Arvitis comes wandering down the corridor yawning. He is wearing a thin robe that is too small for him. The robe's sleeves only go to mid forearm and the bottom of the robe is just above his bare knees. Seeing Ricardo and Cory looking at the screen in the Crew's Commons he stops and says, "Couldn't sleep either?" "What'ch looking at? Some sort of cop show?" he asks as he peers at the screen scratching his ribs. Eris AKU GM
On Mar 24, 2004, at 3:26 PM, Eris Reddoch wrote: > Arvitis comes wandering down the corridor yawning. He is wearing a thin > robe that is too small for him. The robe's sleeves only go to mid > forearm and the bottom of the robe is just above his bare knees. > > Seeing Ricardo and Cory looking at the screen in the Crew's Commons he > stops and says, "Couldn't sleep either?" > > "What'ch looking at? Some sort of cop show?" he asks as he peers at the > screen scratching his ribs. Ricardo says. "Unfortunately not. This is real. remember Lessa, that reporter who interviewed us after we recovered the 'Mae Lee'? She stumbled onto some information that some very nasty folks want to keep unpublished. They killed her ex-husband, kidnaped her daughter, bombed her offices and framed her for it all. This is the tape they sent her. we're trying to determine when and where this was shot, and if possible, which ship that boarding ramp belongs to..." > -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs
Bruce Johnson wrote: > > Arvitis comes wandering down the corridor yawning. He is wearing a > > thin robe that is too small for him. The robe's sleeves only go to > > mid forearm and the bottom of the robe is just above his bare > > knees. > > > > Seeing Ricardo and Cory looking at the screen in the Crew's Commons > > he stops and says, "Couldn't sleep either?" > > > > "What'ch looking at? Some sort of cop show?" he asks as he peers at > > the screen scratching his ribs. > > Ricardo says. "Unfortunately not. This is real. remember Lessa, that > reporter who interviewed us after we recovered the 'Mae Lee'? Arvitis nods, "Vaguely." > She stumbled onto some information that some very nasty folks want to > keep unpublished. They killed her ex-husband, kidnaped her daughter, > bombed her offices and framed her for it all. This is the tape they > sent her. we're trying to determine when and where this was shot, and > if possible, which ship that boarding ramp belongs to..." "Huh?" Arvitis looks blank for a second and then a light comes into his eyes and he laughs, "No, *really*...what's going on?" He looks from Cory to Ricardo and back again before the grin on his face fades, "You're not serious are you? You are serious!" He plops down in a chair and says, "Wow! Killed her husband, kidnaped her daughter, bombed her offices...and framed her for it all." Arvitis repeats then asks, "So, who did all this, and what's with the Hootish family boarding that ship?" Eris AKU GM
On Mar 24, 2004, at 4:57 PM, Eris Reddoch wrote: > Bruce Johnson wrote: > >>> Arvitis comes wandering down the corridor yawning. He is wearing a >>> thin robe that is too small for him. The robe's sleeves only go to >>> mid forearm and the bottom of the robe is just above his bare >>> knees. >>> >>> Seeing Ricardo and Cory looking at the screen in the Crew's Commons >>> he stops and says, "Couldn't sleep either?" >>> >>> "What'ch looking at? Some sort of cop show?" he asks as he peers at >>> the screen scratching his ribs. >> >> Ricardo says. "Unfortunately not. This is real. remember Lessa, that >> reporter who interviewed us after we recovered the 'Mae Lee'? > > Arvitis nods, "Vaguely." > >> She stumbled onto some information that some very nasty folks want to >> keep unpublished. They killed her ex-husband, kidnaped her daughter, >> bombed her offices and framed her for it all. This is the tape they >> sent her. we're trying to determine when and where this was shot, and >> if possible, which ship that boarding ramp belongs to..." > > "Huh?" Arvitis looks blank for a second and then a light comes into his > eyes and he laughs, "No, *really*...what's going on?" > > He looks from Cory to Ricardo and back again before the grin on his > face > fades, "You're not serious are you? You are serious!" Ricardo says. "Yep. Lessa's in one of the staterooms sleeping off a regen session; the bomb burned her hands pretty badly. Jac has his aunt coming in first thing in the morning. You remember her, dear old Mazie, or Lady Ryobi, probably the deadliest woman on this planet..." > > He plops down in a chair and says, "Wow! Killed her husband, kidnaped > her daughter, bombed her offices...and framed her for it all." Arvitis > repeats then asks, "So, who did all this, and what's with the Hootish > family boarding that ship?" Ricardo (probably simultaneously with Cory) "Hootish?" -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs
On Thursday 25 March 2004 13:30, Bruce Johnson wrote: > On Mar 24, 2004, at 4:57 PM, Eris Reddoch wrote: > > Bruce Johnson wrote: > >>> Arvitis comes wandering down the corridor yawning. He is wearing a > >>> thin robe that is too small for him. The robe's sleeves only go to > >>> mid forearm and the bottom of the robe is just above his bare > >>> knees. > >>> > >>> Seeing Ricardo and Cory looking at the screen in the Crew's Commons > >>> he stops and says, "Couldn't sleep either?" > >>> > >>> "What'ch looking at? Some sort of cop show?" he asks as he peers at > >>> the screen scratching his ribs. > >> > >> Ricardo says. "Unfortunately not. This is real. remember Lessa, that > >> reporter who interviewed us after we recovered the 'Mae Lee'? > > > > Arvitis nods, "Vaguely." > > > >> She stumbled onto some information that some very nasty folks want to > >> keep unpublished. They killed her ex-husband, kidnaped her daughter, > >> bombed her offices and framed her for it all. This is the tape they > >> sent her. we're trying to determine when and where this was shot, and > >> if possible, which ship that boarding ramp belongs to..." > > > > "Huh?" Arvitis looks blank for a second and then a light comes into his > > eyes and he laughs, "No, *really*...what's going on?" > > > > He looks from Cory to Ricardo and back again before the grin on his > > face > > fades, "You're not serious are you? You are serious!" > > Ricardo says. "Yep. Lessa's in one of the staterooms sleeping off a > regen session; the bomb burned her hands pretty badly. Jac has his aunt > coming in first thing in the morning. You remember her, dear old Mazie, > or Lady Ryobi, probably the deadliest woman on this planet..." > > > He plops down in a chair and says, "Wow! Killed her husband, kidnaped > > her daughter, bombed her offices...and framed her for it all." Arvitis > > repeats then asks, "So, who did all this, and what's with the Hootish > > family boarding that ship?" > > Ricardo (probably simultaneously with Cory) "Hootish?" > Looking at Arvitis Cory asks "Could you perhaps elaborate on your observations, in particular an explanation of Hootish?" -- Earl F Hampton http://hamiii.sytes.net/index.phtml
Bruce Johnson wrote: > > He looks from Cory to Ricardo and back again before the grin on his > > face fades, "You're not serious are you? You are serious!" > > Ricardo says. "Yep. Lessa's in one of the staterooms sleeping off a > regen session; the bomb burned her hands pretty badly. Jac has his > aunt coming in first thing in the morning. You remember her, dear old > Mazie, or Lady Ryobi, probably the deadliest woman on this > planet..." "Yeah." he nods saying cryptically, "She's the reason *I'm* still here." > > He plops down in a chair and says, "Wow! Killed her husband, > > kidnaped her daughter, bombed her offices...and framed her for it > > all." Arvitis repeats then asks, "So, who did all this, and what's > > with the Hootish family boarding that ship?" > Ricardo (probably simultaneously with Cory) "Hootish?" > Looking at Arvitis Cory asks "Could you perhaps elaborate on your > observations, in particular an explanation of Hootish?" "The Hootish..." he points at the screen, "You know?" He looks at Ricardo and then Cory, "You don't know about the Hootish? It's a religious sect, or cult, depending on who you ask. There are some on Argent, out near where I grew up. Never caused any body any trouble, so my folks always said live and let live." "Not surprising to see some here." he says, "I think the Hooters are centered somewhere down the main...Serbia I think." "Now, what about is there about that family that connects them to this broughaha?" Arvitis says pointing at the screen. Eris AKU GM
On Saturday, March 27, 2004, at 08:12 PM, Eris Reddoch wrote: > >> Ricardo (probably simultaneously with Cory) "Hootish?" > >> Looking at Arvitis Cory asks "Could you perhaps elaborate on your >> observations, in particular an explanation of Hootish?" > > "The Hootish..." he points at the screen, "You know?" > > He looks at Ricardo and then Cory, "You don't know about the Hootish? > It's a religious sect, or cult, depending on who you ask. There are > some > on Argent, out near where I grew up. Never caused any body any trouble, > so my folks always said live and let live." > > "Not surprising to see some here." he says, "I think the Hooters are > centered somewhere down the main...Serbia I think." > > "Now, what about is there about that family that connects them to this > broughaha?" Arvitis says pointing at the screen. "That is allegedly Lessas' daughter there." Ricardo says. "Could the Hootish getup be disguise?" What does Ricardo know about these folks? > -- "Wherever you go, there you are." - B. Banzai, Ph.D. Bruce Johnson
Bruce Johnson wrote: > > "The Hootish..." he points at the screen, "You know?" > > > > He looks at Ricardo and then Cory, "You don't know about the > > Hootish? It's a religious sect, or cult, depending on who you ask. > > There are some on Argent, out near where I grew up. Never caused > > any body any trouble, so my folks always said live and let live." > > > > "Not surprising to see some here." he says, "I think the Hooters > > are centered somewhere down the main...Serbia I think." > > > > "Now, what about is there about that family that connects them to > > this broughaha?" Arvitis says pointing at the screen. > > "That is allegedly Lessas' daughter there." Ricardo says. "Could the > Hootish getup be disguise?" Arivits shrugs, "I don't see why it couldn't be a disguise, still if you're talking about stealing kids it could be the Hooters. There were always stories..." > What does Ricardo know about these folks? As Arivitis takes about them, Ricardo remembers that he *has* heard a bit about them, a group with religious objections to high technology, mainly subsistance farmers or low-tech worlds, clannish, don't mix with the rest of society...that's about it. Ricardo's work with the Scouts and in the war never brought him into contact with this particular sect, but he has run across groups with similar philosophies before. Eris AKU GM
On Sunday, March 28, 2004, at 12:32 PM, Eris Reddoch wrote: > Bruce Johnson wrote: > >>> "The Hootish..." he points at the screen, "You know?" >>> >>> He looks at Ricardo and then Cory, "You don't know about the >>> Hootish? It's a religious sect, or cult, depending on who you ask. >>> There are some on Argent, out near where I grew up. Never caused >>> any body any trouble, so my folks always said live and let live." >>> >>> "Not surprising to see some here." he says, "I think the Hooters >>> are centered somewhere down the main...Serbia I think." >>> >>> "Now, what about is there about that family that connects them to >>> this broughaha?" Arvitis says pointing at the screen. >> >> "That is allegedly Lessas' daughter there." Ricardo says. "Could the >> Hootish getup be disguise?" > > Arivits shrugs, "I don't see why it couldn't be a disguise, still if > you're talking about stealing kids it could be the Hooters. There were > always stories... "We know the people who originally took the girl were someone's thugs, Guild connected. That doesn't sound like the people the Hooters would be mixed up with, I think. I've only heard a few things about them...what's this about stealing children?" > -- "Wherever you go, there you are." - B. Banzai, Ph.D. Bruce Johnson
Bruce Johnson wrote: > >>> "The Hootish..." he points at the screen, "You know?" > >>> > >>> He looks at Ricardo and then Cory, "You don't know about the > >>> Hootish? It's a religious sect, or cult, depending on who you > >>> ask. There are some on Argent, out near where I grew up. Never > >>> caused any body any trouble, so my folks always said live and > >>> let live." > >>> > >>> "Not surprising to see some here." he says, "I think the > >>> Hooters are centered somewhere down the main...Serbia I think." > >>> > >>> "Now, what about is there about that family that connects them > >>> to this broughaha?" Arvitis says pointing at the screen. > >> > >> "That is allegedly Lessas' daughter there." Ricardo says. "Could > >> the Hootish getup be disguise?" > > > > Arivits shrugs, "I don't see why it couldn't be a disguise, still > > if you're talking about stealing kids it could be the Hooters. > > There were always stories... > > "We know the people who originally took the girl were someone's > thugs, Guild connected. That doesn't sound like the people the > Hooters would be mixed up with, I think. I've only heard a few things > about them...what's this about stealing children?" "Stealing, I guess is harsh." Arvitis says, "But, that was the line my folks always used on me when I was bad...that the Hooters would come and steal me away." He leans back and puts his hands behind his head, "I guess the truth of it is, the Hooters have a reputation of taking in unwanted children. Their most, um...devote members don't...um, they're celibate. So, if they want a family, kids, they have to adopt them, you know what I mean? Not all of the Hootish are that extreme, but a lot are. It wouldn't surprise me if some Hootish couple adopted an unwanted child, or what they were told was an unwanted child." Eris AKU GM
On Sunday 28 March 2004 16:32, Eris Reddoch wrote: > Bruce Johnson wrote: > > >>> "The Hootish..." he points at the screen, "You know?" > > >>> > > >>> He looks at Ricardo and then Cory, "You don't know about the > > >>> Hootish? It's a religious sect, or cult, depending on who you > > >>> ask. There are some on Argent, out near where I grew up. Never > > >>> caused any body any trouble, so my folks always said live and > > >>> let live." > > >>> > > >>> "Not surprising to see some here." he says, "I think the > > >>> Hooters are centered somewhere down the main...Serbia I think." > > >>> > > >>> "Now, what about is there about that family that connects them > > >>> to this broughaha?" Arvitis says pointing at the screen. > > >> > > >> "That is allegedly Lessas' daughter there." Ricardo says. "Could > > >> the Hootish getup be disguise?" > > > > > > Arivits shrugs, "I don't see why it couldn't be a disguise, still > > > if you're talking about stealing kids it could be the Hooters. > > > There were always stories... > > > > "We know the people who originally took the girl were someone's > > thugs, Guild connected. That doesn't sound like the people the > > Hooters would be mixed up with, I think. I've only heard a few things > > about them...what's this about stealing children?" > > "Stealing, I guess is harsh." Arvitis says, "But, that was the line my > folks always used on me when I was bad...that the Hooters would come and > steal me away." > > He leans back and puts his hands behind his head, "I guess the truth of > it is, the Hooters have a reputation of taking in unwanted children. > Their most, um...devote members don't...um, they're celibate. So, if > they want a family, kids, they have to adopt them, you know what I mean? > Not all of the Hootish are that extreme, but a lot are. It wouldn't > surprise me if some Hootish couple adopted an unwanted child, or what > they were told was an unwanted child." "That would mean someone forged papers, a customs agent is in the pocket, or both" Cory comments. -- Earl F Hampton http://hamiii.sytes.net/index.phtml
Earl F Hampton wrote: > > He leans back and puts his hands behind his head, "I guess the > > truth of it is, the Hooters have a reputation of taking in unwanted > > children. Their most, um...devote members don't...um, they're > > celibate. So, if they want a family, kids, they have to adopt them, > > you know what I mean? Not all of the Hootish are that extreme, but > > a lot are. It wouldn't surprise me if some Hootish couple adopted > > an unwanted child, or what they were told was an unwanted child." > > "That would mean someone forged papers, a customs agent is in the > pocket, or both" Cory comments. Arvitis shrugs, "Yeah, probably. But you know the folks here don't seem too picky about what you import or export. Did any custom agents check our cargo when we went to Mark, or when we came back?" "It might have been just as simple of somebody giving the kid to a Hootish couple that was leaving the planet, and them boarding a ship and...bim, bam, boom...the kid's got a new family somewhere else." Arivitis yawns and stretches his long arms, "I don't know what you're going to do about it at this hour though. Get some sleep and see what you can find out tomorrow morning is what I say." Eris AKU GM
On Mar 28, 2004, at 2:32 PM, Eris Reddoch wrote: > Bruce Johnson wrote: > >>>>> "The Hootish..." he points at the screen, "You know?" >>>>> >>>>> He looks at Ricardo and then Cory, "You don't know about the >>>>> Hootish? It's a religious sect, or cult, depending on who you >>>>> ask. There are some on Argent, out near where I grew up. Never >>>>> caused any body any trouble, so my folks always said live and >>>>> let live." >>>>> >>>>> "Not surprising to see some here." he says, "I think the >>>>> Hooters are centered somewhere down the main...Serbia I think." >>>>> >>>>> "Now, what about is there about that family that connects them >>>>> to this broughaha?" Arvitis says pointing at the screen. >>>> >>>> "That is allegedly Lessas' daughter there." Ricardo says. "Could >>>> the Hootish getup be disguise?" >>> >>> Arivits shrugs, "I don't see why it couldn't be a disguise, still >>> if you're talking about stealing kids it could be the Hooters. >>> There were always stories... >> >> "We know the people who originally took the girl were someone's >> thugs, Guild connected. That doesn't sound like the people the >> Hooters would be mixed up with, I think. I've only heard a few things >> about them...what's this about stealing children?" > > "Stealing, I guess is harsh." Arvitis says, "But, that was the line my > folks always used on me when I was bad...that the Hooters would come > and > steal me away." > > He leans back and puts his hands behind his head, "I guess the truth of > it is, the Hooters have a reputation of taking in unwanted children. > Their most, um...devote members don't...um, they're celibate. So, if > they want a family, kids, they have to adopt them, you know what I > mean? > Not all of the Hootish are that extreme, but a lot are. It wouldn't > surprise me if some Hootish couple adopted an unwanted child, or what > they were told was an unwanted child." Ricardo thinks..."hmmm...best we not tell Lessa that little bit of folklore right away. On the one hand, if true, it increases the chance of the kid still being alive. On the other hand, it's sure a good way for a kid to vanish forever." Ricardo shakes his head. "I don't know if I buy it. These people showed zero compunction about murdering people until now, it's unlikely they'd let a mere child stymie them. "They'll need to prove to Lessa that her child is alive to ensure future cooperation unless their aim is to cut their losses and run. That leaves two possibilities that I see: first, if the Hootish connection is real the bad guy will know how to get in contact with the family again. They've got to, to be able to leverage Lessa into keeping quiet. The second, is that those were mere disguises. In that case, I fear the first thing they'll do when they hit deep space is to space her." He rubs his forehead. "Hooters aren't going to be too common around here, that's one avenue of inquiry. As insular as they are, they don't want to get tangled up into kidnapping charges; it only proves the worst folks say about them. OOC> Then there's the Third Explanation: GM ex machina... > -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs
Bruce Johnson wrote: > > He leans back and puts his hands behind his head, "I guess the > > truth of it is, the Hooters have a reputation of taking in unwanted > > children. Their most, um...devote members don't...um, they're > > celibate. So, if they want a family, kids, they have to adopt them, > > you know what I mean? Not all of the Hootish are that extreme, but > > a lot are. It wouldn't surprise me if some Hootish couple adopted > > an unwanted child, or what they were told was an unwanted child." > > Ricardo thinks..."hmmm...best we not tell Lessa that little bit of > folklore right away. On the one hand, if true, it increases the > chance of the kid still being alive. On the other hand, it's sure a > good way for a kid to vanish forever." Arvitis nods, "Yeah, probably so." > Ricardo shakes his head. "I don't know if I buy it. These people > showed zero compunction about murdering people until now, it's > unlikely they'd let a mere child stymie them. > > "They'll need to prove to Lessa that her child is alive to ensure > future cooperation unless their aim is to cut their losses and run. > That leaves two possibilities that I see: first, if the Hootish > connection is real the bad guy will know how to get in contact with > the family again. They've got to, to be able to leverage Lessa into > keeping quiet. The second, is that those were mere disguises. In > that case, I fear the first thing they'll do when they hit deep space > is to space her." "That's nasty." Arvitis frowns, "But I see your reasoning, and no, I don't think you should play up that angle to the mother." > He rubs his forehead. "Hooters aren't going to be too common around > here, that's one avenue of inquiry. As insular as they are, they > don't want to get tangled up into kidnapping charges; it only proves > the worst folks say about them. Arvitis nods, "Check to see if there's an enclave here, make some quiet inquiries to see if any of them left planet yesterday. Maybe ask around the Starport and see if anyone remembers a Hootish family boarding a ship?" > OOC> Then there's the Third Explanation: GM ex machina... OOC: /me smiles! Eris AKU GM
>Arvitis nods, "Check to see if there's an enclave here, make some quiet >inquiries to see if any of them left planet yesterday. Maybe ask around >the Starport and see if anyone remembers a Hootish family boarding a ship?" OOC: Well, that's sort of what Woof was planning on doing. He's got some contacts at the control center... Greg
