Rae Overholt: OK Kevin, you there? We're on our way in. Any sign of them yet?
Kevin Cliffe: Negative...if they operate like you say, we won't see them yet.
Rae Overholt: Xiao li. Get us off this rock.
Kevin Cliffe: Let's get started. Act one.
Rae Overholt: We'll turn the camo on when we get out of atmosphere
Sabrina McGee: Navcom should have the coords by now.. you got 'em , Xiao Li?
Xiao Li Marshall *takes comm* This is the pilot speaking... everybody better strap yerself in.
Sabrina McGee: Lemme get back to the engine room to strap in..
Xiao Li Marshall: Yep. Coordinates set. Let's get this bird off the ground.
Kevin Cliffe: We don't need the feds seeing our toys. Okay...just be sure to kill the camo after you come out of burn.
Sabrina McGee: All righty.. engine room is green, Raven's purring like a kitten..
Rae Overholt:: Will do.. Right though. No need to turn it on till after the trade is made.
Xiao Li Marshall: Okay, everyone strapped in?
Rae Overholt: All ready
Kevin Cliffe: 99 bottles of beer on the wall...99 bottles of beer...damn I knew I was forgetting something...
Rae Overholt: Wont be noticed Kevin...almost over now..
Rio Starr: We'll get you a beer when we're done.
Xiao Li Marshall: Hey, if I can't fly drunk, neither can you. Quitcher bellyachin'.
Kevin Cliffe: I'm hitting atmo. I meant for the trade items.
Xiao Li Marshall: Lifting off... now! *pulls back on the yoke, and the Raven climbs upward into the black*..and we're out of atmo! Passengers are now free to move about the cabin and get ready to kick some pirate pi gu.
Rae Overholt: Shiny. Let's meet kevin.
Shen Jiuta: Pi gu Kickers standing by...
Xiao Li Marshall: You gonna turn on the camo, Cap'n? If Kevin put a control on this side, I can't find it.
Kevin Cliffe: Moment of truth...
Rae Overholt: Not yet..we'll do that after we make the swap..its been tested..he says it works
Xiao Li Marshall: *nods, checks readouts* At this speed, we've got about... 30, 35 minutes before we get to the rendezvous point.
Kevin Cliffe: *running silent now...does not want to give the pirates any comm chatter
Not that they would be able to break the encryption in time, anyway...*
Xiao Li Marshall: Guys, we got something big and bright BLOWING UP off our port bow...
Rae Overholt: WHAT is that? What do scans show???
Xiao Li Marshall: There was some debris, but nothing that should be able to do *that*...
Xiao Li Marshall: But whatever it was, it's gone now. Nothing on radar.
Rae Overholt: I'm getting a mite nervous here. Kevin ok as far as you can tell?
Rae Overholt eyes the weapons controls
Rio Starr: What's going on? Was there an explosion? Appears so doc, you sober yet?
Xiao Li Marshall: Can't tell, he's out of sensor range. You want me to break radio silence and check on 'im?
Rio Starr: Yes, I'm stone sober. I've got supplies ready.
Rae Overholt: not yet.. we'll see soon. Nothing we can do if it was him...dont take us too close to it either.
Xiao Li Marshall: Wasn't planning on it, Cap'n.
Rae Overholt:: Good girl
Lexi Vargas: Cargo hold is still quiet and ok.
Xiao Li Marshall: *sneezes* Gorram tree...
Rae Overholt smirks
Lexi Vargas: really quiet.
Rio Starr: *tries not to laugh and looks for an antihistamine*
Rae Overholt: Allright lexi, get your butt up here.
Xiao Li Marshall: Anyone starts singing holiday songs, I'll toss 'em out the airlock.
Sabrina McGee: Everything's fine in the kitchen.. *munch munch*
Rae Overholt: You could cook us something while you're in there
Sabrina McGee: Not in my job description, Cap'n!
Xiao Li Marshall: Or just grab us some protein bars and bring 'em up.
Rae Overholt: Just our luck.
Sabrina McGee points to the Ship's cook
Shen Jiuta: HeeHee, I did have some left=-overs in the fridge... you could warm them up...
Rae Overholt: good. We have anything to celebrate with when this is over?
Sabrina McGee: So, I'm not necessary for the pirates and guns part, right?
Xiao Li Marshall: I have the strangest urge to play with plastic dinosaurs right now.
Rae Overholt: no..you're for the keepign us flying and helping the doc part
Rae Overholt: How much longer Xiao li?
Rio Starr: Xiao Li...you okay with the tree? Need something for sneezing?
Xiao Li Marshall: *snif* might be a good idea, Doc...
Rae Overholt: nothing to make her sleepy!
Rae Overholt eyes sabrina and Xiao Li while holding her hand up for a protein bar
Sabrina McGee: Okay.. back to the galley.. or Xiao's liable to lob something at -my- head
Sabrina McGee tosses one to the Cap'n
Rio Starr: No problem. I've got something that'll help.
Rae Overholt: catches and opens it with her teeth*
Rae Overholt: You seemed bored lexi, thought the walk would do you good
Xiao Li Marshall: *munch munch, grumble grumble*
Rae Overholt gives lexi a "I havent forgiven you yet look"
Sabrina McGee: Looks like I get to be support staff for you, Doc..
Lexi Vargas: I was not bored....had time to polsih the weapons
Rae Overholt takes a bite of the protein bar and watches the weapons console
Rio Starr: That's good, Sabrina. Right now, we just have to keep our pilot from flying us into a rock from sneezing.
Xiao Li Marshall: We're about ten minutes from rendezvous now...
Sabrina McGee: Are we there yet? :)
Xiao Li Marshall: Whatcha got for me, Doc? *snif*
Sabrina McGee: Engine holding strong.. everything's go back here.
Rae Overholt: Nothing untoward on our scans looks like its time to buckle back in folks
Sabrina McGee: Engine room ready and strapped.. ;)
Rio Starr: All right...heading down.
Kevin Cliffe: *Waiting at the trading post, his ship parked in one of the landing pads near the cargo trading area*
Xiao Li Marshall: *breathes* Wow. That stuff does work fast.
Rae Overholt: I think I see our ship
Xiao Li Marshall: You might wanna turn on the camo so they don't see *us.*
Sabrina McGee: I think I can see my house from here.. no, wait.. that's just a catalyzer
Rae Overholt giggles
Rio Starr: laughs. "Uhoh. I didn't realize you really lived for engines, Sabrina."
Rae Overholt: Ok..land us close...no need to lug craits that far if we dont have too
Kevin Cliffe: *some hair black, an old pistol, and blue jeans later, and...*
Xiao Li Marshall: I'm on it.
Kevin Cliffe: *waves to the approaching Firefly*
Xiao Li Marshall: *touches down gently... a little too close to Kevin for comfort*
Rae Overholt eyes xiao li, thankful she's sober
Rae Overholt: Ok everyone..hustle hustle hustle..craits out and into the hope...make a show
Xiao Li Marshall: You need me haulin'?
Rio Starr: And me?
Sabrina McGee says brightly into the comm.. "Have fun! You guys get all the fun jobs!"
Rae Overholt: Wouldnt hurt..every able hand..quick as can be
Shen Jiuta: and us?
Rae Overholt: yep yep...
Sabrina McGee: Status?
Rae Overholt: Good so far
Rio Starr: Still transfering.
Sabrina McGee: Am I the only one left on the ship?
Shen Jiuta: we're all at the airlock... moving crates
Rio Starr: We're going in and out
Sabrina McGee: I'm going up to the bridge then.. just in case.
Sabrina McGee: Next time we should probably leave a pilot and an engineer on board for emergencies
Rae Overholt: next time yeah. Ok..take us out Xiao...when we get out far enough..We'll turn on camo...then make a U and come back
Xiao Li Marshall: Yes, ma'am. Everybody strapped in?
Kevin Cliffe spools up the engines, and readily lifts off...all be it shakily...*
Sabrina McGee: Engine room green and go!
Shen Jiuta: Shen and Gabriel standing by in the cargo bay!
Xiao Li Marshall: 3...2...1... we have liftoff.
Lexi Vargas: All well in cargo
Rae Overholt:: and kevin???
Kevin Cliffe: *he switches over to encrypted channels* Act one complete. On to act two. Make sure you charge that EMP tube before you use it.
Rae Overholt flips a switch to charge the tubes
Rio Starr: Welcome to deep space. *laugh*
Xiao Li Marshall: We're out of atmo... gonna keep 'er on hard burn for about fifteen minutes, then turn around and head back.
Kevin Cliffe: *He flies the 'Hope out of atmo, and out into the black...yep...taking a shortcut, gotta fly free...yep...*
Kevin Cliffe: *Just a lonely ship...no weapons...full of merchandise... And here we go...*
Xiao Li Marshall: Okay, we're out of local sensor range. Time to see if Kevin's as good with camo as he says he is.
Xiao Li Marshall: Cap'n? I need you up on the bridge... Cap'n?.... Rae?
Kevin Cliffe :*energy flares, and...POW! It looks almost like an explosion, but the ship is still there...and here he is, with his engine plasma blown into the void, out of comm range...well, out of range of most comm, except for a narrow-beam encrypted channel But to all else, there's just a feeble radio message...*
Rae Overholt: I'm here.. sorry what happened?
Rae Overholt engages the camo
Xiao Li Marshall: Kevin just gave us the signal. Time to get going.
Kevin Cliffe: "Mayday, mayday, mayday...this is the Remington, to any available ship. I am adrift. Engine failure. Need repairs. Anyone on this frequency, please acknowledge.
Xiao Li Marshall banks the ship in a hard U-turn
Rio Starr: **sputters as a locker in the medbay opens and scatters bandages**
Kevin Cliffe: I say again, mayday, mayday, mayday... *as he sets up his assault weapon...just in case...*
Xiao Li Marshall: Gettin' close to the Hope... no sign of our friend Blaze yet...
Rae Overholt: Let's hope he doesnt have camo too
Kevin Cliffe: Mayday Mayday MAyday, this is the Remington, I have sustained engine failure and need assistance. Anyone on this channel, please respond.
Sabrina McGee: Captain?
Kevin Cliffe: Mayday mayday mayday. I need assistance, please respond.
Rae Overholt: Yes sabrina?
Shen Jiuta: Capt'n is Lexi boarding with Gabe and I?
Rae Overholt: Yes , take turns guarding each others back. If we have to use the EMP they'll be onto us
Sabrina McGee: This camo thing's putting a strain on our fuel.. engine's running a little hot.. no mistakes, and no wasting time, okay? I'll keep her together'til you get back
Rae Overholt: Thanks Sabrina..once we get onboard..if we have to use EMP we can cut it..no need for it then
Xiao Li Marshall: Let's hope Johnny takes the bait soon...
Kevin Cliffe: Mayday mayday mayday, is anyone out there? This is the shipping vessel Remington out from Hansford colony, I need assistance. I repeat, Mayday mayday mayday, this is the Remington. I'm on a mercy mission to Hansford colony, I have sustained engine failure and need assistance. *he checks the sensor display...surely the proximity warning will have tripped*: Mayday mayday mayday...
Xiao Li Marshall drums her fingers on the console.
Xiao Li Marshall: Where the hell ARE they?
Kevin Cliffe: Gorram it...Mayday mayday mayday, I am dead in the black, I need help.
Rae Overholt: Lying in wait I’d imagine
Sabrina McGee falls over laughing
Rae Overholt shakes her head
Kevin Cliffe: Mayday mayday mayday, this is the Remington, on a mercy mission to Hansford colony. I am adrift and need assistance. My engines are dead but I have plenty of air... So I can keep broadcasting for a loooong time. Mayday mayday mayday. This is the Remington, requesting assistance.: 99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer...
Sabrina McGee starts talking to the engines out of boredom and loneliness..
Lexi Vargas: He told me nobody contacted him
Kevin Cliffe goes and pops open a case, pulls out the one real bottle in there...* solvent. that figures.
Sabrina McGee: Who's a good engine? Yes, you are.. my widdle-itsy-woo-woo.. Kevin Cliffe: Mayday mayday mayday.
Rio Starr starts making voodoo dolls out of syringes and bandages.
Sabrina McGee: Where's them plastic dinosaurs I heard about?
Kevin Cliffe: Gorram it...
Lexi Vargas: and he logged out.
Xiao Li Marshall calls up a Cortex feed and starts checking her favorite webcomics.
Kevin Cliffe: This is the Remington, I nead HELP, Gorram it! Someone come out here and help me!
Kevin Cliffe: ...
Lexi Vargas: I think....they are not going to bite.
Xiao Li Marshall: ...SON of a...
Kevin Cliffe: This is WSOS, broadcasting live from the Remington, who's on a mercy mission with a blown engine, broadcasting the latest distressing hits. Here's number ten on the charts. *And "help" by the Beatles starts up in the distress frequency*
Rae Overholt: They'll bite..give them time
Xiao Li Marshall bursts into giggles
Rae Overholt laughs at kevin's antics
Lexi Vargas: grins.
Sabrina McGee: "Good Morning, Persephone!!"
Rio Starr chuckles.
Kevin Cliffe: Mayday mayday mayday, my engines are not going to fix themselves! Hello darkness my old friend... Mayday mayday mayday, I've got to get supplies to a colony but I'm not going to get there if my engine is blown! Trivia from the stranded starship pilot...do you know if you have a round hull and your gravity doesn't work, you can run up the walls like a hamster wheel?
Sabrina McGee: Sounds of Silence..
Xiao Li Marshall turns on the secondary monitor and starts a game of Tetris.
Lexi Vargas: heh
Kevin Cliffe: And, just so everyone knows, I am allergic to reavers, and I have a note from my doctor telling me to administer aerosolized lead.
Lexi Vargas: We are getting close to RL bedtime folks
Kevin Cliffe: Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum...damn...no rum. *and the song changes to "rescue me"*
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