[T20] High Law and low justice

[Guest 11456]

Trelene nods to the young vargr woman.

"Thank you, Kulsaegh. I am fine at the moment. The accomodations seem quite nice. I will let you know if there is anything that I require."

She starts to turn and then looks back to the woman.

"Would it be possible for me to get a tour of the ship at some time. My specialty at Makhidkarum was engineering and I would love a chance to see the whole ship. But of course if that is not possible, I understand."

She smiles at the vargr.

 

[doghead]

He glances across at Sanaath, an unfortunate reminder of the 'incident'

The old man's glance is not hard to read. Saanath considers whether to give him the finger, but decides against it. I've had enough trouble for one day. The thought makes him grin. A little self restraint at last. The old man would be proud. That thought make him sad. Its been too long.

As he takes up the remaining bed he sits and asks "Names Tomas Makea, so either of you done this trip before?"

Saanath looks up from unloading his stuff onto his bed. "No. This is the first time. Not sure if there will be another tho."

The day suddenly bears down heavily upon him and clearing a space on the bed, he lies down with an soft sigh, and closes his eyes.

 

[Maerdwyn]

Ktarlewaweikye smiles at her. "I don't know, but I suppose it's best to pay one's own way. But if you must rely on someone, you friend Felin sounds like the person it should be! A doctorate is an admirable goal." She nods, half to herself. "So you are from Daramm system then?"

"Yup - My whole family lives in Daramiyya. They run a mechanics shop in Gurana District. My brothers want me to stay and work there with them, but frankly, repairing grav cars gets kinda dull after the first several hundred times.
So, what are your plans? Big company? Your own company?"

 

[Maerdwyn]

"Would it be possible for me to get a tour of the ship at some time. My specialty at Makhidkarum was engineering and I would love a chance to see the whole ship. But of course if that is not possible, I understand."

She smiles at the vargr.

"Of course. I'll return for you after we've cleared the Daramm's atmosphere. We'll have time for the tour before entering jumpspace." With that, she gives a slight head bow, and with draws from the room.

 

[Seonaid]

Ktarlewaweikye can't help but smile at the younger Vargr. "I can understand your desire to leave. I spent a couple of years in a small ship, travelling with my cousin. It was great fun, and now I can't imagine staying on my homeworld for the rest of my life. As for what my plans are . . . I don't know. This was kind of a whim. Someone came up to me from the corp and asked me to enter the drawing, and since I had nothing in particular to do, I agreed. It actually kind of surprised me I was chosen."

 

[Watus]

Anaarisi opens his mouth, and then, catching Quinn's eye, promptly closes it.

A few minutes later, he tries again, "I'm Anaarsi Rigan, furture trader on the HCN Exchange. Pleased to meet you." He offers a hand. He waits a bit for a response, and regardless of whether it comes or not, he continues, "So, I bet you were in the army before this. You look like prime Gateway Arms material, that's for sure."

Quinn turns his head and stares Anaarsi in the eye for a good long minute, without replying.

He then turns back to his portacomp and grunts. "Marines, kid. Marines. And I ain't no merc."

 

[Tonguez]

Eduardo looks to each of the other men in the room, and, after a second, says, "Yeah. I made it to the Council back in '63, and then again in '79. Been with Delgado since then, and I mean to stay with them. You guys worked for any of these outfits before? No? Well, you'll see. Just make sure you know what you're getting into - and who you're getting in with - before you sign on.

"Delgado-Nells!" Tomas sits bolt upright and growls like a Vargr when he hears the name Delgado mentioned
"Had 'dealings' with Delgado-Nells" he continues his dislike and distrust of that corp clear in his voice "they destroyed the life of a good friend of mine - the name John Marino mean anything to you? John Henry Ltd recently 'acquired' by ArchDuchess Sora Nells"

with that he stands up shrugs and says "I'm going to get a drink!"

 

[doghead]

As the sound of Tomas stomping down the hall receeds, without opening his eyes, Saanath says quietly to no one in particular, "I suspect that he doesn't like anyone very much."

 

[Maerdwyn]

Eduardo looks on as Tomas leaves the room. Then he goes back to his luggage and Saanath, as he rests, hears the sound of some glass items clinking against each other.

As the sound of Tomas stomping down the hall receeds, without opening his eyes, Saanath says quietly to no one in particular, "I suspect that he doesn't like anyone very much."

"No me preocupado, Jefe," he says sourly. "Besides, he should have stuck around. Hiranu waters their drinks in business class." Saanath hears the unmistakeable sound of an alcoholic drink being poured. "Salud!" [a short pause, and then the sound of the glass being replaced on the table. When Eduardo resumes speaking, Saanath gets the feeling it's mostly to himself. ] "Tres anos mas, Querida. Tres anos mas..." Saanath hears him climbing into bed, and then nothing.

 

[Maerdwyn]

Friday Post - Please respond by Monday Evening

OOC: You may continue to describe actions or general behavior you take up until the end of the events in this post, but I wanted to move things along a bit.
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About ninety minutes after boarding, a female human voice rings through the ship. "Good evening, this is Captain Julia Darius. I'd like to welcome you aboard the Keruuchan, and let you know that we'll be departing as soon as I get clearance from Starport Control. There're two sub-merch'es ahead of us, but it should only be another fifteen minutes or so. We'd like everyone to return to their quarters and strap-in in preparation for our accelleration to escape velocity. The Percies and stewards will come around to see if you need anything and to help you stow your belongings safely. I know that, for many of you, this will be your first taste of space travel, so if you've got any nerves you may request a sedative from any of the Percies.

"Meanwhile, let me tell you a bit more about our planned voyage. After leaving Daramm, we expect a real smooth trip out to 100 diameters before our jump to the neighboring Tamandere system. There, we'll take on fuel from, and drop off supplies for, a small JohnHenry outpost before continuing on to our Jump 3 trip to Dukh. We should have you in the Capital on or before Day 205, when the Council begins. Until then, sit back and relax, and we'll see you around the ship.

"Finally, you'll note on your individual itneraries one or more Captain's Dinners. I hope you'll take these as the personal invitations they were intended to be - they are an opportunity for me to get to know my passengers and for my passengers to get to know each other. Plus, the chef really outdoes himself.

One more merchant vessel, and then we're cleared to depart. The bar is now closed. Please return to your quarters and strap in."

After a several more minutes, you feel the hum of the Keruuchan's conventional drives beginning to warm up. Bilem comes to your door and confirms that everything is secured, and some time after that , the captains voice reports: "We are cleared for departure. All staterooms and cargo are secured. Take off in 5...4...3...2...1....0"

At this, the Keruchan lifts off gently. It begins to accelerate as the ship surges toward escape velocity. All the while, the vidscreen on the wall of your stateroom displays a emergency procedures video, including the location of the ship's lifeboats and how to reach them. Eventually, the ship clears the planet's gravity, and cruises towards the jump point, and a few hours later, you are asked to sit down again as the ship begins to form its jump field. You experience the momentary stoamch lurch which always accompanies the transition to jumpspace, and the voyage is truly underway.

OOC: Please include in your responses any specific actions you'd like to take during the four or so hours before entering jumpspace, includig people you might want to speak with, etc. Also describe how you intend to spend your days during the first jump. For entertainment, there is a casino, as well as two lounges/restaurants. The mid deck's restaurant us incuded for everyone, the upper deck restaurant and bar costs money. Holovid movies can be rented from your stateroom for Cr2.50.Feel free to speak with or get to know each other, or any other people on board, whether I've named them or not yet. There are about 50 Luriani passengers, and twenty non-Luriani. The crew is also a majority Luriani, but just barely, and the Captain is a mixed race human. The pro-Luriani bias is still evident on board, but definitely comes more from the native Darammis, rather than the crew (Trelene excepted, of course, depending on her attitude regaring such things Oh, and Trelene did get a nice, comprehensive tour of the ship - ask anything your like about the ship, and I let you know what you found out.).