RP: "Adventures in Gunrunning" - Act 7

POSTED BY: Astriana
UPDATED: Friday, January 30, 2004 16:12
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ASTRIANA

Tuesday, January 27, 2004 4:48 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 manag

ASTRIANA

Tuesday, January 27, 2004 4:55 PM

CURRENTLY ON Firefly:

BRIDGE: MAL, WASH, and BOOK are getting the ship ready to leave atmo.

CARGO BAY: The tequila sits in the middle of the bay waiting to be put away. ZOE is talking with THORNE, who just arrived. SIMON is caring for an INJURED MAN (Damon) and his UNKNOWN FRIEND (Brink Helsing), who have also just come aboard from a gunfight with the Feds.

GALLEY: JAYNE is eating.

ENGINE ROOM: KAYLEE is working.

PASSENGER DORM (RIVER'S ROOM): INARA is putting RIVER to bed.

PASSENGER DORM (SIMON'S ROOM): ROWAN has been left alone by various departures.

INFIRMARY: NISKA is bound and locked in RIVER's old cryo-box. The infirmary has been locked from the outside.

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.

MANIACNUMBERONE

Tuesday, January 27, 2004 5:53 PM

Book's move

Location: Bridge

Book heaves a sigh of relief as Wash puts a hand on his shoulder, relieving Book of the burden of trying to get the ship in the air.

Book to Wash

"Glad to have you back on board, son. We were gettin' a might worried."

Book stands and goes to the front window of the ship again. Alliance troop reinforcements are coming into sight further down the docking area. Book turns anxiously to Mal

Book to Mal

"Those cases of tequila aren't gonna do us much good now. I heard the crash of bottles way up here, and the smell is overpowering. Those people who just got on are gonna have to stay for the time being... look!"

Book gestures for Mal to look out the window. Mal approaches and see's the Alliance reinforcements making their way down towards Serenity. Dozens of troops are pouring into each docked ship, searching, and dozens more await their commander's orders. Soon, too soon, they will be here.

"Things never go according to plan, do they Captain?"

Book see's the pinched look on Mal's face as he stares out the window, then Mal turns to Wash and orders the ship into the air. Seeing thing are under control, Book exits the bridge and heads back to the galley.

EM

RAVENWHYTEWING

Tuesday, January 27, 2004 6:48 PM

Brink sighs, and looks the doctor over. He'll do well, Slight can tell. He's got the look. Then he feels her
"Wuo de ma," he whispers. "She's here."
"By the way, I'm," he catches himself, remembering not to say it, "Brink Helsing, but most call me Slight. We'll talk later. I should tell the captain why I'm here, and that he has a man shot up in the hold, although I doubt it's the first," he continues, eying numerous bullet holes in the bulk heads.
He turns to find the captain. "Thank you, doctor."
EM

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.

GEEZER

Tuesday, January 27, 2004 7:59 PM

Mal's move (wish me luck):

[Mal moves quickly from the bridge down to the cargo bay and scans the scene. He sees the mule and shot-up trailer of tequila cases. A pungent-smelling liquid is dripping from the trailer and forming a stream that disappears under the cargo truck that has smashed into it from behind. Next to the truck, Zoë is standing toe-to-toe with a man in a deliveryman’s outfit, who he finally recognizes as Thorne. Simon is patching up some unknown fellow who seems to be leaking blood from every part of his body. Another stranger, in a long black coat, stands nearby, reloading his pistol. He can feel the ship starting to lift. Things are really getting out of hand.]

Mal roars: “What in the gorram hell is going on ‘round here? What’s all this fei hua doing in my cargo bay? Who started that bunch of ta ma duhs is shootin’ at us? What bun tien-shung de ee-duai-ro is causin’ me to have to fly my ship out of here before I was ready? But first, who the go se are you two? Oh, Gou zao de, I do surely hope.”

[Mal glares at the two strangers, his hand resting on the grip of his pistol]

"Well?

EOM

"Keep the Shiny side up"

SQUEE

Tuesday, January 27, 2004 8:04 PM

Damon's turn:

Damon leans against the parked truck as Brink leaves to find the captain, ignoring the bruises and split lip on the face staring back at him in the shiny surface of the metal. But even with the help of the truck, he struggles to stay on his feet.
Too tired to bother with questions, he eyes the young doctor approaching him and then his med kit. By now his left pant leg is soaked in blood and the arm of his shirt is not far behind.
"Only pain killers, no sedatives. Dong ma?" The words barely make it out if his mouth but his glare promises trouble if his wishes are dishonored.
He straightens up as a man, who he presumes is the captain, starts yelling about everything- not looking too happy. Upon seeing his hand on his gun, Damon immediately puts his hand in reach of his own. He returns the glare in full force and doesn't answer. After a few moments of glaring at eachother, Damon speaks up. "They were Feds and it was me they were shootin' at. Some guy showed up said he had a ship, didn't say that it wasn't his or that he didn't have permission to bring me aboard. Now why don't you tell me who the guay you are, where I am and where I'm goin'."

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

RAVENWHYTEWING

Tuesday, January 27, 2004 8:27 PM

Slight speaks up, finishing with his pistol and offering it, handle first, to the captain. He merely gazes at Mal, keeping his red eyes focused on him, and speaks slowly, almost reminding him of Book.
"I apologize for the mixup. I can pay you triple whatever you ask, I garauntee it. However, we both needed transport offworld. This mans reasons," Slight gestures to Damon, "for obvious reasons. Mine aren't, but if you like, you can call the crew here together and we can talk it over. But this is..." Slight hesitates, wondering just how much he should tell the captain. "This is the only weapon I have, and if you want, you can keep it." Slight keeps his eyes locked on Mal, and makes sure to keep his voice level and unthreatening. "But if you want an explanantion, I'm afraid I'll have to insist on Simon Tam's being there when I do."

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.

BOOMERGOODHEART

Tuesday, January 27, 2004 9:13 PM

Kaylee's Move
Location: Engine Room, moving to Galley

Kaylee looks over her shoulder as Serenity's engines start to rev up higher and higher. She stares a bit as it starts to spin, then continues out of the engine room, on her way to the galley. All of the modifications have made her powerful hungry.

"Funny," she thinks, "I coulda sworn I heard a crash down in the cargo bay. But how could that be? Unless Wash was tempted ta taste the cargo for "quality control purposes"."

She laughs as she pictures Wash with several little drink umbrellas sticking out of his hair, mooning at Zoe with big owl eyes.

Kaylee has a grin on her face as she enters the galley.

End Move

BoomerGoodheart
"I love my Captain."

TEELABROWN

Tuesday, January 27, 2004 10:53 PM

__________
River says in her sleep:

He's here.

She turns over.
__________

............................................................................................
"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!

GEEZER

Wednesday, January 28, 2004 12:58 AM

Working without a net, here are Mal's and Thornes next moves:

[Mal takes the pistol from the red-eyed stranger and shoves it in his belt. Triple fare is interesting, but he doesn't want to look like he can be bought.]

"We'll talk about payin' later. You'll get your chance to tell ever'body your story and convince me we shouldn't just drop you both out the hatch. Dong ma? Right now just stay with your buddy."

[Moving from one problem to another, Mal walks through the stream of tequila to Thorne and Zoe, who have finished talking but are still standing face to face; Zoe glaring and Thorne smiling slightly. Mal turns to Thorne]

"Are you fong luh old man, driving that damn truck in here like a madman? You could've ended somebody."

[The smile never leaving his face, Thorne turns and replys.]

“Well, I was tryin' awful hard not to get ended myself. And even though I had to steal ‘em all by my lonesome, here’s your two cases, as agreed. Let’s see if you think they’re payment enough to haul my cargo. Open ‘em up, boy.”

[Curious, Mal and Zoe open the cases. One is full of instruments, controls, and a strange looking helmet. The other contains what looks like a standard strap-on sensor pod. Mal scoffs.]

“A box of junk? And a sensor pod? Wu de tyen ah. We got two a’ them already. This ain’t worth go se.”

[Thorne shakes his head and replys,]

“Sensor pod...Oh, my. Son, what you’ve got yourself here is a Fosgate Mark 23 self-collimating, vacuum cooled, 5.5 gigawatt, argon gas laser cannon...the B Series with zero point two five second cycle time and the optional automatic heads-up multiple target designator. Probably the finest piece of ship-board ordinance this side of an Alliance battle cruiser’s main battery. And it’s stealthy, too, as you so quickly noticed. Looks just like a plain old sensor pod. Looks that way to all standard scans as well. You are now definitely the best armed little firefly in the entire known ‘verse. Now say ‘Thank you, Mr. Thorne’.”

[Thorne looks at the puzzled expressions on the faces of Mal and Zoe. Beyond them on the catwalk he sees the Shepherd, who overheard the entire conversation and is smiling and nodding approvingly.]

[Mal realizes he is losing the handle on the situation. This old coot always has an answer, and he's got two...make that three...well, maybe four unknown quantities on board. Time to get everyone together and get the facts straight.]

"Zoe, tell Wash to find somewhere in the wild to park us, an' get the crew together in the mess hall. We're gonna find out what kind of fei hua our new passengers have to tell us. Doc, once that hwoon dahn can move, get him and his boy friend there too.'

[Mal stalks off towards the mess hall. This has been a bad day, and doesn't look to get any better.]

EOM

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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