" Do you know where to find this bridge?"Īgain there's no response. Denominations of gold-pressed latinum, in order of increasing value, included the slip, the strip, the bar, and the brick. You wonder if he's still here! (You can't tell for sure, because he's invisible.) You choose 13b, and say: You decide to cross the bridge right away, before Quark changes his mind. It puts the value of Quarks bar at somewhere between 1 million and. In the game, the player had complete freedom to choose any of the menu options, to follow any one of thousands of path possibilities.Īs you explore the room, you hear a voice.īut when you look around, theres no one there. assuming 1 GPL is one slip, that means a bar of Gold-Pressed Latinum is worth about 187. How Do I Use This Document? This document is derived from the original programming file I wrote for the games dialog engine. It continues until you and Quark come to some sort of agreement about the bridge. This dialog begins when you begin to explore the room containing the pile of latinum. If Quarks there, youre happy to have found him, because you located a bridge you cant cross unless someone else extends it for you. No one seems to be there, but by now you may have guessed the truth: Quark, the rapacious Ferengi bartender of Deep Space Nine, stowed away on board your runabout, probably by using a "refraction mantle," a device that renders him invisible. Someone has been disabling the warlike drones the factory produces, and scavenging their valuable latinum innards.įollowing the trail of hulked drones, you arrive at a room that contains a large pile of the precious latinum. One of the phaser rifles in your runabout disappears, and you hear phaser fire in the distance from time to time. Series: Rules of Acquisition Characters: Quark, Ishka Word Count: 823 Rating: K Warnings: mixing of silliness and seriousness, capitalism, requires some familiarity with Ayn Rands work Summary: Quark is home for a few days to take care of some business affairs, and he catches his mother reading a very surprising book. But as you explore the factory, you find evidence you are not alone. Sent to investigate an alien planet deep in the wilderness of the Gamma Quadrant, you were forced to crash-land in an automated weapons factory. Whats Going On? You are Bannik, an Acting Ambassador of the Federation, and you are a long, long way from home. Interactive Dialog: " Quark Quits His Day Job"įor Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger
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