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"CAST OFF! CAST OFF!" snaps First Officer Turlow at the crewmembers remaining on deck and the men begin releasing the lines holding the U.S.S. Gabrielle to the pier. Turlow then leaps for the gangplank leading towards the bridge. You recognize First Officer Turlow from earlier that day...

It's good to have you back, DH! Now I just need to give Taokan (Camille) a push to get her posting again... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Job.

Vittorio runs down the ramp towards James Starkweather, into the chaos, all the while muttering something in Italian. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Job (the tortured one)

...and watched as the sling of barrel lurched upwards and slingshotted towards the burning railcar and shed on the pier. DH, please make another operate heavy machinery roll to correct the winch's movement ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Job (the tortured one).

Commander Starkweather reaches the fire station and furiously unfurls the hose onto the deck, all the while yelling at stevedores to assist; most ignored him and continued on their way towards the exit gangway and safety. Starkweather twisted open the valve and immediately grabbed the large...

Glancing towards the burning shed, you see a flash of dark red. It's a man in long underwear moving amidst the smoke and flames, who picks up one of the unconscious men from the pier and throws him over his shoulder, but then a billowing cloud of smoke envelopes them, blocking your line of...

The winch engine roared to life when the priest pressed the green button, then he relaxed and thought to himself, "So far, so good...", but when he pulled a lever, the overhead crane began rapidly dropping the sling of barrels downwards. Father Rucker immediately released the lever but the...

Operate heavy machinery can't be used untrained and Father Rucker don't have any ranks in this skill.Good god, this should be fun! Let me think a little bit about what happens... :] Job.

Father Rucker runs for the winch controls, dodging a couple of stevedores who are racing directly towards him to get off the ship.[OOC - It takes Father Rucker two rounds to get to the winch controls. Other players will have the opportunity to take two standard actions during Father Rucker's...

Starkweather is conscious. He rubs the side of his face, saying "I'm all right, I'm all right", then glances up at the priest and a confused look passes across his face. He reaches up and asks "Give me a hand, would you Father?" As the priest helps the commander to his feet, he notices that...

Craning his neck to see over the throng of stevedores who were rushing by him down the gangway to the pier, Father Rucker saw James Starkweather run past, yelling and pushing through the crowd, and then saw the commander attacked. Check the map in the post just above this one to see everyone's...

SVZ, I'll annotate the map of the pier & ship tonight to show you the respective locations of Father Rucker and the fallen Starkweather. When Camille's player in RL learned of Starkweather getting slugged, she seemed almost gleeful! :) Job.

Martin, Vittorio, and George trace Starkweather's gaze and, in the hellish red and yellow glow of the fire, they see a steel-rope cargo sling dangling level with the ship's side, about six feet away from the bulwarks. Five drums of gasoline are suspended there, held over the river of fire like...

James Starkweather pushed through to arrive on deck next to Martin, Vittorio, and George, grasping the railing and scanning the main deck. His collar and tie are gone, his shirt unbuttoned and hair awry. "What's happened?" he snaps, then freezes as he peers over the rail. "Great Scott!"...

Just then, another explosion jarred the ship, sending everyone into the walls, some tumbling to the floor. Leaning on the wall, Camille saw Starkweather bolt past and shove a few men to the side, barking "Out of my way, damn it!" He propelled himself down the congested corridor, around a...

Øyvind (and the dogs) observe a stream of stevedores exiting from the holds. These workers hurry across the main deck and past Father Rucker down the gangway, cursing and waving at the acrid smoke to join the exodus to safety, most fleeing toward the safety of the street. One man staggers as...

The priest saw the gangway leading up to the main deck of the ship and bounded for it. He reached the top of the ramp just as a number of deckhands reached the end of their sprint towards that same desitination--directly at him--and nearly pushed him backwards as they bumped and pushed and...

Hey Morph, I slipped this post past ya. Link --> Martin meets with Prof Moore Job.