Cubby Blast

Cubby Blast
Cubby Blast
Industry	Weapon seller
Products	Personal weapons, personal armor, food and beverages
Race	Human
Founded	2932 CE; 21 years ago
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Cubby Blast is a weapon dealership in Zone 1 in Area18 on ArcCorp. The store is owned and operated by the former outlaw Clor Vee.^[1]

Items for sale

Armor

Manufacturer	Model	Classification	aUEC	Color	Temperature Range
Roberts Space Industries	Beacon Undersuit	Undersuit	1,000	Base Color	-30 / 60
	Beacon Undersuit	Undersuit	1,000	Green/White	-30 / 60
	Beacon Undersuit	Undersuit	1,000	Grey/Aqua	-30 / 60
	Beacon Undersuit	Undersuit	1,000	Skye/Grey	-30 / 60
	Beacon Undersuit	Undersuit	1,000	Purple	-30 / 60
	Beacon Undersuit	Undersuit	1,000	Pink/White	-30 / 60
Clark Defense Systems	FBL-8u Undersuit	Undersuit	1,000	Desert Digital	-30 / 60
Virgil Ltd	ForceFlex Undersuit	Undersuit	1,200	Black/Gold	-30 / 60
	ForceFlex Undersuit	Undersuit	1,200	Black/Red	-30 / 60
	ForceFlex Undersuit	Undersuit	1,200	Black/Orange	-30 / 60
	ForceFlex Undersuit	Undersuit	1,200	Black/Yellow	-30 / 60
	ForceFlex Undersuit	Undersuit	1,200	Wood Camo	-30 / 60
	ForceFlex Undersuit	Undersuit	1,200	Black/Seagreen	-30 / 60
	ForceFlex Undersuit	Undersuit	1,200	Black/Blue	-30 / 60
	ForceFlex Undersuit	Undersuit	1,200	Black/Purple	-30 / 60
	ForceFlex Undersuit	Undersuit	1,200	Pink/Camo	-30 / 60
	ForceFlex Undersuit	Undersuit	1,200	Arctic Camo	-30 / 60
	ForceFlex Undersuit	Undersuit	1,200	Greys	-30 / 60
	ForceFlex Undersuit	Undersuit	1,200	DigiCamo	-30 / 60
	ForceFlex Undersuit	Undersuit	1,200	Autumn Camo	-30 / 60
	ForceFlex Undersuit	Undersuit	1,000	Black/Grey/Orange	-30 / 60
	ForceFlex Undersuit	Undersuit	1,200	Forest Digi	-30 / 60
	ForceFlex Undersuit	Undersuit	1,200	Woodland Digi	-30 / 60
	ForceFlex Undersuit	Undersuit	1,200	Blue/Black/Tan	-30 / 60
	ForceFlex Undersuit	Undersuit	1,200	Ocean Camo	-30 / 60
	ForceFlex Undersuit	Undersuit	1,200	Purple/Gold	-30 / 60
	ForceFlex Undersuit	Undersuit	1,200	Black/grey/Tan	-30 / 60
Roberts Space Industries	Odyssey II Undersuit	Undersuit	1,000	Alpha	-30 / 60
	Odyssey II Undersuit	Undersuit	1,000	Orange/Black	-30 / 60
	Odyssey II Undersuit	Undersuit	1,000	Seagreen/Black	-30 / 60
	Odyssey II Undersuit	Undersuit	1,000	Pink/Black	-30 / 60
	Odyssey II Undersuit	Undersuit	1,000	Autumn	-30 / 60
	Odyssey II Undersuit	Undersuit	1,000	Multi	-30 / 60
	Odyssey II Undersuit	Undersuit	1,000	Black/Blue	-30 / 60
	Odyssey II Undersuit	Undersuit	1,000	Brown/Grey	-30 / 60
Kastak Arms	Scaleweave Undersuit	Undersuit	1,000	Base Color	-30 / 60
Clark Defense Systems	TCS-4 Undersuit	Undersuit	850	Base Color	-30 / 60
	TCS-4 Undersuit	Undersuit	850	Arctic	-30 / 60
	TCS-4 Undersuit	Undersuit	850	Black/Grey	-30 / 60
	TCS-4 Undersuit	Undersuit	850	Desert	-30 / 60
	TCS-4 Undersuit	Undersuit	850	Twilight	-30 / 60
	TCS-4 Undersuit	Undersuit	850	Autumn	-30 / 60

Main Set	Model	Classification	aUEC	Color	Temperature Range
ADP	Balor HCH Helmet	Heavy Armor	3,800	Base Color	-75 / 105
	Balor HCH Helmet	Heavy Armor	3,200	Yellow	-75 / 105
	Balor HCH Helmet	Heavy Armor	3,200	Seagreen	-75 / 105
	Balor HCH Helmet	Heavy Armor	3,800	Blue	-75 / 105
	Balor HCH Helmet	Heavy Armor	3,800	Purple	-75 / 105
	Balor HCH Helmet	Heavy Armor	3,200	Violet	-75 / 105
	Balor HCH Helmet	Heavy Armor	3,800	White	-75 / 105
	Balor HCH Helmet	Heavy Armor	3,800	Black	-75 / 105
	Balor HCH Helmet	Heavy Armor	3,200	Dark Red	-75 / 105
	Balor HCH Helmet	Heavy Armor	3,200	Tan	-75 / 105
	Balor HCH Helmet	Heavy Armor	3,800	Dark Green	-75 / 105
	Balor HCH Helmet	Heavy Armor	3,800	Aqua	-75 / 105
	Balor HCH Helmet	Heavy Armor	3,800	Twilight	-75 / 105
	Balor HCH Helmet	Heavy Armor	3,800	Olive	-75 / 105
ADP-mk4	ADP-mk4 Helmet	Heavy Armor	3,200	Woodland	-70 / 100
Clark Defense Systems	A23 Helmet	Light Armor	1,000	Base Color	-30 / 60
Field Recon Suit	Field Recon Suit Helmet	Light Armor	1,200	Base Color	-35 / 65
Morozov-SH	Morozov-SH Helmet	Heavy Armor	3,900	Redshift	-70 / 100
ORC-mkV	G-2 Helmet	Medium Armor	2,200	Red	-55 / 85
	G-2 Helmet	Medium Armor	2,200	Yellow	-55 / 85
	G-2 Helmet	Medium Armor	2,500	Green	-55 / 85
	G-2 Helmet	Medium Armor	2,200	Seagreen	-55 / 85
	G-2 Helmet	Medium Armor	2,500	Purple	-55 / 85
	G-2 Helmet	Medium Armor	2,500	Violet	-55 / 85
	G-2 Helmet	Medium Armor	2,500	White	-55 / 85
	G-2 Helmet	Medium Armor	2,500	Sienna	-55 / 85
	G-2 Helmet	Medium Armor	2,200	Tan	-55 / 85
	G-2 Helmet	Medium Armor	2,500	Dark Green	-55 / 85
	G-2 Helmet	Medium Armor	2,200	Twilight	-55 / 85
	G-2 Helmet	Medium Armor	2,500	Imperial	-55 / 85
	G-2 Helmet	Medium Armor	2,200	Desert	-55 / 85
ORC-mkX	ORC-mkX Helmet	Medium Armor	2,200	Arctic	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Helmet	Medium Armor	2,200	Desert	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Helmet	Medium Armor	2,200	Twilight	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Helmet	Medium Armor	2,200	Autumn	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Helmet	Medium Armor	2,200	Singularity	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Helmet	Medium Armor	2,200	Iceborn	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Helmet	Medium Armor	2,200	Woodland	-61 / 91
PAB-1	CBH-3 Helmet	Light Armor	1,000	Red	-40 / 70
	CBH-3 Helmet	Light Armor	1,000	Orange	-40 / 70
	CBH-3 Helmet	Light Armor	1,000	Yellow	-40 / 70
	CBH-3 Helmet	Light Armor	1,000	Purple	-40 / 70
	CBH-3 Helmet	Light Armor	1,200	Violet	-40 / 70
	CBH-3 Helmet	Light Armor	1,200	Grey	-40 / 70
	CBH-3 Helmet	Light Armor	1,200	Dark Red	-40 / 70
	CBH-3 Helmet	Light Armor	1,200	Sienna	-40 / 70
	CBH-3 Helmet	Light Armor	1,200	Tan	-40 / 70
	CBH-3 Helmet	Light Armor	1,200	Dark Green	-40 / 70
	CBH-3 Helmet	Light Armor	1,200	Twilight	-40 / 70
	CBH-3 Helmet	Light Armor	1,200	Olive	-40 / 70

Main Set	Model	Classification	aUEC	Color	Temperature Range
FBL-8a	FBL-8a Core	Light Armor	1,800	Arctic Digital	-32 / 62
FBL-8a	FBL-8a Core	Light Armor	1,500	Desert Digital	-32 / 62
ORC-mkX	ORC-mkX Core	Medium Armor	2,700	Core	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Core	Medium Armor	2,700	Arctic	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Core	Medium Armor	2,700	Desert	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Core	Medium Armor	2,700	Twilight	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Core	Medium Armor	2,700	Autumn	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Core	Medium Armor	2,700	Singularity	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Core	Medium Armor	2,700	Nightfire	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Core	Medium Armor	2,700	Iceborn	-61 / 91
ADP-mk4	ADP-mk4 Core	Medium Armor	4,300	Woodland	-61 / 91
ADP	ADP Core	Heavy Armor	3,700	Core	-75 / 105
	ADP Core	Heavy Armor	3,700	Red	-75 / 105
	ADP Core	Heavy Armor	4,300	Yellow	-75 / 105
	ADP Core	Heavy Armor	4,300	Green	-75 / 105
	ADP Core	Heavy Armor	4,300	Seagreen	-75 / 105
	ADP Core	Heavy Armor	4,300	Blue	-75 / 105
	ADP Core	Heavy Armor	4,300	Purple	-75 / 105
	ADP Core	Heavy Armor	3,700	White	-75 / 105
	ADP Core	Heavy Armor	4,300	Grey	-75 / 105
	ADP Core	Heavy Armor	4,300	Dark Red	-75 / 105
	ADP Core	Heavy Armor	4,300	Aqua	-75 / 105
	ADP Core	Heavy Armor	3,700	Olive	-75 / 105
PAB-1	PAB-1 Core	Light Armor	1,700	Core	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Core	Light Armor	1,700	Red	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Core	Light Armor	1,700	Orange	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Core	Light Armor	1,700	Yellow	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Core	Light Armor	1,700	Green	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Core	Light Armor	1,500	Purple	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Core	Light Armor	1,700	Violet	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Core	Light Armor	1,500	White	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Core	Light Armor	1,700	Dark Red	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Core	Light Armor	1,700	Tan	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Core	Light Armor	1,700	Aqua	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Core	Light Armor	1,700	Desert	-40 / 70
ORC-mkV	ORC-mkV Core	Medium Armor	3,200	Core	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Core	Medium Armor	3,200	Red	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Core	Medium Armor	2,700	Orange	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Core	Medium Armor	3,200	Green	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Core	Medium Armor	3,200	Seagreen	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Core	Medium Armor	2,700	Purple	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Core	Medium Armor	3,200	Violet	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Core	Medium Armor	3,200	White	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Core	Medium Armor	3,200	Grey	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Core	Medium Armor	3,200	Black	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Core	Medium Armor	3,200	Dark Red	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Core	Medium Armor	3,200	Sienna	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Core	Medium Armor	3,200	Tan	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Core	Medium Armor	3,200	Imperial	-55 / 85
Field Recon Suit	Field Recon Suit Core	Light Armor	1,500	Core	-32 / 62

Main Set	Model	Classification	aUEC	Color	Temperature Range
ADP	ADP Arms	Heavy Armor	1,100	Red	-75 / 105
	ADP Arms	Heavy Armor	970	Orange	-75 / 105
	ADP Arms	Heavy Armor	1,100	Seagreen	-75 / 105
	ADP Arms	Heavy Armor	1,100	Blue	-75 / 105
	ADP Arms	Heavy Armor	1,100	Purple	-75 / 105
	ADP Arms	Heavy Armor	1,100	Violet	-75 / 105
	ADP Arms	Heavy Armor	1,100	White	-75 / 105
	ADP Arms	Heavy Armor	1,100	Dark Red	-75 / 105
	ADP Arms	Heavy Armor	1,100	Sienna	-75 / 105
	ADP Arms	Heavy Armor	1,100	Dark Green	-75 / 105
	ADP Arms	Heavy Armor	970	Aqua	-75 / 105
	ADP Arms	Heavy Armor	970	Olive	-75 / 105
ADP-mk4	ADP-mk4 Arms	Heavy Armor	970	Woodland	-70 / 100
FBL-8a	FBL-8a Arms	Light Armor	490	Arctic Digital	-35 / 65
FBL-8a	FBL-8a Arms	Light Armor	410	Desert Digital	-35 / 65
ORC-mkV	ORC-mkV Arms	Medium Armor	710	Red	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Arms	Medium Armor	840	Orange	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Arms	Medium Armor	840	Yellow	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Arms	Medium Armor	840	Green	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Arms	Medium Armor	840	Blue	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Arms	Medium Armor	840	Purple	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Arms	Medium Armor	840	Violet	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Arms	Medium Armor	840	White	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Arms	Medium Armor	840	Black	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Arms	Medium Armor	840	Dark Green	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Arms	Medium Armor	840	Aqua	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Arms	Medium Armor	840	Twilight	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Arms	Medium Armor	840	Imperial	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Arms	Medium Armor	840	Desert	-55 / 85
ORC-mkX	ORC-mkX Arms	Medium Armor	710	Arctic	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Arms	Medium Armor	710	Desert	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Arms	Medium Armor	710	Twilight	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Arms	Medium Armor	710	Autumn	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Arms	Medium Armor	710	Singularity	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Arms	Medium Armor	710	Iceborn	-61 / 91
PAB-1	PAB-1 Arms	Light Armor	400	Orange	-37 / 67
	PAB-1 Arms	Light Armor	400	Green	-37 / 67
	PAB-1 Arms	Light Armor	470	Seagreen	-37 / 67
	PAB-1 Arms	Light Armor	470	Blue	-37 / 67
	PAB-1 Arms	Light Armor	470	Violet	-37 / 67
	PAB-1 Arms	Light Armor	470	White	-37 / 67
	PAB-1 Arms	Light Armor	470	Grey	-37 / 67
	PAB-1 Arms	Light Armor	470	Black	-37 / 67
	PAB-1 Arms	Light Armor	400	Dark Red	-37 / 67
	PAB-1 Arms	Light Armor	470	Tan	-37 / 67
	PAB-1 Arms	Light Armor	470	Dark Green	-37 / 67
	PAB-1 Arms	Light Armor	470	Aqua	-37 / 67
	PAB-1 Arms	Light Armor	470	Twilight	-37 / 67
	PAB-1 Arms	Light Armor	470	Imperial	-37 / 67
	PAB-1 Arms	Light Armor	470	Desert	-37 / 67

Main Set	Model	Classification	aUEC	Color	Temperature Range
FBL-8a	FBL-8a Legs	Light Armor	850	Arctic Digital	-35 / 65
FBL-8a	FBL-8a Legs	Light Armor	720	Desert Digital	-35 / 65
ORC-mkX	ORC-mkX Legs	Medium Armor	1,200	Arctic	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Legs	Medium Armor	710	Desert	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Legs	Medium Armor	710	Twilight	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Legs	Medium Armor	710	Autumn	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Legs	Medium Armor	710	Singularity	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Legs	Medium Armor	710	Nightfire	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Legs	Medium Armor	710	Iceborn	-61 / 91
	ORC-mkX Legs	Medium Armor	710	Woodland	-61 / 91
ADP-mk4	ADP-mk4 Legs	Heavy Armor	1,600	Woodland	-70 / 100
ADP	ADP Legs	Heavy Armor	1,900	Red	-75 / 105
	ADP Legs	Heavy Armor	1,900	Orange	-75 / 105
	ADP Legs	Heavy Armor	1,900	Yellow	-75 / 105
	ADP Legs	Heavy Armor	1,600	Seagreen	-75 / 105
	ADP Legs	Heavy Armor	1,900	Blue	-75 / 105
	ADP Legs	Heavy Armor	1,900	Purple	-75 / 105
	ADP Legs	Heavy Armor	1,900	Violet	-75 / 105
	ADP Legs	Heavy Armor	1,900	White	-75 / 105
	ADP Legs	Heavy Armor	1,900	Grey	-75 / 105
	ADP Legs	Heavy Armor	1,900	Black	-75 / 105
	ADP Legs	Heavy Armor	1,900	Dark Red	-75 / 105
	ADP Legs	Heavy Armor	1,900	Tan	-75 / 105
	ADP Legs	Heavy Armor	1,600	Dark Green	-75 / 105
	ADP Legs	Heavy Armor	1,900	Imperial	-75 / 105
	ADP Legs	Heavy Armor	1,600	Olive	-75 / 105
PAB-1	PAB-1 Legs	Light Armor	830	Red	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Legs	Light Armor	700	Orange	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Legs	Light Armor	830	Green	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Legs	Light Armor	830	Purple	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Legs	Light Armor	830	Violet	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Legs	Light Armor	830	White	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Legs	Light Armor	830	Grey	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Legs	Light Armor	830	Dark Red	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Legs	Light Armor	830	Sienna	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Legs	Light Armor	830	Tan	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Legs	Light Armor	700	Dark Green	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Legs	Light Armor	700	Imperial	-40 / 70
	PAB-1 Legs	Light Armor	830	Desert	-40 / 70
ORC-mkV	ORC-mkV Legs	Medium Armor	1,400	Red	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Legs	Medium Armor	1,400	Orange	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Legs	Medium Armor	1,400	Yellow	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Legs	Medium Armor	1,400	Green	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Legs	Medium Armor	1,200	Seagreen	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Legs	Medium Armor	1,200	Purple	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Legs	Medium Armor	1,400	White	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Legs	Medium Armor	1,400	Grey	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Legs	Medium Armor	1,400	Sienna	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Legs	Medium Armor	1,400	Tan	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Legs	Medium Armor	1,400	Dark Green	-55 / 85
	ORC-mkV Legs	Medium Armor	1,400	Aqua	-55 / 85

Manufacturer	Model	Classification	aUEC	Color
Clark Defense Systems	CSP-68H Backpack	Heavy Backpack	2,500
	CSP-68L Backpack	Light Backpack	1,500
	CSP-68M Backpack	Medium Backpack	2,100
Roussimoff Rehabilitation Systems	Morozov-CH Backpack	Heavy Backpack	2,500	Redshift
	Arden-CL Backpack	Light Backpack	1,500
	Arden-CL Backpack	Light Backpack	1,500	Archangel
CC's Conversions	MacFlex Backpack	Light Backpack	1,300	"Rucksack"
	MacFlex Backpack	Light Backpack	1,300	Canary Yellow
	MacFlex Backpack	Light Backpack	1,300	Grey

Portfolio (lore)

“Racks of rifles, stacks of shotguns, piles of pistols,” excitedly promises the Cubby Blast holo-jingle, and the store delivers, firmly establishing itself as one of Area18’s more eccentric locales. While most of the stores on the planet strive to achieve an aura of respectability, Cubby Blast seems to stand in staunch defiance to the corporate culture that surrounds it. Supposedly modeled after a weapons shop on the infamous Spider station in the Cathcart system, this small personal weapons store is pure counterculture. Even the name itself is taken from a Cathcart sales phrase meaning “the weapon fires fine.” It’s this flavor that makes Cubby Blast a popular destination for all people traveling through the system, whether they are buying a weapon or not.

At the epicenter of the store is owner/operator Clor Vee. A heavily tattooed man with a thick Cathcart accent, he is generally the loudest thing in the store, constantly regaling customers with stories about the seedy side of life on Spider. Little is known about the man who opened the store in 2932; cursory background checks indicate a few minor arrests for assault and robbery, but to hear the man himself say it, “I din know many crood that was caught. Blips I ran wit, we got ghosted, not caught.”

It should come with little surprise that even the origin of Cubby Blast has traces of the scandalous. Clor Vee claims that after decades smuggling weapons and other illegal activities, he began to lose his appreciation for the thrill of living on the edge. As this dissatisfaction grew, he realized that he had established enough contacts within the weapon industry who operated on legitimate fronts that he could build a planetside locale and “let them Creds raze into Vee, ratha then Vee chasin’ em.” The first iteration of Cubby Blast was out of his Freelancer in his Landing Control hangar, before he moved into a small stall nestled in a back alley of the fourth tier of Area39. There he stayed until the Avasi Scandal of 2931 rocked the foundations of ArcCorp. Allegations of corporate malfeasance and insider trading quickly decayed the land values of storefronts across the planet, allowing Clor the opportunity to not only secure a storefront in Area18, but also negotiate an incredibly favorable long-term lease.

Combining an emphasis on personal sales tactics with a fantastic location conveniently near the primary landing zone, Cubby Blast has become a name that weapon enthusiasts and security professionals throughout the empire have come to rely on. Inside, the shop offers a variety of personal weaponry as well as a diverse catalog of support weapons from combat knives to grenades. Defensive products are also available for purchase, as are an ever-changing catalog of military surplus supplies — from armored flak jackets to even replacement servos for Titan armor. Many customers are drawn to a handsome series of lighted displays that show off the best of what Cubby has to offer (more stock is kept elsewhere, with one or two of each model on display). Thanks to numerous industry connections, limited-edition models of weapons are frequently available fresh from the manufacturer; stocks of these are always extremely limited, and they are never offered via Spectrum.

While the store does not currently have room for a shooting gallery, Vee readily allows prospective buyers to activate and test the sights on their weapons in the store (technically a violation of local ordinances, though all parties involved leave well enough alone). He has also cultivated a reputation as someone who can, for a price, acquire special order rarities, often provided ‘no questions asked’ with newly produced papers. Plastered around the store are sigils bearing a “Best Prices in the ’Verse!” promise, although further investigation has revealed that there is no specific system of recourse for those who find the same weapons offered cheaper elsewhere. Note that, on the whole, these more questionable business practices are not specific to Cubby Blast, but are common throughout the defensive weapons industry.

Cubby Blast offers an illuminating experience for the aspiring entrepreneur as well as the eager first-time gun buyer. The look and feel of the store manages to strike a fine balance between embracing its colorful anti-establishment flavor and providing an informative shopping experience: for every disparate piece of cultural bric-a-brac (a shot-up Vanduul body target, the obsequious variations on the classic ‘Imperator Who?’ stickers and the like) there’s also a beautifully lit display offering the latest and greatest in handheld weapon technology. This balance has been so successful that rival companies such as Centermass apparently sent undercover employees to Cubby Blast to study the store’s layout in an attempt to replicate the flavor of the place. This led to Centermass’s somewhat disastrous Cathcart-themed sales campaign in 2941.

In 2943, a spectrum producer attempted to capitalize on the shop’s oddball reputation by creating a series tentatively titled “Blast Off!” A pilot was produced based around showcasing Vee’s eccentric personality and his knowledge of rare weapons desired by unusual customers. The production was ultimately not picked up and Vee blamed the failure on widespread public resistance to security weapons (an opinion he shares, loudly, with anyone who mentions the failed project within his hearing). Those who saw the pilot episode do not agree that it was sunk by politics, saying instead that Vee’s antics and the generally guarded nature of most customers just didn’t make for a compelling narrative. The end result of the project was an abundance of CUBBY BLAST-branded merchandise, produced by Vee in anticipation of the show’s success, which have been sold off at a huge discount and now frequently appear in ArcCorp thrift shops.

As the Cubby Blast name and reputation have spread, so have suggestions of expansion. It is a matter of public record that several fund management groups have made significant approaches, hoping to turn the business into a galaxy-wide themed showcase for arms and armor, but thus far, these have apparently been rebuffed. While Clor Vee has expressed interest in the potential for franchising his brand, he recently appeared on an underground spectrum broadcast and was quoted as saying “Yeah, the bigawans resen with Creds an all, but wa the Cubby Blast gon’ be widda the Vee.”