The Sereni-Tree and the Shopping Trip

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This is Thread 44 of the adventures of the Sereni-Tree!

For “The Guide to the Clubhouse / Treehouse / Sereni-Tree Threads”, see:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=11877

Near the top of the following thread is a very long post containing “TheRealMe’s Guide to the Sereni-Tree, V5”. This post is a description of the ship and crew: http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=18808

Below is the (interim) summary of the previous thread at http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=19045



Safely in hyperspace after the Boros Incident, Our Heroes relax for the first time in a long time.

In the Common Room, TheRealMe calls a town meeting of the entire crew, where he outlines our near-term plans and asks for ideas about what to do next. Basically, when the Sereni-Tree falls out of hyperspace over the hi-tech world of Garrison, Jadehand, Seryn, and others will undertake a shopping trip to get components to build the stealth shuttle Ocean Cloud. ScorpionRegent will go to get parts for Jet for the Sereni-Tree. Mai, Kelly, and others are interested in shopping for Serenity’s wedding dress and cake ingredients. After the Garrison shopping trip, Seryn will need to visit a nearby planet for some particular medical procedure.

Newer folk introduce themselves, including our new medic Witchy.

During the meeting, after TheRealMe mentions some long-missing but important crew members, Washie suggests that TRM should assume the title of Captain of the Sereni-Tree. This prompts Captain Ebonezer to appear for the first time in a very long time.

The meeting concludes.

Ebo looks around for a game of pool and marvels at how many pregnant females we have. She is impressed by the pifflepony ranch that we keep in a cargo bay and by the chocolate jacuzzi in the water park. It seems that Ebo might be staying a while, this time.

The young stowaways Shadow and Ghost have, for now, moved in with Kelly and Piffle in Kelly’s Mallorn tree home. Safe seems content to stay in the ISSCV dropship, still connected to the Sereni-Tree’s main airlock. Needy is confused that people seem to remember him, because he does not ever recall being on the ship before. TheRealMe meets the Ghost of Riverclone, which has somehow come alive again.

The Sereni-Tree falls out of hyperspace over Garrison with no incident.

Since he asked so nicely, Ebonezer reassigns the quarters off of Main Engineering, formerly belonging to TheGreyJedi, to ScorpionRegent. TheRealMe supervises the transfer of Grey’s possessions to a cargo bay.

Chocolate jacuzzi hijinks ensue, with the help of Cozen's new vodka attachment. Montanagirl returns!

Collecting in the shuttle Admiral Nelson for the Garrison shopping trip are Jadehand, Seryn, ScorpionRegent, Mai, LightMeDark, N0Skillz (and tiger?), Serenity, Quincy, Deuce, and McQ (and Citizen?). They head down to the surface of Garrison where Jadehand rents a hanger where they will collect the parts to build the Ocean Cloud. Seryn talks about heading off to a different, nearby planet to get the medical procedure done and to do the wedding shopping. Quincey is up for a night on the town. Deuce is too energetic. Serenity agrees with Mai that she does not want the froo froo ribbons on her maids of honors' butts. LMD appears to be suffering from culture shock (gender shock?) as the women go on about the details of the wedding. Then again, his job is only to carry the packages!



TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree

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Right then, let me get this straight. Is this talky negotiating? or are we going with the Corben Dallas Method?

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"So we're staying for the night? Well that gives me a little more time. I'll get you to docs soon. With the extra time, I say we save some money and go with more raw materials. No Corben Dallas negotiating. I want in and out like a regular buyer, negotiate reasonably so we don't appear to be over eager, but stop short of being a nusiance. totally not memerable in anyway, except maybe the paying with platinum bars..... I'll fix that. No worries. Here's the list of raw materials we'll need for her hull. And these parts we can get pre-made, internal chairs etc. no problem. Let's get it done."

*They wonder off from shop the shop, visiting many hangers and placing many orders for raw materials. Tons of metal, wire and cable, electronic boards, flashy LED displays, everything a growing shuttle needs. Delivery times are scheduled giving them enough time to get back to the hanger before the parts begin to arrive.*

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Originally posted by Jadehand:

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Right then, let me get this straight. Is this talky negotiating? or are we going with the Corben Dallas Method?

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"So we're staying for the night? Well that gives me a little more time. I'll get you to docs soon. With the extra time, I say we save some money and go with more raw materials. No Corben Dallas negotiating. I want in and out like a regular buyer, negotiate reasonably so we don't appear to be over eager, but stop short of being a nusiance. totally not memerable in anyway, except maybe the paying with platinum bars..... I'll fix that. No worries. Here's the list of raw materials we'll need for her hull. And these parts we can get pre-made, internal chairs etc. no problem. Let's get it done."

*They wonder off from shop the shop, visiting many hangers and placing many orders for raw materials. Tons of metal, wire and cable, electronic boards, flashy LED displays, everything a growing shuttle needs. Delivery times are scheduled giving them enough time to get back to the hanger before the parts begin to arrive.*

Visit WWW.Marillion.Com for a better way to live
"Finding the answer It's a human obsession
But you might as well talk to the stones and the trees and the sea
'Cause nobody knows And so few can see
There's only beauty and caring and truth beyond darkness." -Estonia(This Strange Engine) -Marillion

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In less than an hour a large lorry shows up with SR's goodies:

4 barrels
8 2 meter lengths of 10mm x 100mm spring steel
A 200 meter spool of 13mm winch cable
A forge and various metal working tools
50 lengths of 5cm x 2m pipe
A dozen heavy duty high capacity solenoids
Welding supplies
Motors, pumps, condensers, valves, gauges, hydraulic rams, and hoses,
Hanks and hanks of copper tubing
Spools of shielded conduit wire.
A dozen huge deep cycle batteries
A gross of high volume capacitors


Scorpion Regent

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Much earlier in the common room:

Approaching the THREAD Databank, Needy taps a button and the screen activates. An introduction page pops up, the list of contents including
GUIDE TO THE SERENITREE
MAP
ROOMS
CREW
LOGBOOK...
He looks no further as he taps the area of the screen to bring up the information he requires.

"PAGE 42" shows up at the top of the screen and below it is a series of accounts of recent events.
Surprisingly, it includes events they have just been through - up until the meeting that is being held
"Wow, these guys are really thorough" Needy says to himself.

Needy hits the "previous page" button. And again. And again. Searching for references to him, or rather, the person that everybody believes was him. The "other" Needy.

It could take forever

Then, annoyed that he hadn't spotted it before, he taps the area of the screen entitled "Search"

Apprehensive, worried about what he might find, he hesitates... then shrugs it off and begins to type on the keyboard.

NEEDY

A list of results spring up - all taking place a few months ago judging by the page they were on.

There was no time to read them all... and surely a party was not the place to do so anyway.

He tapped his finger on the bottom of the screen.
"PRINT ALL REFERENCES"

Grabbing the pieces of paper that shuffle out, he folds them and places them in his inside pocket.

Should make interesting bedtime reading



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OOC: I gotta say, Needy, the whole THREAD databank is a brilliant idea!!!

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Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.

Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."

http://havenofsouls.livejournal.com/

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*As they return to the hanger the trucks begin to arrive, each containing a person who wants to be paid. The platinum lays in their cases in the small corner office, still in possibly traceable bars. JadeHand organizes a line of people waiting for their coin as the parts are spread across the hanger organized thouroughly and leaving enough central space to construct the cloud. JadeHand gives each suppliers representative a payment voucher and informs them the man inside the office will give them their coin, each with 10% bonus for their patienence. JadeHand then steps inside the office, closes the door, and pulls out his tags. Scribbling a name, and placing the tag to his chest, his hair becomes more grey, he grows taller, thinner, older. He pulls a vest over his tag, concealing the name: "Eric Magnus Lehnsherr". He raises a hand and each crate of platinum opens behind him, the bars seem to melt and ooze up and out of their crates, quickly forming coins and stacking themselves upon the desk in neat organized stacks. The last coin settles as the first knock comes to the door.*

"Enter."

*Within the next 45 minutes, each representative his given their payment. some will report a portion of their bonuses, others will make no mention. All will leave happy. As the final payment is completed and the deliveries are finalized, the last guest is ushered out. A hand is raised forth, locks slam into place, metal blinds close at every window. JadeMagneto stalks towards the supplies raising both hands. Metal creaks and bends from every direction at once. Parts begin to form and swirl about the room. The frame is completed and rests in the center of the hanger. More creaking and swirling parts, and engines are attached. Flooring. Interior control panels. Chairs. Hull. Weapon systems. Power supplies. Landing skids. All soon attached and bolted into place. *


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But you might as well talk to the stones and the trees and the sea
'Cause nobody knows And so few can see
There's only beauty and caring and truth beyond darkness." -Estonia(This Strange Engine) -Marillion

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And will they EVER finish discussing what we're going to do so we can go do it? One of us has very swollen ankles!

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Oh looks like we have movement! Go ahead and start waddling Serenity, I'll catch up with you in a minute. First, I need to speak with LMD, private like for a moment.

*waves hand in front of LMD's face*

You still with us?

*LMD nods head, still sort of staring into space*

Oh good. Now there's something I've been wanting to say to you. Three little words that I hope you will accept with open arms...

LMD: (suddenly comes out of trance like state) Wait, whoa slow...

Mai: Hold my purse?

*runs over to a nearby merchant table. comes runing back burdened by a large bag containing a little, yellow and white, silk- woven blanket.*

"See it's a surprise for Serenity and the baby!*






Mai, Secretary of Unmentionables.
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Originally posted by SoulOfSerenity:
OOC: I gotta say, Needy, the whole THREAD databank is a brilliant idea!!!

______________________

Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.

Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."

http://havenofsouls.livejournal.com/: Thanks, I kinda did just make it up as I went along, but now I think it does make sense that the ship would have a logbook, and there's nothing shinier than a Tevlon History Recorder and Easy Access Drive(or maybe it should be Device). Available in stores now.


Btw, I've been wondering for a while now, what does OOC stand for exactly?

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