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Traveller T20: Tales of the Bray Keaven [Updated 12-20-05]
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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowdancer" data-source="post: 1410465" data-attributes="member: 515"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The next 10 minutes seem to crawl. The cutter continues decelerating roughly along the indicated vector. The slow boat also follows Argent’s directions and comes in on a vector to put it between the decelerating cutter and the <em>Bray Keaven</em>. Of course, given that things are proceeding a little too smoothly for once, most of the crew is even more on edge waiting for the inevitable surprise.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The slow boat approaches the <em>Keaven</em> for a head–on docking maneuver with its port side to the <em>Keaven's</em> port side. As the boat comes within visual range, the bridge crew notes that the slow boat doesn’t seem to be quite a normal workhorse slow boat that might be seen around Sentry. For one thing, the deep Imperial purple with yellow highlights color scheme is spit polish bright. Next, the standard port side cargo lock appears to be missing and there are more viewports on either side including a rather large one more commonly seen on an observation deck. "Looks more like a yacht’s launch than a working boat," thinks Vargas.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">On the <em>Bray Keaven</em>, in the corridor by the port lock, Ian, Saro, Swann, and Darishun complete their preparations. Darishun stands in the doorway of the cabin across from the airlock with Ian right in front of the airlock. Saro is behind some Marine ration crates placed as cover in front of the makeshift sickbay in the next cabin. Swann stands in front of the ship’s locker, ready to support Ian.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">A few minutes before docking, and what seems like after a lifetime to Darishun, Saro finishes his ballad and is about to start into another when Argent takes advantage of the break to call out, "A minute or two to docking. All hands stand by. Let’s see how they play this one."</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">-----</p><p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The clang of the slow boat docking with the <em>Bray Keaven</em> reverberates through the ship, and Martha swears under her breath as visions of a crumpled port side flash before her eyes.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">-----</p><p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">On the bridge, Argent receives another transmission from the slow boat. "Merchant ship. We have docked. We are sending two officers aboard now with the 20 million lingonsallers. You will have the antivirals and information ready to exchange. Our officers will be armed with pistols for their own protection, and we assume that you will be armed, too. Let us avoid any future misunderstandings and conduct this exchange quickly."</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">-----</p><p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Through the airlock port, Ian can see the slow boat’s airlock cycle, and the boat’s outer airlock open. Ian then opens the outer door of the <em>Bray Keaven’s</em> airlock, and two figures in extremely bulky vacc suits step through, each carrying two suitcases, one in each hand. Ian’s eye immediately notes the gauss pistols each figure wears on a belt clumsily strung around each suit’s waist. "Low–tech vacc suits and a gauss pistol? What an odd combination," thinks Ian.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Ian waits until the boat’s airlock cycles closed before he closes the <em>Keaven’s</em> outer door. As the figures wait, Ian glances at Swann, Saro, and Darishun, waiting until each nods, and then cycles the inner airlock door.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Swann takes a deep breath and exhales slowly to calm his nerves. "This is going to go smoothly," he tells himself. "They have more to lose than we do if this exchange doesn’t come off without a hitch. I just hope they realize that."</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">As the two figures step out of the airlock, Swann focuses on their weapons. He keeps his trigger finger along side the trigger of his shotgun.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">"Welcome aboard, gentlemen," he says to the new guests in a friendly tone of voice. "Please keep your hands where they can be seen at all times, and please do not make any sudden moves. We’re all a little nervous here, so let’s just complete the exchange as smoothly as possible, without any unfortunate occurrences."</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Ian wants to see the insides of the cases to check for nasty surprises before he brings them fully on board. He even lifts out the cash to look under it and fan the bundles to make sure they aren’t doing the old newspaper bills trick, before letting them cycle out the air lock.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">As for the cash itself, he looks to make sure it has some kind of anti-forgery watermark, inserted metallic strip, or different serial numbers, and that it appears it is properly printed on quality paper rather than maybe just color photocopied. Having never seen a Lingdonsland buck before, he hopes it looks real.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Saro holds the box in his hands and waits for Ian to check the briefcases. His pistol rests on top of the crate. When the Lingdonslanders look at him he nods slightly but remains serious.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">-----</p><p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Vasilii is watching the sensor screen for any sign of misconduct by the cutters.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">-----</p><p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Martha continues to monitor ship sensors for potential intruders or any "extras" that might get clamped to the outside of the vessel under the cover of this transfer. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shadowdancer, post: 1410465, member: 515"] [font=Verdana][size=2]The next 10 minutes seem to crawl. The cutter continues decelerating roughly along the indicated vector. The slow boat also follows Argent’s directions and comes in on a vector to put it between the decelerating cutter and the [i]Bray Keaven[/i]. Of course, given that things are proceeding a little too smoothly for once, most of the crew is even more on edge waiting for the inevitable surprise.[/size][/font] [font=Verdana][size=2]The slow boat approaches the [i]Keaven[/i] for a head–on docking maneuver with its port side to the [i]Keaven's[/i] port side. As the boat comes within visual range, the bridge crew notes that the slow boat doesn’t seem to be quite a normal workhorse slow boat that might be seen around Sentry. For one thing, the deep Imperial purple with yellow highlights color scheme is spit polish bright. Next, the standard port side cargo lock appears to be missing and there are more viewports on either side including a rather large one more commonly seen on an observation deck. "Looks more like a yacht’s launch than a working boat," thinks Vargas.[/size][/font] [font=Verdana][size=2]On the [i]Bray Keaven[/i], in the corridor by the port lock, Ian, Saro, Swann, and Darishun complete their preparations. Darishun stands in the doorway of the cabin across from the airlock with Ian right in front of the airlock. Saro is behind some Marine ration crates placed as cover in front of the makeshift sickbay in the next cabin. Swann stands in front of the ship’s locker, ready to support Ian.[/size][/font] [font=Verdana][size=2]A few minutes before docking, and what seems like after a lifetime to Darishun, Saro finishes his ballad and is about to start into another when Argent takes advantage of the break to call out, "A minute or two to docking. All hands stand by. Let’s see how they play this one." [center]-----[/center] The clang of the slow boat docking with the [i]Bray Keaven[/i] reverberates through the ship, and Martha swears under her breath as visions of a crumpled port side flash before her eyes. [center]-----[/center] On the bridge, Argent receives another transmission from the slow boat. "Merchant ship. We have docked. We are sending two officers aboard now with the 20 million lingonsallers. You will have the antivirals and information ready to exchange. Our officers will be armed with pistols for their own protection, and we assume that you will be armed, too. Let us avoid any future misunderstandings and conduct this exchange quickly." [center]-----[/center] Through the airlock port, Ian can see the slow boat’s airlock cycle, and the boat’s outer airlock open. Ian then opens the outer door of the [i]Bray Keaven’s[/i] airlock, and two figures in extremely bulky vacc suits step through, each carrying two suitcases, one in each hand. Ian’s eye immediately notes the gauss pistols each figure wears on a belt clumsily strung around each suit’s waist. "Low–tech vacc suits and a gauss pistol? What an odd combination," thinks Ian. Ian waits until the boat’s airlock cycles closed before he closes the [i]Keaven’s[/i] outer door. As the figures wait, Ian glances at Swann, Saro, and Darishun, waiting until each nods, and then cycles the inner airlock door. Swann takes a deep breath and exhales slowly to calm his nerves. "This is going to go smoothly," he tells himself. "They have more to lose than we do if this exchange doesn’t come off without a hitch. I just hope they realize that." As the two figures step out of the airlock, Swann focuses on their weapons. He keeps his trigger finger along side the trigger of his shotgun. "Welcome aboard, gentlemen," he says to the new guests in a friendly tone of voice. "Please keep your hands where they can be seen at all times, and please do not make any sudden moves. We’re all a little nervous here, so let’s just complete the exchange as smoothly as possible, without any unfortunate occurrences." Ian wants to see the insides of the cases to check for nasty surprises before he brings them fully on board. He even lifts out the cash to look under it and fan the bundles to make sure they aren’t doing the old newspaper bills trick, before letting them cycle out the air lock. As for the cash itself, he looks to make sure it has some kind of anti-forgery watermark, inserted metallic strip, or different serial numbers, and that it appears it is properly printed on quality paper rather than maybe just color photocopied. Having never seen a Lingdonsland buck before, he hopes it looks real. Saro holds the box in his hands and waits for Ian to check the briefcases. His pistol rests on top of the crate. When the Lingdonslanders look at him he nods slightly but remains serious. [center]-----[/center] Vasilii is watching the sensor screen for any sign of misconduct by the cutters. [center]-----[/center] Martha continues to monitor ship sensors for potential intruders or any "extras" that might get clamped to the outside of the vessel under the cover of this transfer. [/size][/font] [/QUOTE]
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