RP: "Adventures in Gunrunning" - Act 10

POSTED BY: FrauDirektor
UPDATED: Thursday, March 4, 2004 20:12
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FRAUDIREKTOR

Thursday, February 19, 2004 5:06 PM

LAST TIME ON Firefly - ARCHIVE THREAD:
Includes episode synopses and links to all the threads for prior acts
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=17&t=3681

GREEN ROOM (REAL-TIME):
Chat and storyline work
http://www.fireflyfans.net/fireflychat.asp

CURRENT GREEN ROOM (OOC) THREAD:
More in-depth conversations about character
development/storylines
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=17&t=3713

STARRING:
Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds - Geezer (fireflygeezer@cox.net)
Zoë Warren - Astriana (htempe@hotmail.com, MSN, AIM: MissAstriana, Yahoo!: MissAstriana, ICQ: 9592266)
Wash Warren - RavenWhyteWing (ravenwhytewing@yahoo.com)
Jayne Cobb - SerenitysSon (killianf@bellsouth.net)
Kaywinnit Lee 'Kaylee' Frye - BoomerGoodHeart (boomergoodheart@hotmail.com, MSN, AIM)
Simon Tam - CapnRahn (CapnRahn@aol.com, MSN, AIM)
River Tam - TeelaBrown (AIM: Teela Sera)
Inara Serra - Ciara (elenahope@yahoo.com; AIM)
Shepherd Book - ManiacNumberOne (magicbishop@comcast.net)

GUEST STARRING:
Adelai Niska - temporarily played by CapnRahn
Brink 'Slight' Helsing - RavenWhyteWing (ravenwhytewing@yahoo.com)
Damon - Squee (dm_squee@earthlink.net; AIM: Squee755)Jubal Early - Succatash
Mercedes 'Merz' Troy - Mercedes Troy
Roosevelt 'Rosie' Thorne - Geezer (fireflygeezer@cox.net)
Rowan - Channain (channain@yahoo.com; AIM)

DIRECTORIAL STAFF:
Geezer - GameMaster (fireflygeezer@cox.net)
FrauDirektor - Co-Director (htempe@hotmail.com, MSN, AIM: MissAstriana, Yahoo!: MissAstriana, ICQ: 9592266)
Channain - Co-Director (channain@yahoo.com; AIM)

PRODUCER:
Haken

GENERAL POST GUIDELINES
None have been established yet. Each player has a unique style for posting a move that is consistent within itself. You'll catch on!

ACRONYM DEFINITIONS & TERMS
EOM = End of Move
OOC = Out Of Character
POV = Point Of View

RESOURCES
Mechanics of RPing Workshop:
http://fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=17&t=3640

Chinese for the RP Player:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=17&t=3658

Last but not least, the Gunrunners would like to extend a big THANK YOU to Joss Whedon for creating a whole new 'verse for us to play in, and to Haken for giving us a bright, shiny new sandbox theater!

JossGunrunners
HakenGunrunners

Frau Direktor

Have fun stormink zee castle!

CHANNAIN

Thursday, February 19, 2004 5:13 PM

CDC - BRIEF RECAP:
Serenity is in the boonies on Hera while some things get sorted out, mainly the whereabouts of Niska who has just jumped ship. Simon's mind seems to be mostly his own again, and there are still four new passengers on board, current status as relating to Serenity relatively unknown, but close to some manner of resolution. More importantly, Mal has ordered that they finish up the first leg of the job - drop over in Serenity Valley to pick up the shipment - and break atmo.

And for once - at least at this point in the post - EVERYBODY is in the same place, various positions in the cargo bay. How's THAT for planning?

It's time to get flying.

Rowan’s Move:
Location: Cargo Bay
_________________________
ZOE notices ROWAN's pause. Taking in JAYNE's slight stagger/sway and the look on ROWAN's face, the corner of ZOE's mouth turns up as she knowingly quirks an eyebrow at them both.
_________________________
ROWAN to herself: Ai ya hwai leh - no fooling her for sure and for certain. Knows her crew too well.

________________________
[MAL looks at the bloody and crestfallen ROWAN, and rubs his left ear.]
MAL: "You ain't the first one been fooled by that little weasel. [to the group] I'd like to go after him, but we need to get movin' 'fore folks we dont want'a see show up. 'Least we're dumpin' him out here in the middle o' nowhere. Maybe a snake with no professional ethics'll bite him."
_________________________

The idea of the old man dancing around a poisonous reptile hell-bent on taking a chunk out of his ankle gives Rowan a sudden laugh that she immediately regrets. As the side of her head nearly blows off in a psychedelic flash of entirely too many colors, she opens one eye again (and just when did they go shut?) to peer up at Simon.

ROWAN: Doc, are you planning to do anything about all this, or just keep poking at it until I faint dead away from the pain?

EOM

We have art so as not to die of truth ~ Neitzsche
http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=7922

RAVENWHYTEWING

Thursday, February 19, 2004 5:38 PM

Slight finishes the smoke, and puts it out against his hand. He sweeps up the ash and places it all in a small sack, which he returns to the pocket from which it came. No need to dirty this wreck any further than it already is.

His gaze sweeps over to the direction of the infirmiry, and realizes the good doctor has calmed a bit. Maybe now would be a good time to explain what was actually one that stick he gave Simon. The switch was very latent, and wouldn't surface for another month or so, but nonetheless, it better be switched off soon.
Taking a long sigh and adjusting his glasses, making sure his red eyes are completely covered, he begins the descent to the infirmiry.

EOM

Everyone Dies. Someone's carrying a bullet for you, doesn't even know it. The trick is, to die of old age before he finds you.

RAVENWHYTEWING

Thursday, February 19, 2004 5:45 PM

Washes move (wish me luck!)

Wash leans back into the chair, flipping the armrests down. What an odd flight.
Suddenly, wash notices the readout on one of the screens, and pulls down the com:
"Attention crew, we are arriving on Hera. For all you new folk out there, please keep your hands and arms inside the airlock until we come to a complete stop."
Wash smiles as he leans forward, and takes the wheel. Feeling much more whole, he starts adjusting the tradjectory for the smoothest landing he can make it. Gotta make up for that last near-crash.

Everyone Dies. Someone's carrying a bullet for you, doesn't even know it. The trick is, to die of old age before he finds you.

ASTRIANA

Thursday, February 19, 2004 5:47 PM

Quote:
MAL: "Now let's get over to the valley, load up, and haul out'a atmo while we got the chance. WASH, here's the coordinates."

MAL hands over the paper THORNE had previously given him and continues.

MAL: "You can lift as soon as KAYLEE gets back to the engine room. DOC, looks like you got another patient. Wheel these two back to sickbay an' get 'em useful again. Take who you need to help. ZOE, JAYNE, get the bay configured to load a conex. SLIGHT can help you, now he's smelled the place up with his smokin'. THORNE, you go with WASH an' get him close as possible to your cargo."

MAL walks over to the hatch control and pushes the 'close' button. As the ramp grinds closed he turns back to the asembled crew.

MAL:"Well? You waitin' for a gorram invite? Time's a'wastin'. Jiu!*".

ZOE secures the Winchester in its holster and barely conceals a chuckle at JAYNE. ZOE looks at SLIGHT.

ZOE to JAYNE and SLIGHT: "You heard the Cap'n. We got a job to do, let's get to doin' it."

ZOE points to the crates in THORNE's "borrowed" truck.

"JAYNE, you and SLIGHT get those crates stowed, then we gotta get this truck outta the bay 'fore WASH takes us up. I'll start movin' this tequila."

End Move.

*Jiu = Move

~A~

...I'm still free,
You can't take the sky from me.

CIARA

Thursday, February 19, 2004 6:15 PM

Inara's turn

Inara's brow furrows as she feels Damon's shoulder tense under her fingers. She take a long look at the man, his brown eyes locked to hers. Damon's gaze is intense and dark--within them she sees many shadows flitting across the surface only to flee again to their fathomless depths. Taking Damon's signal of discomfort, Inara takes a small step back as the man rises to his feet with a slight grimace.

The Companion in Inara wants to reach out to him, forge his depths of emotional pain and make him at peace in her wake. The Companion in her also notices his air of tense frigidity. This is a man who will not share his secrets lightly.

Inara nods to Damon--and hears from behind her a sudden laugh follwed by a pained pause--

ROWAN: Doc, are you planning to do anything about all this, or just keep poking at it until I faint dead away from the pain?

Inara chuckles inwardly at Rowan's banter, and speaks:

INARA: Simon, Rowan...Damon has graciously vacated his gurney if you'd like to use it...I'm sure after tangling with that she jiu lao, you could use a small rest.

With an amused glance at Jayne, who is still swaying slightly and wearing a more glazed expression than usual, Inara offers Rowan her hand.

End Inara's turn

she jiu lao=roughly translated: old snake

Just a humble supplicant in service to all things Joss

GEEZER

Thursday, February 19, 2004 6:39 PM

Mal's/Thorne's Move:

Location: Cargo Bay

ZOE:"JAYNE, you and SLIGHT get those crates stowed, then we gotta get this truck outta the bay 'fore WASH takes us up. I'll start movin' this tequila."

[MAL, noticing that the truck is still in the cargo bay, realizes that his grand gesture of closing the ramp looks pretty gorram silly, and presses the 'open' button.]

MAL:"Jus' testin' that the ramp works after that go-se landin'. Seems fine. Now dump that truck."

[THORNE leaves RIVER's side and moves to the truck.]

THORNE:"I'll move it. Gotta get some more stuff out anyway."

[He backs the truck out of the bay, removes a duffel bag and what looks like a gun case from the back, and then opens the hood and bangs around for a minute. He closes the hood, picks up the bag and case in one hand, and, holding various ignition parts in the other, climbs the ramp.]

THORNE:"Figgered I might as well disable that vehicle, so Niska can't use it...an' if he trys maybe 500 volts shorting through the ignition button when he presses it'll make him jump a bit. Cap'n, anywhere I can bed down once we clear the valley? I'd like to stash my gear."

MAL:"Just dump it in the common room right now. We'll get you settled later."

EOM

OOC: 'get you settled later' means my Firefly schematic is at home and I can't find whch thread it's in here.

Go-se: Dog crap.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

CHANNAIN

Thursday, February 19, 2004 6:43 PM

Rowan’s Move:
Location: Cargo Bay
_________________________
INARA: Simon, Rowan...Damon has graciously vacated his gurney if you'd like to use it...I'm sure after tangling with that she jiu lao, you could use a small rest.
_________________________

ROWAN: “SOLD!”

Not bothering to wait for a word one way or the other from Simon, she starts forward, only to discover she has a slight left-side list. Putting out a hand to steady herself, she’s about to fall when Simon catches her quick and helps her over to the gurney. Suddenly aware that she might be worse off than she figured, she accepts his assistance graciously, and takes Inara’s hand as they reach the gurney. Between the two of them she’s able to climb up and settles on the uninjured side with a sigh. Searching with one eye - the one that still works - she focuses on Mal.

ROWAN: “Next time a brown coat asks me to go after some other notorious yaoguài I’m tellin’ him to go to hell.”

EOM

OOC: Happiness is an active RP thread

yaoguài = monster

ASTRIANA

Thursday, February 19, 2004 8:50 PM

Zoe's Move:
Location: Cargo Bay

Quote:
THORNE:"Cap'n, anywhere I can bed down once we clear the valley? I'd like to stash my gear."

MAL:"Just dump it in the common room right now. We'll get you settled later."

ZOE looks up from moving cases of tequila to glances at MAL and THORNE.

ZOE: "Sir, I believe the Shepherd made up one of the passenger bunks for Mr. Thorne."

She glances at BOOK.

ZOE: "Shepherd, when you can spare a minute, would you show our guest to his bunk?"

She turns back to the work at hand.

Quote:
ROWAN: “Next time a brown coat asks me to go after some other notorious yaoguài* I’m tellin’ him to go to hell.”

Hearing this, ZOE stifles another chuckle and shakes her head.

End Move.

*yaoguài = monster

OOC: I have to agree with Channain! Happiness is an active RP thread!

~A~

...I'm still free,
You can't take the sky from me.

MANIACNUMBERONE

Thursday, February 19, 2004 9:06 PM

Book's Move

Location--Cargo Bay

Book, who has been deep in thought about Niska, snaps back to the present situation as he's addressed by Zoe.

Book to Thorne

"Sorry, Yes, I was just, oh nevermind. As Zoe said, there's a place already prepared for you. Follow me, Mr Thorne. Is it Mr Thorne, or is Thorne a nickname?"

Book pauses and looks back to Thorne, who is loaded down with apparently everything.

"Can I give you a hand with anything?"

EM

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