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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ao the Overkitty" data-source="post: 2816414" data-attributes="member: 9758">Synopsis of 6/20/05 session“Episode 1 - Dead or Alive” - First SessionSynopsis of 6/20/05 sessionWhile on New Melbourne, the crew of the Orasca sat in a mildly seedy bar waiting for information on a drop point to pick up some illicit cargo for transport to Verbena.  Daniel also acquired a legitimate job of transferring some immigrant workers to Verbena to work at the new Alliance plant.  The transport was Alliance work, so it wouldn't pay too much, but that wasn't the point.  It was just a cover job to get them on Verebena, since they were increasing security for incoming vessels for the plant opening.Daniel was able to keep the transfer of the drop point location unnoticed by the other patrons of the bar.  The crew did a good job of almost avoiding a bar fight.  Asta managed to sedate the initial agressor before fighting broke out.  Unfortunately, drunken yokels can be persistant.  Besides, people don’t generally like to see their buddy punched in the joy department, by Mort or anyone else.  Decent sized bar fight ensued.  Jasp flung himself across the room to crash into a couple of the yokels with a beer mug.  Campan continued drinking for a while. Take ran for the door.  Asta watched out for seriously injured.  Daniel brawled.  Mort pinched wallets from the fallen.Despite being outnumbered, the crew managed to wipe the floor with the yokels.  Several chairs were destroyed, a couple of beer mugs and bottles, and a good amount of liquor behind the bar.  After being asked nicely to leave by the bartender with the shotgun, Mort took some of the money from the pinched wallets and paid the bartender for the broken chairs.  Then the crew headed back to the ship.That evening, Daniel and Campan headed to the drop point on Daniel's shuttle, the Korv.  They arrived at a small, slightly forested island with an empty dock and a small shack.  Campan stayed on the Korv to keep a hand on the weapons while Daniel went out to meet the contact; a man named Jacob that Dan was acquainted with.  After making sure it was safe, they radioed the Orasca in to land and pick up the cargo.  Before the Orasca arrived, Jacob left a message with Daniel for Campan from a guy named Logan (small time loanshark, from Daniel’s recollection).  “Tell him he’s late.  And Logan HATES it when someone is late.”  Daniel relayed the message to Campan after they left and asked him if this would come back to bite them in the ass.  Campan said it wouldn’t.The pickup of the twenty immigrant workers went smoothly, as did the trip to Verbena.  The crew all healed up any wounds received in the bar fight.Take received landing clearance for the Orasca and touched down at night about half a mile from town.  They were greeted by a motley and slightly skeevy bulbous man (Cashier).  He counted out the workers as they left the ship and handed Take a wad of bills.  He coughed up the money he had pocketed when Take called him on it, slightly sad about getting caught.Take, Mort, Daniel, and Campan then headed off towards town.  There was a veritable wonderland of lights, tents, games splayed out in a field in front of a large factory.  The group moved through the carnival towards the Tattoo’d Man’s tent, where they were to meet the buyer.They passed one particularly prominent feature; a stage with a large banner above it which reads, ALLIANCE REWARDS THOSE WHO REWARD THEMSELVES.An Alliance high muckity muck was up on stage giving a speech, dedicating the new factory.Commander Tanaka:  Thanks to the good Alliance people of Verbena, our gear shift factory is opening ten days ahead of schedule.The crowd around the stage cheered.Commander Tanaka:  Verbena was scarcely surviving, barely more than a piece of barren rock, but now with the Alliance factory opening you and your families will be able to lead full and satisfying lives.Mort gritted his teeth and looked like he REALLY wanted to start something, but pushed on.They also passed by a woman around Daniel’s age in an Alliance uniform with Lieutenant stripes keeping an eye on the crowd before making it to the Tattoo’d Man tent.  A barker was out front trying to get people to come see the man with living pictures etched upon his body.  Mort quietly moved around to the back of the tent as Daniel & company moved towards the front.BOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!The factory spectacularly blew up. A huge fireball went into the sky and shards of metal and wreckage were strewn into the crowd. The force of the explosion knocked people to the ground, including the crew.Asta and Jasp easily saw and heard the explosion from the Orasca.  Snagging some medical supplies, Asta told Jasp aliens attacked the factory and the two sprinted out towards the carnival.Pushing wood and metal off of himself, Mort got up.  Feeling like he could get blamed for this, Mort took off his brown coat.Fade to Black</blockquote>

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