In happier news, Mac and I were able to resurrect our defunct Serenity RPG group! It doesn't hurt that we now meet at a bar during happy hour, thanks to the benevolence of our friendly local bartender.
We are the crew of the Pheonix
II, a mid-bulk transport vessel known as a Firefly. Our first mission was to
travel to a large desert on the planet Capari. The sand of Capari's desert has value
in and of itself for making telescopic lenses and the like.
Additionally, the violent sandstorms have caused many a ship
to perform "interesting" landings on its surface... and I mean
"interesting" as in "oh god, oh god, we're all gonna DIE." In other
words, the desert is literally filled with salvage opportunities - for
those who have the equipment and the testicular fortitude for the job!
The crew did well - while Leland and Wire kept a look
out for sandstorms and claim jumpers from on board Pheonix II, Rawhide
piloted a hovercraft on the surface and Time Bomb operated the equipment
to fish the treasure out of the sand. Captain Dao-ming (my character) helped by
yelling at everyone (in her mind, inspiring them to greatness). For our
troubles, we reclaimed some precious metals worth two units of cashy
money, three boxes of high-quality sand, and a mysterious parcel that
we haven't had a chance to investigate. The operation was interrupted by
a sudden sandstorm, and the "away team" scrambled to get themselves and
the cargo to the safety of a cave - and got a bit banged up for their
troubles. Still, any mission you walk away from... We decided to
celebrate our victory at a nearby saloon with several other slavage
crews
Next time: the team liberates slaves and Dao-ming loses her cool.
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