Life Onboard Serenity: The St. Clair Job

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JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 9:05 PM

Life Onboard Serenity is a text based RPG, anyone can play anyone can join.

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No killing of other author’s characters or of canon characters. In that vein, try to keep canon characters acting like themselves.

Please try to post with consideration for fellow authors and with some consistency to current story lines.

Sub-plots are great and we welcome them, but please try to make them fit into the current stories as much as possible.

Oh, and please keep things as close to PG as possible. If you have a more adult scene you'd like posted, post it as a spoiler.

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PREVIOUS THREADS:
http://www.fireflyfan.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=27831
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=26610
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=30617&m=542320#542320

PREVIOUSLY ON LoS:

John, desperate to bring life back to Serenity, brought the ship to Persephone. He got him self some interesting characters, and Mal got a job.

johnttf

MOBBEX

Thursday, September 27, 2007 12:43 AM

EPIKTETOS

Epiktetos dismantled his gun to bits and proceeded to clean it methodically. The gorram thing was clogged up so tight (it had taken a lengthy mudbath over the course of his recent endeavors) it would probably have blown his hand right off had he been stupid enough to fire it. Jake Wolfe hadn't seem to notice. "Never been one to shy away from the odd risk," he thought with a smug grin. He viewed himself as an aptly brained individual. Outsmarting the ones he couldn't outrun, such was his way. But he was most grateful for his good fortune. When his wits faltered, she never let him down.

BROWNCOAT2007

Thursday, September 27, 2007 5:37 AM

Jake sidles in from the cargo bay, and finds Epiktetos feild stripping and cleaning his gun. Walking over to the table, he sits down and quickly breaks down his two new pistols, then, reaching over Epiktetos, he goes to grab a cleaning rag...

"May I?"

MOBBEX

Thursday, September 27, 2007 6:49 AM

EPIKTETOS

"Go nuts!" Epiktetos answered distractedly. Ruttin' thing's soaked with thrash juice... He suddenly went rigid, and his head jerked right up. "Whoa!" he exclaimed. "Wo bu shin wo dah yan jing... They... They let you board?"

WO BU SHIN WO DAH YAN JING – I don't believe my eyes

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Thursday, September 27, 2007 11:56 AM

John sat in the galley with a cup of tea in his hand. Wolfe was lucky. On a bad day he wouldn't have saved him. Mal walked into the galley. "Some group of people you let on my boat."

"Yeah, you said we had work?"

"Yes and its not work I'm keen on doin"

"What is it?"

"Cargo steal, from a smal rebel Independent group still working on Jezebel"

"Wait were stealing for the Alliance"

"Yep pays well"

"All righty then, honest work, how odd"

johnttf

BROWNCOAT2007

Thursday, September 27, 2007 1:33 PM

Jake looks up at Epiktetos with a cocked eyebrow

"Looks like... qi guài yì gòu..." he says, then gets back to cleaning his guns.

qi guài yì gòu: it's weird enough

MOBBEX

Thursday, September 27, 2007 5:27 PM

EPIKTETOS

"Yeah," Epiktetos answered dubiously.

His mind was racing. "Juh shi suh mo go dohng shee? Are these people completely insane?"

"Okay, I give up," he said as he stood up. "This thing's beyond repairs." And I need to have a little chat with the people in charge, he thought as he hurried himself across the room and up the stairs.

Juh shi suh mo go dohng shee: What the hell is this crap?

OOC:

BROWNCOAT2007

Thursday, September 27, 2007 8:02 PM

Jake grins at Epiktetos' speedy get away then slides the parts of his pistol over to him, casting a critical eye over the piece.

Hmmmm... yeah, truely humped up, this piece is... He thinks to himself as he mindlessly finishes cleaning the guns and putting them back togather, al-the-while looking over Epiktetos' pistol.

OOC: Yeah, blindly putting the pistols back togather...

MOBBEX

Thursday, September 27, 2007 10:57 PM

EPIKTETOS

Epiktetos stood inside what looked like an engine room. "Not where I wanna be," he thought. "How did I get here?"

"What are you doing here?" a female voice asked from behind him, jolting him out of his reverie. "Whoa! You startled me there!" he started as he spun around in a hurry. "I guess I got huh... lost. I'm looking for the local bigwigs." The woman crossed her arms against her chest and eyed him doubtfully. "No... I mean, what are you doing on this ship!"

— "Just a passenger," he said bluntly "No games with this one, silly."

— "Huh huh." Her hand hovered toward her hip holster...

— "Hey! Easy now," he said hastily.

She seized the handgrip of her weapon and unholstered it, unveiling a sawed-off lever action carbine. His mouth dried up at the sight. Time to play a wild card! "No call to flare up! Your psychic buddy said I was okay!" The woman froze, and hesitantly drew her piece back."My what?"

— "You know, tall guy, brown hair..." he said as his demeanor shifted back to his usual goofiness.

— "I get the picture. If it's the captain you're looking for, he's right there in the dinning area," she said, pointing a finger toward the doorway.

— "Thanks, that's real helpful of you." She gave him a stony glare that invited no answer. He promptly turned back and left the room.

"What did I get myself into?"

BROWNCOAT2007

Thursday, September 27, 2007 11:16 PM

Having finished cleaning his weapons, Jake once again sticks them in the back of his pants Need to get a shoulder rig... good way of loosing a cheek this way... and heads in to the kitchen, his body growling with hunger.

Steping over the door frame, Jake quitely made his way over to the stove, keeping an eye on the sandy haired older man sitting at the table, cleaning his pistol. Grabbing a plate of stir fryed protien, Jake heads over to the table, purposely announcing his presence by clearing his throat.

"Bwaha!" The guy shouts, swinging his piece around to aim at Jakes face and asking, in a strained voice "What are you doing on my boat, I don't take kindly to stow-aways."

Jake just raises one eyebrow, sits down, and begins to eat, mumbaling a "I'm not a stow away," to the man "And I'd take it as a kindness if you were to point that away from my face... it isn't even loaded, so there isn't much you'd be able to do to me with it..."

The sandy haired guy just blinks, HARD, at Jake "Uh huh... and you'd know this because...?"

Jake holds out a handfull of bullets, while still eating.

The man blinks again "...huh"

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Friday, September 28, 2007 1:30 AM

John could not believe he was actually going to do this. He should have followed his gut and not let either of those two on board. He needed advice and a third party. She could help everyone else on the ship, except Mal of course, why couldn't she help him.

He raised his hand and knocked twice on the shuttle door.

"Jin" a woman said on the other side. He took a breath and walked inside.

"Inara can I talk to you?" he said shakily.

johnttf

MOBBEX

Friday, September 28, 2007 2:04 AM

EPIKTETOS

Epiktetos peeked into the dining area. Two men were sitting at the table, minding their respective business. "Captain? Any captain here?" he called.

The taller man dropped what he was doing and gave him an irritated look. "Right here! I'm Captain Reynolds. Who the hell are you?"

—"Just a passenger..." Epiktetos paused as the man clenched his jaws. Is he going to draw on me too? No? Lovely. "I understand that you just picked up a few."

—"I'm startin' to understand that my own self," the man said warily.

—"May I?" The man shrugged and gestured him to a chair. "Sure, have a seat." Epiktetos made a move toward the table but stopped dead as he caught sight of Jake Wolfe devouring a plate of protein. "Jake Wolfe," he said with a tip of an imaginary hat. "Graceful, as always."

— "Wait now," the captain said. "You guys know each other?" Epiktetos chuckled, seemingly amused. "Barely," he replied. "May I say, it's mighty selfless of you to shelter him on your boat like that."

— "Whoa... wh... What do you mean?" Reynolds murmured tentatively.

Epiktetos gave the man a feral grin. "You mean... You don't know?"

— "No! I don't! Now tell me! Is this guy trouble?"

— "That's one hell of a question to ask!" Epiktetos said thoughtfully. "Myself, I'm not overly infatuated with the prospect of spending an undetermined amount of time in the vicinity of a psychotic, delusional, remorseless runaway killing machine..."

"JOHN!" Reynolds roared as he stormed out of the room.

BROWNCOAT2007

Friday, September 28, 2007 2:19 AM

Jake looks up from his dinner as the captain storms off hollaring for "John," whom he assumes is the guy that rescued him, and starts laughing hystarically.

"Did you really have to drive the captain that... crazy this soon?" Jake asks, still smirking. "I mean, I may be a bit... different... from most folks, but a psychotic, delusional, remorseless runaway killing machine? I think thats a bit thick... sure I may be psychotic... but useually not without prevocation... delusional? The voices have quieted down some... and remorseless? Now thats just CRUEL... I have remorse... so long as they weren't ruttin' 'lliance or feds trying to capture me and put me back in a government run organization ment to de-humanize children... or thugs and mercenaries and bounty hunters wanting to make a quick cred or two... Oh, wait... all of the people I kill ARE any of the above mentioned... so I guess you could say remorseless..." he grins, folding his arms across his cheast.

"Oh, you don't happen to have a shoulder holster set-up I could take a look at, do ya?" Jake asks, as he is getting up for more food

MOBBEX

Friday, September 28, 2007 2:31 AM

EPIKTETOS

Quote:
"Did you really have to drive the captain that... crazy this soon?" Jake asks, still smirking. "I mean, I may be a bit... different... from most folks, but a psychotic, delusional, remorseless runaway killing machine? I think thats a bit thick... sure I may be psychotic... but useually not without prevocation... delusional? The voices have quieted down some... and remorseless? Now thats just CRUEL... I have remorse... so long as they weren't ruttin' 'lliance or feds trying to capture me and put me back in a government run organization ment to de-humanize children... or thugs and mercenaries and bounty hunters wanting to make a quick cred or two... Oh, wait... all of the people I kill ARE any of the above mentioned... so I guess you could say remorseless..."

"I guess what you mean is I'm hilariously right," he retorted with a smirk.

Quote:
"Oh, you don't happen to have a shoulder holster set-up I could take a look at, do ya?"

"No, I didn't really have time to pack," Epiktetos answered wrily. "Hey fetch me some, would ya'? I've been runing on nothin' but air for two days."

BROWNCOAT2007

Friday, September 28, 2007 2:36 AM

"Get off your lazy pei gu and get yer own" Jake says with a smirk as he is filling two bowls up, his own and a clean one for Epiktetos

"And, shouldn't complain about food... I've been going on water and a few... ummm... well, pretty much hand to mouth live game for well over a week now..." Jake replys with a grimace of distaste.

"Couldn't risk the fire, you see... also, didn't really have anything I could make one with... that swamp wood is go se for pretty much everything, but homes for birds and snakes I suppose..."

pei gu:

Select to view spoiler:

ass

go se: dog-crap

MOBBEX

Friday, September 28, 2007 3:52 AM

EPIKTETOS

"Thanks," he said as he accepted the bowl. He began to eat double-quick. "Makes a fine hiding place for government fugitives, though," he uttered through a mouthful.

He glanced around, seemingly to make sure no one was eardropping, then leaned forward and lowered his voice to a whisper. "For real, now," he said, his tone dead serious. "Why do you think they took us aboard? I say we have something they need. 'Could be they're after the prices on our heads, but I don't see it. Unless your worth gunning down a fed squad for? Nevermind that. My point is: We need to find out who we're dealing with. Now, I'm gonna ask around, try to figure out what these people are in for. You, you go sniffin' for potential clues but keep it quiet. Pinpoint potential threats and work out their weak spots." He leaned closer. "And watch out for buddy-boy, he's an empath." With that said, he leaned back and resumed his meal.

"Are you with me on this?"

BROWNCOAT2007

Friday, September 28, 2007 4:32 AM

"Yeah, seems a might... strange... only thing I know is the little one is a government reader... same kinda program as me, different idea behind the program... Great, two empaths on one boat... bet I'm a real treat for them to get glimpses of..." Jake says

"Yeah, I'm with you..."

MOBBEX

Friday, September 28, 2007 5:01 AM

EPIKTETOS

"Shiny. I imagine you can always conjure up some nightmarish notions to keep 'em from looking too close," he said as he was moving his empty bowl toward the countertop. So they went to school together. How odd... "Listen, the guy you're probably able to handle; The girl... well, forgive me for sayin', but from what I've seen of your earlier clash, I don't think so. If she comes lookin', we're humped. Stay as far away from her as you can. Drive her off if you have too." He grabbed two shabby teacups from a nearby shelf. "Thirsty?"

OOC: I know I might be pushing the envelope here, but I have my reasons

BROWNCOAT2007

Friday, September 28, 2007 5:35 AM

"Yeah..." Jake winces "Kinda goes against my nature to hurt females... even the 'lliance couldn't beat that outta me... shure, I'll have a cuppa"

MOBBEX

Friday, September 28, 2007 5:59 AM

EPIKTETOS

"Just be cautious." He handed him a mug. "Cheers?"

BROWNCOAT2007

Friday, September 28, 2007 8:01 AM

"Indeed," Jake says as he clinks his mug agianst Epiktetos'

OOC: well, hell, sorry for the late reply... my internet was wonky tonight, so I just now got service back...

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Friday, September 28, 2007 12:05 PM

"I think the CAptains going to kill me."

"And why"

"I let these passengers on board and one, she's a nice girl she'll do the ship good, but the other two are...shady, I don't know if I trust them. WEll if somethin happens I'll get blamed."

"Why did you let them onboard"

"Well Nara, I missed Serenity."

"She's rigth here"

"No, she's not. Ever since Wash and Book died I just haven't felt the same here. It's cold and empty. It's not home."

"JOHN" Mal's voice boomed through the ship.

"Gorramit"

johnttf

MOBBEX

Friday, September 28, 2007 4:29 PM

OOC: It's cool, I was out of things to say anyway

Weirdly enough I had some internet problems too. My server was down for the better part of the night

BROWNCOAT2007

Friday, September 28, 2007 4:33 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Mobbex:
OOC: It's cool, I was out of things to say anyway

Weirdly enough I had some internet problems too. My server was down for the better part of the night

OOC: Huh... that IS strange... do you have Integra for your service provider?

MOBBEX

Friday, September 28, 2007 4:45 PM

OOC: Nah. I run on BELL

BROWNCOAT2007

Friday, September 28, 2007 4:46 PM

OOC: LOL...

DRPAIN

Friday, September 28, 2007 5:55 PM

Pain's Bunk

It felt empty without her there. He missed waking up and seeing her laying next to him. He missed her warmth, her touch, the way she made him feel.

Pain laid in his bed staring up at the ceiling. They had decided to end it, he knew it, but he still missed her. Still wanted her beside him.

Getting up, Pain stretched his muscles, then said to himself "Been a while since I hit the bench. Think I'll go do that then."

Opening the hatch and climbing out of his bunk, Pain made his way towards the Cargo Bay to lift some weights.

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

MOBBEX

Friday, September 28, 2007 8:15 PM

EPIKTETOS

Time to play at being a people-person.

"Look, huh... Sorry for freaking out earlier. I got hit in the head and this "guy" just showed up... Call it a survival reflex." The girl nodded understandingly. "No, it's okay," she said. "We get that a lot," she added nervously. Epiktetos scratched the back of his head and looked away. "So hum... Kaylee, right? What is it you do? On the ship?" Your doing great, keep it up

— "Me? I guess I... Pretty much hold her together! Keep her in the air," she answered with a speck of pride.

— "You're the mechanic? Ai yah tien ah! That's one mighty burdensome piece of work! You carry it out all by yourself?"

— "Well... Yeah!"

Epiktetos was genuinely astonished. "That's... Impressive!" he stammered.

— "Thanks! How about you? Is it your first tour out in the Black?" she asked as she was quickly loosening up.

— "Hardly. I've been jumpin' from one ship to the other for... 'least a few years now. Mostly cargo freighters, or something near enough."

— "Yeah? But you seem so... young!" He chuckled at that. "You're one to talk!"

— "See? That's classic teenage wit!" she replied with a waggish grin. She gestured at something behind her. "Look, I'm kind of in the middle of something right now, so, is there anything you..."

— "Well, now that you mention it..." Maybe he could get something out of this conversation after all. "Would you happen to have some industrial solvent handy? 'Cause I've got this critical piece of equipment..."

AI YAH TIEN AH: Merciless hell.

EDIT: OOC: I wasn't happy with the post as it was, and I'm still not thrilled with it now. But it serves it's purpose, and since it's already up I figure I might as well work on it until I like it. Woe! That'll teach me to post in a such a hurry.

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Saturday, September 29, 2007 2:43 PM

"Yes Malcolm" John said as he entered the shuttle. Before Mal could reply Inara jumped on him.

"How many times will I have to tell you to knock before entering?"

"Who are these other people." Mal asked ignoring Inara

"Passengers." JOhn replied

"YOu didn't clear them with me"

"Sorry, but were in the middle of space I don't think there is anything we can do about it right now."

"Well fine" and with that MAl left the shuttle

"THanks for listening Inara"

"Anytime"

John sighed and left the shuttle. THey would be planetside soon and he needed to get prepared.

johnttf

YESMYNAMEISKALI

Saturday, September 29, 2007 5:41 PM

Bella was wandering around her new home, almost unable to contain her excitement. This was what she had been waiting for, dreaming for, ever since she could remember. She still couldn't quite believe it.

As she walked, she spotted the man from earlier, the one she had run into. Then, she hadn't gotten a chance to apologize for it, but now she had the time.

She made her way over to him. "Hey." She smiled. "I'm sorry about earlier, running into you like that, should've been watching where I was going."

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"See, I've secretly been kind of a fan of me for some time now. I've seen everything I've ever done. I'd love to meet me, but I'd probably just stare and not be able to say anything witty or anything." -- Joss Whedon

MOBBEX

Sunday, September 30, 2007 2:51 PM

EPIKTETOS

One cheery mechanic, a pair of monstrous gunmen, a trigger happy ex-browncoat lady, a priggish doctor, a clueless captain, and, to top it all off, not one, but TWO telepaths, one of whom just happened to be the ship's pilot. And that was only on the upper deck. "Who knows what kind of screwball might lie in the passenger dorms..." Epiktetos decided he had seen enough and headed back toward the galley. Hopefully he could find Jake, or the empowered goofball who had led him in this ri shao gou shi bing.

RI SHAO GOU SHI BINGR: Pile of sun-baked dog poo.

OOC: To BC07: Feel free to roam a little before catching up.

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:55 PM

"Its fine," John said to Bella. "How're you liking Serenity?"

Mobbex and anyone else who is unsure about John's powers- just so you know, John is not a telepath; he's and empath. Over the years he's gotten really good at interpreting feelings. Also he can also feel any strong feelings from the past.

johnttf

BROWNCOAT2007

Monday, October 1, 2007 12:27 AM

*Having finally finished eating his fill on a real, cooked meal, Jake finds his way back from the showers, hair still damp and tousled, but trimmed down a bit, and his stubble shaved clean. He is wearing the pants that he came aboard with (cleaned now), and has the towel about his shoulders as he wanders the ship. He isn't wearing any boots and makes hardly any sound as he begins taking in all the sounds and scents of his new surrounding, and putting them away in the back of his mind for future referance. Heading down to the cargo bay, he bumps into the big guy whos pistol he had borrowed earlier.*

OOC: Isn't that gunna be... SPECIAL for him... what with Jake being on board and all...

DRPAIN

Tuesday, October 2, 2007 2:20 AM

"It's polite to say excuse me when you bump into people on accident, little man." replied Pain as he eyed Jake.

He still didn't trust the guy after the little incident in the Cargo Bay, where he had gotten blindsided by him, not to mention having one of his guns "borrowed" in the process.

Popping his neck, Pain asked "So care to lift some weights? I'll spot you."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

MOBBEX

Tuesday, October 2, 2007 3:20 AM

EPIKTETOS

Quote:
Originally posted by johnthetheatrefreak:
Mobbex and anyone else who is unsure about John's powers- just so you know, John is not a telepath; he's and empath. Over the years he's gotten really good at interpreting feelings. Also he can also feel any strong feelings from the past.
johnttf

OOC:Thanks, I had a hunch but nothing solid. Now I know.

Epiktetos was making his way back to the dining area when he turned a sharp corner and literally bumped into a long haired girl. "Hey, Leaving, right? How've you been?" She just stared at him blankly. "Oh I get it, I'm in the way, huh?" Still no answer. "Fine, I can do one way conversations just as well. I know you psychic folks think you got it all down, or somesuch, but you're kidding yourself if you think you can seize the whole picture merely by poking into someone's mind. Others have made that mistake before you and they paid for it. Now, you gonna rat me out or not?" That seemed to get through, somewhat. "I won't need to," she said.

— "Oh you're a diviner too? Lao tyen yeh, you're a prodigy." It wasn't really a compliment, nor was it meant to be mistaken as one, but she smiled anyway. "Yep," she nodded matter-of-factly.

—"I figure you don't need to tell me your name either huh?"

—"I'm River."

LAO TYEN YEH: jesus

BROWNCOAT2007

Tuesday, October 2, 2007 8:57 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"It's polite to say excuse me when you bump into people on accident, little man." replied Pain as he eyed Jake.

He still didn't trust the guy after the little incident in the Cargo Bay, where he had gotten blindsided by him, not to mention having one of his guns "borrowed" in the process.

Popping his neck, Pain asked "So care to lift some weights? I'll spot you."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

bristiling slightly at being called "little" (although he was, at least, compared to this guy) Jake nods his head "lead on..."

YESMYNAMEISKALI

Tuesday, October 2, 2007 12:20 PM

"Well, so far, I've been liking her just fine," Bella said. That was the understatement of the year as she was practically bristling with excitement to be here - on a ship, finally. "I haven't had much to compare her to, but still." She shrugged. "How long have you been here?"

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"See, I've secretly been kind of a fan of me for some time now. I've seen everything I've ever done. I'd love to meet me, but I'd probably just stare and not be able to say anything witty or anything." -- Joss Whedon

MOBBEX

Tuesday, October 2, 2007 6:40 PM

EPIKTETOS

"I won't need to." What could that possibly mean? Could be he was about to get tossed out the airlock. That, or she was just playing some warped mind games. Either way, a bit of extra caution wouldn't hurt. "Or maybe I ought to grab the bull by the horns, as they say..." Telepaths were unstable people at best, but he knew better than to downplay their abilities. "John" had let him on this boat for a reason, and his short exchange with River had left him with a powerful urge to find out what it was. His mind all made up, he went looking for John.

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Tuesday, October 2, 2007 11:49 PM

"YOu know I can't remember how long. Time passes quickly." He could feel her excitement. "Calm down, the ship's not that nice."
River's voice boomed over the com. "We'll be planetside soon so the captian wants to talk to us all about the job in the galley in five. The boat smells like fish"

"Well, when he says jump." he said and the two walked to the galley

johnttf

DRPAIN

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 1:45 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by BrownCoat2007:
"lead on..."

"Right this way." Pain said, gesturing to the Cargo Bay.

As he was about to show the man the way to the weight bench, Pain heard River's voice over the comm.

Quote:
Originally posted by John:
"We'll be planetside soon so the captian wants to talk to us all about the job in the galley in five. The boat smells like fish"

Pain stopped, sniffed the air, and said "It doesn't smelly fishy. Does it smell fishy to you?" Turning to face the man, Pain continued "Well looks like we'll have to do this some other time. Lets go see what Captain Grouchypants wants."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

MOBBEX

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 1:48 AM

EPIKTETOS

Epiktetos stood on the catwalk when the com lit up. "Planetside? The job?" He was truthfully left aghast by their carelessness. Or was it cockiness? "Thats your shot at finding out where this crazy train's headed," said a disembodied voice. Epiktetos shrugged in agreement and went back toward the galley. It wasn't like a little eavesdropping had ever hurt anybody.

OOC: I've been going through the threads quite a lot these past few days and I just want to say that I really enjoyed the read and I love where this is going. You guys are great !

BROWNCOAT2007

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 2:02 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
Quote:
Originally posted by BrownCoat2007:
"lead on..."

"Right this way." Pain said, gesturing to the Cargo Bay.

As he was about to show the man the way to the weight bench, Pain heard River's voice over the comm.

Quote:
Originally posted by John:
"We'll be planetside soon so the captian wants to talk to us all about the job in the galley in five. The boat smells like fish"

Pain stopped, sniffed the air, and said "It doesn't smelly fishy. Does it smell fishy to you?" Turning to face the man, Pain continued "Well looks like we'll have to do this some other time. Lets go see what Captain Grouchypants wants."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

Jake takes a sniff of the air "Yeah.. its a bit fishy, but mostly its... well... greasy, metallic... it's smells like a boat of this type should..."

Then he smirks at the guy calling the Captain "Grouchypants," and pads along behind him towards the galley.

"You don't happen to have a shoulder rig that you aren't using, do you?" he asks

DRPAIN

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 2:22 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by BrownCoat2007:
"You don't happen to have a shoulder rig that you aren't using, do you?"

As the two entered the Galley, Pain said "I think I may have somethin' that'll do you. What type of gun do you have?"

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

BROWNCOAT2007

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 5:08 AM

"For now I'm using these..." Jake says, pulling the two federal marshal .45 calibur pistols from the back of his belt.

YESMYNAMEISKALI

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 12:14 PM

Quote:
"Calm down, the ship's not that nice."

A warm blush spread across Bella's cheeks. Was it that obvious? "I've just been waiting for this my whole life, that's all. It's kind of a very important moment - hence, the excitement."

When the announcement came over the comm, Bella wasn't sure if it included her or not. But John seemed to indicate it did, so she followed him to the galley.

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"See, I've secretly been kind of a fan of me for some time now. I've seen everything I've ever done. I'd love to meet me, but I'd probably just stare and not be able to say anything witty or anything." -- Joss Whedon

DRPAIN

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 9:39 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BrownCoat2007:
"For now I'm using these..."

Pain looked at the guns and said with a smile "Follow me to my room after the Captain gives his speech and I'll hook you up with somethin' shiny. Dong ma?"

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

BROWNCOAT2007

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 9:48 PM

"Sheh sheh..." Jake replys while putting the pistols back in his belt.

DRPAIN

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 10:03 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BrownCoat2007:
"Sheh sheh..."

"Not a problem." replied Pain as he sat down in his usual chair, putting his feet up on the table and crossing his arms.

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 11:47 PM

"Okay, this is a simple one if we do it right. The cargo we're stealin is goin to be wrapped up nice for us. We'll find it in their shipping bay, they plan to send it off in a couple of days." The captain began adressing the crew. "Zoe, Jayne, John, River and you two," he indicated Epiktetos and Wolfe, " Will come and get the goods. It's heavy stuff so we'll need enough people to carry it and John and River in case things get hairy. Pain you guard the ship. I don't think we'll have any trouble but you have to be safe."

"Bella was it?" he said turning. "I want you to be in the cockpit so once we get back we can take right off."

"Me?" Bella replied.

"Yes you darlin, we'll be planet side shortly. Be ready"

johnttf

BROWNCOAT2007

Thursday, October 4, 2007 12:16 AM

Jake raises an eyebrow at Epiktetos, trying to communicate without talking.

What in the hell? he thinks to himself, I've been on this boat less'n a week, and already the cap'n wants me working jobs with his crew? ... Strange, very strange.

MOBBEX

Thursday, October 4, 2007 1:05 AM

EPIKTETOS

Epiktetos shot a quizzical look at Jake and... Burst into laughter. "You... You hah... Ha... You really have it all mapped out huh?" He stopped for a moment in order to catch his breath. "So the loot is just sitting there? All wrapped up? Gee, that's kinda opportune ain't it?" He cracked up again, though less exuberantly. "But the real treat is you actually expect me to play a part in this? Let's get one or two things straight: I ain't crew, and I ain't your personal bootlicker either. I'm a gorram passenger, I pay the gorram fare and I've got no desire to get myself killed taking part in some moronic endeavor." He let his words sink in for a spell, and then carried on. "You know, I happen to have a certain expertise in heisting, and right now my expertise tells me that juh guh jee hua juhn kuh pah!"

JUH GUH JEE HYA JUHN KUH PAH: there's nothing in this plan that isn't horrific.

OOC:Sorry for the numerous mistakes, I'm learning as I go.

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Thursday, October 4, 2007 9:06 PM

"Fine then, don't. Pain I'll need you to come with to pick up the slack."

johnttf

DRPAIN

Thursday, October 4, 2007 10:01 PM

Pain tuned out the incessant whinging and twiddled his thumbs until he heard Mal speak.

Quote:
Originally posted by johnthetheatrefreak:
"Fine then, don't. Pain I'll need you to come with to pick up the slack."

"Will do, Cap." replied Pain, giving the man a salute while sitting in his chair, feet still on the table.

He was itching for some action and really didn't feel like staying put and playing guard.

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

MOBBEX

Friday, October 5, 2007 8:01 AM

OOC: My connexion was kaput all day, and when I managed to get it running again I found that this very site was down! I was so enraged, and now that it's back up I'm too tired to post Oh well, shit happens.

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Friday, October 5, 2007 11:54 AM

John grabbed two pistols from the small cade behind his bed and holstered them. He was thrilled that finally they'd be working again. But a nagging thought preyed at him. Something always went slightly wrong and he couldn't help but wonder what it would be next time. He was worried, also, about the two new men on the boat. He could trust the one a little, but the other he only let on as a favor and would rather he got off. The ship shuddered as it hit atmo. He pushed his fears to the back of his mind and walked to the cargo bay.

johnttf

DRPAIN

Friday, October 5, 2007 7:19 PM

Pain's Bunk

You woke up this morning
Got yourself a gun,
Mama always said you'd be
The Chosen One.

Pain stood in front of his weapons' locker, surpised that Jayne hadn't looted it when he left. Pain held his .44 semis in his hands, making sure they were loaded before strapping them into his leg holsters.

She said: You're one in a million
You've got to burn to shine,
But you were born under a bad sign,
With a blue moon in your eyes.

After his pistols were secured he reached into his locker and took out his assualt rifle. He checked the 30 round mag before slapping it back in and chambering a round. Next Pain loaded a grenade into the grenade launcher underneath. He knew it was overkill, but it was better to play it safe rather than sorry. With that covered, Pain made sure he had extra grenades in the grenade pouch on his belt, before shoving a half dozen extra mags for his rifle into his dusters' pockets.

You woke up this morning
All the love has gone,
Your Papa never told you
About right and wrong.

Before leaving Pain took the double shoulder rig out of his locker, closing the door afterwards. Giving himself the once over, Pain decided that he was ready and left his bunk, slinging the shoulder rig over his shoulder.

But you're looking good, baby,
I believe you're feeling fine, (shame about it),
Born under a bad sign
With a blue moon in your eyes.

Not spotting the little man who needed the rig, Pain headed down towards the Cargo Bay, his assualt rifle concealed under his duster ready for action.

Cargo Bay

You woke up this morning
The world turned upside down,
Thing's ain't been the same
Since the Blues walked into town.

Jayne saw Pain enter the Cargo Bay and said "Got enough weapons on ya, Pain?"

Pain raised an eyebrow at Jayne and replied "Do you?"

"Ya bet yer pigu I do." replied Jayne.

"Good then." replied Pain, taking the shoulder rig off his shoulder.

"So who's that for?" asked Jayne, eyeing the rig.

"The little guy who likes to knock over big mercs from behind. I think he might be behind you" replied Pain, smirking at Jayne as the other big merc looked behind him.

"Ha ha. Very funny, wise ass." replied Jayne sarcastically.

Pain gave Jayne a breif smile before his face returned to being serious. Bad things were about to go down and Pain knew it.

But you're one in a million
You've got that shotgun shine.
Born under a bad sign,
With a blue moon in your eyes.

Song: Woke Up This Morning (Chosen One Mix) - Alamba 3

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

MOBBEX

Friday, October 5, 2007 7:51 PM

EPIKTETOS

OOC: Great post Pain, love it

"Good!" Epiktetos said. He was just about ready to turn around and leave the room when an odd thought struck him. "Oh yeah, one more thing. Is there a functional shower setup on board?"

Roughly twenty minutes later he was all clean and steamy. He wiped the moisture from the mirror and gave himself a long hard look. "Apart from that vividly purple cheekbone, you don't look half bad," he thought. He gave a mental shrug and moved his gaze toward the crumpled rags that lay scattered on the damp floor. "These sure need some dry cleaning..." He fastened a towel around his waist and crammed his worn out clothes in a ball under his right arm as he went looking for the laundry room.

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Friday, October 5, 2007 9:05 PM

THe gang assembled in the cargo bay as the crew touched down. River joined them, shortly and they stepped out onto the planet. They were in a small ditch and teh only buildign in sight was a large house. THe captain walked to the house and his crew followed.

"WE go in through teh back, move quietly adn quickly. Don't let them know were here."

They approached a small back door.

"Do we have codes or something" John asked.

"Knock knock" the captian said before opening the unlocked door.

"Security doesn't seem to be an issue." John remarked as they stepped into along hall.

johnttf

BROWNCOAT2007

Saturday, October 6, 2007 12:04 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
Pain's Bunk

You woke up this morning
Got yourself a gun,
Mama always said you'd be
The Chosen One.

Pain stood in front of his weapons' locker, surpised that Jayne hadn't looted it when he left. Pain held his .44 semis in his hands, making sure they were loaded before strapping them into his leg holsters.

She said: You're one in a million
You've got to burn to shine,
But you were born under a bad sign,
With a blue moon in your eyes.

After his pistols were secured he reached into his locker and took out his assualt rifle. He checked the 30 round mag before slapping it back in and chambering a round. Next Pain loaded a grenade into the grenade launcher underneath. He knew it was overkill, but it was better to play it safe rather than sorry. With that covered, Pain made sure he had extra grenades in the grenade pouch on his belt, before shoving a half dozen extra mags for his rifle into his dusters' pockets.

You woke up this morning
All the love has gone,
Your Papa never told you
About right and wrong.

Before leaving Pain took the double shoulder rig out of his locker, closing the door afterwards. Giving himself the once over, Pain decided that he was ready and left his bunk, slinging the shoulder rig over his shoulder.

But you're looking good, baby,
I believe you're feeling fine, (shame about it),
Born under a bad sign
With a blue moon in your eyes.

Not spotting the little man who needed the rig, Pain headed down towards the Cargo Bay, his assualt rifle concealed under his duster ready for action.

Cargo Bay

You woke up this morning
The world turned upside down,
Thing's ain't been the same
Since the Blues walked into town.

Jayne saw Pain enter the Cargo Bay and said "Got enough weapons on ya, Pain?"

Pain raised an eyebrow at Jayne and replied "Do you?"

"Ya bet yer pigu I do." replied Jayne.

"Good then." replied Pain, taking the shoulder rig off his shoulder.

"So who's that for?" asked Jayne, eyeing the rig.

"The little guy who likes to knock over big mercs from behind. I think he might be behind you" replied Pain, smirking at Jayne as the other big merc looked behind him.

"Ha ha. Very funny, wise ass." replied Jayne sarcastically.

Pain gave Jayne a breif smile before his face returned to being serious. Bad things were about to go down and Pain knew it.

But you're one in a million
You've got that shotgun shine.
Born under a bad sign,
With a blue moon in your eyes.

Song: Woke Up This Morning (Chosen One Mix) - Alamba 3

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

Jake drops down quietly from the chains in the cargo bay between the two mercinaries. Snagging the shoulder ring off of Pain, he asks "So... who are you two looking for..." as he slides the pistols into the holster. Grinning at their shocked looks, he follows the rest of the group out into the ditch, twiriling a pair of wicked looking knives he'd.... BORROWED from Epiktetos, then slideing them into sheaths on his belt.

MOBBEX

Saturday, October 6, 2007 12:28 AM

EPIKTETOS

"Hello? Anyone?" Epiktetos had been roaming all over the ship for a irritatingly large amount of time and his patience was growing short. Where the hell's the freakin' laundry? Do they even have one? "Helloooo?" And, apparently, most of the crew had already gone off ship. Darn... He let out an exasperated sigh and reluctantly donned his pants. "Gorram captain's a total Sha Gua. He goes out and takes all his gunslingers along, leaving a bunch of greenhorns and a wanted criminal to guard his ship. Gao guhn! I could take'em all out without thinkin'. Too bad I ain't got nobody to fly the damn thing..." He ditched the towel and resumed his search.

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A little palaver between Epiktetos and his imaginary friend ensued...

"You really thinkin' about snatching this ship?"

— "No, I'm not. Unless you know how to drive it."

Don't be silly. I'm you, remember?

— "Then what's your point?"

How can you even consider it? These people bailed you out of a world of trouble! Literally!

— "Oh, don't you feed me this moralistic crap!"

You owe them.

— "I'm glad you feel that way."

"Well so do you, dumbass. Otherwise we wouldn't be having this conversation."

— "I hate your guts."

"What else is new?"
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While Going through his stuff, Epiktetos advised himself that his backup knife had gone missing. Gorram it... Jake Wolfe was in for an earful.

]SHA GUA: Fool

GAO GUHN: Extraordinarily clever

BROWNCOAT2007

Saturday, October 6, 2007 2:49 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Mobbex:
EPIKTETOS
While Going through his stuff, Epiktetos advised himself that his backup knife had gone missing. Gorram it... Jake Wolfe was in for an earful.

]SHA GUA: Fool

GAO GUHN: Extraordinarily clever

OOC: *coughs* KNIVES... *coughs*

MOBBEX

Saturday, October 6, 2007 3:12 AM

OOC: Knives? I have only two of them and you had already BORROWED me one earlier (in the marshes). One, I could let go of; Two, well, you better gear up for some action. Comes a time when a man ought to fight for what's his

BROWNCOAT2007

Saturday, October 6, 2007 3:16 AM

OOC: Oh yeah... forgot about that one... pretty thing *looks wide eyed at the shiney knife, like a small child with a cool new toy and grins*.... I personally can't wait for some action... and I wanna see Pain and Jaynes reaction to Jake dropping from the cargo hold cealing to the floor...

PS: Give a guy a break... Jake didn't really have an opportunity to go and buy himself more clothes or gear, now did he? Especially seeing as he has NO MONEY!!! I promise to return them in good order and I will buy him some clothes and gear of his own after getting his cut of the job...

MOBBEX

Saturday, October 6, 2007 3:37 AM

Quote:
PS: Give a guy a break... Jake didn't really have an opportunity to go and buy himself more clothes or gear, now did he? Especially seeing as he has NO MONEY!!! I promise to return them in good order and I will buy him some clothes and gear of his own after getting his cut of the job...

OOC: Neither did my guy! In case you haven't noticed he had to leave Persephone in a bit of a hurry. He does have a little cash handy, granted, but he doesn't take kindly to thieves! Well... Thieves as in people who pinch his stuff Thieves in general are shiny

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Saturday, October 6, 2007 12:38 PM

They walked quickly, Jayne and Pain in front followed by Mal, Zoe, Wolfe and river and John brought up the rear. If security seemed lax before it had reached a new level. They're were no cameras, Alarms, or reaslly anything. This one was going to be easy.

johnttf

DRPAIN

Saturday, October 6, 2007 6:40 PM

"Is it just me or does this seem a little too easy?" asked Pain in a hushed tone, while keeping his assault rifle angled at the ground in front of him.

"Yeah. I ain't likin' this one bit." replied Jayne in a similar tone. He continued as they moved forward "Nothin's this easy that don't spell trap. Don't take a gorram rocket scientist to figure that out."

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

DOCRAGNAROCK

Saturday, October 6, 2007 8:24 PM

Doc sat infront of a monitor screen, watching the would be theves.
So they think they can just waltz in here and steal mygoods? I don't think so.
Rising from her chair Doc turned to leave, but a voice from the other man in the room stoped her,"Where are you going?"
Turning back to face him she said,"Why, to clip a firefly's wings, that's all."

Don't think of it as being outnumbered, think of it as having a wide target selection.

MOBBEX

Saturday, October 6, 2007 9:57 PM

EPIKTETOS

Epiketos drew his six shooter and gave it a fond look. The stuff Kaylee had given him proved to be potent, as he had managed to scrub away most of the sticky. It was a rather sizable piece, around twelve inches in length. It featured a extended barrel and a reinforced handgrip as well as a matte black finish. It was a threatening sight, and he had grown somewhat attached to it over the years. "I remember at first I was barely able to lift it with both arms..." He smiled as he reminisced. It sure was a relief to have it back in working order, especially considering the crowd he had fallen into. The one that got your helpless pe-gu off Persephone... He sighed. The unearthly voice had a point. He was indebted to these people. He'd have to make it up to them, sometime. "But first, I need to find me shirt," he said under his breath.

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Sunday, October 7, 2007 7:10 PM

THey walked into the shipping bay cautiously. John tried to be worried but he couldn't sense anything bad. They walked toward the two large crates and a third smaller one. Zoe and MAl grabbed one of the large and Pain and Jayne the other. Wolfe grabbed the small one and walked toward the door. No sooner had they taken two step then an alarm began to blare.

"Gorramit!" Mal cursed. But, John turned and fired one of his pistols nailing Wolfe squarly in the foot.

johnttf

MOBBEX

Sunday, October 7, 2007 8:52 PM

EPIKTETOS

Epiktetos was standing on the edge of the ramp when he heard the sirens go off. "Well that figures," he grumbled as he slipped on his raggedy shirt. He tucked the mallet under his belt and began to sidle toward the warehouse.

Quote:
John turned and fired one of his pistols nailing Wolfe squarly in the foot.

OOC: Wha... Why?

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Sunday, October 7, 2007 9:35 PM

Well the sirens alarmed John yeah lets go with that

johnttf

DRPAIN

Sunday, October 7, 2007 10:58 PM

Suuuure, John, suuuuure.

"Told ya it was too easy." remarked Jayne, as he and Pain stopped, the crate still in their arms. Looking at Wolfe who was on the floor clutching his foot and screaming, Jayne continued "And to make things worse we gotta injured person to drag back." Looking at John, Jayne said "Thanks a lot, John."

"Enough!" shouted Mal, giving Jayne his "I'm the gorram Captain do what I say" look. Looking to Pain, then back at Jayne, Mal continued "Get these crates back to the ship." Turning to John, he said "If you're done shootin' people in the foot, may I suggest you put somethin' on that wound and get him to the Infirmary ma shong."

"We runnin', sir?" asked Zoe, hogleg in hand.

Mal looked at her and said "'Less you wanna stay and chat with whomever owns these crates we're stealin', then yes we're runnin'."

Ma shong: Now.

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

BROWNCOAT2007

Monday, October 8, 2007 1:39 AM

"NI TA MA DE QING WA CAO DE LIU MANG" Jake screams, writhing on the floor.

Seeing John walking towards him he pulls out one of the .45 calibur pistols from his shoulder holster and aims it square at his face.

"Chiu se..." he growls at John.

OOC: Geez, I go away for an 8 hour shift at work and I come back and I get shot in the foot...

Ni ta ma de qing wa cao de liu mang:

Select to view spoiler:

fuck you frog-humping son of a bitch

Chiu se: go to hell/go die

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Monday, October 8, 2007 8:00 PM

"Sorry I shot his foot, I missed. Now stop being such a baby adn let me look at it" John said after numerous accusations. He pulled out a bandage and began to wrap the foot. He had only grazed him.

"Missed?" Jayne said, "What were you aiming at?"

"His head, its creepy. Mal, we can't leave this, St. Clair will kill us." He reached down and grabbed the light package. In the end they had to leave one of teh bigger behind and rush back to the ship. They dumped the goods in the cargo bay and tried to shut the airlock.

"Mal, it won't shut!" ZOe cried.

"Of course it won't," a mysterious man said. He stepped onto the ship gun raised with 8 equally armed people behind him. They all wore Browncoats.

johnttf

MOBBEX

Monday, October 8, 2007 8:46 PM

EPIKTETOS

Epiktetos witnessed the crew's running act—and Jake Wolfe's wrathful limping—, but didn't make his presence known. "Not with this pack o' mavericks hangin' around." He wouldn't expose himself as long as he could avoid it, especially since a group of hostiles had already occupied the ship. So he concealed himself among the thick bushes and waited for an opportunity to present itself.

DOCRAGNAROCK

Monday, October 8, 2007 10:53 PM

Watching the intruders freak after the alarms went off was imcreadebly amusing for Doc, and so was watching the lady try to close the hatch. Thanks to a little toy of theirs, this crew wouldn't be going anywhere. Scaing the bay doc saw a familiar face
Damn!!! I can't let him see me. I'm just stay behind Mark. Moving behind Mark she drew her trusty pistol and prepared to confront the crew.

Don't think of it as being outnumbered, think of it as having a wide target selection.

BROWNCOAT2007

Monday, October 8, 2007 10:59 PM

OOC: Gee... wouldn't it have been nice if I WASN'T shot in the foot about now?? 8 on 1 really isn't all that bad odds when it comes to Jake, hell, some of 'em may have even been able to injure him... I'll post an actual response when I get back from school...

DOCRAGNAROCK

Monday, October 8, 2007 11:06 PM

I could kick his ass. and we kinda, you know, planed for you to get shot in the foot.

Don't think of it as being outnumbered, think of it as having a wide target selection.

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Monday, October 8, 2007 11:32 PM

You're right Jake if only that idiot hadn't shot you.

"Reynolds," A man behind the leader said, "thought you were one of the good guys."

"War's..." MAl began.

"Long done...yeah yeah" John interupted, "Doc I'm not a moron and I'm a psychic I know you're there."

johnttf

DOCRAGNAROCK

Monday, October 8, 2007 11:40 PM

Physcic, right...shit. doc had totally forgotten that John was physicic.
Maybe if I ignore him/ act like I don't know who heis or what he's talking bout the rest of the crew will think his crazy. Somehow Doc douted that, but she proseded to do it anyway.

Don't think of it as being outnumbered, think of it as having a wide target selection.

MOBBEX

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 9:58 AM

Is it OK to bump an RP thread?

OOC: I've been going through some older LoS threads tonight and I dug up an interesting idea. Oath, if I remember correctly, had suggested the implementation of a cast list in order to "help the 'visualizing' of our characters." Although the idea didn't get an awful lot of support the first time around, I'm gonna bring it up again because I've seen this done on other online RP boards and I think it really helps make the characters less anonynous. Only, I think we shouldn't limit ourselves to actors, and really pick any face we deem suitable. Professional athletes, famous musicians, your neighbor's nephew... whatever, as long as we can put faces on all these shiny names

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 1:14 PM

For now I'll say Anthony Rapp of Rent fame, may change

The independent group looked back at John bewildered. "Doc don't play this game. Why're you hanging out with a bunchof ndependents anyhow?"

Once again no one reacted.

"Doc come on, look I let your littel friend onboard. Ok so then I shot him, but you might have too."

johnttf

DRPAIN

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 9:53 PM

I believe I had John Cena playing the role of Pain.

Pain wanted to get in some hurt, but with eight armed goons with their guns aimed at him and the others, the stakes were just a little too high for his tastes. That and Pain really wasn't in the mood to get shot at. So there he was standing in the Cargo Bay watching and waiting for something bad to go down.

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

MOBBEX

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 11:14 PM

OOC: I'm gonna go for John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Quote:
"Doc come on, look I let your littel friend onboard. Ok so then I shot him, but you might have too."

OOC: I'm confused...

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OOC: As you can see I have a banner ready Want one?

BROWNCOAT2007

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 2:26 AM

OOC: DUUUUUDE!!! Nice banner!!! lol, yeah, I'd like one... problem is, I don't rightly know who I see playing my character... YET... I'll let you know if I figure it out... As to the friend comment, I'm a little confused as well... I mean, I don't know... are we friends Doc??? All I did was step in when a lady was in danger (ahhh me and my damn chauvinistic/chivalrous actions...)

MOBBEX

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 3:17 AM

OOC: Yeah, and how about the "Ok so then I shot him but you might have too" part? I just can't make sense of it (though that's probably not JTTF's fault...)

As to the casting issue... Do you mind if I throw some names at you?

What about James Badge Dale? He played Chase Edmund in 24.

Or maybe Ian Somerhalder? (Boone ~ Lost season 1)

Just want to help is all

Quote:
DUUUUUDE!!! Nice banner!!!

OOC: Thanks

DOCRAGNAROCK

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 3:52 AM

o.k. let me explain this to y'all. John owed Doc a favor. Wolfe helped Doc out in a fight, in her sense of honour that means she owes him. So She calls in her favor from John to playback the dept she feels she owes Wolfe by...getting him off the planet. Then she goes on her merry way, never expecting to see him again. But then she 'bumbs into' John, and...yah. Got it now.

Oh and the whole 'so I shot him' thing, I have no idea. Ask John.

Don't think of it as being outnumbered, think of it as having a wide target selection.

DOCRAGNAROCK

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 3:56 AM

I really have to think about who Doc is, to put a face to the name

Don't think of it as being outnumbered, think of it as having a wide target selection.

MOBBEX

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 4:42 AM

OOC: Thanks for the input, I was in total disarray Let me know if you want a banner

MOBBEX

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 10:17 PM

OOC:Literate bump

Epiktetos couldn't make out what was being said, so he furtively moved nearer to ship. No shooting had taken place yet, so he reckoned that there had to be some thought-provoking chatter going down.

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MOBBEX

Thursday, October 11, 2007 5:01 AM

re-bump

OOC: *timid voice* ...guys?

MOBBEX

Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:06 PM

Bumpwhiz on a Bumproll

OOC: Hey guys you gotta give me something! I'm going stark raving mad here!

MOBBEX

Friday, October 12, 2007 11:43 AM

Mornin' Bump

OOC: 49 hours

DRPAIN

Friday, October 12, 2007 7:13 PM

The silence was almost maddening. Pain's trigger finger was getting itchy by the second as time ticked on by. Was John and his lady friend just going to stare at each other, or were they going to speak? Pain decided to distract himself by picking his earwax and flicking it at Jayne, who was also getting impatient.

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WWJD: What Would Jayne Do?

MOBBEX

Saturday, October 13, 2007 2:05 AM

"So much for the thought provoking chatter," Epiktetos thought as he got closer. He could feel the soaring tension that filled the air surrounding the two parties, as if they were both waiting for something to happen.

OOC: Hey Pain you want a banner ?

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JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Saturday, October 13, 2007 1:04 PM

Sorry Guys I was on vacation, so moving on. Oh and BC07 if you want to have a charming "Why'd you shoot me!?!" conversation with John later he'll tell Wolfe.

"Look Doc I'm not going to play this game" John said frustrated

A Browncoat stepped forward. "YOu mean young Sally isn't one of us."

"Not in any way" John said, "Actually last time I checked she was more Alliance friendly. You all are probably just the place to hide where "No one" will find her."

Mal looked confused. "Wait so you joined a revolution so that you could hide?"

johnttf

MOBBEX

Saturday, October 13, 2007 2:24 PM

Epiktetos wasn't one to forget a face easily. Truth to be told, he was blessed with a phenomenal visual memory. He had thus recognized the woman John called "Doc" instantaneously. "So they know each other... Intriguing." Things were slowly falling into place. Serenity's crew had at least three experienced fighters lined up, all of them visibly itching for some action, plus a couple of mind-reading patrons as well as a fuming government grown assassin. "I betcha' he could take'em all out without breakin' a sweat..." If violence happened he had little doubts as to the outcome. He grinned and unholstered his weapon, slowly taking aim...

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BROWNCOAT2007

Saturday, October 13, 2007 3:07 PM

"Well, isn't this a jolly perdicament," Jake thinks, hideing his grin as well as he can. The longer he reasts on the floor, the faster his healing ability got to work on his injuries. Right now, he felt that he was back to about 85%, the injury would still slow him down, but not enough to really cause a problem.

"So, Captain..." Jake says with a grimace of "pain" in his voice, "Whats her story?"

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Saturday, October 13, 2007 8:16 PM

"How would the gorram Captain know. I've known her for 7 years and I don't know" John said to Wolfe.

Then finally Doc acknowledged her identity.

"I liked the coat."

"You joined a revolution for a coat" Mal said disbelievingly.

"Not suprisin" John said. "So Doc your comin with us, right?"

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DOCRAGNAROCK

Sunday, October 14, 2007 2:59 PM

"What the HELL makes you say that, John. Why would I want to be part of a crew that has flags on the Cortex every Gorram week. And For your information, John, yes I am one of them, last you checked my family was more Alliance friendly. And as you said, you don't know my story so back off. And, it's a nice coat." Throughout the encounter John had steadly made her madder, so finally Doc just let him have it. Pulling her gun, Doc kept down by her leg, but out of the holster, she had a feeling things were about to get worse. The guy that had helped her out in the fight before was laying on the ground with, aparently, a bullet wound, but Doc could tell was faking the pain,and was ready for action.

Don't thhink of it as being out numbered, think of it as having a wide target selection.

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