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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wilphe" data-source="post: 2837554" data-attributes="member: 8221">Page 7:03-23-06, 10:21 PM       #241 doghead    Saanath, male human merchant Saanath smarts at Tuan's look, but keeps his response to himself. The old spacer is right anyways, Saanath eventually concludes. The idea is not the greatest. He just wants to get the passengers to safely to port, and then be shot of them. He lets out a long slow sigh."I think we should tell them. The passengers. They have the right to know, and we haven't been successful yet in pinning down whoever is messing with the ship. At least if they know, they can take steps to look after themselves. "On the other hand, if we do, then we put the killer in a corner. They know that once they get to port, the authorities will get callled in. People in corners can be dangerous, unpredicatable. Especially if the have nothing to lose. If the killer thinks they can get away scot free, they may just sit out the rest of the trip. And if they don't know we know, they may get careless."Saanath runs his hands through his hair."I still think we should tell them. And perhaps rearrange the the cabins so they can have one each. Perhaps you should ask Trelene as well. I'll go with whatever you decide."Saanath looks around the bridge for no particular reason."I'll go help Tuan with breakfast. I don't envy you this decision Ruzz'koff."Taking a moment to compse himself, he heads out the door.ooc: Looks like Trelene gets the deciding vote. 03-24-06, 06:31 PM       #242 Radiating Gnome     Russ'koff grimaces, and heads off to find Trelene, probably wake her up, and talk to her about the crew's next move. He takes along a fresh cup of coffee for Trelene. It's something, anyway.  03-25-06, 09:03 PM       #243 Wilphe     OOC: Trelene's a she BTW. 03-26-06, 03:32 PM       #244 Radiating Gnome     ooc: doh! I'll fix the post. 03-29-06, 07:26 PM       #245 Wilphe     Tuan and Saanth busy themselves making breakfast, of course by now it's more of a brunch. As it's made ready the passengers emerge from their cabins, they are all rather quiet and none of them feel the urge to risk Ruzz'koff's wrath by bringing up the subject that's on all their minds. It's a rather sombre and subdued affair, but several of them seem to want comfort food and no one except Elizabeth Carnot, Malico Sharishaga, Govindra Ishaga and Mr Gudeli's trio is taking a vegetarian meal. They all seem to want the reassurance of red meat and/or eggs.Curtis Foster has next to no appetite, Elizabeth Carnot gets him something - but he just picks at it. Mr Gudeli and his companions take up a position apart from everyone else, it's not hard to surmise that they know something is very wrong and that all three are trying to very hard to read passengers and crew and don't care who knows it. 04-03-06, 07:58 PM       #246 Wilphe    Trelene is not overjoyed at being disturbed by Ruzz'koff and keeps her counsel brief and to the point, "Our, by which I mean your, primary responsibility is the welfare of the ship and the safety of her passengers and crew. Cargo comes in there somewhere as well, but we'll gloss over that for now. That is more important that justice in this case. That's someone else's problem. Our problem is ensuring we get to our destination.""I would advise you not to endanger the vessal in the interests of finding out who did this. It's not our problem, we'll be delayed sure, but only for a few days. It'll be more or less the same whether we find out who did it or not. If indeed we chose to tell anybody and don't hush this up.""If we are going to tell somebody, I'd tell the Administrator and his party. We'll be with them for a while, they want to keep incognito and not get dragged into something like this and if we can't trust them then we are bigger trouble than I imagined. Besides even if they did it they'd have a plan for dealing with the consequences wouldn't they? Now if there is nothing else I'll be more coherent when I've had some sleep." 04-04-06, 07:31 PM       #247 Radiating Gnome    Russ'koff returns to the bridge, and addresses those present. "All right, that settles it. We're going to move everyone into a private accommodation, and the crew will have to make do in the other areas of the ship. Passengers will have their access to the ships computer cut, and will be permitted access only to their own room and the galley. There will always be one member of the crew on hand in the galley.""I'll make an announcement to the passengers in a few minutes. We tell them what's up, why we're locking everything down, and thank them for their forebearance. We warn them that we're going to take anything suspicious, like attemps to access shipboard computer or environmental systems as a hostile act against the rest of the ship, crew and passengers. We're going to have to babysit these people now -- one crewperson in the galley at all times, another to make rounds durning meal times to make sure those that don't want to come to the galley get something to eat. "I do think I'll brief the Administrator first, however.""Any comments or suggestions?" 04-05-06, 12:04 AM       #248 Wilphe    Ktarle pipes up, "I call the Lab, you've already called Dibs on the Bridge, anybody else?" 04-05-06, 01:13 AM       #249 doghead    Saanath, male human merchant Saanath considers Ruzz'Koff's decision. "No, no suggestions at the moment. I think briefing the Administrator is a good call."Tuan wants the gig I think. I'll sleep where-ever." 04-06-06, 09:36 PM       #250 Watus    Tuan shrugs, figuring he can play the screw as well as the next guy. He heads back to his quarters, repacks the few things he'd actually taken out of his duffel, and hauls it down to the gig. 04-07-06, 04:33 PM       #251 Radiating Gnome    Once the crew has their bags packed and are ready, Ruzz'koff returns to the common area and asks to speak to the administrator alone. Once they are in private he begins. "It isn't going to surprise you that something is going on, your honor*. We have reason to believe that Mr. Antonesque was murdered. We believe that someone accessed the ship's computers and increased the gravity in his cabin to a point at which his heart gave out in the night. We are trying to investigate the murder ourselves, but we believe it is much more important to insure the safety of the rest of the passengers on the ship. "In a few minutes I'm going to make an announcement to the other passengers. I'll tell them the basics of what we know -- that Mr. Antonesque was murdered, that someone used shipboard systems to do it, and that we need to make new arrangements to insure the safety of the rest of the passengers. The crew will move out of the cabins -- we're going to bunk down in other areas of the ship -- I'll be ont he bridge, etc. We will move each passenger into a stateroom of his or her own.""Since the killer is accessing shipboard systems and using them, we need to cut off the staterooms from access to the ship's computers. Any attempts to access the shipboard computers will be considered evidence of likely involvement in the murder. "It is our intention to do everything we can to safeguard the lives of our passengers until we reach our destination, where we will invite the local authorities to conduct a much more thorough and complete investigation. It will mean a few days of isolation for everyone. Passengers will be allowed access only to their own rooms, and to the Galley for supervised meals. We will leave it to the passengers to decide if they would like to join others for meals -- the decision to eat a meal with another specific passenger would have to be mutual. We'll be around to discuss that with you as we work out the details. "I thought it would be prudent to inform you first -- I expect that you and your aides will want to eat together, but other than that I'm going to ask that you comply with the restrictions I'm placing the rest of the passengers under. Do you have any comments or questions?"*please assume Russ'koff would use the appropriate honorific -- I'm just not sure what that is. 04-08-06, 01:15 AM       #252 Wilphe    Tuan, Saanth:As you two and Ktarle are seen to be packing to move your belongings and clean out your cabins a certain degree of consternation and interest ripples through the assembled passengers in the common area. So to when Ruzz'koff asks to speak to Mr Gudeli alone. While Maxine Zdrac was suitibly cowed by Ruzz'koff in the morning, it's either worn off or she feels okay accosting the three of you when he's not here or she's just getting angrier. Possibly all three, but she does wait for Ruzz'koff and Mr Gudeli to leave before badgering you."What's going on here? You've got a dead passenger on your hands and no one seems fit to tell us anything. Well, answer me damnit."There's the odd murmer of agreement, but no one seems that eager to back her up just now.Trelene:"ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ" - if only because waking her up and asking her to pack and move would probably not be taken well...Ruzz'koff:Mr Gudeli hears you out in stony silence, not showing any especial emotion or, frankly suprise. Either he's got a very good poker face or none of this is really news to him. This could be because he knows something, or equally it could be that High Imperial Officials are usually smart, perceptive and observent."We will keep the two cabins we have, no need to move us around into single occupancy unless you want to. My team and I trust each other implictly and I can assure you that none of us were involved. I do not however expect you to take such assurance at face value, as you know as little about us as we about you.""Well, I have your service record, personnel files, university papers, school reports. But that's not knowing YOU, that's knowing what you've done. I can only do that face to face. We'll all be together for some time and no doubt get to know each other a little bit better and perhaps be more willing to exchange confidences.""I am anxious for us to be on our journey with speed so if necessary we may be able to facilitate any dealings with Imperial Agencies. I would however prefer to avoid this.""Do we know how Mr Antonescu was killed without harming his cabin mate?"OOC:Either "Mr" or "Sir" is acceptable"Administrator" would give the game away slightly, as he is suppossed to be incognito.All things considered he may well have a noble title as well, but you don't KNOW that, let alone what it is.Ditto any military or service rank, if any of his party have such title - they aren't using it. 04-08-06, 03:18 AM       #253 doghead    Quote:Originally Posted by WilpheTuan, Saanth: As you two and Ktarle are seen to be packing to move your belongings and clean out your cabins a certain degree of consternation and interest ripples through the assembled passengers in the common area. So to when Ruzz'koff asks to speak to Mr Gudeli alone. While Maxine Zdrac was suitibly cowed by Ruzz'koff in the morning, it's either worn off or she feels okay accosting the three of you when he's not here or she's just getting angrier. Possibly all three, but she does wait for Ruzz'koff and Mr Gudeli to leave before badgering you."What's going on here? You've got a dead passenger on your hands and no one seems fit to tell us anything. Well, answer me damnit."There's the odd murmer of agreement, but no one seems that eager to back her up just now.Saanath decides to take the diplomatic route."I understand that you are all concerned," he begins, meeting everyone's gaze openly. "It has been a stresful morning for everyone. The Captain will be making a general announcement shortly. He will explain everything then."If you have any questions, I'm sure that the Captain will answer them then. So for the moment, is there anything else?."Liaison: 09/+11 (+0 Cha, +2 Carousing Syn) 04-08-06, 04:16 PM       #254 Watus    Ignoring the scene in the common area, Tuan stomps past the bridge, keys the iris valve, drops his duffel down into engineering and quickly follows it out of sight. 04-13-06, 09:26 PM       #255 Wilphe    ooc: Paging Captain Ruzz'koff,White Courtesy Phone please. 04-14-06, 01:30 PM       #256 Radiating Gnome    Quote:Originally Posted by Wilphe"Do we know how Mr Antonescu was killed without harming his cabin mate?""We have theories, sir. Theories based on the evidence we've collected so far -- but we're still working on those issues. But, our first priority is doing everything we can to make sure the rest of the passengers arrive at our destination alive."ooc: Sorry, crazy RL crap at work -- I'll get another post out this morning, addressing the passengers. -rg 04-14-06, 02:40 PM       #257 Radiating Gnome    Ruzz'Koff moves in to the common area and asks for all the passenger's attention, making sure he has several other crew members on hand to help control the scene. He waits for those who are not in the common area to get within earshot, and then addresses everyone. "You're all smart, sensitive people, and you will have figured out that there is something not right aboard ship right now -- something more not right than a simple death. "What I can tell you now is that the crew and I have determined that Mr. Antonescue's death, while outwardly appearing to be due to naturaly causes, was the result of direct action from someone on board this ship. We believe he was murdered. "Our own investigation is far from complete, and we will be seeking the assistance of the local authorities when we reach our first destination. Given that, we are not going to discuss the details of our investigation at this time. It is more important, however, to do everything that we can to protect our passengers. Since we cannot be sure who the killer is, our only choice is to isolate all passengers for the next few days, until we arrive and can turn the investigation over to the authorities. "Please uderstand that the measures we are taking now are for your safety. They are designed to isolate the killer among us from the passengers. "We will move all passengers into a stateroom of their own. This will be your living space for the remainder of the journey. You will have noticed that the crew has already vacated the rooms we are occupying -- we will bunk down in engineering, the bridge, and anywhere else we can find space so that you make all have your own room. All computer access will be cut off to the staterooms. I ask that you all leave any comm units, computers, or other electronic devices off for the remainder of the journey. We will be monitoring the staterooms constantly for electronic and computer activity -- any electronic activity will be investigated, any attempt to access any computer, wether connected to the ship's mainframe or nor, will result in the computer in question being confiscated, and the incident reported as a point of evidence when we turn this matter over to the authorities.""Mr. Sarnath will assign you all to your new staterooms. I understand that the next 72 hours, confined alone to your staterooms without being permitted the use of your personal computers will be dreadfully boring. And I wish I could do more to help with that. I suggest, among other things, that as one gesture to the shipboard community, we all pool any published print materials -- books and magazines -- here in the galley, where we can share with each other what meager entertainments we do have.""There will always be one or more mambers of the crew stationed here in the common area and galley. You are welcome to prepare food in the galley at your discretion, and take it back to your stateroom to eat. You'll be visited by a member of the crew several times a day to make sure you have everything you need. If there is anything we can do to provide for you, short of breaking our new security protocols, we will be happy to do it. "Before you object, know that I am perfectly cognizant that this is a drastic abridgement of your rights as sentient beings. From your point of view, it may appear as though we are treating every one of you as a suspect, treating you as if you were the killer. I encourage any of you who have complaints to file complaints against me once we reach our next port of call. "But for now, I prefer a ship full of angry but living passengers to the risk of any further deaths on board." "Any questions?"(ooc: might as well throw a diplomacy check on this one. My bonus is +19)-rg 04-15-06, 09:23 PM       #258 Wilphe     OOC: Spoiler: IC:Tuan:Your transit to the gig is uneventful, and nothing seems out of place as you make the trip through engineering and the cargo deck. The gig itself is a spacious place for one person to sleep, almost as big as the sort of thing you imagine a fleet admiral would have. Of course it's not really furnished appropriatly for long-term occupancy, or even sleeping - but you will have little difficulty getting comfortable and settling in.A little voice at the back of your mind is bothering you though, something that you meant to have done after you finished searching the stateroom, if only you could remember what it was.Trelene:ZZZZZZZZZ Last edited by Wilphe : 04-16-06 at 08:05 PM.  04-16-06, 08:11 PM       #259 Wilphe     Ruzzkoff:Mr Gudeli nods sagely, "Uhuh," he says non-committally, "Well thank you for informing me first, if you could keep me informed of any further developments?"Saanath:Quote:"If you have any questions, I'm sure that the Captain will answer them then. So for the moment, is there anything else?." Maxine Zdrac uplifts her nose slightly, "Everything? This I somewhat doubt." 04-16-06, 08:34 PM       #260 Wilphe    Everybody:As Ruzzkoff wants all hands on deck I'll assume that someone went and got Tuan when he was done moving.Gwydion takes up a position by the entrance to the late Mr Antonsecu's cabin, unarmed but ready, if something happens, to clamp it down. Trelene remains in her cabin, asleep. Ktarle stands by the corridor to the Lab and Sick bay, confident that nothing bad will happen, and if it does it won't get to her.[/snip]While the passengers hear Ruzz'koff out quite politely, without a great many gasps or moans when mention if made of foul play, it's equally clear that many are sceptical about some of Ruzz'koff's statements.Eleanor Carnot expresses these feelings, "So, Mr Atonescu was killed, but the person who was in the cabin with him isn't the only suspect, because somehow a computer was involved, correct?"Elizabeth Black, "You have obviously given great thought to how to protect us from each other, do you know it was a passenger who was responsible. If not, how do you propose that we be protected from your crew?"Maxine Zdrac, "Or yourself, for that matter," heads turn at that, rather cutting, interjection.Govindra Ishaga, "I can just about understand forbidding our access to the network, but to not allow us to even have them on at all? That seems a bit drastic, and with all due respect life has to go on and many of us, all of us, have work to get on with. Is there no way we can just be locked out of the network and allowed to work on our own files on our own machines?" 04-17-06, 02:00 AM       #261 doghead     Saanath, male human merchant. Quote:Originally Posted by WilpheMaxine Zdrac uplifts her nose slightly, "Everything? This I somewhat doubt."Saanath just smiles slightly. More than you will want to know.* * * Saanath waits quietly until Ruzz'koff has made his announcement, and delt with any questions. He snorts to himself at MZ's question. That woman is insufferable.Then Saanath gets to work shuffling the passengers. He ropes in Gwydion to help. If any oth them can't decide who gets to stay and who moves out, Saanath flips a coin. Saanath ignores Gydions suggestion that they take bribes. Saanath does his best to stay calm and helpful. 04-18-06, 12:19 PM       #262 Radiating Gnome     Quote:Originally Posted by WilpheEleanor Carnot expresses these feelings, "So, Mr Atonescu was killed, but the person who was in the cabin with him isn't the only suspect, because somehow a computer was involved, correct?""That is correct."Quote:Originally Posted by WilpheElizabeth Black, "You have obviously given great thought to how to protect us from each other, do you know it was a passenger who was responsible. If not, how do you propose that we be protected from your crew?"Maxine Zdrac, "Or yourself, for that matter," heads turn at that, rather cutting, interjection."Ladies, when you boarded this ship you put yourselves in the hands of the ship's crew. If that trust was misguided, perhaps the mistake is your own. For myself, I promise you, if I reach a point where I want you dead, you'll see me coming."This is difficult enough as it is. My crew is tired, stretched thin, and we will all be sleeping on floors and doing everything we can to make sure you all are safe. If you have constructive suggestions, I would love to hear them. If, however, you prefer to snipe at my crew and myself, I'll thank you to stay in your cabin an stay out of our way."Quote:Originally Posted by WilpheGovindra Ishaga, "I can just about understand forbidding our access to the network, but to not allow us to even have them on at all? That seems a bit drastic, and with all due respect life has to go on and many of us, all of us, have work to get on with. Is there no way we can just be locked out of the network and allowed to work on our own files on our own machines?""I understand that this restriction seems draconian. However, we still have many questions to answer about what happened. I'd rather deliver you bored to tears but alive than dead. If we reach a point where we are more sure we can safely allow you to use your personal computers off the network, we will let you know."-rg 04-18-06, 02:19 PM       #263 Watus    All this talk about computers, and something clicks in the back of Tuan's mind. When the debacle in the mess dies down, Tuan corners Saanath somewhere quiet."Hey, kid. You have a chance to look at those disks yet?" 04-18-06, 02:54 PM       #264 doghead    Saanath, male human merchant Quote:Originally Posted by Radiating Gnome"Ladies, when you boarded this ship you put yourselves in the hands of the ship's crew. If that trust was misguided, perhaps the mistake is your own. For myself, I promise you, if I reach a point where I want you dead, you'll see me coming.Saanath laughs out loud, and doesn't make any effort to hide it. Ruz'koff has really got his pepper back and is in fine form. Saanath finds himself feeling better than he has since this inconsiderate rabble they have been lumbered with as passengers were given permission to board. We've taken on an Imperial wotsits and a mercenary cruiser. Damned if I am going to let this lot get to me. Still, I wish Quinn was still with us. Saanath's gaze takes on a far away look as he wonders what happened to the old Marine. Saanath offers up a quick prayer to the gods of jumpspace to watch out for the old man. Not that he really needed any watching out for.Tuan's question catches Saanath off guard for a moment. He frowns as he tried to pull his thoughts back together."I'll catch up with you after we are done here."Wiphie: Can't remember, has Saanath checked the disks?RG: You are welcome in my games any time. Just pull up a virtual chair, and I'll slot you right in. Last edited by doghead : 04-18-06 at 03:00 PM.  04-18-06, 09:26 PM       #265 Wilphe    Elizabeth Black, "Unlike some," she flashes a look at Ms Zdrac, "I'm not intending to be rude. I asked what I considered to be a reasonable question. Someone aboard did something, as I don't know what was done I can't know who did it, it might have be a passenger, it might equally have been a member of the crew," she pauses for breath,"I can perfectly well understand you not trusting us, but please understand that unless you know that this could only have been done by a passenger and are prepared to tell us why, please expect us to be concerned about the crew. That's only fair. And "we could kill you whenever we wanted to, but we don't, so don't worry about it" isn't exactly reassuring." 04-18-06, 09:44 PM       #266 Wilphe    Wiphie: Can't remember, has Saanath checked the disks?</blockquote>No 04-19-06, 04:11 AM       #267 Radiating Gnome     Quote:Originally Posted by WilpheElizabeth Black, "Unlike some," she flashes a look at Ms Zdrac, "I'm not intending to be rude. I asked what I considered to be a reasonable question. Someone aboard did something, as I don't know what was done I can't know who did it, it might have be a passenger, it might equally have been a member of the crew," she pauses for breath,"I can perfectly well understand you not trusting us, but please understand that unless you know that this could only have been done by a passenger and are prepared to tell us why, please expect us to be concerned about the crew. That's only fair. And "we could kill you whenever we wanted to, but we don't, so don't worry about it" isn't exactly reassuring.""Ms. Black, I appreciate that you couch your criticism and concerns in much more polite, less offensive speech. I understand that you are not being told everything, that you may well suspect that our killer is a crew member and not a passenger. "First. It is not a member of this crew. I can't prove it to you, to your satisfaction, and I don't expect that you will believe me. And frankly, at this point I don't have time to care about what you believe or don't. "Actually, that is not quite true. I care that you believe one thing. The last thing that I said to you and Mrs. Zdrac. You will see me coming. And that was not meant to be reassuring. It was a warning. "I am being rude. I am bullying you. And I dearly hope that everyone on board lives reaches our destination to file lengthy and detailed charges against me. For now, follow the instructions of my crew, move to your new stateroom, and keep out of trouble. -rg 04-19-06, 06:22 AM       #268 doghead    Saanath, male human merchant Saanath mentally goes through his checklist of things to do. Clear out cabin; he will dump them in the bridge* for now. He doesn't want anyone getting their hands on the disks while he is busy moving the passengers around. Move the passengers around; Saanath reminds himself to keep an eye out for the missing disk. Look at the disks Tuan gave him.Oh yeah, and wake Trelene (if she is in a cabin and need to move.) Actually, it would be good to have her around when he is checking the disks.* or some other secure location, perhaps gives them back to Tuan. 04-21-06, 08:31 PM       #269 Wilphe    .........There's an uncomfortable silence on board as everyone, passengers and crew, digests the notion that the Vargr is calling the shots, he's not going to take any #### from anyone and now is not a good time to discuss any concerns they might have. Ashur Gudeli breaks the silence, "Well that just about wraps that up, if anyone wants to file a complaint against Captain Ruzz'koff, his crew, or indeed anyone else, including each other, I have a lot of experience in the Imperial Beuracracy, several stacks of blank forms that aren't doing anything and nothing better to do with my time."He gives a sly wink in Tuan's direction as he finishes, and then sweeps into his stateroom. His two associates, Jake Carling & Melissah Gshrygn, slip into the one next door - taking Curtis Foster with them, Maxine Zdrac positively scuttles after Mr Gudeli, giving Ruzz'koff a look that could kill. If the Captain gets killed next, no one present will believe it wasn't her. The rest of the passengers, Govindra Ishaga, Eleanor Carnot, Malico Shahisgara &Elizabeth Black are left somewhat shell shocked, and something in limbo as they wait for cabins to get freed up and Saanath to assign rooms.Saanath:Mr Shahisgara would like cabin 4 "if at all possible, but he quite understands that Ms Trelene would like to finish sleeping before vacating it." 04-21-06, 08:41 PM       #270 Wilphe     Saanath / Tuan:Trelene started her shift at midnight, and was up the evening before that. Right now disturbing her would a: Really annoy her, and b: She'd be substantially below par anyway.You can either:Wait for her to get up and then work on it togetherorGo ahead with out her.In which case I'd like to know which disks you are looking at, and roughly what you are doing with them.Which system are you using? - Your own, the ship's, gig's, something else?Are you just plugging them in and opening documents that "look interesting" or taking a more measured approach?Gwydion has secured and locked the cabin in question, so anything you leave in there should be secure. Otherwise the bridge is a good bet for leaving stuff, it's hard to get in there without being caught and the Captain is unlikely to be sympathetic to any unauthourised visitors. 04-21-06, 09:29 PM       #271 Watus     Tuan will defer to Saanath in regards to which computer to use. In terms of which disks, he'd like to traul through all of them, but is particularly interested in "d" - the one that had been taped under a drawer. 04-22-06, 03:25 AM       #272 doghead     Saanath, male human merchant Saanath stashes his gear on the bridge for the moment - the disks will have to wait - then returns to the passengers. After some thought, he decides against waking Trelene. Which means apologising to Mr Shahisgara, and asking him to wait until Trelene has woken. Curious that no one else has asked for a particular cabin, Saanath makes a mental note of Mr Shahisgara.Then he gets to work sorting the other passengers. Saanath puts on his cheerful face. Ruzz'koff has played the bad cop admirably, now Saanath will play the good. He beavers away to get everything set up, and does his best to remaining patient, and understanding of the passenger's delicate emotional state. If it does become too much, he heads to the bridge for a quick rant, before returning to work with a smile on his face. Actually, although some of them are really annoying, Saanath does feel for the passengers. He has some idea of what it is like to be caught in such a situation.ooc: Liaison +09, +2 Carousing Feat if appropriate. +2 bluff synergy maybe? He's not really bluffing, but he is trying to keep a calm demenour in a trying situation.ooc: Saanath will wait until Trelene awake before looking at the disks. When he does, he will use his computer and keep it isolated from the ships computer. Its a hand comp, but he spent double the regular price 'cos he's a hacker. No sure what thats worth, if anything, bonus wise. Actually, knowing the TL would probably be more useful - its not listed. Um, look at the regular disk first, then 'd'. I don't know anything about hacking, but um, scan the directory first for anything unusual (size, type, location) or hidden files. Write bots to scan files for key words like the names of any of the passengers, the ship, its destinations etc. Of course, back up his computer first in case of virus files. P/ComputerTech: 04/+07 (+1 Edu, +2 T/Comp Syn), T/Communications: 08/+09 (+1 Edu, poss: +2 Hacker), T/Computers: 08/+09 (+1 Edu, poss: +2 Hacker). 04-24-06, 03:46 PM       #273 Radiating Gnome     Ruzz'koff watches the bustle of activity, as the crew and sullen passengers shift into private staterooms and are locked away for their individual safety. He maintains his position in the common area, careful to scowl meaningfully but at no on in particular, until he cannont take it anymore and then he moves to the privacy of the bridge.Once there, he collapses into a chair. This was a part of command that he understood, but he had always hated it when it became necessary. At the naval command college a lot had always been made of the human philosopher Machiavelli, who argued that it was better to be feared than to be loved. The one thing Machiavelli never considered, in his philosophy, was the alienation of that fear. It was necessary, to keep things moving and make sure that the passengers and crew did not waste time with pointless arguing and recriminations, for him to be the heavy, to bully and intimidate passengers and crew until everyone was squared away. The passengers had to be given something else to fear, rather than the phantom killer -- someone concrete and indentifiable. And that was the captain's job. He knew he would spend the rest of the voyage in that role, snarling and barking at any passenger who had the temerity to question his orders. And he knew they would never appreciate that he was doing it to try to keep them safe. But it was exhausting. And he missed the comfort of the community. Of the pack. How slowly can three days pass?-rg 04-24-06, 11:21 PM       #274 Wilphe     Saanath moves into the "Good Cop / Bad Cop" routine where Ruzz'koff left it and arranges matters speedily and with courtesy. A few of them even seem to appreciate his efforts as they pack, move and unpack. Saanath, Tuan, Ktarle and Gwydion are kept busy moving cases, bags and personal belongings from cabin to cabin.The passengers more or less behave themselves, the novelty of a death in suspicious cirumstances does wonders to stave off boredom. Maxine Zdrac emerges from Mr Gudeli's cabin with a look of smug satisfaction and several reams of filled out forms. Mr Shahisgara waits patiently in the common area, idlly reading a few books until Trelene wakes up and vacates the cabin. Ruzz'koff will have taken the 1600 - 0000 watch and gone to bed, with Tuan due on 0000-0800 and Saanath the 0800-1600 watch, it would seem that the best time for the Saanath, Trelene and Tuan to go through the disks would be in the small hours of the night.OOC:New Cabin arrangments are on the Rogue's Gallery 04-24-06, 11:34 PM       #275 Wilphe    Quote:Originally Posted by WilpheOne laptop, high-spec personal machine. No data chips currently loaded. Boots to a password prompt. Wallpaper is a continuing and shifting montage of his grandkids et al.A rack of data chips, this would normally hold 12 - there are only 11 here, it would appear that one is missing as there are "Projects Archive" "I" & "III", but no "II".Taped underneath one of the drawers in his closet you find another data chip, this one is not the missing "Projects Archive II", but is instead simply labelled "D"All of these chips are password protected.Saanath carefully backs up his files, and ensures that his hand-comp is disconnected from the network before the him and Trelene go through the files. "D", the disk found under the drawer proves to have a very unusual file structure, including several hidden executables. After a few scares, considerable bafflement, lots of coffee and several hours of work you are able to more or less definitively conclude that that disk has nothing on it except heavily encrypted junk data and a few nasty viruses waiting as traps for a careless reader to open.You are pretty certain that you haven't infected your own machine with any of them, unless there is something so subtle you haven't noticed between you.That leaves the other 11 disks, but if they are all as difficult as this one - you haven't have time to deal with them all before arriving. Today, 05:42 AM       #276 doghead     Saanath, male human merchant Saanath sighs and stows the disc's carefully away for later. He passes on what he found, or didn't, to Ruzz'koff and Tuan. "Odds are that the killer has projects archive II. We have I and III, but II is missing," Saanath mentions to Ruzz'koff, not sure if the Captian knows.If Saanath gets the chance, he will attempt to hack past the password prompt on the dead mans computer. Once again he takes care to keep the machine isolated. he will keep his isolated as well. Again, if possible, he will see if Trelene can help.T/Computers: 08/+09 (+1 Edu, poss: +2 Hacker)[/QUOTE]

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