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Post by ffilz on Dec 1, 2017 16:47:00 GMT -5
Suzuki, Emma, and Oliver Brown go to meet the colonel. They find her in her office, she doesn't seem exactly happy to be interrupted.
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Post by Jame Rowe on Dec 4, 2017 9:58:52 GMT -5
Suzuki, Emma, and Oliver Brown go to meet the colonel. They find her in her office, she doesn't seem exactly happy to be interrupted. Emma makes sure that she has all her paperwork in order as she waits for Suzuki to introduce the group.
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Post by Richard on Dec 5, 2017 3:32:44 GMT -5
[OOC: Suzuki's contact previously told him that Saylor would most likely be at a certain tavern, at this time of day. So I'm assuming that after our characters didn't find her there, it occurred to us that she may have been delayed at her office. I am further assuming that the Saylor's secretary has already identified us to her, so I will skip such introductions in this post.]
Advancing to shake the officer's hand [if this is offered], Suzuki selects complete honesty as the best course and begins in a conciliatory tone, "Sorry to interrupt you, Colonel. But me and my crew have come across a certain situation among the locals and we thought it best to have a little talk with you before getting involved in it any further. After all, we wouldn't want to get the Empire inadvertently involved in a local matter it would prefer to avoid."
Best to find out whether or not the reputed kidnapper is the local Imperial stooge, before going any further.
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Post by ffilz on Dec 5, 2017 12:44:17 GMT -5
"Tell me more."
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Post by Mighty Darci on Dec 5, 2017 16:33:10 GMT -5
Oliver Brown stands quietly at slightly relaxed attention and tries to look impassive as he hangs on every word.
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Post by Richard on Dec 11, 2017 12:46:38 GMT -5
Suzuki relates the relevant particulars of meeting the young noblewoman and her subsequent job offer to the party, concluding with: "Frankly, I'm not certain how to proceed from here. My crew feels that we should help this woman, but I'm a cautious sort and something about this just doesn't feel right. Also, I don't want to upset any Imperial interests that may be involved."Looking straight into Saylor's eyes, Suzuki says, "What would serve the Imperium best? Rescue the brother, then take the pair off-world? Or let him rot and hand his sister over as well? Or something else?"
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Post by ffilz on Dec 11, 2017 16:41:17 GMT -5
"What would serve the Imperium best is for the incident to not blow up, I had not heard about this yet, which is a good thing, it means it hasn't blown up yet. I don't know what path would be less likely to blow up, if you had the resources to investigate that would be a boon to me and I like folks who make my life easier. If something can be resolved unofficially to keep it from blowing up, that is best for me, official involvement tends to blow up more often and unofficial...
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Post by Jame Rowe on Dec 15, 2017 11:50:17 GMT -5
"Colonel, my shipmates wish to requisition some armaments. I have the necessary forms for submission."
Emma moves to hand the forms to the Colonel.
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Post by ffilz on Dec 15, 2017 13:05:08 GMT -5
"Colonel, my shipmates wish to requisition some armaments. I have the necessary forms for submission." Emma moves to hand the forms to the Colonel. Hmm, you want heavy machine guns for a detached duty Scout? I'm really not authorized to release such weaponry to civilians. You might have better luck with the Scout base. I also most certainly would not want such machine guns to be mixed up if you try and resolve anything with the situation you described, that would most certainly increase Imperial entanglements.
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Post by Richard on Dec 19, 2017 10:27:25 GMT -5
Trying not to let his dismay show upon his face . . .
Tab really needs to have a talk with his friend about what sort of things to NOT bring to official Imperial notice.
. . . Suzuki tries to smooth the waters with: "Colonel Saylor, we are heading out into the wilderness with - thanks to Scout Service parsimony - precisely one pulse cannon to our name, in the way of armament. While heavy machine guns are not an ideal ship armament, they are better than nothing."
Looking at Emma, Suzuki raises an eyebrow and adds, "And dear Emma here decided to fill those forms out all by herself, without clearing their submission with anyone."
Looking back at the Colonel, Suzuki continues, "As to the situation in question and its resolution, I hear you saying that the Imperium doesn't have a dog in this particular fight and you don't want it to acquire one, either. You would prefer the whole thing to quietly go away. Is that correct?"
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Post by Jame Rowe on Dec 19, 2017 22:14:52 GMT -5
Looking at Emma, Suzuki raises an eyebrow and adds, "And dear Emma here decided to fill those forms out all by herself, without clearing their submission with anyone."Emma looks at Suzuki and bats her eyelids. "Do you mean the paperwork that I not only came with but specifically showed you, and you didn't bother to look at?" OOC: I also waited four days for you to post before I said anything.
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Post by ffilz on Dec 22, 2017 0:23:24 GMT -5
Trying not to let his dismay show upon his face . . . Tab really needs to have a talk with his friend about what sort of things to NOT bring to official Imperial notice.. . . Suzuki tries to smooth the waters with: "Colonel Saylor, we are heading out into the wilderness with - thanks to Scout Service parsimony - precisely one pulse cannon to our name, in the way of armament. While heavy machine guns are not an ideal ship armament, they are better than nothing."Looking at Emma, Suzuki raises an eyebrow and adds, "And dear Emma here decided to fill those forms out all by herself, without clearing their submission with anyone."Looking back at the Colonel, Suzuki continues, "As to the situation in question and its resolution, I hear you saying that the Imperium doesn't have a dog in this particular fight and you don't want it to acquire one, either. You would prefer the whole thing to quietly go away. Is that correct?"I understand about armaments, and if things were a bit looser out here, maybe I could fudge some paperwork and send some your way, but there may be heightened scrutiny with the news that just came in from Tegel (I assume you heard that?). As to this local situation, yes, I would prefer the Imperium not acquire a dog in this fight. What happens locally stays local you know... Now if you're discrete and resolve a sticky situation without causing me trouble, well then that could be a good thing.
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Post by Mighty Darci on Dec 22, 2017 20:06:26 GMT -5
Oliver speaks softly, "I think discrete and quiet is what we are all aiming at here, right now the information is incomplete. Would you be able to point us to someone that might be able to bring clarity to the situation and perhaps help keep things discrete and quiet. We are really not looking for any difficulties here."
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Post by Richard on Jan 4, 2018 12:08:45 GMT -5
Looking at Emma, Suzuki raises an eyebrow and adds, "And dear Emma here decided to fill those forms out all by herself, without clearing their submission with anyone."Emma looks at Suzuki and bats her eyelids. "Do you mean the paperwork that I not only came with but specifically showed you, and you didn't bother to look at?" OOC: I also waited four days for you to post before I said anything. Turning away from Saylor, Suzuki gives Emma a frown and silently mouths: "Not here, not now."
[OOC: I distinctly recall Suzuki and Raven jointly deciding that asking the Imperium for additional armaments would be our last resort, rather than an initial option.]
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Post by Richard on Jan 4, 2018 12:09:51 GMT -5
Oliver speaks softly, "I think discrete and quiet is what we are all aiming at here, right now the information is incomplete. Would you be able to point us to someone that might be able to bring clarity to the situation and perhaps help keep things discrete and quiet. We are really not looking for any difficulties here."
Suzuki gives a firm nod and adds emphatically: "What he said."
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Post by ffilz on Jan 4, 2018 12:30:04 GMT -5
Oliver speaks softly, "I think discrete and quiet is what we are all aiming at here, right now the information is incomplete. Would you be able to point us to someone that might be able to bring clarity to the situation and perhaps help keep things discrete and quiet. We are really not looking for any difficulties here."
Suzuki gives a firm nod and adds emphatically: "What he said."Well, like I said, I had not heard anything about this incident until now. You might speak to Scout Administrator Roberto Ruiz, he may have more ears to the ground for things like this. Of course it's possible some of my men might also have information they have been keeping quiet since the situation has not broken out yet.
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Post by Richard on Jan 4, 2018 12:40:58 GMT -5
Nodding again, Suzuki asks, "If it would be alright to talk to such of your men as you think may have relevant info, I would certainly appreciate it. Perhaps you could have your secretary message them that we might be in touch and that it's alright to tell us whatever they think might help? The contact info for and a similar message to Scout Admin Ruiz would also be appreciated."
Looking at his two crewmembers for their concurrence, Suzuki adds, "I think that's all we have for now. Thank you for your time."
[OCC: I'm not trying to pre-empt any further posts to this scene. But I honestly don't think we can get anything more from Saylor and - given her earlier evident irritation - avoiding taking up any more of her time might go a ways toward leaving her in as good a mood as possible, in case we need to contact her later. Absent objections from the other players, I think we can move the setting for this scene to a different interview, either with Ruiz or with one of Saylor's men.]
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Post by ffilz on Jan 4, 2018 13:03:40 GMT -5
Nodding again, Suzuki asks, "If it would be alright to talk to such of your men as you think may have relevant info, I would certainly appreciate it. Perhaps you could have your secretary message them that we might be in touch and that it's alright to tell us whatever they think might help? The contact info for and a similar message to Scout Admin Ruiz would also be appreciated."Looking at his two crewmembers for their concurrence, Suzuki adds, "I think that's all we have for now. Thank you for your time."[OCC: I'm not trying to pre-empt any further posts to this scene. But I honestly don't think we can get anything more from Saylor and - given her earlier evident irritation - avoiding taking up any more of her time might go a ways toward leaving her in as good a mood as possible, in case we need to contact her later. Absent objections from the other players, I think we can move the setting for this scene to a different interview, either with Ruiz or with one of Saylor's men.]I pass the word down that anyone with information on such sensitive subjects should speak to me directly and I will then instruct them to speak to you. Hopefully this is an isolated situation, if not, my men should not have kept it quiet from me. [OOC: Since you have recently mustered out Scouts, they know Ruiz and can approach him directly, no real need for an intro from Col. Saylor.]
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Post by Mighty Darci on Jan 7, 2018 20:49:23 GMT -5
Nodding again, Suzuki asks, "If it would be alright to talk to such of your men as you think may have relevant info, I would certainly appreciate it. Perhaps you could have your secretary message them that we might be in touch and that it's alright to tell us whatever they think might help? The contact info for and a similar message to Scout Admin Ruiz would also be appreciated."Looking at his two crewmembers for their concurrence, Suzuki adds, "I think that's all we have for now. Thank you for your time."[OCC: I'm not trying to pre-empt any further posts to this scene. But I honestly don't think we can get anything more from Saylor and - given her earlier evident irritation - avoiding taking up any more of her time might go a ways toward leaving her in as good a mood as possible, in case we need to contact her later. Absent objections from the other players, I think we can move the setting for this scene to a different interview, either with Ruiz or with one of Saylor's men.]I pass the word down that anyone with information on such sensitive subjects should speak to me directly and I will then instruct them to speak to you. Hopefully this is an isolated situation, if not, my men should not have kept it quiet from me. [OOC: Since you have recently mustered out Scouts, they know Ruiz and can approach him directly, no real need for an intro from Col. Saylor.] Oliver [OOC: I suggest we thank Col. Saylor for her time and go find Ruiz.]
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Post by Jame Rowe on Jan 9, 2018 14:37:56 GMT -5
Emma looks at Suzuki and bats her eyelids. "Do you mean the paperwork that I not only came with but specifically showed you, and you didn't bother to look at?" OOC: I also waited four days for you to post before I said anything. Turning away from Saylor, Suzuki gives Emma a frown and silently mouths: "Not here, not now."
[OOC: I distinctly recall Suzuki and Raven jointly deciding that asking the Imperium for additional armaments would be our last resort, rather than an initial option.]Emma will say, "You were in the Scouts, you take the lead. Just let me know what we plan to do." OOC: That way, if there's another 4-day gap in posts, I know what our first resort IS.
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Post by Richard on Jan 10, 2018 1:37:46 GMT -5
Once the trio has thanked Col. Saylor for her time and taken their leave of the Marine compound, Suzuki answers Emma's question:
"Concurrently with assembling all the information that we can about the current job, I would like to inquire about the local rules about exporting weapons. While local HMGs aren't going to be as effective as Imperial lasers, they will be better than nothing. And who knows? We might even turn a profit on the ones we don't mount ourselves."
So saying, Suzuki leads the others toward the Scout offices, in search of Ruiz.
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Post by Mighty Darci on Jan 13, 2018 20:52:49 GMT -5
Once the trio has thanked Col. Saylor for her time and taken their leave of the Marine compound, Suzuki answers Emma's question: "Concurrently with assembling all the information that we can about the current job, I would like to inquire about the local rules about exporting weapons. While local HMGs aren't going to be as effective as Imperial lasers, they will be better than nothing. And who knows? We might even turn a profit on the ones we don't mount ourselves."So saying, Suzuki leads the others toward the Scout offices, in search of Ruiz. Oliver follows along with them, hoping that we can obtain good arms, including guns mounted on the air raft. In Olivers mind you can never have too many weapons.
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Post by Richard on Jan 22, 2018 19:55:40 GMT -5
And we're walking down endless corridors, in search of an apparently quite elusive Scout Administrator . . .
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