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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Jun 8, 2006 18:42:23 GMT -5
Will Hack (and Taklinn too I'd imagine - you can always have backup) be visiting any farming settlements or the main cities on his own first?
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Post by Vincent Hack on Jun 13, 2006 17:33:45 GMT -5
main cities
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Jun 13, 2006 19:06:32 GMT -5
You get a burst of transmission from the planet's surface. They apparently do monitor incoming traffic. "Rangers identified ship - please go planetside to these coordinates." Coordinates matching the largest city are sent.
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Post by Vincent Hack on Jun 14, 2006 18:00:52 GMT -5
sweet I was headed there anyway
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Jun 14, 2006 18:12:35 GMT -5
Hack comes down the path they give. The fact that he seems to be riding a car through space confuses Ground Control, but they nonetheless tell you to land in a docking station. When you do land, a man in a suit with twenty heavily armored bodyguards awaits, smiling gregariously.
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Post by Vincent Hack on Jun 15, 2006 18:30:52 GMT -5
"and just what are we smiling about today"
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Jun 15, 2006 19:25:19 GMT -5
"Why, a dignified emissary of the Rangers' most elite corps gracing me with his presence. I am President Raz Olbani." The man has the clear and unmistakable signs of a two-bit dictator hiding behind the dead body of democracy. "Indeed, so much so that I hope it would not be remiss to request your assistance on a matter..." The way it is said, with the twenty guards behind him, appears as if it were not a request.
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Post by Vincent Hack on Jun 16, 2006 18:20:52 GMT -5
"and that would be"
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Jun 17, 2006 0:21:39 GMT -5
"I tend not to like to talk business in such areas, and it would be an insult to our noble guest under any circumstances. Do you wish to accompany me to my private suite at our finest restaraunt? Our agricultural products put the Chahabahko's to shame." That's not likely, but he may have some good grub on hand.
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Post by Vincent Hack on Jun 23, 2006 14:45:46 GMT -5
"I suppose I shall join you then" hack is thinking great politics...well at least i should be getting some grub if mr. smiley ain't a lyin sack-a-shit
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Jun 23, 2006 16:33:52 GMT -5
"Did you see those refugees?" , the man eating chocolate covered pretzel sticks.
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Post by Vincent Hack on Jul 7, 2006 16:26:45 GMT -5
"Refugees?"
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Jul 7, 2006 17:02:05 GMT -5
"Well, not so much refugees as... what's your word... 'gypsies', I suppose you could call them. The impromptu city outside our metropolis."
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Post by Vincent Hack on Jul 10, 2006 16:05:45 GMT -5
"oh those yeah acctually I did, what about 'em"
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Jul 11, 2006 0:27:44 GMT -5
"Simple: I want you to use the means you can to persuade them to leave."
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Post by Vincent Hack on Jul 11, 2006 16:32:16 GMT -5
"and I assume that in their presence things have gone missing"
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Jul 12, 2006 14:52:53 GMT -5
The man looks from side to side. It is clear he is considering lying. He then clearly decides not to. "No. They are... what is the word... Christian, I believe? They don't steal or kill, they are quite devout. But they do make demands upon our resources and provide very little but smell and obstruction in return."
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Post by Vincent Hack on Jul 12, 2006 16:43:59 GMT -5
"gypsies who don't steal shit eh? that is rare"
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Jul 12, 2006 19:05:08 GMT -5
"I was simply using an analog. They are vagrants, and that is the most important thing. I wish them gone."
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Post by Vincent Hack on Jul 26, 2006 16:50:36 GMT -5
"and you don't care how"
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Jul 26, 2006 17:44:55 GMT -5
"I would prefer discretion, but I won't lose any sleep if that is not possible."
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Post by Vincent Hack on Jul 27, 2006 18:19:53 GMT -5
"hmm interesting, alright i'll look into it" taklinn joins in when hack talks to the gypsies
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Jul 29, 2006 23:39:48 GMT -5
The man smiles and says, "You may finish your meal... What would you like?"
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Post by Vincent Hack on Aug 3, 2006 16:15:16 GMT -5
"ahh what have we got in the steak department"
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Aug 3, 2006 21:34:55 GMT -5
"Any of the classic cuts: T-bone, ribeye, filet mignon, sirloin... In addition, we have a special steak, the closest analogy would be lemon pepper steak, that we call the Sand Twister."
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Post by Vincent Hack on Aug 16, 2006 13:03:20 GMT -5
"filet mingnon" Taklinn is currently in search of an asteroid, larget one he can move without difficulty...just in case
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Aug 16, 2006 14:12:48 GMT -5
The waiter says, quite snootily (it appears snootiness in high-class restaraunts is a universal characteristic), "Your preferred sauce, sir? In addition, would you prefer the soup or salad, or perhaps some other appetizer for your entreƩ?"
What's the asteroid/meteor for?
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Post by Vincent Hack on Aug 16, 2006 18:22:16 GMT -5
the asteroid is for smashing stuff, that brings me to something i should point out everyplanet taklinn is on gains a extra moon for the duration his is on it
"i will have rhe house sauce and soup thank you"
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Aug 16, 2006 19:20:05 GMT -5
...Because he always grabs an asteroid and pushes it into orbit? Generally planets don't like having large weapons in their atmosphere.
The waiter begins to ask what sort of soup, but the politician shakes his head. "Bring him our wildlife-and-vegetable stew." As the waiter strides away, he smiles and enjoys some of the warm bread on the table with a vinegar-and-oil dip. "Tell me what your business here happens to be."
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Post by Vincent Hack on Aug 16, 2006 19:47:03 GMT -5
"I I'm looking for something called an angel, and not the heavenly kind the name immedately brings to mind, each of these angels looks very different from the others"
and yes taklinn grabs and pushes the bugger, he is half celestial (solar angel if you coulden't guess)
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