OOC 9 for the "Adventures in Gunrunning" RP
POSTED BY: FrauDirektor
UPDATED: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 04:10
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DIRECTORIAL ACTION TIME
Where we are now:
Alliance five minutes out (that's THREE ships, BTW). Conex loaded. Engines hot. Laser installed (but untested). Gyrfalcon warmed up in the warehouse.
MAL/ZOE/JAYNE - Cargo hold. Mal & Zoe not in the best of moods, Jayne on cloud nine.
WASH - Bridge, watching the blips get closer.
ROWAN/DAMON/MERZ - Either in the upper passage on the way to the bridge, or in the cargo hold, depending on who you ask. Or maybe they came downstairs from the galley to the catwalk, and are heading for the bridge that way? Anyhow, they'd all rather be somewheres else than the Valley.
SLIGHT - Somewhere on board. Getting ready to leave.
SIMON/KAYLEE - Engine room. (they sure been in there a long time)
THORNE/INARA - Probably back at the ramp by now. Thorne waiting for Inara to say something.
BOOK - His quarters, nursing a cut hand and the potential of seven years bad luck.
MOUSE - Happily shredding the page from Book's Bible into nest lining.
NISKA - Still out there somewhere.
EARLY/SAFFRON - King and Queen of the Reavers. (Hey, Saffron always comes out on top.)
What's next:
I think we might want to delay the liftoff and subsequent running fight to space until CapnRahn rejoins the on-line world and gets Simon moving. Weekend's coming up, and that's usually a slow time for play anyhow.
Until then we need to:
Get Thorne and Inara back on board
Relate Merz's important info about the laser (or not if it's more exciting down the road)
Test fire the laser (or not...)
Decide who's the designated laser shooter
Get Slight headed for the Gyrfalcon
Otherwise feel free to have flashbacks and deep thoughs at will.
If anyone has suggestions to make the escape more fun without getting too far off storyline now's the time.
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Quote:Distinctly possible that this is my bad. I thought they were on their way to the cargo bay to help secure the conex. Perhaps I should re-read the last few posts (again
Originally posted by Geezer:
ROWAN/DAMON/MERZ - Either in the upper passage on the way to the bridge, or in the cargo hold, depending on who you ask. Or maybe they came downstairs from the galley to the catwalk, and are heading for the bridge that way? Anyhow, they'd all rather be somewheres else than the Valley.
).Quote:Suggestions:
What's next:
Decide who's the designated laser shooter
Otherwise feel free to have flashbacks and deep thoughs at will.
Laser shooter: I'm thinking it's not likely that Mal, Zoe, or Jayne are likely to have some strange folk firing lasers, especially from the bridge (passengers are kinda not supposed to be up there) - and certainly not with the Alliance as the target. (Mal seems to tend to send the "civilians" off-ship - or try to - when the going gets rough.) I'd suggest that one of the fighters - but not Wash - be the shooter.
Reminiscing: Since Zoe and Mal have a bit of history here, perhaps some reminiscing between the two of them would be in order? Perhaps Zoe's last statement could be taken as an opening to do a little reminiscing before we lift off (or after, if it's more appropriate...).
~A~
...I'm still free,
You can't take the sky from me.
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Originally posted by Geezer:
Alliance five minutes out (that's THREE ships, BTW). Conex loaded. Engines hot. Laser installed (but untested). Gyrfalcon warmed up in the warehouse.
I don't suppose there's any chance they could get a call of some kind and turn to go pester some other deserving citizens? Just curious.
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Originally posted by Geezer:
ROWAN/DAMON/MERZ - Either in the upper passage on the way to the bridge, or in the cargo hold, depending on who you ask. Or maybe they came downstairs from the galley to the catwalk, and are heading for the bridge that way? Anyhow, they'd all rather be somewheres else than the Valley.
I have no idea where Rowan is right now, except following Damon. She does know the rules, though. Shouldn't even have spent that time with Kaylee in the engine room, except she wanted to stay off Mal's radar for a bit.
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Originally posted by Astriana:
Decide who's the designated laser shooter
Laser shooter: I'm thinking it's not likely that Mal, Zoe, or Jayne are likely to have some strange folk firing lasers, especially from the bridge (passengers are kinda not supposed to be up there) - and certainly not with the Alliance as the target. (Mal seems to tend to send the "civilians" off-ship - or try to - when the going gets rough.) I'd suggest that one of the fighters - but not Wash - be the shooter.
They let them on the bridge to install it but not shoot it?
lol Damon could fire the cannon, or he could shoot at them from the ground... wait, are they getting close enough for hand guns?
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Suggestions:
Laser shooter: I'm thinking it's not likely that Mal, Zoe, or Jayne are likely to have some strange folk firing lasers, especially from the bridge (passengers are kinda not supposed to be up there) - and certainly not with the Alliance as the target. (Mal seems to tend to send the "civilians" off-ship - or try to - when the going gets rough.) I'd suggest that one of the fighters - but not Wash - be the shooter.
My thoughts on this one is that if someone else is closer to the cannon and able and willing to fire it (Wash is a pilot, not a fighter, remember?) Mal really won't care one way or the other so long as they don't get pinched by the feds. He will have to set ground rules after, once he's fully aware of the capabilities of his passengers.
Case in point:
Kaylee - Mal saw what she could do with an engine and hired her on the spot.
Jayne - Even under gunpoint, Mal recognized Jayne's abilities as the tracker in the bunch and finagled him onto his side of the boarding ramp.
Mal recognizes initiative and skill and has never been known to let an opportunity pass him by.
Could make for an interesting scene for all of us newbies with the captain and Zoe later. Get us all in one place, talk things out over coffee.
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Quote:Y'know, this is a very valid point. I hadn't really thought of it in that way - especially with the Kaylee/Bester/Out of Gas example.
Originally posted by Channain:
My thoughts on this one is that if someone else is closer to the cannon and able and willing to fire it (Wash is a pilot, not a fighter, remember?) Mal really won't care one way or the other so long as they don't get pinched by the feds. He will have to set ground rules after, once he's fully aware of the capabilities of his passengers.
Could make for an interesting scene for all of us newbies with the captain and Zoe later. Get us all in one place, talk things out over coffee.
I was thinking more of the initial schpeel he gives the passengers at the beginning of Serenity (the "no one leave the dorm" bit). You're right, Chan, it could lead to some very interesting interactions between the crew and the newcomers - and a working out of where everyone fits, which we may need for the miniseries RP (depending on Capn's plans). I withdraw that particular suggestion about the shooter... Oooh! Here's another thought - Didn't you offer to have Rowan be the shooter at one point, Chan? Might make for some cool interaction between Rowan and Zoe for Zoe to see that Rowan is another "warrior woman"...
Hmmm....~A~
...I'm still free,
You can't take the sky from me.
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Originally posted by Astriana:
Y'know, this is a very valid point. I hadn't really thought of it in that way - especially with the Kaylee/Bester/Out of Gas example. I was thinking more of the initial schpeel he gives the passengers at the beginning of Serenity (the "no one leave the dorm" bit). You're right, Chan, it could lead to some very interesting interactions between the crew and the newcomers - and a working out of where everyone fits, which we may need for the miniseries RP (depending on Capn's plans). I withdraw that particular suggestion about the shooter...
Oooh! Here's another thought - Didn't you offer to have Rowan be the shooter at one point, Chan? Might make for some cool interaction between Rowan and Zoe for Zoe to see that Rowan is another "warrior woman"...
Forgot the other case in point: Simon - when they needed him to work on Kaylee, Mal let him, then beat him up later.
I did offer Rowan as the shooter. There's two seats on the bridge, and I figured the only use for that second chair would be as an operations officer. That way the pilot could focus on his skills and have a second pair of eyes to watch everything else while minimizing the multi-tasking. She wouldn't be a co-pilot since she doesn't have a license, just a degree in engineering from the university on Osiris. Since the war she's been using it like every other college grad - or rather not using it while playing professional nine-ball as opposed to making specialty coffee.
Also, on our earth that was - back before the merchant marines when there were merchant sailors all over the place - men used to transfer ships all the time. Not everybody who gets hired on needs to be a permanent member of the crew and thus part of the family Mal's trying to build. Just because he insists on maintaining loyalty to the crew doesn't mean the crew will necessarily feel the same way.
Rowan is a warrior woman in that she's doesn't take any guff from anyone, and she's not afraid to get things done. She can also make boys cry if she's a mind to, but she'll probably wait to do that when she gets the use of both eyes back
Boomer:
Just an FYI, Rowan can only keep tabs on Serenity using electronic means. She doesn't have the same *talent* Kaylee has.
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Interesting discussion on the laser wrangler selection process.
I was gonna say that Mal has no idea how the thing works, and is for sure not gonna let a sky-high Jayne get anywhere near it. Wash has to fly the ship so he's out of contention, even if he had learned how a laser works somewhere.
I have it on good authority (being the DIRECTOR after all) that Zoe hasn't a clue either. If you ask Thorne, he'll quote Vito Cornelius, "Theoretically, no". He might know the Alliance crafts vulnerabilities, though.
So we're left with the hitchers and Book. Book might know how to shoot it, but it's hard to kneecap with a laser cannon.
Looks like it's up to the newbies to save the day. Possibly one shooting and the other two doing quick repairs, calibration, etc.?
Sound OK to y'all?
BTW, can someone (Merz?) get a timeline on Capn's return?
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I thought Slight had Book's missing page. Did he drop it at the Thorne farm and I missed it?
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Originally posted by ManiacNumberOne:
I thought Slight had Book's missing page. Did he drop it at the Thorne farm and I missed it?
No, this was the other missing page.
(fribbin' anal-retentive nit-pick...Oh, is this mike still on?)
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