Re: [JMC_Blue_Dwarf] Four letter word begins with F. Hmmm. Fire?
Kara leaned back and sighed. "I'd rather fly it back after I check out the
source of that signal." She said.
(Tag Chris!)
Smeg On, Captain Emerald.
"Life, love, and pursuit of fun-size crunchy bars!"
>From: "Chris Grigg <ggrigg@...>" <ggrigg@...>
>Reply-To: JMC_Blue_Dwarf@yahoogroups.com
>To: JMC_Blue_Dwarf@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [JMC_Blue_Dwarf] Four letter word begins with F. Hmmm. Fire?
>Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2002 16:35:50 -0000
>
>Who: Zodar
>Where Shuttlebay
>
>Zodar had begun busily siphoning fuel from a few of the starbugs to
>put into the select four shuttles that would make the supply runs,
>when he heard on a radio that contact had been lost with one of Blue
>Dwarf's shuttles.
>"Oh crap." he said, looking down at the hose that was busily
>siphoning fuel, "This can wait." he stated and pulled the hose out of
>the tank, spilling a bit of fuel onto the floor and over his feet.
>He climbed up into the pilots seat and hit the ignition.
>Despite the urgency of the situation, Zodar had always prided himself
>on how good his pilotting was, and so his exit was a slow, carefully
>executed, almost dance like process. As soon as he'd carefully and
>precisely scraped the side of the Shuttle Bay Door, he floored the
>thrusters to make up for lost time.
>He was suprised when he sped right past the missing shuttle,
>prompting him to screech to a halt and put the shuttle into reverse
>with a crunch, making that *beep, beep, beep* noise as he reversed
>alongside the shuttle. The two shuttles connected and docked and a
>pathway between the two was opened.
>"Hello? Anybody here?" Chris shouted to the darkness, "There aren't
>any Polymorphs here, are there? Hello? Anyone? It's Chris Zodar, I've
>come to, uh, rescue you." Chris said awkwardly. He'd never done many
>heroic deeds in his lifetime, even though his new years resolution
>almost a year ago was to save more people. He'd never really had the
>chance until now.
>"Uh, yeah... Over here." Came a voice from the darkness of the
>lifeless shuttle's cockpit
>"You're a polymorph?" Chris asked jokingly.
>"No, I'm Kara McGellen. I came out here a while ago, and I found this
>distrss signal, but it fried the navi-comp and then the whole thing
>decided to shut down around me.
>"Oh ok, damn, um, d'you want a tow back to the Dwarf? I could try and
>repair the damage on site if you'd rather fly it back, it might take
>a bit longer, that's all. It's up to you either way."
>
><TAG, Kara>
>
>OOC: Another 3:30 am post. I really should manage my time better.
>
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