High Law and Low Justice, Part 5

[doghead]

Saanath, male human merchant.

"Hit those scanners again, hard. Something isn't right here."

Saanath looks over to Ruzz'Koff.

"Passive scanners are operational. I've checked pretty much everything in range; and nothing unusual. Everythings tagged and flagged. It will let us know if there are any changes to vectors or velocities. Again, nothing unusual so far.

"You want an active sensor sweep?"

Saanath grins mischieviously. Nobody likes been swept by active sensors. Its like being cold called by automated call centers trying to sell you insurance or 'give away' a holiday. It will definately stir things up*.

- ooc -
* OK, just guessing here. But I would imagin active sensors scans are a fairly aggressive action.

 

[DrZombie]

Tuan sucks his teeth in frustration after loosing yet another hand. "You play well, Malico. I'll grant you that."

"And you, you big lump," he says, jabbing his finger in Gwydion's direction. "You're just lucky."

"Yep. And intelligent, witty, charismatic, and above all, modest. Now hand over your cash, mate." Gwydion replies.

 

[Wilphe]

Tuan:
Malico isn't in your league at the technical aspects of the game (figuring odds) but at the social aspects he seems quite adept, and you suspect that he's getting away with a few good bluffs. Now you've got that figured out, taking his money should just be a matter of time, assuming that the cards are more or less even.

Gwydion, Tuan:

Eleanor Carnot wanders over to the game, "I suppose you won't know what will happen when we reach plantfall. I suppose they'll want to talk to us, but I don't know what they'll do to us. Do you know?"


Ruzz'koff, Saanath, Ktarle:

"Vykris, this is Lt de Paolo. We are briefed, though there appears to be some misunderstanding regarding possible resistance on board, please clarify that situation for us please. Otherwise you are to maintain you course and speed, we are matching velocities and will be docking with you within 30 minutes or less. Please stand by and await my instructions, over."

A more intense scan of the scout on the asteroid reveals little over than that life support is 100% and that the vessal is, judging by it's mass, fully fueled and ready to jump.


OOC:
Yeah, actively scanning is like sending out a sonar ping "I'm here and I don't care who knows it."
Deliberatly Targeting another vessal with an active scan is, assunimg they notice you are aiming it at them, somwhere between discourteous and hostile, depending on where you are at the time.

 

[DrZombie]

Gwydion, Tuan:

Eleanor Carnot wanders over to the game, "I suppose you won't know what will happen when we reach plantfall. I suppose they'll want to talk to us, but I don't know what they'll do to us. Do you know?"

Gwydion puts down his cards and leans back, looking as he's very relaxed but making sure he can get up without being hindered by the table.
"I think we'll get interrogated for quite a bit, us as well as you. The captain trusts us, we've been through quite a bit together, but that doesn't mean the coppers will. Or the Navy, to be more specific, since the possible murder was committed in hyperspace. Bloody basterds will wanna search the ship, maybe even confiscate it as evidence during the trial, if it comes to that." He sighs. Then shrugs.
"We'll see. What comes comes."

 

[Maerdwyn]

Ktarle has a nagging worry when she hears the results on the scout, but tries to shake it off as paranoia. The others know what they are doing - you stick to the sick bay. . Her gaze lingers on the view screen with its scan results, though, and it's clear that something about it is troubling her.

 

[doghead]

--- THE BRIDGE ---

"Vykris, this is Lt de Paolo. We are briefed, though there appears to be some misunderstanding regarding possible resistance on board, please clarify that situation for us please. Otherwise you are to maintain you course and speed, we are matching velocities and will be docking with you within 30 minutes or less. Please stand by and await my instructions, over."

Saanath leaves the communication with the navy to Ruzz'koff.

- ooc -
Yeah, that was what I thought about active scanning. Saanath won't do it unless Ruzz'koff requests it.

DrZ, the passengerss aren't aware that the navy is involved, and the plan was not to let them know beforehand. Gwydion (probably) knows that. Of course, if you just want to kick the metaphorical beehive to stir things up ...

 

[Radiating Gnome]

"Vykris, this is Lt de Paolo. We are briefed, though there appears to be some misunderstanding regarding possible resistance on board, please clarify that situation for us please. Otherwise you are to maintain you course and speed, we are matching velocities and will be docking with you within 30 minutes or less. Please stand by and await my instructions, over."

OOC: I need to get some clarification here. The "misunderstanding started back with a post from the Coronel that could easily have been a typo. I've tried to sort it out in the dialog, and despite the description you're giving us of everything being fairly SOP, that misunderstanding just won't go away.

R'k can't help but feel like the misunderstanding, now being continued by a second source, is intentional -- and the only reason he can imagine that a misunderstanding about resistance on board would be generated by the imperial forces, especially over ship-to-ship communication that is, naturally, being recorded for future investigation, is to be able to demonstrate the confusion surrounding resistance on the ship at a future inquest.

So, the real question is this: in the following quote:

"I don't want any flap in front of the locals, and especially not in front of our six hoofed guests. Vykris, you will comply with local traffic control until informed otherwise. A vessal and boarding party will be along shortly. You say the murdered is still aboard, do you anticipate resistence?"

Is "murdered" really what you intended to type? Should it have been murderer? If it's murderer, then it's a misunderstanding created by a typo. If it's not a typo, then R'k can't help but be very nervous that the boarding party that is coming is going to shoot first and ask questions later.

-rg

 

[Wilphe]

OOC: No you see, I threw a typo and didn't notice; so I thought you were the one to start this off, now I see I started it and I'm sorry.

 

[Maerdwyn]

Ktarle listens as the two captains work to get on the same page. There isn't much she can add, but if there is any confusion on the Navy's part when they arrive, there is something she wants to avoid if possible. While they wait for Ruzz'koff's last tranmission to reach the Massena, she says to him, "They may want to detain everyone and they probably won't know about the Administrator or his mission, right? We need to make sure he doesn't get delayed here."

 

[Wilphe]

It takes a bit of discussion, but eventually Massena and De Paolo are fully briefed on the status aboard. The murderer is still aboard, no one is waving guns around and you don't know if anyone will resist. Prescence of the Administrator is not mentioned at this time.

The Vykris coasts through space, whilst the gig angles round and makes a perfect approach and comes up behind ready to board. From hitting the external view it looks like they are getting ready to walk across rather than bother docking. There are six figures in light battledress, which is more or less SOP for an initial boarding - more will be across later. de Paolo comes on the comm, "Okay, we're at the aft airlock, open up please."

The airlock is in engineering, so it is possible to meet them there and discuss things before the passengers know they are abord. Who is going down?


Gwydion, Tuan:
Ms Carnot looks slightly worried, "Search the ship?!? How long will that take?"

Malico looks at Tuan, "Isn't the Captain ex-Navy anyway? How does that angle into it. Reckon he'll expedite matters and get this cleared up quickly?"


Saanath, Ktarle:
Scout is still doing nothing, of course they might be watching you, but they'd be bold or desperate to try something under the nose of the Navy. After that, getting to a safe jump point before the Coronel, or its fighters did anything to stop them would be quite an achievement.