Inside the shop

(I'll allow it, since you're paying for it now anyways)

"Oh no doubt, been hearing it come down in sheets today." He spoke, Suitachi doing a little inventory as Rogan began to make his purchase, the shopkeep grabbing the requested items as he was asked for them, deftly putting some between his fingers and the others into his other hand, turning around and setting it all in front of them in one decently sized pile, pushing them forward and taking his card, sliding it through with a beep, and handing it back as he grabbed a small bag and began to put them into it. "Hope you have a good day." He spoke simply before turning back to his stacks of items, to get them all jotted down.

Rogan get: Navicust Expansions 11-14, Process upgrades 24-27 and Bugstop
Rogan Lose: 35,700z

Rogan accepted the products with a brief nod and slipped them into his own bag after double checking them.
"I will, lots to do. Have a good day yourself." He turned and headed from the shop. Much to do indeed.

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((To => A dark tower, far distant))

The electronic door buzzed, announcing the arrival of two giant, spiked boots and the gangly girl that they hauled around. Hippie’s black hair, streaked with violet and yellow, fumed about their unjust imprisonment beneath a lime-green bike helmet. A large delivery box from Cafe Castel bowed her back like a turtle’s shell, the straps snug against her ebon turtleneck. Her bunched, frilly black skirts bounced as she bounded towards the counter like a dancer mid-performance. She clutched a bag of donuts in one hand, a shopping list in the other, and offered them both to the proprietor of the shop.

“Good evening! I hope you’re doing well! Are you hungry? I’ve got some spare donuts here! And if you don’t take some I’m going to eat them all anyway!” Hippie beamed, radiant with dark makeup. She sounded more interested in proffering her donuts than the shopping list that lay half-forgotten on the countertop.

Shopping List Contents:
-HP Memory 2: 1250z (+1 Lvl, 5)
-HP Memory 3: 1500z (+1 Lvl, 6)
-Process Upgrade 3: 300z (200)
-Process Upgrade 4: 400z (240)
-Process Upgrade 5: 500z (280)
-First Armour: 2500z
-Buster Aqua Shot: 1000z
Total: 7450z

A clatter from behind the counter announced the sudden waking of a napping Suitachi, startled back to wakefulness by the enthusiastic arrival. He straightened his chain and made sure the small Tv set he'd dozed off watching hadn't been jostled before blinking a few times across the counter at the strange clashing of styles that was... offering food? He tentatively reached for one of the proffered snacks while eyeing up the list.

"Just these things...? Right, right... coming up." Donut in one hand, he turned back and rummaged quickly, transferring the pasty to his mouth as he began to dig up the items on the list. It was mostly gone by the time he turned back, pushing the small stack of parts across the counter and holding out his other hand for Hippie's choice of payment method. "Mmff... Mno dishcounts" The warning came muffled around confectionery, added as an after-thought.

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Hippie GET: HP Mem v2 & v3, PU v3-5, AquaShot, FirstArmour NCP.
Hippie LOSE: 7450z

((Mod note: Hippie's level is 3 currently – so the HP mems take her to lvl 5; this still allows you to get PUs 3, 4 and 5, so you're all good, cost and purchase-wise!))

((Thank you for the mod, and helping sort myself out <3))

Hippie's eyes glittered as she beheld the treasure trove that was her purchase. She scanned her card over the reader in Suitachi's palm and gathered up the boxes of electronic goodies in her hands. This was every last penny she had budgeted for this month, and she was sure to make good use of it.

"Thank you!" She squealed, clob-homping her way out the door. "We hope to see you again- Wait." She caught herself, and turned to give Suitachi a wink just before the threshold closed behind her. "That's your line this time!"

Hippie had departed, but the unclaimed bag of donuts and assorted pastries remained on the countertop, living out it's own short-lived adventure.

The door of the navi shop barely had time to herald a new arrival before a blue and yellow uniformed courier darted in and paused by the counter to check his order manifest. His eyes scanned the print out and he nodded to himself.

"Got a dispatch order here for two Process Upgrades and two NC Expansions. Versions twenty-eight and twenty nine, on the PUs and version...." he checked the sheet again quickly. "Fifteen and sixteen for the customisers." He paused for a moment to pull out a small disposable transfer card and hand it across the counter. "Here's payment confirmation, and here's the order form. Can I get a signature?" He held the manifest out as well; the order was for an address half the world away, with a confirmation to release the stock listed to the courier company, from a storehouse in the same city as the order address.

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Buying:

NaviCust Expand (v15, 16): 4500, 4750 = 9250z
Process Upgrade (v28, 29): 2800, 2900 = 5700z

Total: 14950z
Rogan's funds: 15385z
Funds remaining: 435z

((Lyntael's Level becomes 29, Navicust is now 120, Sig pool is 1240))

Looking up from a manifest he had just gotten from his suppliers, the owner would give a grunt of acknowledgment as he looked through the dispatch real quick, making sure all the t's were crossed and i's dotted, with all the usual stuff along those lines. "Hmmmm...alright then that all looks good, let me just get my signature down here..." He mumbled as he gave a quick penning on the manifest, money being transferred into his account almost immediately after. "And there we go, they can make those avalible to the customer, thank you. I really should open up stores out across the world, but this is just so much more cheaper, fees and all..."

Rogan loses: 14950z
Rogan Get: Navicust Expansions 15 and 16, Processor Upgrades 28 and 29

The courier reclaimed his documents and tipped his hat with a nod to Suitachi.
"Thank you, we appreciate your on-going business! Have a good day." He re-shouldered his delivery back as he tucked the manifest away again, then quickly darted from the store to get on with the rest of his own working day.

((From Parasite Research))
Pushing open the door, Henry entered the shop and began browsing. "Do you think that we should go with HPMemories or navicust?" Delta's voice piped up from the PET on his waist.

"Hmm...I'm thinking maybe another copy of the shield program, and one HPMemory?"

"...we definitely have enough Zenny to add another HPMemory to that. We'll still have enough for some subchips as well." The navi suggested as Henry approached the counter.

"Hey, can I get two HPMemories and a Shield?" He asks.

Shopping List:
2x HPMemory (3250z)
Shield NCP (3000z)
6250z Total -> 1150z Remaining

Turning around as he heard the door open and close, Suitachi would meet with Henry almost immediately as he made it to the counter. "Sup. What can I do for ya?" He asked simply as navi and op would speak to one another for a moment before turning back around, snapping up the three items requested and turning around, taking payment with his free hand as he handed over the items and card to Henry as the register approved the transaction. "Have a good day you two." He spoke simply before turning back around to get back to work.

(Henry Lose: 6250z
Henry Get: HP Up 3 and 4, and Shield NCP)

((7400z->1150z))
((GET 2x HPMemory))
((GET Shield NCP))

Henry happily takes the programs, and exits the shop.

The bell on the door of the navi shop jingled again as another courier strolled in through the door, disposable coffee cup in one hand and a slim data pad in the other. It was a different individual to the one who had come by earlier, but wore the same blue and yellow uniform. He sipped his coffee and double-checked his order from before catching Suitachi's eye.

"Right then... Order for PU30 to 33 and NC17... heh... uh, through to 20. Sign here...” The courier took another languid sip of his coffee as he held out the delivery form, along with the payment receipt, awaiting Suitachi's confirmation. The release order was for the same far-off address as the one earlier in the morning – someone was having a busy day, it seemed.

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Buying:

NaviCust Expand (v17, 18, 19, 20): 4500, 4750, 5000, 5250 = 19500z
Process Upgrade (v30, 31, 32, 33): 3000, 3100, 3200, 3300 = 12600z

Total: 32100z
Rogan's funds: 40935z
Funds remaining: 8835z

((Lyntael's Level becomes 33, Navicust is now 140, Sig pool is 1400))

Turning around from another stocking session, Suitachi would quickly take a quick look at the shipping manifest. Looking over it briefly, the man would jot down his signature for the deliveryman and give him a nod. "Well busy today aren't we? Well, can't say I blame them huh. Just a quick transfer of money...and there we go. You're free to send those out to the buyer."

Suitachi gave the man a smile before turning back around and finishing what he was in the middle of, ironically, a few PUs and NCEs were being stocked onto his shelves in a tidy order. Funny that.

Rogan get: PU30-33 and NCE 17-20
Rogan lose: 32100z

The courier barely glanced at the returned manifest before tipping an imaginary hat to Suitachi and sipping his coffee again. He returned the polite nod along with an equally brief thanks then turned to head for the door.

It was a short while later in the day when the door chime for Suitachi's shop rang again, admitting another courier from the business that serviced his off-shore depots. A girl in her mid to late teens, possibly on a work experience placement, paused to look around the shop and check her manifest again with a small whistle to herself.

“Geeze, imagine spending this much on navi parts...” As she glanced over the order form, the small hologram of a navi, from the PET attached other uniform's belt, looked up at her and arched an eyebrow.

“Not that I'd complain, mind you!”
“If I had this much to spare, I wouldn't be parting as a delivery girl...” After another second or two, the girl appeared to remember she was on the job and jumped forward to present herself at the front counter with a bright smile.

“Afternoon! Um, I've got a release order here for some customiser expansions and some process upgrades.” She held out the manifest, passing it across towards Suitachi for his perusal. Like the earlier orders, the release, with its attached payment receipt, was for dispatching the products from a stock depot half a world away where the weather was probably much nicer than it was currently in SciLab, and needed only his confirmation and signature.

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Rogan Buying:

NaviCust Expand (v21, 22, 23, 24, 25): 5500, 5750, 6000, 6250, 6500 = 30000z
Process Upgrade (v34, 35, 36, 37, 38): 3400, 3500, 3600, 3700, 3800 = 18000z

Total: 48000z
Rogan's funds: 50235z
Funds remaining: 2235z

((Lyntael's Level becomes 38, Navicust is now 165, Sig pool is 1600))

"Well, can't blame those netbattlers, can you? If you got the guts to take on the viruses, you make bank pretty quickly...and spend it just as fast. But, you tend to get deleted before you truly make it big, like with those cybeast hunters...good passive income though." Suitachi would make a comment with a chuckle, plucking the release orders off the counter and going over the manifest once, twice and thrice, he looked up and down, before making a slow whistle at the order.

"My my, he's certainly been doing a lot It seems, 5 levels of navi customization space, 5 in processors. Alright then, let me just..." He spoke again as he approved the order, notarizing and signing his signature down. "Alright, that's done. You can send those orders out and make them available to the man. Thank you for your hard work, miss. Just try and stay safe out there." He said, handing her back the documents.

Rogan/Lyntael get: Navicust Expansions 21-25 and Processor Upgrades 34-38
Rogan lose: 48000z
Rogan is left with: 2235z

At the mention of beast hunters and unfortunate deletions the girl offered Suitachi a slightly more nervous grin and nodded her head to him as she took the manifest back and slipped it into her messenger bag, before heading back out the door.