Question about Dempsey's

Theemile wrote:

Fox2!" [quote="Theemile wrote:
Which brings another question. Do you really see Grayson's main shipyard and Fleetbase having an establishment like Birdies? Anyplace else, sure... but Grayson?

Someplace in Obligated Service, or the other story with the same characters, there is a more acceptable "name" for the establishment, and only those "in the know" refer to it as Birdies'. It may be one of those places with "respectable" dining in the front, beer, poker and strippers in the back.

From Obligated Service:

“Nonsense.” The dowager lady steadholder held up a hand. “Those two young women have passed on. It isn't right to sully the names of the dead.” She pinched her lips and gave lie to the fine words. “Any way, the last formal documents we have in their names call them artisans. It would be near impossible now to find evidence that they did or did not engage in the work willingly or of their own accord without their head-of-household's approval. The authorization to work outside the home, which I had checked, quite clearly states that they have positions as wait staff at an entirely different venue, The Gym, I believe.”
The second wife's crimson blush revealed that she somehow knew different. Claire wondered who had told her.
Claire shook her head, “It's the same venue, Madam Steadholder. It's much like bars called The Library situated outside colleges. The Blackbird Gymnasium. The customers call it Birdies among themselves and ‘The Gym' to their wives, I understand.

Weird Harold wrote:

RedBaron wrote:Another thing I was just reminded of while rereading.
The Dempsey's on the space station had scenes from other Dempsey's locations beamed to their location - Specifically mentioned was Yawata Crossing.

Do any of the planetside locations do the same thing with video feeds as the location that was on the station?

Unknown. I don't think we've seen any other Dempsey's franchise. I would think not -- at least not on every "window" -- because there's no need to simulate a view.

There might be one or more windows showing other locations in planet-side locations as a "gimmick" or trademark of Dempsey's but there just isn't any textev.

cthia wrote:Yes, but the imagery it evokes at the possibility that it could have happened that way at at least one specific "live only at participating location" is mind boggling.

goes the clientele.

And everyone suddenly loses their appetite after being served 5000 credit entrées. I guess they have to eat the loss instead.

RedBaron wrote:It would be like watching the towers on live tv on 9/11...

Theemile wrote:

Yeah, I get it, but we're talking about Grayson, a planet with a navy who has chaplains as part of the command structure, and an "ingrained" sense of propriety towards women. It's existence at Grayson's primary shipyard just seems incongruous and implausible, irrespective of the subterfuge concealing it's existence.

Weird Harold wrote:

RedBaron wrote:It would be like watching the towers on live tv on 9/11...

Considering the only Dempsey's we know for sure have live feeds are in space stations, it would be more like watching the North Tower destruction from the South Tower.

(only the station orbiting Sphinx would actually be "live" at Yawata Crossing. The other stations would be on tape delay at best, and more probably a recording of happier times.)

Fox2! wrote:

Theemile wrote:

Yeah, I get it, but we're talking about Grayson, a planet with a navy who has chaplains as part of the command structure, and an "ingrained" sense of propriety towards women. It's existence at Grayson's primary shipyard just seems incongruous and implausible, irrespective of the subterfuge concealing it's existence.

My response (from reputation only): Po City.

Michael McConahie wrote:

Fox2! wrote:
My response (from reputation only): Po City.

When Punatubo (sp?) blew?

KNick wrote:Any place where women are treated as second class (or third or fourth behind the predominant livestock), women will be trafficked for sex. Whether it takes the form of "exotic dancers" or outright prostitutes depends on the societal acceptance of form. This is especially true where there are lots of "unattached" men with cash to spend, such as at a fleet base or high use port.