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Post by wolflet59 on Aug 7, 2006 14:16:01 GMT -5
Hi there Hunter nice to have you aboard! Four-Eyes is looking after the crew on the bus - youre still guide - I think youll make a good team-up You know about the country and its pecadilloes ( small brightly coloured parrots) so you can keep the team informed - while Four-Eyes keeps them working as a unit... whatta ya think?
By the By - were heading on out at dawn, loading up at 4:00 We want to be on the road before anyone knows weere gone... dont like long goodbyes
Lucille seems in a brighter mood now that she will be on the road again..
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Post by bythtron on Aug 7, 2006 21:20:01 GMT -5
I grin at Jakey and offered his hand. "Thanks for the tip about the new guys there. And nice to hear that Micros there. He said that i should talk to his boss about getting a lift or some work in Seattle."
Jakey the big ork offers his hand" Its been nice working on repairs with you. But i know theres not alot of work here for both of us." I offer a hand in thanks. Who takes it my hand looks rather small compared to his.
"Thats true. Thats why i was helping with the security of this place. My drones are top notch to both of us able to keeping them in tip top shape. But i should go see this new guy for a job" He heads out to look for this guy called Four-eyes. Jakey laughs at the thought of the Thunder refering to the mines drones as his own.
Walking up to the bus he nodded to Micro "Good to seeya again." He turns and looks at the guy they where calling Four-Eyes. "Someone told me i was supposed to come see you about a possible job? " He figured the money would be good the nuyen he had in his pocket was okay but only good if you where living at the mine. He wanted to head to Seattle for an adventure.
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Post by Braddoc on Aug 7, 2006 22:27:03 GMT -5
Pretty' slow day..
Four-Eyes walked his hangover, checking his claim, with a nice view on the crater AND the fence, he almost felt like a millionaire..without the creds to back him up...Well, 'guess it's a nice place to hide from the heat..or spend some quiet time after retirement..
He walked without really paying, more looking around the place, couple of shack, no vegetation, 'feels like home..He went to check on Ballastor, hellos and goodbyes, then he went to Jakey, always looking the bus once in a while, not to mention the bus' mechanic.
"Hey Four-Eyes, hear y'all be leavin' soon, I did end one of my assistant, some dwarf named Thunder, for 'ya, I think he wants to hitch a ride down to the City."
"All right Jakey, we can always use another couple of hands on board..thanks again for warnin' me 'bout that drone who wanted to get me by behind."
"Bah, don't mention it, it all turns out ok for you..even better for us!"
"Yeah..anyways, here's some 'yen for 'ya..'least I can do, I could have ended up loosing a leg or soemthin'."
"Nah, I don't need..." Four-Eyes simply dropped it in his shirt pocket "You take and enjoy, ok?..if you're even in Puyallup, look for me; I"ll help 'ya get what you need."
He left Jakey's and walked to the bus, then leaned on it, near the door. Hunter came back, his ankle still hurting "Yeah... well, I"ll ask Micro to check on that." Micro came around shortly after with his gear. He was followed by a dwarf, looked kinda tough. Well 'least his and Micro seems to know each other.
The dwarf then turned his attention to the young man, who was quietly smoking a cigarette.
"Someone told me i was supposed to come see you about a possible job? "
"Huh..yeah you heard right..Name's Four-Eyes..you must be that Thunder guy Jakey told me about..ok, well it's pretty simple:protect the bus, the driver, the cargo and the rest of the passengers..we're going back to Seattle, pay's a 1000 Nuyen, don't act stupid, listen to Lucille the driver and there's Hunter too, he's the guide. If drek hits the fan, you follow me and don't go all shooting everything..'don't want to trouble with the local law..sounds good?"
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Post by bythtron on Aug 7, 2006 23:04:52 GMT -5
*He nods "Sounds good to me. "reaches up and scratching shis datajack. "If you need another driver i know how. " Looks at the bus. "Its in pretty good shape. So what are we hauling back to town if i can ask?"
Pulls his lined coat over top of him and his two guns. Making sure his spare clips are on him. At the mine he didn't have uch call for carrying guns unless needed. But since he didn't have his drones he would need them. Looks to Micro "You think shot gun is good for you. YOu might fall asleep."
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Post by scawire on Aug 8, 2006 13:41:00 GMT -5
"I think I can handle shotgun, I just need two cups of coffee in the morning then I can get going, Just don't talk too me too much until the first one is in me or I'm likly to bite your head off. If you don't want me there I can always sit some where else, I can see somethings others can't but others can see things I can't. You can decide if you want Mage Eyes or dwarf thermographic or just normal human eyes, you seem to be the desenated leader for the time being." Micro says to Four Eyes with a smile happy to get back on the road to hopefully uping his magic power.
"So you want me too take a look at Hunters leg do you, alright just let me throw the rest of my stuff on the bus" Micro load the last of his stuff on the bus and goes over to Hunter and cast a low level heal spell on it. "Well Hunter if you still have problems with it you may want to talk to Ballestar and see If the Doc is at the mine today he may be able to help. Oh Ballester I should give my far wells to him."
Micro runs off and give his good byes to Ballester and some of his other friends at the mine. After which he returns, "So Thunder your coming along for the ride, That is good to hear It is always better to have more bodys when the spells and bullets start flying more guns to shoot back at the one shooting at you and more bodys for them to aim at too."
(OOC If you would like me to roll for the heal Spell I will but I'm thinking I have a day to sleep it off so the drain shouldn't matter in the game enviroment.)
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Post by bythtron on Aug 8, 2006 16:57:24 GMT -5
"Yep i am coming for the ride. Just wish i had my drones with me. Kinda feel naked without them." Thinks of the drones he heard where shot down. Thinks he could maybe cobble together something out of the scraps. His own personal make of drones would be cool.
Looks around " I need something to tinker with if your sitting shotgun Micro."
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Post by scawire on Aug 8, 2006 17:09:52 GMT -5
"Well you never know if there is some junk at the mine that they are just going to throw away they may let you have it or you will most likely have to shell out some money for anything they where going to fix and use themselfs" Micro says as he try to think of things that Thunder can do to help the time pass quicker on the trip.
"Well If Four Eyes thinks it is better for you to sit shotgun then me you can do that but that may be boring just watching trees pass by." Micro states not too overly concerned with who sits shotgun.
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Post by bythtron on Aug 8, 2006 19:10:54 GMT -5
"Well we should able to take it. I think most of the drones." Points at himself. "They had me fixing it alot. But we should ask Jakey see if he can spare some parts. Would give me something to do. Even if the drones you trashed aren't that great. I might be able to cobble something together to make a scout drone or security drone for us."
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Post by Braddoc on Aug 8, 2006 21:00:37 GMT -5
Four-Eyes kept smoking his smoke, slowly, tasting the burning tobbacco "Aren't great?..One had a shotgun mounted on it, and brand new electronics...Oh it's scrap now, I made sure of that, you could build 2 junk bots outta that good one."
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Post by bythtron on Aug 8, 2006 21:19:20 GMT -5
*smiles* That might be interesting. Hopefully we can find the parts before the bus heads out." Looks around for the parts. "Where are the parts FOur-eyes? I want to dabble with the electrocins. Anything i can use would be helpful."
He starts looking for spare parts in the throw away pile. Thinks might find something before the bus pulls out.
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Post by Braddoc on Aug 8, 2006 21:36:35 GMT -5
He raised his shoulders in ignorance " 'Dunno chum..'Guess Jakey or E-Weasel took 'em..not alot of eletronic stores around..I didn't even see a flat machine or a music chip/reader distributer too!"
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Post by bythtron on Aug 8, 2006 21:47:12 GMT -5
Well i did found the two drones you where talking about. Theres more over int he company pile but i am not touching them.
He knows they need those parts. So won't touch them at all.
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Post by wolflet59 on Aug 9, 2006 7:53:24 GMT -5
As drones are 10,000 a pop - they would be quickly snaffled up by the owner - and taken off for repair. If you have paid for your own drones - then you can store them somewhere inside or on top of the bus - they will be the size of car tyres if not tractor tyres they aint little! have a look at the weights in the book - something to think about next time you encounter drones- shoot em up and steal them away! it is a different angle on taking everything they can throw at you!
You head off to the 'Troll' for an evening guzz - keeping it light tonight - your excuse is the loss of braincells last night.. rather than blabbing that your off in the wee smallhours..
Come eleven in the eve, you trapse back to your resective dwellings, pack the last of your gear, an catch some zedz
With the beeper waking you at 03:30 those bleary eyes pop open - important stuff to do - bus soonest.. out of your cot - gather your gear and offinto the bitter black not-yet-morning air.
There are dim lights on around the mining camp - the bus too is quietly lit, the back end open and being fed by the two droids again... looks like the silver copper and boxes of crystal are all going on board.. knocking on forty or fifty small plas crates with a few kilo in each and some styrene packaging. It all stacks up small over the rear axles.. there is now loads of room in the back.
synthi-bac and tins of self heating caff send off clouds of smoke steam and smell - you can sort yourselves out as to where you want to sit - Four-Eyes will probably want to do a bit of organising.. He is up front right hand side by the doors.
By 4 the loading is done - Ballastor shakes with Lucille, theres a lot of new cameraderie there - seems like a world of care has been lifted from the dwarf's shoulders.. something about being ableto get back to his real job underground..
Shakes and smiles all round while the bus engine purrs quietly - still loud in the still morning dark..
All aboard who's coming aboard quips Lucille - waiting while each of you climbs aboard, and youre off - out of the gates into the black sided road cutting through the overtowering forest. Lights on, looks like a fuzzy tunnell in the darkness - you can see that night driving could be perilous if you were forcesd to stop for a critter.. could be a reason for those fender bumps...
around an hour later and 50kilometres, the sun begins to light up the dark green canyon you have been travelling - picking out the brilliant white of the mountaintops. The dawn brings colour too - though not everyone is awake to view the splendour...
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Post by scawire on Aug 9, 2006 11:46:32 GMT -5
"Man what a sight I'm glade I got my two coffees in me or I would have missed this."Micro thinks as he begins astrally preciving just to get a better veiw. "WOW! I always love the view of sunrises in astral space the sun has a great aura when it first lights up the sky." Micro can't help but sit on the edge of his seat as the sun starts to peak over the mountaintops. "Too bad there isn't a view screan for the none awakend. You could sell this view so easyly, I'd be rich."
(OOC So Braddoc did you decide who is in shotgun I'll leave it up to you you are the one that has been on the bus the longest.)
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Post by bythtron on Aug 9, 2006 18:19:09 GMT -5
*he gets his stuff and puts them in the bus. walking in he taks a seat in the middle for know. He had scrounged up some equipment just to fool around with.*
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