NEBULA’S EDGE — EVENT SETTLEMENT SHEETEvent: “Gravitational Groove Night”
Headliners: Choppergirl / 8-bit
Location: Orbiting Platform C-17, Nebula’s Edge Club
Currency: USCN (Universal Standard Credit Notes)
GROSS REVENUETicket Sales (3,842 beings, 17 partially phased entities): 192,100.00
VIP Anti-Gravity Lounge Upgrades: 38,500.00
Merch (Glow Helmets, Quantum Tees, Sentient Posters): 64,220.00
Hologram Replay Licensing (3 systems): 22,000.00
Bar Sales Kickback (after sentience tax): 41,330.00
TOTAL GROSS REVENUE: 358,150.00 USCN
EXPENSESVenue Rental (includes breathable atmosphere surcharge): 75,000.00
Docking Fees (14 ships, 2 smugglers, 1 “unmarked comet”): 18,400.00
Security (cyborgs, bouncers, one retired war mech): 26,750.00
Temporal Insurance (in case of timeline overlap incidents): 12,000.00
Sound System (subspace bass stabilizers + reality anchors): 31,600.00
Lighting (3 suns, dimmed to “moody”): 9,800.00
Stage Construction (anti-gravity + lava-resistant coating): 14,200.00
Pyrotechnics (legal explosions only, mostly): 11,300.00
Illegal Pyrotechnics (confiscated, then billed anyway): 6,900.00
Green Room Catering:
Vegan asteroid platters: 2,400.00
Non-vegan asteroid platters: 2,450.00
Existentially confused fruit bowl: 980.00
Artist-Specific Riders:
Choppergirl requested 3 chrome motorcycles (hover-capable): 15,000.00
Fuel for said motorcycles (dark matter blend): 4,700.00
8-bit requested “authentic retro electricity” (sourced from 1987): 8,300.00
Replacement electricity after overload: 3,200.00
Crew Costs:
Roadies (union + tentacle accommodation fees): 19,600.00
Translator for audience species #442: 3,750.00
Translator for translator: 1,100.00
Unexpected Incidents:
Minor wormhole opened during soundcheck (cleanup): 7,800.00
Major wormhole opened during encore (relocation fee): 13,200.00
Lost drummer recovered from alternate dimension (processing fee): 5,600.00
Lawsuit from alternate dimension drummer (still ongoing retainer): 9,000.00
Merchandising Losses:
Sentient T-shirts unionizing mid-show: 6,300.00
Posters escaping into ventilation system: 2,200.00
Club Fees:
Nebula ambiance maintenance: 4,400.00
Cosmic dust removal (post-mosh pit storm): 3,900.00
DJ who refused to stop playing before headliners: 2,100.00
Administrative:
Booking agent fee (standard 15%): 53,722.50
Booking agent “emotional distress” fee: 4,000.00
Spreadsheet formatting surcharge: 1,250.00
Miscellaneous:
Bribes (officially labeled “expedited cooperation”): 8,600.00
Anti-gravity malfunction refunds: 5,500.00
Gravity reinstatement surcharge: 5,500.00
One very persistent space raccoon: 900.00
TOTAL EXPENSES: 358,145.00 USCN
NET PROFITRemaining Balance: 5.00 USCN
Split Between Headliners:
Choppergirl: 2.50 USCN
8-bit: 2.50 USCN
NOTESGreat show. Audience described it as “life-altering” and “legally questionable.”
Recommend renegotiating wormhole clause for future events.
Do not allow 8-bit near vintage electricity again.

Hey! Our first profit!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iKGtHB8Gdw
Now let's hope Bethany Rose can get us home...
https://www.tiktok.com/@choppergirls_airwar/video/7664129460064603406