The Sereni-Tree: How to Steer In Hyperspace, and Other Observations

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SOULOFSERENITY

Sunday, January 17, 2010 11:33 PM

I know TRM usually does this, but I figured since Mai and Jake7 just shot us off into hyperspace, now might be a good time to start thread number 66 in the adventures of the Sereni-Tree!!!

For “The Guide to the Clubhouse / Treehouse / Sereni-Tree Threads”, telling our story and providing links to all such threads:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=11877
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=11&t=11877

Early in this link is the very long post containing “TheRealMe’s Guide to the Sereni-Tree, V7”. This post is a description of the ship.
http://fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=27832
http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=11&t=27832

Early in this link will be an out-of-date crew list:
http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=11&t=33358

Here is a summary of our previous thread, located at:

http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=11&t=37575

Um...well...crap...I was gone for a long while. All I know is that Jake7 and Mai shot us off into hyperspace, and Soul is now trying to figure out how to steer. So...here we go!

______________________

Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.

Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."

I'm blogging about the novel I'm writing! Stay informed, and keep me inspired! Please!

http://havenofsouls.blogspot.com/

SOULOFSERENITY

Sunday, January 17, 2010 11:34 PM

Repost of my last post in thread 65:

"Stop pushing random buttons!! And where in the world have I been?!?"

Soul pulls his way into the cockpit and makes his way over to THE chair.

"Man. Haven't sat in this thing since Static gave me a few lessons. Well, here goes nothing!"

He sits down in the chair and it rises up into the navigation dome.

"Someone help me figure out how to steer in hyperspace!!!"

______________________

Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.

Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."

I'm blogging about the novel I'm writing! Stay informed, and keep me inspired! Please!

http://havenofsouls.blogspot.com/

COZEN

Monday, January 18, 2010 12:38 AM

Internet forums evolve. Lives evolve. Sometimes they devolve, or the participants simply go separate ways.

It was nice knowing y'all, even if it was just for a short while. Be well, folks.

***

MAI

Monday, January 18, 2010 2:54 AM

sorry about that jake. whoa that's so weird there's two of you now and the room is kinda of spinny

*passes out

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

THEREALME

Monday, January 18, 2010 3:02 PM

Miss me?

TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree

THEREALME

Monday, January 18, 2010 3:06 PM

Cozen, my friend,

If you are truly departing, I shall miss your humor. You never failed to evoke a smile. Be well.

JAKE7

Monday, January 18, 2010 8:59 PM

**OOC: Cozen, you can't go! Who's going to continue all those failed kidnappings? We'll miss you. As TRM said, be well...

Speaking of TRM, Yes we missed you, too!!**

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**Jake7 squeals when she can finally see straight and notices who has taken the helm**

Soul!! Where HAVE you been? It's great to see you again!!

Or, am I hallucinating this?

**her head does a few swirlies**

Oooh, I don't feel so good...

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

THEREALME

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 4:13 AM

From the pilot dome, Soul presses buttons and twists the control grips on each side of the pilot's chair. Nothing happens.

Then he hears a woman's voice chuckle from the main control room below him. "Silly! You can't steer in hyperspace! The way our Jump Drive works, it sends us through a ballistic trajectory through hyperspace. We can only maneuver once we drop out into normal space again."

Soul looks down to see a beautiful woman of Asian descent with long, straight dark hair and a slinky red dress smiling up at him.

She shrugs. "But if you'd like to practice for then, we have a really good flight simulator."

Quincey, Bride5

SOULOFSERENITY

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 4:23 AM

"You know, that would've been nice to know before now."

Soul retracts the chair and leaps out before it has fully lowered.

"Well, if steering is out of the question, is there any way to figure out where we are headed? And for that matter, any clue where my wife and daughter have been hiding?

______________________

Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.

Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."

I'm blogging about the novel I'm writing! Stay informed, and keep me inspired! Please!

http://havenofsouls.blogspot.com/

THEREALME

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 4:34 AM

Quincey moves over to a console and plops down in the chair. "Sure, we can find out where we are going. All we have to do is call up the navigational plot that was entered before the Jump Drive was engaged, and that should tell us..."

She pauses, a look of concern on her face. "Ummm... You DID enter a course first, didn't you? But I can't seem to find it in here, and..."

"Ummm..."

Quincey, Bride5, Pilot of Sereni-Tree

SOULOFSERENITY

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 4:39 AM

Soul points over his shoulder in the direction of Mai and Jake7.

"Might want to ask those two."

______________________

Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.

Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."

I'm blogging about the novel I'm writing! Stay informed, and keep me inspired! Please!

http://havenofsouls.blogspot.com/

THEREALME

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 4:47 AM

Quincey face-palms.

JAKE7

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 2:15 PM

**Jake7 sees Soul's pointed finger**

Hey! I had nothing to do with it - Mai pressed the button. I tried to stop her...

Won't it just use the last coordinates entered in the event that nothing new was put in?

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

MAI

Friday, January 22, 2010 11:18 PM

the terrifyin' space monkey made me do it.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

JAKE7

Sunday, January 24, 2010 2:55 PM

Well, Soul, any updates on the current flying crisis we have going here?

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

SOULOFSERENITY

Sunday, January 24, 2010 9:10 PM

"Me?!? I'm not the one who hit the buttons!!"

Soul sighs and turns to the computer.

"Let me see what I can figure out. Quincey, can you figure out these calculations for me? There's a reason why Static flew and Grey ran the engines. I just fight."

______________________

Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.

Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."

I'm blogging about the novel I'm writing! Stay informed, and keep me inspired! Please!

http://havenofsouls.blogspot.com/

JAKE7

Friday, January 29, 2010 5:26 PM

**Jake7 dusts herself off from her fling across the cockpit**

Well, if everything is in control up here, I'm heading back to the common room and see if there's any food left.

It's been a while since we stopped anywhere for supplies. If nothing's there, we should probably check the Yeti habitat to see if any of the fruit trees in there have any fruit suitable for human consumption on them.

Mai, you coming with me?

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

MAI

Friday, January 29, 2010 9:30 PM

Is that your subtle way of telling me to get the hell out of the cockpit/engine room?

Good point.

Maybe we could stop by the infirmary on the way I'm going to need a monster asprin for this headache. Then definetly food! We can make a cake to celebrate my creative problem solving skills that got us moving again!!!!

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

JAKE7

Friday, January 29, 2010 10:24 PM

**jake7 grins**

Sounds like a plan...

Let's go!

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

MAI

Friday, January 29, 2010 11:57 PM

Well looks like the common room is still abandoned. I was hoping we might meet up with some of our long lost crew mates. Oh well. Cake time!

*scavenges the kitchen for all the leftovers to make the best cake EVER!

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

THEREALME

Saturday, January 30, 2010 1:03 AM

As Mai and Jake7 depart the bridge, Quincey is staring at the console before her muttering to herself and pulling at her hair.

Quincey, Bride5, Pilot

SAFEAT2ND

Saturday, January 30, 2010 2:39 AM

In the common room, a cloud of mist appears and coalesces into a figure, clad in flip-flops, Hawaiian shirt, Bermuda shorts and straw hat, travelling at a high speed.

The figure slams into the far wall. The loud squeaking of flesh pressed to metal accompianies his slow slide to the floor.

Safe slowly stands and examines the remnants of his pineapple margarita glass.

"Y'know, its times like these that I almost consider giving up drinking... almost."

He looks around. "This doesn't look like Key West; in fact it looks startlingly like the common room of the Sereni-Tree..."

He knocks his heels together and closes his eyes, "There's no place like Key West, There's no place like Key West."

Safe peeks one eye open and looks around. Resigned, he opens the other, "Crap... ummm... Hello?"

He cringes, waiting for a response, dreading a Yeti greeting. It took him a full year to get wet Yeti fur smell out of his clothes.

_______________________________________________________________
Is now an official published author as of spring 2010.

THEREALME

Saturday, January 30, 2010 4:36 AM

"Here, darlin'!"

A tall woman of African descent hands Safe a replacement drink.

"You're right. There's no place like home. Welcome home."

Trey, Bride3, Bartender

PS: Congrats on the novel! You have the guts I never did!

JAKE7

Saturday, January 30, 2010 4:55 PM

**As Mai goes to the kitchen to try to find ingredients to make cake, a loud squishy crash grabs Jake7's attention. She whips around to see Safe flattened against the wall, holding a broken glass, looking slightly dazed. Bride 3 materializes out of nowhere to hand him a new drink**

Safe!! You scared the hell out of me! Are you OK?

**Sparky suddenly spurs to life and hurries over to clean up the glass/drink mess**

Why are you dressed like that?

*OOC: Congrats on the book!

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

SOULOFSERENITY

Saturday, January 30, 2010 5:35 PM

Soul mumbles to himself as he descends the stairs from the cockpit.

"Gorram math...I hate math..."

Shuffling up to the bar, he grabs a bottle of root beer and takes a long swig. He turns and notices Safe staring at him with one eyebrow raised.

"What? Apparently, I need to be able to think in order to figure out where we're flying to, so bug off."

Soul turns back to the bar, and is in the middle of a second drink when the appropriate synapses in his brain begin firing. He sprays root beer all over Trey and turns to crush Safe in a rather un-manly hug.

OOC: Published?!? That's awesome!!! Congrats!! What is it? When can I buy many copies?

Crap...now I really feel bad about not writing more...

______________________

Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.

Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."

I'm blogging about the novel I'm writing! Stay informed, and keep me inspired! Please!

http://havenofsouls.blogspot.com/

SAFEAT2ND

Saturday, January 30, 2010 9:58 PM

Safe graciuosly accepts the new drink from Trey and turns to greet Jake7 when he is squished by a rather unmanly hug, crushing his new drink.

"Umm... good... to... see... you...too... Soul." He grunts.

After a rather long uncomfortable pause, "you can let go now..."

Soul releases his grip still grinning.

"Now can anyone tell how and why I am here an not Key West?"

OOC: Thanks all, but lets not get to ahead of ourselves. An exerpt of my book, which I had submitted to a writing contest, is being printed in an anthology called Wicked Words Anthology. My book is in second draft mode but I hope to have it done this summer... I hope...

MAI

Saturday, January 30, 2010 11:26 PM

*watches as Safe collides with the wall.

That is so not my fault!

Cake anyone?

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

THEREALME

Sunday, January 31, 2010 7:54 AM

Trey responds to this scene by producing yet another new drink.

MAI

Sunday, January 31, 2010 7:01 PM

Well there is rum in the cake so this should be an excellent party!

*group hug

I missed you guys.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

THEREALME

Monday, February 1, 2010 9:02 PM

With a ping, elevator doors located on the far side of the common room open. People arrayed around the bar can see six huge white-furred yeti stagger out, some helping others walk. All are wounded. Some plop down on the couch, others on the floor. The last to come out is dragging a scale-covered haunch of meat almost as tall as he is.

"Hunt over! Time for lunch!" Then he notices the humans.

"Ah!" He drops the meat, runs across the common room, leaping over the couch and pool table with his long strides. He slides to a stop like a batter running home and grabs the hugging Safe and Soul in an even larger hug. "Ervin glad to see old friends!" In addition to the smell of wet yeti, the blood of whatever they just killed rubs off on the two.

Suddenly, while still hugging the two men, Ervin's head twists this way and that, nostrils flaring. "Wait! Ervin smells... rum cake?"

Ervin, Yeti

MAI

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 5:07 AM

Don't worry there's plenty for everyone! I made about 13 different varities. Turns out there's a pretty red button labeled auto dessert. (I like pushing buttons.) I would have made them from scratch, but after the first attempt I might have sort of just a little bit blew up the oven. Don't worry though cause I'm ok! Could definetely use a strong drink though. All this sugar is making me very thirsty.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

JAKE7

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 3:30 PM

**As the Yeti stench reaches Jake7's nostrils, her enthusiasm for cake is greatly diminished**

I think I'll pass on cake for now...

**She edges closer to the hunk of meat dropped by the Yeti. There's something odd about it. She then scoots over to stand by Mai, leans in, and whispers**

Mai, does that meat look right to you? Where did they get it?

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

MAI

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 12:52 AM

*takes another gulp of yummy drinkness

*gives jake a slightly wobbly hug. jake... awww you're my favorite. *whispers there's no meat in the cake. it's rum and a little chocolate.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

SAFEAT2ND

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 3:59 AM

"Awww mannnn... Those were perfectly good clothes!"

Safe looks at Ervin, or rather up, way up, at Ervin and swaloows nervously, "Meaning... ummm... well, they're still good clothes... per se, if one were inclined to... that is..." He swallows nervously again. "Is anyone else suddenly thirsty?"

"Ooo...cake!!"

"Oh hi Jake7! Hi Mai! What's that? You want me to come over there? Ermmm, excuse me Ervin, nice to see you again."

Safe bolts for the bar.

_______________________________________________________________
"Got a headful of lightning
And a heart full of rain
And I know that I said
I'd never do it again
Oh and I love you sweet baby but I always take the long way home."

JAKE7

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 5:03 PM

Safe!

**Jake7 starts to give Safe a hug, but when she gets within a foot of him, wrinkles her nose at his now Yeti stench-ed form and backs away**

No offense, Safe, but I'll wait on the "Welcome Home" hug after you've cleaned up!

**Mai moves over to where jake7 and Safe stand and hangs drunkenly off Jake7's shoulder. Jake7 gestures to her with her head**

Mai, here, appears to be more than just a little inebriated...just so's you're warned...

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

SOULOFSERENITY

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 9:44 PM

Soul phases out for a moment, and when he phases back in, he is clean from Yeti-funk.

"You know, I can't remember the last time I actually took a shower."

He he slides a beanbag chair up behind Mai, just in case.

______________________

Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.

Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."

I'm blogging about the novel I'm writing! Stay informed, and keep me inspired! Please!

http://havenofsouls.blogspot.com/

MAI

Thursday, February 4, 2010 4:21 AM

I am NOT briated... braided... breaded? NOpe. Perfectly sine and fober!

*grabs jake and safe in another hug, tripping and pulling them all down on top the bean bag chair.

Heh. You guys are SO much fun!

Seriously, though.. what was that about weird meat? YOu think it's alien? That would be SO cool.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

SOULOFSERENITY

Thursday, February 4, 2010 2:30 PM

Soul takes a whiff of the meat and immediatley dry heaves.

"Wow. That smells worse than a Reaver!"

He turns to Mai.

"Breaded? Really?"

______________________

Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.

Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."

I'm blogging about the novel I'm writing! Stay informed, and keep me inspired! Please!

http://havenofsouls.blogspot.com/

JAKE7

Thursday, February 4, 2010 7:51 PM

**Jake7 is unexpectedly knocked backwards in a group hug with Mai. She lands on the beanbag chair Soul has graciously placed behind Mai. The chair explodes out the back with a puff of styrofoam packing. As it snows styrofoam over them, Soul sniffs the mystery meat and heaves.**

Not a good idea, Soul!

**It is then that she realizes she's squashing poor Safe and is a little too close to Yeti stench. She struggles to get up, failing a couple of times before she can get herself standing. Mai and Safe are now part sitting, part lying on the now deflated beanbag chair, covered in styrofoam**

I think that meat might be spoiled...

I wish I had your ability to phase, Soul. I really need a shower now!!

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

MAI

Friday, February 5, 2010 1:25 AM

Shower Schmower... We have a pool!

*runs toward the swimming pool
*well wobble walks sort of at a fast pace...

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

THEREALME

Friday, February 5, 2010 2:46 AM

Ervin looks puzzled for a moment, then gives a big toothy (fangy?) grin. "Oh, when yeti male goes to life and death fight, yeti gets certain smell. Is musk that makes Ervin lucky with ladies!"

At that, one of the female yeti comes to snuggle with Ervin.

"Ha!" Ervin says. "See! Lichna likes! Maybe Soul and Safe get lucky too."

Lichna whispers in Ervin's ear.

Ervin seems surprised. "BOTH male? Oh."

One of the other yeti yells at Ervin.

"Oh, friends, Ervin must go. Must carve up big haunch of meat. Since T-Rexes start taking over This Land, we yeti been hunting them."

Ervin, Yeti

JAKE7

Friday, February 5, 2010 5:18 PM

Somehow, I don't think chlorine will help this smell go away.

**she ponders a moment**

How are we going to get this smell out of the common area?

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

MAI

Friday, February 5, 2010 7:40 PM

Comes back from the pool completely clothed and dripping wet. That was a bad idea. Now I'm wet and smelly. And sober...

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

SAFEAT2ND

Saturday, February 6, 2010 7:35 AM

"Soul, you cheater!"

"Phasing ...mutter...mutter... Well, let's see, apart from my unusual and unexplained arrival here, last time I checked, I couldn't phase. Swimming in the pool is out as it has the undesirable outcome of sobriety."

Safe draws more styrofoam beads from the ruined bean bag chair around him.

"Dammit, where is a vat of Fabreeze when one needs it?"

_______________________________________________________________
Spring 2010

JAKE7

Saturday, February 6, 2010 3:20 PM

**An idea suddenly occurs to jake7. She runs over to the kitchen pantry and digs furiously through the cabinets. A shriek of joy emits from her mouth**

We have tomato juice, and a lot of it!!

Yee ha! Bath time!!

**She grabs a couple of cans and heads for her room**

Back in a bit

**To herself she mutters**
It works on skunk...I really hope this works on Yeti stench!

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

MAI

Saturday, February 6, 2010 11:05 PM

Ooh that is a fantastic idea! You are a genius!

Bloody Mary's!!!!

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

JAKE7

Monday, February 8, 2010 3:59 PM

**jake7 comes out of her tomato juice bath and once dressed, looks in the mirror to comb her wet hair. She stops dead in her tracks and stares at the mirror in horror**

My hair! It's RED!!!

**It's also then, that she notices the slight reddish tinge to her skin**

GORAMMIT!!

**she quickly strips back down and heads back into the shower to try to scrub the color off**

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

MAI

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:14 AM

*finally clean and shiny again Mai decides to use the rest of the tomato juice to make yummy drinks.

Perhaps we need more than just cake to keep us going? Anyone know how to cook?

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

SAFEAT2ND

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:54 PM

While the others clean up,, Safe replaces the water in the hot tub (There is a hot tub, right? Seems to me I remember there being one.) with tomato juice and soaks in the tomatoy goodness.

Although now he has a sudden craving for Ritz crackers and to talk about himself in the third person... strange...

_______________________________________________________________
"Got a headful of lightning
And a heart full of rain
And I know that I said
I'd never do it again
Oh and I love you sweet baby but I always take the long way home."

MAI

Thursday, February 11, 2010 1:46 AM

ooh look Safe made tomato soup! Yum!

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

JAKE7

Thursday, February 11, 2010 6:55 PM

**Jake7 steps out of the shower and carefully checks her skin and hair. The red tinge to her skin is gone, but a small trace still lingers in her hair. She looks critically in the mirror**

Well, it's better than it was before. This is at least livable. Mostly just reddish highlights, even if they do make me look a little peaked.

**She continues to dry off, get dressed, and dry her hair. She makes her way to the common area where the Yeti stench hits her in the face like a hard slap**

Ugh! We have GOT to do something about the air in this room!

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

SAFEAT2ND

Thursday, February 11, 2010 8:50 PM

"I know!" Safe hollars from the hot tub o' soup, "I'll open a window!"

Before anyone can say but, he leaps up and is a red slippy streak towards the nearest porthole.

_______________________________________________________________
Spring 2010

JAKE7

Friday, February 12, 2010 9:23 PM

**As soon as Safe opens a port hole, there is a deafening WHOOSH as oxygen gets sucked out of common room. Like an airplane, oxygen masks drop from the ceiling. Jake7 grabs one and places it over her mouth and nose so she can breathe.

Safe has realized his error and is struggling to close the window. He is failing, miserably. The suction is too strong and he's all slippery from the tomato juice. He abandons his task and grabs a mask to get air.

Jake7 manages to get her comm on and calls to TRM for help -- relying on pre-recorded buttons for just this type of emergency**

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

MAI

Saturday, February 13, 2010 8:32 AM

pay no attention the teh triple post monster lurking behind the couch. we got enough to worry about at the moment.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

MAI

Saturday, February 13, 2010 8:32 AM

*the comms blare

CODE RED IN THE COMMON ROOM! TO REPEAT CODE RED IN THE COMMON ROOM!

hehe get it. tomatos are red. trust me it's funny at 3 in the morning.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

MAI

Saturday, February 13, 2010 8:32 AM

*waves

yep still kind of an emergency situation, but dont' panic!

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

THEREALME

Saturday, February 13, 2010 10:34 AM

TheRealMe makes an adjustment to the visual display. "What about now, Bride4?"

Jet cocks her head a bit and adjusts her glasses. Her small form is draped with the heavy dark robes of a techno-mage. "Not quite. Our hyperspace translation matrix is still warped in the thirteenth dimension."

"Warp space can be warped? And I thought that there were only eleven dimensions, anyway."

"No, you see, it can..."

Quote:
Originally posted by jake7:
**As soon as Safe opens a port hole, there is a deafening WHOOSH as oxygen gets sucked out of common room. Like an airplane, oxygen masks drop from the ceiling. Jake7 grabs one and places it over her mouth and nose so she can breathe.

Safe has realized his error and is struggling to close the window. He is failing, miserably. The suction is too strong and he's all slippery from the tomato juice. He abandons his task and grabs a mask to get air.

Jake7 manages to get her comm on and calls to TRM for help -- relying on pre-recorded buttons for just this type of emergency**

Throughout main engineering the pre-recorded message blares, accompanied by red flashing lights: "MESSAGE 442: Danger! Safe has opened a porthole into the void!"

TheRealMe scratches his chin. "Hmmmm... That's a pretty specific pre-recorded message...."

An oxygen mask drops from the ceiling to hit TheRealMe on the head.

"Ouch!"

TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree
Jet, Bride4, Techno-mage, Tech priest, and Engineer

JAKE7

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 5:01 PM

**Jake7, Safe, Mai, and Soul are all in the Common area with oxygen masks over their faces, struggling to hold on to anything nailed down to the floor or walls to avoid being sucked out of the port hole. It's been almost an hour since she messaged for help with no response.

Desperately, she struggles to bring her comm up where she can see the buttons and presses another message button calling for help**

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

SOULOFSERENITY

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 7:31 PM

Phasing himself just enough so the vacuum has no effect on him, Soul saunters over to the port hole and grins smugly as he reaches out-

-and is sucked out of the SereniTREE, the port hole closing securely behind him.

______________________

Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.

Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."

I'm blogging about the novel I'm writing! Stay informed, and keep me inspired! Please!

http://havenofsouls.blogspot.com/

JAKE7

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 7:37 PM

**Jake7, Mai, and Safe stare in horror as they see Soul get sucked out of the 'Tree. As the portal window slams shut and proper cabin pressure is introduced, all three slump to the ground as all their muscles give up the fight of holding on to keep from flying out of the ship.

All three turn to stare at each other, mute, each trying to figure out how to get Soul back on the ship.

Finally, TRM responds to the last emergency message...**

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

THEREALME

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 5:01 AM

TheRealMe looks up from the console. "There! The remote control for the porthole shows it to be closed, now."

Jet frowns while examining another console display. "Lost one! Soul shot out the porthole before you auto-shut it!"

"Soul? Well, with his superpowers, he should be..."

"Safe?"

TheRealMe keys his com-link. "Hello? Is everyone aside from Soul okay up there?"

TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree
Jet, Bride4, Engineer

JAKE7

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 5:27 AM

**jake7 starts when she hears TRM's voice, then speaks into her comm**

Soul, Mai, and I are all still in the common room.

I'm OK and the others seem OK...

Safe...just got sucked out of the port hole! What are we doing to do? The window slammed shut the second he cleared the opening...

**her words trail off as shock takes over again**

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

MAI

Saturday, February 20, 2010 6:20 AM

Surely the ship has a safety net of some kind? I mean we have a lot of accident prone kids on this crew.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

THEREALME

Saturday, February 20, 2010 3:30 PM

TheRealMe strides out of an elevator on the edge of the common room, heading for the main airlock. He is wearing a vac suit. "No problem!" he says as he pulls the helmet down over his head. Making a clicking sound, it mates with the rest of the suit.

TheRealMe enters the airlock and seals the door behind him. He attatches a safety line. Then, while holding his breath unconsciously, he opens the outer door.

The unimaginable chaos of hyperspace greets him, swirling and moving about as it enters the airlock like tendrils of a living thing. He moves to the outer door, grabbing a fishing pole off the wall. "I used to do this for Rat all the time," he tells himself. "Back when he kept getting himself spaced."

TheRealMe casts the line out to snatch his wayward companion. "Hmmm... Need some practice."

TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree

SAFEAT2ND

Monday, February 22, 2010 11:39 PM

Safe leans over Mai's and Jake7's shoulders from behind, "Boy I wouldn't want to be me right now, floating around in hyperspace and all. I'm not dressed properly for that kind of excursion."

Mai and Jake7 jump, startled.

"How did I get out there anyhow? And why are you two looking at me like that? Shouldn't you be helping TRM save Soul and me? By the way, tell TRM he's using the wrong bait."

Safe shrugs and heads back to the bar, "I'll have another margaretta please. Being trapped in hyperspace, I've worked up quite a thirst."

_______________________________________________________________
Spring 2010

MAI

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 7:13 AM

*whispers to Jake7

Ummm, is it just me or does Safe look a bit transperent and floaty?

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

JAKE7

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 3:21 PM

**OOC: Dang it! I wrote the wrong name in my posts!! Sad thing is, I thought I'd double-checked myself... **

**jake7 turns to Mai**

Well, not only does he look transparent and floaty -- he's still covered in tomato sauce!

**she has the sudden realization that TRM is looking for the wrong crew member. She hits her comm to update him**

TRM? I hope you get this message. I goofed! I told you it was Safe who got sucked out of the ship -- it was actually Soul! I guess that's what shock can do to you... Anyway, I wanted you to know that in case that makes any difference to you as you try to reel in our lost ship-mate...

**jake7 presses the end comm button and then sits down to try to collect what is apparently left of her brain...*

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

SOULOFSERENITY

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 4:02 PM

OOC: Only have a sec at work, but I was wondering what was going on!!

______________________

Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.

Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."

MAI

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 4:11 AM

Oh so the both of them didn't get pulled into the black?

dang.

I mean, good! Only one person to rescue. TRM, you got the fishing line working yet? I can help! *pulls out a tool box and starts throwing things out

let's see....
trampoline
rubber cement
paper clips
bit of string
knitting needle
sofa cushions
halloween candies
spare robot parts

yep! ready to go!

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

THEREALME

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 5:58 AM

TheRealMe casts again and scores a direct hit on Soul's floaty form. The hook, of course, goes right through Soul's ghostly body.

TheRealMe frowns. "Right. He phases out of this dimension. Time for plan B."

TheRealMe replaces the fishing pole in its slot in the airlock inner wall and jumps out into the swirling void of hyperspace. As he floats out and approaches Soul, he puts a red glove over the glove of his vac suit.

"I got this glove from the Bleach Anime universe. It can touch spirits."

TheRealMe grabs Soul's normally intagible arm with the special glove. "Good! Got you!"

With a jerk, TheRealMe and Soul reach the end of their safety line. "Now we just need someone to drag us back!"

TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree

MAI

Friday, February 26, 2010 12:56 AM

* Mai shakes the tool box and out falls a REALLY big magnet. With the magnet and other tools she cobbles together a one of a kind crew retrieval device.

*Mai then jumps off the trampoline (got go for the style points) and pushes the button on the MacGyvered Device which slowly begins to pull on the saftey line attached to Soul and TRM.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

RAT

Friday, March 5, 2010 10:57 PM

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Hurtles through space and sticks to the really big maignet.

Owie!!

How long was I out
there for?

What's going on here? Somebody 'splain. *looks at number of missed threads* No, there is too much. Somebody sum up!

____________________________
Acquisitions Officer - SereniTREE

KAREL

Friday, March 5, 2010 11:51 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Rat:
How long was I out there for?

OOC: ROTFSMAO-OPTER it's RAT! After what, four years? Good to see you again. It looks like the Sereni-Tree's Acquisitions Officer has been re-acquired. *snort*

"Whatever is wrong with you is so right for me." -- Marillion.

MAI

Saturday, March 6, 2010 12:33 AM

Yes! It worked! Well, it sort of worked. Too bad it can only pull in people from across time..

Oh yeah and Welcome Home, Rat!

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

JAKE7

Saturday, March 6, 2010 4:21 AM

**OOC: RAT!!!!!! So good to see you again! I miss those They Might Be Giants references...**

**Jake7 notices something jutting out of the wall near the porthole...**

Hey, Mai? What's that crank for?

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

THEREALME

Sunday, March 7, 2010 3:49 AM

TheRealMe is still holding the ghostly SoulofSerenity with his magic glove while Sparky the Robot cranks them into the airlock from the chaos of raw hyperspace. Once in the airlock, TheRealMe shuts the outer door, releases Soul, and pops off the helmet of his vac suit. The inner door of the airlock opens and they walk into the common room.

TheRealMe is startled to see Rat again, after all these years.

"Dad?"

TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree

RAT

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 6:30 AM

*Long awkward silence.

Junior?

____________________________
Acquisitions Officer - SereniTREE

SOULOFSERENITY

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 2:44 PM

Soul fingers the hole in his jacket made be the retrieval.

"Family reunions. Must be nice. Still can't find my wife and daughter."

______________________

Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.

Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."

SAFEAT2ND

Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:05 AM

"Johnboy!!" Safe slurs from the bar.

Safe looks around blearily.

"Barkeep! Another round for Dad, Junior and the Pope over there, y'know, the one with the 'holy' jacket?"

"Oh, and a round for the ...hic.. beau-tee-full ladies."

Safe's head hits the bar with a resounding thump.

*snore*

_______________________________________________________________
Spring 2010

MAI

Friday, March 12, 2010 6:05 AM

Oh Soul! YOu poor guy. I have a brilliant idea!
*Runs off to gear up the shuttle yelling "I'm going to find them and bring them back!"

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

JAKE7

Friday, March 12, 2010 6:42 PM

*jake7, concerned about Mai's impulsiveness as of late, cautions her**

Mai, you really shouldn't go alone...

TRM, what do you say we take the 'Tree on a mission to find Soul's family?

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

MAI

Friday, March 12, 2010 10:50 PM

I'm ok on my own. Been doing it for a long while now. If the tree peeps want to do a mission that's cool too.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

SOULOFSERENITY

Sunday, March 14, 2010 3:11 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by mai:
I'm ok on my own. Been doing it for a long while now. If the tree peeps want to do a mission that's cool too.

Soul walks over to Mai and hands her a small device with one button on it.

"If you want to do this alone, at least take this. It links to the Implant in my head, and it can send a signal from anywhere, and through anywhere, and I'll know where you are, and that you need help. Just be careful."

______________________

Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.

Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."

MAI

Sunday, March 14, 2010 3:54 AM

Thank you Soul. Very much appreciated. I'll do my best to find them.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

JAKE7

Sunday, March 14, 2010 5:10 PM

**jake7 gives Mai a hug**

Be careful!!!

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

MAI

Sunday, March 14, 2010 8:53 PM

*hugs Jake.
Thanks I will. See you soon. Hopefully for the best reunion party ever!

Bye everyone. Be good while I'm gone. Try not to explode any planets or anything....

*jumps into the shuttle and flys off into the black.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

THEREALME

Monday, March 15, 2010 10:50 PM

TheRealMe looks back and forth. From Soul to Rat to Jake7 to the back of the departing Mai.

"Uh... Where is she going?"

TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree

JAKE7

Monday, March 15, 2010 11:45 PM

**jake7 watches Mai walk off toward the shuttles. Upon hearing TRM's question, she turns to him**

I'm not sure she knows -- but she's heading out to see if she can locate Serenity and Seraphina.

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

RAT

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:14 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by mai:
Try not to explode any planets or anything....

*Is hurt!

____________________________
Acquisitions Officer - SereniTREE

MAI

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:39 AM

*on comms

Sorry TRM I don't have a lot of time to explain.I know I didn't exactly ask permission to take a shuttle, but it's important. I'll keep you updated should I find any leads. Just felt the need to get away and there is no better reason than to have an adventure while finding a great friend.

Rat, sorry no offense meant. Blow up all the planets you like. You know, just not the ones that might contain Serenity and baby Seraphina. K? Thanks! Bye!

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

THEREALME

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:22 PM

TheRealMe waves at the departing shuttle.

TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree

JAKE7

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 1:31 PM

So, TRM, knowing Mai's penchant for getting into trouble, shouldn't we follow her?

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

THEREALME

Thursday, March 18, 2010 2:09 AM

Yet another MaiQuest?

TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree

MAI

Thursday, March 18, 2010 2:31 AM

Sure is quiet out here. Maybe I should've brought along some help. At least the flight is going well. Thank FSM for the autopilot. Hmmm... I don't really know where to start looking. Lots of buttons...

*hits the big green RANDOM DESTINATION button

*strange light flickers as though the stars are getting closer and and closer. Within a few minutes and a bit of a rattle and thump the shuttle lands.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

RAT

Thursday, March 18, 2010 4:47 AM

As Mai steps outside the shuttle, the sky is filling up with several dozen huge yellow chunky slablike somethings.

A voice from nowhere in particular says:
"This is Muroidea Rattus norvegicus of the Gelactic Hyperspace Planning Council, As you will no doubt be aware, the plans for development of the outlying regions of the Gelaxy require the building of a hyperspatial express route through your star system, and regrettably your planet is one of those scheduled for demolition. The process will take slightly less then two minutes. Thank you."

____________________________
Acquisitions Officer - SereniTREE

MAI

Thursday, March 18, 2010 5:11 AM

*quickly dives back into the shuttle and tries to remember where the keys are

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

SOULOFSERENITY

Thursday, March 18, 2010 1:44 PM

*snort*

"Don't forget your towel!"

______________________

Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.

Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."

JAKE7

Thursday, March 18, 2010 4:34 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by TheRealMe:
Yet another MaiQuest?

TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree

Yep. I just have that feeling...

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MAL: Everybody's makin' a fuss.
***********
"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

MAI

Friday, March 19, 2010 2:45 AM

Oh right I don't need keys!
*punches a few buttons and the shuttle take off again. fter only a few minutes back in the air a loud siren begins and a warning blares over the speakers *OUTER HULL HAS BEEN DAMAGED BY PLANETARY DEBRIS LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. OUTER HULL HAS BEEN DAMAGED ...

*screams AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Ok, now would be a really good time to have a qualified pilot appear out of nowhere?

*continues screaming...

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes

THEREALME

Saturday, March 20, 2010 1:03 PM

"Too loud!!" a voice says behind the screaming Mai. She turns to see a huge muscled form covered in white fur. It is one of the yeti, unsteady on its feet and holding a pitcher half full of green beer. It takes another swig. "Ervin can drive!" It squeezes into the pilot seat and pushes buttons at random. Then it shoves the throttle forward as the shuttle leaps ahead. Mai is thrown backward due to the high acceleration.

Bleary yellow eyes try to focus on Mai, as a large smile reveals fangs. "Ervin learn to drive by playing Vice City!"

It flips a switch, and 80's rock fills the shuttle.

Ervin, drunken yeti

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