| As in all outposts, [[places:outpost:building:eboys|eBoy's]] lost no time in setting up a branch of their emporium. Sheila took a little while longer to be convinced of the value of a [[places:outpost:building:sheilasshack|Shack of Shiny]] here, but she too eventually opened one of her famous shops.((In interview, Sheila, the overall owner/manager of the "Shack" chain, was strangely reticent about this period of time and the reasons for the change of heart. Other sources, who have asked to remain anonymous, inform me Sheila was worried that the cost of the extra security needed to see off burglary attempts by squats would outweigh any profit made. She was also unsure of the wisdom of arming the squats whom she thought were quite dangerous enough anyway. The source that I spoke to was unsure what had caused the change of mind on the subject, although it seems to date from a visit from the Watcher which led to a protracted conversation in a back room. My source told me that she did not know the subject of this conversation, as she would never snoop or pry, and anyway, the door was locked. She did note however that Sheila left the conversation tight lipped and in as bad a mood as she had ever been seen. Also that it was soon after this that my source got promoted to managing the new Squat Hole branch of the Shack.)) Other businesses soon followed. One squat, Micronoetic James had seen the success of the [[places:outpost:building:mikeschopshop|Mike's Chop Shop]] chain in [[places:outpost:improbablecentral|Improbable Central]] and [[places:outpost:building:newhome|New Home]], and demonstrating the initiative and entrepreneurship that makes Squat Hole what it is, set up a franchise in the outpost, undeterred by the minor detail that he didn't actually have any mounts to sell. | As in all outposts, [[places:outpost:building:eboys|eBoy's]] lost no time in setting up a branch of their emporium. Sheila took a little while longer to be convinced of the value of a [[places:outpost:building:sheilasshack|Shack of Shiny]] here, but she too eventually opened one of her famous shops.((In interview, Sheila, the overall owner/manager of the "Shack" chain, was strangely reticent about this period of time and the reasons for the change of heart. Other sources, who have asked to remain anonymous, inform me Sheila was worried that the cost of the extra security needed to see off burglary attempts by squats would outweigh any profit made. She was also unsure of the wisdom of arming the squats whom she thought were quite dangerous enough anyway. The source that I spoke to was unsure what had caused the change of mind on the subject, although it seems to date from a visit from the Watcher which led to a protracted conversation in a back room. My source told me that she did not know the subject of this conversation, as she would never snoop or pry, and anyway, the door was locked. She did note however that Sheila left the conversation tight lipped and in as bad a mood as she had ever been seen. Also that it was soon after this that my source got promoted to managing the new Squat Hole branch of the Shack.)) Other businesses soon followed. One squat, Micronoetic James had seen the success of the [[places:outpost:building:mikeschopshop|Mike's Chop Shop]] chain in [[places:outpost:improbablecentral|Improbable Central]] and [[places:outpost:newhome|New Home]], and demonstrating the initiative and entrepreneurship that makes Squat Hole what it is, set up a franchise in the outpost, undeterred by the minor detail that he didn't actually have any mounts to sell. |