On Aug 13, 2004, at 1:28 PM, Eris Reddoch wrote: >> OOG: I think external comm is off, other than to Cory's earpeice, >> unless >> Ricardo told Cory to turn on the transponder, but I may have missed >> that. >> >> > OOG: Earl, I think Derek means Lysia will be running those searchs > *after* you turn on the transponder and break radio silence. I need to > hear from Bruce how long you wait to do this. The /Blue Rain/ waited an > hour while moving away from the /Mae Lee/ before "appearing" in the > system. I figure the /Mae Lee/ will move away in the other direction so > the two ships won't be too close together, and turn on the > transponder...but how long will you wait? :) Ricardo says "Lets give it an hour or so, and get out a space from where Shawn appeared. I'm for some lunch. Lysia, let's wait until we can do the search quietly over a landline connection instead of using their bandwidth on a DB search. Serbia's small enough, they may not even have a big enough comms system for that. I wouldn't be surprised if the search didn't have to be done in their library." After an hour and a half dinking aound with lunch, oohing and ahhing over the cute kitties, everyone assembles back on the bridge. Ricardo says "Ok, Cory, lets let 'em know we're here. Light the 'sponder." He comm's Control "Hello Serbia Control, this is the Mark Merchanter Mae Lee, inbound for a delivery. Got someplace I can park my rig?" -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs
