Fun with dialog time. The way I see it, if their goal is to open a bar on Mars, it would be entirely too easy for them to simply get to Mars from Earth. The most probable route for them to get to Mars now is to hop a ride out to the Asteroid belt, stooge around a while, and make it on an ore shipment to Mars. Plenty of complications await. (Or, I can fork the story and we can focus on the trials and tribulations of a bar on Mars.)

i like that getting there has to be a struggle. makes for more adventure and raises some questions on the issues that make getting there nearly imposible.
loa

Out of the boring pan and into the fire of despair? Fair enough, for our hapless heroes. Kind of a dismal turn for our hope-bound lads, but I can go with that, as it is nicely told.
LoA