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Ah yes, that is true. When he knelt by her side, for some reason I imagined him taking hold of her. (It's what I would want were I Kylah! :) Uh, and if this weren't mostly a ruse to play touchy-feely with Jaxo.)
I also just realized that sadly, Kylah can't even explain her actions to Velir yet. They definitely need to have A Talk at some point when the action/mystery is solved or we're on a break.
Knowing Rangin's luck, this is the part of the mission where he gets seriously injured.
Oh man, I forgot about that awful scene during the Sakathian mission! Poor guy. Considering what happened to Fujishiro (who will eventually benefit from the spores, I hope), Rangin's darn lucky he got off relatively light.
It's hard to imagine how differently our characters would have interacted during that adventure if they had the same relationship they do now. But then they might not have gotten close if they hadn't fought off that slime devil together (before Rangin was subsequently attacked by one of the zombies). On the other hand, even earlier, Kylah felt comfortable enough with Rangin to admit that she had a hidden pair of knives. So perhaps this was all destiny.
Hm just how would Graham react to "Kylah causes Rangin to be seriously injured?" :confused:
Meanwhile, I refuse to take blame for Markovich's lack of action. He's an NPC. Dobson is not his boss, nor is he hers. So if he isn't following the orders of the mission leader, that's not her responsibility.
Not sure what that's in response to, but I, for one, am not blaming Dobson for Markovich's lack of action. I just think it's funny that Dobson keeps being specifically described as not even looking at Markovich or caring at all whether he follows or not. Which, now that I think of it, is rather like Collins's treatment of Delaney. It's like they know these guys are NPCs. Unless... waitaminute... oh my God, are your characters.... aware that they're in an RPG?! Holy crap, they took the red pill! They're figured out the Matrix!!!
Mor eseriously, that was a really nice scene for Graham, general_urko. He did a good job there. Not easy to reveal that kind of info in a static message where you're not able to interact with the other person.
Yes, it's darn lucky he only got carried off covered in his own blood and infected having been a Sakathian smorgasbord. Perhaps he should undergo some spore treatment, just to make sure all the virus has definitely gone.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Also major props to general_urko for that scene. Well handled indeed.
I would love to see Rangin on the spore treatment. Graham too, for that matter!
And Prolun Jaxo can bite me. Asshat. :devil:
Well he just might...! :popcorn:Quote:
Originally posted by choie
And Rangin begins to see the benefits of long term dilithium mining for the Orion Syndicate...
:bravo:Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Meanwhile, at Yorktown High:
In response to Graham's question, Dobson's face turns red with rage. "That bitch? She made a move on my man when he was on a mission with her a couple months ago."
OMG ROTFLQuote:
Originally posted by anyrose
still time to make that your answer in the mission... :D
I love the way Graham is angry with Rangin for not taking care of Kylah, when he was the cause in the first place and did nothing about it anyway. Not to mention knowing that Rangin has already patched it up once.
He really has got it in for poor Rangin. :P
The beauty of it is if/when Graham brings it up and Rangin implies (or simply says) it was Graham's fault Graham will feel totally guilty about that - although he'll still be mad at Rangin :DQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
The real beauty of it is that Kylah's half-faking (well, exaggerating) her limp anyway since she needed an excuse to grab hold of Jaxo, and the part she's not faking is her own stupid fault. (Actually the knee injury was her own fault in the first place, she's the one who fell over her own feet.)
I did half suspect that the pitch was high and slow over the plate on purpose (that is entering w/o help from Rangin)Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Heh yeah, when Rangin decided Kylah needed his strong supportive arm around her, Kylah wasn't exactly gonna refuse it. But she doesn't want the others to notice any special intimacy between K/V, so hopping/limping a few feet to the table was preferable, even if it meant giving away that she wasn't exactly incapacitated.
I can't believe it's only 11:30, btw. Longest. Morning. Ever!
I love the way Graham has become more responsible when he actually has to be more responsible. Long may it continue.
Now that's how you give a backhanded compliment! :D Actually I'm loving the passive aggressive swiping both men are using in their thought processes: "Wow, Rangin's actually not being a smartass for once." "Who knew Graham could manage to avoid being a thug?"
A belated BTW:
I can't believe in my umpteen years of watching Trek in its various permutations, I never noticed that! I wonder why they don't do that. I guess that would seem too military, maybe? Roddenberry kinda downplayed that aspect of Starfleet even though they kept the ranks and stuff. Or maybe it'd just be too much of a pain with everyone having to salute all the time, or remembering when not to salute, and so on.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
Yes. Starfleet is quite a bit more egalitarian and informal than the contemporary U.S. military. Their uniforms aren't dripping with medals, badges and ribbons, and they don't salute. At most we see them stand at attention or nod towards a superior officer.
That's true. The whole salute thing seems more like something we'd see from the Klingons (they do have a fist/chest gesture that they make when they say "K'plah" or however the heck you'd spell that) or Cardassians. I just never really thought about it before. Sometimes salutes can be done movingly, of course. Showing respect for a promoted friend/colleague, or when someone goes off on a dangerous mission. Or dies. That gimmick is used a lot in M*A*S*H, for example, and the only reason it was particularly effective there was because Hawkeye almost never saluted anyone (at least, not when he meant it -- I'm sure he saluted Frank and/or Margaret sarcastically once or twice).
Heh. I forget, does he still think there was something between Kylah/T'Var at some point, or has he given up on that particularly fantasy notion?Quote:
Originally posted by general_urko
He's not sure - he's leaning toward "I misinterpreted the hand holding," but he's not certain (or eager to ask about it).Quote:
Originally posted by choie
"This meeting is over when I SAY it's over," Graham growls, leaping onto a table and beating his chest just for good measure.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Then Rangin starts and realizes he'd just dozed off and dreamed that bit.
Today is moving day. :o :o :o :o :o :o
Hope it goes well for you, anyrose, and that you really like your new digs!
Good luck anyrose - hope it all goes well.
Best of luck, anyrose, and congrats again on finding your new home!
Well Kylah's about to have one of the most awkward conversations ever, and since her awesome luck continues apace, she gets to have it with the completely trustworthy Dr. Halsey.
The moving part is done, and lo and behold, the complex has WiFi! The guys are coming back tomorrow afternoon to unpack most of the stuff. The stuff I never unpacked last year will probably be my responsibility.
Good to hear things went well!Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Ewww, creepy...
Ooh the WiFi is a nice bonus, especially if you didn't know about it! Always cool to find out things are better than you expected when you move somewhere. Me, I ended up with a suddenly non-working oven that I know I'm never gonna get fixed because I'm too wimpy to ask, and a kitchen floor that was supposed to be retiled but still looks like the bottom of a 1970s rec room. Anyway I'm happy to hear your housing issue has been settled relatively quickly and to your advantage!Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Yeah, it's too bad the guy's alone. I could've sworn he had an assistant somewhere! On the other hand, yesterday I sorta came up with a glimmer of a vague theory of the murder that makes some sense, and Kylah having some time alone with this guy gives her the opportunity for me to test this idea. So we'll see how that goes.Quote:
Originally posted by general_urkoEwww, creepy...Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Y'know what really puzzles me is the safe. That thing is bonkers. Why would Wilson have installed something like this all the way back to when the resort was built (or shortly thereafter, acc. to the description)? If it actually relates to the murder, it means there was something suspicious going on right from the start. That one stymies me.
I don't remember, did Delaney & Collins try using a phaser on the thing? Just slicing off edges of it? Or do we know if it's resistant to that technology?
Ooh the WiFi is a nice bonus, especially if you didn't know about it! Always cool to find out things are better than you expected when you move somewhere. Me, I ended up with a suddenly non-working oven that I know I'm never gonna get fixed because I'm too wimpy to ask, and a kitchen floor that was supposed to be retiled but still looks like the bottom of a 1970s rec room. Anyway I'm happy to hear your housing issue has been settled relatively quickly and to your advantage!Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Yeah, it's too bad the guy's alone. I could've sworn he had an assistant somewhere! On the other hand, yesterday I sorta came up with a glimmer of a vague theory of the murder that makes some sense, and Kylah having some time alone with this guy gives her the opportunity for me to test this idea. So we'll see how that goes.Quote:
Originally posted by general_urkoEwww, creepy...Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Y'know what really puzzles me is the safe. That thing is bonkers. Why would Wilson have installed something like this all the way back to when the resort was built (or shortly thereafter, acc. to the description)? If it actually relates to the murder, it means there was something suspicious going on right from the start. That one stymies me.
I don't remember, did Delaney & Collins try using a phaser on the thing? Just slicing off edges of it? Or do we know if it's resistant to that technology?
Delaney and Collins did not try using phasers on the safe in Wilson's quarters.
The original ST:TOS episode, "This Side of Paradise," is now available on YouTube - dunno for how long: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRpVUOxF8I8
I dutifully watched it a few months back, not long after the mission began (well, once we reached the planet, anyway)! Go me. I think they're all on Netflix streaming, which is how I saw it.
And I didn't realize until I saw Kirk standing on the empty bridge that this must be the ep that TNG production staff used for the 5th or 6th season episode Relics. I remember reading in one of the Making of Star Trek: The Next Generation books about in Relics, when a depressed Scotty gets nostalgic and tells the holodeck to recreate the Enterprise the way he remembers it, the challenge was to find a shot of the ship that had no crew in it. The set builders made a partial set to use in filming Patrick Stewart and James Doohan, but for the bridge as a whole, they needed to reuse footage from TOS, and they were lucky enough to come across an episode where the ship had been abandoned. Anyhoo, it was cool to see it.
Good to hear your move went well anyrose
As for the safe, I'm sure we found out its phaser resistant to a degree from its make.
Yes, quite true: http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Reli...de)#Bridge_setQuote:
Originally posted by choie
Happy Thar Warth Day. May the Fourth be with you.
May the Fourth - oh that's a dreadful pun indeed.
As for the transporters being hacked - the game is afoot.
The murder will clearly be solved by the technical clues. Kylah's pretty worthless except for pissing people off! Well, maybe she'll anger the wrong person and get knocked off, allowing at least her death to be a clue of some sort.
Is this the first time we've learned that Fastolfe is a musician? I remember him being described as an infamous personality/celebrity, but I've been assuming he was some kind of male celebutante--the Kim Kardashian/Paris Hilton of the 23rd century.
From post 785 in the game thread:
His voice seems to rouse Lord Fastolfe, who jumps to his feet. "Wilson!" he barks, in a voice famous across the Federation from songs, movies and public appearances of all kinds. "You're back. Is my house ready? The yellow house?"
From post 791:
Dr. T'Var has heard just a bit about Fastolfe before - she'd have to be living under a rock not to have. She would, if she were historically-minded, say he was an odd combination of Mick Jagger, George Clooney and John Dillinger: handsome, multitalented, filthy rich, but notoriously self-indulgent, short-tempered and rumored to have a violent past.
Oh boy, my eyes just blipped over the "songs" part, or maybe I thought it said "shows" for some reason? And I assumed Mick Jagger was just a reference to him being flamboyant and a sex-maniac. Have no idea why I was assuming a society person--well, I guess the "Lord" stuck in my mind.
That some nasty PTSD, Ensign Graham is going through. Nicely written G_U
Thank you...seemed like events were putting all the triggers in place!Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Whew, I'll say!
I dreamed we were LARPing. Before I as Collins went out clue hunting (at an auto repair shop), G-U handed me a "toy" communicator. While reporting in, (even though I knew the communicator wasn't real - I was very into character) I was caught by one of the mechanics who thought I was from the FBI and pointed a gun at me. While I was trying to explain to him that I was only playing a game, I broke the "toy" in front of him. As he aimed the gun, G_U, in costume and accompanied by Markovich and Dobson, showed up stunned him with their phasers. As we (the good guys) walked away, I called back to the mechanic, who was waking up but no longer had his gun, "I told you I wasn't from the FBI."
It turned out that G_U had gotten a hold of "real" communicators and phasers and outfitted all of us.
I dreamed we were LARPing. Before I as Collins went out clue hunting (at an auto repair shop), G-U handed me a "toy" communicator. While reporting in, (even though I knew the communicator wasn't real - I was very into character) I was caught by one of the mechanics who thought I was from the FBI and pointed a gun at me. While I was trying to explain to him that I was only playing a game, I broke the "toy" in front of him. As he aimed the gun, G_U, in costume and accompanied by Markovich and Dobson, showed up stunned him with their phasers. As we (the good guys) walked away, I called back to the mechanic, who was waking up but no longer had his gun, "I told you I wasn't from the FBI."
It turned out that G_U had gotten a hold of "real" communicators and phasers and outfitted all of us.
Never being a knife to a gunfight, I always say...Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Never being a knife to a gunfight, I always say...Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Why would Delaney have left his tricorder in the suite when he is somewhere else? Or did I miss the post wherein he left the transporter room and went to the suite?
Delaney left it there earlier, when he, Collins and Rangin were in the suite.
Correct. He set up an automatic program for the tricorder to try to crack the code of the safe.
Hmm, I'm confused, CIAS. Why is Rangin assuming the footprints involved Wilson getting someone into and out of his room? Are you thinking of Mrs. Hsu?Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
We know there DNA in the room from other people, not just Mrs Hsu, If he was having multiple affairs as was rumoured, the question becomes how did he get them in without anyone noticing.Quote:
Originally posted by choieHmm, I'm confused, CIAS. Why is Rangin assuming the footprints involved Wilson getting someone into and out of his room? Are you thinking of Mrs. Hsu?Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Its the lack of other people's footprints on what should be a private way in, that has Rangin thinking.
Oh, okay. I've been assuming that the DNA belonged to cleaning people or staffers, rather than a never-ending supply of paramours! And here Rangin's been working on the premise that Wilson is a total slut. Interesting angle!
Dang, suddenly I'm wondering if Wilson's dead at all. Maybe he's a shapeshifter or something who... um... performed intense surgery on someone to make the dead guy look like Wilson. Yeah okay, LOL, that makes no sense. Also, I don't remember any shapeshifters in the Trekverse until that dog creature in the horrible TNG episode about Geordi finding love with a dead woman's videos. (I will say, as ridiculous as the reconstructive surgery idea is, at least it'd explain why the corpse lacked any injury to his ankle! :D)
Okay I got nuthin'. Onward ho!
Don't worry, I pinched some salt packets from the canteen - just in case.
So, I wonder what's behind the door. I'm hoping for a secret batcave type area.
So am I! Oh lord, what if it's the Hsus' bedroom? That'd be convenient. :) Although why would they need an access hallway just between those two bedrooms? Whatever it is, I hope Rangin keeps his phaser ready.
Y'know, I forget--when Collins and Rangin were in the suite before (it was Rangin, right? Or was it Delaney?), why didn't they check/notice this hallway then?
Graham finally asks the two most difficult questions of the mission! "What scent does Bennett like" and "Are you and Kylah lesbites?" Congrats, dude! :D
Meanwhile, poor Rangin seems to have entered an Infocom text adventure. "You are in a maze of twisty passages, all alike..." (Am I the only one old/geeky enough to know this reference?)
:: crickets ::
Yes, I guess you are....
Oh man. In this crowd? That is scary.
It's actually not original to Infocom, but it's a famous line from some of the very first computer games, text adventures, in particular one called Adventure. But it's more familiar (to me, at least) from the classic Infocom game Zork.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._I_box_art.jpg
At least there is a light. I am unlikely to be eaten by a grue.
I thought it might have been Zork, or maybe Hunt The Wumpus, but you're too young to remember that one.
Wumpuses are not indigenous to Omicron Ceti III.
Is this a good time to see if anyone remembers Eric and the Gazebo?
Remember it? LOVE IT.
Heeheehee. A great gaming tale: http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/98/Jul/gazebo.html
Oh man ... memories of absurdity... if only we had transcripts of all our D&D games from back in the day...Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
(Not that I played D&D mind you, I was too busy dating [rolls 19] cheerleaders, naturally...)
LOL.
Sorry about that. Always wanted to ride in a lift hitting every floor on the way up for fun.
Is "27" this RPG's version of "47"? :) Starbase 27, 27 staff members and oaths for poor Rangin to administer...
Who knows and hopefully we will have some more action soon other than just Rangin and Markovich having fun carrying out scientific experiments. Serious scientific experiments :D
Don't tell me - another 27 hours before we find out what Kylah and Mrs Hsu are up to next? :P
The discussion's in the editorial stages right now. :) Sorry, this was a particularly sensitive interview! We probably could've done it "live" and it wouldn't have taken any longer, actually, what with EH's and my different schedules, but I'm glad we didn't since some things did need tweaking.
meanwhile, Dobson is waiting for Delaney to suggest something that will cause her to have a epiphany
You know when I said 27 hours I was joking. So in the grand tradition of this kind of thing, what's everyone's favourite drink while waiting for play to resume.
I used to play in a pub, so it was always a great time to get a round in. Anyone else?
I like the sweet drinks, like White Russian, Bahama Mama, Toasted Almond etc etc etc
It's actually embarrassing but I don't really drink (alcohol). Not that I'm a teetolaler, I just never liked the taste much. The only stuff I ever really enjoyed were total girly/dessert drinks--frozen strawberry daiquiris and piña coladas.
Honestly, since I've given up caffeine and sugary drinks, the thing I most crave is a nice, icy bottle of Coke. Yum! It's been years since I indulged.
So that's my dull response. What's yours?
Why should it be embarrassing, if you don't like the taste, you don't like it.
But for me, when gaming - a Bottle o' Dog aka Newcastle Brown Ale
OTOH, I can give up caffeine for Lent, but that is as far as it goes. Coke is, of course, godly.
I know, I know, but I hate sounding like a prude or immature in some way. I don't even like wine, so I never feel like a proper adult when I dine in restaurants. (Not that I order soda, I just have water.)Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
I'm sure there's crack in it. I think they lied about taking the cocaine stuff out! What RPG or other game(s) do you usually play in real life? I know literally no one in RL who would enjoy RPing. I'm definitely mixed up with the wrong sort of crowd!Quote:
But for me, when gaming - a Bottle o' Dog aka Newcastle Brown Ale
OTOH, I can give up caffeine for Lent, but that is as far as it goes. Coke is, of course, godly.
Martini, dry, and ALWAYS gin goddammit
I would've figured you for a whisky or Scotch fella myself.
proper way to make a Martini: I jigger of Gin in an iced glass; hold an open Vermouth bottle close to the glass and let the fumes fall in.
So basically, straight-up gin. :)
I always wondered what a martini tastes like. What sort of flavor does the vermouth add to the gin? The one "proper" liquor drink I ever enjoyed was a gin and tonic (albeit heavy on the lime and tonic, light on gin), but I think that's mostly nostalgia since that was my Pop's favorite drink.
BTW in my defense re: the delay, our convo was finished yesterday (Saturday, for CIAS for whom it's already Monday) morning. It's just that EH has been busy or he'd've posted it by now. Sorry again!
Very, very partial to single malts, but I can't claim it as my signature drink...Quote:
Originally posted by choie
I tend to agree...although it depends on the gin... a clean London dry (my preference), a more floral gin (the local distilleries tend to tend that way apparently because of the incentives to use local ingredients that for one reason or another tend that way), or an offbeat gin like Hendricks... Some martinis are all about the gin, others about the "mixed drink"Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Yes, very busy here over the weekend - my apologies.
As for my own tastes, I have a beer maybe every other week, on average - one of the local microbrews, or a Heineken, Dos Equis, Corona or Moosehead. I have wine a little more often - smoky merlots or very dry chardonnays are my favorites, depending on the food I'm having with it. I have whiskey maybe three or four times a year; no particular favorite. But most of the time I just drink ice water.
Well if we're doing specifics:
Gin: The Botanist
Beer: Gulden Draak
Single malt: Laphroaig
Sake: Dewanoyuki
Wine (varietals): Merseault (white), Cornas (red)
Those are probably all the cases where there is a clear #1
I haven't played IRL for quite a while now. Keep thinking about seeing if there are any groups in the area. Last game was a long running Legend of the 5 Rings campaign I was running. 1st Edition, most certainly not the D20 edition.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
As for drinks: I can't stand gin and I do nasty things to whisky...like add orange cordial to it.
My buds and I used to RPG regularly when we were in our 20s and 30s. We still talk about it, but haven't made plans for a reunion session.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
I love table games (board, card, word) and poker. I lurves poker.
I know a number of nerds - I mean, similarly awesome cool dudes - who are D&D players going all the way back to when we were freakish - ah, I mean studley - kids. Probably have played something 1x/year on average over the last 10 years (including true awesomeness like getting cross-country game together on skype) ... but some of the nephews are getting old enough to get into D&D so I suspect we'll have some kid-driven gaming soon.
My monitor died, but near as I can tell, the iMac is fine. Typing on the iPad is tedious so I will be scarcer than usual
Auto-correct (iPad typing) is driving me batty!
i gnow just watt u meen!
During the break, Dobson takes the clip out of her hair, sits down, kicks off her boots, puts her feet up on the table, and mindlessly plays with a lock of her hair while whistling Canadian pop hits from the late 20th Century.
LOL. Is Dobson as obsessed with the 20th century as Collins is/was? I must say I admire their flair for nostalgia. I don't think I'd be able to whistle the equivalent from my background, which I guess would be Russo-Polish folk songs of the 1800s!
For all I know, pop music may be a thing of the past by the 23rd Century. Besides, didn't Picard enjoy Mozart and Beethoven?
(I envision her whistling something by Celine Dion)
Ha! That would be awesome. I'd love for someone at a serious classical music concert at WR&R to announce the program consisting of "some of the greatest composers of the past: Mozart, Beethoven, Dion, Fiddy..."
30 minutes is long enough for a quickie with Rangin
If Graham was a good wingman (also, too, if it wouldn't cause him to hyperventilate and swallow his own tongue) he'd say "Hey Doc, come with me to help me pick out something nice for Bennett" to free up Kylah & Rangin :DQuote:
Originally posted by anyrose
I shan't dignify such speculations with an answer.
I'd like to think that crewman Markovich or whatever his name is gets to go to lunch too. Or is he still on duty?
I can answer that speculation. It's no, they are on duty.
That's the story and I'm sticking to it, at least for the moment. ;)
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm back. My new Samsung monitor arrived this morning and the cable adapters this afternoon. It's hooked up and working beautifully. But now my desk needs serious reorganization. One hurdle at a time.
Ooh congrats! I'm in the market for a monitor right now--gotta upgrade from this 19" thing already and expand my horizons. What model/specs did you end up getting?
I got a 19.5" Samsung from Amazon. It's as wide as the iMac screen but not as tall, which will take getting used to. Maybe at some point in the future, I'll get a 21" model.
Check the back of your 'puter - you may need an adapter for a mini display port
http://i.imgur.com/fTwuPjR.png
Oh dear, I'm a Windows gal. No wonder Kylah and Collins clash so often! :) But cool, it sounds like you've got a widescreen monitor, which should make films look nice, at least eliminating the letterboxing effect (although some people don't mind that).
you should still check to see if you need a mini adapter
True, and thanks! Really, the only problem I'd have is if my graphics card had a mini-HDMI port instead of a regular full-sized one, assuming I decided to use the HDMI cable instead of DVI. Since I'll probably be getting a new GPU at the same time as the monitor (gotta take advantage of all my new pixels!) I'll get whatever cables and/or adaptors to make sure everything fits in nicely together.
Actually I bought my system back in 2011 from a guy at the SDMB who helps out a lot in tech threads--you guys know drachillix? He built it for me, working off my tech needs and so on, and gave me a decent deal. My first ever made-to-specifications PC! I made sure at the time to get all mid- to top range parts so I wouldn't need to upgrade too soon, and it was a smart move for once. System's still great. It's only the monitor and graphics card that need updating, and the monitor was a leftover from a previous system.
Wow, this is super-boring, isn't it? Sorry.
So, even tho the monitor on the iMac crapped out, the webcam still works.
http://i.imgur.com/buCeeLR.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/iSO7aX0.jpg
At the suggestion of a friend:
http://i.imgur.com/KhUQWcC.jpg
HANG ON!
That picture is hilarious, anyrose! Well done.
I have to redo the hair portion.
Jan sees Kylah and clasps his hands in joy. He runs, like a little school-girl, towards her, calling her name, "Kylah! Baby doll! Honey bunch!" :dance: :devil:
*Flashes back to cheeeesy 80's films, then runs away*
Why would Graham ask about himself?Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
My mistake. Should have been Delaney; I've corrected it. Drop me a PM next time if you catch a mistake like that, please.
sorry. my bad.
No prob, and thanks!
I did kinda like the idea that Graham had somehow taken over Delaney's mind.
Guys we're clearly missing something in this Hsu visit. Why are they even barging in on our meeting uninvited?
I thought Delaney invited them after he and Dobson finished scanning the transporter and conference rooms
Oh, did he? Hmm. Well, that's still suspicious--Delaney being an NPC and all. Our GM must have his reasons, right? :)
Actually, he invited Mr Hsu after finishing at the teleporter. IIRC, neither of them were invited back after the 30 minute break.
Besides Mr Hsu does need interviewing...nudge...nudge.
Oh yeah, he deffo does need the third degree, but not in front of his wife, right? Personally I (and presumably Kylah) wanted Graham to say "What's this 'we' stuff, buddy?" when Hsu said "we" need to interview Fastolfe.
It just seems odd to me that they're both there. Especially Mrs. Hsu. Putting on a fake united front? Argh, I suspect everyone and everything!
Agatha Christie would be so proud.
That would have been a smart thing to do. Too much convergence of travel + work + children's birthday parties over the past few days to have the presence of mine to come up with it darn it. :(Quote:
Originally posted by choie
(Me, not Graham, maybe he's just thinking how nice the perfume will smell on Bennett. :roll:)
The distraction works for Graham's character right now anyway, so no sweat! :)
So Dobson blurts out a theory of the case in front of a suspect (and implicates a Vice Admiral while doing so), eh? She fits right in with the Yorktowns crackerjack Security department! :devil: But seriously, it's curious or maybe even suspicious that Halsey forgot, or is purposely lying, about the fact that Ebling claimed that she is still affected by the spores. Or maybe her status has changed since Graham spoke with her this morning? Interesting.
Halsey is involved, I'm sure.
Meanwhile - isn't there a Starfleeter at the research facility named Palver too? are they related?
Interesting indeed. Wonder where he got that info from?
I know, Kylah's harped on the dual Palver issue a couple of times but the general consensus has been that it's a coincidence. The Chris Palver at the station is described as human, IIRC, and businessguy is Rhaadanite or whatever it's called, so if they're related it would have to be through marriage or something genetic.Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
...Or it's a glitch in the Matrix created by a forgetful GM. :) But I agree, it's worth a look either way. I do want to get back to the lab at some point because I see no reason they couldn't be involved in some way. Plus there was that moment w/the doctor when she seemed about to say something/disagree with her colleague, but didn't. Always was curious about that.
I dunno, but it wasn't the case during Kylah's talk with him. She specified only the correct three:Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
If you look back at her discussion w/him, he hadn't conducted any research or even claimed to have spoken w/any of the sporeifically-challenged guests. And unfortunately I just realized that Kylah's information re: the Halsey interview is known only to Graham and T'Var, which means Rangin doesn't know about what transpired. Crap, that was a bad omission during our gathering (unless I missed where we all debriefed each other.... racy pun not intended) once Kylah knew Rangin was going to visit the doctor. Bad Kylah!Quote:
Originally posted by choie
But at least Rangin should know that Ebling wasn't on the list, right? Is he not disagreeing w/Halsey out of discretion?
Speaking of Halsey, he's certainly not holding a grudge against Starfleet due to Kylah's accusations, that's for sure. His behavior seems almost purposely cheerful and cooperative. If you do read the interaction w/Kylah, he was unconcerned and rather passive, seemingly uninterested in the failure of the spores and not doing any apparent follow-up on those guests. Now, after she called him on that curious lack of scientific curiosity for a doctor, he's suddenly doing a report on them? Hmm!
Rangin does know, but seeing as the group has been told one thing and Halsey seems to know something different, Rangin wants to know how he found out to see who might have been lied to.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Ah, gotcha. This should be enlightening!
Well I'm confused by Halsey. If he hasn't seen or heard from any of the patients who lost their spore effects, what exactly is in these reports he's looking at?
I think he's making the whole thing up. Halsey is involved somehow; maybe not the actual murderer, but certainly a co-conspirator
Oh yeah, I've been (or rather Kylah's been) working on that assumption for ages--I'm just trying to figure out what Halsey was working on that EH said, to Rangin, looked like 'normal' -- however, on second reading, it's just that he's beginning (finally) a "study protocol" so that he can belatedly start to figure out why the spores aren't working. Presumably he's finally been forced to at least look as if he's doing his job now that Kylah pretty much accused him of being either involved in the crime or a hack.
We probably shouldn't rule out hack. This is a cushy job and maybe he's just not very competent at it. Still, his behavior during Kylah's interview was cagey, and even about an hour later he's not exactly racing to look into this "strange" (as he called it) phenomenon re: the non-working spores.
I've just been confirming with EH whether Halsey mention about Ebling was a GM slip or a Dr Halsey slip. Looks like the latter :D
It's a clue! Halsey knows something!
If Dobson has any good questions, now would be the time to ask.
I realize folks may be focused on, oh, you know, solving the case...but "Constitution-class jerk?"
Anyone...anyone?
I mean it's no "were you weaned properly" but I thought it was pretty good... :LOL:
Heh--sorry, my eyes blipped over that. Yes, well done Graham. (And g_u of course.) Even with being somewhat distanced he's having some nice moments of reflection and attempts at leadership, pushing through even though it clearly doesn't come naturally to him despite his greater experience.
Before Rangin leaves, I'd be curious to know what tests Halsey plans on running. (Also curious where the other staffers are--wasn't there a nurse around before, or am I confusing that with the research facility?)
He's running tests...medical tests...special ones.
Yes, there were other staff around, who don't appear to be there anymore.
Ahh, the doctor's running medical tests--whew, I was worried he might require an essay and recitation. That explains everything! :DQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Thanks for the confirmation on other staffers. Seems like they've been noticeably absent all day. Maybe the budget for the show got reduced and extras are no longer a feasible expense.
No, no, no. They're all filling out their questionnaires.
Only if they're doubling as nightclub staffers (or on the night shift)! :) I don't think we gave out the questionnaires to the entire staff, just those on duty during the time in question.
He's got a zig-zag tattoo around it, like Jughead's hat?Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
See post 2459 in the game thread: Before she goes, Mrs. Hsu says, "I'll provide the witness forms to all employees, then, and not just those in the nightclub, as Ens. Kylah suggested."Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Oh! I didn't catch that. Because Kylah just suggested all the nighttime employees (e.g. cleaning staff and others working after-hours closing down restaurants). Goodness, no wonder the place is empty!
But seriously, what's Fastolfe got that matches the rumors? Are we talking Milton Berle proportions here? Because that would at least explain his, pardon the expression, cockiness.
Arrgh, can I ask for a fix on my last post? Kylah says "last night or early this evening," but she meant "last night or early this morning." Would it be possible to edit that (or at least assume that's what she said), please?
Hey, Rangin! Do something about that impertinent employee!
I was purposefully vague. I leave it up to your own respective imaginations.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Will do.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
ROTFL :bravo:Quote:
Originally posted by choie
:) I'm just disappointed Kylah didn't get the same view that Graham did. Although that might have been too much for her (or too little, depending on whether EH's writing that "Fastolfe's reputation is deserved" was intended to be flattering or insulting).
I love that Graham is getting used to using the Lordship title since he's now amused by its ridiculousness.
Oh hey just noticed a typo in Rangin's post, CIAS. Ebling's a woman, so you meant "she" rather than "he" was the only one not affected.
Already fixed by CIAS, I see.
Poor Kylah's ears! Such language from the faux-lebrity!
Heh! I'm sure Kylah's heard worse from the Klingons. But yeah, I fear this episode just got pulled by NBC's Standards and Practices. As if the spore-rape scenes didn't cause enough of a kerfuffle!
He cursed when denied his preferred house, too, you may recall. This is definitely not the family hour on NBC in 1966-69.
I'll be leaving on a weeklong vacation early tomorrow, and may have only occasional Internet access. I'll try to keep up with this. If I can't, I appreciate your patience.
Have fun!
I'll be away, too, from Tuesday thru the following Monday. EH, you wouldn't be going to Boston, would you?
Have good holidays - both of you.
Yes, Rangin certainly knew that, but would have perhaps preferred Lt Cmdr Ebling not to have necessarily known that Rangin was looking for her...now I have to think of a reason.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
Have a good time during your vacations, guys! We'll miss you.
That's so cute! Rangin is really that idealistic? Aww. He must really have a need to put Starfleet on a pedestal after living on Coridan. (Of course, until ST:TNG's episode Contagion, Roddenberry himself put it on a pedestal himself. Luckily by late TNG and especially DS9, the producers got rid of much of the pretense of perfection.)Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
No, anyrose, no Boston visit this time. Upstate New York and a brief stopover in Connecticut visiting colleges with my eldest son, and then several days with my wife's family in SE Vermont.
I see Starfleet as being roughly comparable to the modern U.S. Navy - a very good organization with an admirable ethos which may almost invariably be relied upon to do the right thing, under the circumstances... but not perfect.
I'm definitely more wary of militaries in general, including our own, I guess. If nothing else, the right thing according to the military may have a different definition depending on what they're doing and whom they're doing it to! :)Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
Anyway on a different subject: I was chatting w/general_urko and mentioned an idea I had, which he thinks might be fun too: since we sometimes go through slow times, and sometimes the game must go on hold altogether, to keep our creative juices flowing, what if we made a separate thread called something like, ST:RPG: Apocrypha. This would be for just writing stuff about incidents from our characters' backgrounds--things that we couldn't write in-game because they're either unrelated or they'd stop the action entirely. We wouldn't post any revelations/spoilers we want to make in-game, but anything else like something from the Academy or earlier postings or just civilian life would be fair game. Think of it like a ST anthology show featuring characters' backstories.
What do you others think? Would anyone else be interested?
To me this makes the presence of really deep-seated conspiracies more rather than less plausible - Starfleet is not like a crappy police department where you have petty kick backs and random one-off abuse of arrestees - that stuff gets prevented or detected and weeded out. But it is vulnerable to either careful conspiracies or entrenched blindspots (eg in the case of the US Navy struggling with gender equality).Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
Not that idealistic. Don't forget, part of the reason Rangin is here is to make his world a better place and its ideals the Federation stand for that matter. He is not so naive as to know it cannot happen, but he wants to think better of it than he would do of Coridan as it currently is.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Interesting idea. I'd probably throw a couple of caveats though. You can only post a story if someone else has posted previously, so no-one winds up monopolising the thread if they get a sudden rush of inspiration and the stories should be fairly short. Other than that, should be fun.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
That makes sense. It's sorta what I was trying to say but I put it too baldly. It was funny that he seemed abashed at possibly questioning a senior officer, considering how much questioning he's done of Collins.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Oh yes--I was thinking that it would just be scenes that we trade off with, much like we do in the regular game threads; not so much entire lengthy stories in one chunk of text, but maybe 300 - 400 words at most for each scene, and they could be continuing stories. I definitely agree about not monopolizing things. But I think if a day has passed and no one else has posted, it could be permissible to post again, maybe?Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Suits me. ST:RPG: Apocrypha sounds like an interesting idea!
That's fun! Thanks for the blessings, EH. Also, wave to me if you happen to pass NYC on your way to or from upstate.
Dude! Considering that Kylah hasn't convinced anyone of anything successfully in ages, I just went to re-check her profile since I was sure CHA must be her dump stat. But no, girlfriend has a CHA of 11--she should be able to sing the birds from the trees! At least let me stop rolling 1's all the time! :D :DQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
(And thus exhausts my knowledge of RPG lore.)
Also, as an aside, I just noticed Dobson's got no sheet. I know she's a bit of a placeholder but anyrose, do you think you'll give her a background?
You have used it all up charming Rangin.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Also, if everyone is happy about writing Apocrypha, I'll start a new thread in the Creation Station forum for it. Yes, this does mean going to another part of the site :p
Those were other attributes that I'm not sure appear on a D&D character sheet. :)Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Not another forum! No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Well okay. Thank you!Quote:
Also, if everyone is happy about writing Apocrypha, I'll start a new thread in the Creation Station forum for it. Yes, this does mean going to another part of the site :p
Those were definitely charismatic attributes Rangin was concentrating on.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Apocrypha Thread for those who wish to expound on the character's backgrounds.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Rangin is so high-minded! :D Anyway thank you for starting the Apocrypha thread, CIAS. I'm dealing with too much dental angst to feel super-creative at the moment but I'll certainly make use of that thread myself during this slow time.
And great start on the Graham Meets Jane story, general_urko! Boy, Graham was hot-tempered and physical even as a young guy! Interesting to see him feeling so ambitious and even superior, instead of besieged by his current low self-esteem issues. And to run after Jane like that is pretty ballsy. I also got a kick out of the diversity of the other trainees (Rachael even hits a triple: female, Jewish, and lesbian!). It reminded me of those WWII films where mail call sounds like "Jones! O'Hara! Estevez! Goldberg! Martinelli! Swenson!" :D I look forward to reading more and I hope others join in too, especially those for whom July 4 is not exactly a big holiday, hint hint.
Would love to join in, but 4th July = no holiday = work = no time to write background tales for Rangin :p
I like the first couple of stories and it's good to see stories of the other crew from EH.
Quibbles, mere quibbles, CIAS. :) But I agree it was enjoyable to learn more about Singh's background; thanks for that, EH. She was certainly a forceful young woman!
Oh, but a million quatloos if you ever give us some backstory scene where Delaney went to a Fastolfe concert and had some interaction with him, however minor!
Ooo, hadn't thought of that. It's certainly tempting....
A few extra quatloos if the minor interaction is of the naughty kind. :devil:
Hope everyone, yes even the Redcoat, had a good Fourth! Actually I didn't do anything to celebrate, as you can tell by the fact that I was posting silly things. I've been suffering w/dental problems and after some wizard dentistry on Thursday, had to take yesterday to let the restored tooth calm down with some Tylenol w/codeine. Which it did, albeit the drug's not nearly as powerful as its rumored to be. Why are people in love with codeine? Very disappointed that it didn't even make me sleepy, much less "happy." Okay, it was just one pill. Also, it worked for the pain, which was the main thing. Mustn't grumble.
Quick tech question: can others hear the responses from Delaney & Vargas (like, are they on speaker?), or do we (okay, just Kylah... I don't expect T'Var to respond on her own) wait for Graham to tell us?
Thanks, all, and hope you feel better soon, choie!
Yes, everyone can hear what Delaney and Vargas have said.
Thanks, EH, for the well-wishes and the info. The pain's definitely lessened and it's such a relief after three weeks of tooth pain in one form or another! The filling's still ridiculously sharp. I think I could use it to be cast as a Klingon.
Another interesting segment from the Graham/Jane background, general_urko. Graham comes by his "not understanding how women might take his unintentionally aggressive infringement on their personal space" habit honestly, I see--he's had it since a young lad! Good for Jane for showing her strength and not being some delicate wilting flower type. I'd also actually be interested in seeing where Graham's violent tendencies (his desire to feed someone his own vital organs just for making a woman feel uncomfortable) come from. I wouldn't be surprised if Graham's father either passed along the belief that women were of some special 'protection needed by any means necessary' class, or taught his son the lesson by being violent against women himself.
Thanks...on that note, there's at least one story I am waiting for Graham to be able to tell in-game...Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Cool. I look forward to watching you unpeel the layers of onion that is Graham's past (and psyche).Quote:
Originally posted by general_urko
Edited to add: can I just say, I find some other threads in this forum really weird, like, to the point I regret having read them. This is a lovely little haven.
Apologies for disappearing, life got busy.
choie - all the best with the dental problem and I hope it heals well.
Interesting to read the stories in the Apocrypha thread. As for the other forums - they are not that bad... :fail:
Interesting, although the line that jumped out at me is:
[Rodenberry] wanted the ships to be staffed with—essentially—a utopian crew who never fought and who always worked in perfect harmony. The drama would always be provided by external stimuli.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/201...es_aboard.html
It's a little harsh on Roddenberry, but I can't really quibble with their conclusion that all in all, Post-Roddenberry Trek was more to my taste: more complex, more diverse (for all his IDIC ideals, TOS and TNG were more human-centric, esp. white human-centric, than DS9 was). To me ST reached its heights once people like Maurice Hurley (who gets way too little credit among Trek lore, perhaps because he was only in charge for a little time, but he was the one who wanted character/plot arcs as early as S2 of TNG), Rick Berman, and Michael Piller, and on the writing side Ron D. Moore, Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe who took Trek to its highest quality peak and concocted its most exciting storytelling risks (that actually paid off in the post-S2 TNG and almost all of DS9, and dotted through the first two seasons of VOY).Quote:
Originally posted by general_urko
I think our RPG used to be more Roddenberryesque in its first 1.5 missions--definitely fun to read and clearly to play, as well. Still, I'm definitely glad we're now in the Piller/Moore era! I like how we're mixing things up and getting all messy. :devil:
Ooh I forgot to thank you, CIAS, for the good wishes! Happily I was able to skip my Tylenol/Codeine last night and today didn't even need Advil. Except for that slight adjustment that needs to be done on the filling's shape, I'm sitting pretty. Or chewing pretty, I guess. Thanks!
I hope folks will be back to posting more soon! The holiday and other RL stuff really slowed us down, understandably. But I miss my Yorktown gang. :)
Sorry for the triple post, gang. Y'know, I just finished watching Reservoir Dogs for the first time and was feeling a bit low becauseBut damn, EH, it was worth it just to be up in time to see you posting that story, which totally cheered me up! I think I have a little crush on Fastolfe now.Spoiler (mouseover to read):
even though I knew it was gonna happen because my favorite characters always die, you don't. fucking. kill. adorable. Tim. Roth!
And I've probably seen way too much Futurama but I'm picturing NMSG as a big glass cube.
Really nice. Descriptive, vivid, and fun. The song names were terrific, too! Thanks again, EH.
Thanks. Glad you liked it! It was certainly fun to write. Making up fake rock-song names, in particular, was a blast - I could go all night! The name of the opening act popped into my head a few weeks ago, apropos of nothing, and I said to my son, "Y'know, that'd make a great band name!" So there you go.
Is there an NMSG on Futurama?
Ooh yes, the opening act was perfect too! :) In Futurama it's actual just Madison Cube Garden, but it takes place in "New New York," after aliens came and shot NYC (and the rest of the Earth) all up, then it was rebuilt only to be attacked again, and then after it was rebuilt it was finally paved over and used as a toxic sludge sewer where the mutants live (but you can still see the old dilapidated buildings), all this beneath New New York City.
http://nd02.jxs.cz/751/432/35f59a77fe_52533111_o2.jpg
But still, that's what I saw during your story. :)
Thanks. You know, that's not too far off my mental image, either....
:) Hey, gamemaster, may we have a time check, please? I've lost track of where we are in the day.
Coming right up.
Thank you, good leader! The time issue actually turned out to be more important for my latest post than I realized.
Well, I never, Kylah and Rangin both heading for the same place in complete co-incidence.
Whodathunkit?!?!?
Well, for her ostensible role as blackmailer, Kylah didn't want to be seen, so she hid from him. :) Perhaps she'll overtake him on the way back to the research station. Of course, he's with Dobson. And we all know how mouthy Dobson is; she won't let them get a word in edgewise! Yap yap yap yap yap.
Hey all -
I'll be in London this week (working, sadly) so postings may be sporadic and/or at weird times (well, maybe not for CIAS... )
Just an FYI.
Thanks, general. Hope you'll have the chance to get out and about a bit. I love London! Been there thrice.
You're coming to London and you're not even going to pop in and say hi...what is the world coming to.Quote:
Originally posted by general_urko
If you want any advice about the place, let me know, living here has it's benefits. :)
You'll be missed, general_urko. Have a wonderful time! I envy you.
Oh dear, I've seen anyrose around for the last few days but EH has still been posting as Dobson. Have we lost another player?
Sort of. I just needed a break from the game for a while. Collins will be back next adventure.