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Okay Radek:

Very seldom has your head pounded and throbbed the way it does now.

Rolling over to your side merely serves to make your DNA ache.

After some thought you raise the lid of a single bloodshot eye and survey your surroundings. Your lodging room is so small that fortunately you don’t have to do much work to take it all in. The room itself  is 9x13 feet. You know that as you have paced it carefully and measured it often – just to ensure that nothing has changed during your long fits of drinking and boredom. A locker, bunk, and a small, battered dining table with a single rickety chair make this a perfect picture of home -  allowing for the exceptions of the rusty pipes around the ceiling and the peeling wallpaper.

Right on time, outside your single dirty, yellowed porthole, the passing automated airship blares it’s familiar message:

“A new life awaits you in the off-world colonies, the chance to begin again in a golden land of opportunity and adventure. New climate, recreation facilities...”

(Distortion and squeals)

“Let’s go to the Colonies!”

Your first task this morning as a honorary colonist is to get both feet on the floor. You accomplish this task with some effort, and finally come to a happy resting point with your head somewhat about your knees. Outside, to torture you, the airship makes yet another pass.

“A new life awaits you in the off-world colonies, the chance to begin again in a golden land of opportunity and adventure. New climate, recreation facilities...”

(Distortion and squeals)

“Let’s go to the Colonies!”

You snort.

So this is Hell...

Locally Hell is known as Marcos.

Staggering over to the Comm terminal, you hit a few keystrokes and stare again at the TAS readout:

Marcos (Beta Hydri 2221) C310322-9

Marcos is a rockball world with the merest trace of atmospheric gas. This and its moderate temperature range, made it the most habitable world in an otherwise fairly unpromising system. Astrography is the only asset Marcos really has; it is a link on the Jump 2 communications link to Coreward-Trailing and thus was a logical place to build a Science Commission base.

The base is the only major settlement on Marcos and is home to about 80% of the world’s 6,000 people. The remainder dwell in small outposts, many of which undertake tasks that support the base. These include research stations, observatories and specialist installations such as water prospecting rigs. Marcos is thought to have a modest amount of water locked under its crust and several ‘wildcat’ wells have been drilled to investigate promising sites.

Only small amounts of water have thus far been extracted but even this minor success goes a long way to making the base self-sufficient. The techniques for locating and extracting water may one day become part of standard terraforming practice. The station itself has a small spaceport capable of handling several ships at once but tends only to have a couple on the ground at any one time. These include Science Commission couriers, research ship, supply vessels and naval patrol craft as well as traders bound for the Outer Veil.

Marcos does have a decent market, with goods from the core systems available at typically inflated prices. It is one of several places along the fringe of civilized space where personnel can be hired for expeditions into the Outer Veil and attracts small numbers of capable individuals seeking work or companions for a venture. It is also a good place to get fleeced by people pretending to be that sort of individual or a merchant with contacts in the core systems.

Your reverie is interrupted by the persistent chirp of the Comm link.

Radek pushes the Comm Link button and says in a parched tone, "yeah?"

Travis walks into his favorite bar, growls at some kid, who moves very fast to vacate his spot (Don't need that cantankerous Old Man getting mad again...) sits down to a full water glass of, well, it's not water...pulls out a cigar, shoves it in his mouth, and lights it. He looks around, daring somebody to tell him that there is No Smoking here...

@Radek - You are on voice only since the imager has crapped out, "Hi Mr. Borgni, it's Violet here at the front desk. You have a package here, hmmm...lemme look...nope, It don't say who it's from. Also, two fellers came by and left a card for you. Said you should call and make an appointment. Say! That address is over in the Municipal quadrant! Maybe things are starting to look up for you!"

@Travis - You barely sit down when Sanke slides in next to you. (There was a spelling error made when he home-tattooed a nickname on his arm - He tried for several years to get everyone to call him "Snake" but eventually gave up and just goes by "Sanke" now. He simply stared at you blankly when you first suggested he simply get the tattoo lasered off and start over.)

(OOC - Think of the character "Angel" from the Rockford Files.)

He rubs his hands then holds one out, "That will be 50 credits Travi-boy! Ha, ha! I found you some goooood info!!"

Quote from: pbj44;749669@Travis - You barely sit down when Sanke slides in next to you. (There was a spelling error made when he home-tattooed a nickname on his arm - He tried for several years to get everyone to call him "Snake" but eventually gave up and just goes by "Sanke" now. He simply stared at you blankly when you first suggested he simply get the tattoo lasered off and start over.)

(OOC - Think of the character "Angel" from the Rockford Files.)

(OOC - Crap, was afraid of that...)

Quote from: pbj44;749669He rubs his hands then holds one out, "That will be 50 credits Travi-boy! Ha, ha! I found you some goooood info!!"

Travis looks over at Sanke, waves at the Barkeep, pointing to Sanke..."I'll give you a drink, then we'll see about the information..." Sanke knows that look, so we'll see if he's smart enough to leave it at that...

Sanke glares at you for a moment then shakes his head looking troubled, "Hey, I had to mix with the wrong types to get this info, plus I had to spread some "love" around, if ya know what I mean." He rubs his fingertips together in the interstellar sign for money.

When the bartender comes by he hisses, "Hey brother, make it a double." He then nods at you. The bartender nods in return and comes back with a larger drink.

"And bring me a sandwich! With some meat in it this time!"

"I'm tellin' ya Trav this was hard work."

"See, there were these dudes, pretty salty I heard, that landed here some 10 years ago. No, I don't know why. Anyway, they get into a jam with one of our leading underworld citizens who happens to object to them breathin' his air up, so they somehow end up outside the base buried 6 feet under. Well, somehow the port fees for the ship keep gettin' paid, ya know? The citizen that iced them dudes maybe has some plans fer usin' the ship, you dig?"

He digs into his sandwich hungrily.

"Well, he has the ship hauled over to the graveyard and puts it under wraps. Nows the cool part: That citizen gets in a fight with another citizen who plants him in the desert same as them others. Everybody forgets about that ship in the graveyard! Everybody except for a buddy of mine who just happens to work at the yard and has been sellin' parts off of it on the sly as he just so happens to know that hanger's security passcode. Trav, a ship! Shoot, a real ship! Okay, okay, it's missing a few minor parts and prolly needs some gas so' it will go, but did I not just hook you up?"

"I told him you might be interested in fencing some parts, so he's gonna let us take a look at 'er."

Travis looks over to him, finishes his drink, throws his payment on the table, throws Sanke 50 credits, and as he gets up...[am tired of sitting on this barstool right now], he reaches over and grabs the scruff of his collar and drags him out. "Come on, let's see this empty hull of a Ship."

Following Sanke you leave the watering hole and head across the town complex. Eventually you get to the public changing station at the South airlock and rent a pair of Vacc Suits for 10CR, that you pay for the two of you. After carefully donning them and performing safety checks you head out the airlock and walk the short distance to the Derelict/salvage graveyard.

The local graveyard features acre upon acre of junked equipment, starship components, and in some cases the whole ships themselves. Eventually Sanke leads you to one of a half dozen sealed storage hangers. He gives a cheerful wave to a Vacc Suited driver of a small bulldozer working in front of the facility.

The man turns off the bulldozer, dismounts and approaches. Over your comm system you hear, “This your pard? Good! Lets get out o’ this dust, c’mon.”

He turns and leads you over to the hanger and types in a code, deliberately keeping his entry code hidden.

“You’ll have to stay in your suit mister, costs too much to keep this place in oxygen.”

“Lemme turn the lights on.”

Floodlights pop on about the hanger lighting up several ships.

“Those two are stripped down to the hull metal, though I can give you a good deal on the scrap metal. That one there is the one your partner is interested in. Well, what do you think? Plenty o’ parts on this old gal.”

Off by itself your gaze turns to  an interesting Empress Marava class starship. The "Meteor" paint scheme suggests something to you…your suspicions are deepened when you spot both the telltale "A3" on the hull shipyard plate, and a supercharger nacelle.

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Quote from: pbj44;749669@Radek - You are on voice only since the imager has crapped out, "Hi Mr. Borgni, it's Violet here at the front desk. You have a package here, hmmm...lemme look...nope, It don't say who it's from. Also, two fellers came by and left a card for you. Said you should call and make an appointment. Say! That address is over in the Municipal quadrant! Maybe things are starting to look up for you!"

Radek was prepared to be surly to however had the audacity to call him this early and when he had such a terrible hangover, but when heard Violet's voice he mentally sighed heavily and calmed himself a bit.

He clears his throat and says in a more pleasant tone, "one can only hope, Darling.  I be down in a minute to pick it up.  Thank you."

He gets up and throws his clothes on quickly.  He gargles some mouthwash and roughly runs a comb through his hair.  After a quick splash of water on his face, he guzzles a glass of water to sate his parched throat and body.

Satisfied that he looks good enough to go out in public, he goes down to the front desk to see Violet and pick up the package and card.

Travis heads to what looks like a complete ship..."How much of this ship has been striped??" as he tries to enter...

@Travis - The man shines a torch around inside the cargo hatch, "Hmm...Port avionics, low berths, crew and passenger fittings, the nav gear, bits off the supercharger, and part of one engine."

"Hmm..."

"Lots, o' wirin' missing. One of my buddies pulled a load of sensors off it."

"See anythin' you like? I'm ready to cut deals on parts!"



@Radek - Young Violet greets you with a wink, "You ain't gettin' older, just bolder!"

She hands you both the package and card and whispers, "I changed the date on your check-in so you'll owe less in the end."

Her sunny smile warms your day a bit. You knew her father back in the service and have kept the promise made to him to check in on her. Violet has been working here at the hostel since she stormed off her ship in a fury when it arrived here in port last month.

She's a expert purser and cargo scrounger.

Expert enough that it infuriates her that most men can't get past her stunning looks and striking eyes.

The card says:              
                                     Eldon Tyrell

                             PORT AUTHORITY COUNCIL
                           DECK 14/ROOM 8/MUN QUAD

You open the package which simply contains an electronic key in a green striped holder.

Quote from: pbj44;749817@Travis - The man shines a torch around inside the cargo hatch, "Hmm...Port avionics, low berths, crew and passenger fittings, the nav gear, bits off the supercharger, and part of one engine."

"Hmm..."

"Lots, o' wirin' missing. One of my buddies pulled a load of sensors off it."

"See anythin' you like? I'm ready to cut deals on parts!"

"Hmmm..." Looking around and seeing some potential, "what's it going to take to replace all the missing stuff???"

He goes into what left of the Bridge, rumages around...and finds...
(http://www.rarmy.com/tmp/rumrunner-resized.jpg)

Hmmm....liking what he see's

(OOC - Full sized and docs to be posted soon, will advise when ready.)

(OOC - OK, go to www.rarmy.com/rpg (http://www.rarmy.com/rpg) for full Size map and PDF...]

OOC - Very cool!

Quote from: pbj44;749817Young Violet greets you with a wink, "You ain't gettin' older, just bolder!"

She hands you both the package and card and whispers, "I changed the date on your check-in so you'll owe less in the end."

Her sunny smile warms your day a bit. You knew her father back in the service and have kept the promise made to him to check in on her. Violet has been working here at the hostel since she stormed off her ship in a fury when it arrived here in port last month.

She's a expert purser and cargo scrounger.

Expert enough that it infuriates her that most men can't get past her stunning looks and striking eyes.

The card says:              
                                     Eldon Tyrell

                             PORT AUTHORITY COUNCIL
                           DECK 14/ROOM 8/MUN QUAD

You open the package which simply contains an electronic key in a green striped holder.

He smiles genuinely at her because she did make him feel better about his day and he replies, "thank you, Darling.  You're one of a kind."

Looking down at the note and contents of the package he says, "it looks like my day perked up a bit."

He looks her in the eyes, leans in, and says in a whispered voice, "this is just between you and me just in case.  I am heading down to the Port Authority for a meeting."

He leans back and says in a normal tone of voice, "see you later, Sweetie.  Have a good day!"

He then leaves and makes his way to the place on the card.

@Radek - You stroll for a while through the marketplace and eventually end up on the other side of the base at the great set of Municipal buildings.

Taking the elevator up to Deck 14 you arrive at a finely appointed office level. A dapper looking young man at the entrance desk smiles at your arrival and stands.

"Good afternoon Mr. Borgni! We've been expecting you - Mr. Tyrell will see you right away. Please follow me."

He leads you down several passageways, and finally to a red-leather padded door. Opening the door, he bows, and waves you inside.

You enter the luxuriously appointed suite, noting that such lavish surroundings are certainly not in keeping with any part of this base that you've thus far seen.

A fit, bearded executive interrupts his virtual golf game and smiling, turns to greet you and extends his hand:

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"Good to meet you! I'm Eldon Tyrell, but just call me Ed! Please, have a seat."

He turns to the young assistant, "Robbie, please give us about 30 minutes, okay?"

Robbie nods and departs, shutting the door.

He pours you a drink, "To the Federated Nations of Humanity!", and throws his back with a single swallow.

He sits down behind his desk and waits until you sit as well before he resumes.

Putting on a pair of glasses, he examines some data on a Tablet device, "Well sir, you've got yourself quite a record here - and looks like you're in between jobs!"

"This is excellent! I really think we can do each other a couple of favors! I would certainly like to throw some credits your way!"

He stands and pours himself another drink and begins to pace.

"You see, the Port Authority here has its fingers in a lot of different pies. Of course we manage this facility, but we also handle mail, as well as courier services. Our biggest problem is that very few merchant ships come out to this backwater - and most that do have very specific business in mind. The government doesn't seem to have the funds available to station a few vessals out here - despite my frequent requests! So, now I'm forced to improvise a bit when it comes to getting their transit requests taken care of. Seems like my budget's larger than theirs."

"Do you like it here??"

He grimaces, "Myself, I hate it. There's nothing green."

Collecting himself, he turns his smile back on, "But a jobs a job as they say."

He drops the smile and stares into your eyes.

"Hey."

"You wouldn't be interested in Captaining a ship for me, would ya?"

Radek downs his drink and places the glass on the desk.

"Sure," he says cautiously, "I'll Captain your ship.  However, if we're going to be in business together then I need to know the score.  What's the juice here?"

Mean while, as Travis wonders around the ship... he secretly stashes a star chart he saw, hoping it will tell him just where in Hell this particular Hellhole is located. As much as he likes Sanke, he himself doesn't remember much on how he got here, or really just where "here" is.

He is still waiting on the answer to his question...noticing the squirming the Yard Worker is doing at that question...

@Radek - Tyrell nods at you, "Well, you're not stupid and that's a good start. Sometimes I need to move stuff from place to place quietly. I need to confine my business to as few people as possible, and that's where you come in. A ship that's off the radar commanded by a Captain that's off the radar. That's what I need. Every now and then a very weird job might come up. When one does I will pay you extra for that job. Pay for your own gas and repairs - I don't want my name on any paperwork. Period. We communicate via TAS classified ads. Any jobs you can scrounge on the side are fine with me."

Travis checks Life support Systems to see if this ship has anything operational on it...

Moving from readout to readout you quickly determine that there is no active life support on the ship. There is minimal emergency lighting but it won't last for more than a few days if used steadily.

travis shuts everything down...looks over to Sanke, says "Let's Go..." and to the Yardbird, 'We'll be back..."

Quote from: pbj44;749875@Radek - Tyrell nods at you, "Well, you're not stupid and that's a good start. Sometimes I need to move stuff from place to place quietly. I need to confine my business to as few people as possible, and that's where you come in. A ship that's off the radar commanded by a Captain that's off the radar. That's what I need. Every now and then a very weird job might come up. When one does I will pay you extra for that job. Pay for your own gas and repairs - I don't want my name on any paperwork. Period. We communicate via TAS classified ads. Any jobs you can scrounge on the side are fine with me."

Radek smiles as he stands up and puts his hand out to shake Tyrell's hand, and says, "that's a fine arrangement, and I'm your man.  Quiet money is good money."

Travis heads off back to the watering hole, Sanke in tow...

@Radek - He smiles and shakes your hand, "As long as you don't let me down we're solid."

Releasing your hand he drops the smile, "The people I represent really don't have a sense of humor about cock-ups or mistakes. Stay on time and do your job."

Opening his desk's drawer he sets out stacks of credits. He throws them into a briefcase and slides it over to you. "That's 200,000CR.

"My predecessor acquired a ship that most folks have no knowledge of anymore. That's a good thing. It's in hanger #6 over in the graveyard south of town. The passcode is 11217. Your first job is to get the old clunker running again - quietly. You're gonna need a 10-12 man repair crew to get it operational in time. Today's the 2nd. You have until the 18th. That's the deadline. I don't care how you do it, but do it quietly, and be ready to lift off at 2130 local on the 18th with a cargo. Use the dough to get everything taken care of."

"Relax, you'll get paid again before you lift off."

He walks you to the office door, "Oh yeah, don't get nosey and try to open any cargos. Ha! Like Grandma said - what you don't know won't hurt you."

"Go get 'em Tiger!"

You have much to think about as you ride the elevator back down to ground level.

Travis tells Sanke he'll meet him at the bar, "I need to swing by my room real quick."

As he walks into the Hostel, he spies that cute young lady at the desk...*What's her name?? O'yea, Violet..*...wait a minute...

He walks up to her, asking "Is there any msg's for me???"

As he waits, he looks at her...not in a leering manner, but more, kinda like that crusty old Engineer on her last ship, as if he's sizing her up. He kinda looks familiar, but no, he died 4 years ago. She remembers the msg like it was yesterday. As she looks his name up, Travis Scott, she thinks...no, don't know him...yet...she shakes her head.

Travis, looking at her, "So, the Engineer on that ship that stopped by last month says you're one of the best Scroungers he had ever seen...that true???"

She gives you a smile that lights up the room, "That's so mister. Folks just seem to like to do me favors. I never figured it out myself. Here, watch.

She begins to smile at you - at once you feel the effect.

You feel like you have known her for years. You find yourself worried about her welfare, wishing there was something you could do to make her happy. She is perhaps the most lovely girl you have ever seen. Perhaps she is the daughter you never had...

You know the rat who owns this hostel. You are fairly sure he has tried to put his hands on her. The thought makes your blood begin to boil. There's no other answer, you simply have to kill him...now. You have to..

Abruptly, all these new feelings begin to fade and cool. After a few moments your head is again clear. You find yourself looking at an attractive young girl, but no goddess.

Violet frowns and pulls her eyes away.

"You see? And I wasn't even really trying. Usually guys find themselves getting worked up over the same stuff that's worrying me, like the owner here. Sorry for running on. I don't know how, but I feel like I know you from somewhere, like I can trust you. I won't be here next month, but it's nice to think of a friend being out there somewhere."

She smiles sadly at you, "So yeah, I can scrounge."

QuotePerhaps she is the daughter you never had...

Travis smiles...*Good, she doesn't recognize me, though I don't remember her having Psionics...I guess my brother didn't tell me everything, though not staying in contact for years was mostly my fault. Plain luck we ended up on the same planet...Memories of an old argument, bad words, regret, and yes, fondness of her, bouncing on his knee so many years ago. She must never know...*

"Well, I had an interesting morning, and I have no intention of staying here myself, so am working on a plan to leave, but am in need of a Scrounger to get a junkheap space-worthy...interested???"

Quote from: pbj44;749931He smiles and shakes your hand, "As long as you don't let me down we're solid."

Releasing your hand he drops the smile, "The people I represent really don't have a sense of humor about cock-ups or mistakes. Stay on time and do your job."

Opening his desk's drawer he sets out stacks of credits. He throws them into a briefcase and slides it over to you. "That's 200,000CR.

"My predecessor acquired a ship that most folks have no knowledge of anymore. That's a good thing. It's in hanger #6 over in the graveyard south of town. The passcode is 11217. Your first job is to get the old clunker running again - quietly. You're gonna need a 10-12 man repair crew to get it operational in time. Today's the 2nd. You have until the 18th. That's the deadline. I don't care how you do it, but do it quietly, and be ready to lift off at 2130 local on the 18th with a cargo. Use the dough to get everything taken care of."

"Relax, you'll get paid again before you lift off."

He walks you to the office door, "Oh yeah, don't get nosey and try to open any cargos. Ha! Like Grandma said - what you don't know won't hurt you."

"Go get 'em Tiger!"

You have much to think about as you ride the elevator back down to ground level.

Well, I got knee-deep in it PDQ, Radek things to himself as rides the elevator down, better play this hand carefully and with measured plays.

Once out of the building he finds a taxi and gets a ride to the graveyard and Hanger 6.

@Travis - Violet smiles and her eyes light up, "Heck yeah! Lets go and take a look and get busy! My shifts over with in just a few minutes anyway."

@Radek - You take the shuttle over to the South airlock, pay for your Vacc Suit rental and following the directions provided, soon arrive at the hanger.

Keying in the code you enter the hanger. Fumbling around for a few minutes you hit the lights. You quickly note that there is no life support in the hanger and luckily find a working torch and begin looking around. You spot the ship right away (OOC - see images from page 1!).

Quote from: pbj44;750010@Travis - Violet smiles and her eyes light up, "Heck yeah! Lets go and take a look and get busy! My shifts over with in just a few minutes anyway."

"Good, I need to get ahold of someone to let us in, anyway..."

Travis contacts Sanke, and tells him to meet him back out at the hull, "now, dammit..."

He then runs up to his room real quick...pockets his Auto Pistol...just in case. Dark thoughts running through his mind, back 4 years ago...he shakes it off. Things seem to have worked themselves out, but nothing is going to harm her now. He returns back down just in time to meet up with her and head out to the hull.

After seeing the ship and looking around Radek goes the offices and looks for someone to speak to about purchasing the ship.

@Radek - Having inspected the ship you know it will need a substantial amount of work. Looking about the hanger you spot an office and enter the hatch to make your purchase inquiry. Once the vestibule has sufficient oxygen the door to the office clicks open.

Entering the office you see a harried looking clerk working busily at a terminal.

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He looks up a bit startled and recognition blooms on his face.

"Please tell Mr. Tyrell that I have worked overtime to get all of this paperwork ready. Please sit down and we will go over the material. United Starlift has purchased the vessal for you, so I need no payment from you."

You feel your eyes glaze over as he carefully works you through each detail of the contracts and your ship's papers. He has also thoughtfully had your Master's Licensure updated.

The bottom line? After signing everything, you now hold a carefully sealed file folder declaring to the world that you are now a proud owner operator for United Starlift, and owner of the starship named "Gussie".

He informs you that you are free to change the name and to just let him know what new name to register.

He dons his Vacc Suit as he is now done and heading home. Once outside in the airless hanger he shakes your hand and bids you good day.

As you turn to take one last glance at "Gussie", you spot three folks approaching in their Vacc Suits.

@Travis - Heading over to the hanger with Violet and Sanke something makes you quicken your step. Just a feeling...

As the three of you enter the hanger you know what that feeling was. You are witnessing the final handshake of a ship's sale. Everything in your bones tells you that your ship just got sold. The new owner glances at the three of you as you approach.

"Crap, I think we need to act like we work here...never mind, we're in rented suits. @#$% , OK, low profile, people...let's see what happens. Violet, that's the Ship I was looking at, and as it's the only one with a chance of being sold, which I think it just did...dammit!!!"

@Travis - Violet smiles at you and says, "Relax, we have to be subtle about this. Let me handle it!"

@Radek - An attractive young lady in a Vacc suit leaves the other two and approaches with a bright smile. You recognize Violet!

"Mr. Borgni! Did you just buy this starship?"

She points at the "Gussie".

"If you did, we would like to sign on as crew!"

She smiles brightly at you again!

"We would be a really good crew!"

Quote from: pbj44;750045@Travis - Violet smiles at you and says, "Relax, we have to be subtle about this. Let me handle it!"

Travis smiles...*That's my girl...subtle*

Quote from: pbj44;750045@Radek - An attractive young lady in a Vacc suit leaves the other two and approaches with a bright smile. You recognize Violet!

"Mr. Borgni! Did you just buy this starship?"

She points at the "Gussie".

"If you did, we would like to sign on as crew!"

She smiles brightly at you again!

"We would be a really good crew!"

Travis spits a little...*who the hell is this, who is signing on where, and what does she consider subtle??? Need to have a talk with that girl...@#$%...*

Radek smile brightly when he recognizes Violet and he replies casually, "hello, Darling.  As a matter of fact, yes, I did just purchase her.  She needs some real work done fast to get her ship shape."

He looks past her to the two men with her, and then says cautiously, "yes, I will need a crew ASAP.  Who are your friends?"

Quote from: Drohem;750370Radek smile brightly when he recognizes Violet and he replies casually, "hello, Darling.  As a matter of fact, yes, I did just purchase her.  She needs some real work done fast to get her ship shape."

He looks past her to the two men with her, and then says cautiously, "yes, I will need a crew ASAP.  Who are your friends?"

Travis looks cautiously back..."Somebody who already knows what is needed."

"Mr. Borgni, you may not know this about me, but I'm a good parts scrounger, okay engineer, and a good Purser. The bigger really old guy back there is my friend Travis. He knows starship engineering and repair them down to the last atom  - and he's very handy to have on the bridge, cause he can fly and navagate these ships real well."

"Okay, I confess I don't know his buddy Sanke well at all because we just met - but i'm sure he'll be useful as well!"

"Please?"

Quote from: pbj44;750383The bigger really old guy back there is my friend Travis. He knows starship engineering and repair them down to the last atom  - and he's very handy to have on the bridge, cause he can fly and navagate these ships real well."

"@#$% ... Really Old???" furiously chewing on cigar...

Sanke steps up to Radek's side and holds up a hand to both Violet and Travis, "Now whoa folks, just whoa! Hey, Mr. Borgni and I would certainly like to get a better idea of your references before we make any snap decisions!"

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He nudges Radek, "HEY! Don't that big galloot look jus' like a pirate??? Must be those beady eyes...hmm..."

He whispers conspiratorially, "Borgni, let's be careful with this guy..."

Quote from: pbj44;750391Sanke steps up to Radek's side and holds up a hand to both Violet and Travis, "Now whoa folks, just whoa! Hey, Mr. Borgni and I would certainly like to get a better idea of your references before we make any snap decisions!"

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He nudges Radek, "HEY! Don't that big galloot look jus' like a pirate??? Must be those beady eyes...hmm..."

He whispers conspiratorially, "Borgni, let's be careful with this guy..."

Travis snorts..."Sanke, shut the F@#k UP before I space you right here and now...you ungrafeful son-of-a-b____!!! Next time I'll leave your a$$!!!

Sanke snorts, "See Mr. Borgni???"

"Well maybe if we keep him away from the public he can load cargo and keep the  freshers clean!"

Radek sighs and says, "I've got sixteen days to get her up and running for her first Milk Run.  This is a hard deadline, people.  My business associates strenously frown upon exceeding timetables and projected costs."

Looking to everyone, he asks genuinely, "can you do it in such a short time frame?  Travis, can you get her up and running if Violet comes through with the parts?  Violet, can you get us the parts in time?"

Travis looks around at everybody, snorts, then turns around and heads off to the ship...you hear across the comm link, "F@#$ this, there's dam work to get done...let's see, supercharger needs parts, engine needs parts, are there any dam sensors even left??...miles of wire...crap..." all said to nobody in particular...

Travis looks back..."no, we're going to need a crew in here. Can we take this tub to the Ship Repair Facility? or we need to keep this on the QT??"

Radek smiles and says to Sanke, "get in there with Travis and get a complete list of parts needed for Violet."

"Yeah, get a repair crew and take her to the Ship Repair Facility if that's what it takes to get Gussie ready," Radek replies back.

As an afterthought, he asks, "are you a whiskey man, Travis?"

Sanke snorts, “The Gussie fly in 16 days? Whoo boy! Borgni, I’m gonna go out on a limb here and guess that them folks you’re partnered with is gonna want lots of QT on this project. That actually makes things simple in a way…we don’t have to worry about towing her. But, we’re gonna need to hire a work crew.”

Violet nods and adds, “Shoot, I know lot’s o’ folks that need a job and knows their way around a ship. We’re gonna need to hire a work crew, get life support and power back up and get all the crew quarters fixed up. Then we can start the real work on the ship.”

“Mr. Borgni, can you give me 20,000cr? I’ll get those items taken care right away with it.”

Sanke pats Violet on the shoulder, “Borgni, you can count on us!”

“Ewww..stop touching me creepy man!”

Sanke laughs, “Oh, she’s a pistol she is!”

Radek shakes his head affirmatively, and says, "yes, let's keep this all on the QT.  Best practices and all."

He gives Violet the credits with a smile and says, "alright, let's get to work!"

"Alright, first...Yes, I do enjoy Whiskey, Scotch, any of those..."

"First order of business...aux power needs to be connected, life-support recharged, Hull checks, then we can work inside the ship outside these dam Vac Suits. Second, crews quarters refurbished so's we can move in to finish Engineering work, gonna need sensors, computers, there is a great supercharger we need to get operational, Power-Plant needs checking, jump-drive and Maneuver drives will need replacement parts and op-checked...Violet, you have some eng and tech skills, will need your help, Sanke, check and go over the guns...it's your ass if they don't work. Use your contacts and get us some ammo, also tell the yard worker you know where in hell those missing parts went to. Oh, any upgrades will be welcome, Radek, what Tech skills do you have?? "

Travis heads off to get power connected...first things first...

Sanke heads inside the Gussie to help out.

"As he enters the hatch he murmurs to Travis, "I think I'm winning him over to us pard! See - he already asking us about our favorite booze! I'm gettin' you in solid!"

Loudly he says for Radek's benefit, "WELL, LET'S GET BUSY WITH THIS LIST IN HERE - HEY! NO GOOFING OFF, YOU!"

Surprisingly, he actually gets busy himself.

Meanwhile, Violet begs off from working in the ship right away and instead heads back to town and within the hour workers begin drifting into the hanger and getting to work. First, a portable airlock is added to the hanger front door. The life support is pumped into the hanger. Eventually the hanger pressurizes enough to unsuit and open up the ship for airing out and cleaning.

More and more folks arrive, and soon a group of 30 cleaners is onboard the ship scrubbing and sanitizing the spaces. Around dinner time an enormous sand crawler pulls up and locks into the airlock. The cleaners pour out of the ship and begin to offload brand new bedding and fixtures, rapidly arranging them into the ships freshly cleaned spaces. The air is quickly filled with the sound of showers and faucets running, and freshers flushing. Power cables are hooked up to the ship and lights wink on throughout the passageways and spaces.

Soon after, Violet comes inside and announces that the dinner truck has arrived. It too lines up for the airlock and in short order folks are spread out all over the floor of the hanger eating their dinner and drinking cold beer.

For herself, Violet has ignored dinner and is currently focusing on laughing and talking to a portly gentleman that has just arrived at the hanger. He blushes and smiles at her every word, nodding in agreement. After a short time she gives him a hug and he staggers away back to the airlock.

She walks back to Radek, "That there was Mr. Moody from the parts yard. He'll be back here in the morning with a sand crawler full of parts, but I'll need another 30,000cr. Is that okay?"

"All of these things that are done today are the easy stuff. The hard part will be making the actual repairs and getting these systems back online."

She gives you a hug, "Well, let's just enjoy the easy part today I guess."

(OOC - OK, is the crew quarters good enough to move in?? With Aux Power applied, Hull Checks good??? What is the condition of the Life Support System?? What works and what doesn't???)

Travis sits in the bridge, going over papers and check-lists, mostly hand written. He calls Radek over and has a sit-down with him, bottle of Whiskey and 2 glasses ready, well, 1 is, his is already seen a shot or two.

He looks over at him, "My name is Travis Scott, former 1st Officer and Chief
Engineer of a few Merchants. and you are???" He continues to scribble notes as he talks...chewing on a well chewed cigar.

The work crew chief lets you know the crew quarters are now ready to go. The will come back tomorrow and work on both Galleys and the passenger quarters. He nods goodnight to both of you.

Fortunately, the ship's hull is solid. Life support is currently hit and miss - life support is showing active on the upper deck and dead on the lower deck. With the fault being so large it should be fairly simple to chase down in the morning.

Quote from: pbj44;750461The work crew chief lets you know the crew quarters are now ready to go. The will come back tomorrow and work on both Galleys and the passenger quarters. He nods goodnight to both of you.

Fortunately, the ship's hull is solid. Life support is currently hit and miss - life support is showing active on the upper deck and dead on the lower deck. With the fault being so large it should be fairly simple to chase down in the morning.

Travis is making those notes during the sit-down with Radek, can't move in yet...crews quarters on lower deck...

Radek will see posted on wall...

1. Life Support
2. Power Plant
3. Computer
4. Comm
5. Sensors
6. M-Drive
7. J-Drive
8. SuperCharger
9. Med-Bay
10. Low Berth
11. High Berth
12. Middle Berth
13. Cargo Bay
14. Air Locks

When Radek enters the Bridge, not only does he see the priority list, he sees two set of plans on the wall...

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Quote from: pbj44;750451She walks back to Radek, "That there was Mr. Moody from the parts yard. He'll be back here in the morning with a sand crawler full of parts, but I'll need another 30,000cr. Is that okay?"

"All of these things that are done today are the easy stuff. The hard part will be making the actual repairs and getting these systems back online."

She gives you a hug, "Well, let's just enjoy the easy part today I guess."

Radek gives her an easy smile and says, "indeed, enjoy the good while you can is my motto!"

He gives her the 30,000 Credits and says, "make it last.  I have a limited budget for this project."

He smiles at her warmly and says, "I have faith in you that will."

Quote from: rarmy;750459Travis sits in the bridge, going over papers and check-lists, mostly hand written. He calls Radek over and has a sit-down with him, bottle of Whiskey and 2 glasses ready, well, 1 is, his is already seen a shot or two.

He looks over at him, "My name is Travis Scott, former 1st Officer and Chief
Engineer of a few Merchants. and you are???" He continues to scribble notes as he talks...chewing on a well chewed cigar.

Radek takes the drink and holds it up in salute to Travis and then downs it.

As he reaches for the bottle and pours another round, he says, "I am Radek Borgni.  I did a twenty-year stint in the Merchants Service and was an Officer.  I mustered out before I could make Captain.  I know my way around a ship and know a little of this and a little of that, as it were."

The next day is a busy one with Mr. Moody dropping off a huge load of parts and supplies first thing in the morning. Violet pays him off and whispers to him a bit which again has him blushing and laughing quietly with her.

The massive work crew quickly set about continuing the work on life support for the lower deck area. Others fan out to work on the power plant under Violet's direction. By the end of the day the crews are ready to fire up the power plant and thus take the ship back onto regular life support. Violet thanks them for their quick work and signals Travis on the bridge to fire up the power plant on a test run.

OOC - Okay rarmy - roll 2d6 for the first two items on the list posted in the bridge. If you roll high enough we can call the whole two weeks successful in getting the entire job done.

Quote from: Drohem;750638Radek takes the drink and holds it up in salute to Travis and then downs it.

As he reaches for the bottle and pours another round, he says, "I am Radek Borgni.  I did a twenty-year stint in the Merchants Service and was an Officer.  I mustered out before I could make Captain.  I know my way around a ship and know a little of this and a little of that, as it were."

"Sorry bout Sanke...he really is a good man to have around, dam good in a fight, and he does have a knack in finding out what's really going on someplace. We met 3-4 years ago, and despite his ass-kissing, conniving ways, well...he shrugs.

Anyway, have a few ideas here, was out in this tub earlier today, got to explore some...found both these plans, one I'm seeing here, but the other?? Reminds me of a tub I came across once, called a "RumRunner". Would like to take Violet and do a real exploration of this tub, might be a few surprises.

Anyway, as it's your name on the paper...you want us to hang around?? What's the real plan??? Before I get too deep here, what exactly do you want, Captain???

Quote from: pbj44;750682The next day is a busy one with Mr. Moody dropping off a huge load of parts and supplies first thing in the morning. Violet pays him off and whispers to him a bit which again has him blushing and laughing quietly with her.

The massive work crew quickly set about continuing the work on life support for the lower deck area. Others fan out to work on the power plant under Violet's direction. By the end of the day the crews are ready to fire up the power plant and thus take the ship back onto regular life support. Violet thanks them for their quick work and signals Travis on the bridge to fire up the power plant on a test run.

OOC - Okay rarmy - roll 2d6 for the first two items on the list posted in the bridge. If you roll high enough we can call the whole two weeks successful in getting the entire job done.

(OOC - OK, 9 and 5, hopes it's good enough...)

Travis starts power-up sequences, Violet on constant contact with him, you hear two competent Engineers at work, talking back and forth...curt, business-like, much diff from the bickering and horse-play you saw earlier...it's time to work. Before all the workers take off, he asks a few older, seasoned workers to hang for power checks, spreading them in key locations, Letting Violet take Supervisor roles, while occasionally running back screaming "Make a Hole" as he sprints to do a visual, or in response to a critical question...the life of an Engineer...

@Travis - You hold your breath as Violet lights off the power plant. Telltales begin to light up on your panel which is now glowing yellow! Warning chimes fill the air!

X2      X3      X4     X51    X89

Violet yells "Shuttin' it down!"

As the power plant rumbles to a stop...."CRAP!"

Quote from: pbj44;750911@Travis - You hold your breath as Violet lights off the power plant. Telltales begin to light up on your panel which is now glowing yellow! Warning chimes fill the air!

X2      X3      X4     X51    X89

Violet yells "Shuttin' it down!"

As the power plant rumbles to a stop...."CRAP!"

(OOC - Let's do this right...)

"G@D D@M IT!!!  MOVE!!!" Travis sprints back and up to the Power Plant..."TALK!!" he hollers at Violet...furiously going over dials switches, checking lines, wiring diagrams, he goes over everything...

Wait a minute...How much fuel do we have??? This is a dry planet, so Hydrogen is kinda scarce... (OOC - pg 15-16 Starship Ops Manuel)

Quote from: rarmy;750899"Sorry bout Sanke...he really is a good man to have around, dam good in a fight, and he does have a knack in finding out what's really going on someplace. We met 3-4 years ago, and despite his ass-kissing, conniving ways, well...he shrugs.

Anyway, have a few ideas here, was out in this tub earlier today, got to explore some...found both these plans, one I'm seeing here, but the other?? Reminds me of a tub I came across once, called a "RumRunner". Would like to take Violet and do a real exploration of this tub, might be a few surprises.

Anyway, as it's your name on the paper...you want us to hang around?? What's the real plan??? Before I get too deep here, what exactly do you want, Captain???

Radek nods as Travis speaks about Sanke and possible modifications to the ship.  He takes a sip of whiskey and a smile instinctively crosses his face as the alcohol warms his throat.

A good and smooth blended whiskey is such a simple pleasure, he thinks to himself.

He sets the glass down and looks Travis in the eyes as he says, "what do I want?  I want the freedom of spacing and to make some money.  Look, we'll do good and honest business.  However, once in a while we'll transport some cargo for some associates that we shouldn't think about, talk about, or look at.  We just move it from one place to another as quickly and efficiently as possible, and then get paid well for our discretion and punctuality.  Understand?  Are you good with this arrangement?  Will Sanke be good with it too?  I know Violet personally as he father was an old friend so I'm not worried about her loyalties."

@Travis- "The damned power distribution net is shot!"

"You know what that means? We're gonna have to crawl through every conduit on this tub and chase down every single error. CRAP!"

The next 10 days are crazy, but at last you think the last of errors are taken care of. You get a small victory when the repaired jump and thrust drives pass all their diagnostic tests with flying colors as well as the fuel purification units. Life support is now running properly throughout the ship. Finally you are ready to test the power distribution net again!

OOC - okay rarmy - roll 2d6 again!

Quote from: Drohem;751035He sets the glass down and looks Travis in the eyes as he says, "what do I want?  I want the freedom of spacing and to make some money.  Look, we'll do good and honest business.  However, once in a while we'll transport some cargo for some associates that we shouldn't think about, talk about, or look at.  We just move it from one place to another as quickly and efficiently as possible, and then get paid well for our discretion and punctuality.  Understand?  Are you good with this arrangement?  Will Sanke be good with it too?  I know Violet personally as he father was an old friend so I'm not worried about her loyalties."

Travis looks at him..."Space is where I belong, and yea, I met her father years ago as well. Dam good Engineer, and I see she has picked up alot of those skills, though with your permission I would like to further her education when I can.

As for Blind obedience to your Associates, I had been on the receiving end of cargoes gone bad more than a few times, almost lost my life, so...well, as long as you are up front and honest with us, then we'll be up front and honest with you, understand I have a suspicious nature, so's will sometimes question stuff. If you can live with that, then we are good..."

At the mention of Violet's Father, a quick, dark cloud runs through Travis's eye, *So he knows him as well...wonder where he stands. I will protect her with my life if I have to, but I wonder what his interest is??? The Reward??? I wonder if those Psionic Groups are still out there, looking for her...*

Quote from: pbj44;751061@Travis- "The damned power distribution net is shot!"

"You know what that means? We're gonna have to crawl through every conduit on this tub and chase down every single error. CRAP!"

The next 10 days are crazy, but at last you think the last of errors are taken care of. You get a small victory when the repaired jump and thrust drives pass all their diagnostic tests with flying colors as well as the fuel purification units. Life support is now running properly throughout the ship. Finally you are ready to test the power distribution net again!

OOC - okay rarmy - roll 2d6 again!

(OOC - Let's pause a minute till we get our time-line re-synced...)

Quote from: rarmy;751115Travis looks at him..."Space is where I belong, and yea, I met her father years ago as well. Dam good Engineer, and I see she has picked up alot of those skills, though with your permission I would like to further her education when I can.

As for Blind obedience to your Associates, I had been on the receiving end of cargoes gone bad more than a few times, almost lost my life, so...well, as long as you are up front and honest with us, then we'll be up front and honest with you, understand I have a suspicious nature, so's will sometimes question stuff. If you can live with that, then we are good..."

Surprisingly, Radek seems to be put at ease by Travis' response.  He downs his drink and pours another one for the both of them.

As he screws the cap back on the bottle he says, "if the business goes by the numbers, then you'll never meet our associates.  I've been burned a time or two in my day too so I get where you are coming from, Travis.  As far as honestly goes, I believe that the bond between a Captain and his First Officer is sacred and I'm laying the foundation of honesty between us right here and right now.  You can question me privately, but never in front of the crew."

He smiles as he picks up his glass of whiskey and takes a sip, and then says, "I have no intention of being hung out to dry if things go south at some point.  We'll always have our asses covered, I assure you.  This isn't my first cruise."

Quote from: Drohem;751131Surprisingly, Radek seems to be put at ease by Travis' response.  He downs his drink and pours another one for the both of them.

As he screws the cap back on the bottle he says, "if the business goes by the numbers, then you'll never meet our associates.  I've been burned a time or two in my day too so I get where you are coming from, Travis.  As far as honestly goes, I believe that the bond between a Captain and his First Officer is sacred and I'm laying the foundation of honesty between us right here and right now.  You can question me privately, but never in front of the crew."

He smiles as he picks up his glass of whiskey and takes a sip, and then says, "I have no intention of being hung out to dry if things go south at some point.  We'll always have our asses covered, I assure you.  This isn't my first cruise."

Travis, visibly relaxing, reaches over into a Pilot's bag, pulls out a bottle. Your eyes lighten up as you see the label, Single Barrel, Well Aged, and expensive, a Bottle of Whiskey you've seen the well-off drink. He pours 2 full glasses, and salutes you.

"Good...Let me start with 3 things...
1. I do believe there might be a void in the Fuel Tank I want to explore, will let you know how that goes...
2. We both know all ships have internal and external cameras, I WILL be installing additional cameras, as well as cameras that will monitor the cameras, in ALL Spaces...I once was on a ship where the hijackers used the Heads for their weapons and bombs, after all, nobody has cameras in the Heads...(he smiles)...
and 3. I am going to install secret hatches and doors in the Landing gears and back part of the ship, incase we ever have to sneak back on board or leave unseen...
4. and I may as well add some remote controls for the ship, something you and I can carry whenever we're off the ship.

anything else???" .. as he pours 2 more liberal shots...

(OOC - Drohem, not sure of your background, but as a former Navy Sailor, I still refer, to this day , the term Head to the restroom, I know that Traveller refers to them as "Freshers", but, as a crusty old sailor, I will be using the term "Head")

OOC - "Head" is fine with me as well. I was a squid back in the day.

Quote from: pbj44;751293OOC - "Head" is fine with me. I was a squid as well.

(OOC - Sweet, then we speak the same language, and as I was an ET, I do love the tech stuff of Traveller...wait...I thought I was talking to Drohem...)

Quote from: rarmy;751158Travis, visibly relaxing, reaches over into a Pilot's bag, pulls out a bottle. Your eyes lighten up as you see the label, Single Barrel, Well Aged, and expensive, a Bottle of Whiskey you've seen the well-off drink. He pours 2 full glasses, and salutes you.

"Good...Let me start with 3 things...
1. I do believe there might be a void in the Fuel Tank I want to explore, will let you know how that goes...
2. We both know all ships have internal and external cameras, I WILL be installing additional cameras, as well as cameras that will monitor the cameras, in ALL Spaces...I once was on a ship where the hijackers used the Heads for their weapons and bombs, after all, nobody has cameras in the Heads...(he smiles)...
and 3. I am going to install secret hatches and doors in the Landing gears and back part of the ship, incase we ever have to sneak back on board or leave unseen...
4. and I may as well add some remote controls for the ship, something you and I can carry whenever we're off the ship.

anything else???" .. as he pours 2 more liberal shots...

Radek smiles and says, "no, that's a good start.  Our priority is getting her up and running.  We can fine tune her once we start making runs."

Sanke leans into the bridge, "Don't want to bug you guys, but there's a pair of salty lookin' dudes watchin' us from across the hanger. It's makin' my dew frizz up. They've been there for the last couple of hours. Captain, you want them to have an accident?"

Radek says quickly, "get our external cameras on them and get their images.  Let me know once you get their shots and then we'll see if they're willing to talk or not."

Quote from: Drohem;751402Radek says quickly, "get our external cameras on them and get their images.  Let me know once you get their shots and then we'll see if they're willing to talk or not."

Travis leans over, hits a few buttons..."Done"... looks at the photos, passes them on to the Capt...

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Sanke calls out, "One of them is the fuzz...er....a law enforcement officer!"

Does Travis recognize either??? or anybody else recognize them???

Sanke calls out, "I don't know who the one dude is, but the fuzz is Justice Commission fer sure!"

OOC - @both of you - page 42 of the Outer Veil PDF in our Traveller download library.

Quote from: pbj44;751061@Travis- "The damned power distribution net is shot!"

"You know what that means? We're gonna have to crawl through every conduit on this tub and chase down every single error. CRAP!"

The next 10 days are crazy, but at last you think the last of errors are taken care of. You get a small victory when the repaired jump and thrust drives pass all their diagnostic tests with flying colors as well as the fuel purification units. Life support is now running properly throughout the ship. Finally you are ready to test the power distribution net again!

OOC - okay rarmy - roll 2d6 again!

(OOC - OK, seems we're back in sync...Travis rolls an 8 )

Travis spent the last 10 dys installing cameras and such...installing secret doors...you hear him hum a catchy tune...some thing like
"I feel the black reaching out
I hear its song without a doubt
I still hear and I still see
That you can't take the sky from me."

He almost seems happy to be going back to space...

Violet laughs and sings along on the intercom channel:

"Take my love, take my land
Take me where I cannot stand
I don't care, I'm still free
You can't take the sky from me

Take me out to the black
Tell them I ain't coming back
Burn the land and boil the sea
You can't take the sky from me"

OOC - Your roll is successful! The ship's systems check out in diagnostic mode. Congrats! In theory, she can fly now.

Sweet. Travis shows the other three his find, inside the forward fuel tank is 2 spaces, one with 4 bunks, and a separate empty space, and the very, very cleverly hidden feul transfer system so when an Aux Fuel tank is filled, is totally covers the spaces, but can be emptied thus allowing entrance to and from by some "Fuel Tank Maint" Hatches. all this, the new secret doors, and new, updated surveillance systems, all shown during the off hours when they are the only ones on board, out of site of the "Watchers".

Captain, if I may, as 1st Officer...

Radek - Captain - Navigator - Medical
Travis - 1st Officer - Pilot - Chief Engineer - Asst Medical
Violet - Purser - Cargomaster - Asst Engineer
Sanke - Weapons - Security

with your permission, and we really need a real name for this old tub...

Travis assumed the Berth right behind the bridge, Captain has his Quarters, Sanke, then Violet. (also a special interlock has been placed on the shared Head for Violet and Sanke...)

At all times the "watchers" are being watched, communications monitored...

"Capt, all systems Green, need to take on enough fuel to actually get to the Starbase Re-Fueling station, we're space ready, but we need to talk about the SuperCharger, Our Ace in the Hole..."

(OOC - What needs to be done to get her up and running, should give us Thrust 6 instead of the standard 4...)

Quote from: pbj44;751426Sanke calls out, "I don't know who the one dude is, but the fuzz is Justice Commission fer sure!"

Radek laughs and says, "well, that didn't take long.  Travis, let's go see what the Justice Commission wants with us, shall we?"

Radek exits the ship and walks over to where the men are standing and observing the ship.

As he walks up he calls out in a friendly tone and demeanor, "good day, gentlemen.  May I help you?"

Quote from: Drohem;751582Radek laughs and says, "well, that didn't take long.  Travis, let's go see what the Justice Commission wants with us, shall we?"

Radek exits the ship and walks over to where the men are standing and observing the ship.

As he walks up he calls out in a friendly tone and demeanor, "good day, gentlemen.  May I help you?"

Travis looks around, shrugs, *Might as well get this over with...* and follows, overalls and a good old-fashion Officers cap kinda low...by now he is also sporting enough of a beard to hide his face...

As they walk over, Travis whispers "How bout the Dragonfly??"

As the two of you walk over both men advance to meet you. The uniformed man breaks into a friendly smile, "Hello! Is one of you the Captain of this ship?"

"I'm LT. Maddox, I'm with the Constabulary here on Markos." He nods to the other man, "My friend here Mr. Spota is a representative from our Merchants Association. It seems as though there was a theft of some cash at the hostel that both of you were staying at!"

He smiles and shakes his head, "No, no, I know that neither of you had anything to do with it!"

"The fact of the matter is that both the cash and an employee named Violet McCloud disappeared at the same time, and we are searching for her - just some routine questions and we will cut her loose. She has a good local reputation, and passing a simple polygraph exam will certainly satisfy all concerned. I heard that she had visited your hanger several times, so we wanted to come by and clear things up."

He flashes you a broad open grin, "Your cooperation is much appreciated!"

*alarms Bells are going off, who are these guys, really??? No way Violet did that...need to get back to the ship and talk to her...*

Travis Smiles, assuring them of their complete co-operation.

*Hate to have to use those spaces already, and for our own crew..."

Pleasure to meet you gentlemen," Radek says with a smooth smile and easy manner, "Violet?  Yes, she's the receptionist hostel that I am staying at.  She's a nice and bright girl.  I was having a conversation with her and mentioned that I was going to need a work crew to help me get my new ship up and running and she offered to help.  She was invaluable in getting the work crew together and settled for me.  Unfortunately, I haven't seen her after she put the crew together for me.  We've been busy here at the yard getting her up and running.  I've got deadlines and got to get her into space to make some money."

Travis pulls out a Tablet that is vibrating, all three others see some readouts and alarms going off..."you'll have to excuse me gentleman, the Power Plant isn't all up and running yet, need to see to these alarms." He again nods to the 2 Officers, and heads back, muttering commands into a communicator.

*Thank the Space Gods for some pre-thought and codes...Sanke should be on alert, and Violet now knows to keep a low profile...*

As he turns to leave, he stops, turns around..."Wait, you said that girl at the Hostel?? Dammit, she said she could get me some very good Whiskey...that mean she's not?? @#$  %$@#&" as he walks off...

Radek's Tablet goes off, same alarms are being relayed to him as well...

Maddox smiles broadly at both of you, "Thanks for your cooporation citizens! We'll just look about the ship and ensure she's not trying to stowaway."

Mr. Spota speaks into a communicator and 10 officers pop out of the hanger office and trot up the ship's ramp, fanning out about the ship.

Maddox smiles, "We'll be out of your hair very shortly! Much thanks for your assistance!"

Travis prays that the msg got to Sanke and Violet in time...and he hopes Violet remembers that sometimes Discretion is the better part of Valor...

Radek says to Maddox, "I trust you have the proper paperwork for this search?"

Maddox nods, "Hey, we really appreciate the cooperation!"

After about an hour all the officers file off the ship looking discouraged. Spota begins to furiously whisper something to Maddox, who in turn whispers back to him and somewhat calms him down.

"Thanks folks, okay, guess she's not here!"

Spota and all the officers file out of the hanger with him.

Sanke waves to all of them and walks down the loading ramp to both of you - sporting a fresh shiner -  and hisses, "Hey man, you dudes don't give a fella a lot of room for these hide-and-go-seek deals. Man, it was all I could do to hide her, she fights like a tiger!"

He eyes Travis, "Hey man, I didn't trust none of them new-fangled hiding spots, so I got old school and hide her where no one is ever going to look!"

"I undid the bolts just now so she could get out again, but I'm gonna stay away from her a bit till she chills out. Crap! Here she comes! I'm gone!

With that he dashes out of sight!

You can hear Violet before you see her! She is fuming as she spins in circles looking for Sanke!

"SANKE! YOU @#$$%  @&&*($#@!"

"GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE NOW SO I CAN KILL YOU!"

"YOU ARE SO DEAD!"

She smells...strongly...

Travis snatches Sanke before he got to  dam far...then barks out..."Crew Conference, Conference room, NOW..." He then snatches Violet before she makes true her killing of him. He propels both on into the Conf Area, sitting them both on oppisites of the table, makes sure the ship is theirs, with a quick Bug sweep, looks over to Sanke... "Where did they search, where did they go, did they find any of those Smuggler spaces?? Talk"... and before Violet starts into Sanke, Travis holds up his finger and says "Stop, later, business for now..." in a 1st Officer voice.

Radek puts the search documents on the table and asks, "alright, Violet, what happened back at the hostel to bring this heat down on us?"

Sanke nods and speaks, "Shoot, them guys was amateurs! They didn't spot nothin', even the two obvious stashes that we left for them. Funny thing, they seemed like they was just going through the motions. If I had known that I would have never shoved her in that shitter tank!"

"Sorry about that Violet!"

Violet snorts and looks away from him.

Sanke continues, "Naw man, them dudes was up to something, but it wasn't about searchin' fer nothin'."

Violet stands up, "I'm getting a shower."

"Well, yes," Radek says with understanding, "we'll talk after you have cleaned up."

After about 30 minutes Violet returns to the meeting freshly scrubbed and in a much better humor.

She glances at Sanke, "We will not speak EVER about where or what I got stuffed into."

"Mr. Borgni, sorry for the trouble, I'll clear off the ship. You don't need the heat."

Quote from: pbj44;752102After about 30 minutes Violet returns to the meeting freshly scrubbed and in a much better humor.

She glances at Sanke, "We will not speak EVER about where or what I got stuffed into."

"Mr. Borgni, sorry for the trouble, I'll clear off the ship. You don't need the heat."

Travis locks down the ship, there is no leaving now...while she was getting cleaned, Travis goes over camera footage of the search, he also checks the computer for foreign programs, as well as a bug sweep, more detailed this time....  is the ship clean???

Quote from: pbj44;752102After about 30 minutes Violet returns to the meeting freshly scrubbed and in a much better humor.

She glances at Sanke, "We will not speak EVER about where or what I got stuffed into."

"Mr. Borgni, sorry for the trouble, I'll clear off the ship. You don't need the heat."

"It's too late for that now," Radek says casually, "the authorities knew that you were on the ship when they bushwhacked with that search.  I just want to know what we are accomplices too.  It's time to be honest with me."

Quote from: Drohem;752202"It's too late for that now," Radek says casually, "the authorities knew that you were on the ship when they bushwhacked with that search.  I just want to know what we are accomplices too.  It's time to be honest with me."

Travis smiles..."And remember, Violet, if it's true, and you are inclined to augment your earnings...how can I say it...If you Are a thief, well, your OUR thief..." Travis has that glint in his eye of a proud father...

Violet nods, "I have to trust somebody."

"My mother had a power that came from her mind. I have the same power. My mother taught to hide it, but if I don't use it enough it pops out on its own."

"My uncle betrayed my family to the government, and both my father and mother were murdered. And now they're after me. See Mr. Borgni, it's a simple story."

"They caught up with me again 2 years ago, and locked me up in a cage. Between that, the torture, and their experiments, I'm lucky to be alive. I only have fragmented memories of escaping. You will be safe when I'm gone, it's the best way I think."

"Sorry I freaked out so bad on Sanke, but I have always been crazy claustrophobic. Im surprised my mind power didn't go off by itself. I thought I wanted to be an engineer..."

She puts her head down into her hands, "But right now I don't want to be anything. I'm just an escaped slave..."

She lifts her head and looks at both of you, "They won't give up their "property", so you won't be safe around me...don't you see? I'll destroy myself before they make me a slave again!"

Quote from: pbj44;752230Violet nods, "I have to trust somebody."

"My mother had a power that came from her mind. I have the same power. My mother taught to hide it, but if I don't use it enough it pops out on its own."

"My uncle betrayed my family to the government, and both my father and mother were murdered. And now they're after me. See Mr. Borgni, it's a simple story."

"They caught up with me again 2 years ago, and locked me up in a cage. Between that, the torture, and their experiments, I'm lucky to be alive. I only have fragmented memories of escaping. You will be safe when I'm gone, it's the best way I think."

"Sorry I freaked out so bad on Sanke, but I have always been crazy claustrophobic. Im surprised my mind power didn't go off by itself. I thought I wanted to be an engineer..."

She puts her head down into her hands, "But right now I don't want to be anything. I'm just an escaped slave..."

She lifts her head and looks at both of you, "They won't give up their "property", so you won't be safe around me...don't you see? I'll destroy myself before they make me a slave again!"

Travis stops, "Wait a minute, I've seen no Psionic Amp any where...you mean you don't need one??"

She shakes her head, "No, I don't need a machine for my power to work."

"Besides, Psionics is all about reading folks thoughts, I read and influence feelings, which is very different. Capt. Borgni, do you really want me on your crew?"

Meanwhile, Phillips, the head of your work crew leans in, "Hey folks, there is a delivery crawler backing up to the ramp. Are you expecting some cargo? You aint even got no fuel yet!"

About that time Radek gets a message on his tablet:

Timetable moved up. File a flight plan for Hubbert and lift off:

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Will contact you again with further instructions when you are in orbit . Load the cargo arriving now.

"T"

Radek sighs and then smiles at Violet and says, "yes, you should stay with us.  We're not going to let anybody take you again."

Looking to Travis, he says, "there's been a scheduling change.  Our first cargo load is here and our first flight will be ASAP."

Speaking to everyone, he says in an authoritative voice, "let's get moving people!"



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OOC:  Would I know anything about Hubbert?

Travis hollers..."Violet, your still Purser and Cargomaster, as well as assist Engineer, I need FUEL!!! and enough to get us to the Gas Giant to top off...MOVE!!!"  "Sanke...get that cargo on and secure..."

Travis fits the 1st Officer role naturally...

Everyone scrambles to get things ready. Within two hours Sanke signals that the cargo is secure in the hold and Violet signals that fuel has been taken onboard sufficient to get the ship to the gas giant.

OOC - Okay, rarmy roll 2d6 to light this candle!

Quote from: pbj44;752417Everyone scrambles to get things ready. Within two hours Sanke signals that the cargo is secure in the hold and Violet signals that fuel has been taken onboard sufficient to get the ship to the gas giant.

OOC - Okay, rarmy roll 2d6 to light this candle!

(OOC -  rarmy rolls a 12...)
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All Systems Green...

By my reckoning...

600,000,000 136.1h 96.2h 78.6h 68.0h 60.9h 55.6h   Typical distance to close gas giant. Bold suggests M2 speed, don't want to break down, unless Captain says M4...

(OOC - Is Gas Giant small or large??? Need to know...)

5,000,000   12.4h   8.7h   7.1h   6.2h   5.5h   5.0h   Safe jump distance from small gas giant.
10,000,000   17.6h   12.4h   10.1h   8.8h   7.9h   7.2h   Safe jump distance from large gas giant.

So if we go M4 all the way, then 68h to Gas Giant, 1 hr Fuel top off, then either 6.2h or 8.8h to jump, 1 week jump, then time to target planet...which is???

You maneuver the ship out of the hanger and then fire off the drives. The ship hesitates for just a brief second and then slowly begins to rise. The helm feels a bit sluggish and you make a mental note to calibrate some of the settings a bit later. Spiraling up and over the base you post your flight plan with the automated ATC facility.
 
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Soon the comm board lights up as ATC orders you to shut down and land.

Ignoring the chatter you deftly touch a few of the settings on the flight board and the ship tears up through the atmosphere followed by an enormous trail. After a few moments you adjust your flight course for the large gas giant and settle in for the ride.

Violet voice pops in over the comm, “Everything is green! Looks good!”

@Radek – A message pops in on your comm link. It’s coordinates on the surface of a planet called Hideout.

Hideout: X653100-2

Hideout is a medium-sized planet about 9600km in diameter. Hideout has a thin nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere that is otherwise perfectly breathable. The surface of Hideout is roughly 26%-35% surface water (or similar fluid), which form small seas and oceans. With a low population, a great majority of the residents of Hideout can be found in one community located near a makeshift starport. The people of Hideout have no form of discernible government at all, and live in relative anarchy. Visitors to Hideout should be aware of the general lack of legal restrictions, which makes Hideout a very dangerous place. No public starports exist on Hideout, as the world is Interdicted. Hideout has Primitive technology roughly equivalent to that of the Terran Renaissance. Hideout is notable for the following Trade Codes: Low Pop, Low Tech and Poor World. Hideout owes allegiance to the FNH.

Quote from: pbj44;752432Violet voice pops in over the comm, "Everything is green! Looks good!"

@Radek – A message pops in on your comm link. It's coordinates on the surface of a planet called Hideout.

As soon as Travis gets that info, he announces "Since this is a shakedown cruise...we'll be going full tilt...so updated flight is as follows, 68hrs to Gas Giant, 1-2 hrs to refuel, 8.8hrs to jump point from Gas Giant, 1 week jump time, then 163 min from jump to planet-side...1 hr to top off fuel tanks when we get there, then business. Sanke, them guns better be up and working...might need them where we're going. Capt, I'll be living here for the time being in the bridge..."

Once travel begins to the Markos gas giant things settle down. Over the next couple of days the ship and its crew begin to fall into their routine. A few hour before you are due to arrive at the gas giant the comm link flashes indicating a comm request from the cargo bay.

You hear Sanke's voice, "Hey man, you should come down and check out this cargo."

"G@d dammit!!!" Travis locks down the bridge, verifies his tablet is monitoring everything, then heads back, screaming for Violet to meet him there...

Sanke nods at all of you arriving.

He leads you over the the 10 Sealed crates strapped down in the center of the hold.

Smirking he says, "Hey man, lean over and give this crate a sniff and let me know if anything seems familiar!"

Quote from: pbj44;754127Sanke nods at all of you arriving.

He leads you over the the 10 Sealed crates strapped down in the center of the hold.

Smirking he says, "Hey man, lean over and give this crate a sniff and let me know if anything seems familiar!"

"Oh-Kay??" lean over and sniff...what do I smell??

It takes you a moment and then it hits you - Military packing grease!

Sanke nods, "I can tell we are smelling the same thing!"

Quote from: pbj44;754298It takes you a moment and then it hits you - Military packing grease!

Sanke nods, "I can tell we are smelling the same thing!"

How much of this cargo do we have??? Do we have anything else??? Does the Capt know??? Are we out of Whiskey??? "G@d D&mmit, Violet, where in H#ll are you!!!"

Violet walks up, "Goddammit, stop screaming, I'm right here!"

"We got ten crates of this stuff."

"No, we don't have any other cargo."

"No, the Captain likely does not know yet."

"Yes, we have no more whiskey!"

Quote from: pbj44;754369Violet walks up, "Goddammit, stop screaming, I'm right here!"

"I'm 1st Officer I'll scream if I Goddam want to!!"

Quote from: pbj44;754369"We got ten crates of this stuff."

"Holy Crap..."

Quote from: pbj44;754369"No, we don't have any other cargo."

"Sh!t!!!"

Quote from: pbj44;754369"No, the Captain likely does not know yet."

"Guess I'll need to tell him..."

Quote from: pbj44;754369"Yes, we have no more whiskey!"

"WHAT!!! On this ship that is and will be a Capital Offense!!! 1 Demerit for you since your the CargoMaster!!!"

"Sanke, we're coming up on the Gas Giant for refueling, I need you on the Weapons, weather eye out and at the ready...Violet, you be needing to watch the refueling from Engineering...We will deal with this later..."

Violet snaps, "I didn't say I did not have whiskey! I have 3 cases! I said you had no whiskey! So good luck with your whiskey problem - GRUMPY!"

"I think I'll go to engineering to monitor the fuel transfer!"

Sanke starts to say something to her, "Hey Violet...about your whiskey...could I..."

"Shut up Sanke!"

She storms away.

Sanke turns on you with a snarl, "Man! You are somethin' else, ya know!!!! Now look at what ya done! Sh!t, a dry cruise!"

"This is all your fault!"

He storms away to the gun station!

Travis looks back and forth, to where those two stomped off...smiling...*Nothing like a well oiled crew...* as he retrieves another bottle of whiskey from his room on the way back to the bridge...

Travis at the bridge starts system checks for In-Flight Refueling, he looks at the results, hoping he will see...
X1, X6, X7, X8, X9, X10, X11, X70, X71, X72, and X73 to be all green.

In an All Business tone, he has Sanke check in from Weapons Station, and Violet check in from Engineering...

Sanke's voice pops in over the comm, "Well the Beam lasers and sandcaster is fine, but there are no missiles on this tub."

Violet's voice chimes in, "Engineering is generally running in the green, but I'm still getting lots of error codes from that supercharger."

Quote from: pbj44;755135Sanke's voice pops in over the comm, "Well the Beam lasers and sandcaster is fine, but there are no missiles on this tub."

"Weapons, if we don't have Missiles, then we don't have Missiles, I still need you on the ready for any trouble, so half-hour before, during, and half-hour after the re-fuel, need you to have Weapons-tight, just in case..."

Quote from: pbj44;755135Violet's voice chimes in, "Engineering is generally running in the green, but I'm still getting lots of error codes from that supercharger."

"Engineering, yea, thought as much, am seeing the errors up here as well, we'll see whats going on during Jump, for now, just be ready for in-flight refuel..."

(OOC - Standard naming conventions dictate that the class of ship determines the name, as this is a "Empress Marava" class, then submit for approval the name "Empress Mariko" for this vessel, which needed to be done before we left Marcos...)

There is some chatter over the comm system and finally you make out what Violet is saying, "HEY! COME TO THE CAPTAIN'S CABIN RIGHT AWAY - HE'S NOT BREATHING!"

Quote from: pbj44;757440There is some chatter over the comm system and finally you make out what Violet is saying, "HEY! COME TO THE CAPTAIN'S CABIN RIGHT AWAY - HE'S NOT BREATHING!"

*sigh*, Set the ship for High Orbit around the Gas Giant, and set Autopilot...then head over to the Captains Quarters. What do I see / hear as I start Triage on Captain...

Violet blinks back tears as you work on him, "I think he's been poisoned!"

Quote from: pbj44;757637Violet blinks back tears as you work on him, "I think he's been poisoned!"

"Why do you say that???" while he checks for poison in his system...

"There's a sensation of choking in this room, that's why!"

Quote from: pbj44;757691"There's a sensation of choking in this room, that's why!"

Travis starts to snap back, then he remembers who Violet is, and her talents..."Do me a favor, please...next time you have a feeling, let me know BEFORE you leave your post, OK??"

He goes back to stabilizing Radek. Does he succeed? Can he tell what kind of poison was used?? Airborne? Drink? what's the source??

I need answers, dammit!!!

You note the vomit on the floor and a broken water glass...Radek's breathing is very shallow and you know he could check out at any moment.

Sanke opines, "You better get this man on ice!"

Quote from: pbj44;757879You note the vomit on the floor and a broken water glass...Radek's breathing is very shallow and you know he could check out at any moment.

Sanke opines, "You better get this man on ice!"

"Alright...We need to refuel bad, so 1. Seal the Captain's Quarters and we'll check into it after refueling...2. Let's get him into low-berth quickly, We'll work on him as soon as we get to a decent planet..."

As you finish speaking the proximity alarm sounds throughout the ship!

Quote from: pbj44;757948As you finish speaking the proximity alarm sounds throughout the ship!

"Sanke...You better be at the Weapons System!!!" As I dash towards the Bridge. What do I find?? Is Violet able to put Radek into Low Berth??

(OOC - As of now, I am the only one with Pilot, Navigator, Medical, and Jack of all trades...)

Violet yells out "I have no idea what I'm doing with this machine!"

Sanke calls out, "I'm on the guns!"

Sensor readings are indicating a large sized signature closing on your position, perhaps a hour away.

Quote from: pbj44;757988Violet yells out "I have no idea what I'm doing with this machine!"

Sanke calls out, "I'm on the guns!"

Sensor readings are indicating a large sized signature closing on your position, perhaps a hour away.

"~!@#$ %^&*!!!!!" Travis heads back to put Radek in Low Berth, "Sange keep me appraised of that big dam ship...Violet get back to Engineering after you vacuum seal the Captains Quarters, Folks, we need to refuel NOW, G@d Dammit!!! and I can't do everything by myself!!!"

(OOC - How long to get Radek into Low Berth, does it slow or at least stop the poison, who or what is that large object coming at us? How much fuel do we have? what works and what ain't working on this ship? Are we going to die here???)

Violet races back to engineering!

Sanke says, "What's going on!???"

The fuel gauges say "E"!!!

About one hour to refuel - if you started right now.

The low berth status light at last registered green!

Quote from: pbj44;757994Sanke says, "What's going on!???"

"G@d Dammit you tell me!!!"

Quote from: pbj44;757994The fuel gauges say "E"!!!

About one hour to refuel - if you started right now.

Travis runs back towards the Bridge, one eye on the "Object", all his other eyes on getting down to refuel...

(OOC - Roll 8 on 2d6...)

You begin your descent into the gas giants clouds!

Violet calls out, "The processing plant is kicking in! 44 minutes to refuel!"

Quote from: pbj44;757997You begin your descent into the gas giants clouds!

Violet calls out, "The processing plant is kicking in! 44 minutes to refuel!"

"Violet keep giving me a count...Sanke, where is that ship at???"

Violet calls out (after some time passes) "we are at 98%!"

Sanke calls out "big target 10 minutes away!"

Violet calls out, "Done!"

The missile lock sensor lights up! Sanke calls out " 4 incoming!"

Quote from: pbj44;758001The missile lock sensor lights up! Sanke calls out " 4 incoming!"

Full of fuel now, I drop further into the Gas Giant and come out on the opposite side of the planet, making a beeline to my jump distance at full throttle...keeping my fuel processors working so that as fast as I burn fuel, I replenish so when I leave the planet, am at full fuel state...

(OOC - 12 on 2d6)

Violently juking around the gas giant you manage to shake the missiles! Good piloting! You heave a sigh of relief as you pull out of the atmosphere and streak away towards your jump point!

Quote from: pbj44;758005Violently juking around the gas giant you manage to shake the missiles! Good piloting! You heave a sigh of relief as you pull out of the atmosphere and streak away towards your jump point!

Travis tells the crew over the Ships Comm, "OK folks, we have a little over 2 and a half hours to Jump. Concentrate on your jobs, then after we jump, we can relax and figure out what's going on, OK??"

(OOC - OK, while I pilot this tub, I go over the video feeds from the Captains Quarters, what do I find?)

The Captain moves about the cabin and then gets a glass of water from the faucet and drinks it down. Within two minutes he is down on the floor and moments later Violet races into the room.

Quote from: pbj44;758209The Captain moves about the cabin and then gets a glass of water from the faucet and drinks it down. Within two minutes he is down on the floor and moments later Violet races into the room.

Travis flips over and secures all potable water, then goes back to piloting the ship into position for Jump...

At last the computer voice indicates,"Jump in T Minus 10 minutes and counting."

Quote from: pbj44;758502At last the computer voice indicates,"Jump in T Minus 10 minutes and counting."

At "T-Minus 5 Sec" I dim ships lights...and enter jump.

As soon as we get into jump, Lock down the controls and call a meeting.

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Soon after you enter jumpspace and lock the controls you file into the crew lounge and sit down with Sanke and Violet at the crew mess table.

Sanke sets a tray of drinks down for everyone then helps himself.

Violet sips her drink and looks at you thoughtfully, "Okay, with the Captain down, what's our next move?"

Sanke nods, "That's a lot of firepower in the hold that I would rather not get caught with. I guess only the Captain knew the name of the buyer. I've only been to Hideout one time before - it didn't go well."

Quote from: pbj44;759347Soon after you enter jumpspace and lock the controls you file into the crew lounge and sit down with Sanke and Violet at the crew mess table.

Sanke sets a tray of drinks down for everyone then helps himself.

Violet sips her drink and looks at you thoughtfully, "Okay, with the Captain down, what's our next move?"

Sanke nods, "That's a lot of firepower in the hold that I would rather not get caught with. I guess only the Captain knew the name of the buyer. I've only been to Hideout one time before - it didn't go well."

"OK, 1. - Capt got poisoned when he went to get a drink of water (Shows Video Feed) and as we all been drinking that water, I suspect the poison was on the glass, we're going to check that and see the extent of any problem.

2. - I have the Capt's tablet, and will get coordinates when we arrive in-system which brings us up to

3. - the Cargo. I am tempted to deliver as we do need the money, we just need a safe way to deliver...and

4. - We need to finish peaking and tweeking the on-board systems, as well as get our supercharger working...which brings us to

5. - We need more crew, right now I have to do everything with some engineering help from Violet, we need 3-5 more crew members. Violet I am going to need your help on that, with your "Talent" to find some canidates...

I now open the floor for comments..."

Sanke speaks up, "Well, we ain't going to get any crew offa Hideout! Course we gotta sell them guns - if we can unload them without getting suckered and killed."

Violet nods, "I can help out with that if I can get close enough to the pow-wow to get a read on the participants. We might even find a crew member worth hiring if we're lucky. The supercharger will have to wait until we get to civilization I think. No parts available on Hideout."

The next week passes quickly with all the needed work being done on the ship's systems. The day before you are scheduled to exit jump space you all take a well-deserved break and gather for a good meal.

Violet nods at both of you, "Well, with the exception of the supercharger, we are now good to go. All system cross checks show green, and that time we spent calibrating the sensors was well worth it."

Sanke smiles, "The ships guns are working fine. I ran the checks backwards and forwards and couldnt find any glitches or errors. The last time I was on Hideout, the main town was a place called Freemont. This is where everyone meets and does business. And, any business done in Freemont means that Boss Krag gets a cut. He tried to have my head removed over a mis-understanding, and I barely got away with my life. He's not much of a people person and he's made war for decades against the outlaying towns and ranches. I can pull a map of Freemont if you want it."

Quote from: pbj44;759784The next week passes quickly with all the needed work being done on the ship's systems. The day before you are scheduled to exit jump space you all take a well-deserved break and gather for a good meal.

Violet nods at both of you, "Well, with the exception of the supercharger, we are now good to go. All system cross checks show green, and that time we spent calibrating the sensors was well worth it."

Sanke smiles, "The ships guns are working fine. I ran the checks backwards and forwards and couldnt find any glitches or errors. The last time I was on Hideout, the main town was a place called Freemont. This is where everyone meets and does business. And, any business done in Freemont means that Boss Krag gets a cut. He tried to have my head removed over a mis-understanding, and I barely got away with my life. He's not much of a people person and he's made war for decades against the outlaying towns and ranches. I can pull a map of Freemont if you want it."

"Let's see it, but understand, after getting into the Captain's Tablet, it said coordinates will be sent when we enter system...When we get there, first thing is to top off fuel tanks, there's water there so will be easier...then drop off cargo miles from meet with a beacon on it, that way they don't use on us, and you manning the guns."

Sanke grunts, "You might want to forget about the whole thing then. You will never get Boss Krag or any of his men out in the open -  with our ships guns leveled at them. If you want to do business with Boss Krag then you will have to go into Freemont - under his guns. That's the law."

Here's a map of Freemont:

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Quote from: pbj44;752432@Radek – A message pops in on your comm link. It's coordinates on the surface of a planet called Hideout.

Are these coordinates located in town?? or else where...???

Looking over Sanke's map you line up the coordinates and now see that the delivery location is shown on the NE corner of the map as area #14, The Freemont Rocket base.

Quote from: pbj44;760159Looking over Sanke's map you line up the coordinates and now see that the delivery location is shown on the NE corner of the map as area #14, The Freemont Rocket base.

"OK, Talk to me about this Freemont Rocket Base..."

Sanke grunts, "Hmm...nobody really knows what goes on there, though there's a lot of loose talk. I personally think he stores all his loot there."

He moves the map display about for a few seconds and then focuses it on a certain area.

"There. I marked the rail station on the map with that red star. That's the only way folks can get into the Rocket Base without getting shot."

(http://i.imgur.com/RYRGaMY.jpg)

"I suspect that this is where we are supposed to load the guns for transport."

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The rest of your Jump space time passes uneventfully. Shortly after the ship's computer chimed that Jump time was complete, the Empress Mariko enters normal space on the fringes of Hideout's system.

"ALERT! ALERT! YOU HAVE ENTERED A QUARANTINED SYSTEM! CONTACT WITH THIS SYSTEM'S INHABITANTS IS FORBIDDEN!"

"ALERT! ALERT! YOU HAVE ENTERED A QUARANTINED SYSTEM! CONTACT WITH THIS SYSTEM'S INHABITANTS IS FORBIDDEN!"

"ALERT! ALERT! YOU HAVE ENTERED A QUARANTINED SYSTEM! CONTACT WITH THIS SYSTEM'S INHABITANTS IS FORBIDDEN!"

You eventually turn the automated comm channel off.

Sensor sweeps reveals no nearby vessals.

You set your course for Hideout...

"OK, folks...1. we need to find a lake somewhere isolated and refuel.

then 2. we go  directly to the coordinated we were sent, am assuming that everything is set for us...no contact, Sanke, you stay locked into the Weapons and Sensor Room...Violet, I want you out of site but close enough to alert me of anything...I am planning on a "No Contact" exchange, i.e. placing the cargo outside, and payment be done remotely as well. Any Questions??"

Travis checks the Capt's Tablet to see if anything else has been sent, as well as any instructions other than what we know so far...

Within moments of powering up the tablet a request pops up on the screen requesting permission to update the tablets current location.

The cursor flashes next to:

Yes or No?_

Quote from: pbj44;761478Within moments of powering up the tablet a request pops up on the screen requesting permission to update the tablets current location.

The cursor flashes next to:

Yes or No?_

yes...(Travis, Violet, and Sanke watch the tablet...)

As all of you wait, the tablet updates and a message pops up in a window.

Sanke nods and reads a new set of coordinates.

"Looks like the drop site has been moved to an abandoned farm."

He touches area 14 on the map and glances at Travis.

"What do you think?"

Quote from: pbj44;761684As all of you wait, the tablet updates and a message pops up in a window.

Sanke nods and reads a new set of coordinates.

"Looks like the drop site has been moved to an abandoned farm."

He touches area 14 on the map and glances at Travis.

"What do you think?"

(OOC - unable to determine "Area 14" on map, could you be more precise,, please?)

OOC - Correction - Area 011!

Quote from: pbj44;761849OOC - Correction - Area 011!

(OOC - thank you, found it...)

"Interesting...well, folks, that's where we're going..."

Looking over the HUD display of the region you pick out a distant lake and a short time later you have successfully re-fueled.

at 1700 the ship's Comm Link chirps. A few moments later the read-out flashes - indicating that a message has been left. Playing it back:

"Okay, we're ready for the shipment, so set down in the barnyard in front of the house."

Quote from: pbj44;762111Looking over the HUD display of the region you pick out a distant lake and a short time later you have successfully re-fueled.

at 1700 the ship's Comm Link chirps. A few moments later the read-out flashes - indicating that a message has been left. Playing it back:

"Okay, we're ready for the shipment, so set down in the barnyard in front of the house."

"OK, set the crates in the Starboard Cargo Airlock, Sanke, on Sensors...go passive for now, Violet, stand by the inside Airlock door, do NOT open that interior door with-out my say so...but stay in contact with me, I want constant chatter from you, Sanke and myself will be monitoring...OK??? Let's go..."

We set down and open the Starboard Airlock Exterior Door...

You make a pass over the abandoned farm - noting it's desolation. It's obvious that the farm has not been worked for many years.

Prior to setting down in the barnyard, Sanke and Violet move into position with Sanke first helping her move all 10 cases just inside the Starboard airlock.

The ship's powerful engines settle into a steady drone as you hover over the vast overgrown barnyard.

Setting the ship down gently, you shift the engines into standby and open the outer Starboard airlock.

Ten men exit the farmhouse and begin walking towards your ship. All are heavily armed.

Violet gasps, "These are horrible men!!!"

Quote from: pbj44;762153You make a pass over the abandoned farm - noting it's desolation. It's obvious that the farm has not been worked for many years.

Prior to setting down in the barnyard, Sanke and Violet move into position with Sanke first helping her move all 10 cases just inside the Starboard airlock.

The ship's powerful engines settle into a steady drone as you hover over the vast overgrown barnyard.

Setting the ship down gently, you shift the engines into standby and open the outer Starboard airlock.

Ten men exit the farmhouse and begin walking towards your ship. All are heavily armed.

Violet gasps, "These are horrible men!!!"

"Yes, that's why you do NOT open that Air Lock, Stay out of site..."

Travis sits back and waits...Comm's open...

You see the men on the ship's cameras as they climb up the ramp and begin to unload the cases. Once all 10 are unloaded one of the group waves to the camera and points to his comm unit. He begins talking.

"One of you come out here!"

Quote from: pbj44;762188You see the men on the ship's cameras as they climb up the ramp and begin to unload the cases. Once all 10 are unloaded one of the group waves to the camera and points to his comm unit. He begins talking.

"One of you come out here!"

"Can't you just leave payment in the airlock???"

"Violet???"

Travis asks Violet for a reading...as he heads for the airlock...

Violet's voice pops onto your comm link, "Hmm...They are up to something, but I don't read any immediate feelings of violence...I keep getting flashes of images from their memories...these are crazy people!"

Quote from: pbj44;762362Violet's voice pops onto your comm link, "Hmm...They are up to something, but I don't read any immediate feelings of violence...I keep getting flashes of images from their memories...these are crazy people!"

"Sanke...sensor readings...anything?? How many, Where are they...???"

Sanke's voice hits you, "According to my readings they're in everyone of the structures surrounding the barnyard. Must be at least 40 of them."

"Be careful Travis!"

The Brigand's voice crackles over your comm unit, "Hey, don't keep me waiting mister!"

Quote from: pbj44;762415Sanke's voice hits you, "According to my readings they're in everyone of the structures surrounding the barnyard. Must be at least 40 of them."

"Be careful Travis!"

The Brigand's voice crackles over your comm unit, "Hey, don't keep me waiting mister!"

Travis steps out into the Inner Airlock and closes the inner airlock behind him

The men stand quietly and watch you as the outer airlock opens. As you approach them more men file out of the buildings and remove the crates of weapons. The leader nods at you and calls back over his shoulder, "Follow me and don't ask any questions."

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He then heads into the large run-down farm house.

Quote from: pbj44;762582The men stand quietly and watch you as the outer airlock opens. As you approach them more men file out of the buildings and remove the crates of weapons. The leader nods at you and calls back over his shoulder, "Follow me and don't ask any questions."

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He then heads into the large run-down farm house.

"OH-KAY..." listening to any chatter from the "Kids" in my ear...

Filing into the farmhouse you catch glimpses of the former occupants lives as you pass through hallways glancing in passing at the dusty family pictures on the wall.

Once in the kitchen the leader opens a cellar door and descends down the dark stepway. As you move down the steps he lights an oil lantern and points to a table with several chairs around it.

"Sit down."

Once you sit down he seats himself and lights a cigar from the oil lantern.

"Drink?"

He takes a swig from a dusty jug and passes it to you.

"My name is McManus."

He nods to a man behind you who brings a briefcase to the table and opens it - exposing stacks of bundled credits.

"There's your money for the guns and ammunition. My understanding from your employer is that 50K of it belongs to you. That's fine. I want to offer you a new contract for a specific job."

"I want you to commit an act of terrorism."

Quote from: pbj44;762588Filing into the farmhouse you catch glimpses of the former occupants lives as you pass through hallways glancing in passing at the dusty family pictures on the wall.

Once in the kitchen the leader opens a cellar door and descends down the dark stepway. As you move down the steps he lights an oil lantern and points to a table with several chairs around it.

"Sit down."

Once you sit down he seats himself and lights a cigar from the oil lantern.

"Drink?"

He takes a swig from a dusty jug and passes it to you.

"My name is McManus."

He nods to a man behind you who brings a briefcase to the table and opens it - exposing stacks of bundled credits.

"There's your money for the guns and ammunition. My understanding from your employer is that 50K of it belongs to you. That's fine. I want to offer you a new contract for a specific job."

"I want you to commit an act of terrorism."

Travis reaches for the jug, takes a shot...sits down the jug, looks over at him..."Tell me enough to not jeopardize the plan, but enough to give to my crew for approval, fair enough??"

He nods, "Boss Krag has ruled this area for as long as anyone can remember. In case you're wondering, this is my family's old homestead. They are long dead now, murdered by Boss Krag. I come here sometimes to visit their shades."

He leans forward staring at you intently.

"Boss Krag is a maniac holding this whole region hostage. He is able to do so because of a vast communications net that gives him real-time intelligence and comms with all of his underlings. We plan to strike him back - Hard! Every man here has lost family to this lunatic. It must end now."

"But in order for this strike to succeed we must bring that net down - Isolate his men, keep Boss Krag from coordinating. We are willing to pay for your help. Yes, we have done terrible things while resisting the boss. This war must end and we need your help to have a fighting chance."

"Will you help us?"

Quote from: pbj44;762600He nods, "Boss Krag has ruled this area for as long as anyone can remember. In case you're wondering, this is my family's old homestead. They are long dead now, murdered by Boss Krag. I come here sometimes to visit their shades."

He leans forward staring at you intently.

"Boss Krag is a maniac holding this whole region hostage. He is able to do so because of a vast communications net that gives him real-time intelligence and comms with all of his underlings. We plan to strike him back - Hard! Every man here has lost family to this lunatic. It must end now."

"But in order for this strike to succeed we must bring that net down - Isolate his men, keep Boss Krag from coordinating. We are willing to pay for your help. Yes, we have done terrible things while resisting the boss. This war must end and we need your help to have a fighting chance."

"Will you help us?"

"I think my people just might be interested...can I talk to them???"

He nods, "Take the money and go. Talk it over and come back."

Quote from: pbj44;762838He nods, "Take the money and go. Talk it over and come back."

OK, will have an answer soon, but all comms on this will be face-to-face, don't need anybody else listening in..." Travis heads back...placing the whole briefcase in his personal safe, one Sanke can't get into...then calls a meeting.

Violet and Sanke file in to the conference table and sit down.

Violet looks over, "What's up?"

I start with playing back the recording I made ...

Quote from: pbj44;762600He nods, "Boss Krag has ruled this area for as long as anyone can remember. In case you're wondering, this is my family's old homestead. They are long dead now, murdered by Boss Krag. I come here sometimes to visit their shades."

"Boss Krag is a maniac holding this whole region hostage. He is able to do so because of a vast communications net that gives him real-time intelligence and comms with all of his underlings. We plan to strike him back - Hard! Every man here has lost family to this lunatic. It must end now."

"But in order for this strike to succeed we must bring that net down - Isolate his men, keep Boss Krag from coordinating. We are willing to pay for your help. Yes, we have done terrible things while resisting the boss. This war must end and we need your help to have a fighting chance."

"Will you help us?"

I'm inclined to help, but want to hear from you guys first, before I make my decision...

(OOC - Do I need to get technical on what I had assumed was the tech and capabilities of some of my equipment??)

Sanke frowns, "I say we get out of here, this ain't our problem."

Violet rolls her eyes, "Do you have to be such a dick? I say we help them!"

They both look at you.

Violet murmurs, "Okay, you have the deciding vote."

Quote from: pbj44;763287Sanke frowns, "I say we get out of here, this ain't our problem."

Violet rolls her eyes, "Do you have to be such a dick? I say we help them!"

They both look at you.

Violet murmurs, "Okay, you have the deciding vote."

"Well, as I've already cast my vote...we now need a plan..."

Thinks a minute..."OK, Prep the High-Berth Deck, it's isolated from the rest of the ship, I'm going to invite McManus and a select few to come in to figure out a plan..."

Travis heads back out...

McManus is waiting for you. "What is your answer?"

Quote from: pbj44;763315McManus is waiting for you. "What is your answer?"

Travis smiles..."Come on back to the ship with just your primary, inner circle men...we have a nice secure space to talk..."

McManus and five of his men trudge on board the ship and file in to the passenger lounge and take seats. Violet brings in cups of coffee on a tray along with a bottle of whiskey.

The men stare at her hard...

Quote from: pbj44;763484McManus and five of his men trudge on board the ship and file in to the passenger lounge and take seats. Violet brings in cups of coffee on a tray along with a bottle of whiskey.

The men stare at her hard...

Travis looks at the Men, then at Violet, then back at the men..."Back Off guys, she's mine..."

He projects the Map of Freemont, sits down, OK, Talk...

McManus takes a pull from the bottle, "We have to keep this simple. We know for a fact that Krag needs repairs to his water facility. You will be given just the type of materials that he needs. You will land in the city and he is sure to come to you for trading. You need to get invited into his compound and then do some snooping around and find that comm center. Well?"

Quote from: pbj44;763616McManus takes a pull from the bottle, "We have to keep this simple. We know for a fact that Krag needs repairs to his water facility. You will be given just the type of materials that he needs. You will land in the city and he is sure to come to you for trading. You need to get invited into his compound and then do some snooping around and find that comm center. Well?"

"Hmmm, let me think a minute..."

(OOC - OK, low tech world, they would probably use current real world radio tech, thus the questions to be answered...using my ships sensors, I should be able to detect where the comm center is located at...basic Direction Finding by looking for RF sources...what do I find??? Where at on the map is it??)

Excusing yourself from the meeting for a few minutes you move to the bridge and check the sensors. You easily detect loads of RF traffic coming from a central location in town. Cross referencing that against the map you see the chatter is coming from a single skyscraper. You return to the meeting.

Quote from: pbj44;763797Excusing yourself from the meeting for a few minutes you move to the bridge and check the sensors. You easily detect loads of RF traffic coming from a central location in town. Cross referencing that against the map you see the chatter is coming from a single skyscraper. You return to the meeting.

Travis returns, and on the map projected in the lounge, he super-imposes his sensor data, looks over at the guests..."What is that Skyscraper?? and with all the data streams, why would that NOT be the comm center??"

(OOC -  As I have a Military grade computer, am I able to "Listen In" to the Radio Chatter??)

McManus leans over to look, "That's Thompson Tower (Area 02), that's the Boss's headquarters. If there are large-scale comms coming from there - well - that's something new."

You note that the traffic is perfectly scrambled, utilizing military grade encryption.

Quote from: pbj44;764592McManus leans over to look, "That's Thompson Tower (Area 02), that's the Boss's headquarters. If there are large-scale comms coming from there - well - that's something new."

You note that the traffic is perfectly scrambled, utilizing military grade encryption.

"Hmm, Military Encryption...well, if that's his headquarters, stands to reason that is also his Comm Center."

Travis muses out loud..."too bad I don't have any missiles..."

Travis then brings up some sensor screens, looking for any other locations with a high level of communications...

You note that there is a high level of chatter coming from the missile base - an amount that rivals Krag's headquarters.

Quote from: pbj44;764686You note that there is a high level of chatter coming from the missile base - an amount that rivals Krag's headquarters.

(OOC - Unable to locate on map, little help???)

Hey Guys, what's here??? There's as much Comms here as there is over there..."

OOC - area 014 the Freemont Rocket base (or missile base)

McManus nods, "That's Krag's main troop base. Lot's of armed characters roaming around there."

Quote from: pbj44;764967OOC - area 014 the Freemont Rocket base (or missile base)

McManus nods, "That's Krag's main troop base. Lot's of armed characters roaming around there."

"Hmmm, the Skyscraper, his Headquarters, and the Rocket Base, his Barracks...now I find it interesting that the original destination was the Rocket Base, only to be redirected here...was those crates originally for him???" Travis looks right at McManus...

McManus nods, "Yes the crates were originally for him. Here's what you were hauling.."

He has a weapon brought up and lays it down on the table, "Combat shotguns and ammo. We're going to need them for this mission."

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He hands you a slip of paper.

"This is a new radio frequency for my personal comm link. Memorize it and then destroy the paper. Once you lift off then move far from here and climb back into orbit. You can then descend down to wherever you choose near the tower. Krag is sure to get in touch with you. Find a way to get yourselves invited inside and then find that comm center and take it out. Once you contact me with the good news we will attack. With any luck within 48 hours Krag will be dead and the whole thing will be a non-issue with your employer."

"Hmmm... I like this, can we get 4 of them with ammo?? and we were told to land at the Rocket Base, landing by the Skyscraper would arouse suspicion, don't you think??? I was thinking bout taking out the antenna's from altitude, on both comm sites."

McManus shakes his head, "The most important part of the communication systems are located below ground. We have taken out aerials and suchlike before and they were back up in no time. No, you will have to go in and get down to the heart of their operation. And yes, you can have 4 weapons and ammo. I think that landing at either the rocket base or the Towers will end up with you as his guest - if you handle it right."

Quote from: pbj44;765393McManus shakes his head, "The most important part of the communication systems are located below ground. We have taken out aerials and suchlike before and they were back up in no time. No, you will have to go in and get down to the heart of their operation. And yes, you can have 4 weapons and ammo. I think that landing at either the rocket base or the Towers will end up with you as his guest - if you handle it right."

"Since I've never met the guy, how do I "Handle it Right""

McManus nods, "You will need to have something he needs - like the equipment we will be giving you that he needs to repair his water system. Just make sure that you give his goons a chance to spot this stuff in your hold. He'll get the word soon enough. Probably not a good idea to mention the guns though."

Sanke moves up to you, "Eh, dude, I think it may be best if I move back into one of the secret crawl-spaces on the ship. I know these dudes first hand and I'm a bit worried that they may remember me as well, you dig?"

Quote from: pbj44;765666Sanke moves up to you, "Eh, dude, I think it may be best if I move back into one of the secret crawl-spaces on the ship. I know these dudes first hand and I'm a bit worried that they may remember me as well, you dig?"

(OOC - OK...1 thing at a time, please...)

(1) to McManus "OK, let's get that stuff loaded, then give me a day or two to formulate a plan and get equipment ready...got any explosives???"

(2) (OOC - was Sanke there at the conference? or was he hiding the whole time and they only saw me and Violet??? either way...) Travis signals Sanke to wait for any private conversations... (OOC - am assuming he was hidden the whole time and this is after the visitors left??)

McManus nods, "Plastic explosives we have in plenty. Just let us know."

He and his men leave the ship.

OOC - Yep, Sanke was in hiding and listening in.

Sanke leans in, "This guy Krag is dangerous. You never know what he's thinking. I've seen him smiling and talking to someone a split second before he kills him. That guy McManus is right about one thing - Krag is a certified lunatic!"

Quote from: pbj44;765961McManus nods, "Plastic explosives we have in plenty. Just let us know."

He and his men leave the ship.

OOC - Yep, Sanke was in hiding and listening in.

(OOC - OK, is the stuff loaded??? Does he have any other junk to load as well??? Am looking for Comm Gear that they might want as well. anyway, want a full cargo deck to show, along with the needed stuff. So let me know when all is loaded, including a couple of cases of plastic explosives and blasting caps...)

Once loaded, will take the same route out of town, under any Radar and stuff, and find a place to set down a long way from town, after all, we have a whole planet to set down at...once we set down, dinner and conference for all.

McManus's lads have been busy, and while you were in conference loaded your cargo bay with lots of crates and bins of bric-a-brac including many boxes of parts necessary to fix a water system. Also in plain sight are 3 crates of plastic explosives along with caps, manual timers, and remote detonators.

Lifting off you quickly move some 50 miles out into the badlands and set down for dinner and your conference.

Violet speaks at last, "I'm going in with you. I've decided."

Quote from: pbj44;766982Violet speaks at last, "I'm going in with you. I've decided."

Travis smiles..."I was hoping you would say that...Sanke, your not hiding anywhere, but you will need to stay in the Weapons Center and act as our eyes and ears...remember, I am the only pilot here, and if anything happens to Violet...I'll Kill you, personally, myself, understand?"

"Now let's figure out how we are going to do this..."

Sanke nods, "I ain't gonna leave you man."

Violet leans forward thoughtfully, "You're going to have to come up with a way to get the explosives inside the compound. What do you have in mind"?

Quote from: pbj44;767147Sanke nods, "I ain't gonna leave you man."

Violet leans forward thoughtfully, "You're going to have to come up with a way to get the explosives inside the compound. What do you have in mind"?

"Well, that would hinge on you, Violet. Do you know the limits and capabilities of your "Talent"??"

She sighs, "This is not a "hard data" thing like handgun ballistics, these are just feelings and impressions. I really can't push it, only engage it."

She smiles, "Now tell me what to do. This is my first time entering a pirate fortress to plant a bomb, so forgive me if I can't be more help."

Quote from: pbj44;767715She sighs, "This is not a "hard data" thing like handgun ballistics, these are just feelings and impressions. I really can't push it, only engage it."

She smiles, "Now tell me what to do. This is my first time entering a pirate fortress to plant a bomb, so forgive me if I can't be more help."

"OK, First, we need an excuse to get invited into their comm center, carrying the explosives, knowing that they probably have it well guarded. or, Second, blowing up their power supply and Antenna Farm, which is probably just as guarded. violet, what I need from you would probably be a soft, subtle "we can be trusted" type of thing. Sanke, what can you tell us about their setup???"

Sanke chew his lip thoughtfully, "Hmm...everything above ground is pretty well open - once you get past the front door. I heard some of the dudes there saying that Krag lives on the top floor and no one gets up there without a heavy escort. I do know that they searched me pretty good when I came inside. I think you're really gonna have to hide those explosives really good to beat them at their game."

"To go below ground you're gonna need to take a service elevator - there's two of them - one on each side of the lobby, and there's always a dude or two hanging around in the lobby area. Not sure of the layout downstairs - Krag don't like anyone going down there unless its one of his techs going down to fix something. I did have my ear to a door one time and heard some dude talking about "sublevel three", but I ain't sure what he was going on about."

Travis sits back and mulls over the information...after a short while, Travis sits up...

"OK, the way I see it, and if I was running the place, the first problem would be getting access, safely. If we place explosives in the Water Treatment equipment, it can be traced back to us...so I have an idea..."

Travis contemplates a few minutes...

" Something I've done successfully in the past, but am hesitant to do again, but if this works, we can hopefully be able to have a safe haven for future operations...I am going to infect this complex with 2 viruses, 1 will play hell with comms, and another that will disable the complex military encryption down to a simple one for listening in. Hopefully this might get us an invite into the comm complex to fix it, as well as disable both the main complex and the comm center over at the rocket base."

Travis looks around at the other 2...

"Sanke, you will stay hidden in the weapons center, as rescue and external eyes for us, we'll be tied together at all times with a comm dot on the three of us. Violet...you keep an eye, or mind out for any possible allies, even anybody we can trust to be a part of this crew.

Any Questions???"

Both Violet and Sanke nod in agreements.

Violet smiles, "Okay, go ahead and get started."

Quote from: pbj44;770292Both Violet and Sanke nod in agreements.

Violet smiles, "Okay, go ahead and get started."

"Your right, go ahead and get started...set the hold up so they can see the water plant parts, but look through the other stuff, we're going in as scrape metal merchants, something all planets, even less advanced as this can use. Also look around, who knows, you might find Super-Charger parts, and I need to see anything that looks or is Comm Gear and Computer parts...OK?? I'll be prepping the Viruses..."

Violet nods and everyone gets busy. As you inspect the hold a short time later you see several boxes of computer parts strewn about. Violet smiles, "You are looking at all our engineering comp spare parts. I hope it looks convincing!"

Sanke slides up, "Okay, we're ready. Let's go do this thing!"

OOC - We can wait for Drohem to get back if you feel like taking a break?

Quote from: pbj44;771252OOC - We can wait for Drohem to get back if you feel like taking a break?

(OOC - Yea, let's do that...)