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Races | Culture | Institutions | Buildings & Organizations
SPACE MARKET
Overview
- Location: Public Services Ring, New Kourou
- Address: NW Thoreau Road 3
- Surroundings: Adjacent to the Headquarters of the Weber Communication Company
Opened in February 2626 by Space Drinks Inc., the Space Market became the settlement’s first purpose-built liquor store — ending months of dubious home-brew and potato-still hangovers. Stocking Space Beer and an ever-growing line of “orbital spirits,” the shop quickly supplied ≈ 80 % of all alcohol consumed in New Kourou and shipped casks to Hope, Morningstar, and even distant Firetown.
Though a retail outlet by day, every Friday 8 PM – 11 PM the sales floor transformed into a pop-up bar dubbed Space Friday: collapsible tables emerged from storage, a Butler Bot mixed discount cocktails, and local musicians filled the aisles with frontier jazz—turning grocery run into social ritual.
Architectural Significance
- Construction Material: Polished galley bulkheads, cargo-bay decking, and viewport glass salvaged from the Last Frontier.
- Floors: 1 (high-ceiling sales floor with mezzanine stock loft).
- Interior Feature: A 10-m mural “Evolution of Intoxication” depicts Dionysian revels, medieval alehouses, zero-G cocktail bags on generation ships, and ends with settlers toasting under VOI 700 D’s twilight sky.
Building Structure
Sales Floor
- Front Counter: Two Butler Bots greet customers, process Kourou payments, and dispense tasting samples.
- Aisle Racks: Crates of Space Beer plus colour-coded spirit bottles.
- Mural Wall: Artworks with small signs explaining each era of drink culture.
- Fold-Out Bar Tables: Stored flat against a rear wall; deployed for Space Fridays.
Stock Loft (above rear third)
- Keg stacks, spare glassware, and collapsible stage riser for musicians.
Look and Feel
Metallic walls shimmer under soft blue strip-lights; bottle glass refracts color onto the deck. A perpetual whiff of malt, citrus, and cleaning solvent hangs in the cool, recycled air. During Space Fridays the hum of refrigeration gives way to laughter, clinking bottles, and upbeat string solos as Butler Bots pivot from cashiers to shakers.
Roles and Responsibilities
Human Staff
- Distribution Manager (part-time): Audits stock, files export manifests to other settlements.
Automated Staff
- Butler Bots (2): Day shift—customer service; Night shift Friday—mixology & crowd control.
- Cleaning Bot (1): Polishes aisle decking, sanitises taps after events.
Public Access, Operating Hours and Operational Rhythm
- Retail Sales: Mon–Sat 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Space Friday Pop-Up: Fri 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Security Measures
Player Interaction Possibilities
Legal interactions
- Purchase Liquors and Space Beer
- Enjoy a couple of drinks on “Space Friday”
- Perform music on Space Friday for tips and discount drink tokens.
- Study the mural to glean historical trivia (possible lore advantage later).
Illegal interactions
- Swap label seals to smuggle contraband stimulants.
- Hack a Butler Bot’s price database for one-night half-off chaos.
- Steal a keg of Red Dwarf Firewater to weaponise its self-heating property.
Tactical Advice for Dungeon Masters
- A Butler Bot mis-identifies a PC as banned — prove innocence before crowd turns.
- During a siege, the store’s ethanol reserves tempt desperate settlers—guard or negotiate access.