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Session 1x23: Some Preliminary Investigations

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 Bill Irvine - Marvin
 David_Pietersen - qadn
 Doc_Helga - Stayka
 Himiko - Dingo
 Nathan Raiser - Asmodai
 Rev John Jones - Picks-at-Flies

 La_ST - Stayka

<La_ST> OKay, Nate, you recap :)

<David_Pietersen> (slightly ?)

<Nathan_Raiser> (why poor me?)

<Nathan_Raiser> (oh and i'm stil ltrying to see straight on a smaller monitor...)

<La_ST> It was mostly your show last time after all ^_^

<Nathan_Raiser> Ahem... Bill's dad was abduacted for some dastardyl purpose... durign inspection of the rig he was last reported on, most of the team was caught and Nate pulled a stunt with Skywarp assaulting the whoel facility and scaring the shit out of them...

<La_ST> (qadn: Try hot lemon with honey)

<Nathan_Raiser> alas... even the valiant, if foolhardy, attack didn't stop the man who had captured them...

<Nathan_Raiser> for he evaded skywarp in the narrow caves...

<Nathan_Raiser> With the team back together, and the kill count on a all time low of 2, the group is back on the ship and even Anna/Himiko and Nate have kissed and made up... (rather literally)

<La_ST> (Nate: Less cursing at the monitor, mor doing recap ^_^)

<La_ST> (Nathan is doing the recap as he did most the action last time)

<David_Pietersen> (I am still somewhat confused, but I'll catch up as we go along

<La_ST> (Nate because you usurped the action last time ^_^)

<La_ST> (So now it is morning and the group is on the blimp together)

<David_Pietersen> uuuurg

Himiko_Mihakai has programmed a course back to the mainland.

<La_ST> (David: You were on the blimp, too. Time for a nice breakfast and planning the next moves)

<Bill_Irvine> (Hmm... I'm trying to catch up where I was too ^_^)

<La_ST> (After all, Bill's dad is still missing, one of the bigger baddies has disappeared etc)

<Himiko_Mihakai> (everybody is on the blimb)

<Rev_Jones> (last I remember there was a lover's spat, then we went to Helga's laboratory and we were just heading off to somewhere)

<Rev_Jones> (Except Nathan?)

<La_ST> (poke?)

<David_Pietersen> (la_st: that was in character)

<David_Pietersen> uuurg

Doc_Helga gets into the mass of the blimp, rubbing her temples and looking somewhat miserable.

<Doc_Helga> Morning. I can't say good, as I have a helluva hedache

Himiko_Mihakai puts on a kimono and heads down to the kitchen up bright and early and puts some water in the coffee machine.

<David_Pietersen> ditto

<Doc_Helga> Do you have a headache, too?

<David_Pietersen> yes

<Rev_Jones> (are there any logs to the last game?)

<David_Pietersen> just the flu I guess

<Doc_Helga> I bet this is an aftereffect of that drug we were given

<Doc_Helga> (Oh, you weren't there, were you? My memory is lagging ^_^)

<David_Pietersen> drugs ?

<La_ST> (Hi PaF. It is morning and we meet for a breakfast in the blimp to make plans - I hope)

<La_ST> (Bill, you were drugged)

<La_ST> (Rev Jones was drugged, too)

Bill_Irvine enters the mass and looks around, not looking like he is in good mood

<La_ST> (Dunno where Mr.reporter ran around atm)

<La_ST> (We were saved by ASmo, but the stuff might have some aftereffects or not - depending on the constitution)

Himiko_Mihakai waits for the coffee to run through and while she's waiting she pops a few slices of toast in the toaster..

Himiko_Mihakai takes the toast from the toaster and puts some butter and cheese on one and some marmelade on the other.

<La_ST> (David: Helga asked you if you had a headache, too)

Himiko_Mihakai then sips her coffee wile taken a bit of the double toast cheese and marmelade she made from the two pieces of toast.

Rev_Jones is looking slightly worn, with huge black bags under his eyes, but just goes and grabs some fruit juice and a couple of eggs.

Nathan_Raiser stayed in bed sleeping longer

<Rev_Jones> (found my own logs!)

Bill_Irvine grabs a cup of coffee and grumbles, his cigar in his mouth as usual

<La_ST> (Rev Nathan returned to the blimp afterwards, so he is here, too)

Rev_Jones sits down while the eggs are boiling and whips out a pad of paper.

<Doc_Helga> (to Himiko) Morning

Doc_Helga doesn't look too well

<Himiko_Mihakai> Good morning, Dr. Helgasdottir

<Doc_Helga> Where did *you* get your headache? I haven't seen where you went at the platform...

<Doc_Helga> (to David)

<La_ST> (Rev online at the website)

<La_ST> http://infinity.homelinux.net/wod/logs/eth/eth-log-20050503.html

<Rev_Jones> (as I say, I found my own logs)

<David_Pietersen> I don't know, I geuss its just the flu or something

<Rev_Jones> (but thanks)

<Rev_Jones> I have been trying to make sense of a few things.

<Himiko_Mihakai> so... urgh..

<Doc_Helga> Hm. I'm sorry, I'm a doctor, but not a medical one... Maybe one of the others has some struff for you?

<David_Pietersen> I'll be ok

<Himiko_Mihakai> I got some paracetamol around here somewhere..

Rev_Jones looks up from his notes.

<Bill_Irvine> Make sense... make sense... Hell! We still need to find my dad!

<Rev_Jones> I can suggest a brisk walk in fresh air. A very healthy way to recover from a bad night.

<Doc_Helga> Well, this Baldurson guy decided, the Rev, Bill and I would make a nice catch, too, so he drugged us and wanted to abduct us

<Himiko_Mihakai> Then Nathan dropped in and screwed every chance at us following you..

<Rev_Jones> Wherever they are keeping their scientists and oilmen, it will be very hard to find.

<Himiko_Mihakai> and the fellow escaped in some kind of minisubmarine.

<Rev_Jones> Iceland is not a small country and its population is small.

<Himiko_Mihakai> so now were back to square one.

<Rev_Jones> However, nobody ever does anything without traces.

<Rev_Jones> We have at least two ways of approaching this then.

<Rev_Jones> We ask the families of the men involved. This may take a bit of research.

<Rev_Jones> The second method is to ask for news of large activities in the relevant fields.

<Rev_Jones> Amazing new developments, big digs, test drilling.

<La_ST> (Himiko Is the kitchen and the room where you eat one room? I mean, do we see you?)

<Himiko_Mihakai> (Yes)

<Rev_Jones> The third method involves flying around Iceland until we find them, but I find that highly unscientific.

<Himiko_Mihakai> (And it's called the Galley)

<Nathan_Raiser> (sooo cute)

<Rev_Jones> Does anyone have any list of the people who have gone missing?

<Doc_Helga> Well, there were three last time it was broadcast

<Doc_Helga> William Irvine II, oil magnate. Dr.Freyr Thorbjörnson, geologist. Sheikh Abdul Al-Hazred, oil magnate.

<Rev_Jones> So nationality matches there.

<Rev_Jones> From his accent I would say that our hosts were largly American. Can anyone do better than that?

<Himiko_Mihakai> hmm and what does an oil magnate actually know about drilling oil ?

<Bill_Irvine> but everyone is involved in stuff below the damned ground below us

<Doc_Helga> I think they were either after oil or after scientists, no matter the nationality

<Rev_Jones> The nationality of the kidnappers helps, since it may narrow down the people we are looking for.

<Rev_Jones> Americans get noticed.

<Doc_Helga> Well, the guys who wanted to get us seem to have been Icelandic

<Doc_Helga> Björnar Baldurson... Well, okay, it could be Swedish or Danish, too, but the platform is from an Icelandic company

<Rev_Jones> Hmmm... must watch too much American television.

<Rev_Jones> Well at least that means his family is local.

<Bill_Irvine> As I said... They all dig in the dirt

<Himiko_Mihakai> hmm

<Rev_Jones> We should be able to trace that fairly easily.

<Rev_Jones> David?

Himiko_Mihakai shakes her head... ever saw an icelandic phonebook Reverend ?

<Rev_Jones> You forget, we have a local Anna.

<Himiko_Mihakai> No..

<Himiko_Mihakai> I mean...

<Himiko_Mihakai> I'm willing to bet that Baldurson is the largest collection of names in the b section of the phonebook.

<Doc_Helga> Yeah

<Doc_Helga> Just along Svensson, Anderson etc...

<David_Pietersen> mmm

<Rev_Jones> But how many Baldurson's work in the oil industry?

<David_Pietersen> I could try to find out, but It might prove difficult

<Rev_Jones> Actually, I had a different job in mind for you.

<David_Pietersen> I don't really know anywhone in iceland

<Rev_Jones> I was hoping your media status could get you into the right places,

<Bill_Irvine> We could check if more geologists, scientists or oil magnates are missing, dammit. We need to do something!

<Rev_Jones> to find out if anything big is happening.

<David_Pietersen> I could try

<Rev_Jones> And Bill, you have your oil connections. You could try digging there.

<Doc_Helga> Well, there was one thing, but I assume it is unrelated - there was some deep drill research - a group of geologists wanted to try and drill into the earth mantle

<Doc_Helga> I just heard about it recently - they wanted to top the drilling the Germans and Russians tried

<Rev_Jones> It is a start.

<Rev_Jones> Perhaps then we split into two groups?

<Bill_Irvine> So we can do more damage?

<Bill_Irvine> Or so we are easier targets?

<Rev_Jones> One team to follow the leads, starting with the deep drilling.

<Rev_Jones> The other to find more leads.

<Rev_Jones> To speed us up Bill.

<Bill_Irvine> The last time we split, two of us got drugged...

<Himiko_Mihakai> and makes us an easier target

<Rev_Jones> Hmmmm...

<Bill_Irvine> Even though I'd like to bomb 'em out, back to hell...

<Himiko_Mihakai> if you want to drill, don't you need special licenses ?

<Himiko_Mihakai> now if you want to drill into the earth's mantle..

<Himiko_Mihakai> wouldn't that require a spot where the earth crust is really thin ?

<David_Pietersen> right, I'll go make some calls, I'll be back

<Bill_Irvine> or you are really close to it

<La_ST> (BTW, David will to make his call here, so we have it logged)

<La_ST> ((Well, do so ^_^)

<David_Pietersen> (ok then)

<David_Pietersen> *ring* *ring*

<La_ST> (It takes a while until the phone is answered)

<Henry_Jones> YES??

<David_Pietersen> mr Jones ?

<David_Pietersen> David here

<Henry_Jones> The very same! Do you know what time it is???

<Henry_Jones> David? David? Ah David!

<David_Pietersen> I know what time it is sir

<Henry_Jones> Well, then your reason had better be *good*

<Henry_Jones> So what's up?

<David_Pietersen> I was wondering if you noticed anything peculiar going on in Iceland, now that I am around here anyways I might be able to investigate and get you a story

<Henry_Jones> Iceland? What in three devil's names are you doing in Iceland?

<Henry_Jones> I thought you wanted to - oh well, wasn't that some Icelandic chick you were after?

<David_Pietersen> some oild story

<David_Pietersen> yes, Helga

<Henry_Jones> Well, now that you mention it...

<Henry_Jones> I wanted to send Anita after a thing... But now that you are there...

<Henry_Jones> There was something about an oil corporation that sounded fishy.... Freyr Oil Corp or how they were named...

<Henry_Jones> It seems they have found something else but oil under ground...

<David_Pietersen> they have ?

<Henry_Jones> But currently there wasn't much information other than it was top secret, and there might even be some Scientists involved...

<David_Pietersen> mmm

<David_Pietersen> I'll take a look then shall I ?

<Henry_Jones> Well, if you are there already

<David_Pietersen> indeed

<David_Pietersen> anything else that might be off interest

<Henry_Jones> Well, Anita will be furious. She wanted that overseas trip very hard

<Henry_Jones> I think you will have to buy her at least a very expensive dinner once you get back

<David_Pietersen> I'll make a not off it sir

David_Pietersen grins

<Henry_Jones> Well, in this secret stuff seems to be a lot of money involved

<David_Pietersen> there usually is, this is the oil bussiness after all

<Henry_Jones> And I would be really careful. It was hinted at that some people who tried to investigate (policemen and the like) disappeared.

<David_Pietersen> aren't I always carefull

David_Pietersen chuckles

<Henry_Jones> Hm. I will not comment on that right now

Bob_Grant enters the galley and looks around at the crowd

<Bob_Grant> ummm

<Bob_Grant> is there anything for breakfast?

<Henry_Jones> OKay, som,ething else?

<David_Pietersen> not here, do you have anything else sir ?

<Henry_Jones> I'd like to continue my interrupted beaty sleep

<David_Pietersen> sorry sir, goodbye

David_Pietersen hangs up

<Henry_Jones> Well, you might look for a Verena Anders

<David_Pietersen> (arse !)

<Henry_Jones> (That was before the hangup)

<Henry_Jones> (I just can't type in no-time)

<David_Pietersen> (ok :) )

Doc_Helga still sips her coffee (2nd mug by now)

David_Pietersen returns

David_Pietersen is grinning

Bob_Grant silently goes and grabs soem bread and puts some meat in it before sitting to the side

<David_Pietersen> so, is everywhone awake now ?

David_Pietersen rubs his hands

<David_Pietersen> right, I have two leads

<Doc_Helga> I'm sort of awake, yeahj

Bill_Irvine lets out a puff of smoke and waits

<David_Pietersen> first, the Freyr Oil corporation seems to have struck something else the oil, no details. Previous inverstigators have disappeared.

<David_Pietersen> second we might want to look for a Verena Anders

<Doc_Helga> Verena anders?

<David_Pietersen> aye

<David_Pietersen> Verena Anders

<Doc_Helga> She's the assistant to Dr.Sven Baldurson

<David_Pietersen> mmm

<David_Pietersen> interesting

<Doc_Helga> He's a ...colleague

<Doc_Helga> I mean he is working with techniques that are pretty much advanced

<David_Pietersen> aah

<Doc_Helga> He did publish some articles on Geophysics in Paradigma

Doc_Helga ponders and tries to remember what exactly he was working at

<Bill_Irvine> I have never heard of him

<Doc_Helga> He published some weird stuff, if I remember correctly

<Doc_Helga> About getting stuff deep down into the earth and let the temperatures and pressure there turn it into something else

<Doc_Helga> But it sounded a bit wild, if you ask me

<Bill_Irvine> This really sounds strange. You chemestry, that's the stuff to make things go BOOOOOM!

<Doc_Helga> Hm... I wonder if it is about the chemistry

<Doc_Helga> He did use some very advanced techniques to get the stuff down there

<David_Pietersen> maybe one is connected to the other

<David_Pietersen> let's find Verena first

Doc_Helga nods.

<Doc_Helga> I think she still works at the University of Reykjavik

<Doc_Helga> At least that's where Dr.Baldurson was employed

<Himiko_Mihakai> Which department ?

<Doc_Helga> GEophysics

<Himiko_Mihakai> which field ?

<Doc_Helga> Applied Geophysics

Himiko_Mihakai sighs

<Doc_Helga> He was delving into mineralogy a bit, and he was interested in tectonics, too.

<Doc_Helga> Weird combination, if you ask me, but he always did was he was interested in

<Himiko_Mihakai> okay.. so how do we handle that ?

<Himiko_Mihakai> I mean, that woman might actually be in on the whole thing

<David_Pietersen> I don't know

<Doc_Helga> Well, your the charming guy, David - set up an appointment

<David_Pietersen> uhm .. errr

<Bill_Irvine> I guess I'm not the kindaguy to deal with situations like that. We tried that and we know how it ended

<Himiko_Mihakai> I'll head there.

<Doc_Helga> I can accompany you if you like

<Himiko_Mihakai> That would be nice..

Doc_Helga nods

<Doc_Helga> Okay. Then we should go there....

<Himiko_Mihakai> a moment while I dress.

<La_ST> (Was the blimped parked at Helga's place?)

<Himiko_Mihakai> (outside it)

<La_ST> (ok)

<Doc_Helga> While you dress, I'll fetch my car.

Doc_Helga sighs

<Doc_Helga> I think it is still at the heli port

Himiko_Mihakai heads up and dresses in a snazzy female executive outfit, dark colors as to blend in.. then she takes a pair of very large glasses from her dresser table and puts them on and her long her in a clip back.

<Himiko_Mihakai> (for the image, think a stereotypical japanese businessperson)

<Doc_Helga> ( :) )

Himiko_Mihakai heads out and steps in Helga's waiting car.

<Himiko_Mihakai> Okay, Dr. Helgasdottir start with the summary on geothermal energy. That is what falls under applied geophysics doesn't it ?

<Doc_Helga> Yup, it does

<David_Pietersen> (sorry, I am collapsing)

Doc_Helga sits in the drivers' seat of the tiny VW beetly... Her bus is currently still at the heliport

<David_Pietersen> (I'll try to get some sleep, night people)

<La_ST> (Ok, I think we should do Himiko+Helga at the university and then finish anyway. It seems people are somewhat tired)

<Doc_Helga> Yes... Well, geothermal energy is a biggy here in Iceland

Doc_Helga starts the engine

<Doc_Helga> We have a lot of geothermal plants by now.

Himiko_Mihakai nods

<Doc_Helga> It is pretty easy - you use the warmth of the earth - and below Iceland you have a lot of that very near the surface - to heat water that drives generators

<Doc_Helga> I think Dr.Baldurson got into that field to get the money from the university

Himiko_Mihakai nods

<Doc_Helga> His main interest is mineralogy though

<Doc_Helga> I think he wanted to create artifical "natural gemstones"

<Doc_Helga> Artificial gemstones usually can be found out, but he was sure he could creat such that are not discernible from natural ones

<Himiko_Mihakai> Isn't that more something done a laboratory.. if I remember correctly the Russians are pretty big on that.

<Doc_Helga> Yup. But all artifical stones have certain qualities that betray them

<Doc_Helga> And those lessen their value

<Himiko_Mihakai> I thought it was the same with gemstones as with whiskey... the older it is, the better it gets.

<Doc_Helga> But I heard he used some means to get the chemicals down there was was somewhat similar to my earth ship - but on a way smaller scale

<Doc_Helga> He just never managed to make his transporter as safe as the Surtr is

<Himiko_Mihakai> okay..

<Himiko_Mihakai> I think I'll manage.

<Doc_Helga> Manage what?

Doc_Helga looks curiously at Himiko

Doc_Helga wears on of her usual overalls, btw

<Himiko_Mihakai> Talk my way in.

<Doc_Helga> Ah. Fine!

Himiko_Mihakai smiles

<Himiko_Mihakai> It's easy.

<Himiko_Mihakai> Just start a conversation, occasionally ask a smart question and pretend you understand the rest..

<Doc_Helga> Shall I wait for you in the cafeteria of the university then?

<Himiko_Mihakai> that should work.

<Doc_Helga> Okay. I might call Eric to bring my van here, then we can drive borth vehicles back to my lab

<Doc_Helga> You do have a driver's license, do you?

<La_ST> Okay, I hope the rest isn't too bored... I'm always open to suggestions what you are going to do... )

<Himiko_Mihakai> I have 7

<La_ST> (But PaF said he was somewhat occupied atm, David left anyway, and Marv wasn't too fit either...)

<Doc_Helga> Great. Then I would like to ask you to drive the beetle back and I'll collect my van

<Himiko_Mihakai> (I am very tired.. can we do this talk another time ?)

<La_ST> (Okay, so if no one objects we'll finish this early, that is, now)

<Himiko_Mihakai> (it doesn't have to be... I can do it now.. but it will be very slow..)

<La_ST> (Or do the others have some idea what to do?)

<La_ST> (I think it is currently pretty slow anyway, so I'm not angry if we stop now)

-- To be continued --

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