Traveller: Life in the Marches - A ship of our own

jasonb · 23-03-2018 10:45PM

Glenn sends out a distress call to the planet...

Baggly · 23-03-2018 11:18PM

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

Seneca observes Milt looking tres cool doing all sorts of techie stuff. Feeling utterly inadequate and anxious that he may be seen as excess ballast, he says "I'll clean the toilet".

Dhinor approaches Seneca as he is cleaning up after....contributing to the upkeep of the ship.

'Bakleth was a fine crewmate and a great warrior. He knew compassion and curiosity and generosity of spirit. I will miss him, and regret my part in how he met his end.

It would be an honour if you would join me for some combat training so that we can talk more of Bakleth and get you up to speed on modern combat techniques. What do you think?'

Professor Moriarty · 23-03-2018 11:32PM

Dhinor's words shake Seneca out of his morose musings about Bakleth. "That would be very welcome, thank you Dhinor. If for no other reason than that Milt person is a tad unpredictable." He reaches into his backpack and hands Dhinor three shiny shells. "I think you may have forgotten these. They're probably worthless but whatever creatures live inside them are very much alive." Seneca shows Dhinor fang marks on his wrist.

Baggly · 23-03-2018 11:36PM

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

Dhinor's words shake Seneca out of his morose musings about Bakleth. "That would be very welcome, thank you Dhinor. If for no other reason than that Milt person is a tad unpredictable." He reaches into his backpack and hands Dhinor three shiny shells. "I think you may have forgotten these. They're probably worthless but whatever creatures live inside them are very much alive." Seneca shows Dhinor fang marks on his wrist.

Dhinor leaves the shells in the toilet and then returns to walking to the (training room? Common room? Open space that doesnt contain Evan?) so that they can run through some melee forms.

'Have you any training that you can remember? Are any of these forms activating any muscle memory for you?'

Dhinor is still curious as to the origins of the former cryopod inhabitant. He doesnt know how to bring the information back to the front of Seneca's mind, but practicing combat forms always brings Dhinors mind to the present and helps him to centre. After the crews recent travails, Dhinor reckoned that was what they both needed.

jasonb · 23-03-2018 11:46PM

Glenn, while leaving the computer listening out for replies to the distress call, joins Dhinor and Seneca in the common room. He overhears their conversation, and suggests...

"Seneca, if you are having trouble with your memories, perhaps I might be able to help. Us Droyne have some abilities in that area. If you are willing to let me try?"

Professor Moriarty · 23-03-2018 11:55PM

Seneca hears Glenn but his eyes are fixed on Dhinor's kata. The karate moves stir memories within. Flashbacks to Uchi Mata, Tomoe Nage, his favourite Tai Otoshi and the infamous Ippon Seonage flood his mind and his muscles reflexively force his body adopt the Judoka pose. His eyes scan for a Dojo as his blood rises. Competition!!!!!!!

Baggly · 24-03-2018 12:01AM

Dhinor recognises a challenge when he sees one.

'ok then let's see what you got'

Dhinor smiles and advances on Seneca and joins the (unarmed and friendly) sparring match.

OOC: Four would we roll here or can I just declare Dhinor the winner.

Professor Moriarty · 24-03-2018 12:11AM

Seneca allows Dhinor to walk forward but suddenly steps inside and throws Dhinor on to his back with a Sumi Gashi which allows Seneca to land on Dhinor's chest. Smiling, he pats Dhinor on the shoulder. "That feels good!"

Ooc: Should I be rolling dice here?

Banjo · 24-03-2018 02:00AM

From engineering (assuming it's right behind the common area as on most scout couriers) Evan calls out a gutteral "Finish him!" In the hope it triggers some dormant neural programming in the Sleeper.

He performs a quick inventory of cryopods on board. How many, their operational status and whatnot. And looks in the locker for a replacement for the part they fused into the hull.

OldGoat · 24-03-2018 05:18PM

Nestor heads to the bridge carrying an infusion of leaves that she presents to the captain. "Earl Grey, hot."
"Any thought on our short or medium term plans yet?

Mollyb60 · 24-03-2018 05:54PM

OldGoat wrote: »

Nestor heads to the bridge carrying an infusion of leaves that she presents to the captain. "Earl Grey, hot."
"Any thought on our short or medium term plans yet?

Verne takes the tea with gratitude, its been a looong day. 'If I can get the engineer, who may be called Evan, to tell us if we have enough juice to get somewhere then I think our best bet is to set down on the nearest planet for repairs. The computer says we're almost a full year behind where we started so we should have plenty of time to fix this bucket and try save the planet we just destroyed. I've asked Glenn to send out a distress beacon in the meantime. What do you think? Is there any other options Bones?.....sorry, I mean Nestor.'

Banjo · 24-03-2018 06:31PM

From the back of the ship there is a cry of "what part of 'we have no ****ing engine' is it that you are all struggling with?? Space-Christ!"

It could have been anyone. Probably Seneca.

Ooc: I presume that I'm correct, no MDrive equals no maneuvering. Waiting on dm feedback on making adjustments to the repulsers or ad hoccing a mass ejector.
We can jump once but you arrive miles from planets in safe empty space

Once the cryopod audit is complete, Evan looks at starting calculations for the 3 best jump targets in range based on their population sizes and lawfulness

OldGoat · 24-03-2018 06:32PM

"I have an invitation to the opening of an art exhbition in a gallery in about 12 months time that I want to attend. Apart from that I'm easy."

Nestor sits on the captains chair and idly starts to doodle on the arm with her laser scalpel.

"I know we may have caused some minor damage to the volcano surface but on the geophysical scale what we did was but a scratch. The volcano was going to go with or without our interference. Realistically, even if we had gotten this ship up, laid out all the monitors, done all the scans and measured all the measurements we would not have changed the outcome. The volcano was going to blow. If we get back what we need to do is instigate a planet-wide evacuation. I imaging that the authorities would need a couple of months to arrange it safely.

We can do that by sending a report and persuading them that we have foresight due to our unexpected timejump.

I say we fix the boat and get on with earning some credits."

She wipes the dust from the arm of the chair and spend a moment admiring the image there, a simple geometric design.

"...'course we could go to the K'Kree homeworld and horsenap Bathlet before he joins us, the previous us I mean."

Professor Moriarty · 24-03-2018 06:49PM

Seneca jumps up and helps Dhinor back to his feet. "Maybe we can do this again? We have a lot to teach each other". Seneca wanders over to where Milt is fluting around with controls trying to look as if he knows what he's talking about. "Need some help?"

Banjo · 24-03-2018 07:01PM

"sure. If you're any good in a vac suit, could you get out and give us a push? Or if you're up for it, I need some mass to eject and generate a little bit of force planetward.

Ok, sorry, I'm under a little stress. We're in the middle of nowhere, we have no capability for movement, we have very little food, our 'leader' is a violent troglodyte with delusions of godhood, about the only person who could physically subdue him thinks the sun shines out of his arse. Although... You didn't do to badly.... Anyway, we're sitting ducks and the logs say we just sent a distress call. Might as well hang an all you can eat buffet banner out. There's **** all radio chatter out there, we're either in a ghost system or some cannibal pirate reaver patch.

So yes. You can help. Build me an engine. Scrape together some guns and ammo. Find me a few hundred metres of cabling, a remote drone, some laser emitters for pressure and enough mirrored material to rig a solar sail. Or start jump calculations so we can get out of here in a hurry.

Or a cup of tea would be nice."

Professor Moriarty · 24-03-2018 07:35PM

"Okay, Milt So you do remember that I've been in the freezer for centuries? You know, that plastic coffin over there? Technology has changed just a tiny little bit in that time. However, there are five suns beating down on us and it occurs to me that the toilet I cleaned was wall to wall mirrors (don't know why and don't want to know why). How about I start taking them down and you build a frame?"

Banjo · 24-03-2018 07:53PM

"cry me a river, captain Birdseye. You can't hide behind hibernation sickness for the rest of your life. Either remember what you can do or learn something new.

Ok, if we're rigging a sail we'll need someone with vac suit experience, strong arms and no common sense to go out there and fit it, maybe adjust it from time to time. Tell Dhinor you're doing it because I said he was too chicken."

Evan gets to work.

Baggly · 24-03-2018 07:56PM

Dhinor walks into engineering twirling and spinning TN, does a lap of he place while continuing to spin and twirl TN, and then leaves without talking to Evan or Seneca.

Professor Moriarty · 24-03-2018 08:01PM

Banjo wrote: »

"cry me a river, captain Birdseye. You can't hide behind hibernation sickness for the rest of your life. Either remember what you can do or learn something new.

Ok, if we're rigging a sail we'll need someone with vac suit experience, strong arms and no common sense to go out there and fit it, maybe adjust it from time to time. Tell Dhinor you're doing it because I said he was too chicken."

Evan gets to work.

Seneca wonders where Milt learned his leadership skills. "Ok Milt, I'll do it. Get building that frame. I'll be back soon with the mirrors." Seneca returns two hours later with the mirrors. "That frame ready yet Milt?"

Banjo · 24-03-2018 08:08PM

Evan tuts at the prancing fool as he leaves, adding to Seneca "...on the bright side he's still carrying that thing so he clearly didn't see the adjustments I made."

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

Seneca wonders where Milt learned his leadership skills. "Ok Milt, I'll do it. Get building that frame. I'll be back soon with the mirrors." Seneca returns two hours later with the mirrors. "That frame ready yet Milt?"

"Yes. Yes it is. Whatever you do, don't sit on the couch in the common room. It's now more of an optical illusion than it is a piece of furniture."

Comms to group:
"We're going to need someone with vac suit experience to go outside and fit this sail when we're done building it. Seneca and I need to guide the installation from engineering, Glenn needs to stay on comms and sensors in case the distress call gets picked up or someone gets here first. Verne has the helm. Nestor should be on hand in med bay in case something goes wrong. Alex is on guns. Other than that, we're free and easy. Any volunteers?"

jasonb · 24-03-2018 08:32PM

Glenn gets back on the Comm... "Actually, I'm good in a Vac suit, and the ship's computer will let us know if anyone answers the distress call, or turns up. Let me know when the sail is done..."

Professor Moriarty · 24-03-2018 08:48PM

"It's done, Glenn. Milt is in the head, I think the pressure got to him so I'd say he'll be there for a while. We can't waste a minute. What do you want to do?"

Banjo · 24-03-2018 08:57PM

From the toilets there is a blood curdling scream.

"MY FACE IS GONE!"

Banjo · 24-03-2018 09:00PM

"Oh wait, the mirrors."

jasonb · 24-03-2018 09:21PM

"Well Seneca, I need Evan to tell me what to do with the mirror. Evan, are you going to be long in there?"

Professor Moriarty · 24-03-2018 09:23PM

Seneca passes a diaper in to Milt. "Come on, you're needed now."

Banjo · 24-03-2018 09:49PM

Evan is about to flush when he realises the solution to his mass ejection jump start problem was inside him the whole time.

"Ok, I need everyone to take all their fear, all their anxiety and all the claggy synthmeat subs that are gluing up their lower intestine, and void it. When the sail is in place, we'll use it as a shove-off. Oh yeah, and don't go in the raft bay. I've borrowed a lot of the reflective insulation to bulk out the sail. With the increased surface area and using the last 500 years or so's advances in Lebedev arrays we should be able to get this bird moving. Might need to lowberth non essentials to preserve rations though."

He shows Glenn where the hull anchor points are for the cabling and how to rig the laser emitter and shaving mirror on the gun turret as a ghetto Hull-Nichols rudder that can be controlled from inside the craft.

Ooc : here's the deal. Four is out tonight. If we keep pushing this implausible stuff, he'll maybe let it go but punish us with our success. Or we sit around and get boarded by space cannibals instead. Up to youze

Professor Moriarty · 24-03-2018 10:22PM

Banjo wrote: »

Evan is about to flush when he realises the solution to his mass ejection jump start problem was inside him the whole time.

"Ok, I need everyone to take all their fear, all their anxiety and all the claggy synthmeat subs that are gluing up their lower intestine, and void it. When the sail is in place, we'll use it as a shove-off. Oh yeah, and don't go in the raft bay. I've borrowed a lot of the reflective insulation to bulk out the sail. With the increased surface area and using the last 500 years or so's advances in Lebedev arrays we should be able to get this bird moving. Might need to lowberth non essentials to preserve rations though."

He shows Glenn where the hull anchor points are for the cabling and how to rig the laser emitter and shaving mirror on the gun turret as a ghetto Hull-Nichols rudder that can be controlled from inside the craft.

Ooc : here's the deal. Four is out tonight. If we keep pushing this implausible stuff, he'll maybe let it go but punish us with our success. Or we sit around and get boarded by space cannibals instead. Up to youze

Seneca looks frantically for an air vent as Milt comes back from the void. He finds none but has found some cable with ESB written on it. Wondering what ESB might mean, he turns to Glenn "Probably best if you're tethered when you go outside. You'll need some factor 50 too."

Ooc: Let's go for it?

Fourier · 24-03-2018 10:50PM

Pter wrote: »

OOC: Four would we roll here or can I just declare Dhinor the winner.

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

Ooc: Should I be rolling dice here?

OOC: Really, in a character developing scene between you two, we can resolve it as you want, either with the proper combat rules or just ye decide how you want the story to turn out.

Fourier · 24-03-2018 10:51PM

Banjo wrote: »

From engineering (assuming it's right behind the common area as on most scout couriers) Evan calls out a gutteral "Finish him!" In the hope it triggers some dormant neural programming in the Sleeper.

He performs a quick inventory of cryopods on board. How many, their operational status and whatnot. And looks in the locker for a replacement for the part they fused into the hull.

The component fused into the hull is the nutrient pump for the cryotube. Luckily the ship's locker has several.

Traveller: Life in the Marches - A ship of our own

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