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Post by Terry Mixon on Dec 16, 2021 17:56:22 GMT -5
OOC: Bringing this forward and adding the captain's cabin to the look. Then he'll see about poking at some of the crew to get some things done. Captain's cabin is a bit larger as it operates as an office as well as sleeping quarters. The bridge has five workstations, generally labeled as: Pilot, Navigator, Sensors/Comm, Gunnery/Engineering, and a Captain's station. However, any station can perform any of the functions and can be set to default to a configuration for whoever is sitting there and using it. Charlie is pleased with the space on the bridge and the office space in the combined quarters/office. Seeing nothing out of place, he wanders through the rest of the ship making note of the work still taking place and how things are laid out. Lots of potential, but even more of they could... tweak a few things. Spotting Eric (and potentially others) in the fighter's berths, he corrals the man into gathering the rest of the crew to have a quick talk about what they'd seen and what still needed to be done. Eric will make the rounds and let everyone know where Charlie is and that he wants a gathering.Once everyone arrives, Charlie will launch into it. " This is a pretty great ship, but I think we can get a few more advantages, if we hustle and talk to the right people. Peng was looking at getting all the turrets hardwired, which is a great first step. Me, I see open hull plates and think of all the interesting hiding places we could set up for items we'd rather not have nosey officials looking at." Casca and Oscar, maybe Peng too, were talking about swapping out the ship's boat for something more combat capable. What would be best? If we need to tweak some papers, I happen to have some skills in smoothing things by amending or creating realistic looking documents." " A G-carrier would be useful," Eric said. " Not sure how hard it would be to get one, but now is the best time to equip it." Charlie nodded. " Would you work with some of the others to see what can be arranged? As I said, if something needs... tweaking, let me know." He looked at Ekhunoz. " We really need to get you some suitable gear. A vacc suit, a weapon, maybe even some body armor. I remember you were talking about a rifle earlier. Does anyone have an idea where we could outfit our friend?" He scratched his chin. " What else am I missing? We've got the ship wide open for potential changes. Now is the time to look at it. Ideas? Don't be shy. We might not get it, but if we don't consider it, we certainly won't." Eric looked around. " Most ships have a locker for weapons. As we have dedicated fighters, we probably want to add a dedicated armory back here to hold weapons of all kind--in great number, I might add--and armored vacc suits for boarding." " Good one. Anyone else?" Charlie |
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Post by erisred on Dec 16, 2021 19:38:02 GMT -5
"Skipper, can I say something?" asks Jo Hinkle and assuming you say yeah.
"Okay, well, two things.
"First, there are three g-carriers in the Army junk yard here. I don't know now broke they are, but all three are going to be scraped for parts next week. If we can't get one from the folks paying for this mission, we might be able to put one or two together on our own if we get creative."
"And second. Um, I've been looking into getting Ekkie, here, some kit." Josef nods to the Vargr, "The bad news is I can't find any Vargr kit in regular supply channels."
"See, I've got a friend in Army Supply, and he's got a friend in Navy, and both took a look as a favor, but came up with nothing." Jo says, "Maybe the Spooks have access to stuff outside regular channels, but I don't have access to that."
"However, the good news is that I did come up with a possible lead." Jo scratches his ear and holds up a comm pad so Ekhunoz can look at the screen, "See here! Ain't this a Vargr in a vacc suit and ain't he holding what looks like a laser rifle, right?"
OOC: It does look like a Vargr in a vacc suit holding a laser rifle.
"There's a bar called Pirate's Last Stand in town owned by a retired Chief Petty Officer named Sam Jones. The bar's decorated with mannikins all dressed like pirates. You ask me it's cheesy as hell, but it's supposed to do a wacking business among the NCO's from both the Army and Navy bases. I ain't got a clue if the gear on that dummy is real, functional, or if the owner would sell it if it is, but if you can't get Ekkie some gear otherwise then this is a possibility?"
"I mean, Ekkie'd have to look at it up close and check it out to see if it's fake or real and what it would take to make it functional if it is real. I guess we'd have to find out what Sam Jones wants for it, too." Josef raises an eyebrow and cocks his head as he looks Charlie in the eye, "You think it's worth a few of us taking a trip into town for a beersi, a look around this bar, and a look at this, here, kit?"
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Post by ateno on Dec 17, 2021 10:07:09 GMT -5
"I mean, Ekkie'd have to look at it up close and check it out to see if it's fake or real and what it would take to make it functional if it is real. I guess we'd have to find out what Sam Jones wants for it, too." Josef raises an eyebrow and cocks his head as he looks Charlie in the eye, "You think it's worth a few of us taking a trip into town for a beersi, a look around this bar, and a look at this, here, kit?"
Ekhunoz eyes open up a bit and this shoulder droop a bit. "I would need some instruction on human norms in operating in a bar. I should be able to decide if the suit and rifle is operational with a close study. I would be eager at this prospect. He shuffles a bit. "I remind you I do not have any money." |
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Post by erisred on Dec 17, 2021 16:43:00 GMT -5
"I mean, Ekkie'd have to look at it up close and check it out to see if it's fake or real and what it would take to make it functional if it is real. I guess we'd have to find out what Sam Jones wants for it, too." Josef raises an eyebrow and cocks his head as he looks Charlie in the eye, "You think it's worth a few of us taking a trip into town for a beersi, a look around this bar, and a look at this, here, kit?"
Ekhunoz eyes open up a bit and this shoulder droop a bit. "I would need some instruction on human norms in operating in a bar. I should be able to decide if the suit and rifle is operational with a close study. I would be eager at this prospect. He shuffles a bit. "I remind you I do not have any money.""Err, money for your gear should be part of operating expenses, shouldn't it Skipper?" Josef looks from Exhunoz to Charlie, "Besides we don't know what Jones wants for the gear or even if it's operational/real yet, so that's at the heel of our worries." |
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Post by raikenclw on Dec 17, 2021 19:20:28 GMT -5
Peng waits for the "Vargr Suit Scrounging Discussion" to conclude [or reach an apparent stopping point] then puts in: "Mayhap we could get a fixed sandcaster or missle rack added in the stern? I'm not meaning another turret or even a real hardpoint, mind. Just a set of one-shot tubes, with the intent of dumpin' a rude surprise in th' face of anyone tryin' to close for boardin'." |
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Post by Terry Mixon on Dec 18, 2021 22:30:24 GMT -5
"Skipper, can I say something?" asks Jo Hinkle and assuming you say yeah. "Okay, well, two things.
"First, there are three g-carriers in the Army junk yard here. I don't know now broke they are, but all three are going to be scraped for parts next week. If we can't get one from the folks paying for this mission, we might be able to put one or two together on our own if we get creative."
"And second. Um, I've been looking into getting Ekkie, here, some kit." Josef nods to the Vargr, "The bad news is I can't find any Vargr kit in regular supply channels.""See, I've got a friend in Army Supply, and he's got a friend in Navy, and both took a look as a favor, but came up with nothing." Jo says, "Maybe the Spooks have access to stuff outside regular channels, but I don't have access to that.""However, the good news is that I did come up with a possible lead." Jo scratches his ear and holds up a comm pad so Ekhunoz can look at the screen, "See here! Ain't this a Vargr in a vacc suit and ain't he holding what looks like a laser rifle, right?"
OOC: It does look like a Vargr in a vacc suit holding a laser rifle."There's a bar called Pirate's Last Stand in town owned by a retired Chief Petty Officer named Sam Jones. The bar's decorated with mannikins all dressed like pirates. You ask me it's cheesy as Wut, but it's supposed to do a wacking business among the NCO's from both the Army and Navy bases. I ain't got a clue if the gear on that dummy is real, functional, or if the owner would sell it if it is, but if you can't get Ekkie some gear otherwise then this is a possibility?"
"I mean, Ekkie'd have to look at it up close and check it out to see if it's fake or real and what it would take to make it functional if it is real. I guess we'd have to find out what Sam Jones wants for it, too." Josef raises an eyebrow and cocks his head as he looks Charlie in the eye, "You think it's worth a few of us taking a trip into town for a beersi, a look around this bar, and a look at this, here, kit?"
Charlie listens to the rest and nods. "We can all make a trip to the bar. You and Peng could give the equipment a look. If we make an offer and it's declined, we'll have to maybe try something last minute before we lift, if you know what I mean.
"We'll need to take a good look at the open areas on the inner and outer hull to see where would make good hiding places, which we could do before we go bar hopping."Charlie |
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Post by Terry Mixon on Dec 18, 2021 22:34:15 GMT -5
Ekhunoz eyes open up a bit and this shoulder droop a bit. "I would need some instruction on human norms in operating in a bar. I should be able to decide if the suit and rifle is operational with a close study. I would be eager at this prospect. He shuffles a bit. "I remind you I do not have any money.""Err, money for your gear should be part of operating expenses, shouldn't it Skipper?" Josef looks from Exhunoz to Charlie, "Besides we don't know what Jones wants for the gear or even if it's operational/real yet, so that's at the heel of our worries." Charlie |
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Post by Terry Mixon on Dec 18, 2021 22:35:58 GMT -5
Peng waits for the "Vargr Suit Scrounging Discussion" to conclude [or reach an apparent stopping point] then puts in: "Mayhap we could get a fixed sandcaster or missle rack added in the stern? I'm not meaning another turret or even a real hardpoint, mind. Just a set of one-shot tubes, with the intent of dumpin' a rude surprise in th' face of anyone tryin' to close for boardin'."
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Post by raikenclw on Dec 21, 2021 4:01:53 GMT -5
"I'm not an expert on that sort of thing, but don't they need a hardened firing point? If not, it certainly doesn't hurt to see what can be done." Peng shrugs and drawls: "Well, if'n we mount 'em up against an' in line with th' thrusters, we don't need more bracin'. Hull's already designed to take plenty o' stress just along there. 'Course, it's not a common mod, seein' as 1) few civies feel the need for it and 2) it's fair useless on ships meant to fight toe-to-toe. But as we only plan to ambush pirates and want to run away if we get ambushed, I think 'em worth the volume.""If need be, could you rig something up?" Peng considers for a moment, then gives a hesitant nod: "Likely so, but it'd be nice if they'd at least hollow out some empty cubics, to start. Havin' to reroute wirin' and pipin' my own self would be a PAIN." |
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Post by ateno on Dec 21, 2021 17:05:45 GMT -5
"Err, money for your gear should be part of operating expenses, shouldn't it Skipper?" Josef looks from Exhunoz to Charlie, "Besides we don't know what Jones wants for the gear or even if it's operational/real yet, so that's at the heel of our worries."
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Post by Terry Mixon on Dec 30, 2021 21:31:54 GMT -5
"Skipper, can I say something?" asks Jo Hinkle and assuming you say yeah. "Okay, well, two things.
"First, there are three g-carriers in the Army junk yard here. I don't know now broke they are, but all three are going to be scraped for parts next week. If we can't get one from the folks paying for this mission, we might be able to put one or two together on our own if we get creative."
"And second. Um, I've been looking into getting Ekkie, here, some kit." Josef nods to the Vargr, "The bad news is I can't find any Vargr kit in regular supply channels.""See, I've got a friend in Army Supply, and he's got a friend in Navy, and both took a look as a favor, but came up with nothing." Jo says, "Maybe the Spooks have access to stuff outside regular channels, but I don't have access to that.""However, the good news is that I did come up with a possible lead." Jo scratches his ear and holds up a comm pad so Ekhunoz can look at the screen, "See here! Ain't this a Vargr in a vacc suit and ain't he holding what looks like a laser rifle, right?"
OOC: It does look like a Vargr in a vacc suit holding a laser rifle."There's a bar called Pirate's Last Stand in town owned by a retired Chief Petty Officer named Sam Jones. The bar's decorated with mannikins all dressed like pirates. You ask me it's cheesy as Wut, but it's supposed to do a wacking business among the NCO's from both the Army and Navy bases. I ain't got a clue if the gear on that dummy is real, functional, or if the owner would sell it if it is, but if you can't get Ekkie some gear otherwise then this is a possibility?"
"I mean, Ekkie'd have to look at it up close and check it out to see if it's fake or real and what it would take to make it functional if it is real. I guess we'd have to find out what Sam Jones wants for it, too." Josef raises an eyebrow and cocks his head as he looks Charlie in the eye, "You think it's worth a few of us taking a trip into town for a beersi, a look around this bar, and a look at this, here, kit?"
Charlie listens to the rest and nods. "We can all make a trip to the bar. You and Peng could give the equipment a look. If we make an offer and it's declined, we'll have to maybe try something last minute before we lift, if you know what I mean.
"We'll need to take a good look at the open areas on the inner and outer hull to see where would make good hiding places, which we could do before we go bar hopping."Charlie  Take Ekhunoz, Jo, and Eric with you."Casca can be looking over the ship like he was already doing and add finding hidey holes for us in the already open areas, including for a still. I'll go see if we can swap our ships boat for the g-carriers with Sir Adam and Colonel Berger. Objections? If not, that's what we'll do. If I didn't mention you, feel free to tag along with whatever group you like or find a different task that needs doing. Good? Let's go."Charlie |
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Post by raikenclw on Dec 31, 2021 21:07:23 GMT -5
"Peng, I know this sounds insane, but you're in charge of the bar mission. Please don't drink us into insolvency. Peng is startled to be given this mission and considers refusing . . . But wot th' 'ell. It's a BAR! "Take Ekhunoz, Jo, and Eric with you."Charlie Peng waves broadly at the aforementioned individuals and says loudly, "Alright! You heard th' man! Let's go salvage some gear and drink some beer! Or mayhap th' other way 'round!"So saying, he strides off toward the bar in question, trusting that the others will follow along. |
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Post by Terry Mixon on Dec 31, 2021 23:53:53 GMT -5
"Peng, I know this sounds insane, but you're in charge of the bar mission. Please don't drink us into insolvency. Peng is startled to be given this mission and considers refusing . . . But wot th' 'ell. It's a BAR! "Take Ekhunoz, Jo, and Eric with you."Charlie Peng waves broadly at the aforementioned individuals and says loudly, "Alright! You heard th' man! Let's go salvage some gear and drink some beer! Or mayhap th' other way 'round!"So saying, he strides off toward the bar in question, trusting that the others will follow along. Eric falls in with a grin. “Never been ordered to a bar before. I like this more than I probably should.” Eric |
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Post by raikenclw on Jan 1, 2022 21:57:21 GMT -5
Eric falls in with a grin. “Never been ordered to a bar before. I like this more than I probably should.” Eric Peng nods in agreement, then muses aloud: "Strikes me we're sorta bein' pirates, scavenging gear all unofficial-like an' all."With a grin of his own, he adds: " 'Course, it's better than bein' actual pirates, seein' as we ain't riskin' gettin' spaced for our troubles." |
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Post by Terry Mixon on Jan 1, 2022 22:15:21 GMT -5
Eric falls in with a grin. “Never been ordered to a bar before. I like this more than I probably should.” Eric Peng nods in agreement, then muses aloud: "Strikes me we're sorta bein' pirates, scavenging gear all unofficial-like an' all."With a grin of his own, he adds: " 'Course, it's better than bein' actual pirates, seein' as we ain't riskin' gettin' spaced for our troubles."“Night’s still young.” Eric |
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Post by ateno on Jan 3, 2022 7:58:05 GMT -5
Ekhunoz falls in line behind Peng "Should we not change from work clothing mission leader?"
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Post by raikenclw on Jan 4, 2022 19:41:24 GMT -5
Ekhunoz falls in line behind Peng "Should we not change from work clothing mission leader?"At this remark, Peng stops short and slaps his forehead, then replies: "Well, yeah! How silly of me! We should definitely be in our liberty suits for this sorta 'work.'"
So saying, he turns sharply and leads the little parade back to [wherever it is that the group is staying while their new ship is being rebuilt]. ******************************************************* OOC: "Liberty suit" is a shipsuit which has been heavily decorated with patches, embroidery, ribbons, and other such frippery. It's intended as a visual statement of the wearer's sum total of experiences undergone at previous liberty ports, roughly in the same way that a well-travelled tourist will have luggage covered with stickers from all the places he/she has already seen. |
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Post by Terry Mixon on Jan 4, 2022 19:46:55 GMT -5
Ekhunoz falls in line behind Peng "Should we not change from work clothing mission leader?"At this remark, Peng stops short and slaps his forehead, then replies: "Well, yeah! How silly of me! We should definitely be in our liberty suits for this sorta 'work.'"
So saying, he turns sharply and leads the little parade back to [wherever it is that the group is staying while their new ship is being rebuilt]. ******************************************************* OOC: "Liberty suit" is a shipsuit which has been heavily decorated with patches, embroidery, ribbons, and other such frippery. It's intended as a visual statement of the wearer's sum total of experiences undergone at previous liberty ports, roughly in the same way that a well-travelled tourist will have luggage covered with stickers from all the places he/she has already seen. Eric doesn’t seem to have changed. In fact, he’s eyeing the liberty suits with an amused expression. |
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Post by Terry Mixon on Jan 4, 2022 19:48:34 GMT -5
"Scrapped G-carriers? I bet we could cobble a working one out of the three, and get some spare parts to boot. We just need a good merchant negotiator to see what can be arranged. Or someone that knows someone. Sir Adam? Colonel Berger? Might this be something up your alley?"Charlie listens to the rest and nods. "We can all make a trip to the bar. You and Peng could give the equipment a look. If we make an offer and it's declined, we'll have to maybe try something last minute before we lift, if you know what I mean.
"We'll need to take a good look at the open areas on the inner and outer hull to see where would make good hiding places, which we could do before we go bar hopping."Charlie Charlie Charlie is going to hunt for whoever might be able to show him the g carriers. Not sure who is with him. |
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Post by joertexas on Jan 4, 2022 20:12:10 GMT -5
Charlie is going to hunt for whoever might be able to show him the g carriers. Not sure who is with him. Takheal and Tokheletoi appear from their impromptu tour of the ship. They are conversing quietly in their own language when they notice Charlie. "Are we leaving?" |
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Post by Terry Mixon on Jan 4, 2022 22:40:30 GMT -5
Charlie is going to hunt for whoever might be able to show him the g carriers. Not sure who is with him. Takheal and Tokheletoi appear from their impromptu tour of the ship. They are conversing quietly in their own language when they notice Charlie. "Are we leaving?"“Only if you want to. I’m going to look at at some scrapped g carriers that we might be able to cobble something together that would replace our ships boat. “We still need to find places in the open hull plates to have concealed compartments, but some of the others might be looking at that. Your call, but I’d be pleased if you care to join me.” Charlie |
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Post by ateno on Jan 5, 2022 5:55:50 GMT -5
At this remark, Peng stops short and slaps his forehead, then replies: "Well, yeah! How silly of me! We should definitely be in our liberty suits for this sorta 'work.'"
So saying, he turns sharply and leads the little parade back to [wherever it is that the group is staying while their new ship is being rebuilt. Ekhunoz leaves and comes back wearing his liberty suit. He is wearing a mish mash of the high end of a thrift store. A red and white flowered 'Hawaiian' shirt, covered at the top with a 'Bishops mantle' over his upper chest and one arm to elbow of sturdy light blue fabric. Grey and white plaid jeans and a black hat that is at least 20 years old in fashion. "Oh I misunderstood humans again, ah well. So your liberty suits are light duty work clothing with colorful bits. Thank you, shall we go?
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Post by joertexas on Jan 12, 2022 11:08:47 GMT -5
Takheal and Tokheletoi appear from their impromptu tour of the ship. They are conversing quietly in their own language when they notice Charlie. "Are we leaving?"“Only if you want to. I’m going to look at at some scrapped g carriers that we might be able to cobble something together that would replace our ships boat. “We still need to find places in the open hull plates to have concealed compartments, but some of the others might be looking at that. Your call, but I’d be pleased if you care to join me.” Charlie "Yes, we will go with you," Tokheletoi replies. "What would we place in these concealed compartments?" |
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Post by Terry Mixon on Jan 12, 2022 16:14:13 GMT -5
“Only if you want to. I’m going to look at at some scrapped g carriers that we might be able to cobble something together that would replace our ships boat. “We still need to find places in the open hull plates to have concealed compartments, but some of the others might be looking at that. Your call, but I’d be pleased if you care to join me.” Charlie "Yes, we will go with you," Tokheletoi replies. "What would we place in these concealed compartments?"
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Post by Terry Mixon on Jan 22, 2022 17:24:15 GMT -5
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Post by raikenclw on Jan 22, 2022 22:29:22 GMT -5
Yeah. For once, I actually noticed . . . primarily because Eris moved my last post to The Bar Crawl thread.  |
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Post by Terry Mixon on Jan 22, 2022 22:44:52 GMT -5
Yeah. For once, I actually noticed . . . primarily because Eris moved my last post to The Bar Crawl thread. I almost never notice. I decided to be proactive this time and make sure others didn’t miss it. |
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