Lancers IC Thread

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Jul 24, 2020 7:38 am
Episode 1: Worth a DeUCE.

The planet Xandria has recently recovered from a civil war between followers of the Wave and the more ascetic monks of the Order of Saint Sagan, who have regained control.

A rare and venerated datacache dating from the time of Old Earth has been recovered from the ruins of the Central Library in the capitol city of Codex, and is due to be transferred to a secure facility in the city of Vellum while the main building is restored.

The Nomads have arrived on scene to be greeted by Dayle Burroughs (Actress: Danielle Panabaker), on behalf of the Head Librarian. Burroughs is tasked with escorting the tomes to the storage site safely. The Lance's job is pure escort security, since travel is currently restricted and the DMZ of Codex is still a dangerous place with sporadic fighting and violent crime more the rule than the official fiction of restored order.

"Hi! You must be the Lance we hired. I'm Archivist Burroughs. Since air travel outside the port still isn't safe, we'll be going by foot past the contested zones until we get to the central housing for Library ground vehicles."

She signs the Lance in, inviting them to get a beverage or snacks from the aid station the facility personnel are using while she retrieves the package.

(I'll let you roleplay a bit, get used to your characters and each other. :) )
Jul 24, 2020 8:53 am
Spanner looks out from a window of the Personnel Facility at the ruins of the great Library, sipping a coffee.

"Data from Old Earth... I'll be damned," he says out loud. "Hope there's some engineering blueprints, in there." Although he prides himself on having a rational mind, he cannot help but feeling a little tingle at the mention of the Home Planet of the human race, his own.

"And a better recipe for coffee-making..." he adds as an afterthought, eyeing suspiciously the black substance in his cup.

He has the tell-tale stocky and solid appearance of someone born on a high gravity planet (a HiGee), at odds with his high pitched voice.
OOC:
think Bob Hoskins in Terry Gilliam's "Brazil", but without the silly cap!
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Jul 24, 2020 3:21 pm
"Coffee? It needs to have a decent recipe for honey. These snacks taste like dust."

For Jilick this seems a pointless task. Old data from an old world has no place in this age. But he is good at following orders, so he'll make sure the transfer is done well. He cleans his antenna and takes another sniff at the sour snacks.
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Jul 24, 2020 4:21 pm
To Afinlo, on the other hand, they might as well be carrying holy text.

"I can't believe that this managed to elude even the Gentians!", he proclaims loudly, to anyone who will listen (Everyone on the ship has heard it by now)
Jul 24, 2020 9:05 pm
He turns from the window, grinning.
"What our employers don't realize is that they'll need a second escort to stop Afinlo from getting into that datacache! "
Jul 24, 2020 11:09 pm
"They surely won't mind if I have a peek..."
Jul 25, 2020 9:19 am
Del walks up to the aid station, his warling, Terror, follows close behind. He rummages through the snacks, dissatisfied with the selection, he starts smoking his electric cigar, the tip glows red as he inhales the smoke. "Let's not get ourselves distracted," Del says exhaling the smoke, "Focus on the job first, you can do whatever you want after we get our credits." He approaches the window producing heavy clang with each step. He looks thoughtfully on the streets below.
Jul 25, 2020 12:27 pm
Looks nervously at the Warling. "you sure that puppy won't bite, huh?" he asks for maybe the twentieth time.
Jul 25, 2020 1:48 pm
"Why are you so concerned with his bite? He only has three rows of teeth," Del says with a puzzled look on his face, "And don't be so nervous, he might consider you a prey and I wouldn't recommend that." he says with a grin.

He looks at Terror and commands, "Sit!". Terror sits and looks at Spanner with its milky eyes. "As long as you don't get between him and his food you should be fine," Del says reassuringly.
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Jul 25, 2020 4:02 pm
Jilick gives the Del and his animal a wide berth and starts working his deck, "Atmosphere is within normal parametres. Refugees reporting in west of here, seems another group of Wave supporters just gave up. Never understand why you humanoids spend so much time fighting. This place is a real mess."
Jul 25, 2020 6:45 pm
"We are very competitive," Del answers Jilick's rhetorical question, "We need to plot our route to the vehicles, and a couple of back up routes just in case there will be trouble"
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Jul 25, 2020 9:02 pm
Jilick will call up a map of the locations for collection and drop off, checking the routes between them against the database of fire fights, protests, militia action, refugees, demolitions, etc. He’ll announce his findings to the group
Jul 26, 2020 8:10 am
"Drink what they have, you never know when you won't get another." He says with droopy but watchful eyes, his rifle hanging from his hand, while he gets a cup. He puts himself beside Del and his pet without excess concern. "Make sure to eat too. Just in case."
Jul 26, 2020 10:46 am
Not too long goes by waiting before the Archivist returns. She is obviously upset. "Nomads, could you, um, please join me in the Head Librarian's office? There's been a... um... small..." she pauses, her face screwing up into a pained expression. "Complication." She quickly turns and leads the way.
Head Librarian Rafael Ordenã (Actor: Demián Bichir) is seated at his desk in a small room made up as a private office. You can still see the signs that this was once a janitor's storage room. He looks gravely concerned. "Lancers. We have a small... complication."

Burroughs nervously adds, "I said that." then wilts under his steady gaze.

"The Terra Cache and several other items are missing. The storage vault was forced. They have been stolen. I can offer you an authorized Silver Contract upgrade with a bonus for recovering a particular book..." He pauses, steepling his fingers in front of him. "Yes, actual printed book from the early 22nd century, meticulously preserved, and of utmost rarity and importance."

He holds out a tablet. "Please indicate acceptance if you will take this Contract. There will likely be conflict and possibly heavy combat. But from what I have heard, none of you are strangers to this."

He awaits your response.
Jul 26, 2020 12:21 pm
"There is always ... a complication, isn't it?" Del chuckles, "What you, guys, think? I need credits, so I am willing to get into this mess."
Jul 26, 2020 1:23 pm
He scratches his chin, then shrugs.
"Well... That shiny Fugue of ours won't pay for itself, will it? I say let's do this."
Jul 26, 2020 9:55 pm
"Hhmm, personally I think we should wait until we have analysed more data before committing to this. But I agree with Wright and Gravius, we do need the money, so I will agree."
Jul 26, 2020 11:15 pm
"I'm always in when it comes to recovering stolen data"
Jul 27, 2020 11:34 am
Looks at Jillick, whispers: "it's Spanner, not Wright. Otherwise I'd have to also use your surname, and my tongue would get all knotted." He winks at the insectoid.
Jul 27, 2020 9:41 pm
He looks at Spanner, "Sorry boss."
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