The Sereni-Tree, an evil doll, and a showdown on Boros

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Originally posted by PsychicRiver:
But um, I've...sorta, been living in the observation lounge of late.

I pitched a tent?

Does this mean I have to move?

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Oh yeah. Forgot about that.

There isn't room in there for 2 is there? I don't want to make you move. I just need somewhere more quiet. And up high. Wish there was a real tree in this TREE.

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny
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Seryn pushes open the doors leading to the bay, in the gloom she can see several different sized lumps, what must be the shuttles and a few other bits of machinery spaced out across the vast floor.
'Hello?’ ‘Anyone there?’ Turning on the lights she looks to her right and see what looks like a makeshift work area through the open door of one of the storerooms.

Inside she finds a range of bits and pieces, random pieces of wood and twine, small and large tools, several sheets of paper with sketches drawn crazily over them, even a couple of blueprints. Most of the designs seem to be for a trebuchet, others for similar weapons, and some for more advanced weaponry. Mixed in are doodles of rabbits, several of a girl who she’s never seen before and one of a tin of spam.

Huh…

She looks at the sweaters and spare coveralls strewn across the furniture. ‘Well, some one obviously lives here’

Leaving the store room she looks for another empty one. On finding a suitable room she unpacks her bag, taking out the rabbit’s food bowl, their bed-mat and some toys, and then lets the rabbits out of their carry pouch. ‘Be good’

From the bag she takes a hammock, which she ties between two pipes, and her pillow and blanket. Lastly she takes out a small tool box.

Heading back into the bay she slowly circles all of the shuttles, what odd designs… they look like….cars.

She turns, and to her delight spots the familiar shape of the fighter.
Yelping with glee, she runs over and hugs as much as she can of the craft. Then she stands back and begins to try and assess what has been taken.

Several patches of plating are gone, as are several of the peripheral gadgets, and quite a few of the engine componants, giving the fighter a slightly scabby look, but to her delight it seems largely whole, the missing part easily replaceable. Climbing into the cockpit she flicks the power switches. At first nothing happens, and then slowly different screens flicker into life.
One of the screens flashes a locked out message, ID code and pass code needed.. Taking out the smallest screwdriver she has, she presses a small concealed butten on the screens side, whilst typing in the universal override codes.

The machine hums gently, the different systems puttering back into life.

You beauty! You just wait; we’ll have you fixed up in no time. And then the flying we can do! oh, I can't wait.' She pats the control board lovingly... 'but you're low on juice, can't have you run out completely, so just sleep a bit more, we'll be flying soon, for the moment, we have to find you a power source.'

She powers down the vehicle, then taking the papers from the locker under the seat, she returns to her hammock to peruse the designs and work out a plan of action.

Pretty soon, exhausted from all the different happenings she starts to nod off. Climbing down, she has only enough time to put on a nightslip and climb back in before she falls sound asleep.


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"She's a mite whimsical in the brainpan."
Xander: "Hi, for those of you who just tuned in, everyone here is a crazy person." *grin*

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They tried to what?! I mean I know its just a practice baby, but really, that's insane. It's a doll after all, how hard could it be?
Of course, I'll keep her safe. Didn't I tell you? I did child care before I joined up with the Sereni-TREE back on earth-that-still-is-but-its-boring-so-why-bother.

You have a nice nap and Miss Charlie and I will go and play for a bit. If that sounds all right to you? Maybe she'll be tuckered out by the time you get up and you can get some things done while she sleeps.

Mai, Secretary of Unmentionables.
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Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:


Oh yeah. Forgot about that.

There isn't room in there for 2 is there? I don't want to make you move. I just need somewhere more quiet. And up high. Wish there was a real tree in this TREE.

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Tell ya what, you take that space for now.

Me and mum have been talking about spending more time with each other, so I think I'll impose on her for a while!

PsychicRiver

"Two by two, hands of blue."
"We'll take care of each other. I'll knit!"
"I swallowed a bug."

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hey! I was composing a post for that! Scratch PR's entry and read mine instead...

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*twg goes to lick Simon’s face but then she stops. The last time she did that it was just for fun, to be silly…okay and to flirt, but now it means something. So she stops.*

Hey, I’m going to go back to my room and clean off all this pie.

*there is an unfamiliar twinkle in his eye, almost lustful*

Um, I don’t have to I guess. *they wander the corridors, their clothes and hair still caked in pie, trying their best to cool down and not jump into anything. twg fails miserably and pushes the doc up against the wall. She licks his neck. She licks his ear. She licks his cheek...and slowly moves to capture his mouth. His arms hang helplessly at his side, he's not sure how to respond. She nips his lip and he is spurned into action. Hearing PR's voice, she pulls away from Simon just as his arms begin to encircle her. She takes his hands and they walk a bit further. They pass CMS talking to PR about moving up to the observation deck*

Actually, I’ve been meaning to ask this for a while now. PR would you like to move in with me? I’d like to get a chance to get to you know you better and there’s no better way to do that then sharing a closet and a bathroom.

PR: Dad, you moving in too?

*Simon shuffles his feet a bit*

SW: I don’t think so. Not yet. Maybe once you two have a settled a bit…maybe…*twg looks at SW and smiles*

Your dad’s right. I don’t think we’re ready for that quite yet. Why don’t you move in this weekend and we can help CMS with her nest.


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"...turn right at the corner then skip two blocks...no, SKIP, the hopping-like thing kids do...Why? Why not?"

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Oh wonderfulness! That works out for everybody. Yay!



Serenity, First Officer of Destiny
President of the Juggled Gosling Chatroom

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*hones tree climbing skills*

Itsa Cdn. thing, we can all do it. That, and skate.

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Rather soon afterward, Ath arrives, followed by Kelly. Both seem to be half-finished with their tea. TheRealMe smiles at Ath's Hawaiian shirt.

“Hi, Ath, Kelly. Ath, I’m here to check you out on this equipment before you assume any official duties.”

[snip]

Ath touches a few of the control surfaces in front of him and twists a control grip. The Sereni-Tree pivots slightly and its engines flare to life. The ship starts to accelerate away from the derelict.

TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree

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*KellyofLuthien can tell that Ath needs all the concentration he can muster, and so decides to leave him for now. Setting down her tea, Kelly wanders outside of the cockpit, thinking that it'd be nice to have a real sit-down tea with Ath later. Taking out her map of the Sereni-tree, Kelly mutters a few words in Elvish. the map lights up and miniscule dots begin to move, indicating the location of everyone on the ship. Kelly quickly scans the map and finds who she is looking for. Placing the map in a pouch, Kelly heads towards the Pifflepony ranch.

Kelly enters the cargobay holding the ranch and is met by a neigh from Shadowfax. Soon he canters over to her, nuzzling her face. Kelly hears a laugh and looks up to see Piffle sitting on a nearby fence. Kelly separates herself from Shadowfax and steps lightly over to Piffle.*

"Mae govannen. You must be Piffle. I was looking for you! My name is KellyofLuthien."

"Hi KOL!" Piffle says cheerfully. "Nice to meet ya! What can I help you with?"

"Well, Piffle, I've fallen in love with your ranch here and wanted to ask you a favor."

Kelly digs in her pouch and draws out a small wooden box. Opening it, Kelly shows the contents to Piffle. Inside is a small silver nut.

"It's a mallorn seed. It will grow a beautiful tree, the kind that I lived in back on Middle Earth. I was wondering if you'd allow me to let it grow here so that I could build my home. In return, I will gladly help take care of your beautiful piffleponies."

Piffle considers this for a moment. "Sure, I don't see why that would be a problem. Is it big enough for two?"

"Yes, of course, Piffle! I will gladly share my home with you if you like!" Kelly hugs Piffle and walks over to Shadowfax. "Can I ride him over to where I'd like to plant my tree?"

"Looks like Shadowfax has chosen you to be his: You can have him!" Piffle answers, smiling. "Have fun!"

"Hantanyel, Piffle!" Kelly calls as she grabs Shadowfax's mane and jumps on.

Kelly and Shadowfax ride to the other side of the ranch. A beautiful forest of trees lines the edge of the ranch, and Kelly chooses her spot. Planting the mallorn seed, Kelly covers it with earth and says a few words in Elvish. Magically, a magestic tree with silver bark and silver and green leaves grows to an impressive height, its huge limbs twisting to create stairways, rooms, floors, and furniture.

Kelly stands back and admires her new home.

"Perfect!"

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I love my Captain



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Originally posted by LightMeDark:

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Originally posted by LightMeDark:
/me finally pulls himself from Fred the dinosaur and the other animals and makes his way to the real him's office.

Hey there, You. Sorry if this is an inappropriate time, but I'm here to submit myself as an applicant for the job of animal handler if it's still vacant. I have a certain...empathy, i guess, with 'em.

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/me hands TRM a resume with a flourish and waits in agonizing anticipation as TRM's face takes on a confused look

TRM: Hmm. Are you sure this is the correct resume? I can't read any of this.

lmd: Really? Let me check. *leans towards TRM to glance at the sheet of paper in his hand* Oh, that's definitely the right one.

TRM: You're sure?

lmd: Yeah, of course...wait. I forgot it's all 'written' in various animal languages...want me to translate?

TRM: Uh, no...I'll take your word for it.

/me looks expectantly at TRM

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Wow, that is pretty incredible! WRITTEN animal languages? Well, you certainly have the skills necessary for the job.

So, what kinds of creatures do we have on board?

We have a dinosaur, Frederick, as you’ve seen in “This Land”. There’s also a small herd of prehistoric butterflies that I’m trying to breed for use as solar-powered reactionless thrusters. Frankly, I’d like to create a zoo aboard the ship containing the life of all the planets we visit.

Kept as pets and friends are Mai’s Molly the Parrot and Mai’s cats, PsychicRiver’s cat Annabelle, Montanagirl’s ferret Dale (the Intimidator Ferret), and I think Seryn brought aboard some cute little harmless bunnies. In the water park is the long tall aquarium for blue fishies, but those are really Bluefishie’s pets.

In Piffle’s pifflepony ranch down in one of the cargo bays are an indeterminate number of piffleponies (at least 11, now) and my horse Aluminum.

We also have aboard a Meteor Troll, a small band of Yeti, and some shrunken Windmill Giants.

And, there are kissies. Have you ever herded kissies before? Bride5 and Bride6 used to do that for us, but now one of them wants a new job and the other has been missing.

Hmmmm… You know, I’m curious about how far your Dolittle power extends. It seems similar to the Captain’s power.

* TheRealMe takes his com-link, punches a few buttons, and soon various strange barks and growls can be heard in his office. *

This is Yeti speech.

* He makes an adjustment. A harsh sound is produced, not unlike a high-pitched screech somehow combined with the sound of large hunks of wet meat slapping against a wall. *

And THAT is a recording of Inola Teg, Eldritch Horror from the Purple Dimension, right as it was attacking us, once.

I’m curious. Can you understand more than just animal speech? Are you some kind of universal translator? Oh, can you understand the Elvish tongue that KellyofLuthien speaks?



TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree

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