You have just entered room ÒFKA Hnoiyika.ÓAel tVecj:Jolan tru.KYele trWoodlock:Jolan Tru.Ael tVecj:Jolan tru!KYele trWoodlock:::ponders::Sea ET:Jolan tru to you too.Ael tVecj:Kyle, meet my bestest friend. :) KYele trWoodlock:Hi, bestest friend!Sea ET:::giggle:: Hello.KYele trWoodlock:Err.. hey wait! I'm NOT your bestest friend..? ;)Sea ET:LOL!KYele trWoodlock:Ah, well.Ael tVecj:ERrr, well, you're my bestest XO...Ael tVecj:::coughs::KYele trWoodlock:Umm.. Aren't I your only XO?Sea ET:::whistles tunelessly::Ael tVecj:Well, not if I get my way with the TOS sim...::nudges Sea::KYele trWoodlock:Ahh. Any XO ideas for that one yet?Sea ET:::looks around aimlessly::Ael tVecj:Lera alert. ;)Ael tVecj:Perhaps I'll convince t'Sanc to come back as XO...Ael tVecj:::hums::Lera tResan:::waves::Ael tVecj:Jolan tru Lera. :)KYele trWoodlock:Jolan Tru, Lera! Long time no see.Lera tResan:::gives everyone bigsqwishyLerahuggles:: : )Lera tResan:I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! :)Lera tResan:::andcookies:: ----===O OKYele trWoodlock:Y'know my luck? I went to Blockbuster today..KYele trWoodlock:They HAD Final Fantasy 8 in.. but they hadn't SHELVED it yet.Lera tResan:Aww...Ael tVecj:Bastards.KYele trWoodlock:Yeah.Sea ET:Ooo... FF8 is out?KYele trWoodlock:Since.. two days ago, I believe.Lera tResan:::really wants to re-name Selphie Lera:: : )Sea ET:Hm... time to ask for a gift.Ael tVecj:Those games are too linear for me.Lera tResan:It's been out since Tuesday. : )Sea ET:Yes, you are chaos defined.KYele trWoodlock:Wow. And they just got it into Blockbuster..KYele trWoodlock:Jeez. Models of inefficiency, they are.Lera tResan:::giggle::KYele trWoodlock:And I don't really mind the linearity..KYele trWoodlock:I consider it sort of a 50-hour interactive movie.Lera tResan:::nodnodnod::Sea ET:Which you get to be a part of.Ael tVecj:I dont even like linear movies. ;)Ael tVecj:::snorts at Sea:: Chaos is my middle name.KYele trWoodlock:I see.. and you prefer the nonlinear kind..?Sea ET:::grin::Ael tVecj:Yeah...like...The Sixth Sense..very non-linear.Lera tResan:Haven't seen it. : )KYele trWoodlock:::ponders how exactly that is::Ael tVecj:Wheras, Bent...very linear. And it spoiled the movie.E trSaal:JT allAel tVecj:Well, the Sixth Sense is circular. Jolan tru Eton! tr'Ismail!Lera tResan:----====O OKYele trWoodlock:The plot might have twists and turns.. but you can't personally change the course of the movie.Lera tResan:::gives them LeraCookiesª::KYele trWoodlock:Jolan Tru, Eton, Telar.E trSaal:K'Yele, what's your e-mail? I coulnd't send the thing to you.KYele trWoodlock:Kyle134.TrIsmail:Jolan tru qiuu ... and how true that Jolan is!Ael tVecj:I had issues with "Choose your Adventure" books too. ;) ::just weird::E trSaal:::eats his, not spilling any crumbs this time::KYele trWoodlock:The only problem I've found with Choose Your Own Adventure is that they're ENTIRELY non-linear..Lera tResan:::bouncebouncebounces around Leraly::KYele trWoodlock:Chaotic or anarchic might be a better term.Ael tVecj:But I always lose.KYele trWoodlock:You make one choice and it turns out this guy only wanted to help.KYele trWoodlock:But if you make the other choice, he becomes a bad guy.TrIsmail:::looks for Leraly, can't find him::Ael tVecj:Someone invite Ilia to the chat...KYele trWoodlock:Invited.Lera tResan:Leraály /l»«rŠlå«/ adv. in a Leralike mannerE trSaal:JT IliaIlia tReki:::glances around::Lera tResan:Ilia! ::pouncehuggles:: : )Ilia tReki:That was strange..KYele trWoodlock:Jolan Tru, Ilia.Lera tResan:::gives her a cookie and a plant::Ilia tReki:Jolan tru, all.. ;)KYele trWoodlock:What was strange?Ael tVecj:Well, its all fixed now, Ilia.E trSaal:What was strange?Lera tResan:----====O [_]TrIsmail:Jolan tru IliaIlia tReki:::hugs Lera::Ilia tReki:I got all kinds of errors and stuff.Lera tResan:Aww...TrIsmail:btw ... who is "Sea ET" ?Ael tVecj:She's my guest. :)TrIsmail:oic, hann'yyoAel tVecj:C'eryl and Tylus are on their way.Sea ET:Her sla... er, guest, yes, that's it.Ael tVecj:::blinks at trIsmail::Are you in here from AOL?TrIsmail:didn't recognize the name from a mailstringLera tResan:;-)Ael tVecj:::clears throat::Don't I wish, Sea.TrIsmail:Ah, I got on by clicking the AIM icon, AOL's still runningLera tResan:::likes the smileys:: :)Ael tVecj:Oh, because your SN has a little AOL symbol next to it.KYele trWoodlock:Jolan Tru, C'eryl!Ael tVecj:::Rolls eyes at Lera::TrIsmail:Jolan tru C'erylAel tVecj:Jolan tru e'lev.E trSaal:::has the smileys turned off::TrIsmail:::rolls eyes back to Ael::Ilia tReki:Jolan tru, C'eryl!E trSaal:What little AOL symbol? Where?Ael tVecj:Next to tr'Ismail's name?E trSaal:::can't see if someone's on AOL or not in his computer::Arr C tSom:JT K'Yele, allTrIsmail:Jolan tru TylusTylusJadon:JT.Ael tVecj:Jolan tru Tylus. :)Arr C tSom:Tylus, does the thingy work in here?Ilia tReki:Jolan tru, Tylus. :)KYele trWoodlock:Jolan Tru, Tylus.TrIsmail:WOW ... we're filling up aren't we?TylusJadon:The speach recognition will....but not the speaking thing.Arr C tSom:RatsE trSaal:What speech recognition thing would this be?Lera tResan:PowerSpeech.Arr C tSom:Oh well...the speaking thing would have fits with the Rihannsu stuffE trSaal:Is it downloadable?Lera tResan:Yup.Lera tResan:Keyword: BPS.E trSaal:Wherewhere? ::begs::Lera tResan:It's from the PowerTools people.KYele trWoodlock:My microphone doesn't work..TrIsmail:True C'eryl but ... we have to use HEVAMA computers!KYele trWoodlock:Besides, I can type faster than I can speak. ;)TylusJadon:The speach rec thing is that Dragon Natualy speaking.KYele trWoodlock:Well.. not really.. but close!Lera tResan:Can I make different SNs different colours?Arr C tSom:The speaking thingy, where you hear the type talking to you, is the powerspeechKYele trWoodlock:Nope.Ael tVecj:I dont think so.Lera tResan:::sniffle::Lera tResan:Everyone has to be blue?KYele trWoodlock:Except for you.Arr C tSom:Think IM, LeraKYele trWoodlock:You get to be red.Ael tVecj:I'm in red. ::preen::TrIsmail:everyone's SN is blue except your own (at your own end) which is redLera tResan:::giggle::Lera tResan:I knew that. :PArr C tSom:Oh. ::shrinks down under her console::Lera tResan:::tickles tr'Ismail::Lera tResan:::huggles C'eryl:: :)Arr C tSom:Hann'yyoTrIsmail:::giggles:: next time ya do that you'll have to marry me, Lera ...Lera tResan:::Lera's Really Cute Smile::ªTrIsmail:;)Ael tVecj:No!Arr C tSom:Makes you want to sim on AOL just once with this ship, just to watch powerspeech twitchAel tVecj:Lera is not allowed to marry anyone!Ael tVecj:::flail::Lera tResan:::giggles, was waiting for Ael to say something:: : )TylusJadon:Yes it doesTrIsmail:btw ... who's involved with whom on this ship?Lera tResan:::giggle::E trSaal:I'm not with anyone. :(Arr C tSom:YesIlia tReki:Ditto. ;)Arr C tSom:As in, practically everyone with practically everyone elseLera tResan:Is not!TrIsmail:C'eryl, if au could translate that I'd appreciate it :)Arr C tSom:Well..maybe it's not quite as much like that now, but it was once...Lera tResan::P ::at C'eryl::Arr C tSom:I'm untranslatableArr C tSom:You pick up C'erylspeak by immersion.TrIsmail:::smacks head:: Oh great.E trSaal:Oh yeah. I remember having to explain the romance web to people.Lera tResan:::giggles::Arr C tSom:<eg>Ael tVecj:C'eryl is with me. Not everyone else. ::glowers::;Lera tResan:There's no Dictionary of C'eryl? : )Ilia tReki::;likes these profiles::Arr C tSom:No, unfortunatelyLera tResan:Aww...Ael tVecj:Unfortunately? ::lifts an eyebrow::TylusJadon:The relations on this ship need a flow chart to follow.TrIsmail:Jolan tru t'Rhelae ... don't believe we've met?Ael tVecj:Anyone else want to play a survivor/escape pod type with t'Rhelae?Lera tResan:::sniffles::Ilia tReki:::snickers at C'eryl and Ael::quietly::tRhelae:Not as such, no.Ael tVecj:Your big chance to SG... :)TrIsmail:SG?Ael tVecj:t'Rhelae, meet everyone. Everyone, meet t'Rhalae. Be Nice.Ael tVecj:Special-Guest.Arr C tSom:Special guestIlia tReki:Alright.. ;)Lera tResan:::ponders::TrIsmail:hann'yyoIlia tReki:This way no one can stick me with miracles again.Ael tVecj:Great, Ilia! Lera tResan:Oo... it worked!Ilia tReki:::goes blind::;)Ael tVecj:::wonders what Lera did that she cannot see::Arr C tSom:EEP!! what did you DO, Lera?TrIsmail:Lera, how green, how ... Rihannsu of au!E trSaal:Aaaaag! ::hides from chartuse::Lera tResan:I turned my window chartreuse!Lera tResan:It's not green. : )Ilia tReki:Lime-green background..;)Arr C tSom:Chartruese...a Leralikeª colorTylusJadon:that's one way to get noticedAel tVecj:Any other volunteers? Cmon, cmon...Ilia tReki:Er.. I meant... chartreuse!Lera tResan:CHARTREUSE! : )E trSaal:Each line you send is chartruse for us, but everything else is white.Ael tVecj:::glad she doesn't see it::Lera tResan:Yup.TrIsmail:What's this about an escape pod?Lera tResan:::thinks Ael needs to turn her colours and smileys back on:: : )Ael tVecj:The escape pod we rescued last week from the evil RES Khellian.E trSaal:Well, if everyone picked differant colours, that'd make it easier to keep an eye out for what certian people sayArr C tSom:I thought for a moment you were IMing in the chat window, like with PTsTylusJadon:that's what I was takingArr C tSom:TestingTrIsmail:Jolan tru Malor!Arr C tSom:Woohoo!!!Ael tVecj:Ah, purple.Lera tResan:Would this be better? : )KYele trWoodlock:No!Ilia tReki:Jolan tru, Malor. :)KYele trWoodlock:Jolan Tru, Malor.Arr C tSom:EEP! Worse!!tRhelae:Ew...Ael tVecj:Oh see, I was stalling for a reason. Jolan tru, Malor!Ael tVecj:::whacks Lera::Be darker. Malor Savk:Jolan Tru! :)Lera tResan:::gives Malor a cookie:: ----====OIlia tReki:::goes blinder:;KYele trWoodlock:Lera, the chartreuse line was fine.Lera tResan:Lera's already dark. : )KYele trWoodlock:Do that.Ael tVecj:Eton? Telar? Wanna SG?Lera tResan:Ooooookay. :)tRhelae:Who would want a chartreuse cookie?Ael tVecj:Lera's dark and I'm a Pokemon. Charmander, to be exact.Malor Savk:::grabs cookie and eats it:: Thanks Lera!KYele trWoodlock:::unblinded::Ael tVecj:::rolls eyes::TrIsmail:I can try to SG if au'd like ...Lera tResan:?Arr C tSom:It's easier to read. Thanks, Lera :)E trSaal:Um...not if I can avoid it...I'm really not at my best today.Lera tResan:::gives t'Rhelae a cookie:: ----====OtRhelae:I must admit, the smiley face looks rather good on the gree... chartreuse.Ael tVecj:Hann'yyo, Telar. ::bows to him gratefully::tRhelae:::crunch::Lera tResan:Isn't it cuuuuuuuuuuuuuute? :)TrIsmail:::bows back::Ael tVecj:Aww, Eton. :( ::gives him Lera and her cookies::E trSaal:Nope.Arr C tSom:::raises eyebrow at Ael:: Is this some twisted version of the Crying Game?E trSaal:It isn't.Arr C tSom:I've been seeing a Pokemon?Lera tResan:Heeeeeey!TrIsmail:Crying Game ... hevama movie, no?E trSaal:::stands there, holding Lera and her cookies, wonders what he's supposed to do now::Lera tResan:?Ael tVecj:Gotta catch 'em all...:::quivers from addiction to cute cartoon magical animals::Lera tResan:::Lera's Confused Look::Arr C tSom:::gets frightened::Ael tVecj:Vaed'rae!E trSaal:::huggles Lera, sets her down::TrIsmail:::HV::Lera tResan:::huggles C'eryl::Arr C tSom:::hrrau vaed'rae::Lera tResan:::hrrau vaed'rae::E trSaal:::hrrau vaed'rae::KYele trWoodlock:::hrrau vaed'rae::Ilia tReki:::hrrau vaed'rae::Lera tResan:::thinks everyone needs HappyColours:: :)Ilia tReki:::has a little lag::Ael tVecj:First, an annoucement...Ael tVecj:Since I've started taking attendence seven weeks ago...Ael tVecj:Only *one* of us has made every single sim.Ael tVecj:Guess who.Arr C tSom:KYeleAel tVecj:Na.TrIsmail:(Ilia, with a Rihanha computer there'd *never* be lag ... :( )Lera tResan:You?Ael tVecj:Na.Ael tVecj:But hann'yyo. ;)Ilia tReki:..Telar?Lera tResan:Ismail?Ael tVecj:Na.Lera tResan:C'eryl?Ilia tReki:::ponders::Lera tResan:Ilia?Ael tVecj:Na.Lera tResan:Eton?Ilia tReki:::befuddled::Arr C tSom:Ilisa? Tylus?E trSaal:Ie?E trSaal:What?KYele trWoodlock:::ponders why no one has mentioned Malor::Lera tResan:Tylus?Lera tResan:Malor?Arr C tSom:Malor?TrIsmail:Malor?Ael tVecj:Malor! Bingo!KYele trWoodlock:You're welcome, everybody.Lera tResan:::has an excuse:: :)E trSaal:What happened?Ael tVecj:Congratulations, Malor. ::prods him::KYele trWoodlock:We were asking who's been here every sim for seven weeks.Malor Savk:::blushes at the attention::Malor Savk:hann'yoLera tResan:::hasn't been in six months:: :(Lera tResan::-(Ilia tReki:::offers him a congratulatory plant::while still at vaed'rae... it's really an amazing talent..::Ael tVecj:The rest of us have missed one sim each. Not bad at all. Lera's special. :)TrIsmail:((did I really miss a Sim or so in that time??))Lera tResan:Aww... ::bigsqwishyLerahuggles Ael:: :)Ael tVecj:((Ie...unexpected emergency, if I remember correctly...))TrIsmail:((::cries::))Ael tVecj:((Things happen. You're forgiven. ::wincing at the crying::))Lera tResan:Oo! Oo! ::bounces, raises her hand::Ilia tReki:<::pats Telar on the back:: There there.. we're all in the boat with you..;)>TrIsmail:((hevama computers ... that looked bizarre, na?))Ael tVecj:Any questions about tonight's plot? Everyone in Medical ((Eton, Malor, t'Rhelae, Ilia, Telar)), use #.Ael tVecj:Ie, Lera?Lera tResan:Can I make an announcement?Ael tVecj:If you must.E trSaal:::has no idea what most of the room is talking about::Ael tVecj:::smiles sweetly::Lera tResan:I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! ::bounces around, giving everyone bigsqwishyLerahuggles and LeraCookiesª::Lera tResan:::Lera's Happy Squeekle::ª :)Arr C tSom:::rejoices::TrIsmail:Nice to have au back, Lera, I missed ya :)Ilia tReki:::munches::Lera tResan:::gives C'eryl an extra cookie:: : )Ael tVecj:::glowers appropriately::tRhelae:::shudders::Arr C tSom:::smiles::Arr C tSom:::smiles at Ael too::Lera tResan:::and tr'Ismail::Ael tVecj:::sees C'eryl smiling at her and glowers less::Ael tVecj:>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Begin Sim<<<<<<<<<<<<<TrIsmail:<< ::munches >>Ael tVecj:>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Begin Sim<<<<<<<<<<<<<Ael tVecj:>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Begin Sim<<<<<<<<<<<<<TylusJadon:::in engineering::Ael tVecj:Any sign of the Khellian?Ilia tReki:# ::groans from her perch on the biobed::Lera tResan:::at her station::Ael tVecj:+Tylus+ To the hwaveyiir. Yesterday.E trSaal:::picks himself off of the floor next to the pod::Lera tResan:::pokes at her console, making beeping sounds::Arr C tSom:::at helm, I believe:: Na...KYele trWoodlock:::leans back in his chair, a bit tense in case of pursuit::E trSaal:<Who else was with me down here?>TylusJadon:+Ael+ ON my wayMalor Savk:#::In Medical:: Ael tVecj:(Eton, Malor, Ilia, Telar, and t'Rhelae are all together)TylusJadon:::takes off running for the bridge::Ilia tReki:<Er.. are we at the pod still..?>Arr C tSom:<::hands Tylus a porta-TimeWarp::>Malor Savk:#::Looks around at Pod People::Ael tVecj:<No, in Medical>Ael tVecj:<::snickers at Malor::>E trSaal:<Oh, did we skip ahead?>Ael tVecj:::turns to KYele::We need...a plan.TylusJadon:::pops into the bridge in record time::KYele trWoodlock:How do we get a plan? We have almost no idea what is going on..Ilia tReki:# ::winces as breezes hit her various injuries::tries to look as sci-fi as possible::Lera tResan:::scanning for Ooky Things::Ael tVecj:Ie. TrIsmail:< Tylus! Don't say the B-word! >KYele trWoodlock:We could ask our passengers..Malor Savk:##Looks back at Eton:: Okay, Let's start interrogating them.Ael tVecj:::nods to Tylus::Arr C tSom:::blinks, has not heard K'Yele say anything like that before::E trSaal:<How did Ilia get injured?>E trSaal:<::completely lost now::>Ael tVecj:<Ilia is playing a survivor. As is Telar. Ie, we skipped ahead. They're in medical. Looking pained. <g>>Ilia tReki:<::playing a pod person::;)>TrIsmail:< :: likewise LOST :: >Ael tVecj:Malor, Eton, and the Deihu are speaking with them...Ilia tReki:<And about to get tortured.. thanks Malor! ;)>Ael tVecj:But how much can they tell us? Karid's logs are probably the most valuable information we'll get.tRhelae:#::glares about in Medical, holding burnt shoulder protectively::E trSaal:<Ah...>Ael tVecj:::sits down:: Everyone knows more than we do about what's happened in the last six months. That makes us...easy prey.Arr C tSom:::listening to the conversation::TrIsmail:< we have a SENATOR on board?!?! >E trSaal:#::to Malor:: I can't say. This isn't really my job.Arr C tSom:::absorbing their tones, inflections, feeling their tenseness, confusion, frustration..::E trSaal:#::fussing over the survivors various injuries::Ael tVecj:<Ie. Deihu Selok...>TylusJadon:::steps over to the engineering station::TrIsmail:#::sitting in biobed, groaning softly::KYele trWoodlock:::sighs::Ilia tReki:# ::winces at the medical attention::Ael tVecj:::looks from Lera to Tylus:: We're going to find ourselves in a lot of...situations.Lera tResan:::listens:: Eeeeep?KYele trWoodlock:It's been a long time since we've been anything but the Predator.Arr C tSom:::gives Ael a look::TylusJadon:::logs in::Malor Savk:::walks to tRhelae:: You, what is your name"Ael tVecj:Do you have any idea how we can take on, say, a ship like the Khellian?E trSaal:#::gives his 2 patients painkillers, which, incidentally, will make them more likely to talk and less able to try to escape::tRhelae:#::arches a brow:: tRhelae.KYele trWoodlock:I'll never look upon my old pastime of hunting Hnoiyika on ch'Havran the same way..TylusJadon:::looks around:: Run away?Ilia tReki:# ::not having much choice, takes it::feels her muscles relax::tRhelae:#::looks Savk up and down::TrIsmail:#::exchanges glances with "Ilia":: ~What are they doing to us?~Ael tVecj:::glares at K'Yele::I should hope not.KYele trWoodlock:Now that I know how the hnoiyika feels.Ilia tReki:# ::uncomfortable look replaces most of the pained look::Malor Savk:# and where are you from?Arr C tSom:::sighs::Ael tVecj:Ie, Tylus... Running away seemed to work this time.Ilia tReki:# ::glances back with a fearful glint in her eyes::Ael tVecj:RES Khellian> ::somewhere out in space, finds a destroyed scout ship with the Hnoiyika insignia on it::TylusJadon:::checks sensory information::Ael tVecj:But can we outrun everything? C'eryl?E trSaal:#::inspects t'Rhelae's shoulder, sees a large amount of burn damage:: what happened to you, may I ask?Arr C tSom:<are we cloaked or anything?>tRhelae:# From? From Khedansa province. Does it matter?Ael tVecj:<Ie>Lera tResan:::a bit confused::TrIsmail:# ~We will ... somehow find a way out of this ...~TylusJadon:do you think they used the original computer coreArr C tSom:I wish we could..we need to try to keep well ahead of them.Ael tVecj:Used it for what?TylusJadon:if they did we can access its override commands?Ael tVecj:We don't know where they are...they could be in front of us.Malor Savk:#yes, it matters very much. I assume you are from the station?Ilia tReki: