Dammit... not that i'd be above doing it on purpose but definitely not intentional, sorry about that!Originally posted by CatInASuit
Can I suggest fixing your auto-correct: Ranging != Rangin
Dammit... not that i'd be above doing it on purpose but definitely not intentional, sorry about that!Can I suggest fixing your auto-correct: Ranging != Rangin
I'll fix it.
Heh, Kylah's measuring Hsu's emotions like crazy over here!Can you share a li'l hint about what she's sensing from him when she asked the affair question, and as he's answering it?
New Apocrypha Tale in which Rangin's continued xenobioology studies at Starfleet take a more practical and hands-on turn.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Thanks for the added reading, EH -- Not surprised Kylah's losing her abilities just when she needs them most, but it does seem that Hsu is mighty uncomfortable with this topic now. Wow, here's a twist: what if he's a surprise romantic partner for Wilson?
Ha, well done! Anyone who's watched as many episodes of All Creatures Great and Small as I have can appreciate this particular... outreach program. Although usually they were going in for a calf or prolapsed uterus or what have you; I'm not sure what, um, orifice poor Velir was up to his shoulders in.
The cadets made a sound of horror? What about the poor cow?!!There was a collective sound of horror from the rest of the cadets as they watched and Rangin could almost feel them recoiling in disgust as they suddenly realised they would be doing this shortly.
Heh. My sister joked that every episode of All Creatures Great and Small had someone up to his elbow in the squishy parts of a cow. It was almost a law or something.
And the actors really had to do it, too. Robert Hardy: an expert in bows and arrows, and also shoving his arm into a cow's nether regions.
So, did Peter Davison play the Dish of the Day in HHGttG before or after his stint on ACGaS?
Didn't the team trade up to Phaser IIs at some point?
Not that I remember. Show me where, if so, please.
Graham tried but transporter not reliable due to storm.Not that I remember. Show me where, if so, please.
Hey Graham and Rangin! Just a note that during a lightning storm, you shouldn't lie down flat on the ground when a strike is imminent--that just adds to the surface area that's in connection w/the ground and thus capable of conducting electricity. Nowadays the recommendation is to squat, your feet tightly together, w/your head between your knees. Basically, a tiny ball. This makes you the smallest possible target since the only part of you touching the ground is your feet.
(Some people say if you start to feel the tingle/electric charge building up, you should lean forward with both arms on the ground in front of you. Hopefully the lightning will just travel through your arms and miss your trunk/heart/vital bits entirely.)
Gonna answer this without looking at Wikipedia. I know he was on ACGaS on and off for quite a while, because of various specials and delays during shooting (he went from a regular to a recurring/guest as late as the early- to mid-1990s when a much-delayed fourth series was commissioned).
I can't imagine it being earlier than ACGaS, as he wouldn't have been popular enough to make such a cameo--even as hard to recognize as he is, all his handsomeness hidden behind latex and rubber and an amusingly ponderous voice. Of course he really did it because his then-wife Sandra Dickenson was playing Trillian. Anyway, given the sci-fi connection, it was probably during or after his Doctor Who reign. And thus, later.
Yes, the fifth Doctor was my favorite, why do you ask?
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Perhaps Starfleet training on avoiding getting zapped by lightning (presuming there's any such training at all!) has returned to traditional methods after several hundred years.
FYI assuming my ignorance does not get me fried by lightning I will be back from vacation & back on West Coast time tomorrow.
I was intending to post that a key learning from this trip has been that ants are astonishingly flavorful; catching up on Apocrypha I think that the Yorktown High alternative storyline would somehow have a story that involved Graham boiling up Rangin's carefully tended ant farm as a tailgating snack....
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Kylah is playing Good Cop *AND* Bad Cop, now?
What can I say, she's multifaceted.
Yup, Kylah's a real diamond
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
awwwwww.
Shiny!
Wow, Kylah goes to 11.
I do look forward to Rangin lecturing her about her bullying, thuggish behavior....
"Kylah, you've been mean and nasty to poor Mrs Hsu." Rangin picks up Kylah's arm by the wrist.
"Don't. Do. It. Again." he lectures punctuating each word with a light tap on the wrist and keeping his face serious.
"Now, how about lunch, my treat. You've earned it for solving the case ahead of security."
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Heh.
"Please do not think too little of me for only using words rather than shoving a knife in her face or making her sit on the floor," Kylah says, accepting the feather-light taps with a downcast, chastened expression but twinkling eyes. "I accept the punishment of eating lunch with you. And if there is any further discipline needed, I accept that as well..."
Well Mrs. Hsu is acting as thick as two bricks, to absolutely no one's surprise. I suppose I've reached the end of her AI's limits and she has no more dialogue programmed in.
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Ouch.
Well hey, she's not the sharpest knife in the drawer. She tries to have a secret meeting in the middle of a hugely public nightclub?
I may be rather busy in the next few days, and may only be able to post once daily, if that. Thanks for your patience.
No probs - probably don't say it often enough, but thanks for running the game, we can be patient.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
My pleasure, and my thanks in return for all playing so well.
I hope the busy period is due to something enjoyable, EH! And I echo my colleague. Thank you for this ripe canvas you've primed and painted for us!
Not enjoyable, no, but something that must be done. Thanks again.
There goes the theory that Hardin had also murdered Hsu.
Ok, so who is going to hold their hand up and say they forgot about the transporter?
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Hey Kylah's just a lowly comms officer.
I've gotten into the habit of using YouTube as a jukebox of sorts. Put these on when you need a little ST:TOS audio inspiration:
(several things happen)
(just the background hum)
(ditto)
I'm just sad that we missed an opportunity for a discussion during which Delaney or, ideally, Rangin would say they aren't certain about whether they can lock down the transporter, at which point Graham solves the problem by bashing it with a convenient rock...Ok, so who is going to hold their hand up and say they forgot about the transporter?
Whoever was the last one out should've locked the door. That's what my parents always said.
But if it was Mr. Hsu or Hardin, they probably have overrides anyway.
I wonder how many more times Graham is going to have Rangin run through the rain. Three so far and counting...
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Behind the scenes of ST:TOS S2: http://io9.com/the-weirdest-things-y...eas-1662774616
A crawlspace?
That's great reading, EH, thank you! Kudos to Nimoy for playing hardball--and, in fairness, to the producers for giving him the raise.
Well it was probably the more preferable option to using the window. Getting a little bit dusty vs, soaking wet.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
It's the gift that keeps on giving!
In fairness to Russell, he has not been in Mrs. Hsu's office before this, has he? He stayed outside with Kylah and Mr. Hsu when he arrived.
Aw you're such a softie! I dunno, if I ask a professional security officer whether someone's in a two-room office, I'd like to think that before he pronounces her missing, he'd check the bathroom first, no? Who knows, maybe it's his first posting.
Forgot to add: I hope everyone who celebrates it has a great Thanksgiving! (Sorry, CIAS. Have some canned haggis in honor of the celebration.
Enjoy thanksgiving, all you who are celebrating it.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
HAPPY TURKEY DAY !!!
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A very Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it. Our family feast will be in just a few hours.
You had earlier written, "Of course she does not bother to ask why Russell did not investigate the office enough to notice this crawlway before; after all, he is Security and she in comms, so naturally it would be up to her to consider identifying a fugitive's escape route. Hardin may not be the only corrupt person in Starfleet. Vargas has peopled his staff with imbeciles."Aw you're such a softie! I dunno, if I ask a professional security officer whether someone's in a two-room office, I'd like to think that before he pronounces her missing, he'd check the bathroom first, no? Who knows, maybe it's his first posting.
She told Russell to keep an eye on Mr. Hsu. He did not enter the office until after Kylah had left; she did not ask him to do so before that. As soon as he saw Mrs. Hsu was gone, he reported it. I guess I still don't see how he acted like an imbecile.
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Ah, but he didn't see Mrs. Hsu was 'gone.' From his apparently limited vantage point, he couldn't locate her. Clearly he didn't even notice the bathroom, so how did he know she wasn't in another part of the room? As far as having to look after Mr. Hsu, Russell could've just ordered Hsu into the office with him. At the very least, I'd think that instead of answering definitively, "No, she's not there," Russell could've given the more accurate response, "I can't see the whole office, but she's not in sight."
I mean heck, thanks to Russell, we immediately had the impression the gal vanished, whereas the whole time poor Mrs. Hsu could've just been in the bathroom, uh, 'washing her hands.' Wouldn't that be a kick in the head?
But all this is almost besides the point, because you're defending him against something that a character in a high state of agitation is thinking. Kylah called him an imbecile because she's neither Spock, Data nor an unbiased narrator. Kylah's felt screwed over by multiple security officers since her time on the Yorktown; she isn't likely to give them much slack when they give her incomplete answers at a time like this. Her thinking would be: I asked Russell to make sure Mrs. Hsu was in her office, but apparently he just gave a cursory glance before claiming she was missing?
Even to me that seems kinda sloppy of him, and I figure it seems even worse to Kylah considering she heard this right on top of discovering she's been left in the lurch because Kjaerstad made the brilliant tactical decision "Let's see, a lone inexperienced young officer is running down to the transporter after a fugitive/possible-murderer having just ordered Garcia to give her backup; meanwhile, I need some help looking through videotape. Who needs Garcia more? Eh, I guess I do. Chick's on her own."
So hell yeah, she's pretty much convinced Security isn't exactly the Best and the Brightest. If it makes you feel better, I doubt she's thrilled with fellow Communications officer Garcia either for letting himself be pulled away from providing vital backup to a teammate.
Kylah thinks what she does for at least three reasons:
1) In the big picture, she doesn't trust people much, particularly men and Starfleet officers;
2) Despite being told multiple times by two Security mission leaders that she's waay out of her depth and They Know Best because Security Is Their Job, she's witnessed various Security members making some significant mistakes that affect her and others' lives; and finally
3) Right now she's tired and scared and furious and has to take her emotions out on somebody and Russell/Kjaerstad just gave her some great reasons to do so.
I write Kylah's reactions according to her character, her background, and her current state of mind--just like everyone else writes his/her character. Sometimes I agree with her in part (as I do now) but not necessarily to the same degree. That's roleplaying, isn't it?
I've never noticed debates with anyrose why she shows obvious preference to humans or calls Kylah a spoiled brat among other epithets. Nor have I seen any questioning of general_urko why he thinks Rangin is such an idealistic, naive peacenik (despite coming from Coridan!) who wants to heal murderers with hugs. And CatInASuit catches no flak for believing Graham is a club-wielding Neanderthal. Presumably that's because we all know that anyrose is writing from Collins's POV, general_urko is writing from Graham's, and CIAS is writing from Rangin's. So why the hubbub when Kylah disses some unknown, one-off character?
Hey, if the actor playing the NPC is complaining to the producer about his character's depiction in a mental voiceover, I'd tell him to suck it up, that's his job. A zing from Kylah is better treatment than most redshirts get!
I thought it reflected a misunderstanding of the situation; that's all. Never mind.
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