Denny heads out to the Dance floor... And finds a spot next to JoJo and her 'date'... He tries to make a fool of himself dancing

Denny:
At trying to be a dancing fool, you totally succeed. Blinov's new friend Venus actually goes out of her way to walk over and stare at your insane moves. She says nothing, just watches in mortified awe. When you lock eyes with her and refuse to look away while doing "running man", she gets skeeved out and retreats back to her clique.

The scene begins to break up a little post dance-off, and you all make your way to the Dance Hall, a more dressed-down spot with a downhome local flavor.

At the Dance Hall:

Jolene:
You see a lot of folks you know, lots of farmers and friends. Montour seems to like the atmosphere. Baldwin seems to like it too, but he's a bit too drunk to express as much coherently.

Blinov engages in friendly conversation with the clique until the other members of the party are ready to go, then excuses himself with the promise he'll see them at the concert.

Denny takes it easy at the next place...he mostly keeps to himself off to a little table in the corner... JoJo will probably have his ass if he keeps up the hot dance moves

The night continues without incident. Montour watches his alcohol intake, but Baldwin, lightweight that he is, seems a bit wrecked. Familiar face after familiar face approaches Jolene at the Dance Hall. Blinov and Denny see no recognizable or notable faces, having found more social success at UnLocal. This is Jolene's home turf now, and it's plain to see.

(The night of drinking and dancing ends--it quite late--or early, depending on your view. Where to next? Home?)

Did I spy anyone I knew taking a fancy to Baldwin? Might be useful to unload him in the future but keep him in my circles. If he's wrecked I'm not going home with him. I'll politely decline and seek Montour's help, as he is his friend. In fact, I will compliment him on being such a good friend to one so plastered (along with if he had fun, who caught his eye, etc.).

I'd say it's time to go home and prep for our next appointment.

Denny makes his way towards the pickup truck... And if theres no more incidents... Once jojo and blinov arrive, heads towards the agency

You drop Montour and Baldwin back at the Golden Orb. Drunken Baldwin is sort of incomprehensible as he heads off to bed. He says he enjoyed dancing with Jolene--he felt a certain "spark." He goes on to whisper something about "human electric" and mutters some strange statistics, then Montour helps him stagger back to their room.

The drive back to Perimeter Base is peaceful as you stare out across the desert. In the distance you see the lights of the Amity Family Farm flicker as a small dust cloud wafts through the area.

At Base, Spanner is still awake, as is Modia (of course), who is analyzing the captured qweevil specimen. Spanner refills your O2 tanks, so you'll be ready for the 5hr ride to Jessup tomorrow.

(OOC: By the way, enjoy 750 XP each for securing the x-cell prototype! Dr. Nadir is proud of you!)

So that seemed like a pretty successful night on the town! No one got shivved or alcohol poisoned at least. Now that was May 2nd.
The only thing scheduled for May 3rd is the Deadhog/S'MOOV concert in Jessup. S'MOOV's keen to talk to Denny after the show! Oh, and Nia will be there, as will Dexter and Venus's entourage.
Nothing scheduled for May the 4th--maybe a Star Wars marathon?
May 5th, Blinov scored that meeting at the Dance Hall with the unintelligible cowboy who calls Nia "one of his girls" and has a link (maybe?) to NME.

Your currently open mission is the qweevil sitch on Katie's farm. Also, Nadir got a request to track down that missing cyborg rabble rouser/labor leader from the cyborg's "wife". Nadir will have offworld missions for you tomorrow.

Once back at the perimiter Base Denny speaks with Modia

"So what'd ya find out "

Blinov suggests checking in on the qweevil situation before the concert. Job feels half done, you know?

Jolene has a whole weekend of research ahead of her, working on the qweevil & the earthquakes (soon to be an indie band). Also will continue to care for our guest and revisit her ranch if and when we think it is safe and can get a big group of us.

Denny takes a few moment's to check in with all the staff

"Modia, What did you learn about the qweevils while we wer're out anything you can add to JoJo's studies of it?"

Denny sort of pokes at glass the creature is behind... like a little kid with a fish tank

Jolene:
By the way, before leaving the Dance Hall you indeed see several young ladies you know flirting with both Montour and Baldwin. They're sure to get their hearts broken, though, as the young Asheran medics said they're only in town a few days!

Back at base, Katie pretty much hangs around you as you do your research, discussing with you about the plight of the common Qeteshi farmer, but this is a tale you already know well.

All of you:
Modia's golden eyes flicker as she processes. "Fascinating insectoid specimen," she notes about the qweevil. "Did you know they have a striking anatomical similarity to the Trrarklilian bee-hawk, a species found in abundance on planet Cradle. Perhaps they have the same root species, and the qweevil was the evolutionary offshoot developed on Qetesh? The Mandate created hundreds of thousands of modified subspecies, according to my data from that time…"

She pauses, returning to the infestation matter at hand. Also, she waits until Denny stops tapping on the glass case. "Perhaps sedation with smoke would allow an easy removal, as bee-hawks are vulnerable to," she says, "Or perhaps you could use this qweevil as bait for the queen. Now that you have her young, she may be drawn out if you can make her hear its call. And with her, so goes her colony…"

Other things you know about the situation:
   • The subtle quakes are emanating from around Q-Town, and are driving the qweevil swarm eastward.
   • Some folks in town have noticed them, but their direct cause is assumed to be spaceyard. You happen to know NME has some project next door to the spaceyard, so there's that.
   • Qweevils love the Amity Farm's crops--especially the tangy purple Thalian to-maters.
   • As a side note, you did place that NME tracker in the pipe system. Not relevant to the infestation perhaps, but still of note.

"I wish Alexsandr was here. I'd play it more cautious without him as I am not much support to you two," looking at Blinov & Denny.

"We could use part of the to-maters as bait. But how large is the hive, how deep the tunnels — and how close does that crop sacrifice bring Miss Katie's farm to ruin? At least we know smoke slows them down some.

"And as tempting as it is, I don't feel right holding their baby hostage to get them to move. Feels like it could backfire on us, too, like we're hive threats." To Modia, "Do they squirt hormone stuff around? Could make them real dangerous like to handle.

"Marked as a mortal threat with a chem trail locator on my back while in the dark tunnels sounds more like a horror movie than a good time to me."

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"... ... evolutionary offshoot developed on Qetesh? Mandate-made modified subspecies? What sort of Mandate plans would qweevils fit into for a planet like Qetesh... Modia, that's a right mystery I'ma willing to work with you on. 'What sort of benefit is a qweevil for Qetesh?'" Ties up her hair and starts to approach a computer research station, ready to puzzle out a new riddle.