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Post by tkdco2 on Jan 24, 2021 21:33:25 GMT -6
Sounds like a good place to keep Janet safe while we look for Pablo.
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Post by makofan on Jan 25, 2021 19:05:56 GMT -6
Hey all, I haven't really been on in a couple of months, but I'm ready to jump in if somebody can summarize what we are doing in one paragraph or so
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Post by tkdco2 on Jan 25, 2021 20:00:55 GMT -6
We're currently trying to spring Janet from the hospital where she's being held. We have her now, but we need to get out. We've had to tie up a couple of security guards and we're holding a nurse hostage until we make our escape. We were discussing where to go next, since we've also been hired to find someone else.
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Post by makofan on Jan 25, 2021 20:22:29 GMT -6
Jack thinks we should take our ship into the outback. We have an escape hatch in the orbital(?) scout base
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Post by ffilz on Jan 25, 2021 21:25:30 GMT -6
Ok, I think consensus is leaning towards taking the ship into the outback, but I want to confirm that before I make the next update.
Where are you releasing the nurse?
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Post by Starbeard on Jan 25, 2021 22:54:37 GMT -6
Let's ditch her safely when we get back to the ship. Then to the outback, where we can scout out a ranch that seems close enough to town and big enough that Pablo might have stopped there.
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Post by ffilz on Jan 25, 2021 23:18:14 GMT -6
Do you want to use the ship to scout out a ranch? Your ship is actually reasonably well suited to such, but you also have a launch and the air/raft.
You probably want to dump the nurse before actually reaching the ship, maybe drop just outside of the city, your ship is secluded a few km from the city behind a hill.
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Post by Starbeard on Jan 25, 2021 23:24:15 GMT -6
Ah okay, I forgot that the ship had already left town. Yeah, no reason to leave her where she can't make her way home easily.
We might as well scout from the ship if it isn't going to cause problems, seems safer that way.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2021 3:17:00 GMT -6
Hey all, I haven't really been on in a couple of months, but I'm ready to jump in if somebody can summarize what we are doing in one paragraph or so To add to what tkdco2 said, here's ffilz's summary
If we're scouting the outback, doing so from the ship seems the safest bet yeah. If we see trouble we can just flee straight away.
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Post by coffee on Jan 26, 2021 8:19:31 GMT -6
Yeah, let's dump the nurse and head back to the ship.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2021 9:01:17 GMT -6
Agreed!
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Post by tkdco2 on Jan 26, 2021 13:26:43 GMT -6
Let's get out of the hospital first. How far away are we from the exit? We may meet more resistance at the lobby.
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Post by ffilz on Jan 26, 2021 13:30:22 GMT -6
Let's get out of the hospital first. How far away are we from the exit? We may meet more resistance at the lobby. You're out of the hospital: "Ok, that works for me." The nurse shuts up real fast and stays quiet. You reach the roof and the air/raft without further complication. Taking the nurse with for now or leaving her on the roof? You could easily drop her off in a nearby alley. I guess technically I haven't run the getaway... You get away whether you drop the nurse of somewhere inside or outside the city.
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Post by tkdco2 on Jan 26, 2021 13:42:52 GMT -6
We can drop off the nurse anywhere it's convenient. Maybe let her know where the security guards are tied up, if they haven't freed themselves by now.
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Post by eris on Jan 26, 2021 14:26:31 GMT -6
If Janet is an Imperial citizen, will they offer her protection from the cult? Yes Once we get to some sort of safety we certainly need to debrief Janet before we do anything else. If the "Cult" is doing illegal Psi stuff, the ISS will want to know that. In the OTU the Imperium really, really frowns on that! My suggestion is get get to the Scout base (in orbit) ASAP, debrief Janet, turn the info over to them...and maybe Janet if that's agreed between them...and then set the ship down somewhere in the outback. Scout ships can land in clearings, so we should be okay there, and then talk to the locals. Where we set down should be somewhere along the route the Professor took from the city. As for the programs, I think it was the Generate program we didn't have and need to either get a lot more money...or spend an inordinate amount of time writing our own. Otherwise, we're going to continue to be dependent on buying Jump Tapes to get anywhere. I wonder if the ISS would be so thankful we got some evidence against the cult that they would reward us with that program? Probably not.
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Post by ffilz on Jan 26, 2021 14:49:26 GMT -6
My Imperium doesn't frown on psionics as much as the 3I, but they aren't popular.
Bastinadi is no longer under Imperial jurisdiction, which may be why the cult is operating here. The Scout base IS being maintained by the Imperium to keep an eye on the cult, so your information will be valuable to them.
They did kidnap an Imperial citizen from an Imperial world...
You would have to go to Class A or maybe Class B starport to purchase or acquire Generate. Yes, it would take a long time to write, and you need someone with Navigation-4 to help write the program.
You currently only have the Jump-1 program, so writing Jump-2 would speed your travel...
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Post by tkdco2 on Jan 26, 2021 18:52:51 GMT -6
I think the Imperium will be very interested in that bit about the cult coming to Imperial territory and kidnapping citizens.
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Post by eris on Feb 3, 2021 13:45:57 GMT -6
It hasn't been asked yet, I don't think, but how is Janet?
Can she tell us how she is and how she was treated by the folks that kidnapped her...*was* she kidnapped, or did she go with the Cultists willingly?
Does it appear she's been drugged? Experimented on?
Does she see us as rescuers or kidnappers?
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Post by ffilz on Feb 3, 2021 15:25:51 GMT -6
It hasn't been asked yet, I don't think, but how is Janet? Can she tell us how she is and how she was treated by the folks that kidnapped her...*was* she kidnapped, or did she go with the Cultists willingly? Does it appear she's been drugged? Experimented on? Does she see us as rescuers or kidnappers? Ah, yea, I missed some update... Once in the air/raft and she has a chance to catch her bearings and you folks a chance to give more explanation, she is glad you came to rescue her. It's possible they gave her some drugs that induced some confusion. She does not appreciate her seeking medical care for a broken hand turned into her being brought to Bastinadi and being run through some kind of brain/mental experimentation. Her hand is well on the mend at least.
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Post by tkdco2 on Feb 3, 2021 16:06:40 GMT -6
We should get Janet to an Imperial port ASAP so she can tell her story and get better care.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2021 13:06:37 GMT -6
Yeah! What's more, Janet's probably not a unique case. The hospital could be full of "Janets" from who knows where, when we explain this to the authorities we should get a reward!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2021 13:09:03 GMT -6
Also-if the Imperials don't care about who's zipping around on the outback, and the cultists don't hold sway there as far as we know, scoping things out there sounds safer than I originally thought.
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Post by eris on Feb 9, 2021 14:55:35 GMT -6
Also-if the Imperials don't care about who's zipping around on the outback, and the cultists don't hold sway there as far as we know, scoping things out there sounds safer than I originally thought. Yeah, but the Cultists might have "informers" outback, so we should still be careful as word of our activities might get back to them.
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Post by eris on Feb 10, 2021 14:05:35 GMT -6
Are we going to play out talking to the ISS about the Cult and Janet's abduction, or just say we did? If we aren't playing that out, shouldn't we get on with our planning and visit to the Outback? OOC: IOW, guess who is anxious to move things along?
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Post by ffilz on Feb 10, 2021 14:30:38 GMT -6
So up to the Scout Base first? Definitely let's get on with some action, I just need to understand what the next step is after dropping the nurse off...
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Post by tkdco2 on Feb 10, 2021 15:39:15 GMT -6
Scout base first, and talk to whoever is in charge about the kidnappings.
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Post by coffee on Feb 12, 2021 8:16:51 GMT -6
Scout base first, and if Janet is in need of any further medical care, they can take care of it. Or we can leave her there for safekeeping, if she doesn't want to come with us.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2021 3:22:46 GMT -6
Sure, let's go to the Scouts
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Post by Starbeard on Feb 13, 2021 22:26:59 GMT -6
Seconded. Scout base, talk to the head honcho, give Janet the option to stay or come with us, then down to the Outback to start combing for this guy.
I suggest starting the with the nearest large settlement to the gate we figure he left from.
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Post by eris on Feb 19, 2021 14:51:58 GMT -6
So up to the Scout Base first? Definitely let's get on with some action, I just need to understand what the next step is after dropping the nurse off... I think we've got a consensus. - drop the nurse off in at the downport
- go to the Scout Base
- let them know about the cult and Janet (if she wants, leave her with them)
- land in the "outback" and ask about the Professor
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