Re: *Action* - \"Disposable starships\" pt1

All I can say is... SMEG!
You should post Lost-style flashbacks more often to remind us of
Jay's hidden past!
Honestly I had totally forgotten about the Ulysees. Do us a backstory!
David
--- In JMC_Blue_Dwarf@yahoogroups.com, "sirlagerlotuk"
<sirlagerlot@...> wrote:
>
> Another minor point is that if you read their profiles, Jay and
Kara
> are both ex-military - hjaving served together before Blue Dwarf on
> the Ulysees..and before that, Red Dwarf!
>
> But we can let you off for not knowing anything about one of the
> longest running characters!!
>
> --- In JMC_Blue_Dwarf@yahoogroups.com, "Onion" <theonion770@>
> wrote:
> >
> > OMG
> >
> > I even read that paragraph twice, wondering what you were
> complaining
> > about.
> > Gah. Yes I admit it! I am confused by real and fictional people!
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In JMC_Blue_Dwarf@yahoogroups.com, "Andy Longman"
> > <sirlagerlot@> wrote:
> > >
> > > "
> > > The crew were military-trained, and each had oodles of
> > qualifications
> > > and experience on top-notch Space Corps battleships, apart from
> Andy
> > > Longman, Kara McGellan and a few other ex-Dwarfers who were just
> > > winging it.
> > > "
> > > Idiot.
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: JMC_Blue_Dwarf@yahoogroups.com
> > > [mailto:JMC_Blue_Dwarf@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Onion
> > > Sent: 15 April 2008 22:19
> > > To: JMC_Blue_Dwarf@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [JMC_Blue_Dwarf] *Action* - "Disposable starships"
pt1
> > >
> > >
> > > Who: 1st officer Jay Chrysler
> > > Where: SCV Dauntless, near the Krylon Gateway
> > > When: Deep space
> > >
> > > The Dauntless was a large shiny battleship, all painted
> military
> > > grey. It was polished to perfection, and even had micro
> turrets
> > that
> > > instantly vaporised any dust or space-dirt that decided to
> cling
> > to
> > > the hull.
> > >
> > > The crew were military-trained, and each had oodles of
> > qualifications
> > > and experience on top-notch Space Corps battleships, apart
> from
> > Andy
> > > Longman, Kara McGellan and a few other ex-Dwarfers who were
> just
> > > winging it.
> > >
> > > On the bridge, Kara looked at the controls in front of her.
Her
> > > holographic matrix had been programmed to include full
> knowledge
> > of
> > > the complex navigation system on the Dauntless, as well as
> > approved
> > > military manouvers and strategies. The Spacecorps were
> trialing
> > this
> > > method with a few holograms, to see if they would be more
> > efficient
> > > than living people.
> > > Sill, her personality remained the same, and she looked over
> the
> > > large sea of controls in front of her and said "What the smeg
> are
> > all
> > > these for?"
> > >
> > > Stood to her left and her right were more trained military
> > personnel,
> > > and behind her stood Jay Chrysler. Jay wasn't yet sure if he
> would
> > > adapt to this militaristic lifestyle. Everyone was incredibly
> > > efficient, and nobody grumbled when you gave them an order,
> then
> > only
> > > executed it after first making a cup of coffee, and checking
> their
> > > emails twice. Jay was incredibly impressed earlier when he
> > ordered a
> > > course change, that the officer initiated it without checking
> his
> > > facebook and changing his status to "At work. Bored".
> > >
> > > But even with all this efficiency, Jay missed the nice relaxed
> > > atmosphere of the Blue Dwarf.
> > >
> > > As he thought about the Blue Dwarf, a crimson red wormhole
> opened
> > in
> > > front of them. Jay had seen the same wormhole many times
> before,
> > but
> > > always from the opposite side.
> > > "Sir, the test ship is coming out of the wormhole it's the
> JMC..."
> > > "Blue Dwarf, yes. Thanks Ensign, but I know what it looks
> like. I
> > > actually worked and lived on it for the last... seven years?"
> he
> > > paused in thought. "Wow, I hadn't realised it had been that
> long!"
> > > He looked up, deep in thought. He was sad that a ship that
had
> > been
> > > his home for so long was now being used as an experiment.
> > >
> > > Everyone on the bridge of the Dauntless remained quiet, until
a
> > > science officer spoke.
> > > "Remote control is operational. The Blue Dwarf is under the
> > control
> > > of SC Automated Recon."
> > >
> > > Jay nodded. "Send her in."
> > >
> > > **One hour Earlier... approaching the Krylon Gateway**
> > >
> > > The Krylon gateway was a large tunnel structure in space. The
> > Space
> > > Corps hadn't collected much information about the Krylons so
> far,
> > > other than they are 100% mechanical, and seemed to be pissed
> off
> > with
> > > the entire galaxy.
> > >
> > > But what they did know, was that this is where they came
from.
> The
> > > gateway was approximately a mile in diameter and several
miles
> > long.
> > > It was made of intercrossing wires that formed a lattuce,
like
> a
> > > toilet roll that had several metres of wires wound around,
and
> > then
> > > the toilet roll removed.
> > >
> > > But this was a toilet roll that was heavily armed. Any
> Spacecorps
> > > ships that had gone anywhere near had been cut down by it's
> > powerful
> > > lasers, powerful to pierce any ship and cut all the way
> through
> > it's
> > > hull.
> > >
> > > Most significant about the funnel-shaped gateway was that no
> ship
> > > could pass through that had any type of organic life on it
> > > whatsoever.
> > >
> > > This was the gateway to the Krylon realm, a mysterious sub-
> layer
> > of
> > > space that had been given the name "Root Directory". Nobody
> knows
> > > anything about this strange dimension, but this gateway was
> the
> > only
> > > way to get there.
> > > The Krylons seemed to be sticklers for security, so they
> protected
> > > this entrance to their realm incredibly well. Any ship that
> passed
> > > through was subject to an intense scan that killed all living
> > > creatures, only after a ship was rid of anything that isn't
> > > mechanical it was allowed to pass through.
> > >
> > > The Krylons seemed to be quite racist against anything
organic.
> > >
> > > Because of this intense scanning method, the gateway had
earned
> > > itself the nickname "the firewall".
> > >
> > > "All stop. Don't get any closer to that thing!" Said Commander
> > > Chrysler. Normally the Captain would be the one giving the
> orders,
> > > but as Jay was new, he was standing back and testing his new
> first
> > > officer.
> > >
> > > Jay had been through the plan a hundred times already, so
knew
> > what
> > > had to be done. Actually on his part it was very easy, he
just
> > had to
> > > watch.
> > >
> > > The Blue Dwarf had been stripped of all crew and essential
> items
> > > because the Space Corps wanted to see what happens if they
> could
> > get
> > > it through the firewall. It would be flown by remote control
> into
> > the
> > > firewall, where it would be scanned before being transported
> to
> > the
> > > Krylon root directory. Once there it would scan the area and
> send
> > the
> > > data back to them before the Krylons realised it was a
blatent
> big
> > > blue spy and blow it out of the sky.
> > >
> > > Jay had argued with the Admirals until he was blue in the
face
> > that
> > > they should send a smaller ship, one that nobody cared if it
> got
> > > blown up. Like a Starbug.
> > > But the Admirals had all agreed, none of them cared about the
> Blue
> > > Dwarf. It was an out-of-date rustbucket that they didn't want
> > around
> > > anymore, and it just happened to be roughly the same size as
a
> > Krylon
> > > warship they had seen.
> > >
> > > "The Blue Dwarf is approaching the firewall." Kara said.
> > > "Lets hope they don't realise it's a fake before it gets
> there."
> > Said
> > > Jay.
> > > "How could they not realise? It looks nothing like their own
> > ships!"
> > > Said Kara. "It's a big blue brick!"
> > > "The Krylons seem to identify their own ships by code, rather
> than
> > > what they look like. It'll get through." Said Jay
> optimistically.
> > > "Then what?" Said Kara. "How do we get it back?"
> > > Jay was quiet for a moment before answering. "We probably
> don't."
> > > "Oh."
> > >
> > > <TBC>
> > >
> >
>