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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7031908" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Reboot Session 1 (or Session 124) - SCENE ONE</strong></p><p></p><p>A young RHC Ensign enters Stover Delft's offices and places a document in front of him. "A translation from the original Beran, sir" she says.</p><p></p><p>Stover reads the article, wincing, not at its contents, but distracted by Officer Dima’s persistent tap-tap-tapping at the machine behind him. Unable to focus on the paper in front of him, he turns in his seat and gives the machine a sharp whack with his cane. It shudders into life and then spews sheaf after sheaf of paper into the air, in an eruption that goes on for almost a minute. When it subsides, there is a moment’s silence, before Dima – frowning, but saying nothing – begins to pick the papers up sheaf by sheaf. </p><p> </p><p>“Leave it,” says Stover. “Leave us, for that matter.” Dima shuffles out, muttering under his breath. It can now be seen that the machine is covered in nicotine stains. All the while the young Ensign has stood silently to attention, barely reacting to what has gone on around her, but as if her passive, professional mein was a question, Stover gestures at the machine and explains, “Some new-fangled thing from Drakr. A ‘Kopiergerat’ they call it. Dima said it would streamline our paperwork. Bloody thing hasn’t worked since it got here. I never get a moment’s peace.” He spits on it again.</p><p></p><p>From outside the door, the dwarf adds, “Then you shouldn’t have insisted it went in your office. It was supposed to be in mine.” </p><p></p><p>“Close the door!” says Stover. </p><p></p><p>“Blasted thing weighs half a tonne, but we can move it whenever you like. Of course we’d have to shift that desk of yours again, which takes half the morning in itself, and…” </p><p></p><p>“Close the door!!!” says Stover. The door duly closes. Stover goes back to the article. </p><p></p><p><strong>Porras</strong>: Tinker Oddcog is in Ber, sir.</p><p></p><p><em>Delft’s eyes widen. He stands up. He sits down again. He looks back up at the impassive Ensign and appraises her anew. </em></p><p></p><p><strong>Delft</strong>: This article is dated only yesterday. Where did you get this?</p><p></p><p><strong>Porras</strong>: I’d rather not say.</p><p></p><p><strong>Delft</strong>: Your source is trustworthy?</p><p></p><p><strong>Porras</strong>: Impeccably so. To the extent that he thinks perhaps you aren’t. I vouched for you, sir.</p><p></p><p><strong>Delft</strong>: Very kind of you. One thing I’m confused by: There’s no free press in Ber. Bruse Shantus is a tyrant, he won’t countenance it.</p><p></p><p><strong>Porras</strong>: That’s an over-simplification, sir. In any case, this is an underground Panoply newspaper, with a fairly broad international reach. The radicals are gaining ground in Seobriga, perhaps more so than anywhere else.</p><p></p><p><strong>Delft</strong>: You have connections in Ber?</p><p></p><p><strong>Porras</strong>: My family is… my family was… my father was Beran, sir. I am fluent in the language, have travelled to Seobriga on many occasions, and have numerous contacts throughout the region.</p><p></p><p><strong>Delft</strong>: You know who Oddcog is, I assume?</p><p></p><p><strong>Porras</strong>: (<em>Reciting from memory</em>) Tinker Oddcog, otherwise known as the Gearbuilder. One of a trio of individuals working for the Ob who designed and built the colossus. It is reported that Oddcog enabled Marshal Korrigan’s Alpha Unit to bypass the final security measures within the Bleak Gate facility and subsequently fled. As his loyalty to the Ob is certainly in question, it is hoped he may be able to provide some insight into how to control the creature he created. </p><p></p><p><strong>Delft</strong>: So that’s a ‘yes’, then? All right, Ensign… Porras, isn’t it? You’ve convinced me. (<em>He locks the article in his desk drawer</em>). Let’s keep this discovery of yours to ourselves for the time being. Now we need to move quickly. Come with me.</p><p></p><p><em>The pair leave Delft’s office. A moment later, we hear a click from the desk, and a slight scraping as the drawer slides open. Moments later, the Kopiergerat springs into life…</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7031908, member: 79141"] [b]Reboot Session 1 (or Session 124) - SCENE ONE[/b] A young RHC Ensign enters Stover Delft's offices and places a document in front of him. "A translation from the original Beran, sir" she says. Stover reads the article, wincing, not at its contents, but distracted by Officer Dima’s persistent tap-tap-tapping at the machine behind him. Unable to focus on the paper in front of him, he turns in his seat and gives the machine a sharp whack with his cane. It shudders into life and then spews sheaf after sheaf of paper into the air, in an eruption that goes on for almost a minute. When it subsides, there is a moment’s silence, before Dima – frowning, but saying nothing – begins to pick the papers up sheaf by sheaf. “Leave it,” says Stover. “Leave us, for that matter.” Dima shuffles out, muttering under his breath. It can now be seen that the machine is covered in nicotine stains. All the while the young Ensign has stood silently to attention, barely reacting to what has gone on around her, but as if her passive, professional mein was a question, Stover gestures at the machine and explains, “Some new-fangled thing from Drakr. A ‘Kopiergerat’ they call it. Dima said it would streamline our paperwork. Bloody thing hasn’t worked since it got here. I never get a moment’s peace.” He spits on it again. From outside the door, the dwarf adds, “Then you shouldn’t have insisted it went in your office. It was supposed to be in mine.” “Close the door!” says Stover. “Blasted thing weighs half a tonne, but we can move it whenever you like. Of course we’d have to shift that desk of yours again, which takes half the morning in itself, and…” “Close the door!!!” says Stover. The door duly closes. Stover goes back to the article. [B]Porras[/B]: Tinker Oddcog is in Ber, sir. [I]Delft’s eyes widen. He stands up. He sits down again. He looks back up at the impassive Ensign and appraises her anew. [/I] [B]Delft[/B]: This article is dated only yesterday. Where did you get this? [B]Porras[/B]: I’d rather not say. [B]Delft[/B]: Your source is trustworthy? [B]Porras[/B]: Impeccably so. To the extent that he thinks perhaps you aren’t. I vouched for you, sir. [B]Delft[/B]: Very kind of you. One thing I’m confused by: There’s no free press in Ber. Bruse Shantus is a tyrant, he won’t countenance it. [B]Porras[/B]: That’s an over-simplification, sir. In any case, this is an underground Panoply newspaper, with a fairly broad international reach. The radicals are gaining ground in Seobriga, perhaps more so than anywhere else. [B]Delft[/B]: You have connections in Ber? [B]Porras[/B]: My family is… my family was… my father was Beran, sir. I am fluent in the language, have travelled to Seobriga on many occasions, and have numerous contacts throughout the region. [B]Delft[/B]: You know who Oddcog is, I assume? [B]Porras[/B]: ([I]Reciting from memory[/I]) Tinker Oddcog, otherwise known as the Gearbuilder. One of a trio of individuals working for the Ob who designed and built the colossus. It is reported that Oddcog enabled Marshal Korrigan’s Alpha Unit to bypass the final security measures within the Bleak Gate facility and subsequently fled. As his loyalty to the Ob is certainly in question, it is hoped he may be able to provide some insight into how to control the creature he created. [B]Delft[/B]: So that’s a ‘yes’, then? All right, Ensign… Porras, isn’t it? You’ve convinced me. ([I]He locks the article in his desk drawer[/I]). Let’s keep this discovery of yours to ourselves for the time being. Now we need to move quickly. Come with me. [I]The pair leave Delft’s office. A moment later, we hear a click from the desk, and a slight scraping as the drawer slides open. Moments later, the Kopiergerat springs into life…[/I] [/QUOTE]
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