RP: "Adventures in Gunrunning" - Act 11 by FrauDirektor

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RP: "Adventures in Gunrunning" - Act 11

POSTED BY: FRAUDIREKTOR
UPDATED: Sunday, March 14, 2004 17:00
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Friday, March 12, 2004 2:55 PM

i DO aim to misbehave

Rowan's Move:
LOCATION - BRIDGE
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MERZ: "ROWAN, please send a tickle charge through here while I am still under the console and tell me if we are leaking anywhere. If not I'm coming out and replacing the decking before someone breaks their neck. Then give me 5 minutes to get outside and test the gimbel mounts. We have to know if the blessed thing will turn and target." She pauses.
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Rowan is in the midst of asking Serenity to send just enough power through feeds and watches the lines for signs of bleeding into auxiliary systems. In her ear, she hears Serenity's voice.

SERENITY: "New Hardware detected. Attempting interface with secondary systems. Power assessment authorized and engaged. Diagnostic of firing system commencing."

Serenity has a pleasant inflection with female vocal tones. Rowan smiles to herself at the automatic university oriented evaluation. Basically, Serenity just has a nice voice, but it is interesting how the old terminology is still rooted in her brain.
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MERZ: "Oh yes, this is the important part. Out of the box this particular cannon has sighting problems, every one I have ever seen is 15 to 25 degrees out-of-true. And never in the same direction. Please tell the gunner that. The first shot is going to miss. Every time. If it is new. Which I don't know. It is not the gunner's fault. But if they watch how much they miss and in what direction, they can compensate. If they know it up front. Stand back, and give me power. And cross your fingers."

Damon suddenly grins and then bursts into laughter. He winces as the laughing only causes more pain. After several attempts, he gets his laughter under control, but can't stop grinning.

DAMON: "I can fix that if you want, Merz."

MERZ: "So can I boy and never forget that. But not in . . . approximately one minute. Lock and load boy, cause you are probably on your own."
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Turning around to glare at Damon doesn't work quite as dramatically as she might like with her right eye covered, but Rowan still manages a withering stare that indicates she's not nearly ready to trust him with anything yet, let alone competency.

ROWAN: "Why don't you get it done instead of busting your guts on the deck plates?"

SERENITY (into Rowan's earpiece): "Power assessment complete. All power connections are sound. Interface with secondary systems is complete. Diagnostic of firing system is complete with no incidence. All systems are ready."

ROWAN: "Serenity says the power lines are good, interface is good, everything's clean. I'd say all we need is the tweakage from xiâo dì dì and we're good to go."

She turns to the pilot, who has been watching the entire scene with his mouth agape.

ROWAN: "You wouldn't mind informing the Captain, would you? A couple more tests and he'll soon have firepower the likes of which no Firefly has ever seen."

EOM

xiâo dì dì = little brother

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Friday, March 12, 2004 3:27 PM

CIARA

Inara's turn

Inara and Thorne step back into Serenity's belly, both introspective after their stroll around Serenity Valley.

a frenzy of activity greets them. Inara regretfully disengages herself from Thorne, giving his hand a squeeze before she does so--

"thank you for your companionship, Mr.Thorne, I know there is much to be done...I can't believe I was selfish enough to take you away from your duties..you were very kind to humour me. I need to see if I can be of help somewhere...I'm sure we will see eachother again when all this is over."

Inara pulls a silver pin from her hair, shaking her curls loose, and causing them to tumble down her neck. Inara holds the pin to her lips, eyes closed, then extends it to Thonre.

"I offer this token, a symbol of trust and bonding."

Inara stands on her toes and kisses Thorne gently on the cheek. Smiling up at him one last time, she strides away into Serenity's depths.

In the clatter and buzz around her, Inara hears word of the ETA on Alliance ships...she is more shocked than ever that she'd been perambulating around the grounds arm-in-arm with Thorne whilst they were all in danger.

Spotting Mal, looking grumpier than usual, she approaches, touching his shoulder lightly.

Mal spins around, caught off-guard. Inara starts a bit, taking a step back, and asks:

"Mal..they're coming so fast...I hear we only have fifteen minutes left, if that? Please, is there anything I can do to help?"

...awaiting Mal's response...

End Inara's turn

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Friday, March 12, 2004 3:32 PM

MERCEDESTROY

LOCATION - BRIDGE

Quote:
ROWAN: "Serenity says the power lines are good, interface is good, everything's clean. I'd say all we need is the tweakage from xiâo dì dì and we're good to go."

MERZ grunts from under the console. "DAMON, do your magic, if you be quicker than I am."

She does as promised, exiting the crawlspace and then replacing the loose decking. "And as I have no business on the working deck of someone else's ship in the middle of a firefight, I shall join the others in the hold, retrive my gun, and be prepared to defend as necessary. Thank Serenity for me also, she was a real help."

She pauses momentarily at the door and looks back into the room. "Thank you. This has been an experience. I go to throw myself on the captain 's mercy."

She cocks her head at ROWAN and asks "Do you know by any chance if he has any?" And makes her way to the cargo area, without even waiting for a reply.

EOM

xiâo dì dì = little brother

If Justice is the dish, then I am your waitress

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Saturday, March 13, 2004 12:34 AM

SQUEE

Damon's turn:
LOCATION - BRIDGE

Quote:

MERZ: "So can I boy and never forget that. But not in . . . approximately one minute. Lock and load boy, cause you are probably on your own."

Damon's grin fades into a glare at Merz's remark. He was beginning to seriously dislike the way everyone was calling him 'boy', as if being younger automatically made him inferior.

"I'm sure you could do it just fine, but you seem a little busy at the moment, so I was offering to save some time."

Rowan glares at him as best she can with one eye. "Why don't you get it done instead of busting your guts on the deck plates? Serenity says the power lines are good, interface is good, everything's clean. I'd say all we need is the tweakage from xiâo dì dì and we're good to go."

MERZ grunts from under the console. "DAMON, do your magic, if you be quicker than I am."

Damon pulls out his pocketknife and walks over to the firing controls he had installed less than fifteen minutes earlier. He another small smile as he remembers what had been so funny. Somehow a cannon model that he had tinkered with seven years ago has made its way back into his hands and hadn't been fixed. They must have decided that it wasn't worth fixing a couple hundred cannons for 15 to 25 degrees of error.

He opens up the consol and quickly pulls out the targeting module. Turning it over, he unscrews the back and accesses the targeting data. This one's off by 17 degrees. An easy fix for the person who sabotaged it in the first place. He sets the data back to the orgininal default setting.

"Done," he announces. He screws the back of the module back into place and then puts the whole thing back in the computer consol. He looks over at Wash who is prepping the ship.

"Would you let your captain know that he now has a functioning laser cannon that is awaiting his command?"

I'm not broken, in my dream I win...

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Saturday, March 13, 2004 11:28 AM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up

Thorne's move:

Location: Ramp/Warehouse/Cargo Bay.

Inara pulls a silver pin from her hair, shaking her curls loose, and causing them to tumble down her neck. Inara holds the pin to her lips, eyes closed, then extends it to Thonre.

"I offer this token, a symbol of trust and bonding."

Inara stands on her toes and kisses Thorne gently on the cheek. Smiling up at him one last time, she strides away into Serenity's depths.

THORNE:(to himself)"Wow!

[THORNE thinks for a moment of calling after INARA to stay in the Common Room during the fight. It'll be the safest place in the ship. But then he realizes that she's not one to hide out from danger. She'll be where she's the most useful. Damn, what a woman!

Business calls. The conex is loaded but the Gyrfalcon is still in the warehouse, and SLIGHT is nowhere in sight. At least the door is clear. THORNE tucks the pin safely in an inside pocket, buttons it, and zips the security seal. As he goes inside to move the obs craft out, he grabs a roll of gaffers tape, tears off a strip, and slaps it over the zipped security seal. THORNE is very careful of his valuables.

The G'falcon is ready to go, so he expertly taxis clear of the warehouse and Serenity, spots it on a smooth patch of earth, and extends the wings. Returning to the warehouse, he rolls out a set of autonomous surface-to-air missles on a wheeled cart. Once more inside, and he sets two dials and leaves for the last time. The doors roll closed behind him, and with a chorus of groaning gears the warehouse sinks back into the earth. Anyone trying to open it without the correct combination will get a 5 kilotonne surprise.

He grabs the remote control off the missle cart, and as he steps on the ramp, hears DAMON calling out to someone named MERZ. Who the Hell is MERZ?]

EOM

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Saturday, March 13, 2004 11:46 AM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up

MAL's Move:

Location: Cargo Bay.

Inara starts a bit, taking a step back, and asks:

"Mal..they're coming so fast...I hear we only have fifteen minutes left, if that? Please, is there anything I can do to help?"

MAL:"Gorram it, don't sneak up on a...

[As INARA's words sink in, MAL takes a better look at her. Sure seems pretty calm considerin' all Hell's about to break loose. Most women'd be all fluttery. She just seems excited. Where should he put her for the fight?]

MAL:"You'll be out'a everbody's way in the Common Room, an' it's the safest place in the ship. If the Doc needs some help you'll be handy. Just get down there an' sit tight, dong mah?."

EOM

OOC: Boy, and everybody thinks SIMON doesn't know how to talk to women.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Saturday, March 13, 2004 6:09 PM

MERCEDESTROY

LOCATION - CARGO BAY As ...

MERZ makes her way quickly back down to the cargo bay, and from there to the place where she stashed her belongings. She quickly removes her toolbelt and returns it to her pack. From the pack she then removes 2 short rods and telescopes them into sticks approximately an inch across and 15 inches long. These are slipped into a long pocket built into the leg of her shipsuit. Then the gunbelt with the multi-barreled mostrosity she carries and the vest with the four odd rods in pockets on the back.

She looks around and spots the Captain, speaking to a most impressive Lady that MERZ can't recall seeing before now.

Quote:
CAPTAIN :"You'll be out'a everbody's way in the Common Room, an' it's the safest place in the ship. If the Doc needs some help you'll be handy. Just get down there an' sit tight, dong mah?."

Good. That is one person she does not have to worry about. MERZ takes a deep breath and approaches the captain one more time. The last time was not . . . pleasant and she doubts he is in a better mood, all things considering. But at least she bears good news.

"Begging the Captains pardon, but I just wanted you to know. The cannon is installed, diagnostics have been run, and Serenity seems satasfied with the results. Without actually firing it, which may spoil any surprise, you are as well gunned as could be managed in the time we had. Now, I am prepared to be defense if you are willing to trust me. Do you want me in here, or out there covering your departure?"

EOM

If Justice is the dish, then I am your waitress

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Sunday, March 14, 2004 7:26 AM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up

MAL's MOVE:

Location: Cargo Bay

MAL:"You'll be out'a everbody's way in the Common Room, an' it's the safest place in the ship. If the Doc needs some help you'll be handy. Just get down there an' sit tight, dong mah?."

[MAL is waiting for a "Yes, Captain" from INARA, but from the expression on her face, it doesn't look like he's going to get one. As the moment grows uncomfortably long, he hears MERZ approaching, and gratefully turns away from INARA's glare.]

MERZ:"Begging the Captain's pardon, but I just wanted you to know. The cannon is installed, diagnostics have been run, and Serenity seems satisfied with the results. Without actually firing it, which may spoil any surprise, you are as well gunned as could be managed in the time we had. Now, I am prepared to be defense if you are willing to trust me. Do you want me in here, or out there covering your departure?"

[Well, at least this girl finally understands which one's the Captain around here. Direct but respectful, and knows who's in charge. Too bad other folk can't figure that out.]

MAL:"Good work. If you know how to shoot the Gorram thing, you best stay on board an' shoot it. Get back up to the bridge an' be ready,...Uhh. What was your name, again?

EOM.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Sunday, March 14, 2004 7:40 AM

MERCEDESTROY

LOCATION - CARGO BAY

this time she can't help it. this time she cannot stop the salute, so much an automatic response (The Captain's companion has spoken to her, but the sudden knowledge that she has just given something away is of greater interest; MERZ is indifferent to her words.)

"Troy, Sir. Mercedes Troy."

She holds the salute for an instant and only the slight tightening of the muscles in her arms and shoulders reflect the realization that she may have just made a serious error.

MERZ drops the salute, executes a perfect about-face that she does not even realize she has done, and moves out, once again back to the bridge.

EOM

{edited to account for accidental cross posting.}

If Justice is the dish, then I am your waitress

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Sunday, March 14, 2004 8:16 AM

CIARA

LOCATION - CARGO BAY to CATWALKS

Inara's turn

INARA
"Mal..they're coming so fast...I hear we only have fifteen minutes left, if that? Please, is there anything I can do to help?"

MAL
:"Gorram it, don't sneak up on a...

Mal gives Inara a strange look, her face warms under his gaze...the adrenaline rushing through her veins is starting to galvanize her blood, making her heart beat faster, her breathing quicken. "oh please..don't just send me away, let me help..." she thinks to herself.

MAL:
"You'll be out'a everbody's way in the Common Room, an' it's the safest place in the ship. If the Doc needs some help you'll be handy. Just get down there an' sit tight, dong mah?."

Inara crosses her arms over her chest, giving Mal a frown.

[MAL is waiting for a "Yes, Captain" from INARA, but from the expression on her face, it doesn't look like he's going to get one. As the moment grows uncomfortably long, he hears MERZ approaching, and gratefully turns away from INARA's glare.]

Inara's mouth gapes as he turns away from her, mid-conversation, and addresses the blonde woman who has approached him. Inara can't hear them speak over the rushing of blood in her ears.

Trying to maintain her composure, Inara turns..taking a deep breath to calm herself.

MAL:
"Good work. If you know how to shoot the Gorram thing, you best stay on board an' shoot it. Get back up to the bridge an' be ready,...Uhh. What was your name, again?

Inara slowly turns and begins to make her way toward the catwalks, passing Mal and the new woman..

INARA to blonde woman:
Don't tell him your name, I wish I never had.

Inara continues up onto the catwalks spanning the cargo bay...as she reaches the middle of the catwalk, casting her gaze back down into the cargo bay, Inara hears a high-pitched whine, announcing the arrival of several small ships. Her fingers wrap around the support bar, knuckles white, as the sound increases in pitch.

Serenity is rocked by a small earthquake as what Inara assumes are Alliance ships open fire.

End Inara's turn

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Sunday, March 14, 2004 10:14 AM

BOOMERGOODHEART

Kaylee's Move
Location: Engine Room to Bridge

"Simon didn't really clear anythin' up about why he went all violent," Kaylee thinks to herself. "He sure can kiss, though."

Noticing all of the activity going on around her, she figures the Alliance ships that Wash warned them about must be mighty close. Crossing through the Common Room, she sees Inara in a rare fit of temper. Snickering to herself, she figures she must have had another run in with the Captain.

Silently, she continues down the passage and up the stairs to the bridge. Wash is glued to his monitor as the first Alliance volley rocks Serenity. A slim blonde woman whom she's never seen before is sitting in the other chair, fiddling with some controls.

Looking around, her eyes narrowed, she notices small things out of place. Wires that weren't there before lead to the panel of blondie. The deck plating in one spot has been put back in sideways.

"Ah, this mus' be where that Damon fella loaded the cannon," she mutters resentfully.

As another Alliance shot skims the ground close by, she feels the deck start to vibrate slightly as the woman brings the cannon online. She tilts her head a bit as her eyes go glassy. No one on the bridge has noticed her.

Coming to, she gives a short little scream that startles both Wash and the woman. Running to one of the lockers, she takes out some of her emergency tools and proceeds to remove the deck plating above the cannon.

"The Captain oughta know better 'en ta let some stranger mess around with Serenity," she says to herself. "Shoulda done it m'self in the first gorram place."

Muttering to herself all the while, she dives into the deck hole above the cannon. She spies the problem right away and moves a small bundle of wires from one port to another. The cannon's inner mechanism smooths out and ramps up.

Smiling to herself, she climbs back out to the bridge and screws the plating down, correctly this time.

Glancing up, she sees both Wash and the woman staring at her wordlessly.

"What?"

End Move

BoomerGoodheart
"I love my Captain."

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Sunday, March 14, 2004 11:00 AM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up

Thorne's/Mal's Move:

Location: Cargo bay/Bridge

[Thorne enters the cargo bay in time to see INARA walking away from MAL and the strange woman he's talking with. He glances at the woman, and then looks closer as he realizes his empathic sense doesn't see her at all. Interesting. From her bearing and tone, it's obvious she's not just a mercenary, but a soldier, and long-service at that. She throws a slute, which MAL doesn't answer, and THORNE hears her bark "Troy, Sir. Mercedes Troy." This must be the 'Merz' DAMON was talking to. And that's an Alliance salute. This tub's just full of facinating women.

As MERZ pivots and heads for the bridge, THORNE hears the approaching fighters. Per Alliance tactical doctrine, they'll fire a few warning shots near what they recognize as an unarmed Firefly class freighter, and make a high-speed pass to scare the crew into surrender. The missles he placed outside are designed to repel attack aircraft, not space fighters, but if he pops them at the right time they might chase the baddies away for a few minutes.]

THORNE:"Captain, when they make their first pass I have a little surprise for them that'll give you a couple extra minutes to lift off. You remember Nimbus AA missles? Got a rack set up outside ready to go, remote in hand. I'd suggest we start raisin' the ramp and get ready to scoot. If you don't mind, I'll head for the bridge. I have some experience in fighting spacecraft, and may be able to offer suggestion from time to time."

[At MAL's Nod THORNE heads for the bridge. As he goes he wonders if SLIGHT has left the ship yet.]

[MAL walks quickly to the control panel flips the ramp switch to 'close'. As it starts to grind he wonders if that SLIGHT feller ever got off. As he heads for the bridge, leaving the ramp to finish closing, he yells:]

MAL:"All ashore as is goin' ashore!"

EOM

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Sunday, March 14, 2004 11:10 AM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up

Thorne's Move:

OOC: Let's let this be the last move of ACT 11, and start ACT 12 with us returning fire. Astriana will please 'do that voodoo that you do so well' and start the next thread. Hold posting until then.

[THORNE enters the bridge as KAYLEE is fastening the deck plate. She beams at MERZ and WASH, sitting at the controls.What? she says as stands up.]

THORNE:"Better get back to your engines, Kaylee-girl. We'll need all you got, it's gonna get real busy here in a minute.

[The scattering of shots ends, and the ship is rocked by a series of sonic booms as the fighters do a close pass. THORNE pauses a second and activates the Nimbus launcher.]

EOM

...and on to ACT 12.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Sunday, March 14, 2004 12:39 PM

MANIACNUMBERONE

LOCATION - BRIDGE ---COMMERCIAL BREAK----

Book steps out of the shadows at the back of the bridge, hands behind his back, and approaches the camera, smiling.

One of his hands gestures to a nearby storage locker and the camera follows. We see a grungy surface of the locker.

"Do your metal surfaces seem to get as dirty as an old ship? If so.." He pulls the other hand out from behind his back. His smile widens and he holds up a bottle. "...then you need the new and improved Blue Sun extra heavy-duty super polishing cleanser."

Book's teeth sparkle. He pulls a rag from behind his back and quickly wipes the grunge away. Turning back to face the camera, he holds up the bottle again and gives a thumbs up, then he fades into black. The camera and a spotlight appears on Wash and Mal, both holding up a bottle of the cleanser in one hand and giving a thumbs up in the other. They both smile and then the scene fades to black again.

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Sunday, March 14, 2004 4:53 PM

SQUEE

COMMERCIAL BREAK

A battle rages across the desolate valley. Alliance and Independents are entrenched not 100 yards away from each other. The Alliance are raining hell on the Independents and cries of injured and dying Browncoats can be heard with all the gun shots. The fighting slowly comes to a stop. The dust settles. An Alliance soldier walks over to a cooler and pulls out a Blue Sun beer. He opens it, the sharp sound of the carbon dioxide escaping echoes across the wasteland. The Browncoats look up longingly. A white flag is raised and the Browncoats flood into the Alliance trenches, welcomed with open arms and lots of beers. An Independent smiles as he drinks his beer.
[Words appear on screen:]
Unity has never tasted this good.

I'm not broken, in my dream I win...

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Sunday, March 14, 2004 5:00 PM

FRAUDIREKTOR

Und so it came to pass, zhat a new zhread vas born:

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(Pay no attention to zee zhread vit zee incomplete title... it vas a computer glitch.)

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