[Terminus] Terminus Unlimited Expo Returns To Omega

Terminus Unlimited Expo Returns to Omega

By Tabitha Pierce, Tayseri Times

Omega, Omega Nebula- The Savarian Amphitheater was positively swarming with work crews and day laborers today as the station prepared for the official opening of what many consider to be one of the largest displays of weapons technology and mercenary interests in Terminus space. A week long almost festive event that blends commerce and celebration, occurring at least once (depending on the state of geopolitical affairs and relative advances in warfare or the fortunes of the various groups involved) every five years, the Expo is a mainstay of Omega culture.

And in fact, many on the station consider the reappearance of the TUE so soon after the war to be a very good sign, emblematic of the Terminus’s newfound levels of prosperity and ongoing economic recovery, “war, in a lot of ways, is the lifeblood of this place,” commented event co-ordinator Jericho Yasil, “by Saturday there’s going to be a few million pieces of product that’ve changed hands, hundred plus contracts that’ve been signed, and everyone’s going to go home a couple credits richer”.

The sheer volume of traffic to the station in spite of Relay restrictions over the past several weeks would appear to support Mr. Yasil's assessment if nothing else. Transports, cargo haulers, and private vessels crowd the Omega docks and, quite literally, every hotel between the Yazan District and Concourse Zeta was booked solid as of two days ago. “It’s crazy,” said Palio Cinni, owner of the East Gate, an upscale hotel complex in Omega’s Erisi Belt, “one day we’ve got almost nobody, just the odd businessman and diplomat, the next? We have to turn people away and tell them ‘Sorry but there are no vacancies’.”

The Exposition itself has a long and storied history, with past notables including Warlord Drau Hravak, Matriarch Isandis, and Xon Uvoua. Widely attended, even by ostensibly Citadel Space based entities, companies such as Elanus Risk Control Services, Ariake Technologies, Armax Arsenal, Kassa Fabrications, Hahne-Kedar and Elkoss are expected to maintain a significant presence in addition to TUE mainstays such as Corel Heavy Industries, Eclipse, the Blue Suns, Blood Pack, and MercNet.

The listings for special exhibitions and panels may be found [here].

Oh man, of course this starts kicking off after I leave. :[

Going to have to check with the Employers about personal leave. Or maybe, if they're sending someone already, tag along that way.

See, I'm torn by things like this. On the one hand, this turns an already violent and, dare I say, chaotic station into even more a chaotic place. We've already got enough hardcore mercs running around here; we don't need three thousand more who are itching to try out their new little laser pistols.

On the other hand, most of these visitors bring in a lot of cash. And drink. And bring their cash with them when they drink. Which means a smart cookie can make one HELL of a night's wages just by picking pockets or a few crooked games of Jom'Gabuur. Either way, it's going to be an interesting ride here for a while.

haha, yeah, that's right, job! the Periwinkle is buzzing!
all you visitors, check us out!!!!! but carry your new shit elesewhere into the terminus to try out.

the unfortunate sides my be what i saw yesterday when i got to the place. some shootings and leftovers in the streets. but the big three and Aria's district reps will know what to do to keep the corridors calm. businessssssssss!!!!

You'd think this would be a terrible time to be on Omega right now, with so many brutal mercs running around, some of them inebriated, but I can attest that the local warlords have made it clear that incidents that would drive clientele away would not be tolerated. The number of patrols have also seriously been increased.

Whaaaaaaat?

Nonononono.

No it can't be

not now I mean we're

but











...s'not fair.

I'll take few holos of the goods for you, Maggles. Maybe when I'm using them at the garrison's firing range. Don't you worry, I got you covered.

Shove it up your ass garritrooper. Some of us actually have to do some fucking work.

You say that like I've got a choice in deciding when I get deployed to dumps like Tsombesha or not. Here's a hint: Private doesn't draft deployment orders.

An I'm sure you're all broken up about getting sitting on your scaly ass most of the day 'n having hot running water an food that's not absolute shit every other time and being out of

this

fucking

rain.

Like I said, ain't fair that the people doing all the actual work can't get to hit up all the grand stuff like this.

Shit like that builds character, you pussy. It ain't tough until you have to boil your own piss to have something to drink and eat your dead friends!

You say in your cozy lil garrison.

I'll book a shuttle to Tuchanka and say it from there if it makes you any more miserable.

Idea of you getting your face gnawed off by a pissed off flower actually does kinda cheer me up. Thanks man.

Oh, it went back to Omega after all? I bet a few marketing people at Interstellar Electromatics are going to be fuschia, last I heard (I don't exactly keep up with the arms business) they were lobbying hard for the show to relocate to Illium.

Oh I have no doubt that they tried but, really, they had an epileptic snowball's chance in hell going up against Aria and two out of the Big Three. I can't say that I'm unduly surprised by the outcome.