/Random Walk/ speeds off at tree top level toward the northwest, while /Blue Rain/ screams up on a sub-orbital path taking it up and around the planet in the other direction under power the entire way. On the other side of the world it descends toward the northern coast of the southern continent. As /Blue Rain/ nears the surface it slows down and then sets down at the edge of the ocean in a small unpopulated cove. As it settled down the ship picked up the ship's boat approaching on its sensors. Woof piloted /Random Walk/ away from the farm, doing his best to stay below anyone's radar and out of everyone's sight. Everyone aboard sees the ship fly up and away. It takes a half-hour, but as the /Walk/ nears the northern shore, you pick up the /Blue Rain/ descending after making almost a full orbit around the planet. It drops out of sight near the shore ahead. As Woof brings the /Walk/ to the rendezvous point, he sees the /Rain/ already down on the narrow beach of the unpopulated cove. He sets the boat down next to the larger ship. OOC: Kelly and April need to get the /Rain/ refueled from the seawater and then start "processing" it into fuel. Arvitis needs to move over to the /Rain/ as well, and then after everyone says their goodbyes, the /Walk/ can make its way back to the starport, and the /Mae Lee/ while the /Rain/ can blast off and run for the jump point and its own adventures! Eris AKU GM
> OOC: Kelly and April need to get the /Rain/ refueled from the > seawater and then start "processing" it into fuel. Arvitis needs to > move over to the /Rain/ as well, and then after everyone says their > goodbyes, the /Walk/ can make its way back to the starport, and the > /Mae Lee/ while the /Rain/ can blast off and run for the jump point > and its own adventures! Kelly turns to April. "Okay, we've got to get this thing refueled. Wanna get your toes wet?" TGM: What's the weather like outside, and what's the water temperature? JR
JR wrote: >>OOC: Kelly and April need to get the /Rain/ refueled from the >>seawater and then start "processing" it into fuel. Arvitis needs to >>move over to the /Rain/ as well, and then after everyone says their >>goodbyes, the /Walk/ can make its way back to the starport, and the >>/Mae Lee/ while the /Rain/ can blast off and run for the jump point >>and its own adventures! > > Kelly turns to April. "Okay, we've got to get this thing refueled. Wanna get > your toes wet?" > > TGM: What's the weather like outside, and what's the water temperature? It is early morning, just after sunrise, at this longitude, the air outside is warm and balmy, there are only a few puffy white clouds in the distance, and the water is so warm it is almost body temperature. The /Blue Rain/ has a flexible hose 30 cm (about a foot) across. One end can be connected to the ship's fuel take inlet valve and the other dropped into any convenient body of water. The end that drops into the water has a powered pump/filter on it to draw the water in while filtering out debris. Kelly and April will need to haul the hose out into the gentle surf beyond the line where the water recedes on each wave and anchor it there. There is a deployable spiked anchor at that end of the hose to hold it into place. One of them can haul the hose out there, but two makes the job easier. After the hose is deployed, the inlet valve at the ship's skin needs to be opened and the ship's internal pumps activated. It will take about 1.5 hours to fully load the /Rain's/ fuel tanks. That will give the ship enough fuel to make a jump 2. The water can be processed into "refined" fuel in another 1.5 hours, or long before the ship has time to lift off and get to the jump point. Eris AKU GM
> It is early morning, just after sunrise, at this longitude, the air > outside is warm and balmy, there are only a few puffy white clouds > in the distance, and the water is so warm it is almost body temperature. > > The /Blue Rain/ has a flexible hose 30 cm (about a foot) across. One > end can be connected to the ship's fuel take inlet valve and the > other dropped into any convenient body of water. The end that drops > into the water has a powered pump/filter on it to draw the water in > while filtering out debris. Kelly and April will need to haul the > hose out into the gentle surf beyond the line where the water > recedes on each wave and anchor it there. There is a deployable > spiked anchor at that end of the hose to hold it into place. One of > them can haul the hose out there, but two makes the job easier. > After the hose is deployed, the inlet valve at the ship's skin needs > to be opened and the ship's internal pumps activated. It will take > about 1.5 hours to fully load the /Rain's/ fuel tanks. That will > give the ship enough fuel to make a jump 2. The water can be > processed into "refined" fuel in another 1.5 hours, or long before > the ship has time to lift off and get to the jump point. Kelly does so, (I assume) with April's assistance. When the line is anchored, he turns to April and hugs her. When he gets a good grip, he dunks them both in the warm water. JR
>> It is early morning, just after sunrise, at this longitude, the air >> outside is warm and balmy, there are only a few puffy white clouds >> in the distance, and the water is so warm it is almost body temperature. >> >> The /Blue Rain/ has a flexible hose 30 cm (about a foot) across. One >> end can be connected to the ship's fuel take inlet valve and the >> other dropped into any convenient body of water. The end that drops >> into the water has a powered pump/filter on it to draw the water in >> while filtering out debris. Kelly and April will need to haul the >> hose out into the gentle surf beyond the line where the water >> recedes on each wave and anchor it there. There is a deployable >> spiked anchor at that end of the hose to hold it into place. One of >> them can haul the hose out there, but two makes the job easier. >> After the hose is deployed, the inlet valve at the ship's skin needs >> to be opened and the ship's internal pumps activated. It will take >> about 1.5 hours to fully load the /Rain's/ fuel tanks. That will >> give the ship enough fuel to make a jump 2. The water can be >> processed into "refined" fuel in another 1.5 hours, or long before >> the ship has time to lift off and get to the jump point. > > Kelly does so, (I assume) with April's assistance. When the line is > anchored, he turns to April and hugs her. When he gets a good grip, he > dunks > them both in the warm water. April plays along and gives a little resistance to his playful antics. She laughs and squeals a bit as they both splash into the water. As they come back up she splashes him and laughs. "Ha! Take that!"
> April plays along and gives a little resistance to his playful antics. > She laughs and squeals a bit as they both splash into the water. As they > come back up she splashes him and laughs. "Ha! Take that!" Kelly grins and splashes her, then he stops as he remembers something. "I need to go turn the pump on." He follows the line back to the ship and activates the pump from the remote controls. He ensures that the pump is taking on water, then he goes back to April. "I wish we could go swimming." He takes her into his arms again and kisses her soundly. JR
>> April plays along and gives a little resistance to his playful antics. >> She laughs and squeals a bit as they both splash into the water. As >> they >> come back up she splashes him and laughs. "Ha! Take that!" > > Kelly grins and splashes her, then he stops as he remembers something. "I > need to go turn the pump on." He follows the line back to the ship and > activates the pump from the remote controls. He ensures that the pump is > taking on water, then he goes back to April. "I wish we could go > swimming." > He takes her into his arms again and kisses her soundly. "Ohh don't forget that...boss. Or we'll run late." She watches him walk back and walks toward the shore meeting up with him. "Hmmmmm yes a swim would be nice."
> "Ohh don't forget that...boss. Or we'll run late." She watches him walk > back and walks toward the shore meeting up with him. "Hmmmmm yes a swim > would be nice." "I'd suggest that we just go, but we're expecting company, and I'm sure we're on camera, too." JR
>> "Ohh don't forget that...boss. Or we'll run late." She watches him walk >> back and walks toward the shore meeting up with him. "Hmmmmm yes a swim >> would be nice." > > "I'd suggest that we just go, but we're expecting company, and I'm sure > we're on camera, too." She nods, "Yes I know. Maybe some other time then? Hmmm? What else do we need to do in between?"
> She nods, "Yes I know. Maybe some other time then? Hmmm? What else do we > need to do in between?" "The pump is running, and we are still waiting for the /Walk/ to arrive. In the meantime, may I interest you in a walk on the beach?" JR
>/Random Walk/ speeds off at tree top level toward the northwest, >while /Blue Rain/ screams up on a sub-orbital path taking it up and >around the planet in the other direction under power the entire way. >On the other side of the world it descends toward the northern coast >of the southern continent. > >As /Blue Rain/ nears the surface it slows down and then sets down at >the edge of the ocean in a small unpopulated cove. As it settled >down the ship picked up the ship's boat approaching on its sensors. "We're down." He shut down the controls and looked Ilane. "You were great!" Shawn
Terry Mixon wrote: >>/Random Walk/ speeds off at tree top level toward the northwest, >>while /Blue Rain/ screams up on a sub-orbital path taking it up and >>around the planet in the other direction under power the entire way. >>On the other side of the world it descends toward the northern coast >>of the southern continent. >> >>As /Blue Rain/ nears the surface it slows down and then sets down at >>the edge of the ocean in a small unpopulated cove. As it settled >>down the ship picked up the ship's boat approaching on its sensors. > > > "We're down." > > He shut down the controls and looked Ilane. > > "You were great!" Arvitis' voice comes over the comm, "Hey, Shawn! We're setting down next to you now. I'll gather my gear and come on over. I need to talk to you about where we're heading to from here!" Jac chuckles and says quietly to Mira, "I wonder how Captain Smith is going to take to that?" Eris AKU GM
TGM: How long will it take to fill the /Blue Rain's/ tanks? JR
JR wrote: > TGM: How long will it take to fill the /Blue Rain's/ tanks? It should take about 1.5 hours to fill the tanks, and about the same length of time to process the water into "refined" fuel. Eris AKU GM
> It should take about 1.5 hours to fill the tanks, and about the same > length of time to process the water into "refined" fuel. OOG: Time enough for a nice walk, then... ;-) JR
> >>As /Blue Rain/ nears the surface it slows down and then sets down at > >>the edge of the ocean in a small unpopulated cove. As it settled > >>down the ship picked up the ship's boat approaching on its sensors. > > > > > > "We're down." > > > > He shut down the controls and looked Ilane. > > > > "You were great!" > >Arvitis' voice comes over the comm, "Hey, Shawn! We're setting down >next to you now. I'll gather my gear and come on over. I need to >talk to you about where we're heading to from here!" > >Jac chuckles and says quietly to Mira, "I wonder how Captain Smith >is going to take to that?" Woof chuckles, trying to set the ship down in a hurry so he can go aft and see Lessa and Rachel.. He's bursting! "Yeah, should be good!" Woof
> >Jac chuckles and says quietly to Mira, "I wonder how Captain Smith > >is going to take to that?" > >Woof chuckles, trying to set the ship down in a hurry so he can go aft and >see Lessa and Rachel.. He's bursting! "Yeah, should be good!" As soon as he sets it down, Woof powers down, and hurries back to the main compartment. "You got it, Cory" he says as he goes by. He enters the other compartment, a grin spreading on his face as he sees mother and daughter together again. A fleeting pain of rememberance of the killing of the child's father, and the fear she must have been feeling, but then the good feelings of joy overflow him again. "Lessa... Damn, but I'm happy!" Woof
Greg S wrote: >>> Jac chuckles and says quietly to Mira, "I wonder how Captain >>> Smith is going to take to that?" >> >> Woof chuckles, trying to set the ship down in a hurry so he can >> go aft and see Lessa and Rachel.. He's bursting! "Yeah, >> should be good!" > > As soon as he sets it down, Woof powers down, and hurries back to > the main compartment. "You got it, Cory" he says as he goes by. > > He enters the other compartment, a grin spreading on his face as > he sees mother and daughter together again. A fleeting pain of > rememberance of the killing of the child's father, and the fear > she must have been feeling, but then the good feelings of joy > overflow him again. > > "Lessa... Damn, but I'm happy!" Lessa looks up, tears in her eyes, "Me, too...me too!" She has her arms around her daughter who is still curled up in her mother's arms, head buried in her shoulder. It doesn't look like either one of them will be letting the other go anytime soon. Eris AKU GM
> > As soon as he sets it down, Woof powers down, and hurries back to > > the main compartment. "You got it, Cory" he says as he goes by. > > > > He enters the other compartment, a grin spreading on his face as > > he sees mother and daughter together again. A fleeting pain of > > rememberance of the killing of the child's father, and the fear > > she must have been feeling, but then the good feelings of joy > > overflow him again. > > > > "Lessa... Damn, but I'm happy!" > >Lessa looks up, tears in her eyes, "Me, too...me too!" > >She has her arms around her daughter who is still curled up in her >mother's arms, head buried in her shoulder. It doesn't look like >either one of them will be letting the other go anytime soon. Woof steps up to them, and squats down so he's near Rachel. He brushes her hair gently with his hand, a smile on his face. "Hi Rachel. I'm Woof. I'm glad your mommy called me so we could help. And you let me know if there's anything you want to eat or drink, okay? That's my job. When we get to the ship, you let me know what you want, okay?" Woof touches Lessa's cheek, eyes misty, then he gets up and looks out the hatch. "Freedom. Worth fighting for..." Woof
> Woof steps up to them, and squats down so he's near Rachel. He brushes her > hair gently with his hand, a smile on his face. "Hi Rachel. I'm Woof. I'm > glad your mommy called me so we could help. And you let me know if there's > anything you want to eat or drink, okay? That's my job. When we get to the > ship, you let me know what you want, okay?" > > Woof touches Lessa's cheek, eyes misty, then he gets up and looks out the > hatch. "Freedom. Worth fighting for..." Mira smiles at the scene, looking dreamy and so happy for Woof it hurts. Mira
Greg S wrote: >>>As soon as he sets it down, Woof powers down, and hurries back to >>>the main compartment. "You got it, Cory" he says as he goes by. >>> >>>He enters the other compartment, a grin spreading on his face as >>>he sees mother and daughter together again. A fleeting pain of >>>rememberance of the killing of the child's father, and the fear >>>she must have been feeling, but then the good feelings of joy >>>overflow him again. >>> >>>"Lessa... Damn, but I'm happy!" >> >>Lessa looks up, tears in her eyes, "Me, too...me too!" >> >>She has her arms around her daughter who is still curled up in her >>mother's arms, head buried in her shoulder. It doesn't look like >>either one of them will be letting the other go anytime soon. > > Woof steps up to them, and squats down so he's near Rachel. He brushes her > hair gently with his hand, a smile on his face. "Hi Rachel. I'm Woof. I'm > glad your mommy called me so we could help. And you let me know if there's > anything you want to eat or drink, okay? That's my job. When we get to the > ship, you let me know what you want, okay?" Rachel peeks out at Woof from under her mother's arm for a second then asks, "Woof? Like a dog's woof?" and lets out a little giggle before burying her head in her mother's chest again. > Woof touches Lessa's cheek, eyes misty, then he gets up and looks out the > hatch. "Freedom. Worth fighting for..." Eris AKU GM
> > Woof steps up to them, and squats down so he's near Rachel. He brushes >her > > hair gently with his hand, a smile on his face. "Hi Rachel. I'm Woof. >I'm > > glad your mommy called me so we could help. And you let me know if >there's > > anything you want to eat or drink, okay? That's my job. When we get to >the > > ship, you let me know what you want, okay?" > >Rachel peeks out at Woof from under her mother's arm for a second >then asks, "Woof? Like a dog's woof?" and lets out a little giggle >before burying her head in her mother's chest again. "That's what my friends call me, Rachel. My nickname. And I'd like to be your friend." He rubs her head after she buries it again. > > Woof touches Lessa's cheek, eyes misty, then he gets up and looks out >the > > hatch. "Freedom. Worth fighting for..." Woof
>>>>Jac chuckles and says quietly to Mira, "I wonder how Captain >>>>Smith is going to take to that?" Mira blinks, obviously her head's been in another realm, "Take what?" Mira
Mira Hasta-Rur wrote: >>>>>Jac chuckles and says quietly to Mira, "I wonder how Captain >>>>>Smith is going to take to that?" > > Mira blinks, obviously her head's been in another realm, "Take what?" Jac leans over close and whispers, "Arvitis telling him where the /Blue Rain/ need to jump to next." Eris AKU GM
>>Mira blinks, obviously her head's been in another realm, "Take what?" > > Jac leans over close and whispers, "Arvitis telling him where the > /Blue Rain/ need to jump to next." Mira giggles, "Better him than me." Mira
Mira Hasta-Rur wrote: >>>Mira blinks, obviously her head's been in another realm, "Take what?" >> >>Jac leans over close and whispers, "Arvitis telling him where the >>/Blue Rain/ need to jump to next." > > Mira giggles, "Better him than me." Jac gives Mira a wink and then turns toward the hatch. Jac waves toward Shawn, who is just stepping inside, "I've got a packet of marks for you, Captain Smith. Only 50,000, but that should at least get you to Montrose where we can meet." Jac holds out a small package wrapped in brown paper and tied with thin cord. Eris AKU GM
> Jac gives Mira a wink and then turns toward the hatch. > > Jac waves toward Shawn, who is just stepping inside, "I've got a > packet of marks for you, Captain Smith. Only 50,000, but that should > at least get you to Montrose where we can meet." > > Jac holds out a small package wrapped in brown paper and tied with > thin cord. Shawn took it with a grin. "We'll see how far Arvitis drags us. Thanks." Shawn
On Wednesday 17 August 2005 07:51 pm, Greg S wrote: > > >Jac chuckles and says quietly to Mira, "I wonder how Captain Smith > > >is going to take to that?" > > > >Woof chuckles, trying to set the ship down in a hurry so he can go aft and > >see Lessa and Rachel.. He's bursting! "Yeah, should be good!" > > As soon as he sets it down, Woof powers down, and hurries back to the main > compartment. "You got it, Cory" he says as he goes by. > Cory glances at the standby light, "Even I should be able to handle that." Cory continues to monitor sensors even though they wouldn't give as much warning as he'd like. He also pulls up a map and plots the flight times of the bad guys if they headed straight back to their ship and compares it to the Random Walks return time. OOC: What ship is the new guy from the bad guy ship, who's name I can't remember, on. > He enters the other compartment, a grin spreading on his face as he sees > mother and daughter together again. A fleeting pain of rememberance of the > killing of the child's father, and the fear she must have been feeling, but > then the good feelings of joy overflow him again. > > "Lessa... Damn, but I'm happy!" > > Woof -- Earl F Hampton http://hamiii.sytes.net/index.phtml
Earl F Hampton wrote: >> As soon as he sets it down, Woof powers down, and hurries back >> to the main compartment. "You got it, Cory" he says as he goes >> by. > > Cory glances at the standby light, "Even I should be able to > handle that." > > Cory continues to monitor sensors even though they wouldn't give > as much warning as he'd like. He also pulls up a map and plots > the flight times of the bad guys if they headed straight back to > their ship and compares it to the Random Walks return time. It will take them, aboard their air/raft, about 6 hours. If the /Walk/ goes sub-orbital, you can do it in 30 minutes, but the boat would be quite visible to their sensors. If the /Walk says low enough to avoid being picked up on sensors it will take roughly 2 hours. It will be approaching sun-up at the Starport in 2 hours. > OOC: What ship is the new guy from the bad guy ship, who's name > I can't remember, on. OOC: The name is /Bright Star/, IIRC. Eris AKU GM
>>>/Random Walk/ speeds off at tree top level toward the northwest, >>>while /Blue Rain/ screams up on a sub-orbital path taking it up and >>>around the planet in the other direction under power the entire way. >>>On the other side of the world it descends toward the northern coast >>>of the southern continent. >>> >>>As /Blue Rain/ nears the surface it slows down and then sets down at >>>the edge of the ocean in a small unpopulated cove. As it settled >>>down the ship picked up the ship's boat approaching on its sensors. >> >> >> "We're down." >> >> He shut down the controls and looked Ilane. >> >> "You were great!" > >Arvitis' voice comes over the comm, "Hey, Shawn! We're setting down >next to you now. I'll gather my gear and come on over. I need to >talk to you about where we're heading to from here!" "We'll come over and see you there. I want to say goodbye." He unstrapped. "Coming, Ilane?" Shawn
> "We'll come over and see you there. I want to say goodbye." > > He unstrapped. > > "Coming, Ilane?" The ex-dancer nodded. "I'm right behind you.", she said as she got out of her harness. -- Bob K.
>> "Is a good heart the only thing that matters, Kelly?" April asks and >> leans >> back against him. > > "We all have done things that we regret." Kelly wraps his arms around her. > "Tell me what you're thinking." >"Just over thinking as usual. One of my short comings." April chuckles. He leans in and kisses her on the cheek. "What are you over thinking, then?" JR
>>> "Is a good heart the only thing that matters, Kelly?" April asks and >>> leans >>> back against him. >> >> "We all have done things that we regret." Kelly wraps his arms around >> her. >> "Tell me what you're thinking." > >>"Just over thinking as usual. One of my short comings." April chuckles. > > He leans in and kisses her on the cheek. "What are you over thinking, > then?" She chuckles and smiles, "Ohh just everything? Hadn't you noticed?"
>>"Just over thinking as usual. One of my short comings." April chuckles. > > He leans in and kisses her on the cheek. "What are you over thinking, > then?" >She chuckles and smiles, "Ohh just everything? Hadn't you noticed?" Kelly gently turns her until they are face to face. "I have, but I won't press you about it." He cups her cheek in his palm. "But I haven't given up." He takes her hand and starts walking again. "We probably have another twenty minutes before we have to start back, and I intend to enjoy every nanosecond of it with you." JR
>>>"Just over thinking as usual. One of my short comings." April chuckles. >> >> He leans in and kisses her on the cheek. "What are you over thinking, >> then?" > >>She chuckles and smiles, "Ohh just everything? Hadn't you noticed?" > > Kelly gently turns her until they are face to face. "I have, but I won't > press you about it." He cups her cheek in his palm. "But I haven't given > up." He takes her hand and starts walking again. "We probably have another > twenty minutes before we have to start back, and I intend to enjoy every > nanosecond of it with you." "Ohhh yes, I can see your the type that doesn't give up. I think I could get used to that.You ever think about owning beach front property?" She chuckles and kisses his cheek.
> Kelly gently turns her until they are face to face. "I have, but I won't > press you about it." He cups her cheek in his palm. "But I haven't given > up." He takes her hand and starts walking again. "We probably have another > twenty minutes before we have to start back, and I intend to enjoy every > nanosecond of it with you." "Ohhh yes, I can see your the type that doesn't give up. I think I could get used to that.You ever think about owning beach front property?" She chuckles and kisses his cheek. *** "Sure. I have to figure out which beach." He grins at her. JR
> He shut down the controls and looked Ilane. > > "You were great!" "I did what I *could*...", said Ilane with a modest smile. -- Bob K.
>> She nods, "Yes I know. Maybe some other time then? Hmmm? What else do >> we >> need to do in between?" > > "The pump is running, and we are still waiting for the /Walk/ to arrive. > In > the meantime, may I interest you in a walk on the beach?" "Yes, however, let me get my gun. You never know." April smiles and heads back in for her weapon.
> "Yes, however, let me get my gun. You never know." April smiles and heads > back in for her weapon. Kelly chuckles and follows her inside. JR
>> "Yes, however, let me get my gun. You never know." April smiles and >> heads >> back in for her weapon. > > Kelly chuckles and follows her inside. She does indeed get her gun and says, "Okay, let's take that walk now." April chuckles taking his hand and heading back outside.
> She does indeed get her gun and says, "Okay, let's take that walk now." > April chuckles taking his hand and heading back outside. He takes her hand and starts off down the beach. JR
>> She does indeed get her gun and says, "Okay, let's take that walk now." >> April chuckles taking his hand and heading back outside. > > He takes her hand and starts off down the beach. > "It's a really beautiful spot here." She muses as they walk, "Sooo...what do you think Arvitis has in mind? I mean you've worked with him longer."
> "It's a really beautiful spot here." She muses as they walk, "Sooo...what > do you think Arvitis has in mind? I mean you've worked with him longer." He shakes his head. "I don't really know. He probably wants to go on to Montrose, but that's a guess. You?" JR
>> "It's a really beautiful spot here." She muses as they walk, >> "Sooo...what >> do you think Arvitis has in mind? I mean you've worked with him longer." > > He shakes his head. "I don't really know. He probably wants to go on to > Montrose, but that's a guess. You?" "I don't know, but I'm curious to find out. *And* I suppose we will soon enough." She smiles swinging their hands as they stroll.
> "I don't know, but I'm curious to find out. *And* I suppose we will soon > enough." She smiles swinging their hands as they stroll. He walks with her in companionable silence for a few minutes. "What would you like to do after we take care of the situation with Lessa and her daughter?" JR
