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#105338 - 02/22/08 05:40 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Walter Toren]
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Yep.

Sorry I forgot to include you in the list of folks staying on the ship.

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#105347 - 02/22/08 05:58 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Mr Fox]
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S'okay.
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#105362 - 02/22/08 10:38 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Walter Toren]
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Okay caught up on thios thread. Been a few days since Ive gone IC. Busy Busy man and my school has been sapping my energy immensely. Look for me to get back IC Sunday afternoon sometime.

And apologies to all my friends for my uncharacteristic behavior in the flame war. I know you expect better from me as I do from myself.

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#105377 - 02/23/08 08:30 AM Re: Table Talk [Re: SkyLion]
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I forgot to mention in my post that I relayed what the President told me to all present (the call was on my headset).

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#105379 - 02/23/08 08:47 AM Re: Table Talk [Re: Joani Reikspar]
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I had to give all the members a pressurized headset, because you can't transmit soundwaves in a space.
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#105383 - 02/23/08 11:44 AM Re: Table Talk [Re: Ziggurat]
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Two things to note:

First, Eufiber is available for purchase in the year 2000. There are a couple novas that can produce it. You guys shared the idea with them and showed them samples of the real thing and they were able to reproduce it.

Second, Lorean has reconfigured. She no longer looks like the USS Enterprise-D, she now looks like a smaller sleeker version of the LJS Enterprise. Keep in mind that light travels both ways...

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#105384 - 02/23/08 12:06 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Mr Fox]
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LJS?
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#105390 - 02/23/08 12:50 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Courier]
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#105570 - 02/25/08 08:35 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Mr Fox]
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Are you guys waiting for me to update or something?

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#105572 - 02/25/08 08:46 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Mr Fox]
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I'm not sure where to go next so I think we are.
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#105574 - 02/25/08 08:49 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Ulric Reikspar]
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Yes.
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#105577 - 02/25/08 09:06 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Courier]
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Ok I'll update either before bed or in the morning.

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#105608 - 02/26/08 08:26 AM Re: Table Talk [Re: Mr Fox]
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I just wanted to give people a chance and a reasonable in game delay before I posted Andrww's findings
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#105627 - 02/26/08 11:50 AM Re: Table Talk [Re: Andrew Murphy]
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okidoki - I'm still not sure whether to stay with Andrew and Steve and participate in the conference or go with Omar. I stated earlier, that I believed it was better for me to stay back as backup in the case there is an attack on earth/moon. I'm also unsure if the press doesn't expect me to be there to make a statement?

I need help smile

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#105629 - 02/26/08 12:15 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Joani Reikspar]
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Go with Omar. (I assume) You have flight, hyperflight, enhanced senses, & psi-shield. If you don't go we may not find the black box, and we need it pretty badly.

Steve has enough enhanced socials to take care of himself, and if we need a scapegoat I'd rather sacrifice one of us and not all of us.
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#105634 - 02/26/08 01:14 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Courier]
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Andrew, you posted at the same time as me so I added another to respond to your post.

Fox, Steve is going to be asking Lorean what has already been announced.
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#105638 - 02/26/08 02:04 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Courier]
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Go with Omar. (I assume) You have flight, hyperflight, enhanced senses, & psi-shield. If you don't go we may not find the black box, and we need it pretty badly.

Steve has enough enhanced socials to take care of himself, and if we need a scapegoat I'd rather sacrifice one of us and not all of us.


Got you - I posted accordingly - and your assumptions about my powers are all correct. Good luck in the conference room.

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#105639 - 02/26/08 02:08 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Courier]
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Omar has no travel powers, so he has to rely on a slow ass jetpack. He is there to coordinate things, and provide muscle. I suppose if he was desperate, he could shoot out some sand to get a speed burst. Having Joani there, would help immensely in the search.
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#105733 - 02/27/08 01:43 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Ziggurat]
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Has it been indicated to Walter that he's supposed to go with the Colonel?
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#105742 - 02/27/08 02:43 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Walter Toren]
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Yes.

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#105747 - 02/27/08 03:16 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Mr Fox]
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Ulric, shouldn't you be calming the President down and not inciting him to call war ... at least just yet.
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#105748 - 02/27/08 03:17 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Andrew Murphy]
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I was thinking the same - things are getting... whoa... I hope its not THAT serious.

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#105750 - 02/27/08 03:28 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Joani Reikspar]
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Originally Posted By: Joani Reikspar
I was thinking the same - things are getting... whoa... I hope its not THAT serious.
IMHO we're already passed that point unless something seriously funky is going on.

I'll also point out that Steve is there and his lie detector is up.
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#105752 - 02/27/08 03:34 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Courier]
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I'm just saying that we have no proof WHO did this. That ship/asteroid thing is not proof.
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#105753 - 02/27/08 03:41 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Andrew Murphy]
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So? We need to integrate humanity and we know there really are hostile aliens out there. Even if this is an internal plot, it's probably a good idea.
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#105763 - 02/27/08 04:48 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Courier]
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I agree with Steve, but nonetheless I'm a bit spooked.

@Fox - Do we get some input about our short 30 second scan? I'd like give the President some more details ontop of what we already know (which is nothing more than that asteroid and the assumption it is an alien ship of some sort).


Edited by Joani Reikspar (02/27/08 06:00 PM)
Edit Reason: spelling mistake corrected

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#105770 - 02/27/08 06:01 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Joani Reikspar]
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It is definitely alien in origin, beyond that a description is all you can give. Kinda lumpy and not-very aerodynamic. The overall color is greenish, but it is somewhat mottled in color. Even at the closer view you got it was still a long way off and hard to see. You didn't have any equipment with you that would record the ship at that distance well, but with the look you got Lorean could create an image from what you saw telepathically and transmit the image to a local computer.

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#105772 - 02/27/08 06:08 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Mr Fox]
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Different question, does Joani's kid have a mindshield?

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#105773 - 02/27/08 06:40 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Anonymous]
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#105788 - 02/28/08 02:36 AM Re: Table Talk [Re: Mr Fox]
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I'm just saying that we have no proof WHO did this. That ship/asteroid thing is not proof


It could be the Watchers, or it could be the aliens.

I suggest throwing Omar at it while his spines are out. He will stick to it, and hang off it, like a dingleberry. Then he could act like a tracking device

I'm joking of course.
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#105794 - 02/28/08 06:49 AM Re: Table Talk [Re: Ziggurat]
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Ulric is also contemplating motive. Who on Earth would have the means and motivation to destroy the Enterprise? If it was a psychic cabal, wouldn't they have an easier time just doing all the necessary work here and risk exposure?
Ulric has left open the real possibility of sabotage, but his gut is telling him this was an attack. Remember, telepathy doesn't need a common language and how long would it take a decent telepath to go to the right minds to figure out how to destory the ship anyway - considering they were messing with the whole ship's crew it appears?

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#105797 - 02/28/08 07:45 AM Re: Table Talk [Re: Ulric Reikspar]
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You are probably right, but Joani thinks differently and thus are her thoughts about the whole thing - I'm actually scared of both - an attack would mean war and sabotage means an internal threat - I don't like either of the choices. And my guts tell me that Fox is about to drop the bomb on us leaving us little to no time to respond causing chaos and panic...

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#105803 - 02/28/08 09:11 AM Re: Table Talk [Re: Joani Reikspar]
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RE: Doing it on Earth
It could have been done. Just brainwash everyone before they left. Modivation is a problem but it's possible.

RE: Watchers
Unlikely... although it might be their forebearers. It's possible the Watchers were from far away in the future, so this could be whoever they were in the here and now. But except for telepathy there's not much intersection.

RE: Aliens
We were already expecting them to show up in 2020 or so. But on this timeline thanks to us the Earth has various technologies early. The implication is they might have been attracted earlier.
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#105814 - 02/28/08 10:09 AM Re: Table Talk [Re: Courier]
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Sometimes you scare me, Steve...

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#105821 - 02/28/08 11:28 AM Re: Table Talk [Re: Joani Reikspar]
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A religious cult would surely have the motivation to stop contact with outside life. It would mean they have to rewrite their religion. Remember the guy from Contact?
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#105828 - 02/28/08 12:47 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Ziggurat]
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#105830 - 02/28/08 12:59 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Mr Fox]
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curses, I guess we never specified to have lorean cloak

Damn, I feel dumb.
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#105831 - 02/28/08 01:07 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Andrew Murphy]
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Damn indeed. Jumping into a potentially hostile area I'd just expected her to, but she might have gone with FF instead.

And speaking of sacrifices, it's time for Steve to take one for the team.
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#105836 - 02/28/08 01:13 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Courier]
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Well, no one specified, and I hinted in the chapter and while she is smart enough to have done it on her own, I also thought it was a pretty good time for her to come out of the closet.

Also, I like the idea of her having to choose between defenses and stealth.


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#105837 - 02/28/08 01:13 PM Re: Table Talk [Re: Courier]
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I just posted second after you, but I think our stories back each other up.
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