RP: "Adventures in Gunrunning" - Act 8

POSTED BY: Astriana
UPDATED: Thursday, February 5, 2004 07:54
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ASTRIANA

Friday, January 30, 2004 4:22 PM

LAST TIME ON Firefly:

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

GREEN ROOM (OOC) THREAD:
(more in-depth conversations about character development/storylines)
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=17&t=3549

TEASER:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=3135

Mal set up a deal with Badger to pick up some goods in Serenity Valley on Hera. While en route, Mal got a wave from Niska, who has apparently taken up with one Jubal Early. Neither Niska nor Early had anything immediate to say, so Mal told them to wave him when they felt like talking.

Wash, having not slept for three days for fear of River killing him in his sleep, has begun having sleep-deprived hallucinations and has taken the ship off course. Serenity is now rapidly headed toward the edge of explored space.

Zoe has been attempting to get Wash to wake up completely from the drug-induced, waking nightmare that is driving him, while Shepherd Book goes looking for Simon, hoping the good doctor can give Wash something to either bring him out of his nightmare or put him more fully to sleep.

While Inara points out the ship's current path will take them into Reaver territory, Jayne and Zoe try to convince Mal of the insanity of heading to Serenity Valley for a pickup...

ACT 1:
http://fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=3197

The crew was thrown into chaos over the mad dash into the edge of Reaver space and the resultant disabling of Serenity. Simon was knocked unconscious, Jayne armed himself in preparation for a Reaver attack, and Wash passed out from exhaustion after finding evidence the the ship had been sabotaged, probably by Jubal Early.

River took over care for Simon, Mal and Book took steps to revive Wash, and Zoe and Kaylee began repairs to the engine. Inara, thinking things under control, began dressing in her shuttle only to find that things were about to get much worse.

With the ship in disabled and in chaos, Niska and Early attacked. Mal, Zoe, and Jayne took out Niska's lackeys, but not before Early snuck up to Inara's shuttle and managed to get Inara stripped, bound, and gagged.

Niska avoided shooting and capture, then headed for the unconscious Simon in the infirmary. He found a scalpel and tried to hold Simon hostage for Mal to put down arms, but Wash managed to get the drop on Niska, pinning him and exacting revenge for his treatment at Niska's hands in War Stories before Niska passed out. Between them, Wash and Simon subdued Niska as Mal and Zoe entered the infirmary, leaving Jayne to deal with the bodies of the dead goons.

Book took Early by surprise, letting Inara get to safety in the cargo bay. Early and Book fought, Early finally knocking Book unconscious and stealing Inara's shuttle. As her shuttle disappeared, Inara freed herself and found Jayne's workout towel to wrap around her nakedness.

Kaylee got the ship limping, then came down from the engine room in the all-clear and found Mal exacting a little revenge of his own on Niska (in the form of taking off Niska's ear). There was no one on the bridge to see the proximity alert echoed in the sensors of Inara's shuttle. Book and Early made an agreement to work together to survive what's coming.

Reavers...

ACT 2:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=3208

As the Reavers locked their docking clamps onto Serenity, Book and Early worked together to draw them away. Early left Inara's shuttle and attacked the Reavers from Niska's ship, while Book used Inara's shuttle to ram the docking clamps, making them release Serenity and being knocked unconscious by the impact. Early brought him back to Niska's ship, where Book awoke, escaped, and returned to Serenity's infirmary for some rest and doctoring.

During the exchange between Early and the Reaver's ship, Zoe manuevered Serenity away from the battle, but close enough for Book to get back aboard.

Inara manage

TEELABROWN

Friday, January 30, 2004 4:25 PM

___________
River sees Simon go, and lays back on her bed.

He's not welcome.
___________

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"Freedom is the Freedom to say that 2+2 makes 4. If that is granted, all else follws"-Winston, 1984
Keep flyin', and remember, THEY can't take the sky from US!

ASTRIANA

Friday, January 30, 2004 4:29 PM

CURRENTLY ON Firefly:

BRIDGE: WASH is waiting patiently (read: hiding from MAL and the turmoil on the ship) for Serenity to regain power so the crew can continue their trip to Serenity Vally, pick up the goods, and get the heck off this rock.

CARGO BAY: The tequila sits in the middle of the bay waiting to be put away.

GALLEY: JAYNE is (still) eating. MAL is listening to THORNE explain his connections to RIVER and SLIGHT.

ENGINE ROOM: KAYLEE and ROWAN are talking. ZOE has just arrived to help with repairs.

PASSENGER DORM (RIVER'S ROOM): INARA is watching over RIVER. SIMON is preparing to go to the infirmary.

PASSENGER DORM (HALLWAY): BOOK is blocking SLIGHT from entering RIVER's room.

INFIRMARY: NISKA is bound and locked in RIVER's old cryo-box. DAMON is sitting on the bed, waiting for SIMON to come tend to his wounds.

REAVER SHIP (from Acts 1-2): EARLY is trying to take over the ship.

~A~

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

ASTRIANA

Friday, January 30, 2004 4:32 PM

Wash's Move:

Seeing that everyone (except JAYNE - how CAN that man eat so much?) leaving MAL and THORNE alone in the galley, WASH decides that the bridge is the best - and probably safest - place for him. As he sits in his big, comfy chair, he punches up the intercom to the engine room.

To KAYLEE: "KAYLEE, what's our status? Can't say as I'm feelin' all warm an' fuzzy, just sittin' here waitin' fer the Alliance to notice that we ain't got to Serenity Valley yet."

End Move.

Zoe's Move:

ZOE, having accepted DAMON's gun and tucked it into her waistband, turns to escort him to the infirmary. Her lips pinch slightly and she glances at MAL as DAMON turns and leaves the galley, ignoring her presence. As she follows him down the stairs, she sees BOOK blocking SLIGHT's path. When she doesn't see them immediately, ZOE assumes that INARA has managed to get SIMON and RIVER away from SLIGHT in her usual, charming way.

Seeing that DAMON is well on his way to the infirmary, ZOE sidles into the passenger dorm past BOOK, looking for SIMON. She enters RIVER's room first, thinking the doc'll be comforting his sister after all the strangeness that's occurred today. When she enters RIVER's room, she sees the girl showing her brother some dolls.

RIVER: "They have no obligations. Just for show."

ZOE puts her hand on SIMON's shoulder.

To SIMON: "Sorry to interrupt, Doc, but it looks like the cap'n's heard enough for now. He's sent the kid to the infirmary to get fixed up. With a wry grin.Figure you better make your way there, 'fore the boy hurts himself."

Expecting that his training will send him straight to the infirmary, ZOE leaves the passenger dorm, headed for the engine room to see if/how she can help KAYLEE. The smell of spilled tequila from the cargo bay stops ZOE short; she figures after she checks in with KAYLEE, she'll head back out here to get the clean-up started. She thinks to herself:

"This stuff sits too long and it might start to eat through the floor."

She shakes her head and continues on her way to the engine room.

End Move.

OOC: Heading for Jacksonville this evening to attend SerenitysSon's shindig. May be able to get on and post during that time, but I'm not sure when or how often. I'll let y'all know when I know more.

~A~

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

SQUEE

Friday, January 30, 2004 5:44 PM

OOC: ahh, new thread, always nice. Do i need to do my own Simon? Or is Maniac still filling in for CapnRahn's friend?

I'm not broken, in my dream I win...

MANIACNUMBERONE

Friday, January 30, 2004 5:53 PM

OOC: I believe Merx said he was caught up now.

RAVENWHYTEWING

Friday, January 30, 2004 6:29 PM

Slight stares at Book, then takes a deep breath.
"Look, Shepard, I have no problem whatsoever in sending you to your God. Hell, I'd love to send him a message or two that way. But. That girl is in plenty of danger. Right now, there's something growing inside of her, a failsafe that was designed in all of us, Thorne among them. I barely found out, as it was. But if you think she's lost her mind now, she will descend into a whole new level of madness. I won't be able to tell her brother how to help unless I can look her in the eye. So do what you will. But believe me when I say, I'm here to help her."
Slight pauses, enough to show what he means. "I'm not here to help anyone else."

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

SQUEE

Friday, January 30, 2004 6:51 PM

OOC: Maniac, can you please post a link to your map of Serenity? I lost the page and cannot find it.
I laugh everytime I read your guys' characters calling Damon kid or boy. That wasn't what I had in mind, but I actually like it. So for the record, I'll be changing Damon's age on his profile from mid 30s to about 27.

I'm not broken, in my dream I win...

MANIACNUMBERONE

Friday, January 30, 2004 7:25 PM

http://www.fireflyfans.net/sunroomitem.asp?i=702

MANIACNUMBERONE

Friday, January 30, 2004 7:38 PM

Book's move

Location: Bottom of aft stairs with Brink Helsing

Book listens to Helsing with the ear of a man who has heard many confessions and many pleas. Relaxing his shoulders a bit, Book exhales slowly.

Book to Helsing

"I'm ready to meet my God, but that girl is not. Now, I can see you somehow managed to talk your way past the Captain and Zoe, but I'm not going to be put off so easy. Stay here."

Book glances quickly to the closed door of River's room. Faster than you would think a preacher could move, Book leaves his post at the bottom of the stairs, grabs Wash's radio that had been put on the common room table earlier, goes to his room and returns with a gun in his hand.

"Don't think I haven't used one of these before."

Book gives Slight a meaningful look and gestures toward River's closed door.

"Through there. I'll be right behind you."

EM

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