Shadowhawk Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Yeah I don't think the ship payday has come yet, Nicole probably hasn't gotten a check yet. Right, so that probably keeps her out of the restaurants or bars as well unless there's some sort of credit system (i.e. each crew member is given a certain amount of money they're allowed to spend while aboard) or if the bartenders are just ordered not to charge anyone aboard the Kesler for drinks. I've got a feeling neither is in place given they both could be a bit problematic (with the latter it probably wouldn't be absolute, maybe specific drinks are free but you have to pay for anything fancy). "I'll have... uh... ...just water, please." Quote BZPRPG profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atton Rand Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Yeah I don't think the ship payday has come yet, Nicole probably hasn't gotten a check yet. Right, so that probably keeps her out of the restaurants or bars as well unless there's some sort of credit system (i.e. each crew member is given a certain amount of money they're allowed to spend while aboard) or if the bartenders are just ordered not to charge anyone aboard the Kesler for drinks. I've got a feeling neither is in place given they both could be a bit problematic (with the latter it probably wouldn't be absolute, maybe specific drinks are free but you have to pay for anything fancy). "I'll have... uh... ...just water, please." I could maybe see a system wherein certain more common beverages are free. I believe we have established that many popular sodas (I.E. Coca-Cola) are still around. Maybe some popular beers like Heineken or Pabst Blue Ribbon (insert obligatory joke referencing the movie Blue Velvet which I'm guessing nobody in this RPG has seen and thus probably won't get here). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvan Haven Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 It the Kestral, like the bird. Quote "I serve the weak. I serve the helpless. I am their sword and their shield. If you want to strike at them, you must go through me, and I am not so easily moved." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let's Henshin! Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Colonel Jawaid's Cafe offers one free Hot Beverage to all personel arriving between 4:00 A.M. - 7 A.M. CJC is also the best cafe in the universe, so it's a pretty sweet deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Humva Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 We do have physical money, the commonly accepted human and by extension Federation currency (we adopted it partially from the aliens, though it's complicated origins) is Iridium chips. Iridium is sufficiently rare enough in the cosmos to keep inflation down while also having new supplies found frequently enough to be justifiable. Paperbacks and digital exist, but it is entirely backed by an iridium standard. Our currency is called a credit, as all good scifi currencies are. Worth noting, though, that food and beverages are so cheap that on a military vessel it's probably free unless it's really fancy or rare. For something like a Battleship it's going have a huge stockpile, enough to last the better part of a year, so for a fellow military officer, probably not going to charge. Quote 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 "In short, my English Lit friend, living in a mental world of absolute rights and wrongs, may be imagining that because all theories are wrong, the earth may be thought spherical now, but cubical next century, and a hollow icosahedron the next, and a doughnut shape the one after." -Isaac Asimov, responding to a letter he had received saying that scientific certainty was false, The Relativity of Wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xomeron Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Why is a psychologically unstable slaver victim who really ought to be sent groundside for therapy on the ship's payroll in the first place? Quote That being said, thag thag thaggity thag thagness.-Rover "A memo was sent to Astaria asking if it would at all be possible to make a flying goat.""The Astarians responded that making a goat fly would be trivial; making it land safely would be another matter entirely." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Humva Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Having two doctors is nice for when one of them suffers an unfortunate accident. Woman will need to get a psyche eval though, probably while we're still docked at the Brasilia. Quote 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 "In short, my English Lit friend, living in a mental world of absolute rights and wrongs, may be imagining that because all theories are wrong, the earth may be thought spherical now, but cubical next century, and a hollow icosahedron the next, and a doughnut shape the one after." -Isaac Asimov, responding to a letter he had received saying that scientific certainty was false, The Relativity of Wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atton Rand Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Why is a psychologically unstable slaver victim who really ought to be sent groundside for therapy on the ship's payroll in the first place? That's a good question. I did consider one elaborate idea that maybe there was some shady official who had some sort of hidden agenda (which would explain why she was taken out so abruptly and her own psychologists weren't given a say in the matter), perhaps because they wanted the Ambassador to get captured so they assigned an officer they knew wouldn't be able to protect him. As for why she was put on the Kestrel, Humva's explanation is probably the most straight forward and makes the most sense (even if my idea of there being some kind of conspiracy turned out to be true why she would be assigned to that ship is anyone's guess). Woman will need to get a psyche eval though, probably while we're still docked at the Brasilia. That's a good point. You might want to send a psychologist my way first chance you get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xomeron Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I can't really see that psyche eval ending in anything other than an "UNFIT FOR DUTY" stamp. Quote That being said, thag thag thaggity thag thagness.-Rover "A memo was sent to Astaria asking if it would at all be possible to make a flying goat.""The Astarians responded that making a goat fly would be trivial; making it land safely would be another matter entirely." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atton Rand Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I can't really see that psyche eval ending in anything other than an "UNFIT FOR DUTY" stamp. And what leads you to that conclusion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Humva Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 The instability may raise a few flags. Quote 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 "In short, my English Lit friend, living in a mental world of absolute rights and wrongs, may be imagining that because all theories are wrong, the earth may be thought spherical now, but cubical next century, and a hollow icosahedron the next, and a doughnut shape the one after." -Isaac Asimov, responding to a letter he had received saying that scientific certainty was false, The Relativity of Wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atton Rand Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) Well, understandably given she was present at one of the worst events of the war, personally saw a loved one die on her own operating table, and then got dragged out of subsequent therapy I guess some concerns might arise, but evidently she was considered fit enough to be assigned to the Kestrel instead of being sent off with the other slaves. Edited May 16, 2014 by Atton Rand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnmad Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Say, after we all die horribly in space, can we do a run on the Adjudicator? Or maybe the Bravais? - Quote Avatar by Brickeens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvan Haven Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 She was put on the Kestrel because she was a PC and we only had one doctor. Quote "I serve the weak. I serve the helpless. I am their sword and their shield. If you want to strike at them, you must go through me, and I am not so easily moved." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Humva Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Yeah, and honestly the Colonel delegates a lot of these things. She was probably waved through on the doctor thing alone, and her psych record wouldn't be available in the Kestrel's database, not that expansive. There's just been no way to figure this out until now, other than a scheduled appointment with the slugs or something. Quote 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 "In short, my English Lit friend, living in a mental world of absolute rights and wrongs, may be imagining that because all theories are wrong, the earth may be thought spherical now, but cubical next century, and a hollow icosahedron the next, and a doughnut shape the one after." -Isaac Asimov, responding to a letter he had received saying that scientific certainty was false, The Relativity of Wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atton Rand Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Ah, in that case it might be a good idea to take this opportunity to address all this in-universe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avmatoran Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Say, after we all die horribly in space, can we do a run on the Adjudicator? Or maybe the Bravais? - I nominate the Kruos or the Shrike. Quote Γαρ επιστιμη! Для науки! For science! (Literally, it means "For knowledge", but it can be taken as "For science") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow pridak money gang Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Yeah I don't think the ship payday has come yet, Nicole probably hasn't gotten a check yet. Right, so that probably keeps her out of the restaurants or bars as well unless there's some sort of credit system (i.e. each crew member is given a certain amount of money they're allowed to spend while aboard) or if the bartenders are just ordered not to charge anyone aboard the Kesler for drinks. I've got a feeling neither is in place given they both could be a bit problematic (with the latter it probably wouldn't be absolute, maybe specific drinks are free but you have to pay for anything fancy). "I'll have... uh... ...just water, please." I could maybe see a system wherein certain more common beverages are free. I believe we have established that many popular sodas (I.E. Coca-Cola) are still around. Maybe some popular beers like Heineken or Pabst Blue Ribbon (insert obligatory joke referencing the movie Blue Velvet which I'm guessing nobody in this RPG has seen and thus probably won't get here). I love David Lynch so yeah there's that I guess just an aside. -Tyler Quote ＳＡＹ ＩＴ ＯＮＥ ＭＯＲＥ ＴＩＭＥ ＴＥＬＬ ＭＥ ＷＨＡＴ ＩＳ ＯＮ ＹＯＵＲ ＭＩＮＤ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atton Rand Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) Yeah I don't think the ship payday has come yet, Nicole probably hasn't gotten a check yet. Right, so that probably keeps her out of the restaurants or bars as well unless there's some sort of credit system (i.e. each crew member is given a certain amount of money they're allowed to spend while aboard) or if the bartenders are just ordered not to charge anyone aboard the Kesler for drinks. I've got a feeling neither is in place given they both could be a bit problematic (with the latter it probably wouldn't be absolute, maybe specific drinks are free but you have to pay for anything fancy). "I'll have... uh... ...just water, please." I could maybe see a system wherein certain more common beverages are free. I believe we have established that many popular sodas (I.E. Coca-Cola) are still around. Maybe some popular beers like Heineken or Pabst Blue Ribbon (insert obligatory joke referencing the movie Blue Velvet which I'm guessing nobody in this RPG has seen and thus probably won't get here). I love David Lynch so yeah there's that I guess just an aside. -Tyler Ah, good. I'm not the only Lynch fan here. At least that joke went over better than that time I was in a futuristic RPG where I kept referencing the movie Zulu and half my cast was made up of people who were direct descendants of people from the battle that movie is based off of which of course nobody had heard of before I came along. Edited May 16, 2014 by Atton Rand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xomeron Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) Knowing lots of references to movies is not something to be particularly proud of, and absolutely no one is interested in hearing you brag about how much you know. For reference, no one's much interested in hearing you brag about anything. Edited May 16, 2014 by Xomeron Quote That being said, thag thag thaggity thag thagness.-Rover "A memo was sent to Astaria asking if it would at all be possible to make a flying goat.""The Astarians responded that making a goat fly would be trivial; making it land safely would be another matter entirely." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atton Rand Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I wasn't bragging. I was just making a joke and then expressed excitement when someone admitted to liking that movieif you want to see me show off my movie knowledge I can link you to my blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnmad Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Pretty sure it's been established that nobody wants to hear you two whine - 1 Quote Avatar by Brickeens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atton Rand Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Pretty sure it's been established that nobody wants to hear you two whine - Yes, but Xomeron was the one who complained about me making a joke once I thought we were done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havelock Vetinari Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Pretty sure it's been established that nobody wants to hear you two whine - Seconded. Quote I believe you find life such a problem because you think there are the good people and the bad people. You are wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Humva Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 If we descend into "he started it first" territory, my backhand is ever-ready for a bi***slap. Quote 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 "In short, my English Lit friend, living in a mental world of absolute rights and wrongs, may be imagining that because all theories are wrong, the earth may be thought spherical now, but cubical next century, and a hollow icosahedron the next, and a doughnut shape the one after." -Isaac Asimov, responding to a letter he had received saying that scientific certainty was false, The Relativity of Wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let's Henshin! Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) Sigh. Just hug it out guys. It honestly has gotten a little annoying, and before one of you jumps on my case, I honestly don't care who started it. Find a way to work past your differences or do us all a favor and just don't pay attention to each other's posts. Fight fight fight. Kiss kiss. Edited May 16, 2014 by Commander Viral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atton Rand Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Now, to get back on track here, I'd say Nicole is open for interaction if anyone wants to head on to the bar. We were discussing before whether to give her a psyche evaluation. It might be good to address some of the issues she does have and how she remains part of the Kestrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advent Child Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 If we descend into "he started it first" territory, my backhand is ever-ready for a bi***slap. This was hilarious. My sides hurt from unexpected laughter. Wowee. Good stuff. Quote ~Totally like a boomerang. I always come back. Just never when you want me to.~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atton Rand Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 If we descend into "he started it first" territory, my backhand is ever-ready for a bi***slap. This was hilarious. My sides hurt from unexpected laughter. Wowee. Good stuff. That's all well and good but I don't suppose we could get back to the game now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krayzikk Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 If we descend into "he started it first" territory, my backhand is ever-ready for a bi***slap. This was hilarious. My sides hurt from unexpected laughter. Wowee. Good stuff. Adveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeent! There you are! Your presence has been lacking. Welcome back. Side note, Avengers will probably be up and running over in Marvel in a few days. If we descend into "he started it first" territory, my backhand is ever-ready for a bi***slap. This was hilarious. My sides hurt from unexpected laughter. Wowee. Good stuff. That's all well and good but I don't suppose we could get back to the game now? Atton, relaaaaaaaaaaaax. Deep breaths. In, out. It was funny, and it's not like he's talking about the dispute; Just Humva's very amusing reaction to it. So let's all relax, all stop being touchy, and move on from there. Quote On this eve, the thirtieth anniversary of that first colony, many are left to wonder; is the world fast approaching a breaking point? Breaking Point: An OTC Mecha RPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havelock Vetinari Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Remember everyone, the beatings will continue until morale improves! Quote I believe you find life such a problem because you think there are the good people and the bad people. You are wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avmatoran Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 And you know what doesn't rhyme with compliance? Neurotoxin... Quote Γαρ επιστιμη! Для науки! For science! (Literally, it means "For knowledge", but it can be taken as "For science") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuRon the champion Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Psst. Atton. A dirty little secret for you to mull over... Most characters who aren't doing stuff are still open for your interaction. Even if it isn't in your character's nature to go looking for people to talk to, it's easy enough for you get two characters doing stuff in-context if you're creative enough. Sooooooo... Rehn is open for interaction. Nicole is open for interaction. If you'd like, I could have this be really easy and have Rehn come up to her and begin firing off questions... Quote BZPRPG Characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atton Rand Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Psst. Atton. A dirty little secret for you to mull over... Most characters who aren't doing stuff are still open for your interaction. Even if it isn't in your character's nature to go looking for people to talk to, it's easy enough for you get two characters doing stuff in-context if you're creative enough. Sooooooo... Rehn is open for interaction. Nicole is open for interaction. If you'd like, I could have this be really easy and have Rehn come up to her and begin firing off questions... Um... okay, maybe something like that could work. I was going to set up an interaction like that but instead of responding you just had her fall asleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuRon the champion Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Nicole's angsty and crazy right? She probably shouldn't care if they're asleep when she tries to wake them up and talk to them, right? Quote BZPRPG Characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atton Rand Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 The thing was she wasn't actively trying to wake her up and talk to her. I just thought getting them close enough together might have been enough to cause an interaction of some sort to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuRon the champion Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 I have no way of guessing your intentions. We're not talking in real time man. Besides, it's not as if we're playing a game of subtle chess for the stake of and entire culture here, you just want your character to do something, same with mine. Keep it simple. Keep it clean. Nothing hard about that, right? Quote BZPRPG Characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atton Rand Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Okay, I've got my character off on the sidelines right now and no immediate way to get in. I don't suppose there's anyone who can just come and talk to her or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avmatoran Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Atton, it's humor. Just don't worry about it. Quote Γαρ επιστιμη! Для науки! For science! (Literally, it means "For knowledge", but it can be taken as "For science") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Humva Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 I have this suspicion that Rockmen float because of these absolutely massive lungs they have, needed to drive creatures of such weight. Quote 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 "In short, my English Lit friend, living in a mental world of absolute rights and wrongs, may be imagining that because all theories are wrong, the earth may be thought spherical now, but cubical next century, and a hollow icosahedron the next, and a doughnut shape the one after." -Isaac Asimov, responding to a letter he had received saying that scientific certainty was false, The Relativity of Wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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