AGWW Online - Log 2005/04/05
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Session 1x21: Abducted II
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Bill Irvine - Marvin David_Pietersen - qadn Doc_Helga - Stayka Himiko - Dingo Nathan Raiser - Asmodai Rev John Jones - Picks-at-Flies Rhiannon_D - FiXXXer667 Björnar Baldurson (Assistant to Mr.Einarson) - Stayka Bob Grant - Asmodai Eric_Freyrson (Chopper Pilot) - Stayka Mr.Einarson (Chief of the oil platform) - Stayka Patric Declerc (Cook on the oil platform) - Stayka La_ST - Stayka
<La_ST> Okay, last time we were called to Texas to lean that William Irvine II had been absent for 3 days....
<La_ST> Thus the group decided to follow his trail to Iceland where he was visiting an oil platform
<La_ST> To be somewhat more inconspicuous, the group decided to call Helga to park the zeppelin there.
<La_ST> Helga told there there were more people missing, and the reports it might be some terrorist attack was likely not true.
<La_ST> So the blimp was directed to her lab in a somewhat secluded spot in the North-East of Reykjavyk near Langjökull.
<Doc_Helga> Okay, I have you on my radar now... If you get down there, I will fetch you from the zeppelin...
<La_ST> (You may start ^_^)
Rev_Jones wakes up in the seat of Bill's bomber.
<Rev_Jones> Whahahaa?
<Bill_Irvine> WHoa!
<Bill_Irvine> Holy shit... What's up?
<Rev_Jones> Bill... why is your ranch white?
<Bill_Irvine> You slept all the time eh? Didn't even notice when wie lifted off and had a good ride hitchhiking the blimp
Rev_Jones rubs his chin.
<Rev_Jones> I must have been more tired than I thought.
<Rev_Jones> All that flying around must really take it out of me.
<Rev_Jones> So where are we?
<Bill_Irvine> You're just not used to a bloody good meal. We're in the white plains of Iceland
Himiko smirks
<Rev_Jones> Did we find your father?
<Himiko> I'll land..
Doc_Helga stops her old VW Bus next to the blimp
<Bill_Irvine> Well, the last thing we know is he was going to an offshore oil platform
<Doc_Helga> Hi folks. Great you came!
David_Pietersen waves at Helga
<David_Pietersen> Hey, Helga
Himiko does a last check on the cloaking device, picks up her remote control and then walks out.. and in again...
<Himiko> It's cold....
<Doc_Helga> I think you should all fit in here, if you squeeze a little between the instruments...
<Himiko> Just a moment..
<Rev_Jones> Around here?
<Rev_Jones> You will have to forgive me if I get a little tetchy. I have never liked the idea of oil platforms.
<Bill_Irvine> Oil is oil... Black gold from the very ground of our Earth
<La_ST> (The old VW bus is probably built around 1965 or so, but it has space for quite some people and equipment. One of those: http://66.34.72.138/index.html)
Rev_Jones closes his eyes and tries not to think of being all alone except for the waves... the waves... the waves.
<La_ST> (You are near Reykjavik on the main land of Iceland)
Himiko returns a moment later wearing a white furlined fleece jacket
Rev_Jones stands up, very shakily and stumbles towards the hatch.
<Bill_Irvine> So let's go and kick some serious ass, if needed
David_Pietersen looks at the van
Bill_Irvine goes to the hatch and gets out
<Himiko> Rhiannon?
Doc_Helga wears a grey overall under a thick anorak
Rev_Jones follows Bill, trying to rub out the cramps.
Nathan_Raiser tinkers with some of the black boxes from warp and then proceeds to jack insoem cables... then he proceeds to take out a slender black caseand sets it aside... after that he takes out a long warm coat and places a Russian soldiers cap, missing any insgnia anywhere...
<Nathan_Raiser> /me puts on a pair of gloves and then takes the case closing the box...
<David_Pietersen> nice Van Helga.
Doc_Helga starts to put some of the stuff into the trunk of the bus so that there is place for the whole group
<David_Pietersen> reliable, simple. any idiot can service one of these *grins*
Doc_Helga looks up from her work and smiles to David
Rev_Jones walks up and leans on the van. It rocks a little.
<Doc_Helga> Thanks. It's not the newest, but very trustworthy
<Bill_Irvine> Geez! Look at that thingy... Thos hippies back then used them with those carp paint all over them. Didn't know they still exist
<Rev_Jones> Hello folks.
Nathan_Raiser walks out
<David_Pietersen> though not excactly save. one impact and it crumbles like a soda-can
<Himiko> Okay... is everybody out??
<Nathan_Raiser> anna...
<David_Pietersen> I think so himiko
<Doc_Helga> Well, Bill, if you like you can walk to my lab...
<Nathan_Raiser> a word if I may...
Himiko nods
<Nathan_Raiser> I left Warp the frequency for the bay... i hope you don't mind...
<Nathan_Raiser> just in case we need some backup...
Himiko sighs
<Doc_Helga> Okay, lets just get to my lab, then I can fill you in
<Bill_Irvine> Nah nah... I'll just take it. Just strange to see one of those nowadays... At least it hasn't those hippy wanna make love stuff on it
Nathan_Raiser smirks
<Nathan_Raiser> there there... at least he won't blow out the gates again
<Himiko> that's not it.. it's just that the bay doors don't close automatically......
<Doc_Helga> Actually I tuned it a little bit
<Nathan_Raiser> oh?
<Doc_Helga> It's somewhat sturdier than a standard version
<Nathan_Raiser> in that case i'll just let him blow the doors out...
Nathan_Raiser grisn sheepishly
<David_Pietersen> hehe :)
<Nathan_Raiser> I mean...
<Nathan_Raiser> how are you planning to close it from the outside?
Rev_Jones clambers into the van.
<Himiko> oh, they open and close on remote control... but I'm guessing that ... your airplane leaves fast...
<Rev_Jones> Beautiful country you live in, Helga.
<Himiko> but hey... we can take my car instead of *that* too..
<Himiko> at least mine is truly reliable ....
<Nathan_Raiser> true
<La_ST> The van has space for about 9 persons, now that the electronic stuff is stored away
<Nathan_Raiser> yet I think Warp goes under instant Air Cav on demand...
<Nathan_Raiser> so don't worry...
<Nathan_Raiser> he can let himself out
<Nathan_Raiser> and I think he prefers the warmness in the hangar then the cool air...
Doc_Helga smiles at the reverend
Himiko smiles..
<Nathan_Raiser> Let's go...
<Doc_Helga> Yes, I love it, too. All the volcanoes and volcanic phenomenons
<Doc_Helga> It is heaven
Doc_Helga smiles soulfully
Bill_Irvine jumps into the van
<Himiko> We can use the Rover..
Himiko walks over to the van hesitantly..
<Doc_Helga> Well, you can join us with a second car
Rev_Jones nods and stares out the window.
<Doc_Helga> That way we would be a bit more mobile
Nathan_Raiser walks over to the van and throws in the case and then sits himself... if he wasnt wearing the shades and his beard wasn't blond he would look like a poster boy for the Russian army
<Doc_Helga> Everybody in?
<Doc_Helga> Then close the door, please
<Himiko> Ah well, let's go..
Doc_Helga starts the motor
Nathan_Raiser helps Himiko in and slams the door
Doc_Helga drives on right away
<Doc_Helga> After about half an hour of beautiful landscape, the car disappears behind a gate that appeared in a rocky slope
Doc_Helga stops the car in a "garage" of lasered rock
<Doc_Helga> Welcome to my lab!
<Doc_Helga> You may get out now
Nathan_Raiser jumps out holding the box close to him and then looks out rather interested...
<Bill_Irvine> Come on. Shift it! We goitta find my dad
Bill_Irvine jumps out of the van
Doc_Helga leads them through a stone corridor to an underground laboratory that is filled with seismic instruments, monitors that show volvanically active parts of Iceland and more
Doc_Helga fetches some stools for the group, as normally she doesn't have so many vistors
<Rhiannon_D> (I hate dialup. connected at the 4th attempt. sorry for the delay..)
Doc_Helga shows them to a large table that is covered with papers of varying types - from seismographic curves to news printouts
<Bill_Irvine> (Another one I shouldn't tell I'm on 3 Mbit with 52 KB UL now *eg*)
<Bill_Irvine> Modern art, eh?
<La_ST> (Rhi you arrived with the others by cars in Helgas Lab
<Bill_Irvine> Never thought you would be into that, Lady
Himiko is looking around.. making a mental image..
<Doc_Helga> Okay, if you want some coffee - the coffee machine is over there. There are some more cups, too, I think they should suffice
<David_Pietersen> so Helga, this is where you work?
Doc_Helga grins at Bill. Seismograms.... This one is from Helgafjell...
<David_Pietersen> could you tell our re... me something about these instruments?
Doc_Helga nods at David
<Doc_Helga> Yeah.
Rhiannon_D smiles while looking around, walking next to Himiko.
<Doc_Helga> But I think we have some more important things to discuss right now...
David_Pietersen suddenly has a notebook and a pen in his hand
David_Pietersen scribles
<David_Pietersen> so what does this one do?
<Rhiannon_D> Quite interesting work nevertheless, Dr. Helga..
<Doc_Helga> You know, I heard about the disappearance of Mr.Irvine - the father of Bill here...
<Bill_Irvine> Yeah! Lady, tell us about it. What do ya know?
<Doc_Helga> But he is only one - there is also Sheikh Al-Hazred how was found missing - interestingly at the same oil platform - and geologist Dr.Freyr Thorbjörnson
<David_Pietersen> sudden disappearance of oil magnates
<Doc_Helga> So it seems there is someone after people connected to oil and geology...
<Nathan_Raiser> hmmm
<Nathan_Raiser> could that have anything to do with the Earthquake bombs you mentioned?
<David_Pietersen> swallowed by oil! mysterious events unfold in iceland!
<Doc_Helga> Actually, Dr.Thorbjörnson was best known for his research on geological structures containing oil, too
David_Pietersen scribles
<Doc_Helga> Well, it could be
<Bill_Irvine> Someone seems to want to go big with the oil industry
Doc_Helga looks at Nathan
Rev_Jones looks up from studying the equipment.
<Rev_Jones> Yes, I have heard of him and read some of his work.
<David_Pietersen> so Helga, what is the biggest oilfield around here?
<Doc_Helga> I have to evaluate the date on the quake boms still
<Nathan_Raiser> You need geologists to place them
<Nathan_Raiser> and who better then the drill experts and the companies that owe them to place them?
<Rev_Jones> I think he is a bit too focussed on the financial side of geology though.
<Doc_Helga> Well, the biggest oilfiel is the one that the platform mines from which Mr.Irvine and the others disappeared
<Bill_Irvine> Umm.. Nate? What's up with that costume of yours?
Rev_Jones looks at Nathan.
<Doc_Helga> Well, it seems to me that the quake bombs where places in geologically unstable areas so far
<Rhiannon_D> Well, that would make sense..
<David_Pietersen> mmm
<Bill_Irvine> You are looking like you just fled to thos commie bastard Ruskies
<Rhiannon_D> They could be masked as natural earthquakes this way, no?
<David_Pietersen> unstable oilfields, a disaster waiting to happen?
Doc_Helga nods
<Doc_Helga> Yeah, that's true, Rhiannon
<David_Pietersen> (yes I am talking in headlines *g*)
<Rev_Jones> Let us not get ahead of ourselves.
<Nathan_Raiser> Heh, Bill... it's actually from Siberia...
<Himiko> Oil is the real currency of the world's economy...
<Rev_Jones> First we need to trace Bill's father.
<Nathan_Raiser> and I liberted it from a couple of Russkie soldiers along with a few friends in '78
<Rev_Jones> Which presumably requires a trip to this oil... thing.
<Doc_Helga> Well, there might be traces left on the platform
<Rev_Jones> I am sure Bill can get us onto the platform, and Helga and I have qualifications.
<Bill_Irvine> So what are we waiting for? Let's go, kick some ass and ifnd my dad
<Himiko> Calm down Bill.
<Doc_Helga> Sounds like a plan
<Bill_Irvine> Nate, but why are you wearing it, like yer a traitor?
Rev_Jones looks at Nathan and ponders.
<Nathan_Raiser> Its's warm
<Nathan_Raiser> and it's resilent
<Doc_Helga> I think I can claim to have one or two assistants...
<Rev_Jones> Perhaps Nathan and Himiko would like to be our backup.
<David_Pietersen> right bill!
<Nathan_Raiser> and it has no more insiginia...
<Nathan_Raiser> so why bother...
<David_Pietersen> heroic rescue, son rescues oil magnate
<Doc_Helga> Well, Rhiannon is a bit to obviously alien, I fear
<Rev_Jones> And Rhiannon and David can be assistants.
<David_Pietersen> good good
Doc_Helga looks at Rhiannon
<Nathan_Raiser> Well regarding backup
Rev_Jones studies Rhiannon.
<Himiko> Aren't you planning to rush in head first?
<La_ST> (How far can we mask your broken wings, Rhi? )
<Rev_Jones> *mutter* been around her so long I can't tell the difference...
<Nathan_Raiser> it asin't half a bad method
<Nathan_Raiser> there's a time issue
<Nathan_Raiser> if the quake bombs ARE involved
Doc_Helga nods
<Rhiannon_D> (not much, unless I look like Quasimodo (hump))
<Rev_Jones> If bombs are involved, we don't want to risk setting them off.
<Nathan_Raiser> and I think Mr. Irvine here can lead in any number of friends and associates onboard
<Doc_Helga> I still wonder why someone should want to plant them in the first place
<Nathan_Raiser> as for backup
<Rev_Jones> Himiko, is your stealth function still working?
<Nathan_Raiser> we simply tell them we will bomb the place out of the water if they don't comply
<Rhiannon_D> well, there's also the fact of me not particularly liking covering up my wings...
<Nathan_Raiser> Skywarp is more then capable for that
<Rhiannon_D> I'd still be able to help somehow else, I hope.
Doc_Helga looks thoughtfully at Rhi
<Himiko> Yes, of course Reverend.
<Doc_Helga> I wish I could repair them... I think they must look beautifu when fully functional
<Nathan_Raiser> so...
<Nathan_Raiser> part of us walks in
<Rev_Jones> Then I see no reason for you to be 100 yards off the rig. That will be close enough if there is trouble.
<Nathan_Raiser> the rest waits with the big guns and rapells inside if necessary?
<Rhiannon_D> Since we are talking about a platform, I believe I should mention that I do not require to breathe in order to function...
<Doc_Helga> So you want me to escort Bill as his geological expert?
<Nathan_Raiser> I think I should be going in with Bill though... I have ore experience with this sort of stuff then most of you...
<Rhiannon_D> in case that is somehow of use...
<Nathan_Raiser> the question is actualyl should Bill be the first one in
<Nathan_Raiser> he could announce us...
<Nathan_Raiser> but actualyl going in may be a bad choice...
<Himiko> If this is related to the quakebombs, then this is... related to the people who attacked us in Peru..
<Doc_Helga> Hm. People might get suspicious - well, or not, given that he just might want to join his Dad
<David_Pietersen> He has enough obvious, legitemate reasons
<David_Pietersen> that should not pose the problem
<Bill_Irvine> Yeah. I could be the backup for his negotiations. Or I could want to call him to some important buisness stuff
<Nathan_Raiser> it's not the reasons I am eorrying about
<Nathan_Raiser> it's the temper
<Doc_Helga> Oh.
Bill_Irvine takes the cigar out of his mouth and looks daggers at Nate
Doc_Helga didn't think of that at all ^_^
<Bill_Irvine> TEMPER? What about my fucking temper, eh?
<John_Jones> I am sure I can keep Bill calm.
<David_Pietersen> Bill can control his temper
<Doc_Helga> I guess he has a point there
<Nathan_Raiser> pardon my french... but that's not what I saw in 'Nam
Bill_Irvine grumbles
<Bill_Irvine> I have my temper in complete controll...
<Nathan_Raiser> Bill I do apprecaite you and I can understand you want youtr father
<John_Jones> Vietnam was a very different situation, wasn't it Bill?
Himiko hmms
<Rhiannon_D> Bill, I do believe that you have the highest neural activity, as far as adrenaline-based reactions go..
<Nathan_Raiser> but if you go gung ho there we could just as much rush the place with guns
<Rhiannon_D> Still..
<David_Pietersen> John ...
<Bill_Irvine> That's pure testosterone, my dear
<Himiko> exactly..
<Rhiannon_D> Oh?
<Rhiannon_D> Hm.
<Himiko> and testosteron shuts down higher brain functions.. that's why women are smarter than men..
Himiko grins
<Rhiannon_D> I really should get to studying your physiology more.. it's fascinatingly complex, for randomly evolved species..
<David_Pietersen> Oi!
_Bob_ peeks from behind himiko
<_Bob_> what about me?
<David_Pietersen> I resent that
Rhiannon_D smiles at Himiko..
<Nathan_Raiser> So then
<Doc_Helga> Well, I could explain up to two assistants, I guess
<Nathan_Raiser> enough dallying
<Nathan_Raiser> we need to get there...
<Nathan_Raiser> soon
<Nathan_Raiser> cover or no
<Himiko> Then why is it that everytime there's a pretty women involved all men act like idiots...
<Doc_Helga> I'm a geophysicist, and even though my specialty are volcanoes, I know the basiocs, too
<Nathan_Raiser> I can equip those of you who will need with weapons just in case this is some sort of a stickup
<Himiko> I'm not too sure..
<Nathan_Raiser> but hoperfully that's not what we need
<David_Pietersen> no no, that is higly inteligent courting behaviour himiko :)
David_Pietersen grins
<Bill_Irvine> I have some weapons, too... As you can guess
<Doc_Helga> I fear weapons are not my thing, Nathan...
<Himiko> ah, that's the excuse men use... I see.
<David_Pietersen> it is just that woman are to backward to understand it
Bill_Irvine sneers and let's out a puff of smoke
<Himiko> anyways... Bill's father is more important
<Nathan_Raiser> can I just suggest less of this female male bickering and Gettign to the point?
Himiko smiles at Bill.
<John_Jones> I think it would be a good idea if we all had an airbag of sorts.
<Himiko> As I see it there's a good chance we might run into something we can't handle...
<Bill_Irvine> So we gonna kick some ass now and smash some skulls, or do we talk our way into there?
<John_Jones> Hyperthermia aside, we want to be able to survive if we end up in the water.
<Himiko> Especially if the men who went to that platform are kidnapped.
<Doc_Helga> I think first things is to figure out where the abductees are taken
<Nathan_Raiser> exactly
<John_Jones> But I think we should try to talk first. My equipment should be able to get some trace on what happened to your father.
<Nathan_Raiser> that's why we have the zepplein and warp
<Nathan_Raiser> Warp can get us out of the water more then fast enough
<Himiko> Secondly, if this oil platform is linked in any way to the quake bombs, then we can suspect some really serious opposition.
<Nathan_Raiser> so three of us walk in and sniffs aroudn while the rest wait on the blimp cloaked...
<Nathan_Raiser> if necessary the cavalry rushes in...
<Nathan_Raiser> otherwise you get the info and get out...
<Nathan_Raiser> however
<Rhiannon_D> perhaps I could inspect the platform from underwater?
<Nathan_Raiser> you will need some means of transport to the rig itself that's inconspicous...
<Nathan_Raiser> hmmm Waro could do the same if necessary...
Rhiannon_D sighs
<John_Jones> True. And my plane is in pieces somewhere.
<Bill_Irvine> I guess my Baby is known, but too big to land there
<Rhiannon_D> Excuse me for being annoyingly realistic, but if there's anything like a bomb there, I'm sure it'd be more easily triggered by Warp than me...
<Rhiannon_D> not to mention any sonars and radars on the rig itself..
<Rhiannon_D> At worse, I'd show up as a fish...
<Himiko> If I don't bump into any antennas I can set you all down there without being noticed...
<John_Jones> Rhiannon, are you saying you can scout underwater?
<Doc_Helga> What about going in in the open?
<Rhiannon_D> Pretty much, yes...
<Doc_Helga> We can hire a heli to get us there
<Rhiannon_D> I don't remember requiring air...
<Nathan_Raiser> Rhiannon while I do believe you meant the best
<Nathan_Raiser> Warp won't be triggering any sensors...
<Nathan_Raiser> and trust me he is mre then capbale of looking around...
<John_Jones> Why not work together?
<Nathan_Raiser> however if you feel like a dip... it's your choice...
<Nathan_Raiser> so
<Nathan_Raiser> we rent a chopper
<Nathan_Raiser> who will pilot it?
<John_Jones> But remember, we need Skywarp if we get in trouble.
<Nathan_Raiser> Warp has no problems with multitheatre deployment...
<John_Jones> I can have a go...
<Doc_Helga> Well, I thought we'd rent a pilot with the chopper?
<Nathan_Raiser> so he can pop out like those brand new harriers can from the landing sites
<John_Jones> (is there anything Skywarp can't do?)
<Nathan_Raiser> (yes :))
<Nathan_Raiser> (though it'd be telling ;))
<Himiko> okay, this isn't helping...
<Himiko> all please focus on the task at hand..
<Himiko> We are here to investigate the disappearance of Bill's father, right?
<Doc_Helga> Well, my suggestion is, Bill, I and the Rev get in officially. The rest with work covertly
<Himiko> If so wouldn't it be wise to start looking on the place where he disappeared?
<Himiko> Instead of rushing towards an oil platform where he might not even be.
<Bill_Irvine> Last thing we know is he *did* disappear on this platform
<Doc_Helga> Well, my info says he did disappear from the platform
<David_Pietersen> uhm, last thing we knew he was at the airport right?
<Nathan_Raiser> we go for the platform
<Nathan_Raiser> now
<Nathan_Raiser> we don't need too many questions
<Nathan_Raiser> we need to move
<Nathan_Raiser> and that's the clue we have
<Rhiannon_D> agreed
<Doc_Helga> So who will go and how?
<Nathan_Raiser> Helga could you please get Bill some phone numbers so he can get that chopper you will need
<Nathan_Raiser> the way I see it
<Doc_Helga> No prob.
<Nathan_Raiser> we have three teams
<Rhiannon_D> I will take a dip, as Nate put it, with or without Skywarp..
<Nathan_Raiser> inflitration, recon and Support
Doc_Helga writes down a number from memory
<Rhiannon_D> So I can see if there's any connection to the quakebombs
<John_Jones> (with swimming costume or no? ;D )
<Nathan_Raiser> Recon will be Rhiannon... she goes down and hollers if she needs anything...
<Doc_Helga> Eric did fly me to some sites here already. He is trustworthy and not too expensive
<Nathan_Raiser> Warp can get in relativley fast if necessary...
Doc_Helga gives Bill the paper
<Bill_Irvine> No problem at all.
Bill_Irvine takes the papers.
<Nathan_Raiser> Support consists of those who are on the Zepplein waiting to get in and Warp...
<Bill_Irvine> Ok, where can I make the calls and when do we lift off?
<Nathan_Raiser> Bill you are going in as infiltration
<Nathan_Raiser> you will need at least two more people
<John_Jones> Helga and I are going Nathan.
<Nathan_Raiser> i'll setup comms and we can rout it through the zeppelin
Doc_Helga points to a bvery normal looking phone on another small table at the side
<John_Jones> We both suitable skills.
<Bill_Irvine> Nate... We need to prepare for white noise generators, if we are right
<Nathan_Raiser> I still think it would be preferable for me to be there...
<Nathan_Raiser> who will pilot?
<Nathan_Raiser> you Bill?
Himiko sighs
<Nathan_Raiser> or rent-a-idiot?
<Himiko> if you get caught with short range radios..
<Nathan_Raiser> I wouldn't worry about that...
<Nathan_Raiser> Bob you sit tight on the zeppelin and avoid any bullets...
<Doc_Helga> Well, Eric is a good pilot!
<Bill_Irvine> I would... You have seen what the enemy can do... Never forget: Never underestimate you enemy
<John_Jones> Nathan, if we have trouble, your presence on the platform or the helicopter will make no difference.
<Nathan_Raiser> i'll setup some means of rappeling if necessary for a quick drop onto the platform
<Nathan_Raiser> I think it would...
<John_Jones> If we need intimidation, we will bring out Bill.
John_Jones grins.
<Nathan_Raiser> though this is not a military operation and i can only protest about this course of events...
Rhiannon_D sighs
<Nathan_Raiser> anyway i'm off to start working on the comms and the rappels...
<Rhiannon_D> it's not really in our hands..
Nathan_Raiser heads out of the cave
<Bill_Irvine> So I should stay inside and wait?
Nathan_Raiser stand there in the snow and then calls Warp to pick him up, and waits till it comes for him
<Himiko> Okay, let's do that...
<Doc_Helga> Hm. I thought Bill would hire a heli and try to go to the platform to meet hios Dad?!
<Bill_Irvine> Yeah. Some confusion on this point
<Nathan_Raiser> (he is going to do that)
<John_Jones> Nathan wants to fly the chopper himself and be our bodyguard.
<Nathan_Raiser> (anyone going to join me for the ride to the zeppelin should head this way...
<Nathan_Raiser> (no actually)
<Doc_Helga> If you say hi to Eric from Helga, he will make an extra price for you
<Nathan_Raiser> (just let him cool off ;))
<Doc_Helga> (to Bill)
<Rhiannon_D> who shall drop me off?
<Doc_Helga> Why not Nthan?
<Bill_Irvine> ok, for what time should I order the chopper?
<Doc_Helga> His Skywarp seems to be well camouflaged
<Doc_Helga> Well, yesterday sounds like a good time ^_^
<Bill_Irvine> And where can I make the call?
<Doc_Helga> Over there!
Doc_Helga points to the phone again
Bill_Irvine walks over to the phone and makes the call
<Eric_Freyrson> Hello? Well, yeah, I can make it in two hours, Mr.Irvine
<Eric_Freyrson> I have to put some fresh fuel in the chopper, and then I can start right away
Nathan_Raiser waits as Warp lands in the snow melting it and seetting itself in place and then climbs in taking a last look at the cave
<Bill_Irvine> Ok, if that's ASAP as you can go fine. Greetings from Helga by the way
<Eric_Freyrson> Where shall I pick you up?
<Eric_Freyrson> Helga?
<Nathan_Raiser> /me speeds off back towards the zeppellin
Nathan_Raiser speeds off back towards the zeppellin
<Eric_Freyrson> Ah, is the volcano doctor still well?
Himiko goes with Nathan.
<Himiko> (oh wait.. never mind)
<Bill_Irvine> Yeah she surely is. She told me to greet you
<Eric_Freyrson> Ah, if you're a friend of her, I'll see to it that I'm there ASAP. Where shall I pick you up then?
Bill_Irvine looks at Helga and forms "meeting point" with his lips
Doc_Helga looks a bit puzzled, then understands.
<Doc_Helga> Use Helga usual pick-up spot
<Doc_Helga> (Hela's)
Bill_Irvine turns back to the phone
<Bill_Irvine> Helga's usual pick-up point
<Eric_Freyrson> Ah, I see. Okay, expect me in about an hour
Nathan_Raiser lands close to the Zeppelin and then thorws away the coat and the hat into the snow and walks into the bay leaving the doors open... then after shouting his head off in the bay swearing he proceeds to punch the bay doors and then continues swearing, as his hand hurts liek hell
Nathan_Raiser mumbles Tin Soldier
Nathan_Raiser gets to work on the comms and slices soem of the encryption he used before
<Bill_Irvine> All right. C ya then.
<Eric_Freyrson> Till then!
Bill_Irvine hangs up
Rhiannon_D turns to the rest andok
Rhiannon_D turns to the rest and asks whther she is to be dropped somehow
<Doc_Helga> Hm. It might have been wiser if you'd gome with Himiko or Nathan...
<Rhiannon_D> If you are going to the rig by helicopter, I could possibly rappel down to sea level from there..
<Rhiannon_D> ..hm
<Doc_Helga> You can join us at the chopper, too
<Rhiannon_D> And stay within one of the ships?
Bill_Irvine comes back to the others
<Doc_Helga> I think I can convince Eric to forget about your ...unsusual looks...
<John_Jones> Has Anna gone yet?
<Rhiannon_D> erm..
<Bill_Irvine> He will be there in about one hour he said... Strange... When we started talking he said something about two
<Himiko> I'm here
Rhiannon_D smiles.
Doc_Helga grins at Bill
<John_Jones> ah, in which Rhiannon can fly with you.
<Doc_Helga> For me he always does whatever he can do
<John_Jones> Your stealth will enable her to get close before you release her.
<Rhiannon_D> Shall I presume I'm not the only one with the ability to influence minds, dr?
<Doc_Helga> I'm afraid, I usually influence him with money ^_^
<Rhiannon_D> Oh.
<Rhiannon_D> Yes, that's quite typical in these parts, from what I can tell..
<Doc_Helga> Indeed
<David_Pietersen> he
<Bill_Irvine> I thought it would be your charm
<Himiko> Don't worry I'll drop her off and take anyone who doesn't go on the helicopter with me...
<Doc_Helga> Although he doesn't take as much from me as from the tourists
<Himiko> So... who else isn't going?
<Rhiannon_D> Ah, nice of you Anna/
<David_Pietersen> me himiko
<David_Pietersen> seriously people aren't we being a bit reckless?
<Himiko> Dr. Helgadottir, mind if I borrow your ... car ?
<David_Pietersen> If these are the same people this is incredibly dangerous
<Himiko> Exactly.
<David_Pietersen> oh well, it is your funeral
Doc_Helga looks at Himiko
<Himiko> But is someone listening to the Japanese girl.... noooo...
<Doc_Helga> Hm... Well, okay...
<John_Jones> If we are to change things, we all need a little courage.
<Doc_Helga> I think I can tell Eric to drop me there afterward...
<Doc_Helga> At least I hope so
<David_Pietersen> that is because the Japanese girl turns our higher brain functions off *g*
Himiko smiles without smiling at David
<Doc_Helga> Well, I think we do need to investigate
<David_Pietersen> there is a difference between a little courage and being suicidal!
Bill_Irvine looks at Himiko and starts singing and grinning "I am TNT, I'm dynamite..." not knowing these line will be stolen by some Hard Rock band some years later
<Doc_Helga> So, David, what would be your suggestion then?
<David_Pietersen> investigate in Reykjavik around the airport, question the next crew that comes of the oil platform and see where we go from there
<Rhiannon_D> (yay. just remembered that I should remove my dinner from the oven.. only I should have done it 30' earlier. *sigh*)
<Rhiannon_D> Yes, but with Bill's father...
<Doc_Helga> (Rhi: Uh-oh)
<Bill_Irvine> No time to waste I say!
<Doc_Helga> David. Hm, you could do that for some additional data...
<Nathan_Raiser> (eeek Fixx... eek)
<Himiko> Keys please Helga..
Himiko extends her hand
Doc_Helga throws them to Himiko
<David_Pietersen> ok himiko, we are on that, off to reykjavik !
Himiko catches them.
<Himiko> People let's go...
<Bill_Irvine> (No AC/DC fans around I see...)
Rhiannon_D follows Himiko.
Himiko steps in the car, drives of the the Zeppelin
Doc_Helga looks for the extra keys to have them around to fetch the car when (or is that 'if') she returns from the platform
<John_Jones> (wassat? :D)
<Rhiannon_D> (just cause we didn't comment?? :P)
<David_Pietersen> ( Bill_Irvine on the contrary, but that is hardly relevant now, isn't it?)
<Bill_Irvine> (Yup. Thought noone noticed ;))
<Bill_Irvine> Time is running thin... Hurry up and let's prepare...
Bill_Irvine checks his guns and his hidden dynamite stash
<John_Jones> Helga, do you have a small monitor I could borrow?
<Doc_Helga> Well, Eric will land in 45 minutes...
<Doc_Helga> Johm: A monitor - of what kind?
Nathan_Raiser sets up a pack of H&K MPG's on the table and checks the clips and their springs... among them are also a number of comm units and 3-4 flak jackets
<John_Jones> Just a small normal computer monitor, or a TV... something so I can broadcast my results if I get any.
<Himiko> (umpfteen minutes later we arrive at the Zeppelin)
Doc_Helga has a lot of b/w hercules monitors for the date
<Doc_Helga> Hm... It a b/w monitor okay?
Nathan_Raiser is found deep in work at one of the tables with Warp set safely inside nad him checking the springs in the clips
Rhiannon_D springs out of the car and into the Zep..
<John_Jones> Yes, that will be fine.
<Doc_Helga> Okay.
John_Jones brings out a large rucksack from his pocket and starts packing up.
Doc_Helga disconnects one of the monitors that show a long row of numbers from the plus
<Bill_Irvine> Let's go through it one more time... You are my assistants and I'm there see my father in some serious buisness matter
<Doc_Helga> (plugs)
<Doc_Helga> (to John) Here you are!
<Doc_Helga> (It is a 14"" monitor)
<John_Jones> Thanks!
<Himiko> (So please clarify is Nathan still at the Zeppelin when we arrive?)
<John_Jones> Shall we move to where the chopper is landing?
<La_ST> (Nathan?)
<Rhiannon_D> (was wondering the same)
<Doc_Helga> Sounds like a good idea
Doc_Helga fetches a bagpack that she usually has packed if she wants to go for an outdoor trip (usually to volcanoes)
John_Jones checks he has all his gadgets.
<La_ST> (Nathan?)
<Nathan_Raiser> (i'm here)
<La_ST> (So where are you then?)
<Nathan_Raiser> (i'll be support ;)9
<Nathan_Raiser> 80ve already prepepd these nice ear pieces for the inflitration group and guns if we need them ;))
<John_Jones> (lovely!)
<Doc_Helga> Okay, lets get to the heli landing place now
Doc_Helga looks to "her" group.
<Bill_Irvine> Hit the road and make some guys bite the dust! I say!
Doc_Helga leads then through the corridor and out, and then some hundred metres away from the exit
John_Jones follows, still slightly sluggish.
Bill_Irvine follows Helga
Nathan_Raiser hands the chopper crew the ear pieces all the time looking like he is forcing a smile on his face...
Rhiannon_D looks at Nathan..
Nathan_Raiser geta back into the Zeppelin and puts on the flak jacket and puts the heavy coat to dry... then he climbs up onWarp and lies down on the wing staring that the ceiling
<John_Jones> Nathan... we will be fine.
Doc_Helga waits for about 10 minutes at the place until a heli appears and lands. A mid-40 blonde man jumps out
Rhiannon_D walks slowly towards the wing, climbing carefully onto it.
<Eric_Freyrson> Oh, Helga, you are here, too?
Eric_Freyrson runs to her and gives her a bearhug
Rhiannon_D talks in a low tone to Nate.
<Rhiannon_D> Nathan, are you okay?
<Doc_Helga> Hello Eris...
Doc_Helga smiles a bit forces
Bill_Irvine mutters "Just the money, eh?" and grins
John_Jones offers his hand to Eric as well.
Bill_Irvine extends his hand, too
<Doc_Helga> These are Bill and John...
Eric_Freyrson waves hello
<Rhiannon_D> Or is there more apart from your self-preservation insticts colliding with your duty as a friend.. and our current objective?
<Eric_Freyrson> Friends of Helga's are mine, too
<Eric_Freyrson> Get in please!
<Eric_Freyrson> Where are we headed?
<Nathan_Raiser> yes
Bill_Irvine gets onboard
<Nathan_Raiser> i'm not sure you can get it...
<Rhiannon_D> ...try me Nate.
<Rhiannon_D> You just might be surprised.
<Nathan_Raiser> but I was trained to see every situation as a objective set of parmeters and then take any possible action to exucte the operation with minimum possible complications in minimal time...
Eric_Freyrson ushers Helga and John in, too
<Nathan_Raiser> translated... it means a lot more improvisation then usually...
<Nathan_Raiser> and I realised that I started to go into the readyroom mode with people who are supposed to be my friends...
<Rhiannon_D> yes, I understood that 8.962 seconds ago.
<Nathan_Raiser> and frankly... it made me feel like shit...
<John_Jones> How are you feeling Bill?
<Rhiannon_D> Well, these are harsh times.. I had only fought once in my life before being re-activated by you.. and now it's almost becoming a habit..
<Bill_Irvine> I'm fine... Damn fine... No problem at all...
Bill_Irvine s eyes sparkle
<Doc_Helga> Eric, please fly to the oil platform...
<Rhiannon_D> I'm a protocol droid.. at least you have been a soldier in the past..
John_Jones takes out his microphone.
Doc_Helga gives him some more directions
<John_Jones> Remember, we have to find information.
<Rhiannon_D> Not that this would make it much easier, to you atleast, from what I gather
<Nathan_Raiser> I've been a soldier for too long...
<John_Jones> If possible, we want to find the room where your father stayed.
<Rhiannon_D> I've noticed that, Nathan..
<Nathan_Raiser> and i'm not sure I can get back to not being one just like that...
<Nathan_Raiser> when we retired...
<Doc_Helga> Well, I will pose as Bill's scientific consultant
<Nathan_Raiser> ... when I retired...
<Rhiannon_D> Oh, you can..
<Rhiannon_D> I've seen you.
<John_Jones> So, if you feel yourself about to explode, please give a sign so we can intervene.
<Bill_Irvine> John, you will be?
<Nathan_Raiser> I was expecting that i'd have peace... and Skywarp helped to focus me...
<Nathan_Raiser> but...
<John_Jones> I am also a consultant geologist!
<Bill_Irvine> I am all... calm... Believe me
<Nathan_Raiser> jeez
Bill_Irvine s eyes sparkle even more, almost gleaming with tension and the urge to shoot someone's head off
<Nathan_Raiser> well it seems to me like a nice house, a dog, a wife and couple of tykes are not something I will ever be able to help
<Nathan_Raiser> there's always someone who needs me or my help
Himiko parks the car, locks it and steps on board of the Zeppelin...
<Nathan_Raiser> I never did know how to say no...
Himiko frowns as she sees Rhiannon and Nathan...
<Rhiannon_D> That's good..
<Rhiannon_D> But..
<Rhiannon_D> As I said, you need not have dogs and tykes..
<Rhiannon_D> but the girl you just might have...
John_Jones sits back and ponders.
<John_Jones> (and refits his microphone)
<Rhiannon_D> ..and she probably needs you much more than you need her..
<Eric_Freyrson> Okay, we are en route. Expect us to arrive in about 30 minutes time
<Rhiannon_D> ..but that's just what a tin can says..
Himiko stops and looks on..
Rhiannon_D winks, pats him on the back and jumps off the wing.
<Nathan_Raiser> Anna... himiko?
<Nathan_Raiser> She's just like the rest of my life...
<Nathan_Raiser> I am not sure who she is or what she was doing before I met her...
<Nathan_Raiser> I am not sure I want to know...
<Nathan_Raiser> but knowing my past
<Nathan_Raiser> it'll all be back
<Nathan_Raiser> it always is...
Nathan_Raiser sits op on the wing and realizes Himiko is standing there...
<Nathan_Raiser> uhh
<Nathan_Raiser> how long have you been here?
<Himiko> long enough.
Rhiannon_D laughs quietly as she walks deeper in the Zep.
Nathan_Raiser swallows hard and his throat bulges
<Nathan_Raiser> listen...
<Nathan_Raiser> i'm sorry if that came out wrong...
Himiko smiles
<Nathan_Raiser> I really... do care about you...
<Nathan_Raiser> but...
<Himiko> I know...
<Nathan_Raiser> I mean..
<Himiko> I understand...
<Himiko> I wouldn't trust myself either.
Bill_Irvine pads his jacket to check how well concealed his guns and sticks of special Dynamite are
Himiko walks past him and into the Zeppelin.
<Nathan_Raiser> Anna!
Nathan_Raiser lies back and bangs his head on the wing...
<Nathan_Raiser> Skywarp and Rhiannon
Himiko ignores him and continues on.
<Nathan_Raiser> kick me in the ass when I start heaving heartfelt conversations with machines...
Nathan_Raiser bangs his head again and stays there on the wing
David_Pietersen pats nathan on the shoulder
<David_Pietersen> don't mind her, she is just being a girl
<Himiko> (intercom) People, close the hangar doors, we are leaving.
<Nathan_Raiser> oh you were listening to that too?
<Nathan_Raiser> Warp close the bloody doors
Rhiannon_D looks at Anna when she sees her in the control room
<Nathan_Raiser> I am staying here untill this is over...
Nathan_Raiser sighs as the dooors of the bay start closing
<Nathan_Raiser> jeez.. and I didn't think it was odd the Metropolis lady was here talking to me and the rest were stil lat the cavern
Himiko takes off and sets course for the platform
<Rhiannon_D> Anna?
<Eric_Freyrson> We are approachin the platform now - they hail mr to tell them the reason for my approach. What shall I tell them?
<Himiko> Rhiannon?
<John_Jones> Tell them that Bill Irvine wishes to approach.
<Rhiannon_D> You know, I could always probe in his head and tell you that, but I don't need to.. he really was saying the truth about caring..
<Rhiannon_D> ok
<Bill_Irvine> Tell them Mr. Irvine Jr is asking for permission to land, for he has some very important buisnes to discuss with his father...
<Eric_Freyrson> Okay...
Bill_Irvine looks at the others for approval
Eric_Freyrson tells them as wished...
<John_Jones> Yes, that is fine.
<Eric_Freyrson> They reply Bill Irvine - who?
<Himiko> I know that he cares, Rhiannon, but I agree with him....
Rhiannon_D nods.
<Bill_Irvine> William Irvine III or junior
<John_Jones> Tell them his father arrived here a few days ago.
<Eric_Freyrson> Okay...
<Rhiannon_D> You know, I believe I could help you with that amnesia of yours..
Eric_Freyrson talks fast with the comm person of the platform
Eric_Freyrson looks back
<Rhiannon_D> but I still don't think you'd want me anywhere near the inside of your head.
Rhiannon_D smiles.
<Himiko> It has already been tried..
<Eric_Freyrson> Hey, they got way more friendly now, asking if you are related to Mr. Willian Irvine II...
<Himiko> It's damaged up there..
<Bill_Irvine> Oh dear... Is my name William Irvine III / junior for nothing or what? Bloody idiots. Of course I am!
Eric_Freyrson talks to the guys again.
<Eric_Freyrson> (to Bill) Neat, now they got *really* friendly and say the wlcome us in all honours etc... Big guy, this Mr. Willian Irvine II, eh?
<John_Jones> (radio) Are you catching this?
<Bill_Irvine> Of course. He is my dad and very big in the oil buisness
Eric_Freyrson slands the heli at the platform
<La_ST> Two people are already waiting at the heli platform of the oil platform
Eric_Freyrson looks to Bill.
<Eric_Freyrson> Shall I wait for you here or do you call me if I shall pick you up again?
Bill_Irvine nods to Eric and jumps out, waiting for Helga and John, like a professional buisnesman who wouldn't walk a step without his assistance
<Eric_Freyrson> In the first case it'll get a bit more expensive if the waiting perioud is a bit longer
<John_Jones> You had better wait for ten minutes.
<Himiko> But thank you for the concern Rhiannon.
<Nathan_Raiser> (champloo 26, champloo 26 cahamploo26 is OUT!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!)
<John_Jones> One of us will let you know what is happening.
Doc_Helga hurries to follow Bill
<Eric_Freyrson> Okay.
John_Jones gets out, whispering to Helga, "Remember the clone problem!".
<Eric_Freyrson> Habe fun there!
<Rhiannon_D> Well..
Rhiannon_D shakes her head.
<Nathan_Raiser> (in short the comms use encryption and are two way... they pick up on anything said in the vicinty)
Bill_Irvine waits till John and Helga are positioned to his left and right behind him and approaches the waiting persons
<Rhiannon_D> I know I'm more capable than most medical equipment currently available here...
<La_ST> Ome of the guys waiting steps towards Bill when he leaves the chopper
<Rhiannon_D> But I wouldn't trust me either to perform such a skilled function..
<Mr_Baldurson> Mr.Irvine?
<Rhiannon_D> I'll have to study the human physique more..
<Rhiannon_D> But my offer lasts, and will be much more valid soon...
<Bill_Irvine> Yes. That's me. It's a pleasure... Mr?
<Mr_Baldurson> I'm Björnar Baldurson
<Mr_Baldurson> I'm the assistant of Mr.Einarson who is in charge of the oil platform... To what do we owe the pleasure of your visit?
<Bill_Irvine> We are here because I have some serious buisness matters to discuss with my father. Those are my assistants Dr. Eriksdottir and Mr Jones
John_Jones offers his hand.
<Mr_Baldurson> With your father? I'm afraid, he left about two days ago... But I'd be pleased to show you around here
Himiko shakes her head..
<Bill_Irvine> It would be a pleasure. Do you know where he's headed?
<Himiko> Thank you, but I think I'll have to refuse your offer, Rhiannon.
<Mr_Baldurson> I'm afraid not. He just took his personal heli and left
Rhiannon_D smiles again
<Rhiannon_D> Well, to be honest, I didn't expect otherwise..
<John_Jones> Perhaps you could call him on your mobile, Bill?
<David_Pietersen> (mobile? in this time and day? and reception? on an oil-rig?)
<David_Pietersen> (pffft)
<John_Jones> (he only needs to pretend ;) )
<David_Pietersen> (they are NOT STUPID)
<Bill_Irvine> I will try later. First let's have a look. Please look carefully if everything is running fine here, Dr. Eriksdottir and Mr Jones
<Doc_Helga> Of course, Mr.Irvine
<Mr_Baldurson> Shall I give you a tour of the platform?
<John_Jones> Please.
John_Jones thinks how am I going to get myself unsupervised?
Mr_Baldurson smiles
<Mr_Baldurson> I'll be delighted
<Bill_Irvine> So let's go
Rhiannon_D finally talks again.
<Rhiannon_D> Are we close enough for me to prepare for a drop?
<Mr_Baldurson> Well, I guess first I shoul introduve you to the safety precautions here... You should know wwhat to do or not to do on the platform...
<Bill_Irvine> Well... Ok...
Mr_Baldurson starts with a pretty boring safety lecture...
Bill_Irvine throws his cigar nonchalantly into the water if there is any point about open fire or smoking
Mr_Baldurson smiles at him
<Mr_Baldurson> Thank you.
<Bill_Irvine> Oops
<Mr_Baldurson> After about half an hour on safety stuff, /me leads Bill and his people to the 'command center"
Bill_Irvine follows Baldurson and looks around, remembering the ways they walk and looks around for suspicious actions
<Mr_Baldurson> (lecturing) Here we have everything in view - as you can see, the monitor show whether things are okay or if there is cause to be worried...
John_Jones watches the other crew. How many are there?
Mr_Baldurson leads them to the mass, to the quarters, the gym room etc...
<Mr_Baldurson> We have about 80 workers here in one shift
<Bill_Irvine> I heard this platform is pretty high tech. Is this right?
<John_Jones> How do you keep track of them all?
<Mr_Baldurson> The workers to 12 hor shifts for seven days staight and then get 7 days off...
<Mr_Baldurson> Well, they have a strict roster
<Mr_Baldurson> The only reason one person is off is that he or she is ill
<Mr_Baldurson> We have a med office, here, too, in case of emergencies. In worse cases, people are flown of to a hospital in Reykjavik of course
<Mr_Baldurson> This oil fiel was found by an expensive seismis testing operation, so we have to work to get the money in again and a healthy profizt
<Mr_Baldurson> This testing operations cost a whole 300 thousand dollars a day
<Mr_Baldurson> We employed the newest technologies in 3D seismic testing here
<La_ST> (sorry<, I somehow repeated one line)
Bill_Irvine looks at Helga
Doc_Helga nods
<Doc_Helga> Yeah, this is a truly expensive method... But as soon as one finds an exploitable oil field, the costs are in pretty fast
<Himiko> Yes... about that dropping part...
<Himiko> Rhiannon, I lied a bit..... I don't think it's a good idea...
Rhiannon_D looks at her, raising an eyebrow.
<Rhiannon_D> Erm.
<Rhiannon_D> Regarding the drop itself, or the entire scouting concept?
Rhiannon_D sighs.
<John_Jones> What was it that Mr Irvine was here for?
Doc_Helga smiles at Mr.Baldurson.
<Doc_Helga> Could we please take some snacks? I think you have some more important work to do
<Himiko> Actually the entire scouting idea.
Doc_Helga looks at Bill and John - she would really like to talk to them without supervision for a sec
<Mr_Baldurson> Well, sure. We have a very well equipped mass...
<Rhiannon_D> Anna, shouldn't we see if there actually is any relation to the bombs and these disappearances?
<Bill_Irvine> So let's have a meal. Where can we reach you in case we have more questions or need your help?
<Rhiannon_D> I mean, it sounds too coincidental, even by my software..
<David_Pietersen> yes rhi
Mr_Baldurson leads them towards a room with an adequate amount of tables and chairs to accomodate the workers of the platform
<Himiko> If it is, then we are completely fucked.
<Rhiannon_D> Look, we can send Skywarp if you'd like that better, but please, we must check..
<David_Pietersen> that was my point, but nowhone listens to us
<Mr_Baldurson> I'll be at the command centers, butr I will give you a beeper
<Himiko> I'm not even sure if the cloaking device of my ship work in regards to "those people"
<Rhiannon_D> Yes, that's a way of putting it.. a quakebomb and an oilrig would mix very badly..
Mr_Baldurson hands Bill the small device
<Himiko> that's why I won't drop you.
Rhiannon_D sighs.
<Rhiannon_D> A parachute would be too visible..
<Rhiannon_D> and I definitely won't drop like this.
<David_Pietersen> isn't there some sattelite overhead?
Bill_Irvine looks at the device after Balurson left
<Himiko> Perhaps...
<Himiko> What about it??
<David_Pietersen> I hear good things about them
<Mr_Baldurson> I will tell the cook to prepare you something. The workers' shift is over in avout 4 hours, so you have some time to eat her in quiet
<David_Pietersen> well it might tell us something
Mr_Baldurson leaves
<John_Jones> Thank you.
Rhiannon_D runs a hand on one of her wings, flexing the mechanism in vain, as all that happens is a low whirring noise.
<Himiko> So did I... they make pretty pictures, but I lake the receivers to listen in on those satelites.
<David_Pietersen> (danger will robinson, danger)
<John_Jones> Well, they are certainly very friendly.
Doc_Helga frowns
<Doc_Helga> Almost too friendly
John_Jones points to the beeper.
<Doc_Helga> They told us everything but anything that might be of interest
<John_Jones> Well, as long as they give us food I will be happy.
<David_Pietersen> rhi, I could take a look at that
<Bill_Irvine> Well... And I wont touch a "special" meal...
Bill_Irvine checks the "beeper"
<Bill_Irvine> And I don't trust this thingy here
John_Jones taps the beeper and points towards the door.
<Doc_Helga> I think we should try to figure out where Mr.Irvine disappeared
<Doc_Helga> WI'm not sure he really left here by chopper and *then* disappeared
<Rhiannon_D> Perhaps you might, mr Pietersen.. in due time and with no records..
Doc_Helga looks at the thing to..
<Doc_Helga> Oops ^_^
<John_Jones> Well, since we have time on our hands, let me just set up some equipment.
<John_Jones> I want to see if we can TV out her!
Doc_Helga nods
Bill_Irvine covers the beeper with his jacket, pulls out a notebook and writes down "Well, the interestzing things might just be the stuff they di not show us"
<Himiko> Are you sure about that Rhiannon..
John_Jones starts setting up his triangles and wires, and hopes there is a power source in here.
<Himiko> I recall you asking me something else..
Doc_Helga pulls out a notepad from her overall and scribbles down the answer
<Rhiannon_D> about what Anna?
<Doc_Helga> Yeah. But how can we get there in secret to figure out *what* is important?
<Himiko> About you wanting to be .... human...
Bill_Irvine talks just like nothing else happened
<Doc_Helga> I'm really hungry< now!
<Bill_Irvine> Quite interesting rig here...
<Doc_Helga> Yup
John_Jones nods as he plugs some wires in.
<Rhiannon_D> Human?
<John_Jones> Have you seen a socket around here.
<Doc_Helga> I'd like to get to know some more about their seismic research
Rhiannon_D chuckles.
<Rhiannon_D> I want my wings...
<Rhiannon_D> but..
Bill_Irvine writes down "Next question: Is this thing a tracking or surveilance device?"
Doc_Helga scribbles down I think the Rev might want to try and figure out when Mr.Irvine really disappeared...
<Rhiannon_D> there's lots in your world that I'd also like to see.
<Bill_Irvine> I am sure. it could improve our production rate and open up new oil fields
Doc_Helga writes back "Very likely both"
Doc_Helga says aloud
<Doc_Helga> I wonder what food they serve here
Doc_Helga walks up to the food counter
<Bill_Irvine> Seafood? *grins*
<Rev_Jones> Now I just have to fiddle with reception...
Bill_Irvine follows Helga
<Doc_Helga> Hello! What do you usually serve here, Mr...?
Rev_Jones raises his eyebrow quizzically.
<Bill_Irvine> Let's see what they have for us
<cook> I'm Patric Declerc. Well, we get very good ingredients from the dry land here - so far no one has complained about my meals. Mr. Baldurson told me to prepare 3 meals in advance for you. I hope you are okay with codfish with young vegetables and croquettes?
<cook> It's the meal I'm preparing for the current shift, too
<Himiko> Anyways... I'm waiting for the shit to hit the fan...
<David_Pietersen> ditto
<Bill_Irvine> Sounds great
<Rhiannon_D> ok, Whatever that may mean..
<Himiko> it means that we do nothing untill the troubles start, Rhiannon.
Rhiannon_D wonders how come and Himiko thought of something like that.. and thinks hard about it for a few ns.
Rhiannon_D nods.
Rev_Jones starts the power up to capture the events of two days ago in the room.
cook serves them a very delicious looking codfish with young veggies and croquettes about 15 min later
Bill_Irvine waits till the cook leaves and looks at the others
Rev_Jones is still in the room.
cook leaves
Doc_Helga looks back to Bill
Bill_Irvine points at the food and makes a sleeping gesture
Doc_Helga raises an eyebrow
cook looks out of his counter
<cook> If you like a second helping, just yell!
Bill_Irvine takes his notebook "Do oyu have any chemicals with you that could kill any sedatives that could be in the food?"
Doc_Helga shakes her head
Doc_Helga looks to the cook
Bill_Irvine writes again "Don't you think something could be in there?"
<Doc_Helga> Thanks. We'll tell you for sure!
Doc_Helga scribbles on the notepad
<Doc_Helga> It is definitely possible. But how shall we proceed then?
Doc_Helga continues scribbling
Bill_Irvine writes "If we had anything to clean the stuff we could eat and then play possum"
<Himiko> (PARANOIA....)
<Doc_Helga> If we don't it and it is poisoned, they will certainly wait for us. If we eat it - well, we might be poisoned...
<Rev_Jones> (I know... they have paranoia bad! But it does not mean they are wrong)
<David_Pietersen> (refusing to take your assigned drugs is treason)
<Doc_Helga> But I'm afraid I'm a geophysicist and not a medical doctor
Bill_Irvine looks around for any trash bins with closable lids
<La_ST> (There are two, on each side of the counter)
Bill_Irvine scribbles "We could empty that shit into the bins and play possum, but maybe they'll check or see us doing so"
Doc_Helga nods
<David_Pietersen> (that and they might have not poisoned anythign and get really, REALLY suspisious)
<Himiko> (Either eat or don't eat.... stop acting paranoid)
<Doc_Helga> (scribbles) So what shall we do now? And maybe it is all okay and they wonder why we play possum?
<Bill_Irvine> (Would a chemical analysis (Matter) help finding poisons?)
Himiko looks at the platform with a weird glint in her eyes..
<La_ST> (Bill Well, if you know what to look for, yeah.)
<Rhiannon_D> hope they're ok..
Rev_Jones wonders whether the others have been captured and hurries up.
<Bill_Irvine> (Chemiostry 3? ^_^)
<Rev_Jones> (shall I run my rote now, ST?)
<Nathan_Raiser> (what foci?)
<Rev_Jones> (the ones I have been describing for the last 10 minutes)
<La_ST> (Sounds like an idea. Arete 4 for the Matter scan, then Int+Chem, Diff 7)=
<La_ST> (And Nate has a point about the foci)
<La_ST> (Helga would need spectroscopes that why she doesn't do it)
<Rev_Jones> (which PC?)
<Bill_Irvine> (That's the next step. Wanted to clear the first one first, then worry about how to do it ^_^)
cook appears at the counter
<cook> So how do you like it?
Bill_Irvine scribbles "Do you see anything or have anythign to analyse the chemical structure of the food? My matter scan is integrated into the B52 right now"
Doc_Helga looks like caught at first then catches herself
<Bill_Irvine> Oh, I wanted to let it cool down a bit. You know, me teeth are very delicate when it comes to heat
<Doc_Helga> Err,b it is great, Mr...err, Cook
Doc_Helga scribbles hidden from her arm. "I need my spectrometer, so no chance here"
cook smiles
<Himiko> (what reasons do you have for being paranoid???)
<cook> Then I'm content
<Rev_Jones> (you and Nate!)
<Bill_Irvine> (Three people disappeared here and you and Nate *g*)
Bill_Irvine scribbles "Two eat, one stays safe?"
<Nathan_Raiser> (i told you to take me ;))
<Himiko> (Bill should write down the flaw paranoia... )
<Doc_Helga> (Bill was paranoid I I though he had a point)
<Rev_Jones> (how would that help?)
<Nathan_Raiser> (so we'll bloweverything up and get you out)
<Bill_Irvine> (Well, one would be awake to defend the ground and send a distress call)
<Nathan_Raiser> (we hear everything you do)
<Doc_Helga> (scribbles) Okay folks, I'm hungry. I'll eat
<Nathan_Raiser> (well himiko does nate is blue)
Bill_Irvine looks at Jones
Bill_Irvine hides his Notepad
<Himiko> (Darn, I want to blow something up.....)
<David_Pietersen> (blow the rig!)
<Rev_Jones> (there is always Skywarp)
Doc_Helga helps herself from the codfish and rest
Doc_Helga eats heartily
<Doc_Helga> It *is* delicious!
Bill_Irvine starts to eat too, hoping everything will be fine.
<Himiko> (Bill: roll 1d6 and lose that many sanity points...)
<David_Pietersen> (*g*_
<Bill_Irvine> Well, you are absolute right.
cook looks at them and smiles
<Bill_Irvine> (I'm not paranoid. I *know* they are after me)
<cook> Well, there are always second helpings here!
<David_Pietersen> (I am sorry, but you ARE paranoid)
<Himiko> (carefull, suspicious are all allright... but you go too far..)
<Bill_Irvine> (nah, paranoids only believe someone's after them... I know it ^_^)
<David_Pietersen> (GRRRRR)
<La_ST> (Bill: I think 1 pt Paranoia as flaw would really suit you)
<David_Pietersen> (1 pt? )
Rev_Jones is starting to get worried.
<Nathan_Raiser> (geez we are playing ain a Roger Moore Bon Era game with extra weirdness AND pulp)
Doc_Helga looks at John, askance
<David_Pietersen> ( a bit low that ;) )
<Nathan_Raiser> (and you get suckered like that)
<Rev_Jones> (I am in a DIFFERENT ROOM)
<Rev_Jones> (you went off to get the food... I stayed0
<La_ST> (Huh? Where?)
<La_ST> (Ah, ok)
<Bill_Irvine> (It's just that three people disappeared and he doesn't want to fall for the same trick they could have succumbed to )
Doc_Helga finished the plates and wonders if she really should get a second helping, but decides against.
<Doc_Helga> Okay, Bill, you finished, too?
Bill_Irvine finishes just that moment
<Himiko> (and why wouldn't they put a gun under your nose...)
<Rev_Jones> (his nose is too big0
<Doc_Helga> I think we should get back to John and then continue investigating
<Doc_Helga> I mean, sight-seeing
<Bill_Irvine> Just finished. It was great... so let's go and take another look at this high tech rig, to learn something...
La_ST nods
<Doc_Helga> (me did)
<Doc_Helga> Okay, lets see where John stayed
Rev_Jones is fiddling around with the buttons on the monitor.
Bill_Irvine nods
<Rev_Jones> I think I have reception... it is just a matter of finding the right station...
<Bill_Irvine> Let's go
<Rev_Jones> (time 2 rote, looking back at two days ago)
<Rev_Jones> (ok?)
Bill_Irvine walks out to look for John
<La_ST> (ok)
Rev_Jones rolled 3d10 dice and got: 10, 3, 7
<La_ST> (Nice)
<La_ST> (Which location did you look at?)
Rev_Jones is in the operations room where we were left, with a big grin on his face.
Mr_Baldurson catches Bill and Helga when they leave the mass
<Mr_Baldurson> Hello Mr.Irvine, Dr.Erikdottir... Where did you leave your colleague?
<Bill_Irvine> He stayed behind. I don't know where he is right now
<Doc_Helga> Well, he stayed in the ops room from whith you led us to the mass, I think.
<Doc_Helga> I'm not sure whether he stayed there
Mr_Baldurson smiles at Mr.Irvine
<Mr_Baldurson> AQnd why did you really want to visit my platform?
<Bill_Irvine> My dad disappeared, so I wanted to see if he is still around, since he was nowhere to be found
<La_ST> (Bill, check the msg if you haven't already)
<Bill_Irvine> (I have and what I say is the truth)
<Mr_Baldurson> I see. And this is all you intended to look at?
<Bill_Irvine> (.oO(Anyone calling me paranoid one more time will be slapped with a BIG trout))
<Bill_Irvine> We found some strange things underground and thought there might be a connection with this drill, also more people visiting this rig disappeared. We wanted to check on them...
<Mr_Baldurson> What strange things underground are you talking about?
<Bill_Irvine> I'm no geophysic, so I don't really know. SOme kind of bombs
Mr_Baldurson looks at Helga when the term "geophysicist" ist mentioned
<Mr_Baldurson> And you are really a geologist or geophysicist?
<Mr_Baldurson> Not perhaps some bodyguard?
<Doc_Helga> (proudly) I *am* a doctor of geophysics!
<Mr_Baldurson> Well, maybe you can tell me more about those "bombs"?
<Rev_Jones> (is this going over the radio?)
<Doc_Helga> Well, they are not really bombs, I think, but seismic emitters...
<La_ST> (You wopuld hear that, too, I guess)
<Mr_Baldurson> So-so. Interesting things you already found out...
<Mr_Baldurson> Mr.Irvine, I can give your worries a rest. Your father ist not kidnapped
<Mr_Baldurson> Our company invited him to an extended tour
<Mr_Baldurson> If you like you can join him.
Mr_Baldurson smiles
<Mr_Baldurson> Dr.Eriksdottir, I would like to extend this invitation to you and your colleague, too.
<David_Pietersen> (uhm, why the fsck did you flap that out ?)
<David_Pietersen> (doesn't seem in character)
<David_Pietersen> (searching for daddy would have been enough ...)
<David_Pietersen> what is keeping them so long Rhi, himiko ?
<Bill_Irvine> where is he?
<La_ST> (Bill and Helga slowly start to feel somewhat tired
Rev_Jones changes the channel and listens to the conversation.
<Himiko> It sure does take long..
<David_Pietersen> something _must_ have happened
Bill_Irvine tries to keep his eyes open, and keep himself from yawning
<Mr_Baldurson> He is in one of our facilities on the land at the moment
<Bill_Irvine> Where?
<Himiko> hmm hmm
Bill_Irvine feels a little bit wobbly in his knees
<Mr_Baldurson> We have some interesting opportunities he was interested. It might give you a nice revenue, too
Doc_Helga yawns and tries to hide it behind a hand
<Himiko> (intercom) Nathan, don't you think that the guys have been on the island for too long?
<Rev_Jones> (radio) Helga, is that a yawn?
<David_Pietersen> rhi, get ready to move
<David_Pietersen> this is taking too long
<Doc_Helga> (answers as she hears the question) Yes, it is
<Nathan_Raiser> i'm not sure
<David_Pietersen> (jokingly) maybe you'll get to blow up an oil-rig after all
<Rev_Jones> (radio) I think the others are in trouble. I am going to find them... on my word come in.
<Nathan_Raiser> (i'm also not exactly where I can hear you or them you know)
<Himiko> (radio) Roger that Revered
Himiko looks exited
Bill_Irvine leans against the wall, to keep himself up
<David_Pietersen> trouble?"
<Mr_Baldurson> So would you please accompany me? You can lie down later, if you feel too tired
<Nathan_Raiser> (i am sulking in the hangar bay... rouse me if you need me ;))
<Himiko> Yep trouble...
<Rhiannon_D> Ok, while I do believe we should make sure we won't ruin their cover or so...
Rev_Jones rips out his devices as best he can and walks towards the mess.
Himiko smiles
<David_Pietersen> oh good
<David_Pietersen> time for some action then
<David_Pietersen> to bad clunk isn't fixed completely
<Mr_Baldurson> Please?
<Bill_Irvine> The food? I knew it...
<La_ST> (Suddenly four guys appear and join Baldurson. They catch Helga before she can fall down and also jump to assist Bill)
<Rev_Jones> (do I see any of that?)
<La_ST> (Rev You probably see four guys running towards the mass)
<Rev_Jones> (radio) NOW!
<Rhiannon_D> Ohh boy.
Rev_Jones runs towards the mess.
Rhiannon_D looks at Anna. Do I get to use firearms too this time?
<La_ST> The guys take Helga and Bill and half drag, half carry then to the other heli platform
Himiko grabs a pair of binoculars..
<Himiko> it seems they are dragging them towards the helicopters..
<Himiko> (intercom) Nathan, get your ass over here.
<David_Pietersen> right, should we tail the heli or move in now?
<Rev_Jones> Is there something wrong gentlemen?
<Himiko> (radio) Sorry Rev, it seems they plan on taking you somewhere.... we will be your shadow...
<David_Pietersen> moving in now is saver, but tailing probably takes us to their base
<Rhiannon_D> Erm, how will we intercept moving helicopters without taking them down?
<La_ST> (Rev do you intercept them?)
<Rev_Jones> Yeah.
<Himiko> Rhiannon, we won't... we'll follow them to their lair
Mr_Baldurson suddenly draws a sleak gun
Rhiannon_D nods.
<Mr_Baldurson> Well, I'm afraid I need to use this, but you will accompany us, too
<Rev_Jones> Isn't that a bit dangerous on a oil platform? A gun/
<Rhiannon_D> I hope the Bill, the Doctor and the Reverend are ok
<Mr_Baldurson> I would have preferred to take you along without a struggle...
<Rev_Jones> One spark and the whole place would go up in smoke!
<Rhiannon_D> (lol, just noticed... "the Bill")
<La_ST> (A sleak gun - actiually a dart gun, dunno if you recognise that)
<Rev_Jones> (this is all going out on radio)
<Rev_Jones> (nah)
<Himiko> Maybe, maybe not.......
<Mr_Baldurson> Well, this is a dart gun that only throws out a stunning dart. No sparks, I'm a fraid
<Bill_Irvine> (Watch out what you are doing and remember Bill's special Dynamite in his jacket *g*)
<Mr_Baldurson> So would you please accompany us?
<Rev_Jones> How humane of you. Perfect for kidnapping geologists.
Rev_Jones moves forward.
<Mr_Baldurson> Well, and persons dealing in oil
Mr_Baldurson smiles
<Rev_Jones> Dangerous bunch are they?
<Mr_Baldurson> As you obviosly found out already
<Mr_Baldurson> Well, I prefer to take the targets along without a struggle
<Rev_Jones> Wow, this station must have cost a real fortune.
<Mr_Baldurson> So either come or experience the aftereffects of the stunning chemical
Rev_Jones is talking as he walks.
Mr_Baldurson keeps the gun pointed at the Rev, in a save distance forshooting and not being attacked himself
<Rev_Jones> So have you been in the business long?
<Mr_Baldurson> Well, this is a genuine oil platform that does drill for oil. So sure, it cost what every platform of this type would have cost
<Mr_Baldurson> Well, you can check the business data...
<Rev_Jones> Do you have it with you? Something to keep me occupied while you hold me ransom?
<Mr_Baldurson> So now, please wait until we got your friends into the chopper.
Mr_Baldurson sighs
<Mr_Baldurson> I'm afraid I have to do that, but I guess it is safer
Mr_Baldurson shoots the Rev in the leg with the pistol, and the crystal imbeds itself into the muscle
<Rev_Jones> I have always found tha.....
<Nathan_Raiser> (you do reliase you should haev informed Nate?)
<Nathan_Raiser> (he is sitting there alone... and the crew is in dire straits)
Rev_Jones thinks . o 0 ( not much of a conversationalist... ).
<Rev_Jones> (Nathan... are you not on the radio?)
<Nathan_Raiser> (nope... thanks to the little alteration with the girls)
<Nathan_Raiser> (i wired it through the zeppelin, remember ?)
<Rev_Jones> (ah well... that's your fault)
<Nathan_Raiser> (though I could be blatatntly convenient ;))
<Himiko> (I called you over the intercom)
<La_ST> (Sorry Rev, but having someone conscious and kicking in the heli is a bit too dangerous ^_^)
<_Skywarp_> Nathan... I do realise you may think staring at the wall is rather important now, but I will take a liberty at informing you about certain events on the rig
<_Skywarp_> (didn't notice)
_Skywarp_ replays the last bit of conversation
<Nathan_Raiser> WHAT!!?
<Nathan_Raiser> thnaks Warp
Mr_Baldurson point the guys to put Jones into a seat, too and belt him there.
Nathan_Raiser jjumps of the wing and runs into the control room
<Nathan_Raiser> What the hell si going on?
<Nathan_Raiser> Why didn't you call me?
<Rev_Jones> (I am using the opportunity to disappear for 10 minutes)
<Himiko> I did, were you sleeping or something?
<Nathan_Raiser> I didn't heara a thing
<Nathan_Raiser> what's going on!?
Mr_Baldurson waves to the pilot who seems to know where to go and lifts off.
<La_ST> (Ok, Rev)
<Himiko> I decided not to respond to the Reverend's call after I spotted Mr. Irvine and Dr. Helgadottir being carried on board of a helicopter..
<Himiko> Okay, hold on...
<Nathan_Raiser> crap... crap crap...
<Nathan_Raiser> Skywarp DEPLOY now and stop that choppper
Himiko starts the engines and goes into persuit of the helicopter
<La_ST> (Okay, I think this is a nice cliff hanger to END SESION
<Himiko> NO
<Nathan_Raiser> Wing it with missles if necessary
<Nathan_Raiser> Himiko open the bay doors i'm going after the Reverend...
<Himiko> Do all men only think with their dicks .....
<Himiko> NO.
<Himiko> We will follow them....
Nathan_Raiser runs towards the back grabbing one of the guns and jumping ot on the rapel as Skywarp launches out...
-- To be continued --
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