Message no. 1

From:	George Campbell <daishi@*******.EECS.NWU.EDU>
Subject:	Sprawl: Pern Cafe
Date:	Fri, 7 Jan 1994 06:24:15 -0600

Sprawl
Pern Cafe
C-01
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The Pern Cafe is owned and operated by one Billy Rae. She is a 20th century
sci-fi/fantasy junkie and named the cafe after the world of her favorite
series - that of Anne McCaffery's Pern novels. Over the bar is proudly
displayed her tattered yellowing paperback collection of these 20 or so
novels.
The cafe serves as a meeting area for those geeks who are into sci-fi/fantasy
novels, RPG's, and computers but do not possess the knowledge or facilites to
jack into the Matrix (yes the ones mentioned in the Fearless Leader's
portfolio). The highlight of these geeks is when a decker (usually a rookie
who's just gotten a datajack) comes into the pub. It is very rare indeed when
a noteable decker enters the cafe.
The one exception to this is during Pern Con, a holdover from the 20th century
sponsered by Billy once a year. It takes place at a nearby hotel but many
people frequent the cafe during it. Billy hires a few of the more notable
deckers (that she can wrangle into it) to come and give talks about various
aspects of decking and to give tips to youngsters just starting out.
The popular legend is that Dodger once stopped in the cafe out of the blue,
but no one can prove it one way or the other.

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