ROFLMAOSCOK
Originally posted by anyrose
That's a new one on me. What does the SCOK stand for?
And hey WES, how did T'Var already sense Halsey's emotions? I thought Vulcans were only telepaths, not empaths. Do I have a misunderstanding of Vulcan abilities?
...Spitting coffee on keyboard.
Seriously, that is hilarious and gets Kylah two weeks shore leave in a five star resort on Bolarus IX where she can spend the day lazing away or being guided round to see the local wildlife in some of the more remote areas with her own personal guide and at night, she can live it up...with that personal guide again.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
My pleasure... Jeril.
How did you know that? I thought only a few folks knew about it. Did I tell you at some previous time?
By the power of google I summon thee from 2005:
ROFLMAOSCOK
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
I thought it should be ROTFLYLS ("Rolling On the Floor Laughing, You Little Shit").
But this was hilarious - I was on a conference call and cracked up...
Love the tricorder with the nose and glasses!
Seriously, though, if it were that easy to figure out how to find trace elements and detect them in scent form, we still wouldn't be using dogs as much as we do (police, military, rescue, etc.). And there's been no indication in any incarnation of ST that I can recall to show they're any better at it than we are.
Cost, its much cheaper to train a dog than build a machine to do it for you. Especially as we still don't know precisely how it works, but a trained dog, well, works.
Watch TV programmes in general and you won't find it much, mainly because its an audiovisual experience. The few times you will see smell being used in TV, it will be over food or smoke from fires. However, given its complexity, it looks like its Dog 1 - Star Trek 0
Ok, I'm going to just concede using the tricorder at this point. I would rather say Rangin can't quite get the tricorder to work, and be unable to find any traces at all than have a gust of wind to blow the scent away. Not to mention that wearing shoes and not touching anything will not stop him leaving a trail. I'm sorry, its makes Rangin looks like a idiot in his chosen field.
See what a Bloodhound can do, as to why. They are severely underestimated in just how well they can track someone over several days, most weathers, all surfaces etc. etc.
Besides, it will give him something to work on after the mission.
PS: GU wasn't so far from the truth - Unleash your own inner bloodhound
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
He's a xenobiologist, not a scent specialist. In any event, he finds no scent of Wilson around.
"Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a cocker spaniel," DeForest Kelly thinks somewhere in the great beyond...
Given the (at least apparent) differences in T'Var and Graham's temperament far, this struck me as the equivalent of "Graham uses the ship's weaponry to glass the planet's southern hemisphere, then says "So let me ask again.."
I'm guilty of not thoroughly reading each post. Please forgive me. I've been distracted lately. Me. anyrose. Not Collins. Although she's not doing that much better.
Oh don't worry, we'll blame Collins, it's easy to do that.
EH, a question: when you mention that Kylah thinks she can override the password (knowing Wilson she should at least try "12345" or "Wilson" or even "password" first!) via the Yorktown computers, does that mean she'd have to beam up to the ship? Or can she somehow coordinate her own communicator to access the ship and act as a conduit? Sorry, I wouldn't want to ask in the game thread because Kylah should know these things, as a comm officer. It's just her stupid player who's technologically illiterate when it comes to Trek-tech.
She could do it from any computer terminal on OC3, using a subspace link. She would not have to beam back aboard.
Awesomesauce. Thanks!
Oh, wait:
Doesn't the WR&R have at least thumbprint records? Jan used a thumb to open his door IIRC, and Wilson calibrated the safety deposit box / safe to recognize Fastolfe's print.
Last edited by choie; 02 Feb 2014 at 12:05 AM.
I imagine that customer confidentiality will come into play unless someone gets a warrant to access the data. But no harm in asking of course.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Oh grief, anyrose that's bad.
{{{{{anyrose}}}}}
Hope you recover soon.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Ouchies, that sucks. I hope you feel better soon, anyrose!
So sorry to hear it, anyrose. Take care of yourself and hope you feel better hour by hour!
Mmm, I found that a little unusual (that's why Kylah indicated Rangin in her response). I admit Graham is making quite a meal out of his "Rangin hates me" leitmotif but it is out of character for him to completely blank* the guy. So I can only guess general_urko may not have seen Rangin's post?
But yeah at some point Graham needs to be enlightened that Delaney, "Science Guy," and Graham's daughter substitute have been in life-and-death situations and were forced to react with violence--it's not only Security folks (including T'Var since Graham seems aware that she's got that kind of past) who have dealt with this stuff. Methinks some day Rangin and Graham are totally gonna have it out.
* P.S. your UKness is showing! As did Rangin's use of "and such" in an earlier post. Don't get me wrong, this ain't no complaint, I love it!
Oops. Wow, yes, well I totally misread the main thread. Didn't realize Rangin was scanning Graham, thought it was Kylah.Mmm, I found that a little unusual (that's why Kylah indicated Rangin in her response). I admit Graham is making quite a meal out of his "Rangin hates me" leitmotif but it is out of character for him to completely blank* the guy. So I can only guess general_urko may not have seen Rangin's post?
But it's not out of character for Graham to have been distracted and CIAS handled it well, so let's go with it.
When did Rangin start posting
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Oh you know what I mean! The post about Rangin, not by Rangin.
Damn, and this explains a lot about Rangin--all that fuss just to make sure the security guy doesn't have his feelings hurt over coffee the dude probably didn't even make. He could've just not drunk the darn thing, but no, Rangin is all about politeness.
So EH, how long is this guy in the red house gonna take to get into a bathrobe?
You forgot to mention my UKness is showing.
A British person would either get rid of it or drink it regardless of taste, just to be polite, seeing as they asked for it in the first place.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Heh, that's a good point. Well, I'm glad Velir didn't drink it, because my paranoid mystery-lover's mind immediately went to poison when the coffee had a bad taste. Once murder is afoot, I suspect everything that's out of the ordinary!You forgot to mention my UKness is showing.
A British person would either get rid of it or drink it regardless of taste, just to be polite, seeing as they asked for it in the first place.
I'll be honest, it was also my first thought as well. But playing true to Rangin, all he wants is a decent cup of coffee.
And having had metallic tasting coffee before, its disgusting.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Man, this Palver dude is quite the ungallant little pri-- uh, jerk, not picking up an item that's right at his feet to help someone else. Was his race born in a barn?
Heh. Harsh but funny.
and spot the difference between Graham and Rangin. Rangin would probably have apologised then, Graham is going to try and do it later.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Hey anyrose, how are you doing? Hope you're getting better.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
I still hurt. and I'm all purple and sore all over. and I'm still on pain meds and muscle relaxants. the doc said she wants me to stay on low dose until at least Monday, then as needed. It makes me not able to concentrate, which means I have retained nothing of what I read. Elendil's Heir - please conduct Collins in a manner that befits me - but with the change that she's not jumping to any conclusions, she just takes notes and updates the captain. When I'm ready to focus again, I'll probably need a recap.
Understood, but I can give you no better recap than just letting you read the game thread when you're up to it. Take care and be well!
Ugh, feel better, anyrose! Take care of yourself. I hope those meds are at least working wonders for the pain.
To show you how much I sympathize for your injured state, I'm even refraining from snarking here. How much more respectful can you get?Elendil's Heir - please conduct Collins in a manner that befits me - but with the change that she's not jumping to any conclusions, she just takes notes and updates the captain
EH have you heard from general_urko? Oddly quiet today, and Kylah's waiting on an answer from him. Everything copacetic as far as you know?
Last edited by choie; 06 Feb 2014 at 08:57 PM.
Hi all - sorry have been at multi day offsite for work. Laptops mandatory closed.
Anyway -
+1 hope you feel better anyrose.
And I'll reply to Kylah. But maybe not Rangin, heh heh heh
There is a method to this madness...Graham's luck score is terrible. Delaying his apology is almost certainly a bad idea...
Man, Graham is really cocky for a guy who didn't even think of ensuring that the Most Obvious Suspect's getaway vehicle doesn't, uh, get away.
Ha! Well, we know Kylah recalls that. That's why she said two posts above yours that there were two other ships in orbit along with Fastolfe's.
This is priceless.
1. Graham is all focused on Fastolfe because--obviously, to him--if there's no basis to hold him, he can hop in his ship and give them all the finger as he flies away.
2. Kylah quite intelligently raises the issue of the ships in orbit, but in such a way that she implies --at at least to him -- not grokking point 1.
3. This all happens right in front of Rangin...
Gender-bending ST:TOS in a new graphic novel: http://www.theguardian.com/books/201...parallel-lines
And a very happy birthday to WES!
Cool, and ditto --- happy birthday WES!
Happy Birthday, WES!!
But it's alternate reality Kirk and Spock, not Shatner and Nimoy (who apparently has taken a turn for the worse in his lung cancer battle)
Happy Birthday WES, many happy returns.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Happy birthday WES and welcome back anyrose
I'm not fully back yet; the pain in my bad knee is worse now that the swelling is down (the swelling was numbing the nerves) so I'm real cranky.
I'd really appreciate a recap of the facts - I don't need a recap of any emotional drama, perceived or felt.
Just a list of what we know so far and where everyone is would be really really really swell. Thanks muchly.
I'll leave that to others, if they wish. As I said, I think it would be better for you to just read the game thread, lest something be omitted that you later wished you'd been told.
Posting rules
Reply with quote
