Monday, September 25, 2006

WHO: Captain Rrak
WHERE: Captain's Room, PezDispenser...

Captain Rrak: "So he got paid 60,000 for that job!? Those grakkin twins only promised me 30,000!"

Noze It'Al: "Well, the price only got up to 60,000 because you didn't do the job in the first place. And those twins are really out to get you. I hear Bingo wanted the job, but for some reason they hired a bounty hunter by the name of Monadnock to hunt you down. I hear he's real good too. After that botched milk run and then the 'no show' on the hogs in Gu'Rooni... Well, you understand. Sorry, I just don't have anything for you right now."

Captain Rrak: "Yeah, I understand. Thanks for the info. And remember - we never talked. Rrak out."

Captain Rrak hits the end transmission button and the display panel goes dead. Well, another job gone. His reputation as a great smuggler was quickly diappearing and he didn't have any prospects in sight. To top it off, Monadnock was after him. That was bad news indeed. But, as good as Monadnock was, Captain Rrak knew he was better...

He gets up and heads to the Galley knowing that his crew would be gathered there. He's made a decision and he wants to share it with them.

Captain Rrak: "Ok, in light of recent events - Romulons trying to kill, Feds trying to kill us, GREASERS trying to kill us, Gravity Wells trying to kill us, and let's not forget my personal favorite, Zombies trying to kill us - I think that we need a break."

The crew cheers in appreciation for being alive and even more so in anticipation of the break that they're about to get.

Captain Rrak continues after the celebrating dies down. "Like I said, I think we need a break. That's why I'm going to have Xara set us on a course for Nojeslott."

More cheering erupts as they start to think about the chance to relax on Nojeslott.

Captain Rrak waits patiently knowing that inside, he feels the same as his crew. "Ok, in the meantime, I want a full systems check of the ship and I want everything running in tip-top shape by the time we get there. Understood? Good!"

Xoltar raises his hand and speaks. "Hey Cap, that's a great idea! I think that Nojeslott is the perfect place to go. About the ship - I've been thinking about some improvements to the molecular couplings in the energy housings. Those are the housings that..."

Captain Rrak: "Yeah, Xoltar, whatever. As long as you don't use a wrench to bang on it, do whatever you like."

With that, Rrak walks away, heading back to his quarters thinking about how he is going to spend his time on Nojeslott. First, he's going to get a Rogrian slug bath - really get clean. Then he is going to have a full body Thalian massage followed by Yugamian acu-puncture. He's going to order room service of the finest delicacies and catch up on all of the episodes of "People Lost on a Mysterious Island" that he's missed. Finally, he is going to have the Entertainment Center on his ship fixed and buy all the minidiscs of the Overlords of the Dance that he could get his hands on.

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