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Game Master	posted... Back to Tycho on Fri 21 Oct 2005 @ 1:47 PM (US Mountain Time)
	So, the triumphant captain and his crew are bound for Luna. This is what I posted a few months ago about the trip between Luna and Riolda. Since it's only been a few days, the navigation will be the same: According to Kent's navigational skills, it will take 9 days to get there at a medium speed (burning 20 fuel points per day): 12 days at a slow pace x 10 fuel per day = 120 fuel points. 9 days at a medium pace x 20 fuel per day = 180 fuel points. 6 days at a fast pace x 40 fuel per day = 240 fuel points. Unfortunately, the Yellow Roykan only has 150 points of fuel (according to the materials page on the web site). At the current time, there are no planets or major stations in between Ceres and Earth. (Though, this changes with the orbits of the planets.) Unless you can come up with a plan, you're stuck at a slow pace to conserve fuel. (12 days isn't a terribly long time for a trip like this. Cargo freighters sometimes go even more slowly.) Since you'll be on the ship for 12 days, please post your plans for this trip. There's also a chance that you'll encounter other ships along the way, so it's possible this will be cut short. However, since you haven't managed to make any arch-enemies yet, people aren't out to shoot you down. Yet. However, you now have arch-enemies. That's one thing that's changed. :) The MT1 has a similar fuel tank, and against all odds, it's full.
Michael Kent	posted... What's up on Mon 24 Oct 2005 @ 1:10 PM (US Mountain Time)
	"Well, slow going, boys. We'd better keep an eye out for pirates. Undoubtedly, they'll be chasing after us. If we're lucky, our headstart'll help, but we need to be prepared." Mike checks to see if there's anything that needs to be done with the ship (minor repair, etc). "Churchie, keep working with what you can on the ship. Nothing permanent, just to get us to Tycho in one piece."
Game Master	posted... Preparations on Mon 24 Oct 2005 @ 4:43 PM (US Mountain Time)
	There's no obvious damage to the MT1, and Pete can confirm that he didn't feel anything during the battle.
Eng. Mate Churchill	posted... The Roykan on Mon 24 Oct 2005 @ 4:44 PM (US Mountain Time)
	Churchill replies, "We have full pressurization, and the doors are intact. I really think that we can make it to Tycho without a problem. Now, if we went into a heavier atmosphere, we'd have a problem."
Game Master	posted... The Long Voyage on Mon 24 Oct 2005 @ 4:45 PM (US Mountain Time)
	For the first hour, there is no sign of chase from the asteroid. Is there anything else to be done before we jump ahead to the next encounter (or Luna)?
Sneaky Pete	posted... Jump speed! on Tue 25 Oct 2005 @ 8:21 AM (US Mountain Time)
	Not from where Pete's concerned.
Michael Kent	posted... Nothing else on Tue 25 Oct 2005 @ 11:59 AM (US Mountain Time)
	Nope. No action means a slow and long trip. Much preferred to the fast and short trip equaling to a possible encounter that could get us all killed.
Game Master	posted... Days Later on Thu 27 Oct 2005 @ 7:58 AM (US Mountain Time)
	OOC: I don't mean to make the trip boring, but the events of the next few days were completely random. IC: The MT1 and Yellow Roykan encounter no hostile traffic on the voyage to Luna. The engine of the MT1 purrs. You can sense the jealousy in Churchill's voice after you describe it. Churchill reports that his food is getting low, but if they ration, they'll make it to Luna. Coop is recovering just fine. He sounds ready to work. Brok is getting sick of being on a spaceship for so long these last few weeks, and he's very vocal about it. The ships sense other cargo ships coming straight at them as they near Luna, but they are obviously merchant ships. Soon, the traffic becomes relatively dense; it seems that you've arrived along with a large number of other ships. This happens from time to time, so Kent is not alarmed. If Mike or Churchill asks for landing clearance, the port will ask them to wait for about an hour. Welcome back to a Class-A spaceport.
Michael Kent	posted... Permission to land on Mon 31 Oct 2005 @ 10:42 AM (US Mountain Time)
	"Luna, this is the MT1 and the Yellow Roykan requesting permission to land." Michael calls. Thank god there haven't been any issues so far.
Game Master	posted... Landing on Mon 31 Oct 2005 @ 11:20 AM (US Mountain Time)
	The controller asks for you to wait about an hour where you are. It appears that even the heroes don't get priority to land. Will you wait an hour to land or take other action?
Michael Kent	posted... Waiting on Mon 31 Oct 2005 @ 1:29 PM (US Mountain Time)
	What's another hour. With all this ship traffic, its understandable. They're in no rush at the moment.
Game Master	posted... Touchdown on Tue 1 Nov 2005 @ 8:57 AM (US Mountain Time)
	Eventually, the controller brings the MT1 and the Roykan in to Tycho port, the largest spaceport on Luna. Kent lands the MT1 very well. However, Churchill further damages the hull of the Roykan on touchdown. I'll describe the damage later if you decide to look. What is immediately noticable on touchdown is that the Lunar police are waiting at both bays in large numbers. The radio crackles to life and says, "To the captains of the Mineral Trade 1 and Yellow Roykan. You are completely outmatched and will be dealt with appropriately. Don't try to escape. Step out of the ship at once."
Michael Kent	posted... Uhh ok on Tue 1 Nov 2005 @ 10:52 AM (US Mountain Time)
	Mike looks at Pete. "What the hell?" He calls on the radio. "Luna police, this is the captain of the Roykan. We will gladly comply with the request, but what is this about first? We'd like to know why the welcoming commitee."
Sneaky Pete	posted... Les is more on Wed 2 Nov 2005 @ 9:49 AM (US Mountain Time)
	"Did we forget to contact Les Ralon?" Pete asks. "Let's try to get him on the comm immediately."
Game Master	posted... Police on Wed 2 Nov 2005 @ 3:13 PM (US Mountain Time)
	The reply comes over the radio to Kent. "You're in posesssion of a stolen rocket ship," they say. Come out now and spare yourself the humiliation and pain of any conflict that might happen." OOC: No, you didn't contact Les Ralon. How exactly would you like to contact Ralon? I ask this because (as Pete surely knows) the police will almost definitely be tapping into or jamming your communications. You notice that no transmissions are coming from Churchill.
Michael Kent	posted... Darn on Thu 3 Nov 2005 @ 1:00 PM (US Mountain Time)
	"Frag. I knew I forgot something." He shakes his head. "You'd think Les would make sure something like this wouldn't happen." He sighs. "We don't have any choice but to give ourselves up. Do you have any ideas?"
Bass	posted... Bass Pipes Up on Fri 4 Nov 2005 @ 7:26 AM (US Mountain Time)
	Bass, who's holding his laser pistol, appears in the hatch and says, "We're not going to fight them?"
Michael Kent	posted... Don't do it on Fri 4 Nov 2005 @ 9:15 AM (US Mountain Time)
	Mike has the face of surprise and fear as he approaches the hatch with the pistol. "Noo! Don't. You nuts? We'll get blasted into next millenium if you do that." He shakes his head. "We have no choice but to turn ourselves in and hope this gets cleared up."
Bass	posted... Give Up on Mon 7 Nov 2005 @ 6:42 AM (US Mountain Time)
	Bass puts the pistol away. "They'll send me back to the mines." He gives a blank stare. He then scratches his arm.
Michael Kent	posted... Oh dear on Mon 7 Nov 2005 @ 8:53 AM (US Mountain Time)
	"No, no they won't, Bass." He sighs. "Any ideas, Pete?"
Sneaky Pete	posted... Jus' tell 'em on Mon 7 Nov 2005 @ 12:53 PM (US Mountain Time)
	"Tell 'em what we know: Les Ralon hired us to get his ship back," Pete says. "If it really is his, we're in the clear. If it's not, then we tell 'em what we should have researched our assignment better." He looks at Kent and shrugs. "At least that's the best I can come up with right now."
Bass	posted... Wait on Tue 8 Nov 2005 @ 7:22 AM (US Mountain Time)
	Bass waits patiently for Mike or Kent to take action.
Michael Kent	posted... Giving up on Tue 8 Nov 2005 @ 8:51 AM (US Mountain Time)
	"Officers, this is the Luna." Mike says, "We've returned the ship from a pirate base 12 days from here. We're looking to return it to Les Ralon who hired us to get it for him. Please locate him to straighten this out. We'll be right out." He drops the radio and looks at the others. "Well, guess this is it then."
Sneaky Pete	posted... Wrap sheet on Wed 9 Nov 2005 @ 10:42 AM (US Mountain Time)
	Pete swallows hard and tries to remember if he'd committed any crimes on Luna recently. Or at least committed them using his real name. He nods after a second, sure that he's in the clear, although there's always a chance that one of his brothers was posing as him while working on Luna. He's done it to them often enough after all.
Game Master	posted... Radio on Wed 9 Nov 2005 @ 4:02 PM (US Mountain Time)
	The radio blares again, "Step out of the ship, and carry no weapons!"
Sneaky Pete	posted... Cubby hole on Thu 10 Nov 2005 @ 9:30 AM (US Mountain Time)
	Pete goes over to the gang plank and sets his pistol and other weapons where he can grab them -- just in case things go south. "We can leave our weapons right here. That way if it turns into a shoot out, we can dive back in and be armed." He waits for the the others to do whatever it is they plan on doing, and then hits the release on the gangplank.
Game Master	posted... Opening The Airlock on Thu 10 Nov 2005 @ 2:14 PM (US Mountain Time)
	When Pete opens the airlock, he finds that the Lunar police have the rocket nearly surrounded, and the launch bay exit is blocked by SATAVs and armed troops. There must be two dozen armed men out there! Every one is looking at the airlock door. Near the bottom of the gangplank is a Lunarian dressed differently. He is holding a note computer (like a clipboard) and is looking impatient. He doesn't appear to be armed.
Michael Kent	posted... Open sezme on Fri 11 Nov 2005 @ 11:26 AM (US Mountain Time)
	Mike watches as the door opens and they are completely surrounded. Thank goodness they didn't do anything rash. "Uh, hi...we're peaceful. Not meaning any harm to anyone...can someone tell us what the hell is going on?"
Game Master	posted... Response on Sat 12 Nov 2005 @ 5:40 PM (US Mountain Time)
	The Lunarian at the bottom of the gangplank looks up at Kent and says, "Come down here and answer some questions. Who are you? Where did you get this ship? How do you know the crew of the Yellow Roykan? Where is your destination? And no weapons!" At the wave of his hand, 4 of the Lunarian police officers come up behind him and wait patiently.
Michael Kent	posted... Explanation...longwinded on Mon 14 Nov 2005 @ 9:04 AM (US Mountain Time)
	Mike waves his empty hands to show he has no weapons on him and his holsters are empty. He makes his way down the gangplank. "We were contracted to a Les Ralon to get the ship back. He claims to have lost it to some pirates and didn't want to tell no one about it. So, we did as we were told." He folds his arms over his chest. "Now, we pardon the damage on the ships as there was a little resistance on the way out of the pirate's base. We'll fix it and take it out of our payment. Only fair and all." He thumbs behind him. "If you don't believe me, check the logs. There are captain's logs and sensor logs showing where those pirates are."
Sneaky Pete	posted... More explanation on Mon 14 Nov 2005 @ 11:01 AM (US Mountain Time)
	Pete follows Michael out after urging Bass to come too. Both are unarmed. "Hello, officers," Sneaky Pete says. "As you'll see, me and the ape here are unarmed. We hold no ill-intentions toward your squad." Pete speaks to the Lunarian: "The guys name was Les Ralon. L-E-S R-A-L-O-N. You'll see from logs from the Yellow Yoykan that we've been in contact for a while now with him." Once Michael finishes his explaination, he adds: "The Yellow Roykan was the ship that took us out to the belt. Fine crew aboard her. You can trust those fellas."
Game Master	posted... The Police on Mon 14 Nov 2005 @ 2:55 PM (US Mountain Time)
	The Lunar Police hold the three of you there for a few minutes. The commander seems to be communicating with someone by radio. After a few minutes, Churchill, Brok, and Coop are lead into this bay. All six of you are standing together near the bottom of the gangplank. Churchill waves, but the others wait silently for instructions from the police commander. The commander introduces himself. "The name is Joel Slag," he says. He holds up his hand and says, "I already know your names. Your stories checked out and it seems that your names are clear. I can't hold you any longer." Joel has a slightly-raspy voice. He looks like he's tired, and his uniform is unbuttoned at the neck. His age and conduct convey the fact that he's not a rookie. He hands his clipboard to one of the other officers near him. The other three begin to disassemble the police force arrayed around the rocket ship. Joel continues, "This isn't the first ship that the Ralons have reported missing. Less than a month ago we did the same thing to another crew. They reported it stolen and never informed us that they sent a crew to retrieve it." He points at Kent. "That's dangerous for you. We wouldn't have been so nice if your stories didn't match up with these other guys," he says as he waves toward Churchill and the others. Joel begins to walk toward an SATAV. "Sorry about the delay. We'll take up the matter of the false report with the Ralons." He stops and says, "I'd stay clear of them if I were you."
Michael Kent	posted... Figures on Tue 15 Nov 2005 @ 5:31 AM (US Mountain Time)
	Mike shakes his head, "Son of a bitch." He looks over at Pete, "Can you believe that? What the hell were they thinkin'. What the hell were -we- thinkin'." He looks back at the commander, "This has happened before? Are these ships even really his?"
Game Master	posted... Answers on Tue 15 Nov 2005 @ 6:18 AM (US Mountain Time)
	Joel says to Kent, "This happened a few weeks ago. Same thing. Are the ships theirs? They sure are. They own lots of ships. One is registered to the MineralTrade corporation, which is probably owned by them. The other one is registered to Alvin Ralon." Joel sighs. "Like I said, once you finish your business with them, I'd stay clear of them."
Michael Kent	posted... Well on Tue 15 Nov 2005 @ 9:08 AM (US Mountain Time)
	"What would they have to gain?" This is more of a rhetorical question. "Well, thank you, sir. We'll make sure to end our business with him quick." He looks over at the rest of the crew. "Let's go visit Mr. Ralon and take care of things."
Game Master	posted... Going on Wed 16 Nov 2005 @ 10:00 AM (US Mountain Time)
	OOC: I'm waiting on Pete to confirm, although I won't wait long. I don't think he'll disagree. You have Les Ralon's contact information on the bank card he gave you.
Sneaky Pete	posted... Zoned out. on Sun 27 Nov 2005 @ 6:38 PM (US Mountain Time)
	An elbow from Kent startles Sneaky Pete. "Whoa, sorry I zoned out there," he says. "What time is it? It feels like a week has passed." He watches the Lunar security officers walk away. "Yeah, let's get this business with Ralon over with!"
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