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Jon Ballinger

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  1. Happy birthday =) ------------------ Vice Admiral Ramon du Sandau ICV-Essenson, New Frontier Author, The Calm Before The Storm (location in transit) Official Tester Battlecruiser Series "You can only love or hate something you truly understand"
  2. Test of new sig ------------------ Rear Admiral Ramon du Sandau ICV-Essenson, New Frontier Author, The Calm Before The Storm (location in transit) Official Tester Battlecruiser Series "You can only love or hate something you truly understand"
  3. Registered in Bishamon as Jester. ------------------ Jon "Jester" Ballinger Official BC3K Tester ICV Essenson Author, The Calm Before The Storm (location in transit) "You can only love or hate something you truly understand"
  4. *sigh* What a start. The URL for the story is no longer valid. I need to sort that out. Sorry. ------------------ Jon "Jester" Ballinger Official BC3K Tester CO: New America ICV Essenson (in dry dock) Author, The Calm Before The Storm (location in transit) "You can only love or hate something you truly understand"
  5. Well, things are certainly moving here, and I've left a lot of loose ends. I can certainly say that I didn't mean for my absence to be quite this long but it was. The good news is that I'm now back (well, I think it's good news ;-)) and just in time I think. I'll be registering for the Fleet asap and carrying out any and all other bits I need to. I figured the new commanders forum was the best spot for me, given the time I've been absent. ------------------ Jon "Jester" Ballinger Official BC3K Tester CO: New America ICV Essenson (in dry dock) Author, The Calm Before The Storm: http://jabsystems.co.uk/future/calmb4storm/ "You can only love or hate something you truly understand"
  6. /salute. Rest in peace. ------------------ Jon "Jester" Ballinger Official BC3K Tester CO: New America ICV Essenson (in dry dock) Author, The Calm Before The Storm: http://jabsystems.co.uk/future/calmb4storm/ "You can only love or hate something you truly understand"
  7. I'm more than happy with the guys that have been assigned to me. I'm also delighted with the Rock I'm on :-) ------------------ Jon "Jester" Ballinger Official BC3K Tester ICV Essenson Author, The Calm Before The Storm: http://jabsystems.co.uk/future/calmb4storm/ "You can only love or hate something you truly understand"
  8. I'm here ------------------ Jon "Jester" Ballinger Official BC3K Tester ICV Essenson Author, The Calm Before The Storm: http://jabsystems.co.uk/future/calmb4storm/ "You can only love or hate something you truly understand"
  9. I'm here ------------------ Jon "Jester" Ballinger Official BC3K Tester ICV Essenson Author, The Calm Before The Storm: http://jabsystems.co.uk/future/calmb4storm/ "You can only love or hate something you truly understand"
  10. ...he sat down on his bed and instructed the computer to open a direct link to Insurgent One, giving his security clearance. "Insurgent One is not available right now. Can I take a message?" He nodded, "Message follows: Rattler, Jester's home." ------------------ Jon "Jester" Ballinger Official BC3K Tester ICV Essenson Author, The Calm Before The Storm: http://jabsystems.co.uk/future/calmb4storm/ "You can only love or hate something you truly understand"
  11. I am still here ------------------ Jon "Jester" Ballinger Official BC3K Tester ICV Essenson Author, The Calm Before The Storm: http://jabsystems.co.uk/future/calmb4storm/ "You can only love or hate something you truly understand"
  12. Okies guys, This is the last post in this thread and I'd appreciate it if either Derek, Ron or Rich could lock it down. On Saturday I am going to finish off my post and will post it, I have a lot to absorb in the posts immediately before and after my apology but will get it sorted. Either late Saturday or early Sunday (UK time) I will be posting my post. At the moment it is six and a half thousand words but I will endeavour to trim it somewhat. This is what I will be handling: First th[****** censored ******]nd then finally th[****** censored ******]nd that's it. So that's what will be happening guys. ------------------ Jon "Jester" Ballinger Official BC3K Tester ICV Essenson Author, The Calm Before The Storm: http://jabsystems.co.uk/future/calmb4storm/ "You can only love or hate something you truly understand" P.S. Hehe, sorry guys, couldn't resist teasing. All will be revealed this weekend. [This message has been edited by Jon Ballinger (edited 10-14-1999).]
  13. Okay, first of all I'm sorry guys. This isn't a post, just an apology and an explanation of sorts. I haven't posted (or finished) the initial assault post and it will not be done this week either. The reason for this is that I've been swamped at work, and to cap it all am slap bang in the middle of exams. Revision, antsy clients, exams and antsy clients. Did I mention antsy clients? Anyway, I've taken two of four exams so far and have passed them both. I have my third on Friday but then I have a period of relative calm where I just have to deal with antsy clients until around the end of October. I will post my next installment before my fourth exam. Fortunately it seems that there are other good threads running on this site, so join them if you haven't already. ------------------ Jon "Jester" Ballinger Official BC3K Tester ICV Essenson Author, The Calm Before The Storm: http://jabsystems.co.uk/future/calmb4storm/ "You can only love or hate something you truly understand"
  14. Massing of the Fleet 13th March 3008 Jarius Tren allowed himself a rare smile as he watched Gammula's surface grow smaller before him. He turned round and straightened up in the shuttle seat. "Not long now, sir," assured the pilot. "We shall reach Orbital within the hour." "Good," replied Jarius, before falling silent again. Jarius preferred to think on the flights from the surface to Gammula Spacestation, in high orbit around Gamma 2. There were many who would like to know what he was thinking at any one time and it was for this precise reason that Jarius Tren kept the majority of his thoughts unspoken and unrecorded. A finely honed memory, built up through a childhood of ridicule poured on him for his desire to learn. Those who ridiculed him were now worthless, unproductive members of Gammulan society, incarcerated or, in some cases, dead. Not one of the people who had taunted Jarius for his tendencies to learn new things was in a position to atagonise him further. Now Jarius was being chaffeured to Orbital so that he could oversee the final preparations for the Final Purge. Gamma 2 would sparkle as the jewel in the crown of the galaxy, surrounded by lesser gems. He waited, eyes fixed on a star twinkling in the distance, as the shuttle moved inexorably closer to the spacestation that was but a stepping stone bridging the river of his fate. "Xoriasis, clearance is granted, proceed to bay one." Jarius was snapped out of his thoughts by the voice of Orbital's flight controller. He listened as the pilot acknowledged the message and began the maneuvres that would place Xoriasis in line with bay one. The shuttle docked smoothly and quickly. "We're here, sir," the pilot said. Jarius bristled slightly, annoyed at being told the plainly obvious, but gritted his teeth and said nothing. He rose from his seat and left the shuttle after his two armed escorts. Insignificant personnel dressed in shiny suits stood to attention, two lines flanking his path to the station proper. Jarius suffered the annoyance in silence, it would not do to cause a scene when his masterplan was so near to being put into action. Jarius asked to be taken directly to his stormcarrier. Less than half an hour later, Jarius saw his flagship standing proud in bay four, held in place by mooring tractor beams. From the position Jarius was in, he could see out of the bay, into space. He allowed himself to smile; the galaxy and Gamma 2 were a fitting backdrop for the Red Lance. "Is she fully stocked?" Jarius asked the station quartermaster who was now beside him. "Yes, sir!" he barked, topping off the sentence with a quickfire salute. Jarius saluted quickly and continued, "Are all the other craft here and stocked?" "All the craft involved in the initial phase are here, save for the Fourth Order which should shortly be arriving from Sorius, and fully loaded. All the remaining craft are en route and will remain in a holding pattern outside. We shall restock the majority of them via shuttle and transporters. They shall be ready late tomorrow." Jarius nodded. This was good, the First, Second and Fourth orders were ready and the Third, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh would be ready tomorrow. Jarius boarded the Red Lance and headed for the bridge. Jarius appraised his bridgecrew and saluted them before sitting down. He spoke a few commands and once the computer had responded with an affirmative, Jarius began talking anew. "Crew of the Red Lance, this is your captain speaking. Within one galactic standard day we shall put into motion our future. If you are close to a viewport or a holoscreen please look outside and witness the rebirth of the Gammulan nation. Courage be with you." Jarius sat back and watched the bridge viewer screen. The target was the jump gate from LV-115 and it was not long before the lights surrounding it began to flash; an indication of an imminent arrival. The first stormcarrier of the Fourth Order emerged from the LV-115 jumpgate and slowed to a stop. Within minutes it had been joined by five others and, once they were lined up, they approached the spacestation in unison. "Launch," Jarius said, still watching the arrivals stream into the system. The Red Lance was the first craft to emerge from Gammula and as it settled into a holding pattern to the right of the spacestation, it was joined by more First Order craft. Shortly the Second Order craft began to leave the station too. The initial craft of the Fourth Order had by now reached the spacestation and they halted below Gammula spacestation. Jarius said, "Computer, take a message ..." ------------------ Jon "Jester" Ballinger Official BC3K Tester ICV Essenson Author, The Calm Before The Storm: http://jabsystems.co.uk/future/calmb4storm/ "You can only love or hate something you truly understand" [This message has been edited by Jon Ballinger (edited 09-22-1999).]
  15. quote:You don't know me, but wow, it is an honour to be the first to reply to a thread you've started. I hope you're not to disappointed with what we've done with this forum while you've been away. Thanks for the welcome back, Ben. I may not know you (or the others who have been posting to the RP forum) personally but I have been reading it. I may not have had the time to post but I certainly made the time to read. So, no, I haven't been disappointed. Quite the opposite in fact, the standards have been kept high and I hope I can match them. Gallion's offer for me to play the Head of the Gammulan War Council was too good to pass up and it also keeps me active on the forums and in the community while I work on CBS. Thanks again, ------------------ Jon "Jester" Ballinger Official BC3K Tester ICV Essenson Author, The Calm Before The Storm: http://jabsystems.co.uk/future/calmb4storm/ "You can only love or hate something you truly understand"
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