Caine

[rp] 11:42 SS Vulture Caine and the engineers that accompanied him were greeted by several mercs as they boarded the modified transport. They all had rifles at the ready, and looked very jumpy. Nothing was said. They just arrived, raised their weapons, and guarded us. Caine was beginning to admire the captain of this ship, whoever he was. He was sure to display power, and ensure controll of the situation by making them wait at gunpoint while arriving at leisure. As the minutes passed, Caine watched a mixture of emotions spread across the faces of the guarding mercs, from waryness, to hatred, to relief. This told caine as much as walking down the ships halls would. The ship had a large body of mercs on it already, and they don't appreciate competition. The human also took note of their injuries, and surmised that whoever attacked them boarded the ship. That meant that the crew suffered losses. They would be needing more than engineers. *Perfect* 11:48 'Same' Caine was growing tired of the waiting game, and now lounged against a nearby bulkhead, staring at the roof. "When is someone with command authority going to get here? I have other things to do you know." Turning an eye back to the immobile guardians, he awaited a response, but just got the same stony glare. *Sigh* "Fine, I guess we'll just have to wait and find out then." Caine touches a blue jewel in his right ear(an obvious implant) and speaks into the air. "Jo, when is the second shuttle due?" In his ear, he could hear the voice of his wife. "Should be there in five, the droid will unload the cargo and return to the ship when it's done. How go the negotiations?" "Haven't started, the captain seems to be indisposed." Having only caught half the conversation, the nearby mercs tense at the mention of another shuttle. [/rp] ------------------ Kenneth Dominik Caine: Captain Interceptor wing leader Independant mercenary. "Knowledge dispells fear, and you know nothing of me."

I just thought of something... what if we made our own 'mercenary code'...or something. It would help us stay alive longer, and give us reason to stick together when things get rough. ------------------ Kenneth Dominik Caine: Captain Interceptor wing leader Independant mercenary. "Knowledge dispells fear, and you know nothing of me."

So long as my crew get's paid for their work, I'll join any cause but woe to those who skip out on one of my contracts. ------------------ Kenneth Dominik Caine: Captain Interceptor wing leader Independant mercenary. "Knowledge dispells fear, and you know nothing of me."

[rp] 11:48 hrs,19 May,3008 Shuttle 'Baromir' Arriving The small shuttle glided across the Vulture's damaged hull, making a quick assessment to see if anyone would have to go EVA. There seemed to be relatively little structural damage visible as they neared the ship, there were one or two good shots, but most seemed to have merely glanced off the hull. "Caine." The sharp voice of his annoyed wife was unmistakeable. "Ya hon?" He tried to sound calm, despite the exitement running through him. "We finally got an answer. It was quite garbled, but a shopping list was sent as well, so their idea is obvious. We're loading a second shuttle with what they need, and a few more engineers. It'll be there in a few." Caine grimaced at her choice of wording, secretly hoping he will be able to come out ahead of the game. Just as they finally found a place to dock, Jo gave voice to the human's concerns. "We are going to make money with this, right? What they are asking for is adding up quite quickly." "Don't worry, I'll be sure we get reimbursed during the negotiations." As the couple talked, the pilot sent a request to dock. [/rp] ------------------ Kenneth Dominik Caine: Captain Interceptor wing leader Independant mercenary. "Knowledge dispells fear, and you know nothing of me."

[rp] UCV 'LEO' 11:33 hours Bridge "Sir, we got a spike over there. The message has been acknowledged, but still no response." Caine looked towards his wife, who just shrugged, giving him a 'told you so' look. "Well, it seems they wanna play negotiate before we even talk. Ok then, I'll bite." Caine thinks for a moment, choosing his next words carefully. "Send another message, voice and text." As the commands were being typed into the console, Caine cleared his throat. "Captain Dominik Caine, UCV 'LEO', help is coming, UNARMED." Jo Shtann chimes in. "Boost it as much as you can. At this rate we might as well be folding paper airplanes and throwing them out the 'lock." Caine looked towards his wife, his eyes wide. "How'd you know? Nevermind just stay close to them and be ready to hitail in case they don't like visitors." Jo looked aghast. "You're going over too?" "Of course, can't make my pitch here can I?" Before Jo could even bat a lash, Caine had left the bridge, on his way to the waiting shuttle. 11:36 Shuttle 'baromire' beginning route to the vulture. The shuttle glided smoothly from it's bay, and slipped into the void. "Caine to Shtann, be sure to keep an eye out for whatever caused the damage over there, ok sweety?" Jo grumbled a response, and closed the channel. ------------------ Kenneth Dominik Caine: Captain Interceptor wing leader Independant mercenary. "Knowledge dispells fear, and you know nothing of me."

22:01 hrs April 26th, 3008 Approaching Alfa Centauri Captains quarters "I hope we can pick up another contract soon, our last employers swindled us out of a fortune." Caine was laying in his bed, staring at the roof of his quarters. "Oh, relax Caine." Jo Shtann put an arm over the human's chest. "You know I hate shop-talk while off duty. It razzles my fur." The vesperon snuggled closer to Caine, and buried her face in his neck. After a few minutes of silence, she mumbled into his ear. "I said relax. It's not like there are any GCV around here." 14:00 hrs April 27th, 3008 Alfa Centauri Captains quarters Caine lounged in his command chair, staring at the view-screen, smiling to himself. Caine was always amazed that two people from such different races can come to love eachother the way they did. The night before was as magical as the first night they spent together. 14:01 hours "Sir" Huber, a new addition to the mercenary vessel, called Caines attention from behind him. "A ship has just attained orbit with Alfa Centauri. Should we switch to active and say hello?" Caine looked to Jo for a second, then turned around and spoke to Huber. "Not yet. we don't want to scare away anyone just yet." Jo Shtann turned to ops. "Take an orbit that will keep us at the opposite end from them untill we can get more data. Then if anything happens we can make a run for it." [/rp] ------------------ Kenneth Dominik Caine: Captain Interceptor wing leader Independant mercenary. "Knowledge dispells fear, and you know nothing of me." [This message has been edited by Caine (edited 03-14-2001).]

UCV 'LEO' Bridge 11:31 [rp] "No response yet sir, and I still can't tell if their comms is working or not. We keep getting partial feedback." Slightly annoyed, Caine absently waved a hand over his shoulder. "Try again, same message. Try everything you know. Hack their system and have it display on their monitors for all I care." "You think it's abandoned? It is prety damaged." one of the bridge officers chimed in as she straightened a wayward strand of hair. "Nope, " Jo Sh-tann replied, "there are people around." She offered no explanation as to how she knew. She just looked towards Caine and smiled, her slightly accented eye-teeth visible. "You know the drill Huber, go ahead and do it." A quick 'aye' signalled his return to work trying to get through to the smaller craft. [/rp] With luck, it'll get through, and I'll be able to lend a hand. Judging by timeframes, it should be heard just as Foss is ready to leave. (If it get's through. ------------------ Kenneth Dominik Caine: Captain Interceptor wing leader Independant mercenary. "Knowledge dispells fear, and you know nothing of me."

Thanks, that's a big help you guys. I appreciate it. (Looks like I have ome reading to do...)

I am aware of that, but it doesn't give an image of their entire body, and the descriptions don't go into much deatil. I know they are somewhat warlike, etc... but these two are married. She is going to be around a lot. I want to know about any fine detail, so I don't make any bad mistakes. Things like: -symbols of marriage (I have a concept already, but I want to be sure it will be allowed) -do they have tails. (Is it long, short, etc?) -Does their fur cover their whole body? How long is it typically. ETC. ETC. ETC...

I didn't post this in the new commanders thread, because it has more to do with the RPG board. I would just like to know what kind of liscense are we given with describing the races and their culture. Has there been any formal description of their appearance, or a detailed description of their culture? I just want to know because I have a Vesperon character, and I don't want to be sucking vacuum because I said she had claws, cat ears, and a tail when she has small pointed ears, regular fingers, no tail, etc...etc... (Y'know, Character development type of stuff ------------------ Kenneth Dominik Caine: Captain Interceptor wing leader Independant mercenary. "Knowledge dispells fear, and you know nothing of me."

[rp] 11:25 UCV ÔÇÿLEOÔÇÖ Bridge Caine sat motionless for several minutes after HuberÔÇÖs discovery, considering his options. He needed money or, better yet, the supplies themselves. He detested haggling with the independent merchants, and almost always felt swindled afterwards. Finally, Caine turned towards his wife, a devilish grin on his face. ÔÇ£Shall we?ÔÇØ Jo-Shtann knew that look all too well. They were going for it. Anticipation brought a smile to her lips as well, and she turned to navigation. ÔÇ£Try and catch up to our new friend, and switch to active. We donÔÇÖt want to scare him away.ÔÇØ The carrier changed course, and began to head for itÔÇÖs new target. 11:30 UCV ÔÇÿLEOÔÇÖ Bridge ÔÇ£I wonder what the rush isÔǪÔÇØ Huber broke the silence, ÔÇ£Wherever theyÔÇÖre going, they must be late.ÔÇØ Another minute of silence followed, then Huber was finally able to get more information on the craft they were chasing. Calling CaineÔÇÖs attention, he gave a brief report. ÔÇ£ItÔÇÖs a Transport vessel. Pretty banged up too. I guess that explains the rush.ÔÇØ The new information brought another smile to CaineÔÇÖs lips. ÔÇ£At least that will make them eager to hire help.ÔÇØ The day was shaping up to be a good one, the human only hoped that it would remain so. ÔÇ£LetÔÇÖs see if we can get them to reign in a little. Open an audio channel.ÔÇØ ÔÇ£Done.ÔÇØ Caine takes his friendliest tone. ÔÇ£This is the independent mercenary vessel ÔÇÿLEOÔÇÖ, it seems you boys have run across a little trouble. WeÔÇÖre offering you some help,ÔÇØ Caine lowers his voice slightly, ÔÇ£for a small price, of course.ÔÇØ He then resumed his normal voice, calm and business-like. ÔÇ£I have four engineers standing by to aid you in field repairs, and I can transfer over other crew if necessary.ÔÇØ Jo-Shtann quietly ordered four engineers to a shuttle as Caine waited for a response. [/rp] ------------------ Kenneth Dominik Caine: Captain Interceptor wing leader Independant mercenary. "Knowledge dispells fear, and you know nothing of me."

(RP) Independent Mercenary vessel ÔÇÿLEOÔÇÖ, Bridge, 11:22 Caine was getting bored. It had been three weeks since he and his crew completed their last contract, and this region seemed to be unusually quiet. He always came here when times were going slowly, and he usually had no trouble finding a rich cargo-merchant in need of escort. Caine rubbed the stubble on his chin absently as he sat in the command chair, staring at the nav charts, calculating how he could stretch what he had a little further. Sitting beside the young human was his wife, Jo-Shtann. They were an odd couple to say the least, and always turned the heads of the new recruits when they realized their commanderÔÇÖs marital status. After a while it became a sort of game for them to see how long it took for the recruits to figure it out. It was virtually unheard of for a human and Vesperon to form such a bond, and even rarer for them to act on it. ÔÇ£SirÔǪÔÇØ One of the bridge officers looked up from his post. ÔÇ£WeÔÇÖve picked up a ship on passive, itÔÇÖs not much, but it might be worth a look.ÔÇØ Caine turned to face the officer who spoke. ÔÇ£I need a little more detail than ÔÇÿa shipÔÇÖ Huber, would you care to go into more detail?ÔÇØ The man gave Caine an apologetic look. ÔÇ£Sorry sir, but weÔÇÖll need to get closer first, or switch to active scannig.ÔÇØ Either option wasnÔÇÖt all that desirable right now. He didnÔÇÖt know what they would come across, and wasnÔÇÖt willing to jeopardize anything for free. (/RP) Sorry to just barge in. IÔÇÖve been trying to get an E-mail addressÔǪANY address from Foss for a while now so I could go through the proper channels, but he has been too busy. If you want me to smeg off untill I can get an E-mail to one of you, IÔÇÖll just make a post having Caine leave the area. ------------------ Kenneth Dominik Caine: Captain Interceptor wing leader Independant mercenary. "Knowledge dispells fear, and you know nothing of me." [This message has been edited by Caine (edited 03-08-2001).]