GR RP "Adventures in GunRunning" ACT 17

Mal pulls out a box of Blue Sun Protein Puffs and munches a handful as he constructs the mighty big sandwiches.

Jayne walks into the galley, sweaty from a hard day's work, and snatches the box from the counter, sinking a hand in with a satisfied look. Suddenly, shock! The box is empty!

"Guess you were a little slow", Mal states without looking up, still making his sandwich.

Jayne bears his teeth, his breathing becomes heavy and laboured, spittle flying into the air. His muscles quiver and bulge, and his eyes dialate. He contemplates cracking the captain's skull open and feasting on the goo inside to quench his raging thirst for...

"There's another box in the cupboard", Mal adds.

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Jayne sits, content once again, stuffing Protein Puffs into his mouth. He turns to face the camera and sprays with a full mouth, "I'm feng kuang for Protein Puffs!"

(BTW, everyone knows the bird's name is "Sunny", right?)

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Durn it! Sombody in the control booth pushed the wrong button and cued up the episode before we finished the commercial break!!!

Next commercial...

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Quote:

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Originally posted by Saint Jayne:
INSERT COMMERCIAL BREAK HERE

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Me, me, Oh, me!

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Location Galley
Timetick 2:52

At Wash's comm, Mal goes to the galley door and shouts "I'll tell Book to run up to the bridge," ...chuckles... "Heh ... Whoops, seems he might'a heard me!"

He looks over his shoulder to check if Book has really heard.

Mal then walks over to the cooling unit and pulls out a fat round pitcher with comic eyes and a silly grin on it. Through the clear glass a frosty blue concotion fills the container. He truns to Thorne, lifts the pitcher up and asks - "Would you like a cool refreshin' blue lemonade?"

EOM

"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"

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Book's Move
Location: Galley
timetick 2:53


As Mal offers Thorne a beverage, disdaining Wash's call, Book looks questioningly at the captain as he exits the galley, heading to the bridge. Book waits until he's out of sight before he shakes his head disapprovingly.

There's time enough before the crew meeting to find out what Wash needs on the bridge. he thinks as he goes quickly up the hallway.

Walking onto the bridge, Book goes directly to Wash, sitting in his chair with his back to the door, puts a hand on his shoulder and leans down to see what he's looking at on the cortex.

EM

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Location: Bridge
2:55

Mal wanders into the Bridge holding 3 mugs. He sees Book and Wash talking about something.

Mal says, " I brought the both of you drink. Been a thirsty day." He tries to peer over Book as Book looks over Wash's shoulder. All Mal can see is '# LIVE WAVES MISSED: 001' in orange on the monitor, the rest of the text remains hidden behind Book and Wash. Mal asks, "That from that Hlastoni fella?" as he nearly juggles the mugs full of blue lemonaide.

EOM

"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"

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Book's Move
Location: Bridge


Book moves aside at the captain's words to reveal the full text on the screen. He puts Damon's gun, which he just seems to realize he is still holding, into his hip pocket, and takes two of the mugs from Mal before he drops them... setting one down in front of Wash.

As Mal reads the text, comprehension dawns upon him, and his look begins to match Books... grim. "It's from Simon." Book says. "He's hidden his source location, but I know how to backtrace a message that was made using my card." Book pauses and looks back and forth between Mal and Wash for a moment. "He's a very bright lad, I'm sure he knew that."

Confusion paints Wash's face, and as a question is about to tumble from Wash's lips, Book continues. "He's coming in and out of himself. Sometimes he's himself, sometimes he's someone else. One thing is sure though, he's trying to tell us something. If nothing else, I at least hope to find where that message came from." Book pauses again thinking and then reaches into another pocket, produces the memory stick, and hands it to Wash. "Use this Wash... and please see to it that Zoe does too.

EM

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Wash's Move:
Location - Bridge

(Wash turns in his chair as Book enters the bridge. Wash says to Book): “What do you make of this, is somebody playing games with us?”

# MISSED LIVE WAVES: 001
RECIPIENT: SERENITY - ANY CREWMEMBER
SENDER: SHEPHERD BOOK
NO MESSAGE
CORTEX ADDRESS: BLOCKED
AUTHORIZATION: ALLIANCE COMMUNICATION AUTHORITY #JGB44THX1138SB OMEGA

"I brought the both of you drink. Been a thirsty day."

Wash turns again, and rescues a mug of blue lemonade, his favorite, and places it in the cup holder that Kaylee had installed there so many years ago. “Thanks, Captain, I know you love your crew.”

"It's from Simon." Book says. "He's hidden his source location, but I know how to backtrace a message that was made using my card." Book pauses and looks back and forth between Mal and Wash for a moment. "He's a very bright lad, I'm sure he knew that."

Confusion paints Wash's face, and as a question is about to tumble from Wash's lips, Book continues. "He's coming in and out of himself. Sometimes he's himself, sometimes he's someone else. One thing is sure though, he's trying to tell us something. If nothing else, I at least hope to find where that message came from." Book pauses again thinking and then reaches into another pocket, produces the memory stick, and hands it to Wash. "Use this Wash... and please see to it that Zoe does too."

Wash (to Book, as he takes the memory stick): “I’ll Use it with Zoë as soon as I can, it’s almost three o’ clock”


(In a dressmakers shop, somewhere in the black, an old woman sighs as she reaches the last of the stock of pink chiffon. ”It’s too early to go home” she says to herself, as the clock reads 14:57 AMT (02:57pm) “I hope that mechanic girl really loves that dress, it took nearly all of my stock to make, and I don’t know where I’ll get more”)

- EOM -

Decoy, they make me go first.

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