Until now I have held off posting much about LSB, simply because it was mainly a place for friends who heard from other friends. So I knew most people in there.
It is also the place for IC interaction with Jude and Stormcrows members. Instead of adding another channel to the list.
LSB was made around 3 years ago as a place to house Jude when he is not in pod. Previously he hung around The Daredevil's Lounge.
It is a renovated Rupture, which is still capable of flight. Current description (Thanks to Laria):
Filling the mid-section of the ship, the Lock, Stock and Barrel is entered from the end opposite to the bar, on the upper of two levels. The ceiling is a vaulted arc, largely made up of windows glazed with glass so clear it is almost invisible, which gives the upper level an open, communal, feel. A piano stands not too far from the bar.
The tables and chairs are made from recycled ammunition, mostly small rounds, cut away, hollowed out or otherwise modified to make it into comfortable and useful (if unusual) furniture. The tables in the centre can be removed to open up a dance floor for special occasions and nights. The upper level ends about three-quarters of the way down the room, in a balcony with ramps down to the main bar area. There are also several staircases leading between the upper and lower lounges.
The lighting on the lower level is muted, almost dim, glowing from unexpected angles and points. Here the cases that make up the furniture are larger: each table a private space, surrounded by a bullet stockade. The light catches and glints off the polished surfaces and tips of the rounds. The general atmosphere of the lower level is quiet without being furtive.
The main bar is at the far end of the room in an area that is open to both levels, a void space that rather echoes. The bar is long, and well-stocked, and behind it two Khanid twins serve with professional efficiency, if occasionally lacking in small-talk. A plaque on the bar reads "Ignore Kas at your own peril. 
". Behind the bar is a large sign, reading "Lock, Stock and Barrel", punctuated with fake bullet holes.Now, we made this place working with certain assumptions. These are not set rules, so they can be bent and even broken with sufficient RP. But please check with me if it is ok.
-First, we are capsuleers, each worth a lot of power and isk. We can hire security teams to keep us safe. But this is a capsuleer place and thus the only baseliners allowed in are the serving staff.
-Secondly, it is very dangerous to fly with a weapon in a pod. Or even on interbus, where you might get some baseliners who do not like us. Thus, there is no security checkpoint in the bar, because it is assumed that what ever weapons you might have had, have been confiscated or placed in storage before you even get to the docking bay.
-Thirdly, the Barrel is neutral, in that anyone is welcome, as long as they remain neutral. This is not to enforce strict limits on behaviour, but simply if you are gonna come push your loyalties in someone else' face, you will be asked to tone it down. It is largely up to everyone there to make sure they tolerate others in there. If they feel they cannot, they should leave. (By all means go to a quiet corner and discuss your politics and make deals there.)
The only rules currently in place:
-You may lurk, as long as you respect the conversations of others. Don't just drop in and answer them without announcing yourself.
-The second rule is that someone who lurks for two weeks without stopping by and saying hi to Jude will be asked to leave. This is to encourage some active participation and not have ghosts hanging around.
Now, the unsaid stuff:
-Stormcrows will be there, they speak for themselves when in the Barrel unless they speak to the corp. If you are unsure who they are speaking for, ask. (This is vague, the nature of the corp means we cannot ever completely split personal and corporate opinions)
-Jude is one of the most dangerous people you will ever meet out of pod. Backed up by Kas. You make them unhappy, they will kick you out. (There is a very long backstory to Jude, it is not public IC or OOC knowledge because that would go against most of the backstory; References can be provided upon request. Kas is either drunk of hungover, which makes he grumpy when you spoil her drinking. If you cannot accept this, don't come to the Barrel)
-Following onto the previous point, a fight here or there is expected, but Jude will be "very upset" if you break too much and don't offer to pay, or if someone actually gets seriously hurt.
And that is basically it folks, have fun.
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