BSE Digest v195 #129

From: kerry@io.com (Kerry Harrison)

Date: Mon, 03 Apr 1995 00:00:00 +0000

BSE Digest                  Monday, 3 April 1995        Volume 195 : Number 129

In this issue:

+       [none]
+       Re: BSE: Origins '95 Attendance
+       BSE: Animousity to non-humans
+       Re: BSE: Origins '95 Attendance
+       BSE: Roleplaying
+       Re: BSE: Origins '95 Attendance
+       BSE: Tech Master Tapes
+       BSE: More AFT silly threats
+       BSE: FOE High Priest messages
+       Re: BSE: FOE High Priest messages
+       BSE: Priority: normal
+       Re: BSE: Origins '95 Attendance

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From: steve668@dallas.relay.ucm.org
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 11:45:31 CST
Subject: [none]

(the story continues)

[camera pans to arriving units surrounding TRN Nightstalker...fat-boy and his
cronies are firing out of the hatches, but the smaller sidearms are having
little effect on the patrol TC's]

[newly arrived Captain speaking on bullhorn]

Fat-boy, this is ISP watch commander Miller. We have your ship surrounded.
ISP Dreadnoughts have already sealed off the airspace above.....
[Capt. falls to ground writhing in pain]
Stay back...he's trying to delete me....!

[Capt.'s pains ease and he stands back up...camera pans to ISP S.W.A.T. teams
setting up positions on surrounding buildings and ships]
Fat-boy you're in the Periphery now. Your powers to delete, erase, and change
reality no longer work here. surrender while you can.
<233 to 100>
<this is Capt. Miller...go ahead>
<one of the suspects, who identifies himself as Bob Cook has just snuck out
the emergency escape hatch and surrendered>
<Profile identifies Bob as a blatant coward who hid behind his ability to
program changes of reality..... take him to the wagon. there's some SSL
volunteers there with fresh coffee too.>

Fat-boy, your people are deserting you now.  Surrender while you can.
(Never cop! I'm god here! You can't take me!)
Fat-boy, your powers no longer work here. You're nothing now. Now you must
answer to all those races who you've tormented over the years.
[zzzzzzzaaaapppp...blast]

He's not coming out without a fight.
<all units, this is Capt. Miller, commence firing.  SWAT, give him a dose of
tear gas.
[camera pans to now hundreds of officers firing at the hapless abandoned
ship's hatch, while hundreds more are trying to hold back an ever growing mob
of peoples of every known race angrily trying to get to the one known as
Fat-boy from Cohoes].
<720 to 100>
720...this is Capt. Miller...go ahead
<Capt... my team's in position and ready to storm the ship.>
720... standby.... 710 fire smoke and tear gas into the ship have snipers
fire cover pattern on hatches.
<710...10-4>

[camera zooms in on smoke canister after smoke canister pouring into the
ship... audio picks up loud choking coughs from inside, and voices saying
"where's the space suits...how should I know... I never flew one of these
before!"... sniper shots keep the suspects pinned down inside.]

720... move-out!
<10-4...move out boys!>

[camera pans to squad of an MEK armored team approaching the ship, and using
their LRCF's blasting a hole in the cargo bay, then entering... audio detects
brief firefight inside then silence]

<720 to 100>
go ahead
<officer down..request medevac...suspects Fat-boy & Jack Everitt in custody,
others are dead.>

10-4... hold prisoners inside. the mob is becoming unruly...we'll bring the
wagon up to the ship.
100 to Wagon........
Wagon.......
Wagon.....please respond
100 to 241.. go check the wagon
10-4................. [seconds pass]........
241 to 100..... Officers down! 233 and the wagon crew are unconscious but
otherwise seem unhurt. The SSL coffee servers are also here and unconscious.
all seem drugged. scanning coffee.... it was drugged.... prisoner Bob Cook is
missing.

10-4...100 to 710, take your team and bring up the wagon... maintain heavy
guard.

[camera watches several SWAT team members come from their sniper positions
and take a perimeter position around the prisoner transport vehicle, and walk
with it as it slowly lumbers foward and up alongside the ship.]

100 to 720.... the wagon's at the main hatch...bring 'em out.

10-4, sir......prisoners now secured inside the wagon.

100 to wagon, take off and head to HQ.

[camera shows the wagon using shuttle movement to leave, with ISP guards
holding on]
100 to all units start dispersing the crowd....

<Friday, wk 12-195, TU 3.75, ISP Booking room>
Name?
Mike <censored>
Listen bub, it'sillegal to use that name in public.  From here on out, you're
to be known as either Fat-boy of "he whose name can't be spoken.> Understand?
Now let's try this again, name?

Mike <censored>
A hard head, huh?
[to cameraman] take that camera over to interrogation, I think they are busy
with jack Everitt, and your viewers would probably like that.

[camera shows a very battered looking "fatboy".... much more battered than
before his arrest].
All rise for Judge Ito <<OOC; I couldn't resist>>
Fat-boy, this is not a criminal trial. this is merely an arraingment to see
if a trial is warranted and to inform you of the charges against you. You are
charged with crimes to numerous to name; a full list will be given to your
attorney. Where is your attorney?
[baliff wispers something in Judge's ear]
I understand that your attorney, Otto Bongwater has had some trouble
arranging transport on such short notice.  No matter, his presence is not
required here by law, at this early stage.  Based on the evidence provided by
the ISP, on your arrest, the crimes you committed during your arrest are
 (to be continued)

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From: ccharnle@m-net148.arbornet.org (Chip Charnley)
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 95 14:02 WET DST
Subject: Re: BSE: Origins '95 Attendance

>On Sun, 2 Apr 1995 StephMarte@aol.com wrote:
>
>>    Is RTG sending anyone to wave the flag?
>
>They should, but I doubt they will.  Seems they think GenCon is a better
>convention to attend.
>
>Kerry
>
>

I happen to concur that GENCON is a better convention. To be honest, it is
better organised and it is more centrally located. Ever since ORIGINS moved
to the 4th of July weekend, it has been on the decline. This has finally
been realized by the CON organizers but it may be too late to continue to
compete with GenCon.

At any rate, since we are taking a show of hands on CON attendence, who
plans to go to GENCON and who plans to go to ANDCON?

Chip

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From: Shannon Rundquist <75477.1627@compuserve.com>
Date: 02 Apr 95 15:41:31 EDT
Subject: BSE: Animousity to non-humans

A comment on David Isaac's message as Mikel Lloyd of the AFT:

>access. I can assure you that the companies are sick and tired of you outsiders
>treating the Periphery as open space while at the same time imposing all manor
>of absurd restrictions on operations in your own territories.

I for one am 'sick and tired' of having people like you use statements
of generalization to lump other groups together with the one that has
done something that you oppose.  That tactic only serves to deliberately
confuse the issue and to create hostilities towards those who
do not deserve the hostilities.  The individuals who know better
will not be fooled by your message, but there are many who do not
know what policies truely exist within the various groups and they
are likely to miscontrue our actions - especially the SWN (Starcaptains
With No clue) group <g>.

The Myr have made known their policies to anyone who has desired
to trade with us.  Since you never approached us, you probably do
not know.  I suggest you contact you associates on the ACCC to learn
of that policy.

I COULD have protested the discrimination by Don Guido of his pricing
policy for the korondite coating [cloaking or whatever it is], but
his pricing policy is HIS policy.  The same goes for the DTR.  Their
policy is their policy.  You want to protest it, take it up with
[ Carl ] personally, NOT where he is unable to properly defend himself.

Speaker Silver Cascade, For the Myr!
Myr Thunderlance

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From: scragg@infi.net
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 1995 15:53:12 -0400
Subject: Re: BSE: Origins '95 Attendance

>Unfortunately, no, we will not be at Origins, but either Pete or I will be at
>Gencon.
>
>Thad
>
>
I think we should insist that RTG send Thad to Origins!  All in favor, send
E-mail to RTG!!

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From: David Isaac <76170.2705@compuserve.com>
Date: 02 Apr 95 22:17:48 EDT
Subject: BSE: Roleplaying

>... CATCH THE F*CK UP!!!

>        Uncalled for.

You're right of course, but it's a required salutation if one is to graduate
from the Tony Filiato school of comunication.

I wonder if RTG can allow many more "affiliation" tags to break up the IND
blanket. This would allow a lot of 'mom and pop' groups to fly their individual
colors.
    My whole point was to stress the need for distinction between positions.
That in a roleplaying game the player should not be considered and just because
a player runs some company/government positions along with IND, no connection
should be assumed. Of course the player might create a story that links them but
without the story there is NO connection.

Dave Isaac

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From: StephMarte@aol.com
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 1995 00:02:36 -0400
Subject: Re: BSE: Origins '95 Attendance

If you want more data on Origins call them at
216-673-1887.  That will get you on their mailing
list.  They'll send you pricing, directions, etc...

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From: Michael.Keane@maf.nasa.gov
Date: 03 Apr 95 07:01:36 -0600
Subject: BSE: Tech Master Tapes

Pete (or Thad):

If a GP, ship, or colony that has (or is carrying) a master tech tape is
totally destroyed, is the tape also destroyed?  Would you have even some small
chance of finding it in the wreckage?

Mike

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From: Michael.Keane@maf.nasa.gov
Date: 03 Apr 95 07:01:35 -0600
Subject: BSE: More AFT silly threats

On March 30 Michael Cojran wrote:
>
>I gotta start off by saying, that when I posted that message, I did not
>realize that you were NOT speaking for the entire FOE.  Hence my
>hostilities were directed towards the entire FOE race, instead of towards
>the faction involved, namely YOU.
>
>The AFT make no threats, the purpose of my message was intended to be an
>example of the type of resonse you are generating through your actions.
>I also want to state that I do not speak for the entire AFT, I speak as
>an individual who cannot fathom such a death sentence as capturing the
>farm tech, then threatening to destroy it forever.  I cannot believe you
>actually think you will survive this venture.
>
>Obviously you believe that the only way you can be considered a 'real'
>Star-Admiral is to doom yourself by undertaking the folley you are
>involved with now.
>
>Its your bed...
>
>Zed Thunder
>

Zed,
     Better dig out you old Hooked-on-Phonics tapes, we never threatened to
destroy the farm tech tape.  Access to the farm tech was *not* going to be
restricted.  Even the IMP's would have been allowed to buy it (using IND ships).
The faster you breed, the more slaves we will eventually have.  At least the ISP
did something (other than talk).  But other than killing a couple of hundred of
Celtians, their initial attack was ineffective (good old IMP's, killing innocent
bystander from space so they can keep their pretty uniforms neat).  Talk less
and die quietly.

V'Ril T'Bak, Ruler FOE Target

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From: Michael.Keane@maf.nasa.gov
Date: 03 Apr 95 07:01:35 -0600
Subject: BSE: FOE High Priest messages

It is my great honor to be allowed to pass along messages directly from the High
Priest.  Those receiving his attention should tremble in fear.

To: K'zk Kasrith-kazereckii (KKK)
From: FOE High Priest Balthazar

Take the white sheets off your head, the black lotus out of your nose, sit up,
look around, and realize what you are - an insignificant bug with no production,
no ships, with nothing save a big mouth.  Recognition from you means less than
nothing.

To: Zed Thunder (AFT)
From: FOE High Priest Balthazar

If you are reduced to letting insignificant cockroaches speak for you maybe you
should join the Imperials, where incompetence, ignorance, inefficiency, and
idiotic behavior are so commonplace that you won't be noticed.

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From: Scragg@infi.net (Joe Eckhout)
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 1995 08:33:39 -0400
Subject: Re: BSE: FOE High Priest messages

>To: K'zk Kasrith-kazereckii (KKK)
>From: FOE High Priest Balthazar
>
>Take the white sheets off your head, the black lotus out of your nose, sit up,
>look around, and realize what you are - an insignificant bug with no
production,
>no ships, with nothing save a big mouth.  Recognition from you means less than
>nothing.
>
>
>To: Zed Thunder (AFT)
>From: FOE High Priest Balthazar
>
>If you are reduced to letting insignificant cockroaches speak for you maybe
you
>should join the Imperials, where incompetence, ignorance, inefficiency, and
>idiotic behavior are so commonplace that you won't be noticed.
>
>
I can see where the FOEs internal problems are comming from.

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From: "JASON GOFF" <JGOF4P1@S1.csc.peachnet.edu>
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 1995 09:40:54 EST
Subject: BSE: Priority: normal

Yesterday an SSL crewman was caught trying to sneak
past the ISP cordon around the TRN Nightstalker.  When he was asked
what he was doing there, he said he had gotten lost.  When asked why
he was carrying enough firepower to start a small war, including an
ACME Mk VII Magnum special "Blow a hole right through people" handgun
with laser sights and nuclear warhead capability, he said "hey, this
is a rough area!"

Jason Goff
11 Avalon way
Riverdale, GA 30274
404-478-0945
JGOF4P1@S1.CSC.PEACHNET.EDU

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From: btb4@Lehigh.EDU (B T Braun)
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 1995 09:46:33 EDT
Subject: Re: BSE: Origins '95 Attendance

Hear Ye Hear Ye,

I'm about 1 hour from the Convention center - my place is "crashable", but it
is a commute.

Be seeing you,

Brad Braun
btb4@lehigh.edu
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