Leif's DISCONTINUED GURPS Traveller Game -- IC01
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Leif
Adventurer
Ok, yes it's still there, so you can deal with it if you wish, or you can pass by on the other side of that big asteroid and not deign to sully your hands with him. As the Zax heads for the jump point, you pick up a transmission: "Mayday.....Mayday.....anyone out there today? I must be losing my freakin' mind out here. Oh, well, I'll try again in a couple of hours."
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Leif
Adventurer
Distress Call
OOC: Angel on the GM's shoulder:
The Zax pauses briefly (?) as the travellers contemplate whether they should answer the distress call of the poor, lonesome Belter who is at the mercy of the BIG, COLD-HEARTED universe. *snif* *snif*
OOC: Devil on his other shoulder:
Ahh, forget that guy! He's just a waste of good oxygen, anyway. Let him get what he deserves. Wouldn't-a hurt him any to do a little maintenance on that heap, anyway.
OOC: Angel on the GM's shoulder:
The Zax pauses briefly (?) as the travellers contemplate whether they should answer the distress call of the poor, lonesome Belter who is at the mercy of the BIG, COLD-HEARTED universe. *snif* *snif*
OOC: Devil on his other shoulder:
Ahh, forget that guy! He's just a waste of good oxygen, anyway. Let him get what he deserves. Wouldn't-a hurt him any to do a little maintenance on that heap, anyway.
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Zoe holds course for the jump point for a moment...but between the nagging in her belly, and her awareness of Spider's misgivings clearly communicated by his open mind, she is finally convinced to go back. With a muttered oath she swings the Zax around and plots an intercept course with the beleaguered mining ship, while sending a message on the same frequency it was transmitting on:
"Unidentified mining vessel, this is the Zax Hakjohn Quik outbound from Glisten. We detect dangerous emissions from your power plant and are en route to assist. I'm going to put our engineer on the comm. He'll tell you what to do until we're close enough to dock, over."
"Unidentified mining vessel, this is the Zax Hakjohn Quik outbound from Glisten. We detect dangerous emissions from your power plant and are en route to assist. I'm going to put our engineer on the comm. He'll tell you what to do until we're close enough to dock, over."
Leif
Adventurer
Distress Call
OOC: Well, [MENTION=11520]Scotley[/MENTION], our Vargr Engineer just notified us today that he is withdrawing. Again. See OOC post of today. So... looks like Spider is our default engineer.
IC: A voice responds to Zoe's hail, "Ok, Zack-whatever,this is the Rosalee's Bloomers, by the way. I'll be right here awaiting your pleasure. And mine."
[sblock=Scotley, OOC]Spider thinks that if the Belter dude powers his vessel ALL the way down, cutting everything but just enough life-support to sustain his goofy a**, he just might be able to get his runaway powerplant to "take the hint" (as it were) and begin to recover. Spider's pretty sure that it'll either do that, or have a catastrophic cascade and blow....[/sblock]
[sblock=All]Ok, I've learned my lesson. I promise not to screw around and make up any more of this kind of junk. For at least a week or two...
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[sblock=Shayuri]Feel free to rp this all you want and give us lots of juicy insight into just what Zoe thinks of this Hump.
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OOC: Well, [MENTION=11520]Scotley[/MENTION], our Vargr Engineer just notified us today that he is withdrawing. Again. See OOC post of today. So... looks like Spider is our default engineer.
IC: A voice responds to Zoe's hail, "Ok, Zack-whatever,this is the Rosalee's Bloomers, by the way. I'll be right here awaiting your pleasure. And mine."
[sblock=Scotley, OOC]Spider thinks that if the Belter dude powers his vessel ALL the way down, cutting everything but just enough life-support to sustain his goofy a**, he just might be able to get his runaway powerplant to "take the hint" (as it were) and begin to recover. Spider's pretty sure that it'll either do that, or have a catastrophic cascade and blow....[/sblock]
[sblock=All]Ok, I've learned my lesson. I promise not to screw around and make up any more of this kind of junk. For at least a week or two...
[/sblock][sblock=Shayuri]Feel free to rp this all you want and give us lots of juicy insight into just what Zoe thinks of this Hump.
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Scotley
Hero
Spider
With deft movements over the input pad and a few mental gymnastics Spider calls up everything he can find on the phenomenon the belter is experiencing. Unfortunately, it doesn't take long to read everything in the data base. Crossing his fingers and making it up as he goes he opens the comm channel, "Um, this is the Engineer speaking Rosalee's Bloomers. I think we've got your problem nailed down. First, let's start by easing back the engine and powering down non-essential systems--kill the sensors, weapons, whatever you use to do your mining stuff, nav, entertainment whatever else you can live with out. Oh but keep comms! And um just enough life support for you and whatever crew you've got. Can you open a engineering diagnostic data link on channel 6 Oh 7? Then we can see what's going on as the system powers down and make sure nothing catastrophic is happening." He kills the external comm for a sec. "Hey ah Zoe, if you can watch that data link most of the ratings are in the red, but if the alpha band starts to exceed 350 or the unspent power spikes to more than double, you better put our engines into emergency override power and hang on. This could get ugly."
With deft movements over the input pad and a few mental gymnastics Spider calls up everything he can find on the phenomenon the belter is experiencing. Unfortunately, it doesn't take long to read everything in the data base. Crossing his fingers and making it up as he goes he opens the comm channel, "Um, this is the Engineer speaking Rosalee's Bloomers. I think we've got your problem nailed down. First, let's start by easing back the engine and powering down non-essential systems--kill the sensors, weapons, whatever you use to do your mining stuff, nav, entertainment whatever else you can live with out. Oh but keep comms! And um just enough life support for you and whatever crew you've got. Can you open a engineering diagnostic data link on channel 6 Oh 7? Then we can see what's going on as the system powers down and make sure nothing catastrophic is happening." He kills the external comm for a sec. "Hey ah Zoe, if you can watch that data link most of the ratings are in the red, but if the alpha band starts to exceed 350 or the unspent power spikes to more than double, you better put our engines into emergency override power and hang on. This could get ugly."
Insight
Adventurer
Seemingly out of nowhere, Kaira enters the cockpit. "I noticed that we slowed down once we dropped into the system. Doesn't look like we're headed to Glisten. What's going on?"
Seeing the vessel through the viewscreen, Kaira sits down. "That ship's getting awfully close. Is this some kind of rescue operation? Are we going to board them?"
Seeing the vessel through the viewscreen, Kaira sits down. "That ship's getting awfully close. Is this some kind of rescue operation? Are we going to board them?"
Leif
Adventurer
Distress Call
"Ok, Zack! Powering down now. Um, not sure what a diagnostic data link is, exactly. Hmm, oh, here it is on page 345b 'how to initiate a diagnostic data link...' Channel 7 you say, ok, hold on, here it comes!" Spider hears a rather lengthy series of clicks before the Belter unkeys his comm system. The data link shows the Rosalee's Bloomers systems powering down. The Belter's ship then undergoes one last power spike and a ball of flaming gas is emitted from the exhaust ports of its engines. After 'passing gas' good once, it quiets down, and the data link shows readings within normal range.
"Ok, Zack! Powering down now. Um, not sure what a diagnostic data link is, exactly. Hmm, oh, here it is on page 345b 'how to initiate a diagnostic data link...' Channel 7 you say, ok, hold on, here it comes!" Spider hears a rather lengthy series of clicks before the Belter unkeys his comm system. The data link shows the Rosalee's Bloomers systems powering down. The Belter's ship then undergoes one last power spike and a ball of flaming gas is emitted from the exhaust ports of its engines. After 'passing gas' good once, it quiets down, and the data link shows readings within normal range.
Scotley
Hero
Spider
Spider breaths a sigh of relief. Opening the link, Spider comments, "Nicely done Rosalee's Bloomers, please stand by." He turns to the others and answers Kaira "Oh hi, didn't hear you come in. I wouldn't suggest we go aboard that hulk without the enviro suits we wore last miss. Anyway, they were having a serious engine problem that could have gone critical and blown them to bits. I got it under control for them," he adds coolly wondering if she'll be impressed with his Engineering prowess. He'd learned most girls weren't. "Do we go aboard? They are standing by."
Spider breaths a sigh of relief. Opening the link, Spider comments, "Nicely done Rosalee's Bloomers, please stand by." He turns to the others and answers Kaira "Oh hi, didn't hear you come in. I wouldn't suggest we go aboard that hulk without the enviro suits we wore last miss. Anyway, they were having a serious engine problem that could have gone critical and blown them to bits. I got it under control for them," he adds coolly wondering if she'll be impressed with his Engineering prowess. He'd learned most girls weren't. "Do we go aboard? They are standing by."
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