Hey there! Long time listener, first time caller. I'm not entirely sure what to put here, but I've got a vague idea that I've been kicking around and would like to do something with:
So Sam's noticed, as you do, that his brother's supply of stolen notebooks is finite, and he's been around long enough to realize that there isn't exactly a new legal source for replacements. Which sucks for Nate, but also sucks for anyone who might want to use paper goods to curry favour with new Displaced--like, say, Nate's big brother. So for someone like Sam Drake, this looks like an obvious moneymaking opportunity.
I'd like to see about him getting into either: 1. Manufacturing and selling ~artisan paper goods~ and writing implements made from hemp and other sustainable materials or 2. Finding a way to replicate the sketchbooks Nathan still has using powers somehow - not his, obviously, but possibly someone else's - and then selling them
In a world where everything can be done electronically, this would obviously be a boutique product rather than something being sold in every corner store, but that's part of the appeal - he can charge absurd prices, create artificial scarcity along the lines of the real-world diamond industry (or, tbh, the real-world luxury pen industry, though his products would be rare without being diamond-encrusted), and generally try to use this to build up some cash to fund other, future plans. (What are they? Don't worry about it, it's fine.) Plus, make sure that Nathan never runs out of sketchbooks. You know, like a good brother who definitely didn't get his only family killed.
Is this something he could do? If so, what would my next steps be? Thanks!
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So Sam's noticed, as you do, that his brother's supply of stolen notebooks is finite, and he's been around long enough to realize that there isn't exactly a new legal source for replacements. Which sucks for Nate, but also sucks for anyone who might want to use paper goods to curry favour with new Displaced--like, say, Nate's big brother. So for someone like Sam Drake, this looks like an obvious moneymaking opportunity.
I'd like to see about him getting into either:
1. Manufacturing and selling ~artisan paper goods~ and writing implements made from hemp and other sustainable materials
or
2. Finding a way to replicate the sketchbooks Nathan still has using powers somehow - not his, obviously, but possibly someone else's - and then selling them
In a world where everything can be done electronically, this would obviously be a boutique product rather than something being sold in every corner store, but that's part of the appeal - he can charge absurd prices, create artificial scarcity along the lines of the real-world diamond industry (or, tbh, the real-world luxury pen industry, though his products would be rare without being diamond-encrusted), and generally try to use this to build up some cash to fund other, future plans. (What are they? Don't worry about it, it's fine.) Plus, make sure that Nathan never runs out of sketchbooks. You know, like a good brother who definitely didn't get his only family killed.
Is this something he could do? If so, what would my next steps be? Thanks!