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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shadowdancer" data-source="post: 1661340" data-attributes="member: 515">After returning to the ship, Swann will take his purchases to his cabin and open everything up, just to make sure everything is there and in working order. He doesn’t load any of the weapons, but does inspect them closely to make sure they are in good working order. He stows the SMG and one of the magnums away with their ammo and accessories, and sets aside the other revolver and the snub pistol ammo. He takes a quick shower and changes into work clothes in preparation of the blonde's arrival. Then he goes in search of Martha and Vasilii. When he finds Martha, he hands her the two boxes of ammo. "Here you go, that should keep you ready to repel boarders for quite some time. You owe me Cr100, pay me when you get the chance. There’s no hurry — I know where you live." "Thanks!" She says, checking out the boxes. "I’ll take care of that at dinner tonight." He smiles and walks away. Martha stows the ammo away in the ship’s locker with the rest of her munitions, and gets back to work. -----When he finds Vasilii, Swann says, "I have something for you." He shows him the revolver and opens the chamber so Vasilii can inspect it. "This should even be capable of bringing down a Virushi — just don’t ever tell Darishun I said that. It’s made by Zakurn Kiishi, a good Vilani company; I figured you would like that. "I was so impressed with the gun, I bought myself one. When we get a chance, we’ll have to track down a shooting range and go try them out. "I also got you a thousand rounds of ammo, so that should last you for a while. And here are a couple of speedloaders — they make reloading during a shootout much faster and easier. And the gun came with this holster, which also has a place for the pre-loaded speedloaders. I’ll show you how to clean the revolver, and how the speedloaders work, later when you have some time. "Not too bad for Cr1,510. Now you’ll be ready for our next ‘vacation’." -----Vasilii suggests to the other crew that Mr. Holland be requested to stand outer perimeter sentry during the meeting with the blonde. Since Kevon has only been with the crew for a day he is the least likely to be recognized. This also will put him outside the ship so that he won’t overhear anything that he shouldn’t. Since Vasilii isn’t comfortable yet with the new crewmember, he suggests that Mr. McConnell or Mr. Vargas take on the task of breaking it to him. -----Ian approaches Kevon. "Mr. Holland, we will be conducting a meeting within the hour with outside guests and I am hoping you will assist me with the security tasks. "I would like for you to stand post in an inconspicuous location outside the ship to survey the surroundings before, during, and after the meeting. We are expecting a man with white hair and a blonde woman. Only the woman is going to be allowed to enter the ship. If you do not have a comm unit, one will be available for you so you can be in constant communication with me and the ship. "Please call in when the couple approaches and let me know if there are any tag-alongs. Weapons should not be needed, but are always nice to have for insurance." Ian finishes with a wry smile, making the burn–scarred skin around his missing left ear crinkle. "Any questions?" "In other words, you folks don’t trust me yet, and there’s things you don’t want me to hear," Kevon muses. "A blonde with a white-haired man. Got it. And I have my own comm." Ian tries to suppress a wry smile. "Yeah, you pretty much nailed it. Just give use some time to get ‘broken in’ with you. We’re just tryin’ to tie up some loose ends with this meeting." -----Watching Ian leave, the pilot shakes his head and first heads to the lounge and grabs a quick snack. He goes to his cabin and fetches his laser pistol and a power pack, then finds a nice, cozy place where he can observe both the berth door and the area outside. Thumbing his comm, Kevon announces, "Keaven, Holland checking in. How do you read?" Ian responds, "Loud and clear. Ian out." Sentry Downport is mostly a large, circular, arcology like structure with most berths arrayed in stacked horizontal levels. Entry to most berths is made horizontally, and the berths are all sealed against the atmosphere outside. The Bray Keaven’s berth can hold up to an 800 dTon ship comfortably, so there is quite a bit of open space with just the Bray Keaven inside. Two doors — one for passengers and another for vehicles — lead to the common concourse/road/walkway that goes from berth to berth. -----After dealing with Kevon, Ian goes off to prepare for the meeting. He grabs one of the snub pistols and a holster from the ship’s stores and 20 rounds each of tranq and AP ammo, with the pistol loaded with tranq rounds. He still has his knife. At a crew meeting prior to the blonde’s scheduled arrival, Ian takes the floor. "Unless anybody has objections, Mr. Holland will be posted outside away from the ship so he can keep the area under observation." Ian glances at Vasilii with an almost imperceptible grin. "He and I will be in constant communication, as will any others we deem necessary. "I will meet the visitors at the berth door, allowing only the blonde female to enter, closing and locking the hatch afterwards. I will pat her down for weapons," he says with a wide, smirky grin, "and will escort her to the meeting. "During the meeting I will be standing off to one side so I can keep an eye on our guest. At the conclusion of the meeting I will escort her out. We should run an anti-hijacking/ship security program on the ship’s computer." </blockquote>

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