Greg Smith
Principle Analyst
INNOLOG, Inc.
2010 Corporate Ridge
Suite 550
McLean, Virginia 22102-7838
Phone: 703.506.1555
Phone: 800-INNOLOG
Fax: 703.847.8714
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adunaphell =P
> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 2:00 AM
> To: akus@phoenyx.net
> Subject: Re: [akus] On the Trail: Woof, Jezebel AKA Dam dam dam...
>
> >From: "Eris Reddoch"
> >
> > >> >> >> >> Ship time: 0997.261.1500
> > >> >> >> >> Ranch time: 0997.261.1600
> > >> >> >> >> Characters: Woof and Jezebel
> >
> >>>Meanwhile, Jez has dealt with the second "device", the one in the
> >>>water of the northmost stream, and is heading back south. The rain is
> >>>very heavy and the wind is starting to whip down the valleys. As she
> >>>passes down into the valley with the central dam she sees whitecaps
> >>>on the surface of the lake, and water is starting to slop over the
> >>>top of the earth and rock dam. As she hurries her horse past the dam
> >>>she sees water coming through the dirt...this dam isn't going to
> >>>hold for more than another hour at this rate, and all that water is
> >>>going to come rushing down this valley into the river to the west.
> >
> > >"That's not good, that's not good at all."
> >
> >>>Jez continues heading back for the southern most dam and is moving up
> >>>the opposite ridge when she hears an echoing "BOOM!" followed almost
> >>>immediately by two much smaller "booms" to her north.
> >
> >>>Jez, hears rumbling and crashing coming from over the ridge and her
> >>>horse's ears stand straight up as it plants its feet...clearly
> >>>startled by the noises.
> >
> >>"Sonovabitch." Jezebel spurs the horse on to the ridge top so she >>can
>
> >>have a look down into the next valley.
> >
> >Jezebel sees a raging torrent of water sweeping down the valley along
> >with boulders and rocks. Looking to her left she sees the dam has
> >completely collapsed. Whether from an explosion or just from the
> >pressure of the filled to overflowing lake behind the dam she doesn't
> >know.
>
> Yep poor silly little me... No idea what just happened... Dams of earth
> do
> not boom when they let go... they just sluff away.
>
> >>She quickly taps the com trying to raise Woof.
> >
> >Woof has a dialtone, and is getting ready to make a call when he hears
> >Jezebel's voice over the comm channel. Her voice is tinny and there is
> >considerable static, but he clearly hears...
> >
> >>"Woof Woof, do you copy?"
>
"Jezebel!? I got you, but you're thin and broken. What happened?" Woof
calls.
> "Woof! If you can hear me get the hell out of the valley, dam number one
> just let go and about ten billions litre's of water is taking the express
> route to the ocean. If you can get a message out get those people out of
> the lowlands because we've got trouble, right here in river city."
>
"Kae Kahk Tsakha! What of the other damns?" He shouts into the comm,
angling his horse towards higher ground if there is any around these
parts...
> Jezebel turns her horse about, "They've maybe got an hour before the water
>
> gets to the farmlands, maybe more, maybe less. I'm going back to check
> the
> other dams."
>
"Roger! Keep me posted!" he calls, then dials the equivalent of the cities
911 number...
With that she clicks the mike off and races back to the second dam.
"This is K'r'kaenrra, Emissary Lika. The [name of river] is
flooding! Someone damned the 3 @*#$& rivers above the 'gut' and the damns
have given way. There are billions of litres heading down the river bed!
Warn the people! Capture my number if you need to call back!"
[answer any questions]
Break the link and call the pack. Basically say the same thing to whoever
answers the call.
"This is K'r'kaenrra! We found the problem, but now the [name of
river] is flooding! Someone damned the 3 @*#$& rivers above the 'gut' and
the damns are giving way. There are billions of litres heading down the
river bed! Warn the people! Get our stock out of the way, if its down
there. You have about an hour!"
Break the link and call the ship. Basically say the same thing to whoever
answers the call.
"This is K'r'kaenrra!~~ This is Woof! We found the
problem, but now the [name of river] is flooding! Someone damned the 3
@*#$& rivers above the 'gut' and the damns are giving way. There are
billions of litres heading down the river bed! I called the city emergency
response numbers, and my pack. They've got to warn the people! Water'll be
there in about an hour!
"Jez's still out there, we were trying to defuse the damn-breakers, and I'm
getting to higher ground! You may want to fire up the ship or boat and see
how you can help!"
[Answer any questions...]
Woof
