Well A lot of people said they read these turns, so I'm still posting to
here. I'm also posting these to the Traveller Mailing List, to catch them
up too. You are still about 1 month behind the players, and I think you'll
catch up in 3 weeks. Well here's Turn 5 in it's entirety.
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Well here is turn #5, and I must say, I think it's going good so far. Tell
me what you think. If you like the progress so far, or you think the senario
is a bit goofy.
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Maps of the ship will FINALLY go out in the mail on Wed. Feb 23. I photo
copied them, so sorry for the quality.
For all of you who read rec.games.pbm, I will start posting the original moves
there, just to let everyone read them. I might also post to rec.games.frp.
Also, if you want to make the due dates for the turns closer together or
father apart, tell me in your next response, since I never thought to ask if
you guys like waiting two weeks.
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Players' Move
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Steve notices that Roberts' gun is still on the floor and he picks it up
. Samantha says to him as he's doing this, "Nice moves . . . you spent so much
time at the hologames, I thought you spent your service time flying a desk."
"No, not really, it's just that I never really got to play games while
on duty, and I sure miss them. By the way, thanks for the help."
"No problem. If he's gonna be stupid enough to draw a gun with a person
on either side of him, he deserves to be taken out. Such an amateur."
"You said it," says Steve. He walks over to the Captain and says, "This
is quite odd," displaying the gun. "It seems that the bullets in the magazine,
and in the chamber have wax points."
"Odd indeed," says Captain Moray. "But first I thank you all, and
espcially you Steve, for bringing the extra precaution along," he points to the
gun now visible underneath Steve's jacket.
"Sorry sir, but it's just that old habits die hard. I didn't know if
anyone else here could be trusted, no offense sir, but it's just a precaution
that I've learned to take from the old days. You see, I was a Force
Commander in the Corps, and I guess my reaction was just textbook. I would
have tried to warn you about this earlier, but I didn't get the chance to talk
to you alone, and I didn't want to get the other passengers worried, possibly
over something trivial."
"No harm done, and I offer this instead, how'd you like to help, and
do some security for me."
"I'd like that sir."
"Good. I'ld also like to enlist both of you in this endeavor, if I may.
Since it seems you are both to be trusted."
"What do you want us to do," replies Erc.
"First off, I'm going to join their 'interrogation', and I want
Erekosse to give you each your weapons, and arm himself. Samantha or you Erc,
should punch up that badge, while the other goes with Erekosse to check out
Hubert's cargo. See if you can get into it. Steve, I want you here, in
case things get messy."
"Right."
As soon as Erekosse leaves, Dan and Charlie walk out of their stateroom.
They both still look a little spooked. The go over to the chessboard, and sit-
down to a quite game of chess. They don't say anything to anyone, and fear
still burns in their eyes.
Erc has left with Erekosse, and Samantha says to the Captain, "You know,
I know some people on Aramanx. Maybe we could help these guys, if they are for
real, nail the buyer. We still have his cargo and his ID. If we get enough
info, one of us could say we came from him, and set up the deal. None of us are
connected with Imperial Law Enforcement . . . it would be perfect."
"Sounds interesting, I'll think about it."
Steve sits hismself down in a G-cushion chair, in the common room. He
has a good view of the corridor, and especially Roberts stateroom. His jacket
is unbottened. Captain Moray punches the button and the door opens, Robert, Moe
and Curly are having a discussion.
Samantha sits down to the CRT and punches up some info on the Imperial
Bureau of Investigation. The computer says the the ID is from the Commerce
Division of the IBI, and that the agent using it is Undercover, the ID is
valid as of last computer update, which was 18-1105.
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Crew Move
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Erekosse brings Erc downstairs, and into the Crew's Lounge. He goes
to the ships' locker door, punches in the security code, and opens it. He
hands Erc his Auto Pistol, but Erc says, "You use it, I'ld like to use the
Laser Pistol, if you don't mind."
"I guess it's okay, but I'm only giving you one power pack."
"Fine."
Erekosse also takes Samantha's Snub Pistol, plus an extra clip, and
then shows Erc to the cargo bay. They walk around for a few minutes, and then
they see the crate. It's quite large, about 6-8 tons. The crate is quite
normal except for the vaccum sealed door, and the keypad computer lock.
"What do you think," says Erekosse.
"Don't know, looks can be decieving."
"Can you get into it?"
"I think so, how about getting me an electronic, and mechanical tool
set, and I'll see what I can do."
"You got it," says Erekosse as he goes and gets the necessary tools.
After Erekosse gets Erc the tools he needs, he goes back to the crew
lounge and sits down on a couch. He gets out the medical kit, and re-dresses
his wound. The Captain did a good first-aid job, but it needed to be done
properly. He then goes to his stateroom and gets on a new pair of pants, plus
a holster for the pistol, and puts it on.
Captain Moray is given a chair, and asked to sit next to, or behind
Moe. Robert is sitting on his bed, cradling his broken wrist and is flanked
by Curly, who has hooked up two probes to Robert, one on his hand the other on
his forehead. Moe begins by asking simple questions about names, places, and
dates. Robert is quite seroius in all his answers, and it's noticeable, he's
trying to contain himself. Curly is monitoring the questions, in a box, and
it's quite easy to see that this is a lie detector.
Moe has moved the desk, and has a bunch of papers on it, plus a
recorder. They (Moe, and Curly) seem to take no notice of Robert's wounds, and
continue the questioning.
Erekosse comes upstairs and hands Samantha her Snub Pistol, holster, and
an extra clip of ammo. Dan and Charlie both see this, and it is quite
disturbing to both of them. Erekosse nods to Steve, who doesn't respond, and
walks down the corridor to Roberts stateroom.
Erekosse enters, and Robert is startled a bit. Curly asks, after
Erekosse is seated, if he could use the medical kit, to fix up Robert. Erekosse
, with a nod from the Captain, gets it, and hands it to Curly. After Curly
finishes, Robert continues to talk. Most of the places are unknown to either
Erekosse, or the Captain, but to Moe and Curly they seem known. They keep
talking for about an hour, and both Moe and Curly don't seem quite satisfied.
An hour passes, and Erc is looking at a jumbled mess of electronic
circuits, and wires. He throws the laser-tap to the floor and screams, "Shit!
Who made this damn thing? Probably a fucking genuis." He feels his patience
give out and he thinks, 'This is way above my expertise, but maybe not above
two men I know. First, though, maybe I should ask the Captain.'
Moe and Curly leave the stateroom, and so do Erekosse, and the Captain.
"I hold you two personally responsible for endagering the lives of my
passengers ...," starts the Captain.
"Us!" screams Moe, "If it wasn't for those two idiots, "pointing to
both Steve and Samantha, "none of what just happened would of. I know you have
rights Captian, but let me tell you, those two are the ones who should be locked
up right now, not him."
"Especially, since you just royally fucked our best chance to get to his
buyers," adds Curly.
"Now hold on here," says the Captain. "First of all, you two didn't
show any permits, and I want your guns now! Second, I have real doubts who you
say you are, and until we get out of Jump Space, your on my ship, and you follow
my laws, and you two broke them, bigtime."
"Okay, if you want our guns, take them," says Moe, and he and Curly hand
over their guns. They are cut-down sonic stunners, real military stuff you
gather, and they oddly weigh a good amount. "But let's get one thing straight,
Curly or I gets to stay with that man, we are not leaving him alone, so he can
off himself. We will switch off every 8 hours or so."
"Fine, but the other will be confined to his stateroom. And now, I'd
like to check your staterooms, if I may?"
"Go right ahead," says Curly.
The search of Moe and Curly's room produces 3 sets of ID for each
of them, they show up-to-date pictures of both, and have their "real names"
plus addresses. The ID's are a military pass, government pass, and out-of
Imperial boundary pass. Included are a few notebooks filled in info on Robert,
his meeting times, names, places, and other things.
Robert's room is then searched, with Robert's total objection, and you
find, an ID/Pass Card, possibly for a lock, or something else. A hand computer,
that is still on, a disguise kit, toiletries, a clothing repair kit, plus a
blade w/scabbard.
Moe and Curly both go into their stateroom, and Erc comes up to the
Captain, and says, "I can't break the lock, but I got a feeling that Dan and
Charlie might be able to. Only because it's way above my expertise, and they
did say they were computer experts."
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Well, we seem to have some interesting stuff happening, eh?
What's next?
Reponses due, 3-1-89
Later ....
NOTE: All material is copyrighted Brad Post, circa 1988, any use of this
material, for any reason, without the author's consent is a felony.
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