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 ====== THE HALFWAY INN ======
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 ===== Overview =====
   * **Location:** Ralar Section of the [[trade_route|Trade Route]], halfway between [[New Kourou |New Kourou]] and [[Firetown|Firetown]], in the [[ralar_region|Ralar Region]] of [[the_planet_voi_700_d|VOI 700 D]].
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 **Ground Floor**
-  * **Entrance Hall:** A welcoming area with coat racks and storage for travel gear.
+  * **Entrance Hall:** A welcoming area with coat racks and storage for travel gear. In the [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]], a carved wooden lintel over the door bears Arjan’s greeting: “Welcome to the Light! Whatever chased you here, leave it outside.”
   * **Common Room:** A spacious gathering area featuring a large central fireplace for warmth. Guests can share stories, play games, or enjoy meals here.
   * **Kitchen:** A small kitchen to reheat pre-cooked meals supplied by the [[federal_food_plant|Federal Food Plant]] (Gamma Age) or to cook stews over an open hearth (Beta Age).
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 ===== Look and Feel =====
-Despite the shifting eras and regulations, the Halfway Inn remains what it has always been: a warm, hospitable shelter in a hostile wilderness —a fire-lit refuge from the Dark Side storms.
+Despite the shifting eras and regulations, the Halfway Inn remains what it has always been: a warm, hospitable shelter in a hostile wilderness — a fire-lit refuge from the Dark Side storms.
-  * **Beta Age:** Smoke-scented air hangs beneath the beam-dark ceiling, and hoarse laughter rattles around the hearth where frost-crusted boots steam dry. In the kitchen alcove an iron cauldron bubbles over the coals, releasing a peppery aroma that masks something wilder — no one asks what meat Arjan has managed to throw in this time. Tankards scrape across scarred tables, Hoos in the adjoining stable stamp and snort against the night wind, and beyond the shutters the Dark-Side blizzard hisses against log walls that creak but hold fast.
+  * **Beta Age:** Smoke-scented air hangs beneath the beam-dark ceiling, and hoarse laughter rattles around the hearth where frost-crusted boots steam dry. In the kitchen alcove an iron cauldron bubbles over the coals, releasing a peppery aroma that masks something wilder — no one asks what meat Arjan has managed to throw in this time. Tankards scrape across scarred tables, Hoos in the adjoining stable stamp and snort against the night wind, and beyond the shutters the Dark-Side blizzard hisses against log walls that creak but hold fast. On arrival, Arjan’s familiar greeting cuts through the din: “Welcome to the Light! Whatever chased you here, leave it outside.”
-  * **Gamma Age:** The Inn is tidier now — floors swept clean, tables set in orderly rows, the air carrying the metallic whiff of reheated Federal ration cans. Deputies of the [[federal_sheriff|Federal Sheriff]], great-coats buttoned to the chin, stand at a folding trestle just inside the door, stamping allotment cards before waving travellers onward. Beside the hearth hangs a wide slate notice-board, chalked each dawn with convoy timetables and weather glyphs, conversation has settled into measured murmurs and the steady hiss of the biomass furnace feeds a regulated warmth through the floor — orderly heat replacing the inn’s former, chaotic blaze.
+  * **Gamma Age:** The Inn is tidier now — floors swept clean, tables set in orderly rows, the air carrying the metallic whiff of reheated Federal ration cans. Deputies of the [[federal_sheriff|Federal Sheriff]], great-coats buttoned to the chin, stand at a folding trestle just inside the door, stamping allotment cards before waving travellers onward. Beside the hearth hangs a wide slate notice-board, chalked each dawn with convoy timetables and weather glyphs, conversation has settled into measured murmurs and the steady hiss of the biomass furnace feeds a regulated warmth through the floor — orderly heat replacing the inn’s former, chaotic blaze. Above the threshold, Arjan’s words endure in carved timber: “Welcome to the Light! Whatever chased you here, leave it outside.”
 ===== Roles and Responsibilities =====
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   * **Butler Bot (1):** The [[butler_bots|Butler Bot]] cared for Hoos and maintained stables.
   * **Guarding Bots (2):** The [[guarding_bots|Guarding Bots]] ensured the safety of guests and cargo.
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 ==== Gamma Age: ====
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   * **Emergency Firework Displays:** The Halfway Inn is equipped with a firework display concealed in the kitchen In the event of a security threat or an emergency, the Federal Landlady can launch the display to alert nearby Federal Sheriff's Department Deputies or Express Riders. The fireworks include a distinct pattern and color unique to the Halfway Inn for immediate recognition.
-===== Menu and Serving Process =====
-==== Beta Age: ====
-Before nationalisation the kitchen followed Arjan van Dyk’s frontier philosophy: “use whatever the road gives you.” Ingredients came from hunter-traders, foraged tundra plants, and barter crates off passing wagons — so no two meals tasted quite the same.
+===== Menu and Serving Process =====
-**Meal, Beverages and Drinks:**
-  * **“Van Dyk Mystery Stew” –** A thick, peppery broth built around cave-hare or snow-goat, padded out with frost-root, black lichen, and whatever fresh meat the day’s hunters provided. Customers joked that even the Guarding Bot couldn’t identify all the proteins.
-  * **Tandora-Spice Flatbread –** Griddle-bread folded around smoked fungus strips and shaved freeze-dried jerky.
-  * **Hot Water:** Extracted from the snow of the Ralar Region and boiled
-  * **Beer:** The so called "Halfway's" was home brewed. The taste was described as bitter.
-**Serving Style:**
-  * Wooden trenchers and pewter mugs carved or hammered in Morningstar workshops; cutlery was mismatched
-  * Meals ladled straight from the hearth cauldron
-**Payment:**
-  * A stew with a Flatbred cost five [[kourou|Kourou]] - seconds were free
-  * Hot Water was served for free
-  * The price for one beer was two Kourou
-=== Gamma Age: ===
-Since the founding of the [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]] and the shift to [[communardism|Communardism]], the Halfway Inn serves standardized meals produced by the Federal Food Plant in [[Hope|Hope]], ensuring consistency and efficiency across all [[federal_canteen|Federal Canteen]] facilities. Meals are pre-cooked and sealed in cans, then reheated and served to travelers.
+==== Beta Age ====
-**Meal Options and Beverage:**
+| **Product** | **Price (in [[kourou|Kourou]])** | **Additional information** |
+| “Van Dyk Mystery Stew” + [[tandora_fruit|Tandora-Spice]] Flatbread | 5 K (seconds free) | Hearty cauldron stew (game/foraged greens vary by day); ladled from the hearth; flatbread included. |
+| Beer “Halfway’s” (homebrew) | 2 K | Bitter, house-brewed; served in pewter mugs from Morningstar workshops. |
+| Hot Water (kettle) | Free | Boiled Ralar snow; self-serve at the hearth table. |
-  * **Bilax Root and Rizon Barley Stew:** A hearty, savory stew.
+  * **Serving notes:** Wooden trenchers and pewter mugs; mismatched cutlery; meals dished straight from the iron cauldron.
-  * **Helik Oats Porridge with Tandora Fruit Syrup:** A sweet, energy-rich dish.
-  * **Mirel Leaf Curry with Zanix Pepper:** A medium-spicy vegetarian curry.
-  * **Hot Water:** Extracted from the snow of the Ralar Region and boiled
-**Serving Process:**
+==== Gamma Age ====
-  * **Plates and Cutlery:** Meals are served on durable ceramic plates made by the [[the_federal_pottery|Federal Pottery]] in Hope, with stainless steel cutlery from the [[Federal Copper Plant|Federal Copper Plant]].
+| **Product** | **Price** | **Additional information** |
-  * **Biomass Heating:** Organic waste, including food scraps, is composted to fuel the Halfway Inn’s biomass heating system, providing warmth to the stables and main building.
+| [[bilax_root|Bilax Root]] & [[rizon_barley|Rizon Barley]] Stew | [[allottment_cards|Allotment Card]] (free) | Federal Food Plant (Hope) canned meal; reheated and served hot. |
+| [[helik_oats|Helik Oats]] Porridge with [[tandora_fruit|Tandora Fruit]] Syrup | Allotment Card (free) | Energy-rich option, commonly served at first halt. |
+| [[mirel_leaf|Mirel Leaf]] Curry with [[zanix_pepper|Zanix Peppe]]r | Allotment Card (free) | Medium-spicy vegetarian curry; standardized recipe. |
+| Hot Water (kettle) | Free | Boiled Ralar snow; available throughout the halt. |
-**Payment:**
+  * **Serving & waste notes:** Meals are plated on ceramic ware from the [[the_federal_pottery|Federal Pottery]] and eaten with stainless cutlery from the [[federal_copper_plant|Federal Copper Plant]]. Organic scraps feed the inn’s compost-to-biomass heater that warms the main block and stables.
-  * Since there is no more money in Communardism, passengers only have to show their [[allottment_cards|Allotment Card]]. The card gives you a free meal
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