(007) Regina Sunrise!

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(007) Regina Sunrise!

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Once aboard and in the wardroom you all feel a slight twitch under your feet. It's a sure sign that the ship you are on is underway again. A few minutes later an officer in a Lt's uniform sticks his head through the wardroom door.

He says, "We'll be down on Regina in a couple of hours. You will stay in here until you are escorted into the base there. Oh, there is a head through that door that you can use if you need to."

He leaves and the the two armed marines remain outside the open door.

The ride into port is completely uneventful. There are occasional announcements over the wardroom's intercom announcing the SDB's orbit, then its insertion into Regina atmosphere and finally that it has landed. You could tell the last without the announcement as the gravity and angle of the deck changes slightly after the ship lands.

A few minutes later you the Commander and a man you haven't met dressed in the black Imperial Naval Intelligence uniform step into the wardroom. The man appears to be in his 40's with grey hair peppering his dark hair at his temples and his well trimmed mustache. He is short and solidly built and moves lightly on his feet.

"This is Captain Crane. He will be leading your debrief."

"Ladies and Gentlemen." says Crane with a smile, "Congratulations on what appears to be a job well done. I've already spoken to Lord William, he wants to see you again, but that will have to wait until after he, and you are finished with your debriefing."

"If you will come this way we will get you to a secure location where we can get on with things." he half bows and waves his hand to encourage you to come with him out the door.

He says no more as he leads the procession out of the ship. You note that the pair of marine guards are replaced by a squad of a half dozen at the SDB's airlock. These new guards are marines, but are wearing the uniforms of the Intelligence Service under their combat armor. Their ACR's are spic and span, but you can tell they know exactly how to use them, and Sigrun seems to have a goodly portion of their attention.

You have to pause and blink as you leave the ship as the airlock faces a bright sun just rising over the silhouetted warships on the tarmac. An armored bus is at the foot of the gangway leading from the airlock to the tarmac.

You note that the bus is a wheeled vehicle, not grav. Crane doesn't board the bus with you, but a trio of the guards do. Crane and the other guards board grav vehicles and escort the bus past several large ships and into a maze of large buildings. The convoy turns from the road into a ramp leading to an underground parking area of one of the buildings.

Crane and his marines escort you into a large elevator that takes you down a dozen or more floors before stopping. Crane leads you out of the elevator into a maze of white corridors and after a short walk stops at a closed door.

Opening it Crane says, "You can wait in here. We will call you for your interviews. Hopefully, this won't take all that long."

He leaves you in a large room with sofas, easy chairs, a table with chairs around it and what looks like a autobar. The bar only serves up non-alcoholic beverages, but you find a deck of cards and several magazines and books. There is no television or communication facilities in the room and you quickly discover that your comms and computers can't get data connections in the room.
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Re: (007) Regina Sunrise!

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Eris wrote:He leaves you in a large room with sofas, easy chairs, a table with chairs around it and what looks like a autobar. The bar only serves up non-alcoholic beverages, but you find a deck of cards and several magazines and books. There is no television or communication facilities in the room and you quickly discover that your comms and computers can't get data connections in the room.
Zaki had stayed with Carlos, and she also sat close to Sigrun in a show of support as they traveled. Idly, she noted that her hip felt better then it ever had, which probably had to do with sleeping in a reduced gravity field.

After their keepers leave, the nurse walks to the bar, dispenses a soft drink fer herself and a kaff for Carlos, and delivers the hot beverage to him with a smile. She turns to Sigrun. "What would you like to drink?"
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Eris wrote: Opening it Crane says, "You can wait in here. We will call you for your interviews. Hopefully, this won't take all that long."

He leaves you in a large room with sofas, easy chairs, a table with chairs around it and what looks like a autobar. The bar only serves up non-alcoholic beverages, but you find a deck of cards and several magazines and books. There is no television or communication facilities in the room and you quickly discover that your comms and computers can't get data connections in the room.
"Well, it's a comfortable cell at least..." says Pedro as he gets himself a drink from the autobar and returns to sprawl out in one of the easy chairs. Are the magazines at all recent? Any news-like ones?
Pedro "Wong Way" Wong, 98BA77,
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bruce.desertrat wrote:"Well, it's a comfortable cell at least..." says Pedro as he gets himself a drink from the autobar and returns to sprawl out in one of the easy chairs. Are the magazines at all recent? Any news-like ones?
Pedro flips through the magazines. They aren't current, but they cover a variety of topics. Nothing newsy, mostly light entertainment, sports and other innocuous topics. Even a close reading will draw next to no real information from them about anything.

Think what you'd find in a doctor's office, only custom tailored to keep attention, but provide literally no useful information.

The idea of paper magazines is also pretty archaic. You are all a little surprised at seeing such things here. You would normally expect access to the net where you could browse blogs/vlogs/data feeds.
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Eris wrote:
bruce.desertrat wrote:"Well, it's a comfortable cell at least..." says Pedro as he gets himself a drink from the autobar and returns to sprawl out in one of the easy chairs. Are the magazines at all recent? Any news-like ones?
Pedro flips through the magazines. They aren't current, but they cover a variety of topics. Nothing newsy, mostly light entertainment, sports and other innocuous topics. Even a close reading will draw next to no real information from them about anything.

Think what you'd find in a doctor's office, only custom tailored to keep attention, but provide literally no useful information.

The idea of paper magazines is also pretty archaic. You are all a little surprised at seeing such things here. You would normally expect access to the net where you could browse blogs/vlogs/data feeds.
Pedro tosses the magazine he'd been flipping through back onto the table "These squirrels know their business. These things tell us nothing." He leans back. "bo-ring"
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joertexas wrote:
Eris wrote:He leaves you in a large room with sofas, easy chairs, a table with chairs around it and what looks like a autobar. The bar only serves up non-alcoholic beverages, but you find a deck of cards and several magazines and books. There is no television or communication facilities in the room and you quickly discover that your comms and computers can't get data connections in the room.
Zaki had stayed with Carlos, and she also sat close to Sigrun in a show of support as they traveled. Idly, she noted that her hip felt better then it ever had, which probably had to do with sleeping in a reduced gravity field.

After their keepers leave, the nurse walks to the bar, dispenses a soft drink fer herself and a kaff for Carlos, and delivers the hot beverage to him with a smile. She turns to Sigrun. "What would you like to drink?"
Carlos notices her ease of movement and smiles. "Thank you, dear."
bruce.desertrat wrote:
Eris wrote: Pedro flips through the magazines. They aren't current, but they cover a variety of topics. Nothing newsy, mostly light entertainment, sports and other innocuous topics. Even a close reading will draw next to no real information from them about anything.

Think what you'd find in a doctor's office, only custom tailored to keep attention, but provide literally no useful information.

The idea of paper magazines is also pretty archaic. You are all a little surprised at seeing such things here. You would normally expect access to the net where you could browse blogs/vlogs/data feeds.
Pedro tosses the magazine he'd been flipping through back onto the table "These squirrels know their business. These things tell us nothing." He leans back. "bo-ring"
Carlos chuckles. "That's the point, Pedro. Squirrels aren't in the business of providing information, they're interested in collecting it. And not to be paranoid, we're likely being watched and recorded, so I wouldn't confess to any Imperial crimes if I were you..."
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Keven wrote:Carlos notices her ease of movement and smiles. "Thank you, dear."
Zaki touches his shoulder. "You're welcome, my love."
Keven wrote:Carlos chuckles. "That's the point, Pedro. Squirrels aren't in the business of providing information, they're interested in collecting it. And not to be paranoid, we're likely being watched and recorded, so I wouldn't confess to any Imperial crimes if I were you..."
"You're not paranoid if they really are out to get you," Zaki says with a grim smile.
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Keven wrote:
bruce.desertrat wrote:
Pedro tosses the magazine he'd been flipping through back onto the table "These squirrels know their business. These things tell us nothing." He leans back. "bo-ring"
Carlos chuckles. "That's the point, Pedro. Squirrels aren't in the business of providing information, they're interested in collecting it. And not to be paranoid, we're likely being watched and recorded, so I wouldn't confess to any Imperial crimes if I were you..."
ROFL. I had a friend whose brother (who was in the DIA) was somehow mysteriously present in Poland during Lech Walesa's shipyard strike days (he came home from an unspecified trip to an unspecified location with a Solidarność banner). His family presumed their phone was being listened in on, and often answered the phone 'Communist Plot!'
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joertexas wrote:
Keven wrote:Carlos notices her ease of movement and smiles. "Thank you, dear."
Zaki touches his shoulder. "You're welcome, my love."
Carlos blushes slightly and blows her a kiss.
joertexas wrote:
Keven wrote:Carlos chuckles. "That's the point, Pedro. Squirrels aren't in the business of providing information, they're interested in collecting it. And not to be paranoid, we're likely being watched and recorded, so I wouldn't confess to any Imperial crimes if I were you..."
"You're not paranoid if they really are out to get you," Zaki says with a grim smile.
"True enough. And they don't shoot you for thinking." He puts down his kaff. "And with that, I'll shut up. Any fotonovellas in the stack?"
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Sigrun stiffens and positively glowers at the Naval Intelligence officer when he appears. On arrival at Regina she draws herself up to her full height and moves with a relaxed swagger.

She immediately notices the attention from the armed escort and pointedly places her axe and holstered autosnub within reach on the top of her pile of carry cases. She pauses, apparently noting their numbers and equipment, and appears to be faintly disappointed. Then she smiles at the Naval Intelligence marines. Her smile is cold and dangerous – the sort of smile that might be the last thing someone might see. With her weapons within reach she is not at all intimidated by the show of force and maintains her "dangerously cheerful" demeanour throughout the transfer.

She nods her thanks to Zaki when she notices her support but quietly comments “Be careful Nav Int believe in guilt by association as well as world of origin”.

She is grateful, if seemingly distracted, when Zaki offers to fetch the drinks and asks for a fruit juice which she sips while eyeing everything in the waiting room with deep suspicion. Apparantly unwilling to miss any opportunity to promote "warrior culture" Sigrun drags a dining chair over to where the group settle and turns it round to sit astride it whilst watching the door.

She flatly contributes “Then I’m not paranoid” to Carlos and Zaki’s exchange before opining “In the old stories I think there were places like this for people who had lived bad lives. Instead of going to a feast hall in the afterlife they had to read the magazines in places like this”.

(Sigrun determines that what she volunteers in her debrief will be limited strictly to the rescue mission, its planning and execution. On this topic she will be forthright and entirely professional whilst omitting any mention of Combat Drugs. She will decline to answer any questions relating to her prior military service on grounds of it being "not relevant". Any persistent questioning will be countered by her own enquiries as to when she will be able to see her friend Lord William).

(OOC: Bah! Missed the thread swap! :oops: Caught up now! :) )
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Tiglath wrote:She nods her thanks to Zaki when she notices her support but quietly comments “Be careful Nav Int believe in guilt by association as well as world of origin”.
Zaki snorts derisively. "They can believe what they like. Our results speak for themselves. Now, let's get there and see what they want."
Tiglath wrote:She flatly contributes “Then I’m not paranoid” to Carlos and Zaki’s exchange before opining “In the old stories I think there were places like this for people who had lived bad lives. Instead of going to a feast hall in the afterlife they had to read magazines in places like this”.
Zaki sits down next to her lover and laughs lightly at Sigrun's comments. "You have a vivid imagination, Sigrun." She sobers a little. "I think we will be fine."
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joertexas wrote:Zaki sits down next to her lover and laughs lightly at Sigrun's comments. "You have a vivid imagination, Sigrun." She sobers a little. "I think we will be fine."
Sigrun seems to relax momentarily and replies "I do hope so". She then resumes glaring malevolently at the door and adds "I'm making a real effort to be polite".
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Tiglath wrote:Sigrun seems to relax momentarily and replies "I do hope so". She then resumes glaring malevolently at the door and adds "I'm making a real effort to be polite".
Zaki's expression smooths as she focuses on Sigrun's face. "You're on their home ground, Sigrun. Imagine how you'd react to someone's challenge if you were doing your duty." She squares her shoulders and lifts her head slightly. "They will react poorly if you challenge them. It's not personal; they have a job to do."
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Admin-1, Air/Raft-1, Computer-1, Gambling-1, Medic-2, Rifle-1, SMG-1, Streetwise-1.

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joertexas wrote:Zaki's expression smooths as she focuses on Sigrun's face. "You're on their home ground, Sigrun. Imagine how you'd react to someone's challenge if you were doing your duty." She squares her shoulders and lifts her head slightly. "They will react poorly if you challenge them. It's not personal; they have a job to do."
Sigrun frowns irritably “Of course it is personal!”

She launches into an aggrieved tirade “I would expect their best warrior, a hero with a reputation and a Name, to challenge me and, in making that challenge, show me respect as a worthy fighter! We would stare each other down and maybe even trade some insults! Warriors are responsible - unless things were handled very badly there would most likely be an offer of hospitality”.

She continues “It is deeply insulting to ignore your host’s warriors! About as disrespectful as standing an anonymous armed mob outside to menace your guests! Duels have been rightly fought for much lesser slights!”

With dawning realisation Sigrun sighs and puts her head in her hands before asking “This is an Imperial thing isn’t it? Should I be disrespectful and uncultured? I suppose only I would notice. How should I behave to not cause upset?”

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Player: Jonathan/Tiglath
Sigrun Volsung, 9B7886, Lt Commander, 3 terms, age 31
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Tiglath wrote:With dawning realisation Sigrun puts her head in her hands and asks “This is an Imperial thing isn’t it? Should I be disrespectful and uncultured? Is that how you do it? No offence but it would explain quite a lot!”
Zaki leans forward. "Your definition of disrespect and what constitutes being uncultured differs significantly from that of most people here. If you want this to end, then please just answer the questions they ask you, and ignore their behavior. Otherwise, you will be kept here longer."
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Tiglath wrote:
joertexas wrote:Zaki's expression smooths as she focuses on Sigrun's face. "You're on their home ground, Sigrun. Imagine how you'd react to someone's challenge if you were doing your duty." She squares her shoulders and lifts her head slightly. "They will react poorly if you challenge them. It's not personal; they have a job to do."
Sigrun frowns irritably “Of course it is personal!”

She launches into an aggrieved tirade “I would expect their best warrior, a hero with a reputation and a Name, to challenge me and, in making that challenge, show me respect as a worthy fighter! We would stare each other down and maybe even trade some insults! Warriors are responsible - unless things were handled very badly there would most likely be an offer of hospitality”.

She continues “It is deeply insulting to ignore your host’s warriors! About as disrespectful as standing an anonymous armed mob outside to menace your guests! Duels have been rightly fought for much lesser slights!”

With dawning realisation Sigrun sighs and puts her head in her hands before asking “This is an Imperial thing isn’t it? Should I be disrespectful and uncultured? How should I behave to not cause upset?”
Carlos stirs his kaff. "Relax, Sigrun. Think of the crunchies as an honor guard. Remember, they weren't pointing guns at us, now, were they? It's like they wanted to protect valuable assets til the squirrels get through with their questions. And also keep in mind they don't come from your culture, so they probably don't know how insulting they are."
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Tiglath wrote: With dawning realisation Sigrun puts her head in her hands and asks “This is an Imperial thing isn’t it? Should I be disrespectful and uncultured? Is that how you do it? No offence but it would explain quite a lot!”
Pedro smiles and says, gently, "Welcome to the crazy, rude, uncouth, so-called 'civilized' Imperium, my friend. Leaving home was a hella eye-opener for me, too, and we're in the middle of the damn thing. Long ago I learned to roll with the gyro, much easier than fighting it " He looks out into the middle distance "Met a guy once, we were introduced on friendly terms, he promptly spit on the ground at my feet."

He chuckles "Not quite the expected greeting. Turns out he was born and raised in some hydro-naught rockball. Spitting on the ground meant you would just give away water, a precious thing and a gesture of respect."

Pedro shakes his head, "I'm pretty sure he got that beaten out of him pretty quickly in basic, but that always stuck with me. Like back home, people are 'Hey compa, give me your tanwrench', you give, not even a second thought, because you know it would go both ways. On a rock or in a hab, you're all you got, you and your mesticho tovaplayas."

He looks at Tiglath "Coming out to the wider worlds, I met a lot of drangin who would take me for anything, drop me like a shot. You learn, you loosen up a little some ways, tighten up in others, and you roll with the gyro...it's bigger than you and it's gonna turn no matter what you do."
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Sigrun nods "It seems I am ignorant of how to behave ... politely ... in the Imperium. In the Sword Worlds diplomacy is a ... traditional role. I will try to be less sensitive - I might need some help". She smiles "Sometimes that help might need to be very obvious so I don't accidently start a blood feud!"

She gives Pedro a sad smile and replies "I understand - I grew up in astrohabs. My family were Belters - asteroid miners. I'll tell you of it later if you wish but now is not a good time".

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Player: Jonathan/Tiglath
Sigrun Volsung, 9B7886, Lt Commander, 3 terms, age 31
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Tiglath wrote:Sigrun nods "It seems I am ignorant of how to behave ... politely ... in the Imperium. In the Sword Worlds diplomacy is a ... traditional role. I will try to be less sensitive - I might need some help". She smiles "Sometimes that help might need to be very obvious so I don't accidently start a blood feud!"
Zaki smiles sweetly. "I could order you a sedative."
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Prerna Nayar, 7C8A97
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Zaki Shursila, 486B97, Army, Major, 3 terms, 31
Admin-1, Air/Raft-1, Computer-1, Gambling-1, Medic-2, Rifle-1, SMG-1, Streetwise-1.

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Re: (007) Regina Sunrise!

#20 Post by Tiglath »

Deadpan Sigrun replies “You know you can’t peddle your "so called medicine" to us frontier savages - we only believe in the power of runes and shamans”. She nods at Carlos “And also it upsets the Scout Service”. She mock whines "Carlos, Zaki is trying to trade me sedatives for mineral rights - again!"

She moves over towards an armchair and snags up a magazine. Then, pointing it at Zaki with a mischievous glint in her eye she declares “Your “science” has no power over us” a smile comes unbidden and she adds “Just like your ale which can not make us drunk”. She flops into the chair and scanning the cover of her magazine, sighs and discards it unread “I am saving myself the trauma of discovering that the promised collectable part work has been stolen by Naval Intelligence”.
Last edited by Tiglath on Sat Feb 03, 2018 5:47 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Player: Jonathan/Tiglath
Sigrun Volsung, 9B7886, Lt Commander, 3 terms, age 31
Gun Cbt 3 (Rifle 2, Pistol 1), Melee Cbt 1 (Axe), Pilot 1,
Gunnery 1, Vacc Suit 1, Zero G 1, Streetwise 1, Recon 1,
Electronics 0, Grav Vehicle 0
Enemy: Imperial Navy (Lunion) Ine Givar(?)

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