RE: [JMC_Blue_Dwarf] The not-so-tough get going

<snip>
He staggered diagonally up to the Captain and saluted.  Just
beforecollapsing, he managed to say, "Third Systems
Technician McJohn reportingfor duty, ma'am."
<end snip>
 
Jay watched as the stranger staggered from
the cockpit of the Blue Midget and collapsed at his wife’s feet.
Saying nothing he simply removed his PDA
from his pocket, and taped the screen with the stylus.
“What’s that?” asked
Phil
Jay flipped the screen to show Phil a long
series of tally marks, the side of the screen showed a scroll bar, that
extended across the entire right side of the page, the marker on it was a mere
blip, showing that this was a VERY long document.
“What ya countin?” Phil asked “How
many times Alota’s said ‘not THAT hole!’ This week?”
“Nah” Jay said “Just
keeping a record of shuttle crashes”
“Over the last millennium?!”
“This is just this month…”
said Jay, “look, this is the overall crashes, and this..” he opened
a new document, “Breaks down crashes per pilot..”
Phil glanced at the screen “January
1st to present” he read  “Dean Thomas 678,459,001, other’s
…2”
“And thos two were that freaky Smith
guy and muggins..” he pointed the stylus in McJohn’s direction to
indicate who he meant.
It was about this point the carrier bag’s
containing Dean’s arms and legs started rustling wildly as their contents
began flapping in a panic. This caused Keat’s still beneath the unconcious
Jack to squeal loudly
“Hmm..” said Keto “Interesting..”

“What?” said Phil “What’s
goin’ on?”
“Well…Dean usually has a
similar reaction when I try to ointmentate him…”
“So?!”
“Well..it stands to reason that….”
“We’ve got to get him outta
there!” Jay said loudly
“Didn’t know you cared so much
about him!” Tara said
“I don’t but if he die’s
I lose half my crash repair budget!”
“Time to storm the castle!”
Phil said, they were already in the grounds OF the castle but he thought he
sounded cool.
The crew began to make their way toward
the castle walls. “Hey buddy..” Jay said kicking McJohn in the rib’s
“Quit dribbling on my wife’s shoes eh?!”
 
 
<ok peeps’ lets storm the castle
POWERS AHOY!!!  Tag!!>
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-----Original
Message-----From: Chris Buckey
[mailto:chrisbuckey@...] Sent: 22
January 2004 23:41To: JMC_Blue_Dwarf@yahoogroups.comSubject: [JMC_Blue_Dwarf] The
not-so-tough get going
 
<snip>"Um... Holly," he began, "what have
I been working on? ... I mean ifI --"He was interrupted by a voice which, considering
what it was saying,was entirely too chipper."Auto destruct sequence initiated. Initiated
destruction in 30minutes. 29 minutes, 55 seconds and
counting."<end snip>------------Who: Marcus McJohn and HollyWhere: Blue Midget approach PlebeWhen: 29 minutes later.------------As the tiny ship approached the planet's
atmosphere, Mark McJohn was tryingto think of how to explain to the rest of the crew
how he, after beinglocked in his cabin deliberately for everyone's
wellbeing, had not onlyescaped and recieved a work order, but had managed
(or was about to managein 40 seconds) to blow up Blue Dwarf.Fifty seconds later, he had a new, even bigger
problem. Despite all thewarning regulations against it, he was trying to
land the ship while tryingto get an explanation out of Holly, who was
currently inhabiting his watch.Which meant he was flying Blue Midget one-handed."Why didn't the bomb go off?" he had
asked, not unreasonably."What bomb's that then?""The auto-destruct bomb.""What auto-destruct bomb?""The one we're running away from.""What one we're running away from?""The ship's auto destruct sequence. I
activated it, and now both of us aretrying to get away from the ship before it
explodes. Which, acutally, itdidn't do for some strange reason, the cause of
which I'm trying toascertain from you.  That bomb.""That one?""Yes, that one. What happened.""I got rid of it.""What? How?""Gordon Bennett! Would you let a crew of
lunatics near an auto destructbomb? I disconnected it yonks ago.""But why didn't you --"At this point, Blue Midget crashed through one of
Castle Cack-of-Doom'sbattlements and came to rest, upside down, in
front of the Blue Dwarf'screw.  McJohn extracted himself from the
crashed ship in a manner which wasan excellent--if involantry--imitation of Bugs
Bunny's arrival on the Moonin "Haredevil Hare".He staggered diagonally up to the Captain and
saluted.  Just beforecollapsing, he managed to say, "Third Systems
Technician McJohn reportingfor duty, ma'am."JMC's 
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