Turns of RP3 (Role Play Three) - Page 3

Googlie · October 19, 2001, 09:42

Ironwood is taking over Scipio's turns. I am still playing Christman's in his temporary absence. (So Mark will be sending this turn along to Ironwood from now on)

2109 to Mark13

Googlie

Ironwood · October 19, 2001, 15:42

I needs Scipio's password. Would the moderator please pass that on to me? I'd prefer for this game to stall as little as possible.

DilithiumDad · October 19, 2001, 16:27

The UN Peacekeeping force has taken a closer look at the monument near UN headquaters. It appears to be some sort of pyramid, and it even has a street address, which for unknown reasons appears to be:

Menu/HQ/View Monuments

All it says so far is that the Gaians were first to found their base, which is not surprising since they made to the surface earliest. Our faction stayed in space searching for additional survivors from the Unity while all the others raced to the surface. There is also a notation about first scientific breakthough on Planet, which by no surprise was done by the Provost and his egghead minions. But we of the UN also made the breakthough that very smae year (2106). The next entry on this arcane ledger will probably be "first base facility". Our engineers are hurrying completion of our first Recycling Tanks so that we might show the others the superiority of re-uniting the original UN mission.

DilithiumDad · October 19, 2001, 16:46

Oh, and 2110 was sent last night to Lady SITS.

Ironwood · October 19, 2001, 17:59

Well, Googlie sent me a password. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work. So unless he's sitting at his computer at this very moment (and has a nice DUH moment

), the game will be delayed a bit longer.

If Scipio is around, send the actual password to ghoti@pacbell.net

Ironwood · October 19, 2001, 18:07

[i]Thurgood Ironwood walked up to the CEO's office. He passed the secretary. "Good Morning, Mr. Ironwood," she said in her bright, cheery secretary voice.

"Good morning, Sally." Ironwood continued to the security checkstation. The officer waived him through, and he approached the door.

The computer chimed in with the expected routine. "Name?"

"Thurgood Ironwood."

"Please approach for retinal scan." He put his face against the scanner. "Identity confirmed. Please state the password."

"****," he stated confidently.

"Password incorrect, please restate."

"****," he said, in a sligtly different inflection.

"Password incorrect, please restate."

Ironwood muttered under his breath, "Stupid password system. It already knows who I am."

"Password incorrect, entry denied."

Ironwood took out his cellphone, and called the security technician. "Hey Googlie..."

Ironwood · October 19, 2001, 18:39

I don't have Aramida's email yet, so 2109 to Aramida.

Ignore the tamper message. I got the wrong password the first time.

Ironwood · October 20, 2001, 17:35

Anybody heard anything about Arima? The turn file has yet to be downloaded. If Arima's just not checking the board, could somebody give me the email address?

ghoti@pacbell.net

Googlie · October 20, 2001, 23:40

I:

I've e-mailed A's email addy to you.

G.

Ironwood · October 21, 2001, 04:11

Quantaga got it to me earlier. Turn sent at around 2:00 PM PST.

DilithiumDad · October 22, 2001, 14:34

What's going on now? Who dropped out? Can someone post a current roster?

Qantaga · October 22, 2001, 18:30

It looks like Scipio dropped out and was replaced by Ironwood to run Morgan Industries.

I'll leave it to our good and true CMN Googlie to sort out the current roster for us.

2109 sent to the Peacekeepers.

SITS · October 23, 2001, 01:50

Turn 2110 to Googlie

Pod popping can fun! It can also add thing to the terrain that isn't really needed. Fungus is lovely, but adding two lots of it is a bit much...

Googlie · October 23, 2001, 12:20

Current roster is:

Gaians - SITS
Hive - Christmann (in his absence, being temporarily played by Googlie)
University - Mark13
Morgan - Ironwood
Sparta - Arima
Believers - Qantaga
Peacekeepers - Dilithium D

Googlie · October 23, 2001, 12:29

2110 to mark13

Functionary Googlie activated the holomap and gazed at it thoughtfully. Administrator Yachimodo looked on expectantly.

"Here ... and here," Googlie finally said, pressing the command key and as he did, a small icon appeared on the map representing a future base site. Soon there were some six icons scattered in preferred locations on the map.

Yachimodo studied the locations and nodded.

"I agree," he said. "But it will take a massive effort and dicersion of our scarce resources to assemble the colony convoys and move them there - and do we send garrisons with them?"

Googlie pondered. It was tough trying to imagine what Chairman Christmann would do in these circumstances. His instructions had been both terse and sparse before he signed on for the reejuvenation treatment - one of the first to do so in the new colony.

"No," he finally said. "We can't afford the delays while we assemble and train scout battalions. Let the colonists take their chances if they encounter hostile native wildlife."

Yachimodo nodded.

"It shall be done as you say."

mark13 · October 23, 2001, 12:37

2110 to Ironwood...

Ironwood · October 23, 2001, 15:57

2110 to Arima

Ironwood · October 27, 2001, 23:31

I have heard this rumor, that people are supposed to be either posting here when they send a turn on, or sending an email to the whole group. I have recieved nothing by email regarding who has the turn (so far as I know, Arima still has it). Could we please keep the group notified when the turns move on?

Qantaga · October 27, 2001, 23:48

Well, I have a feeling that the turn is still with Arima. I have not received my 2110 turn from him yet and he has been missing from another game for a few days as well.

Hopefully, he is just off on vacation or work and forgot to announce his absence, but we may need to start thinking of a replacement if too much more time passes.

Qantaga · October 29, 2001, 22:22

Well, I am not sure what the protocol is, but it is coming up on a week without a turn from Arima. I am having fun with this game and would hate to see it stall.

I realize that Googlie is already subbing for Christmann, but perhaps he will be kind enough to play Arima's current turn (2110) and if Arima is still missing when the next turn rolls around, we may want to seek a replacement.

Googlie · October 29, 2001, 23:08

I've e-mailed Arima to nag at him

Ironwood, as a failsafe could you e-mail me his 2110 turn - if I haven't heard by midday tomorrow I'll play it just to unfreeze the game. Arima can then pick it up again at 2111.

Googlie

Ironwood · October 30, 2001, 17:43

Will do.

(Posting this primarily to revive my email notification. Anyone know the conditions under which it fails?)

Black Sunrise · October 30, 2001, 18:08

"I was a friend of General Arimas. He was a good soldier. When the mindworm nest became active, he led the assault upon it. Bravely he fell in action. We mourn his loss."

"As a purely precautionary step, a curfew will be in place from 1600 hours until 0800 hours. There will be order in the streets."

"All military officers above the rank of lieutenant ordered to bunker headquarters for standard vaxinations."

{Sir. The coup has been successful. The Army is under our control, and the people are powerless.}

{Contact the other faction leaders. Inform them that all future correspondance will proceed through our secure address indra@blacksunrise.com
}

Googlie · October 30, 2001, 18:44

Sparta 2110 has been sent to General Black Sunrise, the new junta leader

Black Sunrise · October 30, 2001, 19:26

"Sir. The loyalty of the independant units is in some question. They are apparently wandering far afield, 'exploring' or some such nonsense."

"What? Recall them immediately! We must keep a closer watch on them. Send out the recently produced units, the ones with ties to particular bases. They are more expendible anyway."

Qantaga · October 30, 2001, 21:04

Welcome aboard, Black Sunrise.

2110 sent to DiDad.

DilithiumDad · October 30, 2001, 22:34

2111 to Lady SITS

More information has appeared on the myseterious monumnet in UN Headquarters, which seems to be more of a computer display of some sort. Our recent triumph --completion of our first base facility in the form of Recycling Tanks at UN Headquarters --is now immortalized on this monument along with record of our first tech breakthrough. Oddly enough, thus triumph too seems to be a tie with the Provost's learned minions: The University also completed their first base facility this year.

SITS · October 31, 2001, 03:54

Turn 2111 to Googlie

Googlie · October 31, 2001, 04:19

2111 to mark13

Black Sunrise · October 31, 2001, 17:16

Excellent news: The rover unit that was attacked has resumed contact with home base.
Issue recall orders. We cannot risk our forces, not when we are so few.

Issue orders to the garrisons for increased preparedness. If things go well, next year we will rename our cities. We wouldn't want any ... trouble.