Welcome to BeansnakesBeansnakes (join channel Beansnakes) is Anshar Incorporated's new IC public channel. Instead of going for
just another corp IC bar, we opted for something a little more uncommon; a coffee shop! Due to our specific IC affiliations, we also decided it would be interesting to try and incorporate something relevant, and the coffee shop idea gave us leeway to do this.
I thought I'd give everyone a pointer to see how the coffee shop works. Background on Espresso is beneficial, but I'll go through the basics here.
Coffee beans are ground into a fine-ish powder, which is then measured out, compressed, and has pressurised boiling water pushed through it. The result is a liquid called Espresso! We at Beansnakes add a weakened, powdered booster to the coffee grounds (which gives them a unique colour depending on the type of booster), then filter the water through to give a Booster Blend™ Espresso shot. This can then be added to water or milk or frothy milk or flavour syrups or anything (within reason!) to make certain types and tastes of coffee, with an extra kick from the boosters!
To remove any doubt and hopefully pre-emptively answer some questions, the powdered booster is not potent enough to give the specific effect the in-game versions would, they just give some sort of perk-up/mild high/relaxant in tandem with the caffeine. Beansnakes coffees are not contraband in highsec due to the weak booster quantities and the impossibility of extracting the booster from the coffee once it is made. The quantity in which it is transported to the store is contraband however (despite the fact that any effect can only be gained when mixed with caffeine), hence Beansnakes's lowsec location. Also, the boosters are powdered (using a secret method) and shipped in from a secret location, and when they arrive they are hooked up to fluid vats which neutralise the powder when security is tripped, so attempting to rob Beansnakes is so not worth it! The security fluid vats are more to protect the secrets of the powdering process than against robbery. As a side note, the coffee is sourced from Amod III, the most local temperate planet, so is as fresh as can be!
Here are the (unofficial) names for the Booster Blends™ and the boosters with which they are combined. I'm afraid you'll have to look at Eve for their respective colours.
Banish (Exile)
Cadere (Drop)
Frantic (Frentix)
Shaman (Sooth Sayer)
Arresto (Crash)
Flood (Mindflood)
Instinctivo (X-Instinct)
Blue Shade (Blue Pill)
We at Beansnakes hereby hold our OFFICIAL OPENING COMPETITION!
The Competition is to come up with a Special coffee incorporating our Booster Blends. The top three most creative and interesting will be permanent specials on our listing boards AS WELL AS receiving all you need to start your own coffee plantation and an added bonus:
1st Prize: 1 Elite Temperate Command Centre + Beansnakes official branded Federation Navy Comet!
2nd Prize: 1 Advanced Temperate Command Centre + 10 Sisters Core Scanner Probes
3rd Prize: 1 Improved Temperate Command Centre + 100 Synthetic Coffee
Here are a couple of random specials already on the Beansnakes board:
Fall [Shot of Arresto, shot of Cadere, boiling water and cream]
Native [A Shaman Latte, with crushed mint and mint syrup stirred in]
When thinking about specials, try and take into account the colours, flavours, looks, and how the drinks are served. Think fancy alcoholic cocktails (Mojito/Sex on the Beach etc) but with coffee + milk and/or water + syrubs or other interesting ingredients. However, please do not include alcohol. Yes, there are such things as boozy coffees, but we're trying to steer away from potential bar brawls etc, and hopefully the Booster Blends will be a worthy alcohol substitute.
As a bonus competition, the last 3 Booster Blend names (Flood, Instinctivo, Blue Shade) aren't particularly inspiring, so whoever gives all three the best names will have their efforts immortalised on the Beansnakes Booster Blend board for all eternity!
Please post all entries, as well as all other questions or your $0.02 on Beansnakes on this thread. The closing date for enties will be 11th July (two weeks from now). Try and keep your entries informative but relatively brief, as there is not a lot of room on our specials board for heavy detail and emotive language!
Useful links
Anshar Incorporated MainframeArcadia News NetworkANN/AI Boards
The Small Print
Competition will be judged by AI staff and judges' decisions are final. Prizes will require collection from a location specified once the winners have been announced. All entries sent by PM or evemail will be posted here by AI staff with credit duly given. This contest will also be advertised on the IGS, so winners may not all be selected from entries posted here. Anshar Incorporated is recruiting; ANN is looking for contributors; visit forum for details.
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