The Sereni-Tree, the Ocean Cloud, and Escape From Boros
POSTED BY: TheRealMe
UPDATED: Friday, February 24, 2006 17:35
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Thread 39!
For the complete “Guide to the Clubhouse / Treehouse / Sereni-Tree Threads”, see:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=11877
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=16740
Near the beginning of this thread is “TheRealMe’s Guide to the Sereni-Tree, V4”.
Previous thread at (summarized below):
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=17378
Adventures on the Sereni-Tree:
TheRealMe takes over from Mai in showing new people around the Sereni-Tree. He shows KellyOfLuthien the cargo bay that holds the pifflepony ranch. Kelly quickly bonds with a white pifflepony that she names Shadowfax. Later, Kelly plants a special seed in the forest near the piffleranch and use her elvish magics to create a mallorn tree to be the home of herself and ner new friend, Piffle101.
Rat, Seryn, and Jadehand consider a plan where they can gather enough funds to build the Ocean Cloud, a shuttle of Jadehand’s design that comes equipped with a cloaking device. At first, Rat suggests robbing our future selves some time after the shuttle is built, but later, considering their skills and contacts, they decide to rob a mining colony for the necessary platinum, instead.
Serenity scolds TheRealMe for referring to her new (evil) robot practice baby, the Baby 3000, as “CallMeChucky”. She hands the doll over to an apprehensive SoulOfSerenity as she goes off to weed her garden. CallMeChucky promptly hypnotizes Soul into destroying the Sereni-Tree.
Meanwhile, SimonWho and ThatWeirdGirl are feeling weird after the discovery that someday, they will be the parents of PsychicRiver. They are uncomfortable around each other, which TWG deems silly, seeing as they have known each other for a year. For old time’s sake, they start a pie fight. (Later the couple gets around to some Olympic level “flirting”.)
As it happens, the hypnotized Soul wanders near with CallMeChucky and gets a pie, SPLAT in his face, breaking the doll’s hold over him. He is confused, and goes to change the baby’s diaper instead. Later, Serenity is shocked when she discovers Soul trying to drown CallMeCharlie in a toilet! She rescues the doll and departs in a huff. Soul begins to plot how he will destroy the thing.
TheRealMe continues the job interviews from last thread, at Seryn’s suggestion giving Bride5 the job of backup pilot to Seryn on the Bonaparte and to Ath on the Sereni-Tree. Seryn names Bride5 “Quincey”. Seryn also asks to tinker with the Alliance fighter in the Hanger Bay. LightMeDark applies for the job of animal trainer, revealing that he has the power to understand animal languages, both spoken and written! Ath, having been given the Assistant Pilot job of Sereni-Tree, changes into his Hawaiian shirt and takes his toys to the Bridge. Ash/XanderLHarris applies to become a deputy.
ItsAWash, who has been made Ship’s Counsellor, asks for a room in a central location with a jacuzzi. TheRealMe puts her in the first room on the lower floor of the North Wing, near the water park, the former room of River-clone. Later, Wash is awoken during the night by a ghost-girl who warns her of evil. She writes down everything she can remember.
Like any faithful son, PsychicRiver fiddles with the extradimensional blue box of his future father, but cannot break in. Later, he gets a hammer from Engineering and goes to the ladies’ room to also destroy CallMeChucky. Serenity defends again! Seryn arrives, first to stop PR, but then she takes the hammer up herself! Jadehand sends out an alarm. Cozen ties his llama Schwarts off at the doorway to the ladies’ room and slips in, to show all that CallMeChucky/Charlie is actually a girl-bot. Odd, as Serenity had ordered a boy-bot. Somehow, this defuses the tense situation. Ath, TheRealMe, and others arrive to answer the alarm, but by then things have been resolved. When Mai stops by and first sees the cute doll, she squeals with delight and volunteers to babysit! Serenity gladly accepts, grousing about the violent men and
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"I suppose I could possibly send a few individuals to Boros, dropping them to within feet of one of the Brides. I suppose I know Bride7 better, so she would be easier to find…”
TRM, Test run on Psuedo Ocean Cloud is complete. We'll need help breaking atmo at the mining colony, and we'll get things underway.
As for Boros, If you can get a couple of people near the brides, can you drop a few satchels of arms and ammo and other fun stuff for them instead? Maybe help them stall, 'til we can all get there. Attach a message to let them know our ETA and possible LZ?
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Great news, Jadehand. Once you are all secured, send a message to Ath to get the Sereni-Tree moving.
TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree
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ScorpionRegent wrote:
SR is thinking to himself. "Bride 6 and 7, bride 6 and 7, bride 6 and 7, why does that seem so familiar? I have never seen them before. 'I remember how I cried when I heard about his widowed bride' No. Was it those Tarentino movies? No.
Actually, Bride1, the first to be given any personality, was intended to be the Bride from the Kill Bill movies. Also, if SR returns to the Sereni-Tree, he will find big red “panic buttons” installed in most rooms that, in an emergency, can be used to turn off all devices within that room. Unfortunately, I still can’t do anything about gorram killer dolls that folks bring aboard.
TheRealMe, OOC
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Seryn wrote:
if Cozen has nothing better to do, I have a starring role for him.
*Fading letters written in olde english script on the tag of the worn canvas duffel read "BJR". The bag slides off the llama's back and lands softly on the dresses insulated floor with a satisfying muted chorus of clinks.*
Score! Gotta be at least a couple dozen bottles of rum in here!
*Drinking ensues*
*Mai awakens, drinking doubles.*
*Drunken ideas are manifest, with a wig, a razor, some heavy make-up and a coating of suddenly available garments.*
*When done, Mai and cozen weave their uncertain way about the Sereni-Tree, eventually and quite by accident stumbling upon the hangar where rests the primed Ocean's Cloud.*
Mizz Zeryn, I've been a star clutzer. (Zee, there? It's in my CV). A mere star oughta hic be no prollem.
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On Boros, in a tunnel:
As Safe launches into his monologue SR looks him straight in the eye and zones him out completely. He takes a moment to lower his blood pressure and listen to his inner self. His train of thought runs something like this,
"Here's another talker that thinks a gun makes for a captive audience. One of those guys who always has to get their two cents in. If he was going to shoot me he wouldn't be talking. Maybe it would be a improvement, he's awfully longwinded. He'll have plenty of time to talk to the Alliance or the Smurf hands if he doesn't shut up soon. If he buys the farm I can't say that I'll miss him. One of the things that indeared me so to the Spartans was their laconic style of understatement. Oh he's done what a relief. I wonder if it was important."
Scorpion Regent
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Still on a high Seryn completes a few tests, making sure that there were no other effects on the Cloud, skipping every few steps for the hell of it.
'So who exactly is coming with us to the mining colony? JH and myself will be posing as the buyers, we need the pilot *looks questioningly over her shoulder at Quincey* Quincey? you up for that. We need a couple of security guards, too keep watch and direct the loading of the eqipment... Rat? Washie? then we need a slave/servent, they would never travel with out one, and its damn useful to have a plan B with you.
She goes to the room where her bag is stored, to find two rabbits glaring at her.
'You know full well why i'm not taking you. Stop giving me those looks.
No, your not going, that my final word!
And you even try to sneak aboard, well, I hear rabbit stew is a damn fine meal. Be warned.'
*Pauses, picks up Esme and carefully feels her belly*
'Besides Archie, would you want Esme going into danger in her condition?'
She picks up what she is looking for then goes back out to the bay to find JH and Rat just about holding it together and Washie concealing her laughter behind her hand.
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Mizz Zeryn, I've been a star clutzer. (Zee, there? It's in my CV). A mere star oughta hic be no prollem.
*Smile* Well, wow, thank you Cozen, perfect. Just exactly what I was looking for. Brilliant. *giggle* are you ready to go now? Soonish at least? *cough* So, well, i'll explian the plan to you in the shuttle
*bites lip*
Are they my boots?
*pauses to collect herself* Mai! How are you? are you feeling better? Honey I don't think you should be up and about you had a nasty shock! Do you want me to call LMD and he can get you something to eat and get you too your room? Cozen is going to be busy for a while, so he really... can't... look after... you. *eyes Cozen warily as he starts weaving and wobbling a bit* Is that rum on your breath? never mind. NO BUTTON PRESSING!
Seryn sends a brief beep to LMD, asking him to come to the bay, then sits her down and gives her a glass of orange juice, while she leads cozen away to explain his role to him.
Is that my old corset as well?
JH, Rat and Washie loose it.
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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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Quincey nods. "Oh, yes, Seryn! I'm up for a little adventure!"
Then she watches intently as Cozen staggers about in women's clothing, randomly bumping into the Ocean Cloud during his drunken meandering. "Huh? urrrp! Huh? Wassat?" He leans against the shuttle to support himself.
Quincey sighs longingly. "Oh, there's nobody like our Cozen!"
Suddenly, Quincey is startled. "Hey, if we are ready to go, there is no need to wait for Ath. I can pilot this gorram ship! THIS IS MY CHANCE!"
Quincey runs off to the Sereni-Tree's bridge. "I'll have us under way in a minute!"
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Quincey arrives at the Bridge entrance, out of breath from her running all the way, to find TheRealMe walking out.
"Oh, hello, Bride5. Since Ath was sleeping, I took the liberty of making the course adjustments to Grendel's Find myself. I figured there was no need to wake him. We should be there soon."
Quincey stares blankly ahead.
TheRealMe is puzzled. "Can I do something for you, Bride5? Is there something you want?"
Quincey's teeth grind as she turns about and heads back to the hanger bay. TheRealMe watches her back as she marches off.
"Huh. What's with her?"
TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree
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*lmd looks frantic and frankly strung-out when his com beeps at him*
ugh, well, i've looked everywhere else, may as well go see what Seryn wants...
*elemdee huffs as he turns and sprints off towards the hanger. after a few minutes of dashing through his new home, he arrives...
mai?...mai!
*no longer tired, lightmedark rushes up to mai and wraps her in a heck of a hggl before releasing her, backing away, and blushing
uh, sorry mai...i don't know why i needed to find you. something about a dream. i feel so off.
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Hey Mai and LMD, you guys wanns play thugs when we get to Grendel's Find? Seems we're already on the move. Should be there soon. then we need to hit Rat's contact's for some 'trading'.
*goes back to polishing Ocean Cloud, looking for anything out of place*
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The loneliness calls him, And the edge which must be sharpened,
He's losing it. And he knows.
But there's a fighter in his mind and his body's tough
The years have been unkind, but kind enough." -Ocean Cloud (Marbles) -Marillion
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