CHAPTER 5: IC - At Sea > Panama to Australia

[Ewoklord]

Douglas sighs and returns to his cabin with a couple pieces of bread and jam.

[Job]

12:30 a.m. (ship time) – Tuesday 26th September, 1933
Ship's Mess

"Thank you Sir. I wish we could go check ourselves though, It'd be quicker." He eyes a scruffy seaman watching them suspiciously and shakes his head in frustration. "Could you let the two pilots know too; only they would be able to tell if something is wrong with the equipment. The key to the storage has gone missing too." He adds darkly. His stomach rumbles and he grimaces, "Do you think they would let us at least eat together, this waiting is getting on my nerves, no good for the morale."

With a look of shared frustration and weariness, Professor Moore says to Martin, "Yes, this is quite unfortunate, but I expect the Captain to soon end his show of force. And then we'll work together to figure out what really happened." He then nods to the seaman and exits through the hatch towards the Bridge. The seaman turns and blocks the hatchway.

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Job. (the tortured one)

[aine]

.Martin stares at the sailor despondently and then notices something and cheers up, "Wait there - don't move." He suggests. He leans into his cabin and pulls out his camera. Needless to say, the sailor hasn't moved an inch and stands there with his arms folded, surly and immoveable. Martin makes a great show of taking a 'fabulous portrait' and then retires back to his cabin. He makes a note of the title for the photograph: Intractability and Ignorance Personified. Then he pulls out a book he has already ready twice and settles down to read it yet again.

[Job]

[Martin] makes a note of the title for the photograph: Intractability and Ignorance Personified.

[Job]

12:30 a.m. (ship time) – Tuesday 26th September, 1933
Katie's and Camille's Cabin

"We'll need to check the generators for fingerprints, especially the one where I found the acid, before I get to work on them. Maybe Dr. Barrow could help there, unless we have someone more qualified aboard. Then I'll talk to the prisoners. We should get their fingerprints too, so we can compare them."

James Starkweather's face brightens as he responds, "Excellent, Miss Wright, excellent! And you're quite right, our Dr. Barrow may be just the person to help here."

Something Starkweather said sinks in. "Why is the captain upset with you?"

Starkweather chuckles then says, "Let's just say that the captain and I didn't quite see eye to eye on his velvety approach. He's a former military man and most of them seem to believe that every problem can be solved with a hammer...

...Even if the problem is made of glass."

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Job. (the tortured one)

[Mr. Handy]

.Katie laughs. "Dr. Barrow would also be good to have along when questioning the prisoners," she says. "Whoever committed the sabotage must have significant knowledge of chemistry, and that's not really my field. The doctor would know what questions to ask about that, and how to interpret the answers."

[Job]

OOC NOTE: This thread is being re-started after slumbering for a while, so if needed, here is a summary of past events to remind everyone where we left off.

"That is not dead which can eternal lie..."

[Job]

Professor Moore began pacing back and forth, saying, "Everyone is confined to quarters and we have two suspects in the brig, so theoretically no further sabotage will occur. We need to check those generators. We need to continue our search. We need to make sure that the two stewards are indeed our criminals."

Katie laughs. "Dr. Barrow would also be good to have along when questioning the prisoners," she says. "Whoever committed the sabotage must have significant knowledge of chemistry, and that's not really my field. The doctor would know what questions to ask about that, and how to interpret the answers."

"If you'll excuse me for a moment Miss Wright, I'll go find our resident Chemistry expert."

James Starkweather turns slowly and walks somewhat unsteadily down the corridor towards George Barrow's shared cabin. He enters the small room off the Ship's Mess and sees George Barrow, as is usual, studying his journals at his tiny, cramped desk. "Doctor Barrow, might I have a word?

"Miss Wright has suggested--and I concur--that, once the Captain lifts his order of confinement, we'll need your assistance in questioning the two captives and also in checking certain areas of the ship for fingerprints.

Professor Moore is right now in discussions with the Captain to allow you to continue your investigations."

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Job. (the tortured one)

[Mr. Handy]

Katie remains in her cabin as ordered and awaits Starkweather's return.

[Job]

12:40 a.m. (ship time) – Tuesday 26th September, 1933
Katie's and Camille's Cabin

Katie remains in her cabin as ordered and awaits Starkweather's return.

If one was standing behind the tall, crisply-dressed officer standing in the doorway of George Barrow's cabin, your gaze would immediately be drawn to a deep-red splotch on the rear of his head bandage, partially hidden by a shock of brown hair. Then you'd notice his slow, confident gesticulations and hear his deep, carefully-annunciated British voice describing the task's goals: "You'll need to chat a while and make them feel comfortable with you, get them to relax ever so slightly, and then ask them a few key questions. Vredenburgh's guards will have handled them quite roughly, so they'll be very cautious. You'll need to gain their confidence, then find out what their hobbies and interests are; do they have any knowledge of chemistry or electricity? Or, even better, determine if they were anywhere near the reefer hold before our celebration began.

I know that you'll do very well, Dr. Barrow, and thank you." Starkweather then turns and returns to Katie's cabin.

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[Mr. Handy]

Katie picks up her toolkit. "Okay, I'm ready," she says. "Are we going to the hold first to look over the generators, or will we go see the prisoners now?"

[Anatomist]

Katie picks up her toolkit. "Okay, I'm ready," she says. "Are we going to the hold first to look over the generators, or will we go see the prisoners now?"

'Lets go to the Hold' 'I'm afraid someone may interfere with the scene' 'the prisoners wont go anywhere for the time being' Barrow checks one of his many qemists bags checking he had a variety of tools and reagents available.

[Mr. Handy]

"Yes, I agree," says Katie, heading to the hold with Dr. Barrow.

[Job]

12:45 a.m. (ship time) – Tuesday 26th September, 1933
Katie's and Camille's Cabin

'Lets go to the Hold' 'I'm afraid someone may interfere with the scene' 'the prisoners wont go anywhere for the time being' Barrow checks one of his many qemists bags checking he had a variety of tools and reagents available.

"Yes, I agree," says Katie, heading to the hold with Dr. Barrow.

At that moment, Camille Bardier was escorted by a crewman to the cabin area, and she told George and Katie what she had found in the lower hold. "J'ai de mauvaises nouvelles. Um, sorry, I found a cloth bundle tucked between a layer of fuel drums, but could not reach it. It may be nothing, but I do not like it being there, especially after we discovered the trouble with our refrigeration equipment."


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Job. (the tortured one)

[Mr. Handy]

"Thank you, Camille," says Katie. "That does sound important. We'd better bring a hook or the like to snag it. We'll have to check it out - carefully. If that bundle has explosives or something..."

[Anatomist]

"Thank you, Camille," says Katie. "That does sound important. We'd better bring a hook or the like to snag it. We'll have to check it out - carefully. If that bundle has explosives or something..."

'Lead on miss' 'I will help as much i can'

[Mr. Handy]

"Let's go," says Katie. "Do you know how to safely handle explosives, Doctor? If not, we'd better find someone who can - just in case."

[Anatomist]

"Let's go," says Katie. "Do you know how to safely handle explosives, Doctor? If not, we'd better find someone who can - just in case."

'I must admit Miss that explosives is a thing i do not know at all' 'i know what it might be made of, but handling it is a whole other story'

[Mr. Handy]

"What about Vito Luizzi?" asks Katie. "He's a demolitionist. We need to collect him, as well as a boathook. Unless...you don't think he could be involved, do you?'

[Anatomist]

"What about Vito Luizzi?" asks Katie. "He's a demolitionist. We need to collect him, as well as a boathook. Unless...you don't think he could be involved, do you?'

'He's my roommate' 'im quite confident he would love to assist us' George turns to Starkweather 'would you fetch him for us Starkweather? all beeing locked up and the Captain's man beeing harsh and all?'...