Chapter Nine: Year 300, 6th Day

[joertexas]

Please identify yourself. Are you in any danger?

"I am the captain of the merchant ship Queen of the Belt. We have armed intruders aboard, and we are in an emergency situation! Put me through to Traffic Control. Right. Now."

Very good Maam. We will contact the tower and warn them of your status. How many intruders do you have aboard? Are they in control of your craft? Your craft is listed as armed. Do they have control of its weapons?

"I need to speak to the Tower, NOW! I will answer your questions right after I determine if we're about to ram someone or not. Pull your head out of your ass and listen to me!"

[BackworldTraveller]

The tower has been informed of your issues - and we are scrambling a team who will be able to help you.

You may be aware that there are several events occurring on the port at present and your predicament is one that we have prioritised as urgent.

Can you give us a list of those aboard?

[joertexas]

The tower has been informed of your issues - and we are scrambling a team who will be able to help you.

Indrani cuts him/her/it off. "I need a vector, right now! Can you give me a vector to fly to avoid hitting something?! I need to talk to the controller!!"

[BackworldTraveller]

Straight up is fine - we can discuss a specific heading once you are clear of immediate disaster. Other vessels are being warned of your inability to navigate.

[joertexas]

Straight up is fine - we can discuss a specific heading once you are clear of immediate disaster. Other vessels are being warned of your inability to navigate.

Indrani's voice goes flat. "Straight up isn't something I can determine. So, I will stay on my current vector and begin accelerating as soon as I correct our attitude. It's on you people if we hit something on the way out, since you will not comply with my request to connect me to someone with a radar display in front of them."

[ateno]

Pranit will continue to finish putting his armor on, finding the knife that was in his calf and belting it. Then heading back to the side of the elevator to listen as carefully as he can, given the circumstances.

Pranit

[Monsieur Rose]

Noor

"Nālani! There are eight of us on the crew deck. Intruders have the bridge. We're calling out to get help." She relays the information about which lift is mined and where Assana last saw the intruders.

She turns to Assana. "What do you need to be able to talk to The Queen?"

Noor reaches for her phone with one hand and dials Anne. "Anne! The Queen has been boarded and attacked! We're now floating outside the dock. Just thought you'd find it interesting."

[Stirling]

Tiberius O'Hare

Pings Kikuyu at the Navy HQ, letting her know that their latest acquisition is being boarded by New Heaven mercenaries and Indrani is intent in flying it away from the docking bay.

[The Bindoner]

by BackworldTraveller » Sat Jun 26, 2021 11:32 am
Nālani
The quick check for weapons reveals a holstered cartridge-fed laser pistol. There is a spare magazine in a belt. There is also a gas grenade and a small electrical toolkit and handy collection of bits for attaching to computer networks - cables, clips, bugs.
A loud "Bang" by your ear draws your attention to the fact that Arnwuf has just killed your information source.

Nālani
Looking up with a start she exclaims Dasai!

Glancing at the mess inside the visor she adds Maji de uzai

Holstering her snub pistol and taking the laser she checks it for charge and functionality, after placing the grenade and toolkit in separate suit-pouches. Retrieving her machine-pistol she loads a fresh magazine and slings it over a shoulder.

As she does she comments to Arnwolf Well, I will learn little from that person. Without a DNA search. Getting a sample will be easy. Not getting one, harder.

Sit and treat your wounds, then suit up and I will see to my arm while you cover me.

Edited to replace vital missing word

[BackworldTraveller]

Noor

"Nālani! There are eight of us on the crew deck. Intruders have the bridge. We're calling out to get help." She relays the information about which lift is mined and where Assana last saw the intruders.

She turns to Assana. "What do you need to be able to talk to The Queen?"

Noor reaches for her phone with one hand and dials Anne. "Anne! The Queen has been boarded and attacked! We're now floating outside the dock. Just thought you'd find it interesting."

Noor is interrupted by Ulrika (puts two and two together and gets the gross national product of Touchdown)
Noor - That "Anne"...Is that Anne Kroker? If so, I have footage for sale.

[BackworldTraveller]

by BackworldTraveller » Sat Jun 26, 2021 11:32 am
Nālani
The quick check for weapons reveals a holstered cartridge-fed laser pistol. There is a spare magazine in a belt. There is also a gas grenade and a small electrical toolkit and handy collection of bits for attaching to computer networks - cables, clips, bugs.
A loud "Bang" by your ear draws your attention to the fact that Arnwuf has just killed your information source.

Nālani
Looking up with a start she exclaims Dasai!

Glancing at the mess inside the visor she adds Maji de uzai

Holstering her snub pistol and taking the laser she checks it for charge and functionality, after placing the grenade and toolkit in separate suit-pouches. Retrieving her machine-pistol she loads a fresh magazine and slings it over a shoulder.

As she does she comments to Arnwolf Well, I will learn from that person. Without a DNA search. Getting a sample will be easy. Not getting one, harder.

Sit and treat your wounds, then suit up and I will see to my arm while you cover me.

Nalani, Please make a First-Aid roll to see how successful your fixing was.


Arnwulf: If you are fixing yourself - same thing please.

[BackworldTraveller]

Pranit will continue to finish putting his armor on, finding the knife that was in his calf and belting it. Then heading back to the side of the elevator to listen as carefully as he can, given the circumstances.

Pranit

Listening carefully, Pranit can hear raised voices. The tone suggests that the group on the other side of the door are angry. The location of the voices suggest some above and some below the crew-deck.

[The Bindoner]

by Monsieur Rose » Mon Jun 28, 2021 3:25 pm
Noor

"Nālani! There are eight of us on the crew deck. Intruders have the bridge. We're calling out to get help." She relays the information about which lift is mined and where Assana last saw the intruders.

Sam, it is good to hear you. Arnwolf and I are in the hangar. The enemy hacker is dead, we are wounded. We will move on to free the bridge in a moment.

Nālani uses her suit's first-aid kit to treat the injury the "elephant gun" inflicted on her.

[_2d6]=(6+6)=12

[ateno]

Pranit gets up and goes to the ships 1MC and announces to everyone.

"Hostile Boarders, the is the XO. As you well know we are free of the berth and we are in the clear of all jamming. We will have control of the entire ship soon.

By now station control knows we are a ship under distress and organizing a force to assist us.

I will offer you a chance to surrender. Drop all your weapons and muster in the freezer deck and wait for the Space Guard to take custody of you. If you do this, we will not kill you.

You are alone, with no backup, your forces split and bickering. No way to run a OP. Give up. Live."

[Monsieur Rose]

Noor

She smiles at Ulrika. "You sure do. I'll let her know."

"Anne. Ulrika is on the Queen and made good use of her drone to capture lots of footage. I'll send you her contact info. I've got more calls to make."

Noor passes along contact info to Anne and Ulrika. Her next call is to the office of Tove Modi, using her diplomatic access. She wants to reach someone who can expedite rescue.

[BackworldTraveller]

To Noor: Tove Modi's office.

[Bluetongue]

Arnwulf

Patches himself up, stitching roughly, more concerned with the intruders than triaging himself.

Arnwulf 1st Aid, +1 education [2d6+1]=4+1=5

[Monsieur Rose]

Noor

"Hi. This is Noor En Sabah. Yes, that Noor. Tell Mr. Modi that I need to talk to him immediately. I'm on Sparks, on The Queen of the Belt and we're under attack." She sends an ID or switches to a video call if necessary to prove identity.

"Put me through to the Chief of Staff, or Mr. Modi himself, please."

If she gets through to someone besides the phone-answerer: "You and I both know that there have been a lot of controversies recently, but I'm giving him a heads up about the situation. This is going to go one of two ways: Either he gets me and the crew help now, and can rightly be praised as the savior of the missing En Sabah heir, or he can be seen as a man of inaction. The story is out, and he gets to decide how he wants in."

[BackworldTraveller]

Noor

"Hi. This is Noor En Sabah. Yes, that Noor. Tell Mr. Modi that I need to talk to him immediately. I'm on Sparks, on The Queen of the Belt and we're under attack." She sends an ID or switches to a video call if necessary to prove identity.

"Put me through to the Chief of Staff, or Mr. Modi himself, please."

If she gets through to someone besides the phone-answerer: "You and I both know that there have been a lot of controversies recently, but I'm giving him a heads up about the situation. This is going to go one of two ways: Either he gets me and the crew help now, and can rightly be praised as the saviour of the missing En-Sabah heir, or he can be seen as a man of inaction. The story is out, and he gets to decide how he wants in."

The staffer seems slightly flustered by the direct demand - but decides (on balance) that you probably are who you say you are and puts you through the Mt Modi's personal secretary. He seems to be stood in a green-room somewhere.

He listens to your story and respond: I'm sure he won't want to miss the moment. He's giving a speech at the moment - but I'll set things up for when he says yes..

[BackworldTraveller]

Arnwulf

Patches himself up, stitching roughly, more concerned with the intruders than triaging himself.

Arnwulf 1st Aid, +1 education [2d6+1]=4+1=5

As Arnwulf peels the vacc-suit from a wound, there is an excruciating pain and he slides into oblivion, slipping slowly to the floor. While Arnwulf might have thought he said something to Nalani as he went, all she hears is a sigh followed by a thud.