On Thursday 26 April 2007 17:54, Eris Reddoch wrote:
> Earl F Hampton III wrote:
> > On Wednesday 25 April 2007 09:05, Bob Kondrk wrote:
> >> On 4/24/07, Earl F Hampton III
> >>
> >> wrote:
> >>> Bart offers his beefy paw in greeting to the woman,
> >>> "Bartholomew Cuthbert, but just call me Bart."
> >>> Releasing her hand, "We're s'posed to pick up Lord
> >>> Percy and ditch the whore in his pocket," he blurts
> >>> with a big smile. "We're willing to take suggestions,"
> >>> he adds, his eyebrows climbing in question.
>
> The woman behind the desk starts to speak then stops when
> Sharda speaks up.
>
> >> Sharda actually seems to *blush* a little in sudden
> >> discomfiture, but recovers her practiced poise very
> >> quickly. She adds, "Unfortunately, we feel that the
> >> continued presence of his current and rather unsuitable
> >> female companion may eventually cause both His Lordship
> >> and his family undue embarrassment..."
> >
> > Bewildered, Bart looks down at Sharda with an expression
> > that claims confusion, concern or perhaps just pain, then
> > back to the woman, "That too." "I think," scratching his
> > head.
>
> This exchange draws a smile from the woman behind the counter,
> "We here at the Arbellatra are well acquainted with Lord Percy
> Dubose and his...um, shall we say, currant companion."
>
> She glances down at the terminal screen in front of her and
> taps the keys a time or two and then says, "Lord Percy is in
> his suite and...it seems his guest is not."
"Hot damn, better lucky than good," Bart says enthusiastically.
>
> She looks up, "At least, someone using her guest pass came
> down from Lord Percy's suite and exited the hotel about 45
> minutes ago."
>
> "If you give me a moment, I will cut guest passes to Suite
> 14b." she says as she types on the terminal, "If you would
> each insert a finger into the slot..." indicating the
> depression next to her console.
>
"Sure thing Missy."
> A few seconds later you each have a guest pass in the form of
> a plastic card that will allows you to go from the lobby to
> Lord Percy's floor and return using the hotel lifts.
> Although, the electronic passes limit a guests movement inside
> the private areas of the hotel, and will continually track
> your movements, they are easily subverted and thus aren't
> *much* use as a security measure. Cameras, motion detectors,
> and both robotic and sophent based security teams are
> certainly all in play here, just kept discreetly behind the
> scenes.
>
> "If you need a bellman to assist in moving his lordship's
> luggage, call down to the desk and we will send up someone to
> help you." she says to you as you start toward the lifts to
> the right of the counter.
"Thanks, cause there's no telling what he's got for a kit."
>
> The small lift is more of a people mover in that it moves in 3
> dimensions rather than just up and down. The lift won't move
> until one of you slides your guest pass into the slot, and
> then the lift will move *only* to the area of the warren like
> hotel premitted on the pass.
>
> OOC: I keep pausing to give you guys room to post comments and
> such. If you have nothing much to say, just post "nothing
> much"...no, I don't mean *literally* nothing much ;)...and
> we'll keep going.
>
> Eris
> Akus Moby
