The Corusca Gem floated gently through space as it pulled its way free of Corellia’s gravity. The Corusca Gem was headed out on a 30-day cruise of the core and mid-rim worlds with such stops as Bothawui, Onderon, Kashyyyk, Manaan, and a full day cruising through the Alderaan System to view the remains of the once beautiful planet; a tourist’s delight.
Brand new and on its maiden voyage the 200 meters, Corusca Gem was only of average size for a luxury liner but was uniquely laid out with decks not only for super rich but also lower decks for the galaxy’s not quite so fortunate. And of course, there were the multitude of crewers ready and willing, if not happily, to serve at the pleasure of the ship’s guests.
Poodoo, Poodoo, and more Poodoo. Could this day get any worse? Elikar pondered as he vigorously scrubbed the expensive tile. One of the worst things a stateroom steward could encounter was a clogged and overflowing fresher’ and this one was a doozy. Unfortunately for Elikar, the occupant of this stateroom was considerably larger than a human which meant… this was starting out as a miserable cruise for Elikar. But, on the bright side this was just about as bad as it got… usually.
Quite frankly, Elikar didn’t mind his job that much, at least when he wasn’t dealing overflowing refreshers. The pay was actually pretty good. Especially when the elderly Cerean couple occupied their usual suite; they were very good tippers. He also got to make interesting contacts and meet people from all over the galaxy. However, there were better ways to do that, which is exactly why Elikar had been training in both bartending and running game tables.
Elikar was not fully trained in both of those pursuits so he wasn’t certified enough to “practice” full-time, but he was allowed to work short shifts for practice. Elikar finally finished cleaning up the mess the overflow had made and headed through the interior corridors back to his crew cabin. A quick shower and change and he was soon standing behind the bar of the Starlight Lounge serving those seated at the bar.
(ooc: there is an ooc thread here. It describes the layout of the ship etc.)