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    Hey EH are you hinting that you want us all to gather for breakfast by using Delaney as your vicar, so to speak, and also by having the guest refuse to talk to Kylah?

    Anyone else get that feeling or is it just me?

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    Quote Originally posted by choie View post
    Hey EH are you hinting that you want us all to gather for breakfast by using Delaney as your vicar, so to speak, and also by having the guest refuse to talk to Kylah?

    Anyone else get that feeling or is it just me?
    No, EH says, however, upon those who decline to go to breakfast, rocks fall...

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    Sometimes I'll send you good hints via Delaney, and sometimes bad ones. He is neither an infallible oracle nor an ignorable boob. It's up to you to decide.

    No rocks, though.

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    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir View post
    Sometimes I'll send you good hints via Delaney, and sometimes bad ones. He is neither an infallible oracle nor an ignorable boob. It's up to you to decide.

    No rocks, though.
    True, but a bit of initiative wouldn't go amiss.
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    Hmm. I'd say the fact that NPC Mrs. Webb is so freakin' intractable at the same time that NPC Delaney is whining about breakfast (maybe he's just upset that Fastolfe is a suspect)... well, that to me indicates we're supposed to go no further until we meet up as a group. What sayeth thou, fellow crewmates?

    P.S. anyrose, did Collins steal some of your painkillers? Is that why she's actually giving Kylah a (mental) compliment?! Seriously, welcome back!
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    It does look that way, doesn't it. It just needs someone, preferably a ranking officer, to make it happen properly *cough*Delaney*cough*


    and did he really just whine to Graham and Rangin about being hungry...
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    Maybe his sudden food fixation is a sign of belated Sakathian Zombie Disease. Was he ever bitten?

    Hey what time is it right now, gamewise? We found out about the murder at a little after 4AM, right? It's gotta be at least 5 or maybe near 6 by now, right? Then again time tends to go more slowly than I always think it will, so maybe it's only a half-hour later.

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    It's 5:20 ish from #1545.

    Of course, the problem for Graham and Rangin is that Delaney is the ranking officer present.

    Also can you imagine the reaction from the ladies in the group, if the men all go off for breakfast while they are still working. It won't be pretty.
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    Not pretty, but it would be very amusing.

    I wouldn't mind breakfast. Poor Kylah hasn't eaten except a calamari ring since yesterday lunch. Considering the stress she's been under and the lack of sleep, I don't know how she's even upright.

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    Forgot to add, thanks for the time check, CIAS. I swear I didn't see that line there when I read that post! I'm going senile.

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    and finally Delaney gets the hint.
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    Guess Kylah's gotta wait for Collins to get to the staff lounge first. So... hurry up, Collins!

    EH, was that last note about the spa/resort aimed at me? I've been assuming WR&R consists of (ignoring the old buildings) the main building complex including the lounge, the restaurants/nightclub, the stores, then the lobby at the center, then the spa area with the pool and so on. The guest suites, I figured, are a taller building connected to the main complex by some nice walkway, and then finally there are the guest cottages off to the opposite side from the lounge area (as referenced when Kylah was walking outside). Do I have the setup roughly correct?

    Here, I whipped up a mockup of the layout as I saw it. Is this roughly right? (Click for full-size view in glorious TechniColor! Note that house #5, going clockwise from the bottom left, is Fastolfe's blue house. )



    Am I a nut for actually needing the map to help me visualize this? And am I an even bigger nut for making the map?

    Wait, don't answer the last two questions.
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    I had roughly the same idea about the resort as well, with the spa only being a part of it.

    As for the image, nicely done. I thought you were just looking for extra XP in making it though
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    Thank you! Making the smellovision tricorder must've won me enough XP to tide me over for a while!

    (I actually got pretty lucky in finding a resort map that looked almost exactly right for WR&R; just had to move a few buildings around, relabel the components and create the cottages, which came from a different image.)

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    choie, that's wonderful! I love it! But you forgot one of the cottages is yellow.

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    Quote Originally posted by choie View post

    Am I a nut for actually needing the map to help me visualize this? And am I an even bigger nut for making the map?

    Wait, don't answer the last two questions.
    At first glance at the small image I thought you had built it out of Legos... In which case IMO I think you would win both the irrevocable and unchallengeable title of Ultimate Alpha Geek, but also, too, "nut"

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    That's an awesome graphic! Thanks. The guest houses and their park directly abut the rest of the resort, though, and the pool is not indoors, just roofed.

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    Quote Originally posted by general_urko View post
    Graham sets the picture of Wilson's family at the head of the table.

    And then regrets again he's not the senior officer on the mission, because if he were he wouldn't to help himself to a shot of whiskey from the replicator once Hsu leaves.
    I do believe there is a word missing in that last sentence, in between "wouldn't" and "to".
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    I think I've figured what's up with Halsey

    Spoiler (mouseover to read):
    It's spore induced


    but I could be wrong and Rangin knows nothing of this.
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    :: whistles; looks casually upwards ::

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    Spoiler (mouseover to read):
    Hmm, if that's true it's odd that Kylah didn't notice it; she could certainly tell that Palver was off the spores.
    Anyway I hope T'Var remembers to share her knowledge of Hsu looking at Halsey when asked about any arguments with Wilson. How frustrating to know this fact while our characters must be ignorant of it!

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    Quote Originally posted by anyrose View post
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    Graham sets the picture of Wilson's family at the head of the table.

    And then regrets again he's not the senior officer on the mission, because if he were he wouldn't to help himself to a shot of whiskey from the replicator once Hsu leaves.
    I do believe there is a word missing in that last sentence, in between "wouldn't" and "to".
    Whoops - yes indeed, he wouldn't *hesitate* to help himself...

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    Quote Originally posted by general_urko
    Graham takes a seat alongside the table. "Ah, should we see if the Doc is through with the autopsy so she can join in, L-T?" Graham says after Collins kicks off the meeting.
    That's a good question. Are we in sync with T'Var, timewise? How long does an autopsy take in the future?

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    She's still doing the autopsy at this point. It would take at least an hour or so to be thorough.

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    That shouldn't matter. In all the Crime Dramas, the cop figure always walks in on the ME in the middle of an autopsy and requests an update.
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    I wonder what Dr T'Var's answer machine message would be
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    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir View post
    Delaney gives his report; everyone now knows what everyone else knows.
    I thought we weren't allowed to cop out like that.

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    Quote Originally posted by anyrose View post
    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir View post
    Delaney gives his report; everyone now knows what everyone else knows.
    I thought we weren't allowed to cop out like that.
    Heh, yeah, Delaney's getting special treatment, darn it!

    And actually that last bit--about everyone knowing what everyone else knows--isn't true. As I mentioned above, T'Var knows that Hsu looked warily at Halsey when the question was asked about anyone having disagreements with Wilson. Since I don't know if WES reads this forum, can you give her a nudge on that -- although that information will have to wait until she's out of Halsey's hearing range, of course.

    As for T'Var's answering message? I'm guessing it's just a long sigh. She sighs a lot!

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    Quote Originally posted by anyrose View post
    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir View post
    Delaney gives his report; everyone now knows what everyone else knows.
    I thought we weren't allowed to cop out like that.
    Graham is glad he didn't sit next to Collins as rocks fall on her.

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    I also just noticed a slight oddity/omission, which may be purposeful:

    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
    The subject, Anthony Wilson, is a well-nourished, apparently previously healthy, Human male, Caucasian, approximately age 50. After a full exterior and interior medscan, T'Var closely examines the entire body, noting two puncture wounds in the chest, one of which, the deeper one, fully pierced the heart, causing rapid exsanguination into the chest cavity and death. Wilson had small birthmarks on the right hip and the top of the right foot. The skin, digits, extremities and genitalia are otherwise typical; there are are no other visible wounds or injuries. T'Var extracts or collects blood, urine, marrow, semen, hair, skin, fingernail and saliva samples, and asks Dr. Villa to run a full battery of toxicology scans and tests. The CMO, in doing so, finds no indication of any foreign substance, drug, disease, cancer, poison, spore (OC3 or otherwise), mold, pathogen or other toxin of any kind. Opening of the chest cavity and brain, and physical examination and scans of their contents, reveals unremarkable (other than the heart) and undiseased organs. Roughly two-thirds of the expected volume of blood for a person of this age and stature is collected from the chest cavity.
    Kylah just remarked on this in the game thread, but: what about the bruise we saw on Wilson's right wrist?
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    By the way it'd be amusingly awkward if Graham were to mention that they knew the surveillance system was working earlier that evening. Would love to see Rangin's reaction on that!

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    You don't need me to repeat what Delaney said; he's an NPC anyway.

    My bad about the wrist bruise. I'll fix it.

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    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir View post
    You don't need me to repeat what Delaney said;
    I was hoping for that recap I'd asked about a few days ago.

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    You also don't need me to repeat for the third time my advice from then.

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    Quote Originally posted by choie View post
    By the way it'd be amusingly awkward if Graham were to mention that they knew the surveillance system was working earlier that evening. Would love to see Rangin's reaction on that!
    I think we've already done that one somewhere, ah yes, #1251 for Graham and #1254 for Rangin
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    Holy. Shit. WTF I was completely vamping on the Mrs. Hsu affair guess!

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    The plot thickens...Dun...dun...duuuuunnnnnn!!!!
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    Quote Originally posted by choie View post
    Holy. Shit. WTF I was completely vamping on the Mrs. Hsu affair guess!
    Great guess. I had that in mind weeks ago, truly.

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    Choie, Collins is halfway to the security office. She probably didn't hear you/Kylah

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    Ah, thank you. I thought she was still getting coffee. Fixed!

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    What can we do for you, gentlemen?" Hsu asks.
    Man, I know Collins is called "sir" sometimes, but "gentleman"? That's harsh.

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    It's professionally generic by then. Just ask Mr. Saavik.

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    Oh great. So in this fantabulous future of equality, everything defaults to male? Nice one, Roddenberry.

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    Quote Originally posted by anyrose View post
    "That's one of the oldest tricks in the book." Collins mutters almost inaudibly, recalling the late twentieth and early twenty-first century movies and TV shows she loved to watch as a child.
    which explains why she chose the Security career path.

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    "One, is there any other realistic way out of that room except through the door. Fourth floor suite, so I would guess not. Two, how long would it take to get from that room to the site he was found and where would he have had to pass to get there and is there any route he could take which would not pass by other people, for instance avoiding the lobby. Three, did anyone else enter that room in the time before Mr Wilson, say the preceding three or four hours."
    "And four, what do I have against question marks."
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    Sorry to triple post, but the coffee thing is hilarious. I can just imagine this conversation with the security folks where suddenly Collins blurts out "COFFEE!"

    Oh, Rangin, please pass along this tidbit to Kylah. She needs something to cheer her up.

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    DON'T YOU DARE!!!!






    oh, okay. go ahead.

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    Heh. Well, she can blame it on the pregnancy; some women do have trouble concentrating what with the hormones and all. I forget, how pregnant is she, anyway? Like a month or so? Time is hard to track.

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    I'm thinking somewhere between 3 to 5 weeks, given how long in game time she's known Cooper. EH, is that right?

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    Oh my gosh, it's possibly only three weeks? Dang! Can we soap-opera-retcon this to imply more time has passed between missions? You know, like Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome where a kid is 6 one day and 17 the next? Nothing that drastic obviously, but I'd like to think that Kylah's been on board at least a month, rather than... what, 10 days?

    I don't remember the circumstances under which Jeremi and Cooper met/hooked up. Was it after the 1st mission but before the 2nd started (during that fake test mission, maybe)? How did you guys get together?

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