Chapter 8 NAME "Shit Happens"

(Dormii)
Dormii Fortuni et Mali. Who are you?

Vi vam Vanarok. Vis is

=He points to the LoE=

Ve Veader Vof ve Vexploration

(Dormii)
=i smile and bow my head=
Nice to meet you. May I ask what you are doing here?

Ve vare vere vo vexplore. Vearn vabout ve vuniverse.

(Dormii)
Just like everyone else, I suppose. What, or who, are you waiting for, if I may ask?

Ve vare ve Nexumil. Ve vare vaiting vor vhe Vuman vho vhot vat vus.

(Dormii)
If someone shot at you, why would you wait for them?

Vif ve vont vait vor vem, ve vannot vexplore ve vlanet.

(Dormii)
=i nodded, and the plates rippled a bit before going back to normal movement=
Did you do anything that might have given this person an incentive to shoot at you?

Ve vaid ve vere vresspassing von vestricted vand. Ve vent vus a varning, vut vy veers vannot vunderstand vuman. Vo ve varried von, vand ve vere vhot vat.

(Dormii)
Do you have any weapons on your ship that might have been considered a threat?

Vope. Ve vave veapons vonboard, vut vhey vare vonly vactivated vin vattle.

(Dormii)
Are they ship mounted or handheld?

Ve varee... 'Vandheld'.

(Dormii)
=i nod again=
Hmm, I don't get why anyone would shoot at you, then. Anyway, what was the name of the person you are waiting for?

=He shrugs.=

Vi von't vknow.

(Dormii)
Well, I will show you around the planet then. No sense waiting in the middle of nowhere when you are meant to explore. Follow me.

=i turn and start walking=

(LoE) TYEI! YWUWOI YAUIRI!

(Hanarok) Tyiue!

(LoE) Poietue!

=The LoE approaches the Human, looking down at him.=

(LoE0 Ipoe! Hguyriu!

(Dormii)
=i stop and look the alien in the eye, boredom written everywhere=

(LoE) ITRTY!

(Hanarok) Yusue! Si, calmeue downes!

=waits for them to arrive=

(Dormii)
Are you going to follow me so we can explore this planet, or stand there looking into my eyes?

=The LoE moves away.=

(Hanarok) Ve vis va vit... Vaggresive. Varry von, vif vou vont vind.

(Dormii)
=i nod and continue walking=

BlackHammer wrote:

Jack: Dumb shushka

(I come over and hit him)

@Jack Don't you EVER call me that.

Jack: Why shouldn't I?

@Jack Because then I'll have to remove something you're very attatched to.

(He shuts up, considering dismemberment)

@Jack Now tell me. What ticked off ONI?

(He looks at me with wide eyes, knowing I just blew his cover)

@Jack No, I won't kill you. I'd never do that to one of my own.

(He looks at me)

Jack: ONI thought you had damning information on them.

(I chuckle)

@Jack Well, I'm not suprised ONI overreacted like this.

(Jack looks at me wide-eyed)

@Jack Its standard in SpecOps. Total disclosure never happens.

(He looks at me)

@Jack No, I won't kill you. I've already got even with you, you little brat.

(I cuff Jack and escort him to the hatch)

@Jack Tell ONI if they do this again, I won't show restraint, GOT IT?

(He nods)

(I shove him out the hatch and knock him out cold)

Now, to move this SOB...

(I get a call)

@Caller Yes?

Caller: We heard you were intrested in a job opprotunity.

@Caller Yes. Yes I am

Caller: I'm calling to tell you that you're hired.

@Caller Are you the Innie who's hiring mercs?

Innie: Yes I am. Could you do a small job for us?

=sees the aliens and dormi and walks up to them=

(Dormii)
Hi, Zeru.

(Dormii)
Yea, they tell me they were shot at. You didn't have anything to do with that, did you?

(Jason)
=It was another two days, practically a week now, since the civilians had arrived here on Haven. I couldn't call them humans because, hell, that would make me feel like more of an outsider than I felt now. Moving pat that though, people had adapted fairly well to life on Haven: we already had several schools set up, though the academies were more or less empty. I had received word that after the clothes had been distributed, many people were beginning to make theri own clothes, with materials that were made available to us, though those same materials were bound to run out at some point. I had yet to call Zeru, Dormii, or anyone else on Olympus, in the hopes of establishing a trade network. Okay, network wasn't the best word. More like simple line=

(Dormii)
=i looked at him, an eyebrow raised=
Seriously, that's how you greet people? A warning shot?

=restricted means off limits=

(Dormii)
And if they didn't know it was restricted?

=they were told when they entered the sytem to turn back=

(Dormii)
=i sigh and shake my head=
Alien, race. What makes you think English is understandable?

(Dormii)
Zeru, this is an alien race that hasn't tried to kill us within the first few minutes of contacting us. How can you take this so damned lightly?

(Jason)
=I headed back to the Serenity, which was at the landing pads. Okay, when I say headed, I mean I just used the teleporter (Silver showed me how to access the grid from my suit). I took the elevator down, and got something to eat from the mess=

(Miranda)
=I saw Jason get off the elevator=
Hey Jason.

(Jason)
Hey Miri.
=I opened the fridge, and pulled out something that was most likely worth it's weight in gold on Haven: ham. I made a sandwich, and took a bite of my edible gold=

(Miranda)
So, when do we call Olympus? You know, for a trading line?

(Jason)
I'll call them in a bit.

(Dormii)
=i shake my head again=
Zeru, are you not getting this? We may have an ally that can help us eliminate the Covenant, for, good.

(Jason)
=Truth be told, I had no idea what we would trade with Olympus. Sure, we had ships and tech, but they were Forerunner. It wasn't that I didn't trust Zeru or Dormii. But that kind of power should not be traded lightly, even for food=

(Dormii)
I can't help you, yet, I still have troops to train, as well as delegates to show around.

=i motion for them to follow and we set off again=

(Jason)
=A few minutes later, I teleported to the Control Center, and activated the communications array. I found the Trophaeum=

Hey, whoever's there, this is Jason Shepard from Haven. Listen, we need some supplies here, and I was wondering if we could work out some type of trading deal. Care to stop by?

=gets the comm=

sure but we kinda have a situation

(Jason)
Okay, no problem. Just, whenever you get a chance, could you guys come by, and we can see if we can work something out?

(Jason)
Alright. In the meantime, we'll just sit tight here. See you when you get here.

=gets a comm the mission worked and comms dlyon=


do you have any chemical warheads