Holy crap, impressive stuff.Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
And clearly to keep skin exposure gender equitable Rangin and Graham should don mankinis and try to pry some info out of lonely rich widows by the pool.
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Holy crap, impressive stuff.Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
And clearly to keep skin exposure gender equitable Rangin and Graham should don mankinis and try to pry some info out of lonely rich widows by the pool.
no comments? :(Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Well the actor's bio says she is a "blue eyed beauty" so we're talking about some Anglo ancestry in there...maybe a descendant of a love child between the skipper and Vargas??? :devil:Quote:
Originally posted by anyroseno comments? :(Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Uh oh, I can see this coming now: a large pile or rocks falls on Graham... :o
See post 1596.Quote:
Originally posted by anyroseno comments? :(Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Singh and Vargas are colleagues and shipmates, nothing more, and unlikely to ever become lovers. But you never know....
Kylah's subconscious sees Singh and Roble as kanoodlers. In that nightmare she had, they're holding hands as the ship goes kablooey. Wanting to die with each other--what could be more proof of true love? :DQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
I didn't even catch this. Heh. I wish Kylah had rolled her eyes at that one.Quote:
Originally posted by Graham
Had Kylah rolled her eyes, and Collins seen it, there might have been a cat fight. ;) :dance:
I heard that, you little shit, thinks Collins...Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Wait - oh, bummer Rangin only thought that :D
At a high-class place like this, surely the chairs in the lobby must be strewn with many large down-filled pillows...:devil:Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Oh general_urko. Never change. :)
BTW Kylah's recommendation for more group activities is -- in addition to my own genuine confusion over what the difference is between 'shifts' and 'the regular stuff we're supposed to do on this mission' -- due to the fact that pairing up inevitably means that one unlucky player ends up with Delaney. Which means the player is effectively, gamewise, alone.
Now, anyrose, I know you're a minx who wants to keep Kylah/Rangin apart lest the characters make goo-goo eyes at each other, but what about teams of three rather than two? This way at least Silent Bob Delaney is an adjunct to two active players, and besides, the triad dynamic is different from the pairings we've had consistently during the mission.
Of course for all I know EH may have the place may blow up and the plan will go kablooey too. But I'm just sayin'.
And finally, Rangin's continued internal snark makes me even more certain he and Kylah are destined for each other. If their own attraction and personalities aren't enough to make them a pair, they can always bond on their mutual disdain for Collins. :D
Teams of three means a 12-hour shift. You, rather Kylah, balked at the possibility of a ten hour shift. She'd have gone off the deep end, in defense of Rangin of course, had a 12 hour shift been suggested.
LOL. Possibly. But why can't they remain on an eight hour shift? What else have they got to do except eat and sleep? They're not there to recreate. It's also such a big resort, how are two people seriously gonna cover the whole thing unless they end up being Hardin's guards, and that means the rest of the resort isn't covered.
As I said it may all be academic. Anyhoo, you're the leader.
and don't you forget it, sweetie! :p :dance:Quote:
Originally posted by choie
So, do you think the resort's sprinkler systems kick in when the lower garments of one of the visitors spontaneously combust? I ask merely for sake of information. The truthiness of Collins's last comments are certainly not in doubt.
But seriously, do consider the breakfast meeting. At least let us all gather at some point! :)
I'm going to have to get Rangin to ask more questions of Collins. :angel:
For realsies! I'm dying to hear Graham's take on this too. I have no doubt T'Var will say something like, "I am sure the Lieutenant knows what is most logical." And Delaney will be: "... " :D
general_urko ninja'd me. I was going to post something along the lines of Collins calling the ship and handing the reigns over to T'Var as a "fine you win" to Rangin and Kylah
Whoa! :oQuote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Well you could always go off on Graham :o
I'm glad you got ninja'ed then. What's the fun of her cutting and running? That doesn't sound like stubborn Collins! Unless there's more at work here re: your arc, and there's a reason Collins needs to be off the mission. If not, and it's just that her mind's not in it, it's obvious that Graham is someone she trusts and feels she can lean on--maybe she can just pretend to be testing him out by asking "I'm curious, what would you do?" kinda questions. :)
Poor Chief O'Brien (several cartoons here): http://m.imgur.com/gallery/0IkGI
:devil:Quote:
Collins grabs Kylah's arms from behind forcing her to drop the knife. Graham karate chops her on the base of Kylah's neck, causing her to fall to the ground. T'Var, Delaney, and Rangin kick the crap out of her.
Fortunately only Graham knows what's going on down below Kylah's chest. Um, so to speak. :D
I think EH is going to kill us all if we don't remember the damn watch thing. :)
Truly awesome. The poor guy was alone shift after shift...:PQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
Tough day for Graham!
I'm just a soul whose intentions are good / Please don't let me be misunderstood...
:angel:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x37...nderstood_news
Touche! :bravo:Quote:
Originally posted by choie
That would actually be a shame and not what Rangin wants. What he wants is for Collins to prove she can lead the team, her behaviour not withstanding. Its just that every time an opportunity comes up, Collins doesn't seem up to it. YMMVQuote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Heheheh.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
As it happens, I passed a Giuseppe's restaurant in upstate New York just today!
Happy New Year Everybody! May 2014 be a happy, healthy, safe and prosperous one for all of us. :)
Seconded, and many thanks.
Thirded
Thanks and happy new year everyone!
Ditto - may 2014 be a good'un.
Aren't y'all going to a group dinner yourselves? I don't even remember what other restaurants are there, since the French place is out (due to money concerns) and presumably so is Giuseppe's. There was Other Worldly, the token alien place, and then there was.... what? :)
I'd love Collins could go for a burger and some onion rings. There's a 'pub food' place right? kind of like Applebee's or Friday's?
Because we're already well into Act II and no one has died yet! :dance:Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
According to this, looks like OC3 Bistro is your best bet.Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
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Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
Heh. Just little pieces of Collins and Kylah's souls.Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
<mockCockney>Not sure what pubs you been eatin' in luv, but they ain't no Friday's or Applebees. You need a proper greasy spoon for that lark.</mockCockney>Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Applebees certainly has no decent prawn cocktail or Lancashire hot pot anywhere.
Just to clarify, in his latest remark, Rangin was commenting on the knife-brandishing incidents a) Fastolfe on Wilson, and b) Graham on Wilson? (Rangin's reaction to the latter as seen here.)
"Well," Graham says, swallowing a bite of his burger, "you and Kylah sure hate each other." :LOL:Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
"Well," explains Collins, "she's a spoiled, stuck up, impertinent little Princes who thinks the rest of the Universe is beneath her. Oh, and she's hot for one of the crew. Might be Delaney." She winks at the engineer. :dance:Quote:
Originally posted by general_urko"Well," Graham says, swallowing a bite of his burger, "you and Kylah sure hate each other." :LOL:Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Dudes! Why are you wasting all this good banter in here? :)
Heh. Graham and Collins actually could have that banter, IMO...Graham wouldn't offer that comment in front of the group (at least not yet).Quote:
Originally posted by choie
The inspiration for Graham's "tasty burger" as well as--admittedly to an at least slightly less homicidal and psychopathic degree--his exposition with the knife, or perhaps interrogating a suspect:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBP0Mbc7VFw
See if I were Collins--and we know very well I am not--this would piss me the hell off. Who is this Ensign to be making that particular call? Yes, 30-blah-blah years on the force or whatevs. He's still an ensign and it wasn't his role. Collins is too beat-down and also too much in awe of the guy to say anything. But c'mon, Rangin or Delaney, you guys have the stones to say that! I bet T'Var does too. :DQuote:
Originally posted by general_urko
(Speaking of Collins: like Rangin, I applaud her asking others for their feedback... at last.)
Heh. Is Graham (a) out of line, full stop or (b) out of line, but useful?Quote:
Originally posted by choie
'Tis the question for all of his CO's...
beat down, yes. In awe, maybe a little. But it's not awe, really, it's respect for experience. Don't forget, she Delaney, and T'Var all came aboard together. She's also been on two missions with them. Rangin isn't Terran. Who else is she going to look up to?
Hmph. If Kylah were around, she'd be muttering "daddy issues" right about now...
and she'd probably be right ;)
but that's better than "mommy issues" :devil: :dance:
So. A specist and a sexist!
If it makes you happier, I'd say Kylah's got mommy and daddy issues, especially considering she doesn't know her birth parents, she was a big disappointment to her adoptive parents, and her surrogate father wanted to bone her.
hmmm. Okay. That's way worse than what Collins has.
Dang, and now we're seeing the difference between American he-man Wild West tactics vs. British our-bobbies-don't-even-carry-guns tactics. Two different approaches to fighting corruption: Graham is about doing whatever it takes to tough out the baddies, Rangin is about not becoming one in the process. As Spock would say: Fascinating!
Heh. So would Rangin feel this story is either the best of both worlds or the worst of both worlds - At least back in the day the park rangers in the city I was working could write citations but did not have side arms or powers of arrest. One guy told me how he came across a whole bunch of folks drinking in a park one night and told them "look, it's $50 a can fine for beer, I'd hate to write a ticket that big, so why don't you just pour it out and go home and we'll forget about this whole thing?" I said holy crap, $50 a can is a hell of a fine. He replied that he totally made that number up, it was way less, -- because opening the discussion that way made them more likely to comply and avoid a big mess of one form or another.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
:angel: or :devil: ?
A good cop can be one or the other, as the occasion arises.
It didn't involve acts of violence and the threat of people losing their jobs, so the above story is more the Rangin way, not the Graham way. Try writing the same thing again with violence and threats and see how it comes out. I was also going for more of a corrupt police state for Coridan, Britain isn't nearly corrupt enough
Also, I'm surprised Graham thinks they are all friends, they have only known him for a couple of days or so in game time. Admittedly its been a few months IRL.
Rangin & Graham's love child - Kwai-Chang Kaine??? :DQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwai_Chang_Caine
Graham likes--perhaps one might say 'assumes'--professional camaraderie. (Which might be compensation for his estrangement from family, or just a reflection of his obliviousness to subtle emotional signals, or both...)
Dang, if Rangin keeps this up he's going to top the list of Collins's most hated colleagues. And he's an alien, too.
Collins should retort by asking Rangin if he was weaned properlyQuote:
Originally posted by choie
The difference is, Rangin is being polite about it all, and not petulant and didactic like a certain Elasian we all know. :devil:
My guess is Collins is one of those women who just can't stand being corrected by another woman. Kylah was just as polite as Rangin is when she asked Collins about her blunder with the watch schedule -- remember that Collins can't read Kylah's thoughts the way you can. She said please and made requests and so on.
And meanwhile Graham, who's really acting like a sore loser just because "Science Guy" challenged Graham's macho "I Know Everything Because I'm The Grizzled Old Police Dude" facade, is totally saying he's gonna go off on his own and thus ignoring Collins's orders that he and Rangin go to the security office.
I hope against hope that Collins reminds Graham that she told him to go with Rangin.
Attempting to modify, not ignoring! :dance:Quote:
Originally posted by general_urko
Because maybe Graham is bummed out by the personality issues and wondering why Rangin is going out of his way to bust his ovaries :angel:
...Or maybe Graham just wants to get busy without some hippie peacenik armchair quarterbacking him :devil:
This is awesome. Without actually disagreeing Collins and Graham are getting set up on opposite sides of the fence - to her, Rangin is being polite, while Kylah drives her crazy, while to Graham, Kylah may flip out but just as quickly (at least from his perspective) let's things go and gets gets "back to normal." In contrast he's interpreting Rangin's doggedness in such a way as to wonder whether T'Var needs to do emergency surgery to get the stick out of Rangin's @**.Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
:popcorn:
Hmmm, and the latter is precisely why he needs that hippie peacenik by his side! Graham doesn't seem to realize how presumptuous his thought processes are--only he knows best how to deal with corruption, only he understands what evildoers can do. Meanwhile Rangin's lived his whole life on Coridan and managed to survive what must've been plenty of terrible situations without losing his moral compass. But since he's not a security expert, his opinions don't count to Graham.
Maybe that's why Collins and Graham are such peas in a pod. Neither of them wants to learn from anyone outside their own "tribe."
Speaking purely as a reader, I think it's because of their differences that Rangin/Graham would make a fascinating team if they do get to go on watch together. They'd certainly have very interesting conversations.
Exobiologist: Nature red in tooth and claw...all I'm saying on it.Quote:
Originally posted by general_urko
Oh my God, now you're quoting my favorite line from Tennyson?! (I plan on using it as a book title for one of my paranormal romantic suspense novels...) Now you've totally won me over.
In post 1110 in the main thread I see that saying "nod" is ambiguous given Collins' question - the intention was to say Graham is nodding-a-single-nod-of-acknowledgement-of-the-order, not nodding "yes I have objections." Sorry about that.
no worries, mate. I 'heard' the right thing
Xenobiologist - but same diff.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuitExobiologist: Nature red in tooth and claw...all I'm saying on it.Quote:
Originally posted by general_urko
I think you are right... I have some things I know Graham has tee'd up to say based on the latest events, and I can't predict Rangin's reaction. But am quite interested in what it will be...Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Well, it's pretty much a given that you'll be asking him whether Kylah really is in a torrid relationship with T'Var and Ferguson.
If you can't predict Rangin's likely reactions, I'm probably playing him right :DQuote:
Originally posted by general_urko
Actually, I just hope Appleciders is happy with the way Velir Rangin has developed. It was his character after all.
I'm sure he would have no objections at all. Keep up the good work, all of you!
:o Are we playing Star Trek or writing porn? :bravo:
XP takes on a whole new meaning. Or maybe XXXP.
Anyway it's just kissing! Romance, not porn. Nothing regular old TV wouldn't show. :)
there's kissing and then there's kissing; and that was definitely post 10:00pm stuff there.
Only if that channel is Nickelodeon. I mean, there's been no mention of tongues or anything! :D
I think it seems more explicit than it is because you're reading Kylah's reactions rather than just seeing it from the "outside," so to speak. But Kylah's responses are important so...
Bro Graham nudges Rangin with his elbow and says to Hsu, "Surveillance, eh? You ever see any 'action' on these monitors here? C'mon bro, let's see what's going on, hook us up...yeah, that's the way zoom in on those two there, look at...hey wait she looks familiar..."Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Heheheheheheh.
LOL!! Oh, you win a million quatloos if you do that!Quote:
Originally posted by general_urko
I was wondering what the box of tissues on the side was for, on a planet with spore therapy...Quote:
Originally posted by general_urko
There's not a big enough wide-eyed smilie in the world for this comment. Giggling like a schoolgirl over here.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
ROTFL. Oh, I do love Rangin. It's like if Sam Spade were partnered with Detective Foyle. Spade ventures into his usual hard-bitten jokesy patois with the security dude, and Foyle rolls his eyes and says "yes, can we please get to the point, is the bloody admiral okay or what?"Quote:
Originally posted by Rangin
I may be missing a subtlety of protocol here -- is there any reason Collins can't just ask the front desk to page Hardin so she can talk to him and give him a heads-up re: the security issue? Kylah already left a message but since she's just an Ensign she didn't try to speak with him directly; Collins certainly could.
thanks. I'm kind of out of it last few days. The severe cold makes me hurt sumpthin' fierce and when that happens all my brain can focus on is making the pain go away
Hope you feel better soon! It was 1 degree F when I was out running some errands earlier. Brrrr.
Then: Jeez, is this guy some tedious pedant who is going to constantly hassle me because of his naive pollyannish beliefs about the world?Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Now: Heh - I'll bet money this guy is going to constantly hassle me, but he's clever, has personality, and grasps the presence of evil in this world - he just disagrees about what to do about it .
Although the night is still young :D
I wanna hear you guys just shooting the breeze. You probably have more in common than you realize.
Don't you have good places to work where everyone might be happy? :fishbeat:Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Then why are they former employees? Either they found a better position--indicating something was probably not ideal in the old job--or they were fired. Now it's possible that they all adored WR&R but were just offered massive sums of money at some new place, forcing them to leave this idyll known as OCIII. But... it is worth noting when no one has a single complaint about an ex-employer.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Heck even Rangin seems freaked out by the prospect of being stuck in Paradise. (I look forward to finding out what that's about!)
Oh Graham, you bastard. :D I'll um have to write you an IOU for the quatloos.
Edited to add: I don't believe we were supposed to meet up at the end of the night, were we? Is this just Graham being nosy?
Everyone has at least one, possibly tiny or insignificant, bad thing to say about their former employement "the snack machine in the break room was never fully stocked" "they were never able to properly adjust the thermostat so that everyone was happy" "they used to give us turkeys and booze along with the bonus checks at Christmas time - the last few years, it was only the checks"Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuitDon't you have good places to work where everyone might be happy? :fishbeat:Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
:dance:
It's just Graham diligently doing his job granted in perhaps a paranoid and overprotective sort of way - when you're as hard bitten as he is, you do whatever it takes. :angel::devil::woowoo:Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Note that Thalen said, "We've located six former WR&R staffers who worked at the resort, and none have any complaints of note. Nothing on the public newsnets of that sort, either" (emphasis added). The landing party is on a mission, and Thalen is not going to waste their time with any mention of snack machines, themostats or the equivalent.Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
You gotta admit it would be awesome if the big scandal in this mission is that the WR&R crew are evilly filling the snack machines with raisins and tofu bars instead of M&Ms. Wilson would have to worry less about Fastolfe than getting backstabbed by his own disgruntled staffers.
Not unless Collins asks.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
Just make sure she does it in earshot of Kylah & Rangin.
:D
Heh. Well, Kylah would for once be on Collins's side here. She doesn't normally believe in paradise.
How much do I love that Rangin's first instinct is to get angry at Graham? Gallant to the last. I hope there's some jeaousy in there too, but even if not, it's a very gentlemanly response.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
If this were a soap or sitcom, Rangin, upon seeing the shadowy figures combined as one, and hearing the, what? pleasure? in Kylah's voice, would feel jilted and jealous and immediately hook up with the first female who smiles at him because, "THEY WERE ON A BREAK!!!!"
Is Collins volunteering? :)Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
I was thinking T'Var, or Mrs Hsu
Rangin? And a married woman?! Never! I'll buy T'Var though.
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Originally posted by choie
And T'Var will obviously be feeling jilted because Kylah's two-timing her! Oh wait, that's only in Graham's head...:roll:
How confused would Graham be if all this happened?! Actually he's probably confused now.Quote:
Originally posted by general_urko
Monumentally.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
And I strongly suspect it is going to get worse before it gets better...
I am sharing this because it made me think of how Scotty was befuddled about not being able to speak to a computer in Star Trek IV.
Well, now you can, but it has potential drawbacks, hilariously illustrated in this vid (context: for those of you who aren't gamers XBox/Kinect really does have great voice recognition of commands, and you can play online with all sorts of folks including random matches) -
http://youtu.be/mWZLa4AnN5k
I never bought that Scotty would consider a keyboard "quaint." Not every interaction with a computer is, or ever will be, suitable for voice command.
Only in America.Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
In Britain, Rangin would go to the nightclub and be making a completely drunken fool of himself on the dance floor as Kylah and Jan walk in. It would then promptly all end in tears.
B...b...but I lluuuurrrve you.
Velir, go home, you're drunk
Is zis mann bothering you, Miss Kylah.
Graham can't believe his luck. No matter who throws the first punch--the rich jerk with the annoying accent, or his colleague who's been hassling him all night--somebody is going to justify use of force against them... :devil:Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
:bravo: to both of you!
I do find it fascinating, and telling of Graham's mindset, that to him, the only two options he can contemplate after seeing Kylah/Jan are: she's either helpless against a big bad man, or she's manipulating a mark. He can't fathom the idea of the gal just being attracted to a guy. You know, as equals.
You get some more quatloos if Graham says "Hey she can screw whoever she wants, I'm just curious to know what T'Var is gonna think of all this." Thus beginning a very awkward conversation! :D
This is true to a point - but remember, she went all jiggy on him earlier about how this was vital to her career...so he has some non-Graham-psychoses reasons for assuming she didn't just want to go on a date!Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Hee. Maybe she's more manipulative than Graham realizes! She just desperately wanted some alone time with the man.Quote:
Originally posted by general_urko
A member of the team lie to him??? :o Graham would have a serious sad. :sad:Quote:
Originally posted by choie
I'll throw in a couple of quatloos myself if you say this in front of CollinsQuote:
Originally posted by choie
Oh GOD yes. And T'Var too, for that matter. It'll be like the end of a Three's Company episode.Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
...And a better question for Collins, I cannot imagine. :devil:Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Oh, and just for the record, Collins never shared any curfew / check-in time with the rest of the crew. Kylah, T'Var and Rangin were outside when she had the conversation with Palver, and Graham and Delaney were... I dunno, off pimp-slapping witnesses or something.
Sorry to triple post but there's no way I can't here.
I literally just yelled "Oh SHIT!" when I read that. DANG that one's gonna leave a scar.Quote:
Originally posted by Rangin
The sad thing is that both of them are right. I adore that Rangin is standing up for Kylah's right to make her own decisions even when those decisions mean (apparently) choosing another guy. And Graham is right to be concerned, albeit for reasons he can't possibly know.
It's a horrible mix of half-heard sentences, misunderstood reasoning and missing knowledge on both parts, with Graham unknowingly treading on one of Rangin's hot button topics.
...and yes, Rangin did mean that one to burn.
Suddenly I'm reminded of all of Bertie Wooster's comments where he adds, "And I meant it to sting."Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
But you have to give Velir props. A more petty man would be bad-mouthing a woman who's giving him such mixed messages only to go off with some stranger and start necking. Or more.
So, Collins and Rangin have proven themselves champion button pushers. Can't wait to see what happens if they piss each other off.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
In fairness to Collins (and it pains me to say that! :D) and Rangin, neither of them could have known that they were pushing specific buttons. Unless Collins looked up Kylah's record, which is highly doubtful -- well, she's Security, I suppose she could've, but it doesn't seem likey to me. She doesn't seem very interested in other people.
OwQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
But there darn well would be a curfew if Graham were in charge!Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Grief, Graham can be self centered.Quote:
Originally posted by general_urko
Rangin has been trying to get on with the job, and spent the morning asking questions at the lab and the afternoon in the hospital. He was also the one who went looking for Hardin and gave the ideas at the dinner table.
Kylah was the one asking lots of questions and doing something by arranging time with one of the guests.
Graham....Graham went sightseeing after threatening someone.
:(
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
But yeah -- departmentwise, Xenobiology and Communications have been showing up Security, Engineering and Medical all day.
Seriously, with all the tension, our next group mealtime, if we have one, is gonna be a whole lot of awkward.
Edited to add: and where is Graham going, anyway? Collins wanted them all to meet up, didn't she? I've lost track of what y'all's plans are for the evening.
Priceless... :bravo:Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Naturally it's the reverse: to Graham (leaving aside his paranoia), Kylah's "sub mission" is no different (to use 21st Century comparisons) from a linesman going out to climb a light pole to fix a transformer, or a security guard going to make the rounds of a warehouse facility to check the doors.
He simply gets befuddled when Rangin gets upset about "spying" etc...
Graham sure as hell wishes he knew... :confused:Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Yeah, it explains a lot between the pair. Graham thinks that what Kylah is doing is just another routine security mission and he is providing the usual backup using methods he has always used and sees nothing wrong with it and cannot understand why anyone would be upset about it.
Rangin, not knowing the setup for the date, sees it as Kylah operating by herself and having Graham keeping tabs on her as a lack of trust in his colleague, not to mention a complete invasion of privacy, acting like an over-protective father figure and finally using variations of techniques that are used to control and oppress people on Coridan.
Is Rangin wrong? To a large degree he is, but he's blinded to beneficial side of Graham's actions by his ideals on people's freedom not being infringed.
Is Graham wrong? That's not my question to answer :D
CiaS, did you hit the rewind button to replay your scene? ;)
Has Graham never thought of, y'know, contacting Kylah? He could've made that call instead of calling in to Collins. Anyway Kylah did say that before heading to the nightclub, they were first going to get Jan into something more appropriate. Apparently that "something" was Kylah. :D
It's porn, I tell you, PORN! You're a better write than E.L.James.
LOL! That is what you call a backhanded compliment. :) Everything is merely implied -- we're not nearly explicit enough for the James crowd.
James scribbles with crayons; you paint with high quality oils
The halter top is down, so we are into 15 rated by UK standards, assuming nothing underneath it.
So :popcorn:
I don't think it will get racy enough for this one though :fap:
#1059 & #1063 make #1164 an inevtiable conclusion, at least in Graham's mindQuote:
Originally posted by choie
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Originally posted by choie
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Originally posted by choie
Yeah, yeah, but she told Graham she was heading to get Jan changed. She gave her correct location, she just hasn't arrived at her final destination yet. (Neither has Jan. ;:)
I should mention that lack of a reply right now on Kylah's part shouldn't be taken as meaning anything--I'm waiting to hear back from EH on a certain matter and have to hold off posting Kylah's response until then.
I'm still pretty sure Graham would never ever ever make that "romance novel" crack about a male officer who was kanoodling with a female guest. I'd wager he'd just chalk it up as an off-duty perk and that'd be that.
Yeah yeah but that would entail the balance of how his brain focuses between looking for 'ways things could be ok' versus 'ways things could be going wrong' to be something other than 0% / 110% :lol:Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Oh man - no way! Not those words but 100% the same reaction "You want to chase skirts you take leave on Risa, mister..."Quote:
Originally posted by choie
A word of caution: Remember that posts in the game thread are not necessarily sequential/simultaneous as events unfold in "game time." There's some leeway as to both the very recent past and the near future.
Given the timescales from Rangin and Graham seeing Kylah to the current meetup in the lobby - I would hazard a guess that Kylah and Jan have only just reached his room by the team's time.
Perhaps they are probably a few minutes ahead on their timestream as opposed to everyone else's.
If true, could be interesting if someone interrupts before the above passages occur :D
Hmmph. I'll believe that when I see it. Even when their duty is over for the night? He certainly wouldn't be panicking and trying to storm the barricades like Sir Galahad enforcing everyone else's chastity.Quote:
Originally posted by general_urko
CIAS -- yeah, the timeline is definitely wonky! Hence the deliberation with our kindly GM. I need a dice roll, as it were. :D
Man the fact that Graham is perceived as a violence-prone sexist is pretty harsh. :sad:
Although there is the temptation to just go with it :woowoo:
"I don't have to take orders from a woman," Bro Graham replies. "And anyway why don't you come over here and make me?"Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
What can I say? I calls 'em like you plays 'em. :)
I must say I'm enjoying this little power battle between the Security Goon Gang.
Again, please note that Kylah is not responding ONLY because her player is waiting on a ruling from our GM, who very thoughtlessly is out Having A Life. Otherwise, read nothing into it. This is a recording. Please drive safely.
Oh snap...good answer... :bravo:Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Man. Who'd think we'd have all this drama and internecine tension... and we haven't even gotten to the crisis/mission yet?!!
(At least, I assume we haven't. Maybe this is some kind of psychological game EH is playing with us to see how much our characters can screw up just by interacting and being themselves.)
Collins breaks into a run and heads for Graham's coordinates, phaser drawn and armed.Quote:
Originally posted by general_urko"I don't have to take orders from a woman," Bro Graham replies. "And anyway why don't you come over here and make me?"Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Well, the fact is that whatever Graham's motivations or actions, the interpretation that Graham is a violence-prone sexist (and anachronistic gorilla etc) is not an unreasonable or implausiable interpretation, as result of his own issues and limitations (or as I might say, 'unique charm' :lol:) ...Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
You gotta admit, the avatar ain't helping him anyway. :)
Well now, breakfast sure is going to be awkward isn't it. And the Night hasn't even started yet.
I am still trying to work out when Collins' communicator call to Kylah took place, I would have guessed just after Kylah and Jan they had entered the hotel room, but those scenes have continued onwards.
Perhaps EH can tie up the two timelines to give us an idea of where everyone is.
PS: Well written the pair of you.
Um, you could say that! :)Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
EH can elaborate, but the decision I was waiting for came down from on high -- Kylah didn't hear the communicator because of everything that was going on once they entered the bedroom. So yes, while I think the strict timeline probably would've had Jan/Kylah at the door (as you suggested), apparently we are basically on the same schedule, or at least were at the start of the last Jan/Kylah post.Quote:
I am still trying to work out when Collins' communicator call to Kylah took place, I would have guessed just after Kylah and Jan they had entered the hotel room, but those scenes have continued onwards.
That'd definitely be helpful! I'm not entirely certain myself of when that call would have occured, although from the "dice roll" decision I was waiting for (Kylah clearly lost her Spot Check throw, if I'm using the D&D term correctly :) ) did seem to indicate it was some time during the bedroom scene. So you guys are now about twenty minutes behind Kylah, I think.Quote:
Perhaps EH can tie up the two timelines to give us an idea of where everyone is.
Many thanks! We had a lot of iterations to get it right; I really needed to make sure Kylah's internal struggle was expressed just as I intended it to,EH wanted to ensure that Jan doesn't seem like a rapist, and we both wanted the physical stuff to be detailed but not explicit -- although it's now definitely a post-watershed scene, to use UK terminology! Even so, I'm pretty sure it's nothing US daytime soaps wouldn't show (with carefully arranged camera angles so as not to reveal nekkidness).Quote:
PS: Well written the pair of you.
Now we just need to find out who Collins is going to send to check on Kylah as she hasn't answered her communicator. Oh, the possibilities.
As for the writing, it came across more of a seduction than anything else. Let's see what it adds to the plot and group dynamics in the future.
The timing between Collins & Co. and Kylah and Jan is now pretty much synched. The young officer was already in Jan's arms, more than a little distracted, and simply didn't hear the beep of her communicator in her purse.
And kudos to choie for some great writing!
And now I'm looking forward to see what you can do for the rest of the group for their turn in the spotlight.
I'm always open to ideas, but as I implied before, the next major event will take place overnight. The landing party should make its way back to the Starfleet research station for a night's rest after locating Kylah.
Thank you very much, EH! And you too! It was a pleasure writing this weird sex scene with you.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
Hey don't give them ideas. Collins may be perfectly copacetic with Kylah being MIA. :DQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
Indeed +1 kudos to both EH & choie -well done.
(And fortuitously for future hilarity and tragedy, done in such a way that Graham will be completely unable to get his head around.)
Collins knows Kylah can take care of herself, and would like nothing better than to leave her on OC3 to pursue a hedonistic lifestyle. But she also knows not bringing Kylah back to the ship safely will be a black mark on her careerQuote:
Originally posted by choieHey don't give them ideas. Collins may be perfectly copacetic with Kylah being MIA. :DQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
As long as she has her priorities straight!Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Thank you!! And oh gosh yes, I think the ramifications for Kylah/everyone are ripe for exploration if that's what people want, because Kylah's behavior will certainly change as a result of this, and I'd imagine others' opinions of her may change too. Obviously it's all definitely taking a backseat to the main mission once the inevitable shit hits the fan, but as one of the multiple side plots I think it will be 'fun' (as much as a fairly dark twist like this is 'fun') to explore, at least for a little while. And for me, it pushes Kylah into a different mindset that will make her even more interesting to play.Quote:
Originally posted by general_urko
But as I said, it's the main plotline that's the raison d'etre of the game, and I look forward to seeing what EH has in store.
Maybe Kylah is so distraught, her eyes so blurred by tears, that she walks into a wall in the hotel corridor, so she can have a big, fresh bruise on her face, so Graham's head can completely explode...Quote:
Originally posted by choie
I was picturing Kylah seeing T'Var from afar and running into her safe motherly embrace
Ha! No, she's not gonna make it that easy on him. :)Quote:
Originally posted by general_urko
Not too likely either!Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
I heard that, you little shit, Collins says somewhere :DQuote:
Originally posted by choie
:) What Collins doesn't know* won't hurt her.
You gonna answer Kylah's question, sir?
* I am avoiding an easy joke. You're welcome, anyrose
oh, go for it. we're all friends here :devil: :dance:Quote:
Originally posted by choie
I'll take a rain check and use it later. I'm sure there'll be plenty of occasions! :DQuote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Oh shit just got real! :bravo:Quote:
Originally posted by Graham
I thought Graham was referring to T'Var, based on the melodrama playing in his head. He still doesn't know about the cat fight earlier this eveningQuote:
Originally posted by choieI'll take a rain check and use it later. I'm sure there'll be plenty of occasions! :DQuote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Oh shit just got real! :bravo:Quote:
Originally posted by Graham
Oh I know that he was referring to T'Var. It's the first time he finally let his little girl-on-girl fantasies out of his head and onto his tongue.
However, then he suddenly flounced away and ruined the awkward moment, dammit. Had to rewrite my own post. Damn you, Graham! :RAEG:
HA! You tell 'im, Collins! For once I'm on your side here. :DQuote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Edited to add: We kinda simulposted here, anyrose. Kylah has beeped in to Collins too. Hopefully Collins has call-waiting.
...no, never mind...Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Hm...was tough decision, but I have confidence there will be more awkwardness later...Quote:
Originally posted by choie
That was out of line, but not very creative...I am prouder of "not obviously injured." :D :devil:Quote:
Originally posted by choieHA! You tell 'im, Collins! For once I'm on your side here. :DQuote:
Originally posted by anyrose
I have mentally assigned this Stars tune (The Night Starts Here) as the soundtrack to Kylah's evening:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eeh1qwAM97Q
Oh dear. Not a bad choice. I'd probably go with Haunting Me by Evanescence:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mauH_uQZRY
I think I must have missed something somewhere. Did we lose WES?
I hope not, I just started a chess match :(
I posted for her; I didn't want T'Var to seem silent/unfeeling to Kylah. I expect WES will be back soon.
Damn y'all must be the most super-sensitive characters in the world! Either that or Kylah has the world's worst poker face. One twisted strap and slightly red eyes and everyone knows she's been through some kind of trauma. And here I thought Kylah was the only empath! It's almost like they've been reading exactly what happened to her! :D
No different than the coworker who comes in wearing the same outfit she wore the day before, or the friend coming out of your brother's apartment building with her hair mussed up.
and there she goes again, blaming Collins for her own insecurities. Collins words were no harsher than Kylah's, at least in Collins' mind. There will be blood tonight! :devil:
Yeah, but all Kylah's messed-up hair and twisty strap indicate is that she was foolin' around (at least). Nothing necesssarily traumatic.Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Heh. The less said about what goes on (or doesn't) in Collins's mind, the better! I'd say Collins's words were way more personal and stab-in-the-dark mean than Kylah's, which focused mostly on Collins's numerous and well-documented mistakes in command.Quote:
and there she goes again, blaming Collins for her own insecurities. Collins words were no harsher than Kylah's, at least in Collins' mind. There will be blood tonight! :devil:
But I'm grateful to Collins for being so nasty, because it helped set the stage for Kylah to need the ephemeral comfort of the spores, and that led to a great little subplot. So while Kylah wouldn't thank her, I do!
Oooooh! Collins and Kylah can be mommies together!
They would totally have playdates and go to "Mommy & Me" classes together.
And their kids would fall in love and get married someday!
"Your what?" Oh EH. You crack me up.
:: bows ::
Jesus. Graham should just carry around a ruler.
I always giggle when I see debrief used in this context - such a wonderful double entendre.
Whoa, what happened? Why is the thread closed without an announcement? Did we do something wrong?
I have no idea; I'm as surprised as you are. Please reopen it, CIAS?
I had some trouble with my browser earlier - wonder if I closed it by accident. It's open again.
Whew! EH, I thought you'd had enough of our interparty bickering!
I've just cut my last post in half, just to fit in better with people's reactions, I hope.
Honest to god (so to speak) I read this and was thinking "what does she mean, so he can slap the back of people's hands like the nuns at my elementary school????"Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Hee. I should've said tape measure, I suppose.
So, Palver is the seasoned yet tired captain of the squad [Bernie Hamilton], and Graham is the troublemaker [Mel Gibson, Lethal Weapon I] who just transferred from Vice to Homicide and forgot to shave first or put on a proper suit.
More like Graham is the psycho (Harvey Keitel) whom no one wants to partner with who attacks the Lieutenant right after he meets him.
I think they had that scene between Gibson and Glover in the first movie
I like Graham's "I'm sorry if you were offended, from your perspective" non-apology. Did he take Collins's personality pills today or something? :)
So now I can't get Kylah in the shower until I know if she has her uniform--or she'll have to show up in the conference room in her nightgown. Guess I'll have to wait until EH gets back to find out!
And speaking of Collins, I hope she checks her gift bag to find the surprise bracelet. :)
She will. Eventually. Right now, it's not even a blip on her radar.
Later that night, as Rangin gets ready for bed, Graham notices the former's scars and mumbles "Mine're bigger'n yours"
He'll have to wait until Rangin is asleep to carefully use the ruler...Quote:
Originally posted by anyrose
Heh. I like Rangin calling Graham out for calling himself a stupid jerk. "You're not stupid."
As in, "You're not stupid, jerk."Quote:
Originally posted by choie
"I don't care what everybody else says about you, Graham! I think you're... more or less OK."
Graham is relieved that no matter how much Rangin hassles him, it feels less likely that a large pile of rocks will fall on him, apparently at random, from out of the sky. :DQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir