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| ====== THE FLOODGATE ====== | ====== THE FLOODGATE ====== |
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| ===== Overview ===== | ===== Overview ===== |
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| ===== Architectural Significance ===== | ===== Architectural Significance ===== |
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| * **Construction Material:** Modular alloy‑frame panels over local timber posts, with insulated polyglass windows | * **Construction Material:** A patchwork structure assembled from salvaged cargo containers, a Space Drinks Inc. prefab bar module, reclaimed timber posts, and reused spacecraft components such as shuttle-canopy panels and alloy bracing. |
| * **Floors:** 1 | * **Floors:** 1 |
| * **Façade:** Brightly painted prefab counter module flanked by hanging lanterns, with a Space Drinks canopy overhead | * **Façade:** A visibly grown, improvised frontage — mismatched container walls reinforced with rough wooden beams, scrap-metal brackets, and patched insulation panels. A faded Space Drinks canopy hangs above the entrance, sun-bleached, stitched, and slightly askew. |
| * **Design Purpose:** Quick‑assemble prefab gives a modern, efficient look while the exposed timber and river‑stone flooring nod to Hope’s agrarian roots | * **Design Purpose:** Built for speed and sociability rather than permanence. The Floodgate reflects Hope’s frontier pragmatism: start with a prefab core, expand as needed, repair what breaks, and let function dictate form. |
| ===== Building Structure ===== | ===== Building Structure ===== |
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| **Main Hall – Bar & Gaming Area ** | **Main Hall – Bar & Gaming Area ** |
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| * **Space Drinks Bar Counter:** Styled in [[space_drinks_inc|Space Drinks]] livery. Staffed by a Butler Bot that taps kegs of Space Beer, Gravity Grog, and other Space Drinks Inc. labels (Beta Age only). Operated by exohuman staff (Gamma Age). | * **Space Drinks Bar Counter:** Styled in [[space_drinks_inc|Space Drinks]] livery. Staffed by a Butler Bot that taps kegs of Space Beer, Gravity Grog, and other Space Drinks Inc. labels. |
| * **Gaming Nooks:** Three Twenty One tables and a dartboard alcove mounted on reclaimed shuttle‑canopy panels | * **Gaming Nooks:** Three Twenty One tables and a dartboard alcove mounted on reclaimed shuttle‑canopy panels |
| * **Performance Stage:** Small raised wooden platform with basic holo‑mic setup for karaoke and live acts | * **Performance Stage:** Small raised wooden platform with basic holo‑mic setup for karaoke and live acts |
| ===== Look and Feel ===== | ===== Look and Feel ===== |
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| Step into The Floodgate and you’re greeted by the steady glow of holo‑signage and the low hum of pop‑chart hits from Earth pulsing through overhead speakers. The prefab bar counter gleams under amber lanterns; behind it, the Butler Bot’s smooth movements fill glasses with frothy Space Beer. Midweek karaoke nights see crowds belting classic ballads into the holo‑mic, while weekends bring in traveling DJs and solo acts who light up the tiny stage. The air is thick with laughter, the clink of tankards, and the occasional cheer as a darts player sinks a bullseye. | The Floodgate glows like a warm wound cut into Seedway’s muddy spine, permanently suspended in twilight. There is no sunset here — only a constant, low amber light diffused through humid air, river mist, and the pale sky above the Arla terraces. Lanterns and holo-signage spill through open container doors, slatted timber walls, and hanging tarps, casting soft reflections across wet planks and churned soil. |
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| | Inside, sound carries freely. Laughter, pop hooks, and off-key karaoke drift out into the street without ever feeling late or early. The prefab bar counter gleams beneath patched lanterns as the Butler Bot works with tireless precision, filling mugs while Vicky Ahuja’s voice cuts through the din — welcoming, teasing, commanding without sight. Patrons crowd mismatched tables, muddy boots scraping across reinforced floor panels, shouting encouragement toward the tiny stage. |
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| Along the timber walls, a row of mismatched frames holds glossy portraits of Earth Pop‑Allstars like Michael Jackson and the Bee Gees. Outside on the patio, cool mist drifts in from the [[arla_river|Arla]] terraces, carrying the scent of hay and fresh grain. | Outside, settlers linger against railings and container walls, drinks in hand, Hoos tethered to iron rings just steps away. The Guarding Trooper Station next door looms close — disciplined, watchful, always present — yet here, order softens. In Hope’s unending twilight, The Floodgate is warmth, noise, and human closeness pressed directly against authority, refusing to dim. |
| ===== Roles and Responsibilities ===== | ===== Roles and Responsibilities ===== |
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| | 3 | **[[Gravity Grog|Gravity Grog]]** | Heavy amber ale (8 %) | Move speed –1 m for 30 min; Advantage on Intimidation checks | **6 K** | | | 3 | **[[Gravity Grog|Gravity Grog]]** | Heavy amber ale (8 %) | Move speed –1 m for 30 min; Advantage on Intimidation checks | **6 K** | |
| | 4 | **[[Starshine Schnapps|Starshine Schnapps]]** | Virel Spice-infused schnapps (30 %) | Breath fog glitters; Stealth checks –2 for 1 h | **4 K** | | | 4 | **[[Starshine Schnapps|Starshine Schnapps]]** | Virel Spice-infused schnapps (30 %) | Breath fog glitters; Stealth checks –2 for 1 h | **4 K** | |
| | 5 | **Water** | Glass of Water from a Mistspring Water Inc. jerrycan | Removes one level of exhaustion; advantage on saves vs. dehydration for 2 h; regain 1d4 HP if below half max HP | ** 1 K** | | | 5 | **Water** | Glass of Water from a [[mistspring_water_inc|Mistspring Water Inc.]] jerrycan | Removes one level of exhaustion; advantage on saves vs. dehydration for 2 h; regain 1d4 HP if below half max HP | ** 1 K** | |
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| ===== Security Measures ===== | ===== Security Measures ===== |
