Date: 2007-03-11
Location: The Great Tree neighbourhood
Logged By: Marten and Devokan
LT Prine:
How much of a half day, Marten?
Marten:
Most of us are down in the light garden.
Marten:
Nick, _and_ Heaven. Shorah!
MlaTromtee:
Nick Whi…..the….Nick? As in translator extrordinare?
LT Prine:
The same… I blieve.
Nick White:
Hey, you’re still around.
Nick White:
Good to see. I thought I had scared you off.
Nick White:
What’s going on?
Heaven:
Naw, just got stuck last time
Marten:
Not much really, least not for myself.
Nick White:
Nice, all green.
Nick White:
Sharper would like that.
Marten:
We try to keep it that way :)
Heaven:
Prepping for the Parade?
MlaTromtee:
pleasure to meet someone from the DRC
Marten gives the two their space :)
Nick White:
So, what’s the latest with the Great Tree folks?
Marten:
Depends. What do you want to know? :)
Nick White:
What do you want to tell me?
Nick White:
Ok, not much I take it.
Marten:
Hmm. Good question. Working on another documentary…
Heaven:
Any news from Negilahn?
Nick White:
Hoping to make a trip this week. With Sharper and Rils.
Marten:
What else… oh, I was pleased to see Yeesha has graced us with our own imagers again.
Nick White:
I heard that.
Marten:
Oh, very cool. Did Rils get ahold of you finally? Or vice versa?
Nick White:
Yeah, I talked to him yesterday for a while.
MlaTromtee:
and the tree…..I think the tree is back too, I heard?
Heaven:
I have a tree in my Relto, hope it becomes Great someday :)
rong:
you have to talk to it :)
Marten:
I thought you had to play Classical music fori t.
rong:
that helps too, yeah
LT Prine shuffles feet nervously
Marten:
You know, Mythbusters did a test on playing music for plants. they could not disprove the myth!
LT Prine:
Are you and Rils going off to someplace we can follow, by any chance?
MlaTromtee:
so singing helps? good to know I’ve got it covered
Heaven:
The Great Sapling
Nick White:
It’ll be a trip for the three of us.
Nick White:
Rils has some expertise which will be nice.
LT Prine:
Drat. Closed location and all of that?
Nick White:
As does Sharper.
Nick White:
Me… I have no idea.
rong:
where’s Rils expertise?
White Rose:
How soon are you leaving
Nick White:
I’ll probably be the one they throw to the creature while they run.
Marten:
Yeesha graced us with the ability to visit Negilahn privately. And some people appreciate that. :)
Nick White:
Yeah, outside.
Nick White:
We’re going hunting.
White Rose:
How soon are you leaving
MlaTromtee:
you just gotta run faster than them, first rule of survival
Nick White:
Is Jazz your sister?
Marten:
Do you know enough about the physiology of the Urwin to be sure you can tranquilize it?
LT Prine:
Err…. with the end result of killing? Or photographing?
Marten:
In the event you have an encounter?
Heaven:
Hmmmm, hunting? with the fauna so scarce as it is?
Nick White:
Sorry you look similar.
Nick White:
Negilahn is pretty big.
Nick White:
There is lots of hunting space.
MlaTromtee looks between Jazz and Heaven, understanding why he’d think so
Jazz:
Colour of the hair might give it away
Nick White:
We’re leaving this week. Hopefully.
Nick White:
We’ve got to get some paperwork from Rils.
Jehrid:
What kind of paperwork would that be? It’s not a protected D’ni wildlife reserve, is it?
MlaTromtee:
Nick gets the hunnies, see…..
rong:
perks of the job I guess
Nick White:
Not sure… seems everyone but you two are scared to stand near me.
MlaTromtee:
well I figured you didn’t want to be mobbed
Jehrid:
(Does that mean we can swarm him?)
Nick White:
Grab a photo.
LT Prine:
We could try, Jehrid….
Blade Lakem:
haven’t you heard of DRC cooties? ;)
Nick White:
We’ll send it to Cate.
MlaTromtee:
White Rose, I think you’re in position for that
Marten:
I’m more concerned at catching whatever you might pick up stomping around in the Negiliahn swamp :)
Nick White:
With a photo?
Nick White:
I’m more concerned that Sharper has a big enough gun if we run into that thing.
Marten:
Hey Eleri, you have to go stand by Nick. After all, he’s getting all the ladies. :)
MlaTromtee:
hey, I have a rock hard immune system…..I can take whatever he brings back
Eleri:
Shorah, Everybuggy
TomahnaGuy:
Great shot of you and Heaven, Nick :)
Blade Lakem:
true, who knows what sort of extraterrestrial bacteria live in that swamp… Make sure you bring the
Marten:
Oh, and there’s Rose and White Rose. That could get confusing!
Nick White:
Break it down…
MlaTromtee:
come on up, give the man his day
White Rose:
would someone take it please
Blade Lakem:
apparently it’s ladies night in the Nick White bevin ;)
Eleri:
Are we having another “Surround the ResEng with LAdies” event?
TomahnaGuy:
Will this be the first in cavern marriage?
Rose:
i’ll join the party
Thumbs up from Blade Lakem
Nick White:
None of that. DRC has rules.
Marten:
So, any predictions on what you’ll find, Nick? (They don’t have to be accurate.)
TomahnaGuy:
They too strict
MlaTromtee:
No marriges in caverm?
TomahnaGuy:
Makes me wonder how Engberg ever go wheelie
LT Prine:
Rules? The DRC? Whatever gave you that idea, Nick?
Eleri:
too late, already been done :)
MlaTromtee:
Drat, wanted to get married to my girlfriend on the Stair……
Eleri:
The Kadish Moon Room is great for weddings :)
TomahnaGuy:
they wont stop explorer marriages
Nick White:
Just for employees.
Marten:
Mla: Maybe in your private city? The DRC can’t stop you there.
Blade Lakem:
I can marry ya off. I’m a minister.
White Rose:
do you have any idea what is waiting out there for you
Heaven:
So, Nicky, will we ever be able to explore outside the Negilahn pod?
Nick White:
Might be a while.
Jazz:
That would be good. I’m always up for something exciting
TomahnaGuy expected the “all in good time dear” reply
Heaven:
That pod is too stuffy
LT Prine:
I’d settle for nailing down the time of the portal dribe-bys.
Nick White:
Either of you two have any animal experience?
White Rose:
do you have any idea of what is waiting out there for you
TomahnaGuy:
theres a nice crack in the wall Heaven that you could clib out of
Jehrid:
Well, since you’ll be out there anyway, could you at least put some wheels on the pod, Nick?
Marten:
The pod _is_ stuffy, but the crack lets in a nice breeze now and then.
Nick White:
We’re looking for pretty specific skills to take out of the pod.
Nick White:
At least for now.
Jazz:
I just joined the Zoological Soc
MlaTromtee:
animal experience? No…..but I am a sharpshooter
TomahnaGuy:
you could let your cat loose in Negilahn
Nick White:
Well, that’s a start.
TomahnaGuy:
it could play with urwin
Jazz:
Been chatting with Rils
Rose:
cats are great predators
TomahnaGuy:
maybe youve already let your cat loose Heaven
MlaTromtee:
I suppose I could find my way around a tranq gun of need be
Eleri is used to tromping through the woods barefoot :)
MlaTromtee shrugs, then shuts up
rong:
looks like you’ve got an army here nick
Jazz is not sure she wants to know that about Eleri
Blade Lakem:
you would so catch he Negilahn death flu that way, Eleri.
Heaven:
I make an excellent Shirpa
*Moietay:
Hey everyone : )
Nick White:
Well, note from Sharper.
Marten:
Ehhhhh, I think you mean sherpa.
Jazz:
He’s not going to drag you away again, is he?
Nick White:
Hate to run…really do. When else am I surrounded by Jazz and Heaven?
Heaven needs a moment to breathe!
LT Prine:
You could always ask him to come HERE….
*Moietay:
Yes…that would be a nice idea :D
TomahnaGuy:
we think you should stay here and have an unofficial wedding
Nick White:
Uh, that wouldn’t work.
TomahnaGuy:
it never works
TomahnaGuy shakes his head
LT Prine:
No? He doesn’t link well?
MlaTromtee:
Jazz is heaven, you ever heard Loius Armstrong?
MlaTromtee:
oh yea, heaven on a record
Nick White:
Alright, so it’s been a pleasure….
Nick White:
And hope to see you all again soon.
TomahnaGuy:
r u 2 going back to Relto?
Nick White:
Have a good one.
*Moietay:
Bye Nick! Nice to see you here : )
Marten:
Good luck on your expedition, Nick. Keep your Relto book handy.
*Moietay:
My luck, I link in and he links out :P
Marten:
Funny to hear us talking safety!
[Nick White returns after a while.]
Nick White:
wow we have a crowd here.
MlaTromtee:
pleasure to see you again
belford:
(hm. He’s taller than I expected.)
Whilyam points out Heaven is here by jumping around
MlaTromtee:
you’re just that popular
Nick White:
Sharper’s own politics will take precedence?
Thend:
We weren’t jus talking about you or anything, uhm, maybe
Firesign:
we were just talking about doug :)
Rils:
lol, you missed something…
Marten:
Oh, Nick is back. Shorah again :)
Nehaled:
Course not, Thend, we were also speculating and hypothesising about him.
Nick White:
So what’s the latest hypothesis?
MlaTromtee:
which one, we have so many
Nehaled:
i wasn’t really paying attention. Trying to get all my timepieces re-set.
Devokan:
Just wondering if Sharper is going to get back into the polotics again
Jazz:
Even though he says he won’t
Marten:
Yeah. I find his comment about staying away from politics interesting. I’m sure he’ll do his best to stay away, it might suck him in tho.
Heaven:
Hypothesis: an alien predator was introduced into the Negilahn ecosystem
Thend:
And how Rils may be assisting you guys - and OUTside the Pod?
Rils:
And what the blinking orange light is
Devokan:
Hey Nick. have you been outside the Pod yet? Do you know what the blinking lights are?
Whilyam:
Yes, how might Rils be helping you? And will other explorers be used in a similar way?
Thend:
And why DRC always look at their KI’s when we ask them questions
MlaTromtee:
we’re just a buncha…GAH!
Whilyam:
Yes, we’re just a bunch of gah…
Thend:
Question, rinse, repeat
Nick White:
Sharper says he won’t get into politics… who knows….
Nick White:
I believe him right now.
Jazz:
Is he really that changed?
Nick White:
I’ve been outside the pod. Sent someone a photo even.
Owehn:
what were you looking for?
Owehn:
anything in particular, nick?
Nick White:
Rils will be helping us out with his expertise - his eyes and ears.
Dovahn:
Do you think any explorers (in or out of the DZS) will have the chance to go outside?
Nick White:
I think it was Mystlander.
Nick White:
I honestly don’t remember.
Marten:
I saw a photo of the outside of the pod, and it looked like a pineapple.
Jazz throws daggers at Heaven
Rils:
I pineapple under the sea?
Devokan:
Do you still have the pic that you could send to us?
Owehn:
i think that photo was doctored, Marten ;)
Marten:
Are you sure Owehn? The poster assured it was authentic…
Jazz:
Well I believed it. lol
Marten:
Mowog never lies does he? ;)
Noel Questa:
shorah Ashtar
Owehn:
it seemed a bit…cartoony
MlaTromtee:
Myst said she didn’t get a pic
MlaTromtee:
so wasn’t her
Thend:
Hey Owehn, there is nothing wrong with ‘cartoony’
Owehn:
cartoons are great
*Moietay:
Also Nick, earlier we were saying how we miss seeing lots of translations from the DRC. It seems like lately we’ve just been seeing Ages, not exactly knowing the history behind them.
Thend nods off, then nods his head again
Nick White:
What would you like to know?
Marten:
Is Cate behind the focus on Age restoration, and less “intellectual” endeavors?
Owehn:
if you have any d’ni texts that need translating, then there are several explorer organizations that can help out
Owehn:
the DLF for example
Nick White:
Just been the luck of the draw…
Devokan:
What is the 2 flashing “lights” outside the pod?
MlaTromtee:
was going to work up a petition……but…well, I’m not a lawyer
Devokan:
the ones we can see from the second floor window
Nick White:
Not sure they mean anything too crazy…
Ashtar:
The history behind some of the new ages like Negilahn would be nice.
Whilyam:
Why haven’t we seen more of Cate, Kodama, etc.?
Nick White:
Well back in 4502, Lord…
*Moietay:
Nick, I think we’d all be interested in learning more about the Ages that are released. See things like journals or translations.
Marten:
OK. That is good to know. I was concerned the translations were suffering because of… well, other priorities.
Nick White:
They are Marten.
Thend:
Nick, has the ‘Earth’ Book (the one the D’ni used to link to the Cavern) ever been found and/or is it being sought out?
Nick White:
At least Cate showed up the other day.
Thend:
I’m concerned someone may write in it and ‘Destruct’ our little Age here
Whilyam:
Yes, where is Earth’s descriptive book?
Owehn:
rumor has it it’s somewhere in Ae’gura
*Moietay:
Thats probably something we should watch carefully over
Nick White:
Quite a rumor?
Firesign:
first ive heard of it.
Rils:
lol, many rumours these days
Whilyam:
You know where it is?
Nick White:
The Book that controls our entire planet sitting in Kodama’s desk drawer.
Ashtar:
That’s a scary thought :)
Devokan:
nick do you know if the Bahro have naything to do with the Negilahn animal problems?
*Moietay:
Great…so our lives are in the hands of Kodama! lol
Nehaled:
it could pretty much be in two places: Ae’gura or Garternay, right? If it here, that’d be nice.
Rils:
Can’t wait for the day he just looks at it and sez NO.
Nick White:
Dev, I don’t know.
Thend:
Nick, please don’t joke. Really?
Firesign:
“can i see it?” “NO”
Nick White:
Really Thend. Really.
Whilyam:
Yes, seriously, where IS the book? Has it even been fond?
belford:
Wouldn’t it have been left behind in Garternay? By definition?
Nick White:
Does it feel weird to anyone else that we are standing in a big line on a bridge?
Owehn:
nope, could have been carried through by a linking book
Nehaled:
conga party! WOO
Dovahn:
Would you rather stand somewhere esle?
Thend:
belford, someone may have returned for it before it was too late
Firesign:
yeah, so lets stand by the clock ;)
MlaTromtee:
was popping my back…sorry
Whilyam:
Nick, does the DRC know where the descriptive book for earth is?
Nick White:
If they do, I dont.
Marten:
I’m sure the book would have been brought here, not left on Garternay. They wouldn’t risk that someone else might take it before the planet died. Which reminds me of something I’m curious about.
Owehn:
since we’re by the clock, I’ve got another question:
belford:
Huh – seems like it should be impossible for the descriptive book for an Age to be carried *into* that Age. Like, the universe should divide by zero.
Marten:
I wonder if any of the original Garternay residents refused to leave even as their planet was dying
Dovahn:
This reminds me of a press conference.
Heaven:
How would one get the descriptive book for Earth TO earth?
Owehn:
when was the hour zero, in relation to the algae cycle?
Nick White:
I believe some were left behind.
Firesign:
so when are you and sharper going hunting, nick? or is doug going alone?
Nick White:
I have no doubt.
~Ashelbane~:
Hey, I have a question. What does Cate want out of running the DRC?
Whilyam:
Heaven: write a linking book and then link through with the descriptive book
Whilyam:
Or should that be 5 $s sincewe’re in D’ni?
~Ashelbane~:
Well, yes, but in what way?? Archaewology is not a big money industry
Nick White:
Is this neighborhood public?
Dovahn:
That’s an interesting question.
Mystlander:
Romeo (Nick), Romeo (Nick)… Wherefore art thou, Romeo (Nick)?
belford:
I need to start looking through the Books we’ve got and trying to figure out the structure of the underlying logic.
Firesign:
it should be, yeah
Marten:
It should be Nick, but sometimes it locks itself.
Carrot:
Isn’t that abvious? :P
~Ashelbane~:
Yes, it is, that’s how I got here…
belford:
Just becuse the D’ni have a ten-thousand year head start on me…
Owehn:
i think it’s public, but it might have fallen off the nexus list
Thend:
Ashel, it is if you have new and dangerous tech. Cate could deal arms - or rule the world. Theoretically
Whilyam:
Why are you curious. Nick?
Nick White:
There is quite a crowd here.
~Ashelbane~:
Not much arms here either, right?
Devokan:
You are famous Nick!
~Ashelbane~:
Not very big on killing eachother.
Marten:
Do you need me to go and check if it fell off the Nexus list?
Thend:
Depends on how one uses D’ni tech
Owehn:
many of us were here before you arrived
~Ashelbane~:
Nick, how’s Sharper doing on the Negilahn problem?
Dovahn:
What if the D’ni had some sort of massive weapon that we don’t know about?
Nick White:
No big deal. Just curious.
Nehaled:
Ashel: Only the one recorded instance where they wrote up a biological agent to wipe out an entire species.
Owehn:
so it makes for an even bigger crowd than usual
Nick White:
The D’ni did have some weapons.
~Ashelbane~:
And any chance of a sno-cone machine in the city?
belford:
The d’ni may not have been into killing each other, but they wound up *doing* it…
sil_oh_wet:
Are you stuck dwey?
Nehaled:
Speaking ofwhich: What IS the worst-case-sceanrio pla here?
Dovahn:
Nick, why did they have weapo
Carrot:
Are we talking Start Trek-esque weapons?
Whilyam:
So what does Cate hope to get in the form of a return on her investment? Set up kiddy rides in the GZ?
~Ashelbane~:
Well, yes, i know, but they did not have weapons just lying around…
Dovahn:
Wars between who?
Nick White:
Two pretty major wars.
sil_oh_wet:
dewy – are you stuck at the nexus book?
~Ashelbane~:
At least that I KNOW of, nick’d know.
Nick White:
Mee-Dis War I think.
Thend:
The ability to link itself, is quite an exploitable ability
Nick White:
The two big ones.
~Ashelbane~:
Ah, true. Have you found any as of yet?
belford:
Ever throw a penny into the GZ laser? ZAP
Nick White:
Hey nice hoop jersey.
Marten:
Oh hey, THAT is a good question - is the DRC ever going to respond to Montgomery’s letter?
Kii Probt:
I do not see you here
La’Fitte:
Yeah u should go get one too
Nick White:
What letter is that?
Kii Probt:
oops…sorry all
Owehn:
the letter about Pento
La’Fitte:
I tried changing it but it wont let you.
Nick White:
I think we did.
Devokan:
What started the MeeDis war?
Marten:
he sent them a letter asking them for more information on Pento. Like… /which/ Pento age was discovered (since there were two), etc.
~Ashelbane~:
What’s Cate like to work for?
Rils:
I seem to recall we talked about that before…
Dovahn:
Nick, has the DRC found any of the weapons?
Nick White:
Cate is fine.
Nick White:
She’s driven.
Carrot:
Still, only two wars in ten thousand years is pretty good
Nick White:
And that’s good.
~Ashelbane~:
Rils is famous now >.>
Nick White:
Two major wars.
Ashtar:
Driven is an understatement
Nick White:
But yeah it is pretty good.
~Ashelbane~:
Still, much better record than us, neh?
Firesign:
(they found a bfg-9000 ;) )
Rils is actually only pretending to be famous, but don’t tell anyone
Nehaled:
Two major wars that we know of, right?
~Ashelbane~:
Hey, any encounters with actual surviving D’ni?
~Ashelbane~:
I assume if anyone has met them, it’d be the DRC exploring.
~Ashelbane~:
Or they might all be gone :(
Whilyam:
The one you talked to before ran away, correct?
La’Fitte:
are there any d’ni actully left?
Nehaled:
Just the one guy so far, yeah?
Dovahn:
Well, in Releeshan.
Nick White:
By yourself over here?
~Ashelbane~:
Does yeesha count, then?
sil_oh_wet:
hehe thanks for the pic
Nehaled:
Yeesha’s a hologram.
Nick White:
Was it you I sent it to?
sil_oh_wet:
how come Mysty gets a hug and I dont?
MlaTromtee:
Not a crowd person
~Ashelbane~:
But she’d still be around?
Nehaled hugs sil_oh_wet, now cheer up
sil_oh_wet:
where are we going?
Thend:
Hmm, locking himself in an Egg Room stall, smart lol
drolang:
hi all can i have 8 very helpfull friends plz
Ashtar:
Dont’ crowd around everyone :)
Nehaled:
Okay, I’mma stay out here, just kinda yell what’s happening plz.
*Moietay:
You cant hide from us Nick…sorry :P
Thend:
We are what we are Donna. depends on the circumstance and motivation
Whilyam:
Nick, you’re worse than Engberg with his sudden changes of scenery
~Ashelbane~:
Nick, can you get me cate’s autograph?
Nick White:
Who you rooting for?
Owehn:
we are a rather strange sight
Whilyam:
Where’d you get that, La’fitte?
La’Fitte:
Check your closet
Devokan:
Its in your closet
~Ashelbane~:
We’re starting a sports team now?
Nick White:
In the tournament, do you have a team?
La’Fitte:
so whats the point of yor venture in here today?
Thend:
If possible, I propose we attempt to be somewhat respectful while we are in this chamber
Devokan:
dnis team is “The Fighting Bahro”
La’Fitte:
no im just watch for the upset
MlaTromtee:
it is really peaceful in here……
Ashtar:
I hope everyone used Dial today
Nick White:
How many people can fit in here?
Nehaled:
What IS the purpose of this thing anyway? I always thought it was just kinda pretty.
*Moietay:
We’ll find out!
sil_oh_wet:
Careful DONT LINK OUT
sil_oh_wet:
If the door is shut
~Ashelbane~:
This is a bad horror movie >.>
sil_oh_wet:
Hiya La’fitte
Thend:
Nice to meet you all lol
Noel Questa starts to laugh
sil_oh_wet:
Hehe its getting warm in here
Rils:
ouch, that was my toe…
Heaven needs a moment to breathe!
Devokan:
I once got stuck in an elivator with 25 people…this brings back memories lol
Rils:
owehn, use the window!!!
Nehaled:
hey, who’s hand is that?
Thend:
I was just gonna ask if you wanted some privacy Nick. Guess not lol
Rils:
that’s not a pillow…
Ashtar:
What are you two doing up there?
sil_oh_wet:
someone put a damp cloth on Devokan’s forhead
Owehn wonders how much air these rooms hold
~Ashelbane~ practices “duck and cover” just in case.
Rils waves at the guy over there in the next room
Nehaled:
I’m sure it’s not air-tig*HUHGAHERK*
Thend:
Nick, now that we are secluded, do you have anything you’d like to say?
sil_oh_wet:
Shhh im hunting wabbit
Whilyam roars with laughter
Devokan:
It funny to see everyone following Nick..Mooo
*Moietay:
We must be so annoying :P
Rils:
basically, yeah Dev…
La’Fitte:
Hes doin it on purpose
Thend:
Let’s just give Nick a moment, okay?
Owehn:
if we’re bothering you, just let us know
sil_oh_wet:
i forgot to bring my disney autograph book and my big pink pen with the tassel
MlaTromtee:
I don’t get how he does it
*Moietay:
Yes, if we are bothering you, please tell us and we’ll try and find some manners.
Whilyam:
Or annoy you more
*Moietay:
Shh…be nice Whil!
Thend:
Whil, as always, speaks for himself lol
Whilyam whispers “moimoi”
sil_oh_wet steals a dance with Nick