..ef 'e eats yer 'ead, 'e figgers 'e's lettin' ye die th' hon'rable death, aye? Tha's no' wha' ye'd call 'ard feelin's. Where Rrowl's from, Ensign, they call et respect.

No problem with any of it, thus far, folks... It's Starfleet after all and one of the underlying themes I can recall from just about every single incarnation of the universe is what?

That's right, boy and girls! Diversity! Gonna be POVs from all angles in a situation like the one we've got here, right? Ya got guys like Mac, Rrowl, Kel, Talon, etc, who have spent most of their lives/careers in some sort of 'conflict' with the Romulans.... Then there's the bunch like Lyvette: young, green, more willing to accept that the Romulans might actually be more than poissible subversive because they've been posted in 'non-contentious' situations,etc, etc, etc... And then there's guys like Hash, Duncan, and a few others who, really, are kind of indifferent to any of it, and kind of take it as it comes... Duncan's always been polite and respectful with his interactions with the Rom's, for instance... He finds them intriguing and figures he might even learn something... Hash looks at the Romulans and thinks; "Great! Guess I'd better brush up on Griznak's Romulan Anatomy!...Hey, you, Centurion Whatsyerface! When was yer last check up?..."

Wheeeeeeeeee! It's nuts, huh? All good stuff, though, and all great for spinning this little yarn of ours...

Gonna go finish washin' now... ya'll set a spell... kick yer shoes off... wan' some tea?

Actually, I'd like a shot of your private stock-hehe.

I'm actually glad I did my post-ahead posts; now I can sit back and watch some great storytelling as folks get caught up!

Got an interesting little tweest in the back of my mind for ol' Duncan to take; I think the strain of over a hundred years of loss and death may be finally gettin' to him. Or is it? Hmmmm, we shall seeeee...

Hey, Rrowl, you gonna eat that?

Just an FYI, folks... Work is kicking my butt today and my posts may be set back a bit in their arrival.

Not entirely sure that I'll manage to post everything today, but the posts are in the works and we will be good to move on ahead by tomorrow night at the latest.

Got an FYI of my own, everybody.

On rather short notice, I have gotten a call about a new job. I'm pretty sure that it's going to force me to cut back on computer time. The goal is to stay active in the games I'm already posting in, and I'm taking on one additional Star Wars game, but that will be it for me for now.

I don't foresee any major problems in keeping active here, as I kinda see this as my primary game at the Inn, but ya never know, and I just wanted to let everyone know what was going on in case you don't see me around as much. It is NOT any sort of loss of interest; I'm seeing some really entertaining storytelling in this game, especially since the Cerberus disaster.

Your CEO, while a bit ragged around the edges, is still reporting for duty!

On a personal note, I just have to say that while this new job may limit my time as an Innmate, it couldn't have come at a better time. My financial status, or lack thereof, has been causing a WHOLE lot of stress for me, so I hope you understand why this job has to be a top priority for me right now.

But not to worry; I've made some great friends here, and I'm not about to stop visiting. And even if I have to drop all other games as a worst-case scenario, I WILL stay active in this one!

Have a great day, everyone.

...that the new job means an end to the financial stress for ya. I'm sure that more than a few of us know how that goes.

Aaaaand, of course we all understand. The Inn is for fun, man, RL has to come first... that's the one that matters most, anyway, yeah?

Congrats to both you and Meri on the new jobs/promotions/not sticking to the theater floors/etc.

Good luck and WOW them

Eol Any response from Mr. Stinky aboard Brianna's escape pod. (Have you read my post about that. I took liberties with Mr. Stinky and had him trying to shut the door while Brianna was getting her MACOs into pods.)

...that'll be addressed.

Right along with replies to Rrowl, Curie, Duncan, another hailing of the Charon aaaaand... what else have I missed?...

Anyhoo, as I said, up yonder about a post and a half... I should be updating today. Hang tight.

Those scanners on the pod, and I guess in the big ships as well... what kind of information can they glean about the surrounding vacum of space?

What I'm directly trying to get at is can they determine what -type- of life forms are present out there, or if they can only determine that there is a life form?

If the Cerberus was still intact (or at least a significat part of it to include the computers and good bits of the sensor arrays) I would say that the sensors aboard an ASRV would be able to detect 'types' of lifeforms....scans to a molecular or even sub-atomic level might be possible.

However, without a link to such resources and the pod having to rely on it's own limited resources (nowhere near the sensor or computer power avaialbe aboard a starship) I'd say that the fact that there are lifeforms out there might be the limit.

lol.. I'm enjoying the interaction. Although my legs are starting to get cramps from being stuck in the dang pod for so long...

Does Mac carry a PADD?

PADD = Yes. Mac was reviewing and updating the casualty list on a PADD a few posts back... Likely not his "personal device" as we had less than a minute to abandon ship and if anyone stopped to grab anything beside their own arses, they likely ended up on said list... (Cloaking device not included, of course, as the Romulans were working on that at the time of the kaflooey boom boom!)

Travel cramps = We're almost rescued... once I get these next backposts and communications to the Charon up, we're free to get bagged by the other ship and carry on.

Twas just giving you a hard time. They will be out of the pod soon enough I am sure. And really they've only spent like a day on it, which ain't so bad...

...I've got one more on the fire and we're off.

Stan's been posted.