As soon as everyone has piled into the boat, Woof lifts it from the tarmac, and angles it toward the south. Arvitis squeezes into the second seat up front and fires up the sensors, "/Blue Rain/ is going for orbit, and I've got that grav vehicle at 173.3, 36 klicks downrange traveling at um...398 kpm." "I'm going to contact Shawn and see if he can provide over head tracking." Arvitis says as he taps at the comm screen, "If he can, then you could get down on the deck below the bogy's horizon and they wouldn't know we're trailing them." "Got a ping! Woof, angle off to 272 and go down to the deck." Arvitis says, "They're probably looking for a tail right now. Let them see us moving in a different direction and then dropping below their sensors like we landing. "I'm hailing." Arvitis glances toward Woof then over his shoulder at Cory and Mira, "One of you talk to him, while I stay on the sensors." Eris AKU GM
Eris Reddoch wrote: >As soon as everyone has piled into the boat, Woof lifts it from the >tarmac, and angles it toward the south. > >Arvitis squeezes into the second seat up front and fires up the sensors, >"/Blue Rain/ is going for orbit, and I've got that grav vehicle at >173.3, 36 klicks downrange traveling at um...398 kpm." > >"I'm going to contact Shawn and see if he can provide over head >tracking." Arvitis says as he taps at the comm screen, "If he can, then >you could get down on the deck below the bogy's horizon and they >wouldn't know we're trailing them." > >"Got a ping! Woof, angle off to 272 and go down to the deck." Arvitis >says, "They're probably looking for a tail right now. Let them see us >moving in a different direction and then dropping below their sensors >like we landing. > >"I'm hailing." Arvitis glances toward Woof then over his shoulder at >Cory and Mira, "One of you talk to him, while I stay on the sensors." > > Mira is at the small fold down gunnery terminal with Jac sitting beside her. Cory is across from them. Either Mirea or Cory can pull up communications on the consoles next to them. OOC: So, who talks to Shawn? :) Eris AKU GM
> Mira is at the small fold down gunnery terminal with Jac sitting beside > her. Cory is across from them. Either Mirea or Cory can pull up > communications on the consoles next to them. Mira pulls up the comma and handles the call. Mira
>> Mira is at the small fold down gunnery terminal with Jac sitting beside >> her. Cory is across from them. Either Mirea or Cory can pull up >> communications on the consoles next to them. > >Mira pulls up the comma and handles the call. OOC: See my privious opening comment. Terry
Terry Mixon wrote: >>>Mira is at the small fold down gunnery terminal with Jac sitting beside >>>her. Cory is across from them. Either Mirea or Cory can pull up >>>communications on the consoles next to them. >> >>Mira pulls up the comma and handles the call. > > > OOC: See my privious opening comment. ooc: particularly dense today as I can't tell which that is. Suz
>>>Mira pulls up the comma and handles the call. >> >> OOC: See my privious opening comment. > >ooc: particularly dense today as I can't tell which that is. OOC: I'll paraphrase. "Shawn here. They are atand moving at . We're looking to see if we can triangulate a destination. We'll drop in once we can and help in the mission. Do you have the funds Ricardo promised and anything or one goi with us? We will be refueling and heading out, most likely, to draw attention and we may not see you till down the road." Shawn
Terry Mixon wrote: > >>> Mira pulls up the comma and handles the call. > >> > >> OOC: See my privious opening comment. > > > > ooc: particularly dense today as I can't tell which that is. > > > OOC: I'll paraphrase. > > "Shawn here. They are atand moving at . We're > looking to see if we can triangulate a destination. We'll drop in > once we can and help in the mission. Do you have the funds Ricardo > promised and anything or one goi with us? We will be refueling and > heading out, most likely, to draw attention and we may not see you > till down the road." Jac leans over to Mira and says, "I have the funds, Ricardo authorized me to take them out without a partnership meeting seeing as it was an emergency." Arivitis calls back over his shoulder saying, "Hey! I'm supposed to be going with *those* guys aren't I? I've got my book...oh, Mira did you find that book I was looking for? Oh, Drat! I haven't got my denso...ah, hell!" Eris AKU GM
>> "Shawn here. They are atand moving at . We're >> looking to see if we can triangulate a destination. We'll drop in >> once we can and help in the mission. Do you have the funds Ricardo >> promised and anything or one goi with us? We will be refueling and >> heading out, most likely, to draw attention and we may not see you >> till down the road." > > > Jac leans over to Mira and says, "I have the funds, Ricardo authorized > me to take them out without a partnership meeting seeing as it was an > emergency." Mira responds to Shaw, "Yes, we have the funds." > Arivitis calls back over his shoulder saying, "Hey! I'm supposed to be > going with *those* guys aren't I? I've got my book...oh, Mira did you > find that book I was looking for? Oh, Drat! I haven't got my > denso...ah, hell!" "Yes we have the book, Arvitis. Two, actually. I want to upload them into the Walk, preferably the Mae Lee, but the Walk will do. before you take off on us. I'll get it started now. As for your Denso and anything else you need, we can always ship them along ahead of you on your route for you to meet up with." Mira fishes the disk(s) out of her pocket and feeds them into her station for a background process copy to the Walk's databases. Always good to have backup of everything. "Arvitis, make sure you get these copied into your new ship and your own laptop in addition to the disk copy. Finding another copy of them will probably be difficult." Mira
Mira Hasta-Rur wrote: > >> "Shawn here. They are atand moving at . > >> We're looking to see if we can triangulate a destination. We'll > >> drop in once we can and help in the mission. Do you have the > >> funds Ricardo promised and anything or one goi with us? We will > >> be refueling and heading out, most likely, to draw attention and > >> we may not see you till down the road." > > > > Jac leans over to Mira and says, "I have the funds, Ricardo > > authorized me to take them out without a partnership meeting seeing > > as it was an emergency." > > Mira responds to Shaw, "Yes, we have the funds." > > > Arivitis calls back over his shoulder saying, "Hey! I'm supposed to > > be going with *those* guys aren't I? I've got my book...oh, Mira > > did you find that book I was looking for? Oh, Drat! I haven't got > > my denso...ah, hell!" > > "Yes we have the book, Arvitis. Two, actually. I want to upload them > into the Walk, preferably the Mae Lee, but the Walk will do. before > you take off on us. I'll get it started now. As for your Denso and > anything else you need, we can always ship them along ahead of you on > your route for you to meet up with." > > Mira fishes the disk(s) out of her pocket and feeds them into her > station for a background process copy to the Walk's databases. Always > good to have backup of everything. > > "Arvitis, make sure you get these copied into your new ship and your > own laptop in addition to the disk copy. Finding another copy of them > will probably be difficult." Arivits takes a moment to reach back and take the disks from Mira. He looks like he wants to pop them in and read them now, but after a second of hesitation he slips them into his vest pocket. "Thanks for finding these for me." he says turning back to the sensor controls, "I'll make copies for you if I get a chance." Eris AKU GM
>> Mira fishes the disk(s) out of her pocket and feeds them into her >> station for a background process copy to the Walk's databases. Always >> good to have backup of everything. > >> "Arvitis, make sure you get these copied into your new ship and your >> own laptop in addition to the disk copy. Finding another copy of them >> will probably be difficult." > > > Arivits takes a moment to reach back and take the disks from Mira. He > looks like he wants to pop them in and read them now, but after a second > of hesitation he slips them into his vest pocket. > > "Thanks for finding these for me." he says turning back to the sensor > controls, "I'll make copies for you if I get a chance." erm. me thinks the gm didn't read too carefully. I said she fished the disks out of her pocket and feeds them into her station for a background process copy... as in now. The rest of what she said was informational. She never handed them to Arvitis. Suz
Mira Hasta-Rur wrote: > >> Mira fishes the disk(s) out of her pocket and feeds them into her > >> station for a background process copy to the Walk's databases. > >> Always good to have backup of everything. > > > >> "Arvitis, make sure you get these copied into your new ship and > >> your own laptop in addition to the disk copy. Finding another > >> copy of them will probably be difficult." > > > > Arivits takes a moment to reach back and take the disks from Mira. > > He looks like he wants to pop them in and read them now, but after > > a second of hesitation he slips them into his vest pocket. > > > > "Thanks for finding these for me." he says turning back to the > > sensor controls, "I'll make copies for you if I get a chance." > > erm. me thinks the gm didn't read too carefully. I said she fished > the disks out of her pocket and feeds them into her station for a > background process copy... as in now. The rest of what she said was > informational. She never handed them to Arvitis. Maybe, he he *wants* them!!! :) Eris AKU GM
>As soon as everyone has piled into the boat, Woof lifts it from the >tarmac, and angles it toward the south. "Hang on!" >Arvitis squeezes into the second seat up front and fires up the sensors, >"/Blue Rain/ is going for orbit, and I've got that grav vehicle at >173.3, 36 klicks downrange traveling at um...398 kpm." > >"I'm going to contact Shawn and see if he can provide over head >tracking." Arvitis says as he taps at the comm screen, "If he can, then >you could get down on the deck below the bogy's horizon and they >wouldn't know we're trailing them." "Good idea, Arvitis!" >"Got a ping! Woof, angle off to 272 and go down to the deck." Arvitis >says, "They're probably looking for a tail right now. Let them see us >moving in a different direction and then dropping below their sensors >like we landing. "Roger." Woof does so. >"I'm hailing." Arvitis glances toward Woof then over his shoulder at >Cory and Mira, "One of you talk to him, while I stay on the sensors." Woof
On Thursday 09 June 2005 01:16 pm, Greg S wrote: > >As soon as everyone has piled into the boat, Woof lifts it from the > >tarmac, and angles it toward the south. > > "Hang on!" > > >Arvitis squeezes into the second seat up front and fires up the sensors, > >"/Blue Rain/ is going for orbit, and I've got that grav vehicle at > >173.3, 36 klicks downrange traveling at um...398 kpm." > > > >"I'm going to contact Shawn and see if he can provide over head > >tracking." Arvitis says as he taps at the comm screen, "If he can, then > >you could get down on the deck below the bogy's horizon and they > >wouldn't know we're trailing them." > > "Good idea, Arvitis!" > > >"Got a ping! Woof, angle off to 272 and go down to the deck." Arvitis > >says, "They're probably looking for a tail right now. Let them see us > >moving in a different direction and then dropping below their sensors > >like we landing. > > "Roger." Woof does so. > > >"I'm hailing." Arvitis glances toward Woof then over his shoulder at > >Cory and Mira, "One of you talk to him, while I stay on the sensors." > Cory opens the data channel and then begins to calculate time offsets for the nav sats. "I have sats showing at 252:76, 164:87, 46:21 and 102:14" looking at Mira "ask him to set himself between 164 and 102 and pass his active sensor controlls to us. We should be able to spoof the sat enough to let their course deviate by a degree or two with out them noticing for a while. When they catch it and make corrections, we'll no exactly where they are going." Back looking at his screens his head bouncing as if conducting some unknown symphony, he says "Mira, once I start to slide the time differentials, I'll feed it to you, so you can put it in Nav and Woof won't have to compensate in his head." -- Earl F Hampton http://hamiii.sytes.net/index.phtml
>>>"I'm hailing." Arvitis glances toward Woof then over his shoulder at >>>Cory and Mira, "One of you talk to him, while I stay on the sensors." >> > Cory opens the data channel and then begins to calculate time offsets for the > nav sats. "I have sats showing at 252:76, 164:87, 46:21 and 102:14" looking > at Mira "ask him to set himself between 164 and 102 and pass his active > sensor controlls to us. We should be able to spoof the sat enough to let > their course deviate by a degree or two with out them noticing for a while. > When they catch it and make corrections, we'll no exactly where they are > going." Mira relays the instructions to Shawn. > Back looking at his screens his head bouncing as if conducting some unknown > symphony, he says "Mira, once I start to slide the time differentials, I'll > feed it to you, so you can put it in Nav and Woof won't have to compensate in > his head." "Gotcha." This was cool, they were starting to develop a real flow working together. Mira
Mira Hasta-Rur wrote: > >>> "I'm hailing." Arvitis glances toward Woof then over his > >>> shoulder at Cory and Mira, "One of you talk to him, while I > >>> stay on the sensors." > > > > Cory opens the data channel and then begins to calculate time > > offsets for the nav sats. "I have sats showing at 252:76, 164:87, > > 46:21 and 102:14" looking at Mira "ask him to set himself between > > 164 and 102 and pass his active sensor controlls to us. We should > > be able to spoof the sat enough to let their course deviate by a > > degree or two with out them noticing for a while. When they catch > > it and make corrections, we'll no exactly where they are going." > > Mira relays the instructions to Shawn. The plan sounds like it will work to Shawn. > > Back looking at his screens his head bouncing as if conducting some > > unknown symphony, he says "Mira, once I start to slide the time > > differentials, I'll feed it to you, so you can put it in Nav and > > Woof won't have to compensate in his head." > > "Gotcha." This was cool, they were starting to develop a real flow > working together. Arvitis says, "Okay, I've got a relayed image. They're changing heading to 173:04 and it's holding steady. Let me put that on a planetary map...Ah!" As the map comes up you see the projected course takes the grav vehicle across a broad ocean, and directly to a large land mass in the southern hemisphere...and from the notation on the map, directly to one of the Hooter colonies down there. Woof is still flying off at an angle to the bogy's path, and the distance between the Walk and the bogy is continuing to grow. Eris AKU GM
>Jac leans over to Mira and says, "I have the funds, Ricardo authorized >me to take them out without a partnership meeting seeing as it was an >emergency." OOC: And Shawn's cash from the 1 dton of compucargo he had as frieght.Shawn
Terry Mixon wrote: >>Jac leans over to Mira and says, "I have the funds, Ricardo authorized >>me to take them out without a partnership meeting seeing as it was an >>emergency." >> >> > >OOC: And Shawn's cash from the 1 dton of compucargo he had as frieght.> > OOC: IIRC, you got a *very* good deal on all the /Blue Rain's/ cargo, so you're not broke by any means. Eris AKU GM
> >>Jac leans over to Mira and says, "I have the funds, Ricardo authorized > >>me to take them out without a partnership meeting seeing as it was an > >>emergency." > > > >OOC: And Shawn's cash from the 1 dton of compucargo he had as frieght.> > > OOC: IIRC, you got a *very* good deal on all the /Blue Rain's/ cargo, so > you're not broke by any means. OOC: Sure, but that is company funds, the other is *mine*. Terry
On Thursday 09 June 2005 03:01 pm, Eris Reddoch wrote: > Mira Hasta-Rur wrote: > > >>> "I'm hailing." Arvitis glances toward Woof then over his > > >>> shoulder at Cory and Mira, "One of you talk to him, while I > > >>> stay on the sensors." > > > > > > Cory opens the data channel and then begins to calculate time > > > offsets for the nav sats. "I have sats showing at 252:76, 164:87, > > > 46:21 and 102:14" looking at Mira "ask him to set himself between > > > 164 and 102 and pass his active sensor controlls to us. We should > > > be able to spoof the sat enough to let their course deviate by a > > > degree or two with out them noticing for a while. When they catch > > > it and make corrections, we'll no exactly where they are going." > > > > Mira relays the instructions to Shawn. > > The plan sounds like it will work to Shawn. > > > > Back looking at his screens his head bouncing as if conducting some > > > unknown symphony, he says "Mira, once I start to slide the time > > > differentials, I'll feed it to you, so you can put it in Nav and > > > Woof won't have to compensate in his head." > > > > "Gotcha." This was cool, they were starting to develop a real flow > > working together. > > Arvitis says, "Okay, I've got a relayed image. They're changing heading > to 173:04 and it's holding steady. Let me put that on a planetary > map...Ah!" > > As the map comes up you see the projected course takes the grav vehicle > across a broad ocean, and directly to a large land mass in the southern > hemisphere...and from the notation on the map, directly to one of the > Hooter colonies down there. > > Woof is still flying off at an angle to the bogy's path, and the > distance between the Walk and the bogy is continuing to grow. > Cory looks at the map tracing his finger along the path. "Here," he says pointing to a spot about 10 clicks outside the city with no obvious land marks, "If we dial her back down," his finger tracing off to the side of the projected path, "when they make their correction," his finger follows an imaginary turn, "where the paths cross is where they must be going." "Can we kick this thing and get there before they do," Cory asks? "Arvitis, do you already have an EM scan for comm going on them?" "I'll start one on the town. Maybe we'll get lucky and they need to tell someone they're on the way." He then begins to overlay passive sensor data from the ship in orbit about the town they are headed for onto the map,"Let's just make sure there aren't any unexpected buildings newer than the map," he mumbles to himself ... "now power plants"..... ..."and comm transmissions. Hmm two second delay should be a large enough window." "Do we have a secure point to point bounce with Ricky? It would be nice to relay this data to Jez and get a little tactical advise. I'm sure she's done an extraction or two before," Cory mumbles. "I don't know if I should bring this up, but you all know what the easy solution is don't you? Just let the blue rain take them out as soon as we see where they're going." -- Earl F Hampton http://hamiii.sytes.net/index.phtml
Earl F Hampton wrote: > >>> Cory opens the data channel and then begins to calculate time > >>> offsets for the nav sats. "I have sats showing at 252:76, > >>> 164:87, 46:21 and 102:14" looking at Mira "ask him to set > >>> himself between 164 and 102 and pass his active sensor > >>> controlls to us. We should be able to spoof the sat enough to > >>> let their course deviate by a degree or two with out them > >>> noticing for a while. When they catch it and make corrections, > >>> we'll no exactly where they are going." > >> > >> Mira relays the instructions to Shawn. > > > > The plan sounds like it will work to Shawn. > > > >>> Back looking at his screens his head bouncing as if conducting > >>> some unknown symphony, he says "Mira, once I start to slide the > >>> time differentials, I'll feed it to you, so you can put it in > >>> Nav and Woof won't have to compensate in his head." > >> > >> "Gotcha." This was cool, they were starting to develop a real > >> flow working together. > > > > Arvitis says, "Okay, I've got a relayed image. They're changing > > heading to 173:04 and it's holding steady. Let me put that on a > > planetary map...Ah!" > > > > As the map comes up you see the projected course takes the grav > > vehicle across a broad ocean, and directly to a large land mass in > > the southern hemisphere...and from the notation on the map, > > directly to one of the Hooter colonies down there. > > > > Woof is still flying off at an angle to the bogy's path, and the > > distance between the Walk and the bogy is continuing to grow. > > > Cory looks at the map tracing his finger along the path. "Here," he > says pointing to a spot about 10 clicks outside the city with no > obvious land marks, "If we dial her back down," his finger tracing > off to the side of the projected path, "when they make their > correction," his finger follows an imaginary turn, "where the paths > cross is where they must be going." > > "Can we kick this thing and get there before they do," Cory asks? Jac says, "With its streamlining, this boat should be able to go super sonic, and I don't think their craft can." > "Arvitis, do you already have an EM scan for comm going on them?" "Yeah..." Arivitis mumbles as he continues to work at the controls, "Nothing from them yet...and they're not heading right to the transponder in the middle of that colony. It looks like their course is going to pass....um...4.6 klicks west of it." > "I'll start one on the town. Maybe we'll get lucky and they need to > tell someone they're on the way." > > He then begins to overlay passive sensor data from the ship in orbit > about the town they are headed for onto the map,"Let's just make sure > there aren't any unexpected buildings newer than the map," he mumbles > to himself > > ... "now power plants"..... > > ..."and comm transmissions. Hmm two second delay should be a large > enough window." > > "Do we have a secure point to point bounce with Ricky? It would be > nice to relay this data to Jez and get a little tactical advise. I'm > sure she's done an extraction or two before," Cory mumbles. > > "I don't know if I should bring this up, but you all know what the > easy solution is don't you? Just let the blue rain take them out as > soon as we see where they're going." "If we know *exactly* where they are going." Jac nods, "Yes, that would be the direct approach. But if they are heading to farm out from the colony center, we better be sure exactly which one it is, because we'll want to hit the right one." Lessa looks worried with the talk of "hitting a farm." Eris AKU GM
On Friday 10 June 2005 05:57 pm, Eris Reddoch wrote: > Earl F Hampton wrote: > > >>> Cory opens the data channel and then begins to calculate time > > >>> offsets for the nav sats. "I have sats showing at 252:76, > > >>> 164:87, 46:21 and 102:14" looking at Mira "ask him to set > > >>> himself between 164 and 102 and pass his active sensor > > >>> controlls to us. We should be able to spoof the sat enough to > > >>> let their course deviate by a degree or two with out them > > >>> noticing for a while. When they catch it and make corrections, > > >>> we'll no exactly where they are going." > > >> > > >> Mira relays the instructions to Shawn. > > > > > > The plan sounds like it will work to Shawn. > > > > > >>> Back looking at his screens his head bouncing as if conducting > > >>> some unknown symphony, he says "Mira, once I start to slide the > > >>> time differentials, I'll feed it to you, so you can put it in > > >>> Nav and Woof won't have to compensate in his head." > > >> > > >> "Gotcha." This was cool, they were starting to develop a real > > >> flow working together. > > > > > > Arvitis says, "Okay, I've got a relayed image. They're changing > > > heading to 173:04 and it's holding steady. Let me put that on a > > > planetary map...Ah!" > > > > > > As the map comes up you see the projected course takes the grav > > > vehicle across a broad ocean, and directly to a large land mass in > > > the southern hemisphere...and from the notation on the map, > > > directly to one of the Hooter colonies down there. > > > > > > Woof is still flying off at an angle to the bogy's path, and the > > > distance between the Walk and the bogy is continuing to grow. > > > > Cory looks at the map tracing his finger along the path. "Here," he > > says pointing to a spot about 10 clicks outside the city with no > > obvious land marks, "If we dial her back down," his finger tracing > > off to the side of the projected path, "when they make their > > correction," his finger follows an imaginary turn, "where the paths > > cross is where they must be going." > > > > "Can we kick this thing and get there before they do," Cory asks? > > Jac says, "With its streamlining, this boat should be able to go super > sonic, and I don't think their craft can." > > > "Arvitis, do you already have an EM scan for comm going on them?" > > "Yeah..." Arivitis mumbles as he continues to work at the controls, > "Nothing from them yet...and they're not heading right to the > transponder in the middle of that colony. It looks like their course is > going to pass....um...4.6 klicks west of it." > > > "I'll start one on the town. Maybe we'll get lucky and they need to > > tell someone they're on the way." > > > > He then begins to overlay passive sensor data from the ship in orbit > > about the town they are headed for onto the map,"Let's just make sure > > there aren't any unexpected buildings newer than the map," he mumbles > > to himself > > > > ... "now power plants"..... > > > > ..."and comm transmissions. Hmm two second delay should be a large > > enough window." > > > > "Do we have a secure point to point bounce with Ricky? It would be > > nice to relay this data to Jez and get a little tactical advise. I'm > > sure she's done an extraction or two before," Cory mumbles. > > > > "I don't know if I should bring this up, but you all know what the > > easy solution is don't you? Just let the blue rain take them out as > > soon as we see where they're going." > > "If we know *exactly* where they are going." Jac nods, "Yes, that would > be the direct approach. But if they are heading to farm out from the > colony center, we better be sure exactly which one it is, because we'll > want to hit the right one." > > Lessa looks worried with the talk of "hitting a farm." > "Good point," Cory says pulling the map and sensor data up again he starts working on the edge of colinazation closest to them and slowly moves in the direction of the city high-lighting for a database of destinations. "Can anyone thing of something that would give away if a gravcar had landed in the last few days? Maybe Kelly knows of something that would get polarized or charged that we could look for." "Mira can you think of anything biological?" "Damn, I've never tried to track anything in a rural area, it's so much easier in a city where you can just bribe people or forge search warrants," he swears mostly to himself. -- Earl F Hampton http://hamiii.sytes.net/index.phtml
Earl F Hampton wrote: > On Friday 10 June 2005 05:57 pm, Eris Reddoch wrote: > > > Earl F Hampton wrote: > > > >>>>> Cory opens the data channel and then begins to calculate > >>>>> time offsets for the nav sats. "I have sats showing at > >>>>> 252:76, 164:87, 46:21 and 102:14" looking at Mira "ask him > >>>>> to set himself between 164 and 102 and pass his active > >>>>> sensor controlls to us. We should be able to spoof the sat > >>>>> enough to let their course deviate by a degree or two with > >>>>> out them noticing for a while. When they catch it and make > >>>>> corrections, we'll no exactly where they are going." > >>>> > >>>> Mira relays the instructions to Shawn. > >>> > >>> The plan sounds like it will work to Shawn. > >>> > >>>>> Back looking at his screens his head bouncing as if > >>>>> conducting some unknown symphony, he says "Mira, once I > >>>>> start to slide the time differentials, I'll feed it to you, > >>>>> so you can put it in Nav and Woof won't have to compensate > >>>>> in his head." > >>>> > >>>> "Gotcha." This was cool, they were starting to develop a real > >>>> flow working together. > >>> > >>> Arvitis says, "Okay, I've got a relayed image. They're changing > >>> heading to 173:04 and it's holding steady. Let me put that on > >>> a planetary map...Ah!" > >>> > >>> As the map comes up you see the projected course takes the grav > >>> vehicle across a broad ocean, and directly to a large land > >>> mass in the southern hemisphere...and from the notation on the > >>> map, directly to one of the Hooter colonies down there. > >>> > >>> Woof is still flying off at an angle to the bogy's path, and > >>> the distance between the Walk and the bogy is continuing to > >>> grow. > >> > >> Cory looks at the map tracing his finger along the path. "Here," > >> he says pointing to a spot about 10 clicks outside the city with > >> no obvious land marks, "If we dial her back down," his finger > >> tracing off to the side of the projected path, "when they make > >> their correction," his finger follows an imaginary turn, "where > >> the paths cross is where they must be going." > >> > >> "Can we kick this thing and get there before they do," Cory asks? > > > > Jac says, "With its streamlining, this boat should be able to go > > super sonic, and I don't think their craft can." > > > >> "Arvitis, do you already have an EM scan for comm going on them?" > > > "Yeah..." Arivitis mumbles as he continues to work at the controls, > > "Nothing from them yet...and they're not heading right to the > > transponder in the middle of that colony. It looks like their > > course is going to pass....um...4.6 klicks west of it." > > > >> "I'll start one on the town. Maybe we'll get lucky and they need > >> to tell someone they're on the way." Over the comm system, Shawn sends, "I see a Hooter colony at 2 hours, 18 minutes. Think you can get there first without getting spotted? And should I? The Rain *can* beat him but you lose sensor overwatch." > >> He then begins to overlay passive sensor data from the ship in > >> orbit about the town they are headed for onto the map,"Let's just > >> make sure there aren't any unexpected buildings newer than the > >> map," he mumbles to himself > >> > >> ... "now power plants"..... No power plants that you can spot on the map, and the map appears to be up to date. > >> ..."and comm transmissions. Hmm two second delay should be a > >> large enough window." > > > >> "Do we have a secure point to point bounce with Ricky? It would > >> be nice to relay this data to Jez and get a little tactical > >> advise. I'm sure she's done an extraction or two before," Cory > >> mumbles. > >> > >> "I don't know if I should bring this up, but you all know what > >> the easy solution is don't you? Just let the blue rain take them > >> out as soon as we see where they're going." > > > > "If we know *exactly* where they are going." Jac nods, "Yes, that > > would be the direct approach. But if they are heading to farm out > > from the colony center, we better be sure exactly which one it is, > > because we'll want to hit the right one." > > > > Lessa looks worried with the talk of "hitting a farm." > > > "Good point," Cory says pulling the map and sensor data up again he > starts working on the edge of colinazation closest to them and slowly > moves in the direction of the city high-lighting for a database of > destinations. "Can anyone thing of something that would give away if > a gravcar had landed in the last few days? Maybe Kelly knows of > something that would get polarized or charged that we could look > for." > > "Mira can you think of anything biological?" OOC: No one can think of anything like that. > "Damn, I've never tried to track anything in a rural area, it's so > much easier in a city where you can just bribe people or forge search > warrants," he swears mostly to himself. OOC: Earl, is it your plan to send false data to the grav vehicle and have them go off target, by a set amount. Then follow the actual course they *would* have been flying and see if it intersects with a farm? If is it, you might want to state it plainly like that, just to be sure everyone has the same idea in mind. You *have* the capability of doing that, I just need to know if that is your intention. Eris AKU GM
On Sunday 12 June 2005 06:16 pm, Eris Reddoch wrote: > Earl F Hampton wrote: > > On Friday 10 June 2005 05:57 pm, Eris Reddoch wrote: > > > Earl F Hampton wrote: > > >>>>> Cory opens the data channel and then begins to calculate > > >>>>> time offsets for the nav sats. "I have sats showing at > > >>>>> 252:76, 164:87, 46:21 and 102:14" looking at Mira "ask him > > >>>>> to set himself between 164 and 102 and pass his active > > >>>>> sensor controlls to us. We should be able to spoof the sat > > >>>>> enough to let their course deviate by a degree or two with > > >>>>> out them noticing for a while. When they catch it and make > > >>>>> corrections, we'll no exactly where they are going." > > >>>> > > >>>> Mira relays the instructions to Shawn. > > >>> > > >>> The plan sounds like it will work to Shawn. > > >>> > > >>>>> Back looking at his screens his head bouncing as if > > >>>>> conducting some unknown symphony, he says "Mira, once I > > >>>>> start to slide the time differentials, I'll feed it to you, > > >>>>> so you can put it in Nav and Woof won't have to compensate > > >>>>> in his head." > > >>>> > > >>>> "Gotcha." This was cool, they were starting to develop a real > > >>>> flow working together. > > >>> > > >>> Arvitis says, "Okay, I've got a relayed image. They're changing > > >>> heading to 173:04 and it's holding steady. Let me put that on > > >>> a planetary map...Ah!" > > >>> > > >>> As the map comes up you see the projected course takes the grav > > >>> vehicle across a broad ocean, and directly to a large land > > >>> mass in the southern hemisphere...and from the notation on the > > >>> map, directly to one of the Hooter colonies down there. > > >>> > > >>> Woof is still flying off at an angle to the bogy's path, and > > >>> the distance between the Walk and the bogy is continuing to > > >>> grow. > > >> > > >> Cory looks at the map tracing his finger along the path. "Here," > > >> he says pointing to a spot about 10 clicks outside the city with > > >> no obvious land marks, "If we dial her back down," his finger > > >> tracing off to the side of the projected path, "when they make > > >> their correction," his finger follows an imaginary turn, "where > > >> the paths cross is where they must be going." > > >> > > >> "Can we kick this thing and get there before they do," Cory asks? > > > > > > Jac says, "With its streamlining, this boat should be able to go > > > super sonic, and I don't think their craft can." > > > > > >> "Arvitis, do you already have an EM scan for comm going on them?" > > > > > > "Yeah..." Arivitis mumbles as he continues to work at the controls, > > > "Nothing from them yet...and they're not heading right to the > > > transponder in the middle of that colony. It looks like their > > > course is going to pass....um...4.6 klicks west of it." > > > > > >> "I'll start one on the town. Maybe we'll get lucky and they need > > >> to tell someone they're on the way." > > Over the comm system, Shawn sends, "I see a Hooter colony at 2 hours, > 18 minutes. Think you can get there first without getting spotted? And > should I? The Rain *can* beat him but you lose sensor overwatch." > > > >> He then begins to overlay passive sensor data from the ship in > > >> orbit about the town they are headed for onto the map,"Let's just > > >> make sure there aren't any unexpected buildings newer than the > > >> map," he mumbles to himself > > >> > > >> ... "now power plants"..... > > No power plants that you can spot on the map, and the map appears to be > up to date. > > > >> ..."and comm transmissions. Hmm two second delay should be a > > >> large enough window." > > >> > > >> "Do we have a secure point to point bounce with Ricky? It would > > >> be nice to relay this data to Jez and get a little tactical > > >> advise. I'm sure she's done an extraction or two before," Cory > > >> mumbles. > > >> > > >> "I don't know if I should bring this up, but you all know what > > >> the easy solution is don't you? Just let the blue rain take them > > >> out as soon as we see where they're going." > > > > > > "If we know *exactly* where they are going." Jac nods, "Yes, that > > > would be the direct approach. But if they are heading to farm out > > > from the colony center, we better be sure exactly which one it is, > > > because we'll want to hit the right one." > > > > > > Lessa looks worried with the talk of "hitting a farm." > > > > "Good point," Cory says pulling the map and sensor data up again he > > starts working on the edge of colinazation closest to them and slowly > > moves in the direction of the city high-lighting for a database of > > destinations. "Can anyone thing of something that would give away if > > a gravcar had landed in the last few days? Maybe Kelly knows of > > something that would get polarized or charged that we could look > > for." > > > > "Mira can you think of anything biological?" > > OOC: No one can think of anything like that. > > > "Damn, I've never tried to track anything in a rural area, it's so > > much easier in a city where you can just bribe people or forge search > > warrants," he swears mostly to himself. > > OOC: Earl, is it your plan to send false data to the grav vehicle and > have them go off target, by a set amount. Then follow the actual course > they *would* have been flying and see if it intersects with a farm? If > is it, you might want to state it plainly like that, just to be sure > everyone has the same idea in mind. You *have* the capability of doing > that, I just need to know if that is your intention.Yes. The idea is we send out data that mimics the sats while no land marks are available for them to see. The craft drifts off course. When the see the next land mark they will then correct their course. Now we have two headings from slightly different locations. Where the headings intersect should be the vehicles destination. Highlighting destinations is so we don't have to figure out what the intersection is close to at the last minute. The second part of the plan was watching the area for EM, so if they call someone we will see the other answer. That way even if it's covered (encrypted) we know the location of who they called. This part won't work if they have towers that relay to land lines, but if the communications infrastructure is that good a quick EM scan would let you know that. Cory, having deep insight on a god like level, realizes he might can create an opportunity to pontificate, asks "Every one understand what I'm suggesting?" -- Earl F Hampton http://hamiii.sytes.net/index.phtml
>Woof is still flying off at an angle to the bogy's path, and the >distance between the Walk and the bogy is continuing to grow. And Woof continues to fly. He's just following the course laid down by Arvitis and Cory. And he periodically opens a private channel to Lessa to encourage her. Woof
>Woof is still flying off at an angle to the bogy's path, and the >distance between the Walk and the bogy is continuing to grow. "We still heading the right direction?" he asks Mira and Jac. "Arvitis, you got our positions?" Woof
Greg S wrote: >>Woof is still flying off at an angle to the bogy's path, and the >>distance between the Walk and the bogy is continuing to grow. > > "We still heading the right direction?" he asks Mira and Jac. "Arvitis, you > got our positions?" "Yep, I got them." Arvitis says bending over the sensor screen, "The bogie is veering off it's original path...I think the trick is working with them." After a few minutes Arvitis says, "Okay! The original path would have passed right over a farmstead about 10 klicks away from the little village here on the screen. I think that's the target." Laughing he adds, "The path the bad guys are on now takes them almost directly to another farm. With some luck they'll land at the wrong farm and won't know it." He looks around and says, "That would be a good thing, right?" Eris AKU GM
On Monday 18 July 2005 05:08 pm, Eris Reddoch wrote: > Greg S wrote: > >>Woof is still flying off at an angle to the bogy's path, and the > >>distance between the Walk and the bogy is continuing to grow. > > > > "We still heading the right direction?" he asks Mira and Jac. "Arvitis, > > you got our positions?" > > "Yep, I got them." Arvitis says bending over the sensor screen, "The > bogie is veering off it's original path...I think the trick is > working with them." > > After a few minutes Arvitis says, "Okay! The original path would > have passed right over a farmstead about 10 klicks away from the > little village here on the screen. I think that's the target." > > Laughing he adds, "The path the bad guys are on now takes them > almost directly to another farm. With some luck they'll land at the > wrong farm and won't know it." > > He looks around and says, "That would be a good thing, right?" > "So can we get there ahead of them," Cory asks? "I'll start working on setting up for jamming any transmission to outside so they can't report their lack of success or call in help."(Cory sets up for blanket jamming. He excludes the normal hailing channel so they can talk to the bad guys and the channels being used to by the random walk. He does not activate it yet, but sets it up for one button activation.) " We might should get the ship ready to move in close and have them charge that beam weapon. We may need indirect fire or at least the threat of it if we want to take hostages," Cory adds. > Eris > AKU GM -- Earl F Hampton http://hamiii.sytes.net/index.phtml
Earl F Hampton wrote: > On Monday 18 July 2005 05:08 pm, Eris Reddoch wrote: > >>Greg S wrote: >> >>>>Woof is still flying off at an angle to the bogy's path, and the >>>>distance between the Walk and the bogy is continuing to grow. >>> >>>"We still heading the right direction?" he asks Mira and Jac. "Arvitis, >>>you got our positions?" >> >>"Yep, I got them." Arvitis says bending over the sensor screen, "The >>bogie is veering off it's original path...I think the trick is >>working with them." >> >>After a few minutes Arvitis says, "Okay! The original path would >>have passed right over a farmstead about 10 klicks away from the >>little village here on the screen. I think that's the target." >> >>Laughing he adds, "The path the bad guys are on now takes them >>almost directly to another farm. With some luck they'll land at the >>wrong farm and won't know it." >> >>He looks around and says, "That would be a good thing, right?" > > "So can we get there ahead of them," Cory asks? "I guess so." Arvitis looks at Woof who is piloting the boat, "Woof, if we know where they were going, can me kick this boat into high and beat them there?" OOC: The boat certainly could beat the air/raft to the site. > "I'll start working on setting up for jamming any transmission to outside so > they can't report their lack of success or call in help."(Cory sets up for > blanket jamming. He excludes the normal hailing channel so they can talk to > the bad guys and the channels being used to by the random walk. He does not > activate it yet, but sets it up for one button activation.) > > " We might should get the ship ready to move in close and have them charge > that beam weapon. We may need indirect fire or at least the threat of it if > we want to take hostages," Cory adds. "_The Blue Rain_ is in orbit above us." Jac says, "Cory, you're on comm, you could call it down right on top of the site." "I think the plan was for them to take the girl, mother...and Arvitis...aboard and then leave?" Jac asks. Lessa says, "No, I thought Rachel and I were staying with the /Mae Lee/, but you wanted it to *appear* we left on /The Blue Rain/. Wasn't *that* the plan?" Eris AKU GM
>"_The Blue Rain_ is in orbit above us." Jac says, "Cory, you're on >comm, you could call it down right on top of the site." Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. >"I think the plan was for them to take the girl, mother...and >Arvitis...aboard and then leave?" Jac asks. > >Lessa says, "No, I thought Rachel and I were staying with the /Mae >Lee/, but you wanted it to *appear* we left on /The Blue Rain/. >Wasn't *that* the plan?" OOC: If we *ever* get there.Shawn
> >>>>Woof is still flying off at an angle to the bogy's path, and the > >>>>distance between the Walk and the bogy is continuing to grow. > >>> > >>>"We still heading the right direction?" he asks Mira and Jac. >"Arvitis, > >>>you got our positions?" > >> > >>"Yep, I got them." Arvitis says bending over the sensor screen, "The > >>bogie is veering off it's original path...I think the trick is > >>working with them." > >> > >>After a few minutes Arvitis says, "Okay! The original path would > >>have passed right over a farmstead about 10 klicks away from the > >>little village here on the screen. I think that's the target." > >> > >>Laughing he adds, "The path the bad guys are on now takes them > >>almost directly to another farm. With some luck they'll land at the > >>wrong farm and won't know it." > >> > >>He looks around and says, "That would be a good thing, right?" > > > > "So can we get there ahead of them," Cory asks? > > "I guess so." Arvitis looks at Woof who is piloting the boat, "Woof, > if we know where they were going, can me kick this boat into high > and beat them there?" "Yes, we could do that. But they must have some recognition signal or something don't you think? Or could we just go waltzing in to the farm?" > > "I'll start working on setting up for jamming any transmission to >outside so > > they can't report their lack of success or call in help."(Cory sets up >for > > blanket jamming. He excludes the normal hailing channel so they can talk >to > > the bad guys and the channels being used to by the Random Walk. He does >not > > activate it yet, but sets it up for one button activation.) > > > > " We might should get the ship ready to move in close and have them >charge > > that beam weapon. We may need indirect fire or at least the threat of it >if > > we want to take hostages," Cory adds. > >"_The Blue Rain_ is in orbit above us." Jac says, "Cory, you're on >comm, you could call it down right on top of the site." > >"I think the plan was for them to take the girl, mother...and >Arvitis...aboard and then leave?" Jac asks. > >Lessa says, "No, I thought Rachel and I were staying with the /Mae >Lee/, but you wanted it to *appear* we left on /The Blue Rain/. >Wasn't *that* the plan?" "Lessa's right, Jac," Woof says. "They are supposed to appear to be leaving in the Rain, but if the Rain is stopped, they won't be there... They'll be with us." He smiles at Lessa. "Until its safe." Woof
On Thursday 21 July 2005 10:18 pm, Greg S wrote: > > >>>>Woof is still flying off at an angle to the bogy's path, and the > > >>>>distance between the Walk and the bogy is continuing to grow. > > >>> > > >>>"We still heading the right direction?" he asks Mira and Jac. > > > >"Arvitis, > > > > >>>you got our positions?" > > >> > > >>"Yep, I got them." Arvitis says bending over the sensor screen, "The > > >>bogie is veering off it's original path...I think the trick is > > >>working with them." > > >> > > >>After a few minutes Arvitis says, "Okay! The original path would > > >>have passed right over a farmstead about 10 klicks away from the > > >>little village here on the screen. I think that's the target." > > >> > > >>Laughing he adds, "The path the bad guys are on now takes them > > >>almost directly to another farm. With some luck they'll land at the > > >>wrong farm and won't know it." > > >> > > >>He looks around and says, "That would be a good thing, right?" > > > > > > "So can we get there ahead of them," Cory asks? > > > > "I guess so." Arvitis looks at Woof who is piloting the boat, "Woof, > > if we know where they were going, can me kick this boat into high > > and beat them there?" > > "Yes, we could do that. But they must have some recognition signal or > something don't you think? Or could we just go waltzing in to the farm?" "If they are going there to kill, then I don't see how getting there first recognition signal or not will hurt," Cory comments. "Not to mention, if we jam them, then they can't report and maybe we can ambush those on their way. Either way, if they plan on killing, then it's highly likely the child is close by if not right there; where as if we wait till they land and she is there she's not likely to survive." > > > > "I'll start working on setting up for jamming any transmission to > > > >outside so > > > > > they can't report their lack of success or call in help."(Cory sets up > > > >for > > > > > blanket jamming. He excludes the normal hailing channel so they can > > > talk > > > >to > > > > > the bad guys and the channels being used to by the Random Walk. He does > > > >not > > > > > activate it yet, but sets it up for one button activation.) > > > > > > " We might should get the ship ready to move in close and have them > > > >charge > > > > > that beam weapon. We may need indirect fire or at least the threat of > > > it > > > >if > > > > > we want to take hostages," Cory adds. > > > >"_The Blue Rain_ is in orbit above us." Jac says, "Cory, you're on > >comm, you could call it down right on top of the site." > > > >"I think the plan was for them to take the girl, mother...and > >Arvitis...aboard and then leave?" Jac asks. > > > >Lessa says, "No, I thought Rachel and I were staying with the /Mae > >Lee/, but you wanted it to *appear* we left on /The Blue Rain/. > >Wasn't *that* the plan?" > > "Lessa's right, Jac," Woof says. "They are supposed to appear to be > leaving in the Rain, but if the Rain is stopped, they won't be there... > They'll be with us." He smiles at Lessa. "Until its safe." OOC: Eris I'm likely to be off line for a few days, so if you need to play Cory go for it. I was bit on the foot by a copperhead Wed. night and can no longer get over to my computer easily, so probably won't. -- Earl F Hampton http://hamiii.sytes.net/index.phtml
> > "Yes, we could do that. But they must have some recognition signal or > > something don't you think? Or could we just go waltzing in to the >farm?" > >"If they are going there to kill, then I don't see how getting there first >recognition signal or not will hurt," Cory comments. "Not to mention, if we >jam them, then they can't report and maybe we can ambush those on their >way. >Either way, if they plan on killing, then it's highly likely the child is >close by if not right there; where as if we wait till they land and she is >there she's not likely to survive." "Good point. Let's get there first, and save her!" he says as he jams the throttles to the stops to get there.> > >Lessa says, "No, I thought Rachel and I were staying with the /Mae > > >Lee/, but you wanted it to *appear* we left on /The Blue Rain/. > > >Wasn't *that* the plan?" > > > > "Lessa's right, Jac," Woof says. "They are supposed to appear to be > > leaving in the Rain, but if the Rain is stopped, they won't be there... > > They'll be with us." He smiles at Lessa. "Until its safe." > >OOC: Eris I'm likely to be off line for a few days, so if you need to play >Cory go for it. I was bit on the foot by a copperhead Wed. night and can no >longer get over to my computer easily, so probably won't. OOC: Ouch! Sorry to hear that, but hope you are better soon! Take care! Greg
Greg S wrote: >>> "Yes, we could do that. But they must have some recognition >>> signal or something don't you think? Or could we just go >>> waltzing in to the farm?" >> >> "If they are going there to kill, then I don't see how getting >> there first recognition signal or not will hurt," Cory >> comments. "Not to mention, if we jam them, then they can't >> report and maybe we can ambush those on their way. Either way, >> if they plan on killing, then it's highly likely the child is >> close by if not right there; where as if we wait till they >> land and she is there she's not likely to survive." > > "Good point. Let's get there first, and save her!" he says as he > jams the throttles to the stops to get there. The boat surges ahead. Those inside feel nothing as the g-compensators kick in, but the controls tell the story. The boat will reach the farm *long* before the air/raft reaches what it now thinks is the target. >> >>>> Lessa says, "No, I thought Rachel and I were staying with >>>> the /Mae Lee/, but you wanted it to *appear* we left on >>>> /The Blue Rain/. Wasn't *that* the plan?" >>> >>> "Lessa's right, Jac," Woof says. "They are supposed to >>> appear to be leaving in the Rain, but if the Rain is stopped, >>> they won't be there... They'll be with us." He smiles at >>> Lessa. "Until its safe." Jac says, "Then we need to call the ship down on top of that target farm so it will be very obvious to everyone that Lessa and Rachel are leaving aboard her. It would be best if everyone's attention is on the /Blue Rain/ and no one is looking at *us* as we make our way back to the /Mae Lee/...right?" Jac reaches for the comm control at his station and tunes in the /Blue Rain's/ frequency, "Shawn, we've got a lock on the path the raft was taking. It leads right to a farm a few klicks outside the village. I think it's time you squat on top that farm with your ship." "If you come down fast and loud it will draw everyone's attention." he says, "Then we can hit them while they are all looking in your direction and extract the child." "We'll need to rendezvous then to move Arvitis and the cash aboard your ship, and then you can blaze out of here. Hopefully, everyone will think Lessa and Rachael are with you while we take a long slow quiet trip back to the /Mae Lee/." >> OOC: Eris I'm likely to be off line for a few days, so if you >> need to play Cory go for it. I was bit on the foot by a >> copperhead Wed. night and can no longer get over to my computer >> easily, so probably won't. OOC: Yikes! Earl, I hope you got it treated promptly and your foot heals okay.
