Pete Falklin adds, "I bet if you were to buy that part new, it would cost more than the ship"...

The spare parts are gone! Only a few screws are left.. This is not fun! :-|

Grmbl.. I bet it was that nerdy guy.. Stupid nerd can't stay out of other people's business..

I'll be in my lounge.. If you need me, too bad for you.. |-/

Der Pine tar also is a bein' an efficacious for havin' lead or standard oakum saturatin' properly so that yer got a is optimal endurance of der sealing capacity..........

That's exactly what I read in last month's Hot Rod magazine!

And you lad better stop barking orders to der Chief Engineer! That authority is reserved for only the captain ... um saturatin' properly so that yer got a is optimal endurance of der sealing capacity..........

Oh, hello. Who are you? I'm the cap'n. Captain MacLeod. I didn't understand a word you just said.

Speaking of which, Otto, did you say something about dinner? OTTO! DINNER?! Schnitzel-witzel-pitzel, blah blah blah. YOU COOK GOOD! GOOD, OTTO! YOU COOK GOOOOD!!!

*hic* I hate the hiccups. Always want attention. Pay attention to me, I'm the hic-*hic*-cups. Someone tell me how to get rid of 'em. I forget.

Aye cap'n, I suppose you didn't! I reckon yer momentary senility is being caused by that constant blasted racket you take fancy to. Arr yes, it be best to be findin' something else 'o greater worth to be keeping yerself busy, like manning the helm, perhaps?

Edited September 2, 200717 yr by oo7

Very interesting. Whispers of a mysterious cargo... A poorly tended engine... and now Sabotage... Something definately sinister is at hand. I would suggest that we find the mechanic and the "man in black" - and I don't mean Johnny Cash.

Captain, you might also want to radio the main land to apprise them of our situation. There's no telling how long we might be drifting out here.

And you lad better stop barking orders to der Chief Engineer! That authority is reserved for only the captain and myself. And even then, that steaming toilet water does not even 'ave any merit for stress releavation, it be only a good mug 'o spiced rum that can set a man's mind strait and his spirits lifted.

Don't be worrying Sir. I'm on the job. I'll try to jimmy up the engine. I've seen worse, although I've never had a worse mechanic than Jack, where is he? I haven't seen him for days. Why when I was in the RN people were.....

*Trails off in the distance*

Grmbl.. I bet it was that nerdy guy.. Stupid nerd can't stay out of other people's business..

Hey now! Just because I'm more enlightened than you is no need to "pull a Klingon" and get all huffy :-| Freakin' jocks thing they can be the boss just because they like sports...and I'm part of the defense guard for this ship! I'm supposed to find out things, so don't even try to resist...afterall *snort* resistance is futile!

I would suggest that we find the mechanic and the "man in black" - and I don't mean Johnny Cash.

I assume you mean me? I can assure you that while it may not appear that I'm wearing my black clothes, they're under the portable cloaking device. I vow on the honor of the Federation that we'll find what's going on here. Now then where were you last night at oh-seven-hundred galactic-standard time? Why do you have a jam stain on your collar (could that be to throw us off the track, or a clue since jam looks like blood and you're taunting us?!)?

Well I'll be working on the engine for at least the next six hours. It gets pretty noisy down there so don't expect me to respond to much. :-P Why I am fixing this darn tub myself, when I am the Chief Engineer, is quite beyond me.

*grumbles off into the distance again*

TV just isn't my thing. I prefer fishing any day.

I think you and I will get along together just fine. :-)

So, the engine's been sabotaged, eh? Captain, is it possible that we have a stowaway, or are we pretty certain it was one of the crew?

Either way, I hope we can get the move on soon... there's something about these waters that makes my bones chill.

*Bursts into pilot house, with a bruise the size of an egg on head*

Hey!! This is Bennie, I'm your janitor! Something weird just happened!

I was walking along the cargo hold, y'know, making everything is clean, and I hear this big knocking noise! It was going Bong! Bong! Bong, y'know? And it was coming from this one container. I go and take a look, and WHAM! Somethin' hit me on the head, and the lights turn out! i just woke up, and I just thought you oughta know!

Interesting... This is the man in black I was referring to.

Were you able to see who hit you Bennie?

Wha?! Who's this man in black everyone keeps talking about?

Oh, and you talky-guy. First mate or whatever. I don't have a first mate. I don't know what that means. But, you look trustworthy. You can take the helm if you want. But the ship's not moving. ENgine trouble. You can play ship-drivey. It's my favorite game. I play it all the time. You just turn the wheely-dealy and make motorcycle noises, it's gun.

This one goes out to you Petey, because you look like a Styx guy to me:

"On board I'm the captain, so climb aboard.

We'll search for tomorrow on every shore.

And I'll try, woh Lord, I'll try to carry on."

Hey, my hiccups are gone. Maybe Styx cures hiccups!

Hmm this is a very troubling story, Bennie. :-/

And it was coming from this one container. I go and take a look, and WHAM!

Isn't it true that we are not supposed to be looking around in the cargo?

Ooooooooooooooooohh! Busted.

Good point...green overalls guy...what were you doing poking around the cargo? And did you see it? What was it? I'm dying to find out what Poiso is!

green overalls guy...what were you doing poking around the cargo? And did you see it? What was it? I'm dying to find out what Poiso is!

Huh? 't'wasn't me in the cargo, it was Bennie. 8-|

Interesting... This is the man in black I was referring to.

Were you able to see who hit you Bennie?

No... It just went dark, and I woke up, and no one was there... Before I was hit, though, I heard some sort of sloshing noise, and I smelled fish. It's a ship, though, in the ocean... so there's gotta be a fishy smell anyway, right?

Hmm this is a very troubling story, Bennie. :-/

Isn't it true that we are not supposed to be looking around in the cargo?

I clean. I don't want the cargo to get dirty. Anyway, I wasn't THAT close, until I heard those odd noises.

Edited September 2, 200717 yr by Mr. Mandalorian

NO no no no... I said to green overalls guy good point. and then I said to black muscle shirt guy here...hello...black muscle shirt guy. Why you poking around the cargo?

hey, black muscle shirt guy. Is that what really happened or are you just trying to scare us? You know the myths and stories about sea monsters in this parts, right? Are you trying to scare us because the boat broke and the fog is creepy and you're a mr. Joker guy? I know some scary sea monster stories about this lake. ARe we one a lake? Osea...Osuu...Ocean. Whatever. Ha!

Boo! Scaaaryy! Boooooooooooooo!

hey, black muscle shirt guy. Is that what really happened or are you just trying to scare us? You know the myths and stories about sea monsters in this parts, right? Are you trying to scare us because the boat broke and the fog is creepy and you're a mr. Joker guy? I know some scary sea monster stories about this lake. ARe we one a lake? Osea...Osuu...Ocean. Whatever. Ha!

I may agree with you captain. While it would make sense that there is someone dangerous on our ship, the whole story seems a bit too... too clich

NO no no no... I said to green overalls guy good point. and then I said to black muscle shirt guy here...hello...black muscle shirt guy. Why you poking around the cargo?

hey, black muscle shirt guy. Is that what really happened or are you just trying to scare us? You know the myths and stories about sea monsters in this parts, right? Are you trying to scare us because the boat broke and the fog is creepy and you're a mr. Joker guy? I know some scary sea monster stories about this lake. ARe we one a lake? Osea...Osuu...Ocean. Whatever. Ha!

Boo! Scaaaryy! Boooooooooooooo!

Sea monsters? I dunno 'bout sea monsters, but the box did make noises! Wait, are you saying that there's a sea monster in that box?

Besides the sea creatures, the only thing that smells like fish out on the ocean is Stinky here.

The sloshing and the fish smell. That sounds like terrible trouble from ancient sea ghosts who haunt this water, always shrouded in fog.

This one goes out to you Bennie-Boy

"I always feel like somebody's watching me

And I have no privacy, whoa-oa-oa

I always feel like somebody's watching me

Who's playing tricks on me?"

There has been a lot of strange things happen to ships in these waters Captain Rockwell.

I would not rule out anything.

Yeah, yeah. I know but there's the one story. I can't remember exactly how it goes. There's a spirit in it somewhere and the spirit protects people by sending a giant killer squid after anyone out to harm others. Something like that. I can't remember the name of it...

It's in a book by some lovey guy. Cutlu...

Maybe some more whiskey will jog my memory... :-$

Maybe some more whiskey will jog my memory... :-$

Your wish is my command Capt'n. This one is only a quarter full; I was using it heavily for de-greasing. No word on the engine yet. I'm doing my best, but without Jack it's slow going. I'll go forward and get another for you; you seem oddly sober; you aren't singing as much... not that I like the singing, please Capt'n.... please? This ship is so quiet now and it goes though the whole ship! :-X

Oh here! This is my favorite CD. TV theme songs of the 1980's. Just pop that into the PA system in the cap'n drivey-ship place on your way to pick me up more whiskey. The first song is the theme song from Diff'rent Strokes, my favorite show *wub* ! It's so clever and well written. Poignant, really.

Do I seem sober to you? That's why I know you got my back. 'Cuz you're a guy. Have I ever told you, you're a guy? Hey everybody, see this guy? He's a guy. NO! He's like the guy. No offense to you guys, but he's the guy. Did I tell you this guy is the guy?

I sing you a song while you're on your way...

"The heat is on, on the street

Inside your head, on every beat

And the beat's so loud, deep inside

The pressure's high, just to stay alive

'Cause the heat is on

Oh-wo-ho, oh-wo-ho

Caught up in the action I've been looking out for you

Oh-wo-ho, oh-wo-ho

(Tell me can you feel it)

(Tell me can you feel it)

(Tell me can you feel it)

The heat is on, the heat is on, the heat is on

the heat is on Oh it's on the street, the heat is - on."

Now, bring me back some booze. This guys the guy you guys. Guys? Guys? This guy, right here, this guy is the guy. Did I tell you that. Hey Scotty, you're the guy. He likes my singing, this guy.