of her scaled finger. I can’t fuckin’ believe the jewels on that fuckin’ thing. They must really be in a world of trouble. I set them up at a friend’s place near the sluice gate under 3rd for the month. The long-faced eel chap didn’t seem too excited, but the star-faced guy was appreciative.
UPDATED INCOME: 38000 BPU+ ring
EXPENSES: 2800 BPU room/month
3000 BPU last-minute application
11.75 BPU prawn sandwich
110 BPU – those kids can drink
TOTAL: BPU 31936.75
DATE: 13/02/39
Early in the morning, I came to the shop and found it unlocked. I know I wouldn’tve left that shit like that, so I pulled out my gun and went inside. Didn’t have to worry, though it’s scary when a Trenchian waits for you in the dark. It was the girl from the night before. I think her name was Layla. She said she needed a Surge Port pass out of the system. Common request. Mariana is a shithole, even for a shithole. Odd thing is, it was just for her. She was runnin’ away from something big. She handed me some more jewels. I think they were family heirlooms. Asked her about her friends. She said they wouldn’t wake up for a long time. I took the jewels and hooked her up with someone on the Upper Deck. Then I closed up shop. I’ll take a last-minute vacation, probably for a week. I have a feeling I don’t want to be here when her friends wake up.
INCOME: 80000 BPU+
EXPENSES: 12 BPU Skarup Sandwich
20000 BPU Skydock Spa and Resort Week-long Stay
6000 BPU Surgeport guy.
TOTAL: 53988.00 BPU
DATE: 22/02/39
I was right to get out of here. Those fucking assholes smashed my windows and tore my place apart. I guess I’m spending the day cleaning up. I’m lucky there hasn’t been a high tide in a bit or the flood damage would have fuckin’ ended my business. They also didn’t appear to take much. I don’t leave my logs here so they couldn’t trace shit. I also doubt they have the connections to sell my stranger wares. Judging by the security tape, the Starfish seemed to get that.
INCOME: 0 BPU
EXPENSES: 200 BPU Window Repair
12 BPU Skarup Sandwich
11.75 BPU Prawn Sandwich
22 BPU six-pack
TOTAL: -245.75 BPU
DATE: 02/03/39
Of course, that fucking slimy shit came back. I’m lucky that starfish guy was here. That scarred-up eel held me against the wall and pulled at my false leg without loosening the bolts. The fucker drew blood. I broke. Sorry Layla, but you ain’t worth my body. I sent them over to my Surge Port guy. I have a feeling I need to get a new one after this. I’ll just focus on simple pawning and reselling for a short while.
DATE: 20/11/41 Opened up shop and saw that eel-fucker from a few years ago sitting with his feet up on my desk. He had a tall man with a sword next to him. He looked like he was meaning to wreck my shit. The Trenchian goes by Stripes now on account of those scars of his. Looks like he’s trying to strike it big in the underworld here on Dry Deck. Needs my connections to make it work. I’d turn him down, but I know he wouldn’t hesitate to kill me. I’ll strike a partnership for now. Spent all day going over the details.
NO SALES
DATE: 31/06/42
An upper-deck group of twenty-somethings came down to buy some “elixirs” meant to keep their boats rocking for longer. Just some squick poison that I water down in a blender. They went back up happy. Runaway couple came in. Dropped 20k cash for new IDs so they can live on the surface. Sent them to my forger connect. The Starfish came back. He really buffed up. Wanted to know where Stripes went. I tried to warn him to stay away. But he insisted. Begged really. He said it was about Layla. I called up Clarevont and set up a meeting.
INCOME: 2250 BPU
EXPENSES: 14 BPU Skarup Sandwich
18 BPU Zza pie
TOTAL: 2218.00 BPU
DATE: 32/06/42
Came in the shop this morning. Stripes was sitting at my desk alone, smoking his cigar. I sat across from him at my own fucking desk. He didn’t say anything. He pulled out a couple of shot glasses and poured. We drank in silence.
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