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Admiral's  Quarters.

Posted by Commander HackFor group 0
Commander Hack
GM, 117 posts
Mon 18 Apr 2011
at 13:08
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Commander Hack
GM, 118 posts
Mon 18 Apr 2011
at 13:15
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Re: Commander's  Quarters

   As they entered  the  Quarters, The Commander pointed to his  bar,  Help yourself... i have   collection, since i never  know what sort of MVPs  will be here...

 He, poured himself  a  Coffee  and the LC helped herself to  a glass of Sanri wine.

  The  Quarters  were large, indeed three bedrooms  off the Living space, a  kitchen, Vid  screens..monitors for the ship. There were HAcks'  souveniers from  his pilot  days. Picturs of Him  and the LC on vacation somewhere..a Picture of Lt. HAck standing nect to the Keel of the Hermes as it was finished, and awaiying lifting to space  by the Angel mother ship. around him were sevral Keel workers   and One Teenager. in the backround  they could see a tiny bit of theBuildings  that were left, after the Battery was raised to be one of the Keel laying stations.

  ..Now..that we are safe in here? Tell me what you have,,,who..what...was following  Shadow and  Killian?
Roy Spencer
player, 279 posts
Infantry Sharpshooter--
Sniper/Scout
Mon 18 Apr 2011
at 15:44
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Re: Commander's  Quarters

Roy held out the scope.  "I've got stills of them on here, and Stoly shot some video, as well.  Not sure who.  What?  Definitely human...and definitely professional, of some sort, although it's tough to say if it's some kind of elite security or criminal group.  Possibly paramilitary, but I didn't get that kind of feel from them."

He hooked the scope up to a card reader and started scrolling through pictures, until he got to the one of the guy in the stands at the game, on his comm unit...and the Hermes packet in his hands.  "Most alarming, seems they have some kind of inside connection on board."

He shrugged, and explained further.  "After the game, we noticed two group of them waiting in the stadium...they started moving down on the Hermes end of the stadium so Stoly and I headed after them.  Got down to the cab pick-up area just in time to see Shadow and Killian hop a cab, and then these guys came out of the woodwork, one group got into a private car, and another group plus our friend with the inside connection got into two cabs.  We followed the car--ended up at a nightclub in the Uppers, but since they'd seen us at the stadium, I didn't feel we could make an entrance into the club without drawing attention.  I got in touch with Killian, found out she and Shadow weren't at the club...so we came back here to report in."

He looked over at Stoly, and then continued, "I'd like to run these faces through some recognition programs, see if we can find anything about them.  I don't know if we have access to personnel files on Olympus or not, but I think we'd learn a lot more there than we would from what we might have on-board.  Also want to look into those comm units, see if we can identify specific models and where they originated.  If they're military issue, are they current?  Are they special-issue?  If they're not military issue, maybe we can find out who, if anyone, out here has recently purchased that kind of gear."  He stopped at that point, waiting to hear what Hack had to say in response.
Commander Hack
GM, 119 posts
Mon 18 Apr 2011
at 16:02
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Re: Commander's  Quarters

 Commander Hack bore the look of concern, more then alarm...LC? Fire up the Tape reader, have Stoly put it on screen one..Roy, put you pic  card into the reader on Screen 2....

  as the screens lit  up and the info  downloaded and put up, Hack shook his head. ..Don't recognize any of them..not  by face or manner anyway..Tha PAcket is a Courier's packet. I would bet Credits  to french fries it is the one that was  aboard  the Sanri Merchant ship , that thr Denmon's attacked. Now? how it got into this fella's hands..and why..that is something that is of concern.

 with a look of Distaste he pressed a button and  said,...Promo? I have  a job for you...The Olympus has a database for those who sign on as Civies  or Military folks...they have to have a pic, and  Blood ID, to get the  credits  wired to thier accounts....If i understand right? You can backdoor the site through  the payroll section...I am sending you pics  from my private screens..run the pics...see if you can find names, positions  ect....get back to me as soon as you egt your first ping...

  looking at Roy and Stoly,..Damn creepy that Promo..but we'll see what its  worth..we can always melt it  down in the fondry if it goes bad on us...

 ..You said they were Following  Kray and Hannah? are you certain? there was real concern in her  voice, though her  face held the half-angel coolness about it.
PROMETHEUS
player, 20 posts
Artificial Intelligence
Naval Lieutenant
Mon 18 Apr 2011
at 16:38
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Re: Commander's  Quarters

Prometheus was almost finished with the the comm array realignment when the Commander called him. The comm array began to reboot, a process the lieutenant had no control over. Perfect timing. Examining the images, he began accessing the Olympus servers. The AI was very, very good at his job. After three seconds, he had broken into the database. At the five second mark, he had cross referenced the pictures and all other data and identified the subjects. Another three seconds passed as he covered his digital tracks and copied all relevant data to a small memory device on the bridge. Triple encrypted of course. He couldn't have any damning evidence lying around for anyone to find.

Tapping into the intercom, a voice crackled out of the comm units of those in the room.

Sir, I've completed the given assignment.

The man with the packet is an EasternBloc fanatic, who frequently expresses his views on wanting to open diplomatic relations with the Demons.

The two men that were in the booth with Roy Spencer and Antonin Stolyarev are known mercenaries, who hire out as surveillance experts for Underworld figures.

The other men in the stands have been linked to bombings on several colonies, but thus far the evidence has been considered circumstantial. Both of them were last seen leaving the medical ship Canary after visiting an associate. The ship was destroyed some hours later in a blast that is currently under investigation.

There is also a stop on all payroll entries for one man who has ties with the group. It seems he died, having fallen off a building in the Grotto.

Commander Hack
GM, 120 posts
Mon 18 Apr 2011
at 17:09
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Re: Commander's  Quarters

   His eyes  watched the screensas Promo relayed the information. His frown evident as his eyes  settled on the fellow  witht packett,..Thank you Promo...if possible, see if you can find Sghadow  and  Killian with out conctacting them, Just need to know thier general location..nothing specific...thank you..

  looking at the others he nods,..that wa quick..still a tad creepy though. If  we  were staying  another  day or two...I might draw up a hit order on that fellow with the packett...but...we'll be leaving here  shortly..the body of the Sabotuer is going to be spaced  as we  sail pass Jupitor...didn't learn much from him...
PROMETHEUS
player, 21 posts
Artificial Intelligence
Naval Lieutenant
Mon 18 Apr 2011
at 17:22
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Re: Commander's  Quarters

The AI bounced several signals off the comm array. Half of his mind was busy reconfiguring the life support, but half his mind was far more than a whole mind of someone of lesser intellect. The signal was returned, to several points, at different times. Triangulation was one of the easiest methods of locating electronics. It took half a second to bring up a map of Olympus and cross reference it with the coordinates of Killian and Shadow. They were at a restaurant. A 'burger joint', as it were. The lieutenant patched through to the Commander yet again to relay this information.

Sir. I've triangulated Killian's comm device. She and Shadow are together in a restaurant, Lone Hammer Burgers. I will inform you if their location changes.

Resetting the life support systems in the engineering bay, Prometheus carefully monitored the air in all sections of the ship. This was a delicate process, and one he preferred not end in tragedy.
Commander Hack
GM, 121 posts
Mon 18 Apr 2011
at 18:09
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Re: Commander's  Quarters

  ..Thank you Promo...That is down in the Lowers, so...this team, at very least..is far off thier trail...

  Hack's  comm buzzed  and he read the ID, answering,  Hack here....
This message was last edited by the player at 18:22, Mon 18 Apr 2011.
Commander Hack
GM, 124 posts
Mon 18 Apr 2011
at 18:34
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Re: Commander's  Quarters

 Commander hack  noded as he spoke,..come up to the Bridge, I will send the word to clear you. I have more then  enough to eat here, and  we will be underway in less the  10  i would rather have your concerns  now, then after  we slipped the docks...

  Lookign at Roy and Stoly then to the LC...our  new Bio-tech  is  coming up for a chat..might as well saty, as alot of  ourjobs  are going to be  geared to helping him...help us...
Malcolm Francis Roberts aka Mal
player, 17 posts
Mon 18 Apr 2011
at 18:55
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Re: Commander's  Quarters

Security cleared Mal and he headed in. Door closed he said,
"Gentlemen...

I respond best to being called Mal.
Ask for Dr. Roberts and I look for my Mom.
Ask for Lt. Roberts and I think of an old war flick staring Gary Cooper.

Permission to speak candidly sir?
Sorry, I'm used to being the 'civilian' expert. New bars and all..."
and once again felt uncomfortable doing exactly what he had as a civilian, with the same kind of people.

Twisted...
Commander Hack
GM, 125 posts
Mon 18 Apr 2011
at 19:11
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Re: Commander's  Quarters

    Welcome ..er..Mal. There is the  kitchen area. Help yourself to what i have. This  is  MasterSgt Spenser. ensign  Stolyarev...They are part of my ...own..security unit. anything you have   can be  aired in front of them... he nods to LC  SI,..You have met the LC....
Malcolm Francis Roberts aka Mal
player, 19 posts
Mon 18 Apr 2011
at 21:12
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Re: Commander's  Quarters

Mal gave a friendly smile and said, "That's great..
It's the hypno stuff, you know?

Can't even remember I know certain stuff without proper clearance,
and he headed to the kitchen and began to make himself some sandwiches and get a drink.

As he did he said,
"Found out we have some...
the staff called them 'test subjects'.
A Tank and a Wisp they said..."
then grabbed the stuff and came back to where they were and had a seat near a somewhere to put his drink and food down.

He took a big bite of a sandwich, washed it down and then said,
"What I'm about to say is very classified and scares the hell out of me....

We've seen three types of Demon. They're very stable in their forms and they follow a similar pattern to hive insects. Not insectoid, but similar patterns. They keep most of their females well protected and safe. The female as the really smart ones.

What this means is that they do biological design a lot like a Queen bee or ant. So they can change the way one of their offspring are within a generation or two."


Then he munched for a moment being really hungry. He washed down his famine type eating and put the glass down.

The bear of a hunger was quieter so he was okay now. He sat back and looked eye to eye with the Commander and said,
"When I was studying specimens with the Angels we came across a creature that 'thought' someone to death. Some sort of projected hallucination. Lab tech killed themselves unintentionally. Creature was barely sapient. It was carnivorous and hungry though.

Point is....
I came in to check out my new lab and was told there were two Demon test subjects. They're being fed half rations and locked down. No security to speak of and no AI watching the security either.

That's a very cunning and clever Wisp with a powerful subject captive. It wants to kill us all and right now it's pissed off because it isn't being fed right.

Magnify what one of your security folks here could and would do if held captive on half rations by a demon.

One of their females could breed for something that looks just like a tank but has machine telepathy so could access our systems. It would be easy with their biotechnology to make a wisp that could do serious sabotage.

This really disturbs and bothers me. I see this as a direct threat to the ship and crew. So I've had my staff render them unaware.

Now I have some RNA that would speed up interrogation by suspending their time sense and making them relive the most horrible memories they have. Triggers the hind brain. I can make it so they are having horrible nightmares while unaware of their surroundings too. I'm very humans first and cool with that.

I am not cool with having an aware starving sentient and sapient Wisp and Tank without proper precautions.

Can you appreciate my difficulty Sir?"
then looked to the LC and others and said,
"Any comments from LC or the security unit?"
then ate as he listened for replies.
This message was last edited by the player at 21:14, Mon 18 Apr 2011.
the Commander's quarters.
Mon 18 Apr 2011
at 21:49
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Re: Commander's  Quarters

  The LC nodded slowly,  The protocols set up for demons  are to keep them weak. Though i musy cnfess your  worry is  well founded.

 Hack leaned against the Counter  as he  fixed himself  another  cup of coffee, we could  set up a camara  down there , easy enough...let Promo keep watch, but sooner or  later  we  are goig to run out of  meat to feed them..and I am not  cutting  off rations to the crew or the civies  for Demons. How long  can you keep them out?

  Then he looks to  stoly and Roy,..Gentlemen? YOu are going to be  gathering alot of  samles  as  we go through this universe..weigh in....
Malcolm Francis Roberts aka Mal
player, 21 posts
Mon 18 Apr 2011
at 22:03
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Re: Commander's  Quarters

Mal didn't even need to think about the answer to that. He dealt with it all the time. He said,
"Get me the gear to set up cryo I can store them indefinitely.
With 'Russian Sleep' magnetic conduction. Which can be modulated to give them nightmares.. Several months with pulses to keep them from losing muscle tone.
With biochemicals I could suspend them for various periods, but each have their hazards. Amnesia being one of the primary, so they become useless to interrogate.

Which do you want me to use Sir?"
then finished off his sandwiches and drink.

He looked up after that and said, "Commander?
Could I have more please?"
and felt a kinship to Oliver Twist at the awkward moment.
Commander Hack
GM, 129 posts
Mon 18 Apr 2011
at 22:14
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Re: Commander's  Quarters

  The Ciommande smiles, Help yourself, we will be loading stores  later tonight, so you aren't going to clean me out. And I have road Cargo craft more then once in my time...so..enjoy...

  Tell  The LC here  what you need...it should be delivered when the  Cargo  shuttles arrive..right now? they can't  say no to anything  we want..well..save for one thing..But  I am counting on  a Certain Lt to get that... he  chuckled  to himself  and gave his head  a half sake as he sipped his Coffee.

  The LC Placed her  lap top on the coffee table  Mal was using, the page was set for supply order..she  chuckled  slightly at  HAck's  last comment.and Looked to Roy and  Stoly.
Malcolm Francis Roberts aka Mal
player, 22 posts
Mon 18 Apr 2011
at 22:29
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Re: Commander's  Quarters

Mal stood and said,
"Thank you.
I need the gear for a cryo setup for as many 'samples' as you want me to store. At least one magnetic resonance chamber, it can be used many ways. Full lab gear for biochemical research and full spectrograph along with genetic testing equipment. Most of it is in the lab but I don't have the cryo or magnetic resonance there yet.

I'll get some grub in a moment....
If I've got an open order 'they can't refuse' then I would like the assistance of a tech full time to make equipment modifications. Wide experience range with gear would be best. I could make some dandy materials for your Promo and R&D to play with if I had a fabrication unit.

Oh and I have a cute joke and a interesting new tool for you. When testing some human RNA agonist on a Tank we ran across a very interesting reaction. One type induces chemical amnesia making the Tank function very poorly.

It smells bad enough to make people vomit and I don't have a system to disperse it.

The cute joke part is that an Angel who goes by the name of 'Digger' is a friend who saw me off. He suggested squirt guns. The Angels there thought that was funny as hell. HUD guided, Professional, skillful, marine units attacking the enemy armed with squirt guns. Digger thought it would confuse the hell out of the Demons,"
then he headed back to kitchen and started making up a stir fry.

Mal called out,
"Making stir fry!
Who all am I making it for!?"
then kept getting out ingredients.
Commander Hack
GM, 130 posts
Mon 18 Apr 2011
at 22:36
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Re: Commander's  Quarters

 Si  said,..I'll have some..there is Shrimp in the top left hand  freezer....

 The Commander chuckled,..the  squrit guns  sound  fine,  be real good in  close quarters, when we board. I will send out a call for  a tech that the athena  can spare..Teh Athena is our sister ship, we came off the line together, and look like twins, the Commander was a fighter Jock with me, she helps  us  out every way she can...we'll pay her  back..in credits  from prize money, or favors...its good to have friends like that. WQhne we have our briefing  for the upcoming mission, you might  want to talk with Captian Roles, he commands the  HArvetor, and you can bet he knows where to get most things normal folks can't...
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