*temp npc_rejection 0

☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

*gosub npc_emojis
*gosub npc_libs

"$!{greetings}," you say to two friendly looking people sitting together at a table.  

Although you had not intended to do so, by the looks on the two people's faces at the table, it is clear that you have interrupted their conversation.

"Mind if I join you?" you say.

${npc1_emoji} "$!{sure}. Why not?" says the first person.

${npc2_emoji} "${i_guess} it will be all right," says the second person.

[b]:::[/b] What do you want to do, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#✋ Apologize for interrupting
	#👋 Say something friendly
	#👈 Blush and run back to the spaceport
		*goto_scene spaceport leave_market
	
☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

"Sorry, I did not mean to interrupt.  I was just walking by, and the two of you had friendly faces, so I thought I'd say '${greetings},'" you say.

${npc2_emoji} "$!{sweat}"

You nod in her direction.

${npc1_emoji} "What's your name, traveler?"

"${name}," you reply, turning to look at the first person.  "I'm the captain of a trading ship." 

*page_break ${player_emoji}

☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

The two people then give each other a brief but inscrutable look before turning back to you.

${npc2_emoji} "Have a seat, Captain ${name}. I'm ${npc2_name}, and I'm ${occupation1}."

${npc1_emoji} "And I'm ${npc1_name}.  I'm ${occupation2}."

[b]:::[/b] What do you want to do?

*fake_choice
	#🪑 Join ${npc1_name} and ${npc2_name} at the table
	#🏃‍♂️ Turn and run back to the spaceport
		☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]
		
		"Sorry, but something suddenly came up!" you say before turning and dashing toward the exit.
		
		${npc1_emoji} "What a strange person."
		
		${npc2_emoji} "This galaxy is getting full of weirdos like that."
		
		*page_break 😌
		*goto_scene spaceport leave_market

*label npcs_talk

☕ [b]${cafe_name} - with ${npc1_name} and ${npc2_name}[/b]

*if sound
	*sound chair.wav
	
*check_achievements
*if choice_achieved_chatterbox = false
	*achieve chatterbox

You take a seat next to ${npc1_name} and ${npc2_name}.

"If you don't mind me asking, what were you discussing before I so rudely interrupted you?" you ask, savoring your ${order}.

*rand rp_personality 1 7

*goto {rp_personality}

*label 1

${npc2_emoji} "We were just discussing how hard it is to be ${occupation2}."

${npc1_emoji} "Well, it's not easy being ${occupation1} either."

*goto first_menu

*label 2

${npc2_emoji} "I will just telling ${npc1_name} how much I enjoy being ${occupation2}."

${npc1_emoji} "And I, too, enjoy being ${occupation1}."

*goto first_menu

*label 3

${npc1_emoji} "${npc2_name} here was just telling me about a black hole that supposedly exists in the outer regions of the galaxy."

${npc2_emoji} "If such a thing existed, ${npc1_name}, why hasn't anyone but you seen one?"

*goto first_menu

*label 4

${npc1_emoji} "I was just telling ${npc2_name} about how the Intergalactic Police pulled me over and fined me 127 credits for a bogus infraction.  Those cops are thieves!"

${npc2_emoji} "As ${occupation2}, I always do whatever the Intergalactic Police tell me to do."

*goto first_menu

*label 5

${npc1_emoji} "I was just telling ${npc2_name} that I'm thinking about changing careers."

${npc2_emoji} "${npc1_name}, why can't you accept the fact that you were born to be ${occupation1}?"

*goto first_menu

*label 6

${npc2_emoji} "I was just telling ${npc1_name} about this planet where I found a great price for ${resource6}."

${npc1_emoji} "The problem is that everyone wants to sell ${resource6}, but nobody wants to buy them, ${npc2_name}."

*goto first_menu

*label 7

${npc2_emoji} "${npc1_name} has some things that he needs to say to me, and he knows what they are!"

${npc1_emoji} "Please do not discuss this in front of other people, ${npc2_name}!"

*label first_menu
*temp response ""

::: What do you want to say, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "I see."
		*set response "I see"
	#🗣️ "I seem to be in the middle of something interesting."
		*set response "I seem to be in the middle of something interesting"
	#🚫 "I can't talk now."
		*set response "I can't talk now"
		*goto bye
	
*label topic1b

☕ [b]${cafe_name} - with ${npc1_name} and ${npc2_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc2_emoji} "Of course, some days are worse than others."

	${npc1_emoji} "Amen to that."
	
	*goto menu1b

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc2_emoji} "Really, being ${occupation2} is like a dream come true for me."

	${npc1_emoji} "Every day, I wake up and give thanks that I'm ${occupation1}."
	
	*goto menu1b

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc1_emoji} "I'm telling you, ${npc2_name}, they're real!"

	${npc2_emoji} "Oh yeah?  Then why don't you tell us what quadrant you supposedly found that black hole in, and then we can go check and see if you're telling the truth."

	*goto menu1b

*if rp_personality = 4
	${npc1_emoji} "I'm not even sure why we need the Intergalactic Police."

	${npc2_emoji} "Without them, people like you, ${npc1_name}, would run wild!"

	*goto menu1b

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc1_emoji} "I just don't feel completely fulfilled as a person being ${occupation1}."

	${npc2_emoji} "Fulfilled?  The fact that it pays the bills should be enough reason for thanking your lucky stars that you're ${occupation1}."

	*goto menu1b

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc2_emoji} "And yet, for some reason, I keep buying ${resource6}."

	${npc1_emoji} "Well, I do have to admit that black truffle pie is pretty delicious, especially the way that they make it on the planet ${planet11_name}."
	
	*goto menu1b

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc2_emoji} "Who cares if the whole world hears, ${npc1_name}?"

	${npc1_emoji} "You're embarrassing the both of us here, ${npc2_name}."
	
	*goto menu1b

*label menu1b

[b]:::[/b] What do you want to say, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "You both have some strong opinions."
		*set response "Quite an interesting topic that you two are discussing"
	#🗣️ "I'm starting to think the three of us will get along just fine."
		*set response "I'm starting to think the three of us will get along just fine"
	#🗣️ "I'd rather talk about something else."
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*set response "I'd really rather talk about something else"
		*goto second_topic
	
*label topic1c

☕ [b]${cafe_name} - with ${npc1_name} and ${npc2_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc2_emoji} "Even worse is the pay.  I can barely make ends meet!"

	${npc1_emoji} "I spend half my salary on traveling between the planets."
	
	*goto menu1c

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc2_emoji} "About the only downside to being ${occupation2} is that it's hard to work that job and raise a family at the same time"

	${npc1_emoji} "If I'm being honest, I wish being ${occupation1} paid a little better."
	
	*goto menu1c

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc1_emoji} "I warned you, ${npc2_name}!  Those black holes are very, very dangerous.  I barely survived my encounter!"

	${npc2_emoji} "In other words, you're lying through your teeth, ${npc1_name}."

	*goto menu1c

*if rp_personality = 4
	${npc1_emoji} "Just because you get to flash your smile at them, ${npc2_name}, and get away with a warning doesn't mean the cops aren't corrupt."

	${npc2_emoji} "All you do is complain.  I'm sick of hearing about you being a victim."

	*goto menu1c

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc1_emoji} "Money isn't everything, ${npc2_name}.  Sometimes, a man needs to be free!"

	${npc2_emoji} "That's how impoverished losers talk, ${npc1_name}."

	*goto menu1c

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc2_emoji} "See?  I told you that there's nothing better than ${resource6}."

	${npc1_emoji} "Fine, I admit that you were right, and I was wrong.  But never buy ${resource6} for more than 50 credits a unit!"
	
	*goto menu1c

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc2_emoji} "You know what?  Screw you, ${npc1_name}.  You're a thief and a liar."

	${npc1_emoji} "A thief?  Because I stole your heart?  Give me a break, ${npc2_name}!"
	
	*goto menu1c

*label menu1c

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "I'm learning a lot by listening to you two."
		*set response "I'm learning a lot by listening to you both"
	#🗣️ "I don't feel like I'm really being heard."
		*set response "Maybe you should pay more attention to me"
	#🗣️ "I hate to be rude, but let's change the subject."
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*set response "I hate to be rude, but let's change the subject"
		*goto second_topic

*label second_topic

☕ [b]${cafe_name} - with ${npc1_name} and ${npc2_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

${npc2_emoji} "You know what? In honor of our guest here, Captain ${name}, let's change the subject."

"Okay," you say, wistfully looking down at the remains of your ${order}.

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc2_emoji} "What's it like being the captain of a trader ship, ${name}?  I bet it's a lonely job."

	${npc1_emoji} "The pay is pretty crappy, too, right?"
	
	*goto menu2a

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc2_emoji} "Oh my Galactic Spirit, you're a starship captain then, huh?  That's pretty cool, ${name}."

	${npc1_emoji} "I'm so jealous of ${name}, now.  They get to explore the galaxy!"
	
	*goto menu2a

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc1_emoji} "How do we know that you're really the captain of a starship, ${name}?  You could be anybody."

	${npc2_emoji} "Oh, hush, ${npc1_name}.  Just look at ${name}'s face.  You can see that they've been wandering the galaxy for a long time."

	*goto menu2a

*if rp_personality = 4
	${npc1_emoji} "Captain of your own ship?  Cool!  You never take orders from anybody, ever again."

	${npc2_emoji} "I think you're being a bit dramatic, ${npc1_name}.  Captain of a trading ship is an honorable profession, is it not, ${name}?"

	*goto menu2a

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc1_emoji} "Great Spirit, a captain of a starship!  ${name}, you're my hero."

	${npc2_emoji} "Don't listen to ${npc1_name}, ${name}.  Trading vessels are an important part of the intergalactic economy."

	*goto menu2a

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc2_emoji} "Holy cow, you get to sail through the galaxy, don't you, ${name}?"

	${npc1_emoji} "Being a spaceship captain is the coolest!"
	
	*goto menu2a

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc2_emoji} "I think it's so awesome that you're the captain of your own ship, ${name}."

	${npc1_emoji} "What's this, ${npc2_name}?  Are you thinking of running off with ${name}, now?"
	
	*goto menu2a

*label menu2a

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "I really enjoy being a spaceship captain."
		*set response "I really enjoy being a spaceship captain"
	#🗣️ "Having your own ship is a lot of hard work."
		*set response "It ain't always easy being the captain of a ship"
	#🗣️ "I'd really rather talk about something else."
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*set response "I'd really rather talk about something else"
		*goto third_topic
	#🚫 "I'd love to talk more, but I have to go."
		*set response "I'd love to talk more, but I have to go"
		*goto bye
	
*label topic2b
	
☕ [b]${cafe_name} - with ${npc1_name} and ${npc2_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc2_emoji} "After a while, do all the planets start looking the same, ${name}?"

	${npc1_emoji} "If I was trapped on a spaceship all day, I'd go crazy, I swear!"
	
	*goto menu2b

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc2_emoji} "It must be so cool to travel to different planets and learn about their cultures, ${name}."

	${npc1_emoji} "I bet that ${name} speaks a dozen different planetary dialects by now!"
	
	*goto menu2b

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc1_emoji} "I'm curious what kind of documents you had to provide to land here on ${planet_name}, ${name}."

	${npc2_emoji} "Don't listen to ${npc1_name}, ${name}.  Tell us about your trips to the different planets."

	*goto menu2b

*if rp_personality = 4
	${npc1_emoji} "Wow, I'd give anything to roam between the planets like you, Captain ${name}."

	${npc2_emoji} "Oh, ${npc1_name}, don't pester Captain ${name} with your silly comments."

	*goto menu2b

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc1_emoji} "Traveling between the planets, you must hear so much cool music, ${name}!"

	${npc2_emoji} "And the different folk dances must also be pretty groovy."

	*goto menu2b

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc2_emoji} "If I could quit being ${occupation2}, I'd definitely love to visit the planets like Captain ${name}."

	${npc1_emoji} "Quit talking nonsense, ${npc2_name}!  Traveling between the planets is hard work."
	
	*goto menu2b

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc2_emoji} "Tell us about some of the cool planets you've visited, ${name}."

	${npc1_emoji} "Quit flirting with ${name}, ${npc2_name}!"
	
	*goto menu2b

*label menu2b

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️"Yes, I've had some interesting adventures on the planets."
		*set response "Yes, I've had some interesting adventures on the planets"
	#🗣️ "Being a captain is all right, I guess."
		*set response "Being a captain is all right, I suppose"
	#🗣️ "Hey, let's talk about something else."
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*set response "Let's talk about something else"
		*goto third_topic
	
*label topic2c
	
☕ [b]${cafe_name} - with ${npc1_name} and ${npc2_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc2_emoji} "If I were the captain of a trading ship, I'd get mad at all those swindling merchants at the markets!"

	${npc1_emoji} "Yeah, everyone knows that market vendors are scam artists."
	
	*goto menu2c

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc2_emoji} "You must be really smart to navigate all those planetary markets and make a profit!"

	${npc1_emoji} "Yeah, it can't be easy remembering all those prices."
	
	*goto menu2c

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc1_emoji} "How do you even make sense of those prices at the market, ${name}?  Everyone there is always trying to trick you."

	${npc2_emoji} "I'm sure that Captain ${name} is a seasoned pro at getting good prices from the vendors at the market."

	*goto menu2c

*if rp_personality = 4
	${npc1_emoji} "The best part of being an interplanetary trader is you never have to pay taxes on the goods you buy at the market."

	${npc2_emoji} "Careful, my dear ${npc1_name}, not to disturb Captain ${name} with too many of your political outbursts."

	*goto menu2c

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc1_emoji} "I bet you get to meet the coolest people when you buy and sell stuff in the market, eh, ${name}?"

	${npc2_emoji} "If Captain ${name} makes a profit while trading, that just means they're good at remembering prices.  It's a lot of hard work, ${npc1_name}."

	*goto menu2c

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc2_emoji} "It's so cool how you get to visit trading markets with all those amazing goods piled up high."

	${npc1_emoji} "Yeah, the sights and sounds of those markets must be amazing."
	
	*goto menu2c

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc2_emoji} "I think it's so romantic how you get to visit all those markets, Captain ${name}."

	${npc1_emoji} "You think everyone but me is romantic, don't you, ${npc2_name}?"
	
	*goto menu2c

*label menu2c

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "I find trading in the markets to be quite interesting."
		*set response "Yes, I find trading in the markets to be quite interesting"
	#🗣️ "I think you've been watching too many movies about interplanetary traders."
		*set response "I think you all been watching too many movies about interplanetary traders, hehe"
	#🗣️ "The first rule of being an interplanetary trader is to never talk about it with outsiders."
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*set response "The first rule of being interplanetary trade club is to never talk about interplanetary trade club"

*label third_topic

☕ [b]${cafe_name} - with ${npc1_name} and ${npc2_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

${npc2_emoji} "Change of topic!"

"Fine," you say, wishing you had some more ${order}.

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc2_emoji} "Hey ${name}, do you believe in the myth of a Sector Zero?"

	${npc1_emoji} "Anyone who believes that a Sector Zero exists out there in the galaxy is a conspiracy theorist."
	
	*goto menu3a

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc2_emoji} "Wow, since you're a genuine explorer, ${name}, I wonder if you've ever heard the rumors about a Sector Zero."

	${npc1_emoji} "Do you think it's true, ${name}?  Does Sector Zero exist?"
	
	*goto menu3a

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc1_emoji} "Please don't bring up Sector Zero, ${npc2_name}.  Don't drag Captain ${name} into your craziness."

	${npc2_emoji} "Open your mind, ${npc1_name}!  Anyway, we'll ask our guest here.  Have you heard anything about Sector Zero, ${name}?"

	*goto menu3a

*if rp_personality = 4
	${npc1_emoji} "You know what, ${npc2_name}?  I bet Captain ${name} has been everywhere, even to Sector Zero."

	${npc2_emoji} "Now, now, you're getting yourself worked up again, ${npc1_name}.  Let's not bother Captain ${name} with your foolish theories."

	*goto menu3a

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc1_emoji} "Wow, if I were a space trader like Captain ${name}, I'd go in search of the legendary Sector Zero."

	${npc2_emoji} "Pfft!  You're just saying that ridiculous crap because it's easier than doing your job as ${occupation1} and paying the bills.  Anyway, Sector Zero is just a silly tale. "

	*goto menu3a

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc2_emoji} "Jeez, with all that exploring you do, ${name}, maybe one day you'll stumble across Sector Zero."

	${npc1_emoji} "Yeah!  That'd be so cool if you did that, ${name}.  I heard that Sector Zero is, like, awesome."
	
	*goto menu3a

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc2_emoji} "I can tell by your eyes that you're a fearless leader, ${name}.  In fact, I bet you'll even be the one who finally discovers Sector Zero."

	${npc1_emoji} "If you want a divorce, just say so, ${npc2_name}!"
	
	*goto menu3a

*label menu3a

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "Guess what? I am on a mission to find Sector Zero"
		*set response "Guess what? I am on a mission to find Sector Zero"
	#🗣️ "I, too, have also heard stories about Sector Zero."
		*set response "I've heard stories about Sector Zero, too"
	#🗣️ "If I told you know what I know about Sector Zero, I'd have to kill you"
		*set response "If I told you know what I know, I'd have to kill you"
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*goto fourth_topic
	#🚫 "Listen, I really got to go."
		*set response "Listen, I really got to go"
		*goto bye
	
*label topic3b

☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc2_emoji} "Sector Zero is a myth!  It's a foolish tale for gullible children."

	${npc1_emoji} "Wow, did you get that from the Intergalactic Cartoon Network? LOL"
	
	*goto menu3b

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc2_emoji} "Oh wow, I think it's so great that you're interested in Sector Zero."

	${npc1_emoji} "I've always thought that Sector Zero was a great metaphor for the human condition."
	
	${npc2_emoji} "Are you saying that Sector Zero has post-modernist connotations?"

	${npc1_emoji} "I believe that [b]sublimations[/b] would be le mot juste."
	
	${npc2_emoji} "Touché!"
	
	*goto menu3b

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc1_emoji} "Why is everyone talking so much about Sector Zero?  It's driving me nuts!"

	${npc2_emoji} "Well, I support what Captain ${name} is doing."

	*goto menu3b

*if rp_personality = 4
	${npc1_emoji} "All this Sector Zero talk sounds like a piece of government propaganda.  I can't believe a word of it."

	${npc2_emoji} "${npc1_name}, it's not nice to talk to people that way.  Captain ${name} is on a perfectly respectable adventure, aren't you, Captain?"

	*goto menu3b

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc1_emoji} "Wow, I can almost picture ${name} discovering Sector Zero right now.  Your picture will be on every lasercast in the galaxy!"

	${npc2_emoji} "Exploring is hard work, ${npc1_name}, and most of it isn't glamorous.  Get your head out of the clouds!"

	*goto menu3b

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc2_emoji} "You know, they say that there is no war or hunger in Sector Zero, and the rivers flow with honey and milk."

	${npc1_emoji} "Uh... I'm actually vegan, as you know, ${npc2_name}."
	
	*goto menu3b

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc2_emoji} "Hmm. You aren't looking to sign on any bosun's mates for this adventure of yours, are you, Captain ${name}?"

	${npc1_emoji} "Darling!  Why do you insist on treating me worse than a dog, ${npc2_name}?"
	
	*goto menu3b

*label menu3b

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "Nothing will stop me from finding Sector Zero!"
		*set response "Nothing will stop me from finding Sector Zero"
	#🗣️ "I think you two are getting a little carried away."
		*set response "I think you two are getting a little carried away"
	#🗣️ "I'd prefer to talk about something more interesting"
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*set response "I'd prefer to talk about something more interesting"
		*goto fourth_topic

*label topic3c

☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc2_emoji} "Out of all the cafes on all the planets in the galaxy, I cannot believe that I'm sitting next to two lunatics."

	${npc1_emoji} "Oh, you're one to talk, ${npc2_name}!  You're a little drama queen because you THRIVE on controversy.  That's the only reason you pretend to care about Sector Zero."
	
	*goto menu3c

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc2_emoji} "I totally support your mission, ${name}.  Your life sounds WAY more interesting than my life."

	${npc1_emoji} "Pretty much anything would be better than being stuck on ${planet_name} as ${occupation2}."
	
	*goto menu3c

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc1_emoji} "My motto is 'I'll believe it when I see it'.  And that goes for all this Sector Zero stuff."

	${npc2_emoji} "Well, I think Captain ${name} is very brave for traveling to the remote corners of the galaxy.  We can all agree on that, at least."
	
	${npc1_emoji} "Fine."

	*goto menu3c

*if rp_personality = 4
	${npc1_emoji} "Oh my gosh, I just had a great idea for a Sector Zero lasercast."

	${npc2_emoji} "I love your passion and creativity, ${npc1_name}.  I just wish you would follow through on your ideas, my boy."

	*goto menu3c

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc1_emoji} "Wow, one day, we can tell people that we met Captain ${name} BEFORE they discovered Sector Zero!"

	${npc2_emoji} "Captain ${name} has been to a lot of planets, ${npc1_name}.  I'm sure lots of people will be able to say the same thing."

	*goto menu3c

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc2_emoji} "It's so trippy that we're sitting here talking about Sector Zero and I was just watching a lasercast on the topic last week!"

	${npc1_emoji} "Oh, yeah!  Wow, that is really spooky.  It's like the universe is trying to send us a message!"
	
	*goto menu3c

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc2_emoji} "I could be a really good bosun's mate to you, ${name}.  I'm a hard worker and easy to please."

	${npc1_emoji} "Two can play that game, ${npc2_name}!  Captain ${name}, I am formally requesting that you also hire me to crew your ship."
	
	*goto menu3c

*label menu3c

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "This journey has really changed me a lot as a captain."
		*set response "This journey has really changed me a lot as a captain"
	#🗣️ "Sector Zero is really not that big of a deal."
		*set response "Sector Zero is really not that big of a deal"
	#🗣️ "This is way too much talk about Sector Zero."
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*set response "Enough talk about Sector Zero"

*label fourth_topic

☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

For a long moment, neither ${npc1_name} nor ${npc2_name} say anything, and the silence feels quite awkward.

But then, ${npc2_name} starts to smile, and ${npc1_name} follows suit, and then all three of you, and the tension dissipates.

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc2_emoji} "Hey ${name}, I've got a question for you.  Do you ever get lonely out there amongst the stars?"

	${npc1_emoji} "I think what ${npc2_name} is trying to say is, are you currently in a relationship, ${name}?"
	
	*goto menu4a

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc2_emoji} "Gosh, I hope I'm not being too forward by asking you this, ${name}, but are you currently in a relationship?"

	${npc1_emoji} "Yeah!  Is there some lucky gal, or lucky guy, or lucky person keeping you warm on all those lonely nights on board your ship, ${name}?"
	
	*goto menu4a

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc1_emoji} "Hey, ${name}.  Here's a weird question.  Do you ever, like, you know?  Hook up with some hotties while you're bouncing around between all these planets?"

	${npc2_emoji} "It's not polite to ask people about their love life, ${npc1_name}."

	*goto menu4a

*if (rp_personality = 4) and (myrel = "little sister")
	${npc1_emoji} "I bet Captain ${name} is a real swinger, traveling around the galaxy and hooking up with a different stud on every planet."

	${npc2_emoji} "Oh my goodness, that's so rude, ${npc1_name}!  I think a better way to phrase it is that we're curious about your love life, Captain."

	*goto menu4a

*if rp_personality = 4
	${npc1_emoji} "I bet Captain ${name} is a real stud, traveling around the galaxy and hooking up with a different hottie on every planet."

	${npc2_emoji} "Oh my goodness, that's so rude, ${npc1_name}!  I think a better way to phrase it is that we're curious about your love life, Captain."

	*goto menu4a

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc1_emoji} "${name}, may I ask you a personal question?  Have you met your helpmeet yet?  Or are you also on a quest to find true love?"

	${npc2_emoji} "Not everyone is a romantic, ${npc1_name}.  I certainly am not."

	*goto menu4a

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc2_emoji} "I bet you're also on a quest to find true love, aren't you, ${name}?  That's so cool."

	${npc1_emoji} "Oh wow, that's so romantic!  You're like one of those heroes from a lasercast."
	
	*goto menu4a

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc2_emoji} "I cannot lie, ${name}.  I find it very sexy that you're out there, risking your life every day to explore the galaxy."

	${npc1_emoji} "I'm sitting right here, ${npc2_name}!  How dare you be such a flirt in front of me?"
	
	*goto menu4a

*label menu4a

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "I'm single and loving every minute of it!"
		*set response "Yes, I do meet a lot of people on my travels"
	#🗣️ "Finding someone isn't a big priority for me right now"
		*set response "I haven't really been able to find someone I like"
	#🗣️ "I'm in a committed relationship right now."
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*set response "I'm in a committed relationship right now"
		*goto fifth_topic
	#🚫 "It's time for me to get back to my ship."
		*set response "It's time for me to get back to my ship"
		*goto bye
	
*label topic4b

☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc2_emoji} "I bet you talk to every lonely stranger in every port, dontcha, ${name}?"

	${npc1_emoji} "All starship captains are horndogs."
	
	*goto menu4b

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc2_emoji} "I just know that you'll find your true love soon, ${name}!"

	${npc1_emoji} "I hope that one day you'll be blessed with the kind of love ${npc2_name} and I share, ${name}."
	
	*goto menu4b

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc1_emoji} "I bet that Captain ${name} is a bigamist and has families on several different planets!"

	${npc2_emoji} "You're being a gossip now, ${npc1_name}.  I'm sure that Captain ${name} just hasn't found the right match yet."

	*goto menu4b

*if rp_personality = 4
	${npc1_emoji} "I don't care what you say, ${npc2_name}!  I think Captain ${name} is a hopeless romantic, and my hero."

	${npc2_emoji} "Stop it with your childish nonsense, ${npc1_name}.  Captain ${name}'s love life is none of your business."

	*goto menu4b

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc1_emoji} "Maybe Captain ${name} will meet the love of their life right here in this cafe!"

	${npc2_emoji} "I highly doubt that."

	*goto menu4b

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc2_emoji} "Wow, what if, like, you met the love of your life on the next planet that you visit?"

	${npc1_emoji} "Oh, awesome.  That would be truly groovy, wouldn't it, ${name}?"
	
	*goto menu4b

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc2_emoji} "Who knows, ${name}?  Maybe your next partner is someone you've already met."

	${npc1_emoji} "If you're trying to make me jealous, it isn't working, ${npc2_name}!"
	
	*goto menu4b

*label menu4b

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "I'd love to meet the right person."
		*set response "I'd love to meet the right person"
	#🗣️ "Thank you, ${npc2_name}."
		*set response "Thank you, ${npc2_name}"
	#🗣️ "This subject is making me very uncomfortable."
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*set response "This subject is making me very uncomfortable"
		*goto fifth_topic
	
*label topic4c

☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc2_emoji} "Did you ever hook up with a married person?  I bet you did, didn't you, ${name}?"

	${npc1_emoji} "Takes a cheater to know a cheater, right, ${npc2_name}?"
	
	*goto menu4c

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc2_emoji} "Wow, I feel like I'm living a real-life version of a rom-com lasercast!"

	${npc1_emoji} "Everyone who is looking for love has a glow on their face.  It is truly beautiful."
	
	*goto menu4c

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc1_emoji} "So, is that your game, ${name}?  You came here to steal my wife away from me?"

	${npc2_emoji} "${npc1_name}!  I think you have been drinking too much today, mister.  Otherwise, you wouldn't be talking such crazy nonsense in front of Captain ${name} here."

	*goto menu4c

*if rp_personality = 4
	${npc1_emoji} "That's it!  I'm going to quit my job as ${occupation1} and go become a vagabond trader, seducing all the eligible singles in the galaxy.  I just decided that is what I am going to do with my life."

	${npc2_emoji} "Ho, ho, ho, you do know how to cheer me up with your silly tales, don't you, son?  But let's give Captain ${name} a chance to talk for themselves."

	*goto menu4c

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc1_emoji} "Wow, hearing about Captain ${name}'s love life has gotten me pretty depressed.  I don't think I'll ever be involved in anything as romantic as tripping around the stars, looking for true love."

	${npc2_emoji} "Maybe if you got a job, you'd have more success in dating."

	*goto menu4c

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc2_emoji} "I think our hearts work on the quantum level.  No matter how far apart two lovers are, their hearts always beat in unison."

	${npc1_emoji} "Awww... you have such a beautiful soul, ${npc2_name}."
	
	${npc2_emoji} "I love you, ${npc1_name}.  I don't know if I ever told you that."
	
	*goto menu4c

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc2_emoji} "Is it wrong for me to to admit that I am attracted to you, Captain ${name}?"

	${npc1_emoji} "You're just doing this to hurt me, ${npc2_name}.  I know that's what it is."
	
	*goto menu4c

*label menu4c

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#"I have a feeling that I won't be single much longer."
		*set response "I have a feeling that I won't be single much longer"
	#"I'm really not a romantic person."
		*set response "I'm really not a romantic person"
	#"I really can't talk about my love life any more."
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*set response "I really can't talk about my love life any more"
		
*label fifth_topic

☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

*if sound
	*sound bing.wav

"${response}," you say.

Just then, you hear the sound of a pager going off.

*temp npc_go_emoji ""
*temp npc_stay ""
*temp npc_emoji ""
*temp npc_go_name ""

*rand dieroll 1 2

*if dieroll = 1
	*set npc_go_emoji npc1_emoji
	*set npc_emoji npc2_emoji
	*set npc_stay npc2_name
	*set npc_go_name npc1_name
	*set rp_gender "female"
	
*if dieroll = 2
	*set npc_go_emoji npc2_emoji
	*set npc_emoji npc1_emoji
	*set npc_stay npc1_name
	*set npc_go_name npc2_name
	*set rp_gender "male"
	
*gosub crap

${npc_go_emoji} "$!{crap}!  I've got to go.  I have to be at work in five minutes."

"Don't let me keep you," you say.

${npc_emoji} "I can stay and talk a while longer, if you want, ${name}."

*if rp = true
	Glancing at the time, you realize that ${rp_name} is probably starting to wonder what has happened to you.

::: What do you want to do, Captain?

*fake_choice
	*selectable_if (rp = false) #🗣️ Stay and talk to ${npc_stay}
		*set response "I can stay and talk some more"
	#🚫 Say goodbye and leave
		*set response "Goodbye.  I need to go"
		*goto bye
	
*label topic5a1

☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

"${response}," you tell ${npc_stay} as ${npc_go_name} says their goodbyes and then exits the café.

*if npc_rejection > 2
	*goto bye3

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc_emoji} "Now that ${npc_go_name} is gone, I can finally be myself!"
	
	*goto menu5a

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc_emoji} "You know what, ${name}?  You've got really friendly eyes.  I just noticed that."
	
	*goto menu5a

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc_emoji} "Do you always talk to strangers in spaceports, ${name}?  Or is this your first time?"

	*goto menu5a

*if rp_personality = 4

	${npc_emoji} "I am so glad I met you today, Captain ${name}.  You are a very respectable and proper person."

	*goto menu5a

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc_emoji} "When I get older, I want to be just like you, ${name}.  Of course, I'm just kidding."

	*goto menu5a

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc_emoji} "You've got a very interesting aura.  Did you know that, Captain?"
	
	*goto menu5a

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc_emoji} "Finally, you and me can get some alone time, ${name}."
	
	*goto menu5a

*label menu5a

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "Thanks, I guess?"
		*set response "Thanks, I guess"
	#🗣️ "You know, I'm not sure I've ever met someone like you before, ${npc_stay}."
		*set response "I'm not sure I've ever met someone like you before, ${npc_stay}"
	#🗣️ "Hey, let's talk about something else."
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*set response "Hey, let's talk about something else"
		*goto sixth_topic
	
☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if npc_rejection > 2
	*goto bye3

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc_emoji} "You've got a cute face, but I don't know if I can trust you yet, ${name}."
	
	*goto menu5b

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc_emoji} "Even though this galaxy is really big, when you meet friendly people, it's much less intimidating."
	
	*goto menu5b

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc_emoji} "You know, I guess I never let my guard down long enough to ever fall in love."

	*goto menu5b

*if rp_personality = 4

	${npc_emoji} "It is so pleasant to hear people like you speak without all those unnecessary vulgarities that the kids use these days."

	*goto menu5b

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc_emoji} "You know, sometimes, people hook up for practical reasons.  It doesn't always have to be about quote unquote love."

	*goto menu5b

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc_emoji} "I really feel like you and I are on the same positive vibe, ${name}."
	
	*goto menu5b

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc_emoji} "I think you and I would make a great team, tripping around the stars and exploring all the planets."
	
	*goto menu5b

*label menu5b

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "You're right."
		*set response "You're right"
	#🗣️ "That's a very honest thing to say."
		*set response "You are very kind"
	#🗣️ "You are crossing my personal boundaries"
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*set response "You are crossing my personal boundaries"
		*goto sixth_topic
	
*label topic5c

☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if npc_rejection > 2
	*goto bye3

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc_emoji} "There's nothing wrong with me is there, ${name}?  I'd make a great partner for the right person!"
	
	*goto menu5c

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc_emoji} "Sometimes, I lose track of where the boundary between lover and friend is.  But, of course, I'm not talking about you, ${name}."
	
	*goto menu5c

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc_emoji} "You know what?  I'm really starting to warm up to you."

	*goto menu5c

*if rp_personality = 4

	${npc_emoji} "I have to admit that I would not say no, if you invited me for a tour of your ship."

	*goto menu5c

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc_emoji} "I'm pretty good at sniffing out profitable deals.  I bet I could make you a lot of money."

	*goto menu5c

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc_emoji} "My horoscope this morning said I would meet someone VERY interesting.  And it was right!"
	
	*goto menu5c

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc_emoji} "Do you think it would be exciting if the two of us got together?"
	
	*goto menu5c

*label menu5c

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "Of course!"
		*set response "Certainly"
	#🗣️ "I'll have to think about that."
		*set response "I'll have to think about that"
	#🗣️ "Let's change the subject."
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*set response "Let's change the subject"
		
*label sixth_topic

☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if npc_rejection > 2
	*goto bye3

For a long moment, ${npc_stay} looks at you without saying anything.

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc_emoji} "What kind of family do you come from?  What's your background?"
	
	*goto menu6a

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc_emoji} "Tell me about your family, ${name}."
	
	*goto menu6a

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc_emoji} "Are you from a big family or a small family, ${name}?"

	*goto menu6a

*if rp_personality = 4

	${npc_emoji} "I'm so curious about who you are as a person, ${name}.  Can you tell me about your background?"

	*goto menu6a

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc_emoji} "If we exchange biographical information, we will trust each other more.  You start."

	*goto menu6a

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc_emoji} "Do you think families are born or are created?  Oh, do tell me about your family, ${name}."
	
	*goto menu6a

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc_emoji} "Because of your leadership skills, I'm guessing you're the oldest amongst your siblings.  But based on how cute you are, you might be the youngest."
	
	*goto menu6a

*label menu6a

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "I come from a large family."
		*set response "I come from a large family."
	#🗣️ "I guess you could say I had a small family."
		*set response "I'm from a small family"
	#🗣️ "I don't want to discuss my family with you."
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*set response "I don't want to discuss my family with you"
		*goto seventh_topic
	#🚫 "I'm leaving now."
		*set response "I'm leaving now"
		*goto bye2
	
☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if npc_rejection > 2
	*goto bye3

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc_emoji} "Now, I'm jealous.  I was mostly on my own, growing up."
	
	*goto menu6b

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc_emoji} "That's really great!  Tell me more, if you like."
	
	*goto menu6b

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc_emoji} "Do you think your childhood was better than mine?  Because my family life SUCKED."

	*goto menu6b

*if rp_personality = 4

	${npc_emoji} "Tell me about your upbringing, ${name}."

	*goto menu6b

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc_emoji} "Did you have to work when you were a kid?  Or were your parents rich?"

	*goto menu6b

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc_emoji} "Sometimes, when this life is filled with sorrow and grief, we can take solace in the fact that we will have many more lifetimes to explore this world.  Do not apologize if you struggled as a child."
	
	*goto menu6b

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc_emoji} "I bet all the little cuties in school were in love with you, am I right?"
	
	*goto menu6b

*label menu6b

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "I had a pretty good childhood, actually."
		*set response "I had a pretty good childhood, actually"
	#🗣️ "It wasn't always easy, growing up where I did, but those experiences made me who I am today."
		*set response "It wasn't always easy, but those experiences made me who I am, today"
	#🗣️ "I don't want to talk about family any more."
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*set response "I don't want to talk about family any more"
		*goto seventh_topic

☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if npc_rejection > 2
	*goto bye3

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc_emoji} "My dad was a worthless drunk.  Every credit my mother earned, he stole it!"
	
	*goto menu6c

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc_emoji} "I had a pretty boring childhood, myself.  Nothing special, really."
	
	*goto menu6c

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc_emoji} "My mother was a thief.  Because of her, we had to move from town to town when I was a kid."

	*goto menu6c

*if rp_personality = 4

	${npc_emoji} "My father was a preacher and my mother was his assistant.  It didn't pay well, but we did do a lot of traveling, and we met a lot of people."

	*goto menu6c

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc_emoji} "I never depended on anybody when I was growing up.  I figured out how to take care of myself."

	*goto menu6c

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc_emoji} "I had to deal with some bummer stuff when I was growing up.  One of my relatives would get drunk and touch me when I was sleeping."
	
	*goto menu6c

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc_emoji} "My parents split up when I was little.  I grew up shuttling back and forth between their houses."
	
	*goto menu6c

*label menu6c

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "Sounds like you learned a lot of tough lessons."
		*set response "Sounds like you learned a lot of tough lessons"
	#🗣️ "I'm sorry to hear that."
		*set response "I'm sorry to hear that."
	#🗣️ "I'm feeling uncomfortable, talking about your childhood."
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*set response "I'm feeling uncomfortable"
		
*label seventh_topic
	
☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if npc_rejection > 2
	*goto bye3

${npc_emoji} "Hey, you know what?"

"What?" you say.

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc_emoji} "I'm really starting to like your face."
	
	*goto menu7a

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc_emoji} "I think you're a really sweet person, and I think you and I could become friends."
	
	*goto menu7a

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc_emoji} "Since you and I have been talking, I think I've started to form an attachment with you."

	*goto menu7a

*if rp_personality = 4

	${npc_emoji} "I'd really love to tour your ship, Captain ${name}.  It would give me a thrill to have you show me around your castle in space."

	*goto menu7a

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc_emoji} "Let's cut the bull, shall we?  You like me, and I like you."

	*goto menu7a

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc_emoji} "I think the stars sent you into my life, and me into your life, ${name}."
	
	*goto menu7a

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc_emoji} "I noticed that you have very sensual lips, ${name}.  It is making me have all kinds of interesting thoughts."
	
	*goto menu7a

*label menu7a

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "I like  what I'm hearing."
		*set response "I like what I'm hearing"
	#🗣️ "I'm listening."
		*set response "Go on, I'm listening."
	#🗣️ "Hard no."
		*set response "My answer to you is no"
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*goto eighth_topic
	#🚫 "This conversation has gotten way out of hand."
		*set response "This conversation has gotten way out of hand"
		*goto bye2
	
*label topic7b

☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if npc_rejection > 2
	*goto bye3

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc_emoji} "In fact, I think that you like my face, too."
	
	*goto menu7b

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc_emoji} "Wouldn't it be funny if we became best friends and traveled around the galaxy together?"
	
	*goto menu7b

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc_emoji} "Is it just me, or is there something starting to build between us?"

	*goto menu7b

*if rp_personality = 4

	${npc_emoji} "I bet you got everything shipshape there, on your ship, Captain.  Oh dear, I can be so silly, sometimes!"

	*goto menu7b

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc_emoji} "I'm not saying we will ever hook up, but if we do, I bet it'd be really hot."

	*goto menu7b

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc_emoji} "I feel like your soul has reached out to me, and my soul has reached out to you, and now we're connected."
	
	*goto menu7b

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc_emoji} "I can't believe I'm saying this, but you make me hot, Captain ${name}."
	
	*goto menu7b

*label menu7b

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "Look in my eyes, and you'll see how I feel about you."
		*set response "Look in my eyes, and you'll see how I feel"
	#🗣️ " I admire many of your qualities, ${npc_stay}."
		*set response "I can honestly say that I admire many of your qualities, ${npc_stay}"
	#🗣️ "I don't have special feelings for you, ${npc_stay}"
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*set response "I don't have special feelings for you, ${npc_stay}"
		*goto eighth_topic

*label topic7c

☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if npc_rejection > 2
	*goto bye3

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc_emoji} "The first time I saw you, I said to myself, now there's a striking looking individual.  I wish I could talk to them.  And now, here you are!"
	
	*goto menu7c

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc_emoji} "I know most trading ships don't have a lot of extra bunks, but best friends can share a room.  Gosh, it'd be so fun to explore the galaxy with you, ${name}!"
	
	*goto menu7c

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc_emoji} "I'm sure that, if we ever got together, you'd break my heart.  But I'd still always take you back."

	*goto menu7c

*if rp_personality = 4

	${npc_emoji} "When I look at you, I can just imagine how proud you made your parents."

	*goto menu7c

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc_emoji} "Tell you what.  Let's order a shot of something stronger than coffee and then see where this thing between us goes."

	*goto menu7c

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc_emoji} "Gosh, I wonder what our names would sound like together.  ${name} and ${npc_stay}, ${npc_stay} and ${name}.  I kinda like the sound of that!"
	
	*goto menu7c

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc_emoji} "I vote that we take this somewhere more private."
	
	*goto menu7c

*label menu7c

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "Today must be my lucky day."
		*set response "Today must be my lucky day"
	#🗣️ "I am honored that you would say that."
		*set response "I am honored that you would say that"
	#🗣️ "This conversation is getting WAY out of hand."
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*set response "This conversation is getting WAY out of hand"

*label eighth_topic
	
*comment npc_stay

☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if npc_rejection > 2
	*goto bye3

${npc_emoji} "You know what, ${name}?"

"What?" you say.

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc_emoji} "This might be the craziest thing I've ever done, but can I join you on your adventures around the galaxy?  I don't think I can stand living here on ${planet_name} even a second longer."
	
	*goto menu8a

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc_emoji} "They say that a stranger is just a friend you haven't met yet.  ${name}, I really feel like you and I are becoming good friends."
	
	*goto menu8a

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc_emoji} "I'm not sure if I can trust you, ${name}.  And yet, at the same time, I want to spend more time with you."

	*goto menu8a

*if rp_personality = 4

	${npc_emoji} "I really feel like you're getting too lonely out there on your own, ${name}, in that spaceship if yours.  You need someone to cook for you and provide some companionship."

	*goto menu8a

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc_emoji} "You seem smart, so there's no need to beat around the bush.  Take me on board your spaceship, at least for a while."

	*goto menu8a

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc_emoji} "The Galactic Spirit is all about good vibrations, and I think that if we put our vibrations together, ${name}, it would help us both evolve to a higher plane of consciousness."
	
	*goto menu8a

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc_emoji} "I just can't believe that you don't already have a little sweetie on board your ship.  Or are you considering hiring me for the position?"
	
	*goto menu8a

*label menu8a

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "It feels like you're reading my mind."
		*set response "Oh my gosh, it's like you're reading my mind"
	#🗣️ "I've been looking for someone like you, ${npc_stay}."
		*set response "I've been looking for someone like you, ${npc_stay}"
	#🚫 "Sorry, but I can't take any more of this."
		*set response "Sorry, but I can't take any more of this."
		*goto bye2
	
*label topic8b

☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if npc_rejection > 2
	*goto bye3

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc_emoji} "Just to make me feel better, are you saying it's okay if I join you?"
	
	*goto menu8b

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc_emoji} "What do you say we go on a road trip, pal?  Just you and me, cruising the stars!"
	
	*goto menu8b

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc_emoji} "But the only way I can spend more time with you is if I agree to board your ship.  What do you say, ${name}?  Or is it too weird for you?"

	*goto menu8b

*if rp_personality = 4

	${npc_emoji} "I guess what I'm saying is that I am offering my services to you, ${name}.  I've been down here on ${planet_name} too long, and I'd love to see what else is out there in this great big galaxy of ours."

	*goto menu8b

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc_emoji} "So, do we have a deal?  Am I coming with you?"

	*goto menu8b

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc_emoji} "Shall we merge our auras together, then, ${name}, by getting together on your groovy ship?"
	
	*goto menu8b

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc_emoji} "Ha!  I see that you like making me work for it.  Fine, no problem.  I like a challenge.  So, are you going to ask me onto your ship, or what?"
	
	*goto menu8b

*label menu8b

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "I would love for you to join me, ${npc_stay}."
		*set response "I would love for you to join me, ${npc_stay}"
	#🗣️ "You've got yourself a deal."
		*set response "Let's do it"
	#🗣️ "I think I'll keep flying solo for a while longer."
		*set npc_rejection +1
		*set response "No, this isn't working for me.  I want to fly solo for a while longer"
		*goto bye2

*label topic8c

☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if npc_rejection > 2
	*goto bye3

*if rp_personality = 1
	${npc_emoji} "Cool.  Okay, I'll go get my bags packed, and I'll meet you at your ship."
	
	*goto menu8c

*if rp_personality = 2
	${npc_emoji} "Awesome!  This'll be a blast!  Okay, let me go throw some stuff together, and I'll meet you at your ship, yeah?"
	
	*goto menu8c

*if rp_personality = 3
	${npc_emoji} "Very well.  Allow me some time to prepare my things, and then I'll meet you at your ship."

	*goto menu8c

*if rp_personality = 4

	${npc_emoji} "Excellent.  I shall go pack my cases and then meet you at your spaceship."

	*goto menu8c

*if rp_personality = 5
	${npc_emoji} "Good deal.  Give me 20 minutes, and I'll meet you at your ship."

	*goto menu8c

*if rp_personality = 6
	${npc_emoji} "I can feel my chakras recharging already!  Awesome.  I'm going to go take care of things here, and then I'll meet you at your ship in about an hour or so."
	
	*goto menu8c

*if rp_personality = 7
	${npc_emoji} "Loving it!  Okay, just give me a quick minute to pop back to my place and throw some outfits into my bag.  Meet you at your ship?"
	
	*goto menu8c

*label menu8c

[b]:::[/b] How do you want to respond, Captain?

*fake_choice
	#🗣️ "Okay, but hurry up!"
		*set response "Okay, but hurry up, please"
	#🗣️ "Make sure you pack something cute to wear."
		*set response "Make sure you pack something cute to wear"
	#🗣️ "It'll be great to have you on board with me, ${npc_stay}."
		*set response "It'll be great to have you on board with me, ${npc_stay}"

☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if npc_rejection > 2
	*goto bye3

*set rp true
*check_achievements
*if choice_achieved_traveling_companion = false
	*achieve traveling_companion
	
*set rp_name npc_stay
*set rp_emoji npc_emoji

${npc_emoji} "Okay!" 

*if rp_gender = "male"
	A moment later, ${rp_name} bounds to his feet and exits the cafe.
	
*if rp_gender = "female"
	A moment later, ${rp_name} bounds to her feet and exits the cafe.

Sitting at the table, looking down at the remains of your ${order}, you realize that your life - and the mission - is about to change in a big way.

Smiling to yourself, you stand up and slowly make your way back to the spaceport.

*page_break ${rp_emoji} + ${player_emoji}

*goto_scene spaceport leave_market


*label npc_emojis

*temp npc1_name ""

*rand dieroll 1 21

*if dieroll = 1
	*set npc1_name "Mohinon"
	
*if dieroll = 2
	*set npc1_name "Neap"
	
*if dieroll = 3
	*set npc1_name "Horel"
	
*if dieroll = 4
	*set npc1_name "Inael"
	
*if dieroll = 5
	*set npc1_name "Tunnop"
	
*if dieroll = 6
	*set npc1_name "Isahest"
	
*if dieroll = 7
	*set npc1_name "Endurpanoi"
	
*if dieroll = 8
	*set npc1_name "Aze"
	
*if dieroll = 9
	*set npc1_name "Toze"
	
*if dieroll = 10
	*set npc1_name "Sopon"
	
*if dieroll = 11
	*set npc1_name "Saboson"
	
*if dieroll = 12
	*set npc1_name "Osrob"
	
*if dieroll = 13
	*set npc1_name "Eboner"
	
*if dieroll = 14
	*set npc1_name "Andi"
	
*if dieroll = 15
	*set npc1_name "Camic"
	
*if dieroll = 16
	*set npc1_name "Cayte"
	
*if dieroll = 17
	*set npc1_name "Kiz"
	
*if dieroll = 18
	*set npc1_name "Lessa"
	
*if dieroll = 19
	*set npc1_name "Sine"
	
*if dieroll = 20
	*set npc1_name "Thoho"
	
*if dieroll = 21
	*set npc1_name "Dicoweo"
	
*temp npc2_name ""

*rand dieroll 1 21

*if dieroll = 1
	*set npc2_name "Donut"
	
*if dieroll = 2
	*set npc2_name "Bubble"
	
*if dieroll = 3
	*set npc2_name "Drop"
	
*if dieroll = 4
	*set npc2_name "Crate"
	
*if dieroll = 5
	*set npc2_name "Glitter"
	
*if dieroll = 6
	*set npc2_name "Jade"
	
*if dieroll = 7
	*set npc2_name "Ela"
	
*if dieroll = 8
	*set npc2_name "Pie"
	
*if dieroll = 9
	*set npc2_name "Pudding"
	
*if dieroll = 10
	*set npc2_name "Rain"
	
*if dieroll = 11
	*set npc2_name "Sonata"
	
*if dieroll = 12
	*set npc2_name "Aura"
	
*if dieroll = 13
	*set npc2_name "Lady Jet"
	
*if dieroll = 14
	*set npc2_name "Lemon"
	
*if dieroll = 15
	*set npc2_name "Pine"
	
*if dieroll = 16
	*set npc2_name "Star"
	
*if dieroll = 17
	*set npc2_name "Rarity"
	
*if dieroll = 18
	*set npc2_name "Cloud"
	
*if dieroll = 19
	*set npc2_name "Shine"
	
*if dieroll = 20
	*set npc2_name "Shellcatcher"
	
*if dieroll = 21
	*set npc2_name "Vinega"
	

*temp npc1_emoji ""

*rand dieroll 1 5

*if dieroll = 1
	*set npc1_emoji "👦🏼"
	
*if dieroll = 2
	*set npc1_emoji "👦🏻"
	
*if dieroll = 3
	*set npc1_emoji "👦🏿"
	
*if dieroll = 4
	*set npc1_emoji "👦🏾"
	
*if dieroll = 5
	*set npc1_emoji "👦"
	
*temp npc2_emoji ""

*rand dieroll 1 5

*if dieroll = 1
	*set npc2_emoji "👧"
	
*if dieroll = 2
	*set npc2_emoji "👧🏻"
	
*if dieroll = 3
	*set npc2_emoji "👧🏼"
	
*if dieroll = 4
	*set npc2_emoji "👧🏾"
	
*if dieroll = 5
	*set npc2_emoji "👧🏿"
	
*return

*label npc_libs

*temp sure ""

*rand dieroll 1 21

*if dieroll = 1
	*set sure "sure"
	
*if dieroll = 2
	*set sure "yeah"
	
*if dieroll = 3
	*set sure "yes"
	
*if dieroll = 4
	*set sure "aye"
	
*if dieroll = 5
	*set sure "yassuh"
	
*if dieroll = 6
	*set sure "yessum"
	
*if dieroll = 7
	*set sure "yuppers"
	
*if dieroll = 8
	*set sure "okee dokee"
	
*if dieroll = 9
	*set sure "for sure"
	
*if dieroll = 10
	*set sure "by all means"
	
*if dieroll = 11
	*set sure "very well"
	
*if dieroll = 12
	*set sure "you bet"
	
*if dieroll = 13
	*set sure "quite so"
	
*if dieroll = 14
	*set sure "all right"
	
*if dieroll = 15
	*set sure "yeppity"
	
*if dieroll = 16
	*set sure "yah"
	
*if dieroll = 17
	*set sure "okay"
	
*if dieroll = 18
	*set sure "indeedy"
	
*if dieroll = 19
	*set sure "damn right"
	
*if dieroll = 20
	*set sure "fair enough"
	
*if dieroll = 21
	*set sure "sure thing"
	
*temp i_guess ""

*rand dieroll 1 21

*if dieroll = 1
	*set i_guess "I guess"
	
*if dieroll = 2
	*set i_guess "Probably"
	
*if dieroll = 3
	*set i_guess "I surmise that"
	
*if dieroll = 4
	*set i_guess "I presume"
	
*if dieroll = 5
	*set i_guess "I expect"
	
*if dieroll = 6
	*set i_guess "I dare say"
	
*if dieroll = 7
	*set i_guess "I am of the opinion that"
	
*if dieroll = 8
	*set i_guess "I figure"
	
*if dieroll = 9
	*set i_guess "I suppose"
	
*if dieroll = 10
	*set i_guess "If I had to hazard a guess, "
	
*if dieroll = 11
	*set i_guess "I have a sneaking suspicion that"
	
*if dieroll = 12
	*set i_guess "I deduce"
	
*if dieroll = 13
	*set i_guess "I fancy"
	
*if dieroll = 14
	*set i_guess "I speculate that"
	
*if dieroll = 15
	*set i_guess "I gather that"
	
*if dieroll = 16
	*set i_guess "I trust"
	
*if dieroll = 17
	*set i_guess "I have judged that"
	
*if dieroll = 18
	*set i_guess "I will pretend that"
	
*if dieroll = 19
	*set i_guess "I guess I accept that"
	
*if dieroll = 20
	*set i_guess "I swear that"
	
*if dieroll = 21
	*set i_guess "I promise you that"
	

*temp sweat ""

*rand dieroll 1 21

*if dieroll = 1
	*set sweat "don't sweat it."
	
*if dieroll = 2
	*set sweat "don't get worked up about it."
	
*if dieroll = 3
	*set sweat "you don't need to panic."
	
*if dieroll = 4
	*set sweat "it's really not that big a deal."
	
*if dieroll = 5
	*set sweat "just chill out."
	
*if dieroll = 6
	*set sweat "forget about it."
	
*if dieroll = 7
	*set sweat "I already forgot about it."
	
*if dieroll = 8
	*set sweat "relax, you have not offended us."
	
*if dieroll = 9
	*set sweat "you have a friendly face, too."
	
*if dieroll = 10
	*set sweat "relax, we were just kibbitzing."
	
*if dieroll = 11
	*set sweat "don't get your underwear in a bunch."
	
*if dieroll = 12
	*set sweat "just breathe through your nose and calm down."
	
*if dieroll = 13
	*set sweat "jeez, it was nothing."
	
*if dieroll = 14
	*set sweat "whatever."
	
*if dieroll = 15
	*set sweat "you do what works for you, boo."
	
*if dieroll = 16
	*set sweat "maybe I should charge you five credits for my autograph."
	
*if dieroll = 17
	*set sweat "someone's momma raised them right, I see."
	
*if dieroll = 18
	*set sweat "this day just keeps getting better and better."
	
*if dieroll = 19
	*set sweat "no problem.  I guess we'll just discuss our marriage later, eh ${npc1_name}?"
	
*if dieroll = 20
	*set sweat "I swear, some people have terrible manners."
	
*if dieroll = 21
	*set sweat "now I DEFINITELY need another drink."
	
*temp occupation1 ""

*rand dieroll 1 21

*if dieroll = 1
	*set occupation1 "a fitness influencer"
	
*if dieroll = 2
	*set occupation1 "a messenger boy"
	
*if dieroll = 3
	*set occupation1 "a jack of all trades"
	
*if dieroll = 4
	*set occupation1 "a tin miner"
	
*if dieroll = 5
	*set occupation1 "a data systems hacker"
	
*if dieroll = 6
	*set occupation1 "a security consultant for Lil' Chocs"
	
*if dieroll = 7
	*set occupation1 "an interstellar trader"
	
*if dieroll = 8
	*set occupation1 "a dry cereals farmer"
	
*if dieroll = 9
	*set occupation1 "an iron miner"
	
*if dieroll = 10
	*set occupation1 "a black truffles farmer"
	
*if dieroll = 11
	*set occupation1 "a jade cube consultant"
	
*if dieroll = 12
	*set occupation1 "a lumberjack"
	
*if dieroll = 13
	*set occupation1 "a librarian"
	
*if dieroll = 14
	*set occupation1 "a factory worker at the microcomputers plant"
	
*if dieroll = 15
	*set occupation1 "a worker at the communicators factory"
	
*if dieroll = 16
	*set occupation1 "a meat and dairy farmer"
	
*if dieroll = 17
	*set occupation1 "an electrical cable assembler"
	
*if dieroll = 18
	*set occupation1 "an artisinal greens horticulturist"
	
*if dieroll = 19
	*set occupation1 "the captain of a salvage barge"
	
*if dieroll = 20
	*set occupation1 "a worker at the torpedo assembly factory"
	
*if dieroll = 21
	*set occupation1 "a worker at the dockyards"
	
*temp occupation2 ""

*rand dieroll 1 21

*if dieroll = 1
	*set occupation2 "the vice president of Daisy's Gowns"
	
*if dieroll = 2
	*set occupation2 "the regional manager for Kool Shots Ice Cream"
	
*if dieroll = 3
	*set occupation2 "the VP of marketing for Dilworth Cola"
	
*if dieroll = 4
	*set occupation2 "the head of HR for Cherry Bomb Juice"
	
*if dieroll = 5
	*set occupation2 "VP of sales at Lil' Chocs"
	
*if dieroll = 6
	*set occupation2 "the executive manager of the Drink-N-Shake group of family friendly restaurants"
	
*if dieroll = 7
	*set occupation2 "the head of HR for Bricks of Fun"
	
*if dieroll = 8
	*set occupation2 "the regional sales manager for Goddess and Goo"
	
*if dieroll = 9
	*set occupation2 "the owner of seven Astro Burgers locations"
	
*if dieroll = 10
	*set occupation2 "the advertising department head for Dunny's Delly Stop"
	
*if dieroll = 11
	*set occupation2 "division leader for Scents of Vegas"
	
*if dieroll = 12
	*set occupation2 "co-founder of One Cash Solution"
	
*if dieroll = 13
	*set occupation2 "the part-owner of Red Pepper Debt Solutions"
	
*if dieroll = 14
	*set occupation2 "the head of cybersecurity for We Buy Gold, Incorporated"
	
*if dieroll = 15
	*set occupation2 "an administrative manager for Jellybean Joes"
	
*if dieroll = 16
	*set occupation2 "the chief financial officer for Cannellium Motors"
	
*if dieroll = 17
	*set occupation2 "an in-house lawyer for Algol Industries"
	
*if dieroll = 18
	*set occupation2 "a spokesperson for the Galactic Economic Forum"
	
*if dieroll = 19
	*set occupation2 "a foreperson for Amalgamated Mining"
	
*if dieroll = 20
	*set occupation2 "Executive Vice President of Flavors for the Cookie Dough Ranch"
	
*if dieroll = 21
	*set occupation2 "a store manager for Wet Face Bakes"
	
*return

*label crap

*temp crap ""
*temp potato 0

*rand potato 1 11

*if potato = 1
	*set crap "crap"
	
*if potato = 2
	*set crap "shoot"
	
*if potato = 3
	*set crap "gosh darn it"
	
*if potato = 4
	*set crap "mother BLEEPer"
	
*if potato = 5
	*set crap "oh shucks"
	
*if potato = 6
	*set crap "this is not good"
	
*if potato = 7
	*set crap "I'll be a monkey's uncle"
	
*if potato = 8
	*set crap "fiddlesticks"
	
*if potato = 9
	*set crap "hallelujah"
	
*if potato = 10
	*set crap "thank goodness"
	
*if potato = 11
	*set crap "thank my lucky stars"
	
*return


*label bye

☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

*if sound
	*sound grandloser2.wav

"${response}," you say.

${npc1_emoji} "Must you go so soon, ${name}?  This discussion was just getting interesting!"

${npc2_emoji} "Yeah, ${name}!  We were just starting to get to know you.  It's pretty rude to just leave us here."

"Perhaps we will talk another time," you say before turning and leaving the café.

*page_break 😌

*goto_scene spaceport leave_market

*label bye2

☕ [b]${cafe_name}[/b]

"${response}," you say.

*if npc_rejection > 2
	*goto bye3

${npc_emoji} "What is that supposed to mean?"

"Look, I've got some starship captain things that I need to do," you say.

${npc_emoji} "Goodbye, then ${name}!"

"Perhaps we will see each other around some time," you say before turning and leaving the café.

*page_break 😌

*goto_scene spaceport leave_market

*label bye3

${npc_emoji} "Look, I've got some things that I need to do.  It was nice meeting you, ${name}."

"Okay," you say.

${npc_emoji} "Goodbye."

"Goodbye," you say before watching ${npc_stay} turn and leave the café.

*page_break 😌

*goto_scene spaceport leave_market