Rock and a Hard Place

Of the twelve taverns and refectories on Penzance Arkoblock, only one is conveniently located on the Lido deck and marketed to outsiders. While not exactly a tourist location, the Rock and a Hard Place is a low-rent jet-setting establishment on the top deck of Penzance in the Southwest Quadrant, frequented by smugglers, pilots and ferry captains stopping over between shuttle runs, and corporate customers waiting for their meetings. It is the closest thing to a shadowrunning establishment the Arkoblock has.

Four hundred square meters of floorspace with widely spaced round tables and corner booths on two levels surround bar kiosks on pneumatic lifts. Table service and bussing are accomplished by an outdated drone fleet, but orders are placed by summoning the pneumatic lift kiosks and attendant bartenders. Hydraulic sound systems carry music through aquarium-speakers in the walls, but also generate a high level of violet noise, rendering most listening devices inoperable. The bar is owned and operated through a privately funded trust administered by MHAGS.

For an establishment of its class and size, the Rock has an extensive menu, including both low-cost commercial foodstuffs sourced from krill, soy, and mycoproteins; and a limited selection of fresh seafood and traditional Cornish coastal fare.