A Conversation for Wind force twelve abaft the Beam
The Pelican's Nest.
shagbark Posted Oct 2, 2002
shagbark returns to nest carrying a 
I wonder how Flo is coming with her secret mission
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Cal - interim high priest of the Church of the Holy Tail Posted Oct 2, 2002
what secret mission
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shagbark Posted Oct 2, 2002
The details are in this secret folder printed in waterproof ink:
(folder= F70774?thread=130405&skip=1596&show=20 )
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Cal - interim high priest of the Church of the Holy Tail Posted Oct 2, 2002
*reads the file and worries*
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Kes Posted Oct 3, 2002
Indeed they are.
*Chuckles tractorially to himself*
Hoe, hoe, hoe 
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Gwennie Posted Oct 3, 2002
Oooo! Stop forkin' around Kes! 
I could have sworn they were red!
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mari-rae(tee reads: (entangled in cardboard boxes, please send tape...) Posted Oct 4, 2002
Do you know that I am dreaming in real life about this Pelican Nest and this storm??? 
*The ship heels over in the hurricane winds and the hot tub begins to empty... * EEEk! There goes all the hot water... 
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shagbark Posted Oct 5, 2002
Wake up Mari-Rae, the Hurricane has been gone for over a day and
Floh just returned with Hemmingway's boat. Can you see it. It's tied up over on the Port side. Meanwhile there is strange music emanating from the bridge.
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mari-rae(tee reads: (entangled in cardboard boxes, please send tape...) Posted Oct 5, 2002
I'm in a dais! Whoops! no I'm not... I'm all woofed, gang! Here's Mote's art... you remember him? He's the guy who likes Night Music.
*Slips in the tub and bangs her head bringing her back to reality.*
Ow!
Oh look! *points* The Pilar is come!
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Gwennie Posted Oct 5, 2002
Please may I have some of what ever it is that Mari's been imbibing? 
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Archibald (Harry) Tuttle considered a radical HVAC technician, Zaphodista, Descent3 pilot Posted Oct 5, 2002
Ah... so good to be back relaxing in a hot tub high above the deck of a magnificent vessel. (IRL I spent the week in Houston TX, where Lili was the talk of the town but failed to show up.)
The Pilar is ours!!! Magnificent! Lets go fishing for marlin. I want to sit in that lovely pivoting chair on the stern, 
in hand waiting to battle the giant marlin and relive the saga of The Old Man and The Sea.
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mari-rae(tee reads: (entangled in cardboard boxes, please send tape...) Posted Oct 6, 2002
*Goes pale and points at the Cuban shore where army guys are setting up some mean looking weapons all aimed at the Blood!*
EEEK!
Call the Bridge! Call the Cannon guy! Call my Mom! Call to arms! Cuba is going to Libre this ship if we don't get the heck out of here!
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Archibald (Harry) Tuttle considered a radical HVAC technician, Zaphodista, Descent3 pilot Posted Oct 6, 2002
Not to be concerned. I am sure the good Captain and the navigator have layed in a course of evasive action and will effect our getaway cleanly. One visit to that center of efficientcy, that hive of purposeful activity, that hub of decisiveness the bridge will alay you fears. Why they even have one of those machines that goes "ping" at regular intevals.
Our best course of action is to refresh our and wave nicely to the assembled Cuban soldiers. (And just as a back up, once we have their attention we could wave this white hanky if need be.)
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Gwennie Posted Oct 6, 2002
*Joins Archibald in waving at the nice Cuban soldiers*
Hey! That's not a hanky Archibald!
*Snatches at and retrieves her thermal vest*
Really! Do you mind? 
Besides my vest isn't exactly white now is it?
Why not use Mari's towel? I'm sure she'd part with it if you offered her several s...
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Fred Smith Posted Oct 6, 2002
*Fred wanders up onto the Pelicans Nest, looks around.*
Erm... Is that the Cuban army over there? Shouldn't we be doing something about that? Oh well *waves*
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shagbark Posted Oct 6, 2002
So who's this young fellow
Are you a passenger on the Blood or did you come with the Pilar?
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Kes Posted Oct 7, 2002
*Loud but totally incomprehensible instructions from the Bridge issue from the speaking tube. The Blood performs a series of course changes, some of which take it further from the coast ... some do not.*
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shagbark Posted Oct 7, 2002
I wouldn't worry about those Cuban military types.
This ship is equipped with the latest SEP technology.
they will very soon lose interest and decide that
we are Someone Else's Problem.
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- 81: shagbark (Oct 2, 2002)
- 82: Cal - interim high priest of the Church of the Holy Tail (Oct 2, 2002)
- 83: shagbark (Oct 2, 2002)
- 84: Cal - interim high priest of the Church of the Holy Tail (Oct 2, 2002)
- 85: Batty_ACE (Oct 3, 2002)
- 86: Kes (Oct 3, 2002)
- 87: Gwennie (Oct 3, 2002)
- 88: mari-rae(tee reads: (entangled in cardboard boxes, please send tape...) (Oct 4, 2002)
- 89: shagbark (Oct 5, 2002)
- 90: mari-rae(tee reads: (entangled in cardboard boxes, please send tape...) (Oct 5, 2002)
- 91: Gwennie (Oct 5, 2002)
- 92: Archibald (Harry) Tuttle considered a radical HVAC technician, Zaphodista, Descent3 pilot (Oct 5, 2002)
- 93: shagbark (Oct 6, 2002)
- 94: mari-rae(tee reads: (entangled in cardboard boxes, please send tape...) (Oct 6, 2002)
- 95: Archibald (Harry) Tuttle considered a radical HVAC technician, Zaphodista, Descent3 pilot (Oct 6, 2002)
- 96: Gwennie (Oct 6, 2002)
- 97: Fred Smith (Oct 6, 2002)
- 98: shagbark (Oct 6, 2002)
- 99: Kes (Oct 7, 2002)
- 100: shagbark (Oct 7, 2002)
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