> > Jac says, "That's your call Captain. If he's an engineer, we *do* > > need another." > > > > > "Mira, what is the emergency?" Ricardo asks. > > > > Jac says, "I got a call from Aunt Mazie. The short of it is, her > > people intercepted a message ordering Rachel to be killed. I guess > > they figure Lessa is no longer someone they *need* to control, and > > can eliminate their hostage." "Khe!" Woof growls. > > "The coded message from Auntie came in from a ship refueling at the > > gas giant here, probably will be dropped off in every system in the > > area." Jac continues, "Anyway, if you have a line on the girl here on > > Serbia, then she's in real and immediate danger, because whoever is > > going to kill her probably got their message at the same time I got > > Mazie's." > > > > "Has there been any movement out of that ship that we think brought > > her in?" Ricardo asks. > >Ricardo turns to Cory, "Cory I don't suppose you have any way to check >for incoming or outgoing comms to that ship over there do you?" > >Just after Ricardo finishes speaking, you see a light come on above the >cargo hatch of the /Bright Star/. It's been dark and still up until now, >but now there appears to be some activity aboard her. "Damn!" >Del starts to join the group then stops in the /Random Walk's/ hatch and >calls out quietly, "If I've got a job here I need to know, because I >just got a comm from /Bright Star/, they want all the crew back aboard >ASAP. "I think so, Ricardo. Dell, do they have another engineer aboard?" Dell
