Imperial Fringe Online Game Chat Session Log March 16th 2003
21:10:39 - Andysan: okay I just sent my character
21:11:16 - Kraiger: Ummm,... he....
21:11:27 - Methuslah: Got him.
21:11:34 - Andysan: so whats going on?
21:12:21 - Andysan: 
Im all ears
21:15:37 - Methuslah: I've just sent you an email with your startup package. Essentially, the PC's were hired for an exploration of Egyrn subsector in Trojan Reach, but things have gotten a little out of hand. At present, they are in Trane, heading back to the Carrier 'Azhanti High Lightning', having just defeated a small Zhodani Task Force.
21:16:02 - Andysan: cool
21:16:06 - Methuslah: OK - shall we begin?
21:17:51 - Kraiger: All set...
21:18:13 - Andysan: Ready
21:19:52 - Methuslah: OK. The comm activates with the voice of a junior bridge officer on the AHL, putting out a general warning that several Zhodani fighters are still active in the area.
21:21:19 - Kraiger: (Comm to AHL) Roger, I think we've picked a couple up on our tail - we'll be coming in hot and moving past you...
21:22:52 - Methuslah: "Roger that, Sliver, will send out a couple of fighters to deal with you. Do you want to land again, or shall we sent a fuel shuttle out to meet you?"
21:24:59 - Kraiger: We'll be landing first...
21:25:54 - Methuslah: "Roger that. See you in a couple of hours, sir."
21:26:50 - Kraiger: (We'll workout a vector so the imperial fighters reach the Zho before they reach us...)
21:27:09 - Methuslah: You see no further trace of enemy activity. An hour later, a pair of Imperial fighters pass you, heading towards the Zhodani fighter you encountered. It is a fairly complicated maneouvre, but Kit manages to bring the shuttle around smoothly, and two hours later you are on final approach.
21:29:08 - Kraiger: OK...
21:30:01 - Methuslah: You pull in for a smooth landing, and are again on the deck of the AHL.
21:31:41 - Kraiger: I'll check on the Kid, to see if he's up to piloting us out to the X-boat. Kit, I assume, will take her "aquired" beer to the Marines...
21:31:47 - Methuslah: A group of service technicians arrive in the bay, and begin to refule your craft.
21:32:53 - Methuslah: With a wink, Kit heads off with a small package, moving out of the door at a run. The medical station informs you that the Kid will not be in condition to fly you out to the tender - he has regained consciousness, but is still rather shaken up.
21:34:06 - Kraiger: OK, I'll make my final report and say my goodbyes to the Marines - can we get another pilot, or will we have to leave the Silver at the X-boat?
21:35:22 - Andysan: I walk in to the xboat station
21:36:29 - Methuslah: Kit can fly your out to the station.
21:37:07 - Andysan: I sya "hello may I secure a ride to the station"
21:37:13 - Methuslah: Andy, the normally bored Xboat pilot is sitting hunched over the communicator. He seems to be having an argument with someone at the other end of the line, but with a time lag of over a minute.
21:38:20 - Methuslah: "Hold on - there's something crazy going on down on the planet. Something about a group of people coming up to ride on - they're talking about changing the routing orders!"
21:38:42 - Andysan: "Captain sir, may I please secure a ride to the station?"
21:40:27 - Andysan: "Something crazy?"
21:40:52 - Methuslah: "Fraid there won't be anything going into the orbital station. You're stuck here on the tender for a while. Just you, me and an Xboat."
21:41:13 - Kit just entered this channel
21:41:27 - Kit: Hi Folks
21:41:33 - Methuslah: He resumes arguing with the person at the other end of the line.
21:41:39 - Kraiger: Hi Kit
21:41:40 - Methuslah: Hello, Kit!
21:42:02 - Andysan: "So I wont be able to get my message?"
21:42:06 - Kit: Sorry I'm late. What did I mss?
21:42:31 - Methuslah: OK - Kraiger, you have given in your final report. Stewart is waiting for you at the Sliver, having turned over command. Kit - you are just handing over the beer to the Marines.
21:43:10 - Methuslah: "Looks like we aren't getting a message packet on this run. Instead of hauling the mail, we're going to be hauling people."
21:43:59 - Andysan: "Why is this?"
21:45:19 - Methuslah: "Something about an military emergency. Apparently they've had some sort of space battle down at the planet, and we're to take a group of people on. Whether we're going to Berengaria or not I don't know."
21:45:22 - Andysan: brb
21:45:40 - Kit: (Ok, I'Ve just caught up on the log)
21:47:08 - Methuslah: The Sliver is ready for take-off, and you've been given a course to take you out tot he Xboat station.
21:47:31 - Kit: (I chat a few minutes with the marines, exchanging pleasantries. Also I hand one of them a package with one copy of my encoded report, asking him to send it to Regina for me at the next opportunity he geths. I give him enough money to cover any cost that this might take.
21:48:38 - Methuslah: He nods his head, indicating that he'll see it sent.
21:48:41 - Andysan: Im back
21:48:46 - Kit: (After that I return to the others)
21:50:23 - Andysan: "Who are these people you will be transporting?"
21:50:35 - Methuslah: The ground crew are just finishing up when you arrive.
21:50:53 - Kit: OK Guys. I'm all packed and ready to go.
21:52:08 - Methuslah: "Three of them - a navy officer, a marine, and a retired scout."
21:52:15 - Kraiger: All set here...
21:52:22 - Kit: What are we to do with the sliver? Park it at the tender?
21:53:12 - Andysan: "Where are they heading?
21:54:15 - Methuslah: A Navy pilot will accompany you, to fly the ship back to the AHL.
21:54:26 - Kit: (Hey, I'm not retired, I'm in RESERVE! I just take care of a Ship, and both me and Bucephalos can be reactivated for Service any time !)
21:54:39 - Methuslah: "No idea - but I think we're getting diverted. They won't tell me anything, those idiots!"
21:54:57 - Kraiger: I guess - let them pick it up later... Unless the X-boat has a big cargo hold.... 
21:55:15 - Kit: OK. Lets get going. most likely my last flight on this great ship, so let's enjoy it!
21:55:19 - Andysan: "Darn it! Where will I sleep?"
21:56:17 - Kit: (Wasn't this the modified xboat with 6 freezing chambers?, Normal xboats have just 2 Life support entries)
21:56:43 - Kit: Well Big Cargo hold and XBoat don't really fit together.
21:57:06 - Kit: Unless you want to leave out the fuel 
21:57:41 - Methuslah: (Yes - an experimental model the IISS have been working on lately in Glisten subsector.)
21:58:22 - Methuslah: (Essentially, they've managed to reduce the size of a lot of the components, and the low berths themselves are considerably smaller.)
21:58:31 - Methuslah: "I guess you'll have to take a low berth."
21:59:36 - Andysan: "THis is mad! I will not risk my life in a low berth!"
22:00:28 - Kit: OK, Let's get going. I haven't been on an XBoat for a while, brings up some fond memories. No annoying people, just me and my ship and space.. Ahh.
22:00:47 - Kit: (Someone does not trust medicine her 
)
22:00:59 - Methuslah: "They're safe enough."
22:02:08 - Andysan: Bahh
22:02:47 - Methuslah: The autolaunch is now back in operation, and the Sliver smoothly glides out, to begin an uneventful voyage. After five hours, you sight the tender, directly ahead, and have slowed to a docking speed.
22:04:50 - Kit: Ahh. Too bad we have to part now (affectionately pats the Sliver's console) The Kid will take good care of you, I'm sure. (Proceeding to dock)
22:05:44 - Kraiger: I'll organise the cargo transfer to the X-boat...
22:05:54 - Methuslah: Make a pilot roll - 5 or over.
22:06:15 - Kit: After docking at the tender I give the pilot who is to fly the Sliver back a short speech about treating the ship well and so on, Pilot Roll 2D6: 9
22:06:30 - Andysan: (are they on the x-boat yet?)
22:07:01 - Kit: (We're just docking) All docked and ready to go.
22:08:16 - Methuslah: Docking complete. The airlock seals are tight and holding, and the entryway is pressurized. You are clear to enter the tender.
22:08:38 - Methuslah: "Guess I'll get the boat ready to launch."
22:08:49 - Kit: OK, I grab my bag, give the Sliver a final affectionate pat, and board the tender.
22:09:11 - Kit: OK, Now I need a little talk with the XBoat Pilot.
22:09:43 - Kit: Something about "hey, Don't ya wanna rest for a week?"
22:09:54 - Methuslah: (OK Andy, introduce yourself.)
22:10:40 - Andysan: "Hello, so your the reason I'm stuck on this boat? My name is Deno.
22:11:10 - Andysan: I extend my hand
22:11:50 - Kit: My name is kit (Description: A human woman in her mid fifties of average height. Her hair is usually kept very short and while originally dark brown is beginning to grey. Though still in relatively good physical shape she cannot deny her age and her face shows its share of wrinkles. Her almost perpetual frown doesn’t necessarily help in this regard. By the way she moves it is quite obvious that she has spend most of her life on starships and is used to operating in various G-environments. She also seems confident and sure of herself but she does not give the impression of wanting to get to know other people. She is neither attractive nor ugly and would probably not be noticed particularly in any crowd of people.) Currently carrying a large, well worn spacebag over her shoulder.
22:12:12 - Kit: Nice to Meet you Deno. You'r ethe Xboat pilot?
22:12:42 - Kraiger: Hey there - want to give me a hand with the gear/ (wheeling my trunks of equipment to the X-boat)
22:13:02 - Kraiger: (Kraiger is in his late thirties, lean and fit with a military bearing)
22:13:24 - Kit: Say Kraiger, Why are you travelling with more trunks than my aunt when she goes on a weekend trip?
22:13:34 - Andysan: "No I'm not, that is this mans job."I point to the captain"I was going to get a message before my trip was interupted by you"
22:14:14 - Kit: Ah OK, (turns to the Pilot) Hello there. So you are the guy who is supposed to play our ferryman eh?
22:14:54 - Andysan: "Where are you going?"
22:14:58 - Methuslah: The captain has ducked into the Xboat itself, muttering something under his breath.
22:15:18 - Kit: So how is this new model... (proceed to draw him into a short discussion about xboats, my own experiences and other chitchat among scout-pilots.
22:16:29 - Kit: If he seems to be someone preferring his privacy, I'll abandon the chatter and come right to my offer) hey, what about a week or tow of having someone else doing your work while you take a nice break?
22:16:52 - Kraiger: "Well Kit, it seems people have a tendancy to want to shoot at you, so if I'm going to hang around you, I want to be prepared! "
22:17:13 - Andysan: " So Kraiger, may I help you with that luggage?" I start transferring the luggage into the x-boat.
22:18:02 - Kraiger: "Thanks Deno" (stowing gear carefully). How long do we have before launch?"
22:18:25 - Methuslah: The captain sticks his head out of the hatch.
22:18:54 - Methuslah: "All right - straight answer wanted. Where are you going. Are we going to Berengaria, or what?"
22:19:01 - Kit: (to captain) Hi there.
22:19:46 - Kit: We are going to berengaria, but via Romar. Now what about that holiday of yours?
22:20:48 - Andysan: "Good, I need to go to Berengaria as well,to pick up my scout ship."
22:21:17 - Andysan: "Guess this isnt so bad after all."
22:21:26 - Kit: Your Scout Ship? Cool (proceed to ask him about technical details)
22:21:39 - Methuslah: "Romar! That's a navy base!"
22:21:55 - Kit: ´So you're a scout?
22:22:18 - Kit: (to Pilot) Jup, we need to get a report there.
22:22:31 - Kraiger: 0 Is there a way to get to Berengario without stopping a Romar?
22:22:48 - Andysan: Yes I recently retired after 20 years.
22:23:33 - Kit: Retired. Kid, We don't retire, we just go to reserve. Why did ya just do 20 years?
22:25:12 - Andysan: They didnt want me any more, I got replaced by a younger guy.
22:25:57 - Kit: They didn't want ya? (unbelieving stare) But they entrusted a ship to your care? What did ya do?
22:26:06 - Methuslah: "Yes - Cyan. You know, the world with the Imperial Way Station! Now we'll have to bypass it. I'll be three weeks late for my leave!"
22:26:43 - Kit: (to pilot) Hey, we are at war. Don't expect to get any leave any time soon.
22:27:46 - Methuslah: "War! Who said anything about a war!"
22:28:10 - Andysan: "war!"
22:28:32 - Kit: The Zhodani have declared war on the empire. They attacked the station at Trane here and were only barely defeated. But this is most likely not the only place they attack.
22:29:22 - Kit: Thats why we have to go to Romar
22:29:47 - Andysan: "THis is grave news!"
22:30:27 - Kit: Lokk at it from the bright side, you might be immediately drafted back to service with your ship.
22:32:19 - Andysan: So how about I travel with you guys for a while?
22:32:53 - Kit: It tends to get hot where we travel Think you can stand the heat?
22:33:48 - Kit: (to pilot) So maybe I ruined your leave here, I can offer some compensation, like taking your workload offa yar back until we get to berengaria? Do we have a deal?
22:34:03 - Andysan: Of course, It will feel good to begin adventuring again!
22:35:00 - Methuslah: "Low berth all the way. A deal."
22:35:03 - Kit: I dunno why they ever try to retire us scouts. It's plain useless. We aint made for idling around.
22:35:38 - Kit: (To Pilot) Good. (exchange whatever technical details are necessary)
22:35:38 - Andysan: So So what job are you guys on now?
22:36:04 - Kit: Thats... confidential.
22:38:21 - Kit: OK, all Passengers to Berengaria please proceed to medical chackup, store your stuff and get ready for a nice slumber. Who wants a wakeup call at Romar?
22:39:06 - Methuslah: "Not me. What a dump. Just leave me under until we get back to Cyan."
22:39:44 - Kit: (to pilot) Okay.
22:39:52 - Andysan: I do
22:40:23 - Kit: So who wants to go first? (starts checking the cold berths and preparing them for use)
22:40:32 - Kraiger: Sure thing...
22:41:15 - Kit: (to Pilot) We may have to wake you up at Berangaria, bu i'll see what I can manage for you.
22:42:05 - Kraiger: "*sigh* I hat these things (climbing in)"
22:42:09 - Methuslah: OK Kit. Make a medical roll - 4 or above, for each person going into cold sleep. The pilot goes first.
22:42:33 - Kit: (Are we luck today? 2D6: 7
22:42:58 - Kit: 2D6: 9
22:43:04 - Kit: 2D6: 6
22:43:14 - Andysan: I climb in the 3rd berth
22:43:19 - Kit: 2D6: 3
22:43:31 - Kit: Oops. Who was the last one?
22:43:46 - Andysan: uh oh
22:44:20 - Kit: (hey the 3rd one was ok, the 4th one gets nightmares or an itch or some other problems)
22:44:38 - Methuslah: Well - The pilot went first, then andy. EIther Kraiger or Stewart. Odds Kraiger, Evens Stewart.
22:44:41 - Methuslah: 1D6: 5
22:45:02 - Methuslah: Kraiger - the device has malufunctioned, but not totally.
22:45:18 - Kit: Do I notice any problem and can I fix it?
22:46:01 - Methuslah: You won't be able to revive him with the equipment on the xboat, as he has been put into a level of cold sleep much greater than normal. You will need the facilities of a starbase hospital to bring him out safely.
22:46:36 - Kit: OK, Too bad Kraiger, We'll see what we can do at Romar.
22:47:18 - Kit: Ok, Now that I am finally alone on the ship (at last) I get out henry, give him the run of the ship, then prepare everything for takeoff.
22:48:06 - Kit: (comm to the carriers) Ready for takeoff out here. Any last minute changes or new data for me to take along?
22:48:26 - Methuslah: The communications lag is obvious now, as you are at quite a distance from the planet.
22:48:59 - Kit: I'll use the waiting time to busy muself with the checklist and cavigational preparation
22:49:02 - Methuslah: "All is well here, Countess. You are cleared for departure at our end. We'll meet you at Berengaria as soon as repairs are completed. May the Emperor's blessing fly with you."
22:49:45 - Kit: Thanks, (btw, is Silvaa with us or was he not yet fit enough?)
22:50:08 - Methuslah: Silvaa was not fit enough to make the trip. He and the Commander will join you with the AHL.
22:50:10 - Kit: And I'm a Baroness, why does everybody get that wrong.
22:50:10 - Kraiger just entered this channel
22:50:53 - Kraiger: 
22:50:58 - Kit: Ready for takeoff, plotting jump (yeah I know, you probably want a navigation and a piloting roll yes?)
22:51:23 - Kit: Pilot 2D6: 9
22:51:34 - Kit: Navigation 2D6: 10
22:51:45 - Methuslah: You would be guessing correctly. What's your Navigation skill again? (Pilot roll 4 or over)
22:52:02 - Kit: Navigation Skill is at 3
22:52:42 - Methuslah: Well, you've made both rolls perfectly, and the ship slides into Jumpspace like a knife through butter.
22:53:32 - Kit: Alone at last.. On to a relaxing week without annoying people, just me and the ship and space.
22:53:55 - Kit: I'll catch up on some technical reading adn just enjoy being alone.
22:54:07 - Kit: And Henry finally gets some attention.
22:54:59 - Methuslah: The week passes without incident - one relaxing jump for once. The ship handles like a dream, and the autopilot handles most of the work. Finally, the time comes to break out of jumpspace.
22:55:26 - Andysan: (whos henry?)
22:56:06 - Kit: (A robot-cat-toy-something, which your Character hasn't seen yet )
22:56:58 - Kit: I assume you want another roll eh? 2D6: 8
22:57:05 - Methuslah: Another pilot roll will be required to complete the jump successfully. 4 or above again.
22:58:33 - Kit: 2d6: 6
22:58:52 - Kit: 2D6: 11
22:59:19 - Andysan:
22:59:25 - Methuslah: Through you go. Your ship emerges from jumpspace on a direct course for Romor.
22:59:44 - Methuslah: After a few seconds, the indicators light up to announce an incoming message.
22:59:56 - Kit: Accepting it
23:02:06 - Kit: (must be a loong message 
)
23:02:42 - Methuslah: "This is Commander Harold Potter of Romor Base. Identify yourself immediately. This space is under temporary restriction."
23:04:07 - Kit: Baroness Dr. Messalina Kitiara of Regina IIs Reserve on unscheduled flight from Trane. We carry important information for the Imperial Command.
23:04:38 - Kit: (dammned why do I think he rides a broom in his spare time? )
23:05:21 - Methuslah: "What is an Xboat doing out here?"
23:05:43 - Kit: It was the fastes way to get here to deliver our message.
23:06:16 - Kit: All other jump capable ships had been damaged in the fighting at trane or are needed elsewhere.
23:07:23 - Methuslah: "We have a shuttle en route now. Any cargo or passengers we should worry about?"
23:08:59 - Kit: Four Passengers in cold berth, one to remnail asleep, obe with malfunctioning berth. He needs a full medical station to be revived safely. Cargo is just some crates of personal luggage.
23:09:26 - Kit: Once we have delivered our report, we need some fuel for we have to continue on to berengaria.
23:11:23 - Methuslah: "You'll have to make a report to the commanding officer, Baroness. Commander Haworth will require it. The shuttle can tow you to dock, and we can revive your passenger."
23:12:46 - Kit: Acknowledged. It would be good if the revived passenger could also add his comments to the report, as he has been part of the proceedings.
23:13:36 - Methuslah: "Shuttle will be with you in about half an hour. Oh, excuse me for a moment."
23:14:37 - Kit: (mumbling under her breath) Let me guess, a fleet of Zhodani warships has just jumped into this system.
23:14:51 - Kit: OK, standing by.
23:15:04 - Methuslah: Five minutes pass without reply.
23:15:42 - Kit: Anything on the scanners?
23:16:49 - Methuslah: The shuttle is heading for you, on a good trajectory. The communications light has activated again.
23:17:11 - Kit: OK, taking it.
23:17:39 - Methuslah: "Er, Xboat. Please indicate if you can hear me."
23:18:05 - Kit: I can hear you fine. Please identify yourselves?
23:19:01 - Methuslah: "This is Ensign Lange, on Shuttle 056824. We lost contact with the ground base a few minutes ago. Do you have contact with them?"
23:19:47 - Kit: No I'm sorry. No contact from here. Do you see anything unusual on your scanners?
23:20:35 - Kit: Say Ensign, why is the system under temporary restriction anyway?
23:22:47 - Kit: (I see if i can pick up anything with the xboats systems. It should have powerful communication equipment)
23:23:10 - Methuslah: "We've been conducting fleet excercises. Most of the base personnel are out in the belt, running tracking stations for the fleet. It's been hectic, I can tell you."
23:23:39 - Kit: (I mean, what else is an xboat but some big data storage and powerful comm equipment with a jump drive strapped to it?)
23:24:45 - Kit: I do believe that. It will get even more hectic, once We get our message through. Are you aware that the Zhodani have declared war on the empire?
23:26:05 - Methuslah: "What! War! I don't believe it!"
23:26:57 - Kit: Well I don't make jokes about such serious things. They attacked at Trane but were rebuked there. I don't know where else they have attacked.
23:27:55 - Kit: But that whole matter does make me understandably nervous about losing contact with your base.
23:27:56 - Methuslah: "My god. My god. The 124th is out of position. The subsector fleet is out of it's post!"
23:28:16 - Kit: (anything I can find out with the equipment aboard?)
23:28:43 - Methuslah: Just that the base is not answering hails.
23:28:45 - Kit: That is not good. Can you reach any of the ships directly?
23:29:37 - Kit: If you can, get me some contact to the highest ranking officer you can catch.
23:29:46 - Methuslah: "Not at the moment - they're all maintaining comm silence."
23:30:27 - Andysan: I gotta go
23:30:30 - Andysan: bye
23:30:37 - Kit: Dammned, this is an emergency, let them remain silent, I hope they listen at least. hail them, this is urgend, and it's no test.
23:30:50 - Methuslah: Shall we bring it to a halt there - it's getting late over here.
23:31:04 - Kit: (I hope we get a chance to speak some more when you wake up next Time Andysan!)
23:31:48 - Methuslah: (Good game I think - we progressed quite far.)
23:32:07 - Andysan: yes stop it so i wont miss anything
23:32:19 - Kit: Seems like I'm the only one talking currently anyway. I hope I get a chance to wake up the others soon, everybody but Kraiger should not be a problem.
23:32:54 - Kit: Yes, I've actually spend a week in jump!! Got some reading and learning through, I hope.
23:33:04 - Kraiger: Snoooorrrre! See ya next week....
23:33:25 - Kit: See ya Kraiger, sorry for that 3.
23:33:27 - Andysan: bye
23:33:36 - Methuslah: See you all next week. Keep well.
23:33:39 - Kit: I promise, I'll make up for it.