Del is waiting for you to question him when the comm buzzes. Woof reaches over and looks at the ID of the caller. It is Mira. Eris AKU GM
>Del is waiting for you to question him when the comm buzzes. Woof >reaches over and looks at the ID of the caller. It is Mira. He puts it through to his message box. At least he knows she's ok. He thinks. Woof
> >Del is waiting for you to question him when the comm buzzes. Woof > >reaches over and looks at the ID of the caller. It is Mira. > >He puts it through to his message box. At least he knows she's ok. He >thinks. He rethinks his logic while he's asking Del the question, and so thinks he should check it to make *sure* she's ok... The call has already gone into his box, so he excuses himself and tries to break into the message he thinks she's leaving... Woof ~ "'Woof. Woof woof.' That's my other dog imitation." ~ Oddball
>>Del is waiting for you to question him when the comm buzzes. Woof >>reaches over and looks at the ID of the caller. It is Mira. > > He puts it through to his message box. At least he knows she's ok. He > thinks. Mira hears the message, swears, hangs up and recomms the ship. Repeat until someone answers or Jac appears at her side. Mira
Mira Hasta-Rur wrote: > >> Del is waiting for you to question him when the comm buzzes. Woof > >> reaches over and looks at the ID of the caller. It is Mira. > > > > He puts it through to his message box. At least he knows she's ok. > > He thinks. > > Mira hears the message, swears, hangs up and recomms the ship. Repeat > until someone answers or Jac appears at her side. Woof hears Mira swear and hang up, and then his comm buzzes again. It is Mira again. Eris AKU GM
> > >> Del is waiting for you to question him when the comm buzzes. Woof > > >> reaches over and looks at the ID of the caller. It is Mira. > > > > > > He puts it through to his message box. At least he knows she's ok. > > > He thinks. > > > > Mira hears the message, swears, hangs up and recomms the ship. Repeat > > until someone answers or Jac appears at her side. > >Woof hears Mira swear and hang up, and then his comm buzzes again. It is >Mira again. Woof swears in Vargr, a smile in his voice. "What? I'm trying to interview here!" ;-) Woof
>>Woof hears Mira swear and hang up, and then his comm buzzes again. It is >>Mira again. > > Woof swears in Vargr, a smile in his voice. "What? I'm trying to interview > here!" ;-) Mira gives a playful growl back, but the stress shows in it. She forces herself to keep her voice gentle, "Our favorite Aunt sent a message. Our little neice took a turn for the worse and we need to have a family discussion with all the nearby cousins. Jac and I will be there in three or four hours so you have time to interview before we get there, but try to have everyone at hand when we get there, ok?" Mira hopes he sort of understands. Mira
> >>Woof hears Mira swear and hang up, and then his comm buzzes again. It is > >>Mira again. > > > > Woof swears in Vargr, a smile in his voice. "What? I'm trying to >interview > > here!" ;-) > >Mira gives a playful growl back, but the stress shows in it. As she speaks, he moves toward another area of the room. "Be right back," he says to Del, stepping away but observing him. >She forces herself to keep her voice gentle, "Our favorite Aunt sent a >message. Our little neice took a turn for the worse and we need to have >a family discussion with all the nearby cousins. Jac and I will be there >in three or four hours so you have time to interview before we get >there, but try to have everyone at hand when we get there, ok?" "Ah. So you'll be back shortly, and need an owners meeting? Must be pretty serious. Including those we dropped off, or just the ones aboard?" >Mira hopes he sort of understands. Woof turns back towards Del, moseying his way. "You on ground or need a lift? I could take a Walk out there...maybe even bring our prospective engineer along and then I could talk with him on the way... Make for a quicker time." Woof
> "Ah. So you'll be back shortly, and need an owners meeting? Must be pretty > serious. Including those we dropped off, or just the ones aboard?" "Those aboard should be fine." > Woof turns back towards Del, moseying his way. > > "You on ground or need a lift? I could take a Walk out there...maybe even > bring our prospective engineer along and then I could talk with him on the > way... Make for a quicker time." "It'd be easier on the feet if you picked us up. Did you get any new info on our pickup? Jac was asking." Mira
> > "Ah. So you'll be back shortly, and need an owners meeting? Must be >pretty > > serious. Including those we dropped off, or just the ones aboard?" > >"Those aboard should be fine." > > > Woof turns back towards Del, moseying his way. > > > > "You on ground or need a lift? I could take a Walk out there...maybe >even > > bring our prospective engineer along and then I could talk with him on >the > > way... Make for a quicker time." > >"It'd be easier on the feet if you picked us up. Did you get any new >info on our pickup? Jac was asking." "Yes, I think we did. I'm going tomorrow. Tell you what, I'll bring the Walk out, after clearing it with the skipper, and that'll get you back quicker." Woof
>>"It'd be easier on the feet if you picked us up. Did you get any new >>info on our pickup? Jac was asking." > > "Yes, I think we did. I'm going tomorrow. Tell you what, I'll bring the > Walk out, after clearing it with the skipper, and that'll get you back > quicker." "Thanks, Woof. I'll let Jac know. I'm sending the coordinates along." Mira signs off and relays to Jac that Woof thinks they have a line on the girl. He's coming to pick us up, so lets get a last round and then roust our bags and such. Mira
Mira Hasta-Rur wrote: > >> "It'd be easier on the feet if you picked us up. Did you get any > >> new info on our pickup? Jac was asking." > > > > "Yes, I think we did. I'm going tomorrow. Tell you what, I'll > > bring the Walk out, after clearing it with the skipper, and that'll > > get you back quicker." > > "Thanks, Woof. I'll let Jac know. I'm sending the coordinates along." > Mira signs off and relays to Jac that Woof thinks they have a line > on the girl. "Oh!" Jac says, "If they think they have a line on her, then we *must* hurry. The villians could be preparing to do away with the girl as we speak!" > He's coming to pick us up, so lets get a last round and then roust > our bags and such. "Right!" Jac says. and you do so. You have everything, no real luggage you know, in the van and are ready for the arrival of Woof in only a few minutes. OOC: As soon as I hear from Greg that the Walk is on the way, I'll post the "pickup." :) Eris AKU GM
Greg S wrote: > > "It'd be easier on the feet if you picked us up. Did you get any > > new info on our pickup? Jac was asking." > > "Yes, I think we did. I'm going tomorrow. Tell you what, I'll bring > the Walk out, after clearing it with the skipper, and that'll get you > back quicker." OOC: Ricardo is over at the /Blue Rain/. Do you call him and talk before taking the /Random Walk/ out? Eris AKU GM
> > > "It'd be easier on the feet if you picked us up. Did you get any > > > new info on our pickup? Jac was asking." > > > > "Yes, I think we did. I'm going tomorrow. Tell you what, I'll bring > > the Walk out, after clearing it with the skipper, and that'll get you > > back quicker." > >OOC: Ricardo is over at the /Blue Rain/. Do you call him and talk before >taking the /Random Walk/ out? OOC: Sure "Captain," Woof says, after Ricardo answers the priority call he placed. "Sorry to bother you. I got a call from Mira. Seems they have a pressing development and wanted to talk it over with you. I though I'd go pick them up so they'd get back quicker. Thought I'd take Del in the Walk. OK with you, or should I just wait?" Woof
>"Captain," Woof says, after Ricardo answers the priority call he placed. >"Sorry to bother you. I got a call from Mira. Seems they have a pressing >development and wanted to talk it over with you. I though I'd go pick them >up so they'd get back quicker. Thought I'd take Del in the Walk. OK with >you, or should I just wait?" Once the word is given to go, Woof gets himself armed with a pistol, and an extra mag. Just for precautions. "Del, why don't you come along. We can talk while I drive. Do you drive?" Ask about the certs to start off, then about the ship he was on, why he wanted off, and finding one of his comments to build on, what it was like, and about their last trip that seemed so strange to him. Woof
Greg S wrote: > > "Captain," Woof says, after Ricardo answers the priority call he > > placed. "Sorry to bother you. I got a call from Mira. Seems they > > have a pressing development and wanted to talk it over with you. I > > though I'd go pick them up so they'd get back quicker. Thought I'd > > take Del in the Walk. OK with you, or should I just wait?" > > > Once the word is given to go, Woof gets himself armed with a pistol, > and an extra mag. Just for precautions. > > "Del, why don't you come along. We can talk while I drive. Do you > drive?" "Ship's boat?" Del stands, "Yeah, I can fly one." Seeing the pistol, Del's eyes open wide and he asks, "Is there trouble I need to know about?" > Ask about the certs to start off, then about the ship he was on, why > he wanted off, and finding one of his comments to build on, what it > was like, and about their last trip that seemed so strange to him. He has Engineering certs and has been free lancing from ship to ship for a number of years rather than settling down long term on one. He's from Mark and has worked on Mark, Argent, Zeristu and Montrose flagged ships over the years. He's not a member of the Spacer's Guild, so he's stayed away from the big Argent lines lately. "This last ship?" he frowns as he drives, "Crazy, mean and crazy. The Captain, Captain Winter, treated all the crew...except his two friends...like dirt. He was no better with passengers or cargo brokers. The passenger cabins stayed empty most of the time and the hold was never full, but Winter always had enough money to keep the ship flying, and there was never a regular route, it changed without warning and the crew *never* got a real leave because a three day down time on planet could change into an emergency lift in the middle of the night at the drop of a hat." "This last trip was more of the same, only this time instead of no passengers, or only one, there was a Hooter family." Del says, "Strange to have Hooters aboard *that* ship. You could see that Winter didn't like them, but he and his cronies left them alone. The Hooters' little girl stayed in the cabin almost all the time and cried. The doc said she was sick, but I wouldn't trust anything Doc Oasis said. He's worse than Winter." "I did get a chance to talk with the father a few minutes one day. He seemed like a fairly nice guy...for a Hooter." Del continues as he flies, "Said they were going to a colony here on Serbia. I asked how he rated getting the whole ship to himself and he said that 'the lord provides'...yeah, like Winter cares one yuan what God thinks." After having run down a little he glances over and Woof and says, "Sorry for going on like that." You have about 10 more minutes before the boat arrives at the location Mira provided. Eris AKU GM
> > Once the word is given to go, Woof gets himself armed with a pistol, > > and an extra mag. Just for precautions. > > > > "Del, why don't you come along. We can talk while I drive. Do you >drive?" > >"Ship's boat?" Del stands, "Yeah, I can fly one." "Good. Never hurts to have extra drivers." >Seeing the pistol, Del's eyes open wide and he asks, "Is there trouble I >need to know about?" "No, there's not. I just don't like the idea of hauling around in a multimillion credit boat without some type of security. My salary isn't high enough for that," he adds with a grin. "You like to plink targets?" he asks, opening the non-threatening interview process. > > Ask about the certs to start off, then about the ship he was on, why > > he wanted off, and finding one of his comments to build on, what it > > was like, and about their last trip that seemed so strange to him. > >He has Engineering certs and has been free lancing from ship to ship for >a number of years rather than settling down long term on one. He's from >Mark and has worked on Mark, Argent, Zeristu and Montrose flagged ships >over the years. He's not a member of the Spacer's Guild, so he's stayed >away from the big Argent lines lately. "Yeah, isn't that the truth!" Woof agrees. "Independents are the way to go, I'm convinced. With the right owner and crew, and profit sharing agreements, you can sometimes do pretty well. Sometimes, that is. How about that last ship of yours. Skipper said you guys came out empty. You can't make credits that way." >"This last ship?" he frowns as he drives, "Crazy, mean and crazy. The >Captain, Captain Winter, treated all the crew...except his two >friends...like dirt. He was no better with passengers or cargo brokers. "I know the type," Woof volunteers. >"The passenger cabins stayed empty most of the time and the hold was >never full, but Winter always had enough money to keep the ship flying, >and there was never a regular route, it changed without warning and the >crew *never* got a real leave because a three day down time on planet >could change into an emergency lift in the middle of the night at the >drop of a hat." Woof shakes his head. >"This last trip was more of the same, only this time instead of no >passengers, or only one, there was a Hooter family." "No kidding? What were they like? Was it the 'Rumsfelds'? Aren't they all named something like that?" >Del says, "Strange >to have Hooters aboard *that* ship. You could see that Winter didn't >like them, but he and his cronies left them alone. The Hooters' little >girl stayed in the cabin almost all the time and cried. The doc said she >was sick, but I wouldn't trust anything Doc Oasis said. He's worse than >Winter." "Huh. Doc Oasis. Was he one of the 'two friends' you were talking about a little earlier? And the Hooters chartered your ship?" he asks incredulously. "Did they always stay hidden away and were they afraid of the technology like I've heard tell?" >"I did get a chance to talk with the father a few minutes one day. He >seemed like a fairly nice guy...for a Hooter." Del continues as he >flies, "Said they were going to a colony here on Serbia. I asked how he >rated getting the whole ship to himself and he said that 'the lord >provides'...yeah, like Winter cares one yuan what God thinks." "Oh, so he didn't really charter it? That's too strange." >After having run down a little he glances over and Woof and says, "Sorry >for going on like that." "No problem. Which colony, did they say? I understand they have a couple here. In fact, I'm doing some research into them...kind of a hobby, and I was planning on going down with the port captain as a guide to see one of the colonies tomorrow. So you're giving me a little bit more to go on." He kind of muses to himself, "I should talk to the Purser on the /Star to see if they had any diet issues. But thank you!" he says returning to Del. "So how long were you with the /Star? And presuming you want to join us, how long would you be looking sign on?" >You have about 10 more minutes before the boat arrives at the location >Mira provided. OK. Time enough to get the Hooter names and surrepticiously how they got to Hooterville etc. Woof
Greg S wrote: > >> Once the word is given to go, Woof gets himself armed with a > >> pistol, and an extra mag. Just for precautions. > >> > >> "Del, why don't you come along. We can talk while I drive. Do you drive?" > > > > "Ship's boat?" Del stands, "Yeah, I can fly one." > > "Good. Never hurts to have extra drivers." > > > Seeing the pistol, Del's eyes open wide and he asks, "Is there > > trouble I need to know about?" > > "No, there's not. I just don't like the idea of hauling around in a > multimillion credit boat without some type of security. My salary > isn't high enough for that," he adds with a grin. "You like to plink > targets?" he asks, opening the non-threatening interview process. "No, not really." Del says, "I've had some training with a pistol for the same reason you mentioned...ship security...but personally, I'd rather just stay in the Engine room and use a solder gun or an electronics probe." > >> Ask about the certs to start off, then about the ship he was on, > >> why he wanted off, and finding one of his comments to build on, > >> what it was like, and about their last trip that seemed so > >> strange to him. > > > > He has Engineering certs and has been free lancing from ship to > > ship for a number of years rather than settling down long term on > > one. He's from Mark and has worked on Mark, Argent, Zeristu and > > Montrose flagged ships over the years. He's not a member of the > > Spacer's Guild, so he's stayed away from the big Argent lines > > lately. > > "Yeah, isn't that the truth!" Woof agrees. "Independents are the way > to go, I'm convinced. With the right owner and crew, and profit > sharing agreements, you can sometimes do pretty well. Sometimes, > that is. How about that last ship of yours. Skipper said you guys > came out empty. You can't make credits that way." > > > "This last ship?" he frowns as he drives, "Crazy, mean and crazy. > > The Captain, Captain Winter, treated all the crew...except his two > > friends...like dirt. He was no better with passengers or cargo > > brokers. > > "I know the type," Woof volunteers. > > > "The passenger cabins stayed empty most of the time and the hold > > was never full, but Winter always had enough money to keep the ship > > flying, and there was never a regular route, it changed without > > warning and the crew *never* got a real leave because a three day > > down time on planet could change into an emergency lift in the > > middle of the night at the drop of a hat." > > Woof shakes his head. > > > "This last trip was more of the same, only this time instead of no > > passengers, or only one, there was a Hooter family." > > "No kidding? What were they like? Was it the 'Rumsfelds'? Aren't > they all named something like that?" "What? No, Hunter...Frank Hunter and um...wife was Celiste, I think." he says, "He only said her name once, mostly it was 'Mistress Hunter' this and 'Mistress Hunter' that. You should have heard the filthy jokes Captain Winter made about 'mistress' when the Hunters weren't around. Never heard the little girl's name. She was just 'girl' or 'child'..or 'brat' when Winter spoke of her." > > Del says, "Strange to have Hooters aboard *that* ship. You could > > see that Winter didn't like them, but he and his cronies left them > > alone. The Hooters' little girl stayed in the cabin almost all the > > time and cried. The doc said she was sick, but I wouldn't trust > > anything Doc Oasis said. He's worse than Winter." > > "Huh. Doc Oasis. Was he one of the 'two friends' you were talking > about a little earlier? And the Hooters chartered your ship?" he > asks incredulously. "Did they always stay hidden away and were they > afraid of the technology like I've heard tell?" "Yeah, Oasis and Ichero were Winter's cronies. Oasis is the doc and Ichero is Winter's First Mate and the navigator on the ship." Del says, "But there wasn't a charter, Winter just took them aboard and said 'We're lifting in two hours.' Canceled all the leaves, left at least one broker in the lurch with cargo on the tarmac. Just crazy!" > > "I did get a chance to talk with the father a few minutes one day. > > He seemed like a fairly nice guy...for a Hooter." Del continues as > > he flies, "Said they were going to a colony here on Serbia. I asked > > how he rated getting the whole ship to himself and he said that > > 'the lord provides'...yeah, like Winter cares one yuan what God > > thinks." > > "Oh, so he didn't really charter it? That's too strange." > > > After having run down a little he glances over and Woof and says, > > "Sorry for going on like that." > > "No problem. Which colony, did they say? I understand they have a > couple here. In fact, I'm doing some research into them...kind of a > hobby, and I was planning on going down with the port captain as a > guide to see one of the colonies tomorrow. So you're giving me a > little bit more to go on." He kind of muses to himself, "I should > talk to the Purser on the /Star to see if they had any diet issues. > But thank you!" he says returning to Del. "Don't know what colony." Del replies, "Just that it was on the 'southern continent'. A big grav craft picked them up not long after we landed and they were gone. Winter, Oasis and Ichero have been holed up aboard ever since. Gave the rest of us the night off for liberty." > "So how long were you with the /Star? And presuming you want to join > us, how long would you be looking sign on?" "I was aboard the /Star for 3 months. Joined her on Mark, took a run into Zeristu space then back out onto the main and back to Mark." Del says, "Frankly, if this is a good position, and it's a mutual decision, I wouldn't mind sticking around permanately, but I'll stick with you until you reach Montose anyway. I can pick up another ship there easily enough, you see." > > You have about 10 more minutes before the boat arrives at the > > location Mira provided. > > OK. Time enough to get the Hooter names and surrepticiously how they > got to Hooterville etc. OOC: I think you've squeezed Del dry on that subject. :) Eris AKU GM
Greg S wrote: > >>> "It'd be easier on the feet if you picked us up. Did you get > >>> any new info on our pickup? Jac was asking." > >> > >> "Yes, I think we did. I'm going tomorrow. Tell you what, I'll > >> bring the Walk out, after clearing it with the skipper, and > >> that'll get you back quicker." > > > > OOC: Ricardo is over at the /Blue Rain/. Do you call him and talk > > before taking the /Random Walk/ out? > > OOC: Sure > > "Captain," Woof says, after Ricardo answers the priority call he > placed. "Sorry to bother you. I got a call from Mira. Seems they > have a pressing development and wanted to talk it over with you. I > though I'd go pick them up so they'd get back quicker. Thought I'd > take Del in the Walk. OK with you, or should I just wait?" "Sure!" Ricardo says, "Go pick them up and take Del along. I'm just leaving the /Blue Rain/ and will be back aboard the /Mae Lee/ in a few minutes. Eris AKU GM
