RP: "Adventures in Gunrunning" - Act 12
POSTED BY: FrauDirektor
UPDATED: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 21:45
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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)
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Haff fun stormink zee castle... 
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Und here iz vhere ve are:
{/accent mode}
BRIDGE - Wash, Kaylee, Book, Thorne, Rowan, Damon, Merz
CARGO BAY or CATWALKS - Mal, Zoe, Jayne, Inara
INFIRMARY - River, Simon (??? - assuming he'd go there after his scene with Kaylee)
DINING ROOM - Slight (??? - talked about leaving, but we haven't heard from Raven in a bit, don't know if he's got off the ship yet.)
Frau Direktor
Haff fun stormink zee castle...
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OOC: New thread yey! and ve saw dat it vas goet.
Boomer- sorry, it's Damon's turn to be blowing up at someone. plus Kaylee's been raggin on him for hours now and he's getting a bit frustrated with her.
Damon's turn:
LOCATION - BRIDGE
Damon starts to wonder where he would be most useful and then hears a distant cannon shot, followed by an impact not far from the ship.
"Hey, Wash, you got word from your captain yet?"
He looks up as Kaylee enters the bridge and walks right past him. She looks around, inspecting Damon's, Merz's, and Rowan's work.
"Ah, this mus' be where that Damon fella loaded the cannon," she mutters resentfully.
Apparently, she hadn't seen him standing there.
"Well, I could take it back off if you want me to," he says, matching her tone. But apparently she can't hear him either. She seems to be listening for something. He jumps when she suddenly screams and grabs some tools from a nearby locker. She dashes over to the crawlspace and begins removing the deckplating.
Damon walks up behind her wondering what the hell she was doing. "I don't think we did that bad of a job."
"The Captain oughta know better 'en ta let some stranger mess around with Serenity," she says to herself. "Shoulda done it m'self in the first gorram place."
Damon glares at Kaylee as she disappears into the crawlspace muttering to herself again.
"Tai-kong suo-yo duh shing-chiou sai-jin wuh duh pee-goo, you're still pissed at me. You know, from what I've seen in the engine room, your a damn fine mechanic but no matter how brilliant you are, it would still have taken you at least an hour to assemble that thing by yourself. Now I don't know what you've been doing for the last hour but I've been making sure that we don't get our asses busted by those patrol boats."
He turns around and notices Book for the first time standing in the corner watching him. His glare withers as he looks at him for a moment. So far he and Inara were the only two crew members who hasn't yelled at him or threatened to kill him or criticised his best efforts to help out.
Damon opens his mouth to say something but is interrupted when the ship gets jolted by two more shots, knocking him off balance. He hits injured side against the computer consol with a grunt and inhales sharply as pain rips through his body. Tzao gao, that was not good, he thinks to himself. He slumps to the floor with his back to the consol, holding his side, and closes his eyes.
"Can someone please shoot those hwoon dahns out of the sky?" he manages through gritted teeth.
Tai-kong suo-yo duh shing-chiou sai-jin wuh duh pee-goo = All the planets in space flushed into my butt
tzao gao = shit/damn it
hwoon dahns = bastards
I'm not broken, in my dream I win...
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Thorne's/Mal's Move:
Location: Bridge
DAMON asks "Can someone please shoot those hwoon dahns out of the sky?"
THORNE:"Just a sec, sonny. Give my babies time to get a lock an'..."
[THORNE is interrupted by the Nimbus launcher going into action. It disappears in a billowing cloud of hot gas and dust as the missles leap from their launch rails. The blue sky is corkscrewed with smoke trails as the fighters evade and the missles follow. ]
THORNE:"That'll keep 'em off for a while, anyway. Just be dumb luck, or dumb pilot, if any of 'em actually get shot down, but hope springs eternal."
[MAL arrives at the bridge as the missles chase the Alliance ships away. He looks over WASH's shoulder at the scanner, and sees his chance to launch.]
MAL:"Okay, WASH, prove you're a nan ren zhong de nan ren and show us some fancy flyin'. MERZ, you ready to kick some Alliance Pigu?
[Scanning the bridge, he notices KAYLEE in a corner, looking strangely at THORNE.]
MAL:"Kaywinnit Frye, get your bottom down to the engine room where I told you to be. You're no good to us up here."
EOM
Nan ren zhong de nan ren = A man among men.
Pigu = Butt.
"Keep the Shiny side up"
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LOCATION - BRIDGE
MERZ enters the bridge, again, and this time stops to address the pilot. "Mr. Wash, the Captain has requested that I man the cannon."
She then sits at the other console and starts the cannon, working out the stiff, new controls and running a very, short sim run to warm both herself and the gun up. And then, back to battle mode, bringing up the crosshairs and watching for the incoming targets.
in her minds ear she is hearing:
'Rabbit Run. You have a suspicious target on the ground. Make your first pass fast and noisy - scare them. A good rabbit will run - then you have a viable 'escaping' target.
If they don't run, so much the better - a sitting target is easier to hit.
Second pass, do it again a little closer but use a different flight path, never retrace your steps. This sets you up for the chase if they bunny. If they don't, third pass is the kill pass for a ground target.'
lets hope they are by the book
Another person has entered the bridge area. MERZ is mostly absorbed in the cannon and misses her actions, but cannot miss the ramp up in the cannons power load. She glances up and mutters "Thanks," to the stranger, but most of her attention is on three incoming targets. They are in a V formation and coming fast.
She takes a deep breath wait for it and three things happen simultaneously. The incoming fighters drop their first missle load. THORNEs Surface-to-Air missles fire. MERZ triggers off the first cannon shot.
Serenity rocks. DAMON smacks a console and goes down in obvious pain.
Quote:
Can someone please shoot shoot those hwoon dahns out of the sky?"
"I'm trying, *petit frère" MERZ whispers, and triggers the cannon again.
EOM
hwoon dahns = bastards
*petit frère = little brother (French)
OOC
I have decided that while it is cool that I get to shoot the cannon at our enemies, the person doing the shooting should NOT be the person determining the effectiveness of the shots. Otherwise, why I might not ever miss and how likely would that be. I have tossed the dice. So I stop this here and wait with baited breath along with the rest of you to see the results. OOH, I can hardly wait. DEBS
If Justice is the dish, then I am your waitress
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ZOE'S MOVE:
LOCATION - CARGO BAY to BRIDGE
MAL and ZOE arrive at the bridge as three things occur close enough to seem simultaneous. The incoming fighters drop their first missle load, THORNE's Surface-to-Air missles fire, and MERZ triggers off the first cannon shot. MAL looks over WASH's shoulder at the scanner, while ZOE crosses to her usual spot behind WASH's right side, and puts a hand on his shoulder.
As Serenity rocks, Damon falls to the floor, obviously hurt. ZOE sees the blood drain from his face, and turns to BOOK, standing at the back of the bridge.
ZOE: "Shepherd, why don't you take DAMON down to the infirmary, let's give our folks room to work? 'Sides, the kid might've reopened his wounds with all that runnin' about."
ZOE turns her attention back to the scanners, and sees their opening to launch, as MAL speaks.
MAL:"Okay, WASH, prove you're a nan ren zhong de nan ren* and show us some fancy flyin'. MERZ, you ready to kick some Alliance Pigu*? Kaywinnit Frye, get your bottom down to the engine room where I told you to be. You're no good to us up here."
ZOE looks up and gives KAYLEE an understanding look, as WASH flips his three switches and various other dials, lifting Serenity from the ground easily. ZOE checks the scanners again, and sees the fighters. One has sustained some damage, but both look to be on another attack run.
ZOE: "Ai ya, wo mun wan leh!*"
EOM
Nan ren zhong de nan ren = A man among men.
Pigu = Butt.
Ai ya, wo mun wan leh = We're in big trouble.
~A~
...I'm still free,
You can't take the sky from me.
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Thorne's/Mal's Move
Location: Bridge
ZOE: "Ai ya, wo mun wan leh!"
[Suddenly, THORNE’s voice cuts cleanly through the din of takeoff. It's a tone no one on board has heard him use before, a sure and steady voice of command that must be obeyed.]
THORNE: “Pilot! On my command, give us max lift. Align the bow with that pair of ships. The other will be trying to get behind us. Gunner! Fire two quick bursts at the pair on the bow as soon as they’re in range...shake them up, then look dead astern. You should find the third about 30 degrees above horizon setting up his pass. You have two seconds to burn him, wing root or cockpit's best, then get back on the pair. Execute!”
[The ship lifts and pivots left as MERZ watches the range close. MAL Is torn between admiration of THORNE's skillful tactics and anger that he presumes to give orders on MAL's bridge, and that they're being obeyed. Anger is winning out.]
MAL:"Who do you think...
[MAL falls silent as the laser starts to hum. A burst of smoke appears from the left ship in the flight, as a glancing beam vaporizes half the ablative coating from the nose. The craft break left and right, jinxing to avoid followup shots, but the turret is already spinning aft.]
MAL: "Good shot!"
THORNE: "Well done, Gunner! Now cook that bastard on our tail."
EOM
"Keep the Shiny side up"
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Kaylee's Move
Location: Bridge to Engine Room
Kaylee snaps her eyes to the Captain as he yells at her to get down to the Engine Room. Narrowing her eyes at him, she sticks out her tongue and leaves the bridge.
"Oh, we'll have a talk later 'bout how he's been actin' towards me taday...yes we will..." she thinks. "An' did...what was his name...Thorne, call me Kaylee-girl? Ain't heard that in a long time."
End Move
BoomerGoodheart
"I love my Captain."
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Rowan's Move:
LOCATION - BRIDGE
Once he gets to it, Damon's a capable enough tech. One quick adjustment under the console under the jury-rigged firing controls and the situation seems in hand. Maybe he resolved it a little too quickly, but she decides to save that little thought process for later.
No sooner has she gone off to throw herself at Reynolds' mercy, Merz is back and turns to the pilot like a military officer checking in.
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MERZ: "Mr. Wash, the Captain has requested that I man the cannon."
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Pilot's name is Wash, is it? Interesting. And just how did Merz find herself in Reynolds' good graces in less than five minutes? That doesn't seem likely, more along the lines of too much to do and not enough time to do it, so the captain's making use of everyone and sorting out the details later. That would be either a sign of true leadership or foolhardiness.
Moving out of the second seat, Rowan moves back to the rear of the bridge where Book has been quietly observing. Holding the dedicated source pad like a clipboard in one arm, she continues to monitor the situation, allowing Book to peer over her shoulder. Merz begins working the firing console, and Serenity speaks.
SERENITY (into Rowan's earpiece): Unable to process request. Please re-enter.
Rowan feels her blood go cold as she realizes the firing controls aren't wired the way they're supposed to be. Damon may know the innards of the guns, but judging by the modified specs on the screen in front of her, Rowan can plainly see Serenity has far surpassed her original design. Looking out the view port, Rowan sees the Alliance ships drawing nearer and speaks softly to Book.
ROWAN: "Shephard? Any insight on what being blown to hell might feel like?"
In that same instance, Kaylee comes in. Reminiscent of a military inspector, she looks around, taking stock of the work done on HER ship. Hearing her mutter disdainfully about Damon and the cannon, Rowan can tell by her tone that she's pissed at the young interloper. Sensing Damon tensing up, Rowan can tell he also heard every word and can't help being annoyed at Kaylee's careless dismissal of his work. He tries to offer to remove the firing controls, but Kaylee ignores him. Her head is tipped slightly to one side and her eyes are unfocused, as if she's listening for something.
SERENITY (into earpiece): Warning. Power build up in secondary conduit. Self-destruct imminent in ten seconds.
Damon about hits the ceiling at Kaylee's sharp squeal, and jumps back, allowing Kaylee room to bound to a nearby locker and grab some tools. Then she drops down to remove deck plating from the crawlspace that Merz had just finished closing up.
EOM
OOC: To be continued - it was getting too big!
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Rowan's Move:
LOCATION - BRIDGE
Ignoring Damon's indignant spouting off to Kaylee, Rowan automatically adjusts her feet to compensate for the sudden ominous ground tremor as the Alliance begins warming fire well away from the ship. Rowan silently blesses Kaylee's intervention as she makes quick work of the problem and the gun begins powering up as if it had been factory-installed. Looking pleased with herself and her ship, Kaylee replaces the deck plating and looks up at Merz and Wash, as if everything is A-okay.
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KAYLEE: "What?"
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SERENITY (into earpiece): Power build up averted. All systems are ready.
Rowan smiles, and glances over her shoulder to trade looks with Book who is just as amused by Kaylee's ease with just having performed a minor miracle. Alliance fire moves closer, shaking Serenity harder and Rowan is nearly tossed off balance. With quick reflexes, Book keeps her from falling, taking her arm and putting a hand at her waist to steady her. Damon, of course, isn't quite so lucky, and gets himself tossed down to the deck, ramming into the console on the way down. Hearing his hiss of pain and seeing the hand he's holding at his side, Rowan realizes the young man is in worse shape than he's let on.
DAMON (with difficulty): "Can someone please shoot those hwoon dahns out of the sky?"
Just like that, everything is happening at once. Just as Rowan is just considering finding a quiet place to hunker down for a bit, the fella from the Hera Cary walks onto the bridge and assists Merz in returning fire. Shortly thereafter, Mal and Zoe arrive. While Mal's attention is focused on the battle and escape, Zoe takes the initiative to deal with the personnel.
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ZOE: "Shepherd, why don't you take DAMON down to the infirmary, let's give our folks room to work? 'Sides, the kid might've reopened his wounds with all that runnin' about."
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Rowan moves the same time as Book. He goes to Damon, while she retrieves the attache and tucks the source pad away. Slinging the attache's strap over her body diagonally so she can cary the heft of it on her back, she returns to help Book with Damon. Each taking an arm, they lift him up and maneuver him out just as Serenity starts to move.
ROWAN: "Well, this should be fun. Trying to get a fella down to the infirmary during a daring escape. You'll be able to wow your grandkids with this one, xiâo dì dì."
EOM
OOC: WHEW! That'll learn me to be offline for a couple days. Rowan will be calling Damon "little brother" pretty much throughout the RP - levels of affection will vary.
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