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Topic: Star Trek: Discovery - the relaunch (recruitment)
Subject: hold those horses!
I've read Trek material where the kzin females are still subsentient; you'll see that's how I play Rrowl. *shrug*
The new missio will be unvelied over the next few posts. We still have to bring in a new face or two, but don't worry - it's coming.
Posted on 2006-09-27 at 07:05:08.
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Topic: Star Trek: Discovery - the relaunch (recruitment)
Subject: silly feller..
 @ run with scissors...
I updated the roster to reflect the new titles for Mac and Vic.
Posted on 2006-09-26 at 15:06:57.
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Topic: Add On Story. Fill in 3 words!
Subject: he stood still?
Frozen in place
Posted on 2006-09-26 at 15:04:57.
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Topic: Star Trek: Discovery - the relaunch (recruitment)
Subject: yup.
Done. Actually, I put eight months...
Posted on 2006-09-26 at 15:02:21.
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Topic: Star Trek: Discovery - the relaunch (recruitment)
Subject: Rodney Dangerfield
Oh sure, I post it up on your roster page, but HE'S the angel... 
Posted on 2006-09-26 at 14:59:16.
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Topic: Add On Story. Fill in 3 words!
Subject: heh
his hairy legs
Posted on 2006-09-26 at 14:26:52.
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Topic: Star Trek: Discovery - Q&A
Subject: post away!
I have set the table for Gavison, MacTavish, and White to begin posting. As far as that goes, the rest of you may do so, as well. Don't get too involved, though - we'll be picking up the new mission right away. 
Weeee're back!!!
Posted on 2006-09-26 at 13:34:18.
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Topic: Star Trek: Discovery
Subject: a changing of the guard...
Stadate: 2366.10.21
USS Discovery, captain's ready room - 0950
Avanti had been gone for a few minutes now, leaving Noah with a curious empty sensation in the pit of his stomach. Though it would be several hours before the domtarian and his two engineers left Discovery, the captain could already feel the sense of loss - even though he knew it was for the best.
Eventually, he shook his head. No sense moping about all day. He reached up and keyed his communicator. "Blair to Yeoman Allen."
=/= Allen here. What can I do for you, captain? =/= came the response.
"Amanda, please have Commander Gavison, Lieutenant MacTavish, and Doctor White meet me in the observation lounge at 1100 hours." There was busines to be dealt with.
=/= Aye captain, I'll see to it. =/= she replied.
"Thank you." Noah closed the link and picked up a PADD.
*******************
USS Discovery, observation lounge - 1055
Captain Blair had kept his back to the doorway as the three officers entered, staring into space instead of his usual manner of making eye contact with each as they came in.
After a moment, he turned and took his seat at the head of the table. The observation longue, always the site of any formal senior staff meetings, seemed overlarge for a gathering of four, but his ready room had seemed too small, and Noah wanted to distill this into one single event.
"Thank you all for coming," he began. "There's no real need for me to beat around the bush, here, so let's get started." He made eye cotact with each officer before continuing.
"We are scheduled to rezvendous with the USS Valmont this evening at approximately 1800 hours. As of that time, Commander Avanti will be transferring off of the Discovery in order to assume executive officer duties aboard the Valmont. It is my understanding that we will be receiving a replacement chief engineer at that time." Noah paused to give the men a chance to respond if they felt the need.
"Now," he continued, "this leads to the main reason for our meeting. Commander Avanti's departure leaves a hole in our chain of command."
Blair looked around the room. "Miser MacTavish, you have proven your worth time and again since we first set sail. Therefore, it is my pleasure to designate you as our new second officer."
OOC: replies as needed
Once the discussion was complete, Noah looked at Doctor White. "Doctor, it is my understanding that you have rekindled interest in command training, and are even now logging time on the holodecks to perform the necessary coursework. Is that correct?"
OOC: assuming a positive response...
Blair nodded. "You have fifteen years' service in Starfleet, doctor, and I am well aware of your sound judgement from firsthand experience. Furthermore, I do trust that you will successfully complete command training in a timely manner. Therefore, I am appointing you as acting third officer aboard the Discovery."
OOC: responses, if needed...
Noah smiled. "Congratulations, gentlemen. The three of you are among the finest officers I have had the priviledge to serve with, and you all richly deserve your success. Any questions?"
OOC: if so, post them. If not...
"Very well, then." Blair stood. "Dismissed."
Posted on 2006-09-26 at 13:29:46.
Edited on 2006-09-26 at 13:36:54 by t_catt11
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Topic: Add On Story. Fill in 3 words!
Subject: .
chased by a
Posted on 2006-09-26 at 12:50:27.
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Topic: Star Trek: Discovery
Subject: a new opporunity...
Note: This post is a collaborative effort between myself and Alacrity.
Stadate: 2366.10.21
USS Discovery, captain's ready room - 0915
Avanti stared back at Captain Blair for a moment, “What do you mean – transfer, sir?”
“Captain Horatio has pulled some strings and called in some favors," Blair replied. "He wants you as his first officer on the new Valmont. I am not surprised, and frankly, I find it hard to believe that you would be.”
“Captain Horatio had discussed with me the idea but I felt that my place was here on the Discovery, sir. Furthermore, I only completed my command training less than three months ago.” Avanti stared back at the captain looking uncomfortable. “I like being an engineer, Sir.”
“And I like being a scientist. Command doesn’t mean you have to give up your passions.” Noah laughed, “You just have to learn to juggle them a bit differently.”
“It is not my ambition to be a Captain.” the big engineer stated.
Noah smiled. “Avanti, I have seen some very ambitious officers in my time. People who wanted to be in command so badly they would take any assignment or dangerous mission to prove their worth. You, however, have been in many dangerous situations, proven yourself time and time again, and then, without a sound returned to your post as if nothing had happened.” He smiled and leaned back in his chair, pointing towards his display of books behind him, “A great Terran once said, those who most desire power are least fit to wield it. Frankly, after the Zellog Incident, I have received no less than fourteen inquiries by captains, and that isn’t including how many must have spoken to you directly.”
The Zellog Incident The big engineer recalled grimly, How could anyone forget the Zellog Incident…...
* * *
=/= Captain’s log, supplemental. Stardate four three five five one point nine, Lieutenant Commander Avanti reporting.
We remain in orbit over Zellog Prime. Captain Blair and First Officer Gavison have beamed down to the planet to make the necessary arrangements for the peace negotiations. The Captain felt it was import to go down to the planet as a sign of faith to the Zellogites. They have been fighting a civil war for so many years that only through the federation mediators, was any chance of peace found.
The Mediators and the Federation diplomats have arrived in the shuttle hanger, via the runabout Moto. Lieutenant MacTavish has gone down to greet them and provide them with quarters until the captain can bring the delegates from the planet. Since no place on the planet could be decided upon for a neutral site, the Discovery has been chosen as the place for the negotiations. =/=
Avanti looked up from the console on the arm of the Captain’s chair at the planet below. Zellog had two moons that moved in counter elliptical orbits. This made it difficult on the young navigator, Ensign Gates, who had to correct his course regularly to compensate for the gravitational pull. “Doing a fine job there, Ensign Gates.” Avanti said quietly to the young Terran. He smiled at the praise but did not look up from the control panel.
=/= Commander Avanti? =/=
The big man touched his communicator, “Go ahead, Mr. MacTavish.”
=/= Th’ dips be in th’ hanger, sair. We’ll be proceedin’ just’s soon’s they figger oot which one of ‘em’s got th’ most authority’s ta be th’ fairst one off th’ runaboot. =/= Avanti could hear the frustration in the Scot’s voice. =/= Et could be awhile, sair. =/=
“Acknowledged. I’d advise against calling them 'Dips', Jack. It could catch on.” Avanti said with a chuckle.
=/= Aye sair. MacTavish Out =/=
It was only three weeks since Avanti completed the Starfleet “Command Training Modules” and he was already serving as acting Captain. The engineer missed his regular role as chief engineer, where he could listen to the resonance of the warp core and be responsible for machines, not people. He looked over to the engineering station of the bridge, currently monitored by Ensign Tier. He felt a pinge of envy toward the man.
“Commander?”
His thoughts disturbed, Avanti turned to the young lady staring up at him. A yeoman, holding a PADD in his direction, and looking up at him with that awed look he had come to expect from humans. “Yes, Yeoman?” He asked.
“The Duty Roster for your review. Sir.” She said. Of course the roster could be sent directly to the Captain’s console, but Starfleet had some funny quirks about using personnel and getting personal marks.
Thank you, Yeoman. What is your name?”
“Ayn. Sir. Yeoman Ayn.”
Avanti looked over the roster quickly; he was sure that Raines had put his usual high level of attention to the list. “Been on the Discovery long, Yeoman?”
She smiled prettily, “Just a few weeks. I was on the Alexandra before.”
Avanti gave her a smile back and handed the PADD to her, “ Thank you …” He started and trailed off, as if listening to something. Ayn took the PADD gingerly and looked around as if expecting something to happen.
“Ensign!" Avanti exclaimed. "Evasive action Delta! Now! Full impulse! Break orbit!”
Whether it was the tone of the command or the stalwart training of Starfleet, Ensign Gates didn’t question the sudden order. His hands flew across the control panel, slamming the ship into a hard to starboard peel and throwing the engines into full. Avanti grabbed the arm of the young yeoman to steady her. Teir wasn’t so lucky and tumbled downwards over the banister of his station, “What the Gokk bonking hell?”
Ensign Colvin at the tactical station called out, “Sir? What is going on?” as he spoke the TAC display lit up. “Sir we have a missile lock on us! Bearing 6.49 and closing fast. How did you…?”
“Harmonics. I felt it coming.” Avanti answered curtly, “Shields up! Target the missile and deploy counter measures. When you get a lock, do a tight beam with full power, I don’t want it exploding and us getting in the shockwave. Red Alert! Battlestations! Where did that missile come from?” the klaxons sounded and the lighting on the bridge and throughout the ship changed.
=/= Avanti! What inna bloody hell’re ye doin’, laddie! I got dips sprawled arsehole ta elbow ever’where! =/= MacTavish’s voice came over the comm.
“We are under attack Jack. Avanti Out.” The commander quickly shut down the line, wanting to focus on the problem in hand.
"Target acquired, sir.” Colvin called out.
“Fire!” Avanti called out. The rear phaser arrays hummed briefly and the ship was rocked slightly, but not as much as the maneuver they had just pulled.
“Sir! Target destroyed," the TAC officer reported. "The missile came from the largest moon. Sensors show a remote launch site there. There was only the one missile – A Cardassian Hemala class Anti-matter cluster. That is pretty old technology.”
“Old gokk bonking Tech, my ass!” Teir called out, “A Hemie would have torn a gokk bonking hole in the ship the size of a gokk bonking T’bal!”
“We will worry about that later. Contact the Captain immediately.” Avanti ordered.
“Sir. Our transmissions are being jammed!” The TAC officer said, “And I have four bogeys closing in fast on us. Small fighter ships by the size of them. Look like old Mark 5’s, and they are armed with … lasers.”
“Lasers? The Gokk Bonkers can fire at us until the fuel cells are drained. Lasers can’t breach our hull.” Tier laughed with contempt as he retook his post.
“Sir!” Lieutenant Hemlos at science called out, “I am picking up time space distortions within those ships. Very small, and likely man-made.” She looked up from her viewer, “Sir, they are using dimensional transporters!”
“Seal all decks! Put security protocol Theta into effect now!” Avanti ordered. Colvin immediately ran to the weapons locker and started to hand out phasers to the bridge. He was almost to Avanti when the first invaders appeared.
There was a brief shimmer and a sound like the ripping of cloth. Then two Zellogites were on the bridge, one near the turbolift and the other in the centre of the room, close to the Captain’s chair. Neither were armed but both were covered head to toe with explosives. Avanti didn’t hesitate but threw himself upon the much smaller Zellogite, grabbing his arms and spreading them apart so he couldn’t trigger the bomb. The other man saw his partner go down and triggered his immediately.
The man and bombs exploded, sending debris and people flying across the deck. Fortunately, the fire containment units kicked in and kept the fire under control. Avanti stood up. “Damage Report! Who’s with me?” He looked around to see the TAC ensign Colvin was dead, having taken the brunt of the blast with his body. The Yeoman Ayn was on the ground, her eyes staring up at him like a reproach from the dead. The other ambusher had been under Avnati when the bomb went off. The force of the blast had pushed the engineer hard against the other man, killing him in the process and probably saving Avanti.
“The gokk bonkers!” A call came from beside him. He turned to help Teir stand up.
‘You okay?”
“The Gokk bokkers! What did they do this for? It’s a gokk bonking peace mission!” Tier exclaimed.
“Religious extremists,” Avanti replied. "They are a fringe group of Zellog, believing that all who are not of the true race are impure. Millions of systems out there, and these people can’t get past the idea of dying in the name of their deity. Check the crew. Find the survivors.”
“Sir! We have reports coming in.” Avanti turned around surprised at the voice. Ensign Gates was still sitting at his post. “No invader activity on any decks so far sir, but there are massive energy readings in the shuttle bay.”
Avanti click his communicator, “Jack! You there?”
=/= Under attack Commander! No’ th’ best time fer chit chat! =/= came the terse response over phaser fire.
I probably deserved that, Avanti thought to himself.
Tier called out, “Hemlos is unconscious but alive. James is out cold as well, and so is Fallon. The gokk-bonking three over by the door are all gone, Avanti. It’s just the gokk bonking three of us.” Tier handed a phaser to Avanti while taking two for himself, one in each hand.”
“Ensign, what is our …” Avanti started to ask as the sound of cloth ripping came again. The commander crouched low to the ground, firing a beam directly at the new invader who was caught surprised to find anyone still alive. The direct hit put him down fast. Meanwhile, Tier was firing away with both phasers as three more assailants appeared on the bridge. Teir brought himself back to back with Avanti. The Zellogites were using a high energy laser that seemed to take a long time to charge between firing, leaving open to the Federation’s superior weaponry.
“You gokk bonkers want a piece of me!” bzap Come on, you gokk bonkers! bzap bzap Want some of this! bzapbzap. Not on my gokk bonking ship! You hear me!” bzapbzapbzap.
While Avanti and Tier took on the attackers, Ensign Gates dropped and rolled across the floor. Then he sprinted low to grab a phaser and join in the defense.
“Ensign! I need you to take TAC. Take the ships out!” bzap Avanti shouted at the ensign while sweeping away two more invaders. bzap
“You gokk bonking gokks!” bzapbzapbzap
“Sir!” bzap The Ensign replied, “I flunked TAC in the academy!”
Avanti looked at the charge on his phaser as there was a lull in the invaders beaming in, “Consider this the make up test! Now Go!”
Ensign Gates ran to the Tactical station just as the ripping noise began again. Three more attackers fell to Teir’s phaser before the Ensign had a chance to see the console was dead. bzap He started to re-route power.
“These gokk bonkers are pathetic! They beam in so gokk bonking disoriented, it is like shooting Gokk in a box.” Teir laughed bzapbzap.
Avanti smiled encouragingly at Tier but didn’t feel so optimistic. He wondered how Lieutenant MacTavish was doing in the Shuttlebay.
“Sir. I have power again. Sir! There is a shuttle leaving the hangar!”
The invasion force stopped as suddenly as it had began. Teir remained poised for attack while Avanti came over to the TAC station.
“The shuttle is engaging the enemy ships, sir.” Ensign Gates reported. “Shall I attack as well?”
“Hold on ,Ensign.” Avanti activated the communication console on the station. “Shuttle Craft Moto, This is Commander Avanti. Please Report.”
=/= Avanti! Good ta hear yer voice, me boy! I knew ye’d manage. I’ve go’ our dips all safe an’ sound, sair; I ‘ad ta make a wee mess inna shootlebay but I got ‘em bairded an’ tucked in, so I figger ta teach these lads a thing er two aboot blowin’ smoke up a Federation kilt… These ships’re no’ vera well equipped… scarce able ta carve a scratch onna Moto. =/=
Avanti’s eyes bulged, “Did you say you have the Diplomats with you?”
Gates continued to report, “He has disabled three of the ships, sir. Closing in on the fourth.”
=/= Aye, Commander. Dinnae get yer knickers inna knot, sair, they’ll be jus’ fine. =/=
“In a fire fight!’ Really, Jack!”
“Last ship is disabled Commander.” Gates reported.
“Okay, Lieutenant. Bring them on home. Avanti out!”
Avanti sighed and shook his head. “Get the ship back to Zellog and contact the Captain immediately. Call a medical team to the bridge.”
“That will be a gokk bonking problem, Avanti.” Tier said, pointing to the doors to the turbolift. There Avanti saw that one on the invaders, using the dimensional technology had appeared in the doorway of the turbolift. His dead body now fused to the metal plates of the lift doors, in a grim reminder of the dangers of using technology you don’t fully understand.
* * *
Noah leaned back in his chair. "We'll miss you, have no doubt of that. But this is the perfect opportunity, Avanti, and you know it."
The big man was silent for a moment before he nodded. Noah smiled. "Captain Horatio and I both thought that might be your answer. We are due to rezvendous with the Valmont this afternoon."
Blair grinned at the look on Avanti's face. "If you had said no - and Horatio hadn't been able to convince you, either - no harm would have been done. They have a delivery for us, anyway." The engineer's expression grew even more dubious. "All right, all right... we did make sure it was the Valmont who met us instead of another ship, and it was primarily for you, but the delivery is true."
Avanti spoke. "Captain, I will accept, but I have a condition or two."
Blair stared for a moment, then chuckled. "And you claim you aren't command material. Go on."
"Ensign Tier deserves a promotion, and I would ask that he be transferred with me. Also, sir, I would request that Lieutenant Sango also be transferred, as well; I would feel at ease with someone I know to be competant in engineering."
Noah nodded. "Very well. Tier has progressed under you - as you have always seemd to believe that he would. And you were right, the man is a brilliant engineer." He chuckled again. "And I can of course understand the need for chemistry between yourself and your new engineering crew..." the captain allowed his voice to trail off. Noah wasn't entirely sure if domtairans could blush, but he was fairly sure that Avanti was experiencing the equivalent of one.
The two men chatted for a bit longer before Noah smiled and placed a solid gold pip on the desk. "One more thing. Horatio and I argued over this a bit, but as your current commanding officer, I reserved the priviledge. You have an absolutely stellar service record, and that hasn't changed one bit over the past seven months."
In Noah's opinion, this was one of the single most rewarding parts of being a captain. "Computer, record," Blair spoke. "By the power invested in me by the United Federation of Planets, I, Captain Noah Blair, hereby promote Ly Avanti to the rank of Commander."
He reached out and shook the engineer's hand. "You'll probably want to order a red tunic from the replicator before you board your new ship. Congratulations, Avanti."
Posted on 2006-09-26 at 11:11:49.
Edited on 2006-09-26 at 12:41:58 by t_catt11
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Topic: Star Trek: Discovery - the relaunch (recruitment)
Subject: woot!
This will fill all of our major openings!!!
Posted on 2006-09-26 at 10:37:36.
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Topic: Star Trek: Discovery - the relaunch (recruitment)
Subject: yup yup
Thanks to the animated series, kzin are indeed canon (of course, there are those that will dispute this, but most take the kzin as "good" material from TAS).
Yes, the timeline had to be changed a bit - no Angel's Pencil, for instance - but the feel of the kzin is really unchanged. They work well in the Trek universe, I think.
Posted on 2006-09-26 at 08:32:20.
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Topic: The Tides of Fate Q&A
Subject: expect a post soon...
I'll get a post up shortly. I hate that RL has interrupted Grey's online time...
Posted on 2006-09-26 at 08:26:41.
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Topic: Star Trek: Discovery - the relaunch (recruitment)
Subject: active posters...
Lyskhala - welcome back! I can't wait to see what you do with Hemlos. You and Eol probably need to get together much like Avrielle and Stu are doing. How has the budding romance between Mac and Chantelle developed?
The kzin is a favorite NPC of mine - I play him. Let's just say that he's found life under a female department head to be... interesting. Read his bio if you want to get into his head a bit.
I have updated Raditz' background to include what we had from STPBeM's bio entry.
Guys, we are very close - I need to fill the CEO spot, and I believe we are then ready to go.
Posted on 2006-09-26 at 07:40:21.
Edited on 2006-09-26 at 08:29:54 by t_catt11
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Topic: Add On Story. Fill in 3 words!
Subject: llama?
Even so, there
Posted on 2006-09-25 at 09:36:31.
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Topic: Star Trek: Discovery - the relaunch (recruitment)
Subject: or something like that...
More like Brom mentioned what a good player sui was, so I started begging in a most undignified manner...
Posted on 2006-09-22 at 21:36:32.
Edited on 2006-09-22 at 21:36:43 by t_catt11
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Topic: Add On Story. Fill in 3 words!
Subject: hey, do hyphenated words only count as one?
involves the use
Posted on 2006-09-22 at 21:16:07.
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Topic: Add On Story. Fill in 3 words!
Subject: ho boy
men to get
Posted on 2006-09-22 at 21:06:04.
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Topic: Star Trek: Discovery - the relaunch (recruitment)
Subject: welcome!
Silent and I have been chatting about this. Looks like we'll be picking up another SEC ensign.
Should be fun!
Posted on 2006-09-22 at 21:02:01.
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Topic: Add On Story. Fill in 3 words!
Subject: ...
The best way
Posted on 2006-09-22 at 20:32:54.
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Topic: Star Trek: Discovery - the relaunch (recruitment)
Subject: aCMO
You are correct - it does stand for assistant Chief Medical Officer.
Captain Blair is very hands-off; he's a delegator. If the job is done, and done correctly, he doesn't care how you do it - he trusts the departments to know their specialties better than he ever could.
So the question really is, will he work out with Doctor White?
It's not at all unusual for the counselor to be aCMO. However, it's also not at all unusual for the counselor to be attached to medical, but operate "outside" of it. Whichever way you guys (and your characters) prefer it is fine by me and the captain.
Posted on 2006-09-22 at 19:56:11.
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Topic: Add On Story. Fill in 3 words!
Subject: :P
are often misunderstood
Posted on 2006-09-22 at 15:07:11.
Edited on 2006-09-22 at 15:07:27 by t_catt11
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Topic: The Tides of Fate Q&A
Subject: the turn...
Mercury is with the rest of the party members, plus a acouple assorted crewmembers, plus a couple other passengers, in the common passenger berth with four TDF soldiers (one of which being the red-hired soldier attacked by the bothan).
Posted on 2006-09-22 at 13:53:17.
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Topic: Star Trek: Discovery - Q&A
Subject: updated this thred...
...to include our posting guidelines on the first page.
Posted on 2006-09-22 at 08:49:57.
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Topic: The Tides of Fate Q&A
Subject: choppity chop
For the time being, it would be trivial to cut through the bindign chain that liks the two (thik similar to handcuffs). Of course, they will still have rings on each hnd tht will need to be removed, but that would give mobility.
There are another four passengers not affiliated with our game in the berth.
Posted on 2006-09-22 at 07:19:24.
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