Chapter Nine: Year 300, 6th Day

[Monsieur Rose]

Noor

"Excellent, I look forward to his call. Time is of the essence, you know. Thank you." Noor will end the call if nothing further is gained.

She looks down at the phone and shakes her head. "You know, I think the whole diplomatic dance we do is a bit absurd at times. This being one of them."

"Good to hear, Nālani." Noor switches to personal comms to broadcast to everyone. "We've got arms on this level, and I think you just heard the XO who's with us. I can also provide medical assistance on this level. Who's hurt?"

"Assana! What's wrong with Queen? How do we get her back?"

[BackworldTraveller]

Noor

"Excellent, I look forward to his call. Time is of the essence, you know. Thank you." Noor will end the call if nothing further is gained.

She looks down at the phone and shakes her head. "You know, I think the whole diplomatic dance we do is a bit absurd at times. This being one of them."

"Good to hear, Nālani." Noor switches to personal comms to broadcast to everyone. "We've got arms on this level, and I think you just heard the XO who's with us. I can also provide medical assistance on this level. Who's hurt?"

"Assana! What's wrong with Queen? How do we get her back?"

Assana: The queen's just gone - The network is routing through emergency nodes only. Most stuff is on local control. If we want to use this ships systems we need to be pretty much touching them.

and with that she tucks her computer pad into her bag and slumps onto the bed.

[BackworldTraveller]

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."

There is a silence followed by Oh Really! You give us Noor and then you get to live - Right la...

[The Bindoner]

Nālani looks around to see Arnwolf collapsed on the deck.

Chikushō!

Rushing to help she calls on the crew comm: Arnwolf has collapsed. I am no medic. Noor, can you talk me through what to do?

[Monsieur Rose]

Noor

"I'm here Nālani. Is he breathing? Is there a visible wound? Do you know why he collapsed?" Noor starts talking Nālani through basic first aid to assess and stabilize Arnwulf.

She calls Nālani on her phone and brings up video. "Show me."

[The Bindoner]

There are several visible wounds. He has been shot too many times.

Nālani performs the requested checks, and opens a live-feed to Noor.

[BackworldTraveller]

There are several visible wounds. He has been shot too many times.

Nālani performs the requested checks, and opens a live-feed to Noor.

Time to roll dem bones...

[Monsieur Rose]

Noor

I'm not sure what bonuses I can add doing this remotely, but [2d6]=7
Med of 3, EDU +2, INT +1

"Ok. You're doing fine. You need to stop the bleeding first..." Noor keeps talking her through what needs to be done.

[SpinwardMarch]

Maggie

To Pranit: I have put a call through to an associate, we may soon get military assistance with the tower.

[ateno]

Maggie

To Pranit: I have put a call through to an associate, we may soon get military assistance with the tower.

"Any help would be great, thank you."

Goes back to listening.

[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."

While she waits a response from the not-so-helpful emergency services operator, Indrani uses the ship's comm to contact Reven. "Reven, how are we doing on pointing us in the right direction?"

[BackworldTraveller]

Noor

I'm not sure what bonuses I can add doing this remotely, but [2d6]=7
Med of 3, EDU +2, INT +1

"Ok. You're doing fine. You need to stop the bleeding first..." Noor keeps talking her through what needs to be done.

Through Nalani's phone, bleeding is a lesser of Arnwulf's issues. He seems to have stopped breathing! And he has clearly got a compound fracture of some ribs. As Nalani blows air in, the air leaks from the hole! He needs surgery.

[BackworldTraveller]

Maggie

To Pranit: I have put a call through to an associate, we may soon get military assistance with the tower.

"Any help would be great, thank you."

Goes back to listening.

Sounds like they are preparing to pop the door!

[ateno]

Sounds like they are preparing to pop the door!

Would that be our door to the deck?

[Stirling]

Tibbs

Makes coffee. Shouts to Indrani "one sugar lump or two?"

[joertexas]

Tibbs

Makes coffee. Shouts to Indrani "one sugar lump or two?"

"Black. Drink up, because I'm about to start spinning the ship and shutting off the gravity." Indrani calls back. "And secure the coffee maker."

[cybersavant]

Indrani's voice goes flat.
While she waits a response from the not-so-helpful emergency services operator, Indrani uses the ship's comm to contact Reven. "Reven, how are we doing on pointing us in the right direction?"

Reven Stiilpahth "Not good. I need outside eyes. Can you flip the cameras to emergency mode? Pretty sure i crushed that air raft though.""

[BackworldTraveller]

Sounds like they are preparing to pop the door!

Would that be our door to the deck?

Judging by the noises off, yes!

[ateno]

"They are getting ready to come in, remember there is a gas grenade, be sure to guard yourself against it. Bandanas or whatever large enough to cover your face from nose to chin, don't wet them, crystals in the gas react with water. Sunglasses or goggles to cover your eyes will offer protection, take out your contacts, if your wearing them. Gloves on your hands. They are going to wait for the gas to incapacitate us, then come out. I'm going to prod them with the thermite grenade. Shoot as soon as you see them.

Leadership

Effect 2, So thats a extra dice (3d6 that highest two for skill roll) for each Maggie and Noor for their skill roll.

While talking Pranit will check the THIS SIDE TOWARD ENEMY of the Thermite explosive and attach that to the back of the elevator just over shoulder height and pull the fuse. He will be sure to take his time because this is important.

Explosives:

Hopefully I get a bonus for taking time.

While waiting for the thermite to burn, pranit will check his mask and put his li/ir goggles on normal sight.

[Monsieur Rose]

Noor

"Nālani. You need patches, a knife, and some kind of pliers. I'll tell you what to do..." Noor gives Nālani a quick rundown of the steps she needs to take, hoping that she has enough time before they breach the door.

She hears Pranit's instructions and is able to piece together what she can while talking to Nālani. "Pranit! Tell them you'll give me over! Buy us some time!" She grabs a pillowcase and wraps it around her face, and puts her sunglasses on.