[Mirikon]

When the surly dwarf started tramping off to the... plane? Was something in that condition still possible of flight? Iceblade sighed, and followed, the dwarf might be a pain, like most halfers, but they would be in trouble if they had to find a new hacker in the middle of the run.

Walking up to the African man, Iceblade nods, and says, "You are Innocent Dobiri, yes? My client arranged passage to Lagos with you."

[farothel]

Hyena followed Jane to towards the rest of the group.  As they came closer, she did a quick count.
"We're not all here," she said, "Where the elf... Lost, wasn't it?  Did he live up to his nick?

[Sentinemodo]

I don't know, wasn't around when I got out of VR.

[Thermo]

Jane sighs deeply, obviously frustrated that Lost didn't stay close and now was, well, lost. She turns her head away and studies the readout on her commlink. "Shit", she says. "He got himself into trouble with the locals and now he's in their holding cell, all beat up and hurt. If he can't handle the locals here, there's no way he's coming to Lagos."

She talks into her commlink, sending a brief message to the attending guard officer that once the albino wakes up he is to be loaded back onto the Gulfstream to be shipped back to the UCAS

[Sentinemodo]

We've wasted enough cycles on him, shall we move on, or maybe anyone has something to say on the summary I've told you?

[Mirikon]

Iceblade shook his head. "There's nothing we can do about it now. Jane is right that if he couldn't make it past the gate here, he would have been in real trouble in Lagos. If we need additional hands, there's always the possibility of recruiting local talent." He looked over to Jane for confirmation. Afterall, she is the boss here.

[farothel]

"I can contact some people if you want," Hyena said, "but first let's try to get there.  We're going to use this thing?  I hope someone has brought duct tape, we might need it."
she jerked her thumb to the airplane.

[Thermo]

As you approach the plane, Dobiri hears your comments on the condition of the plane. He laughs and says "Do you see any other planes out here? If you want to go to Lagos, this is it. Don’t worry. I’m the best pilot in Lagos. The rust is just camouflage."

Jane confirms that Black Mamba has vouched for them and Dobiri nods. He tells Jane, "Tell him that the favor I owed him is paid, omae."

As you enter the plane, Dobiri is particularly interested in making sure you don't have too much gear. As Jerry boards, he looks like he's about to say something on the weight of the carry-on bag with the drone inside but apparently decides to change his mind. It looks like your luggage barely made it past him to get on board.

As you all pile in, the old Cessna 2012 creaks and groans. Most of the seats have been removed and the entire back appears to be loaded to the ceiling with supplies. Looking carefully, you see that they appear to be medical supplies. That explains why he was so concerned with the weight of your luggage, you think to yourselves.

Jane straps herself into her seat, folds her arms, and closes her eyes. She's apparently used to this kind of travel.

You're all standing in the isle with your luggage.

What do you do?

[farothel]

Hyena checked to see if there was any ropes or anything available to secure their luggage.  While she didn't have much that was so sensitive, she wasn't sure about the others.  While mostly the planes had been a lot more modern, it wasn't the first time she was in a small plane with a lot of luggage.
"give me your luggage," she said to the others, "I'll secure it.  I've done this before."

[Mirikon]

Iceblade handed his single duffle to Hyena with a nod. "Well, it isn't quite like a military transport, but close enough, considering. Thanks." He took the seat next to Jane, and strapped himself in. Like Jane, he decided to spend this flight resting, if he could. Though this trip promised to be bumpier, there still wasn't much he could do until they were on the ground.

[Sentinemodo]

You got a space on copilot seat? I am a pilot also.

Jerry hands over the bag for roping without a word.

[Thermo]

@Jerry: Dobiri laughs and says "Sure! Come on up! I could use the company! Plus it'll keep me from falling asleep. These modern rigs practically pilot themselves." As you clamber up into the worn-out chair, you can only smile at his sarcasm. This is unlike any plane you've ever even seen, no less piloted. It wasn't adapted for rigging! It didn't even have electronic gauges! With your technical aptitude, you feel that it might be cool to see how the old-school guys did things. Now that you've seen the cockpit you don't think you'd be comfortable in the back, knowing that you're putting your lives quite literally in Dobiri's hands.

(Roll an aeronautic mechanic + mechanical background test)

@Hyena: Your companions hand you their luggage without complaint. You quickly tie a series of complicated knots that bind the luggage to the D-rings bolted to the ceiling and bulkhead. The knots allow things to shift without letting them go too far, and one quick pull on the end of the slip-knot would free things up quickly if the need arose. Nodding in satisfaction, you sit down and strap yourself in. You manage to put your personal luggage within arms reach in case you need to access a weapon quickly upon landing (or crashing! haha!)

@Iceblade: Jane opens one eye and peeks over at you. You notice that she's a lot cuter than she first appeared. You try to let the military man take over from the gigolo that was trying to make an appearance. You close your eyes, knowing that either way it would be a very interesting trip.

[If anyone wants to talk to Dobiri this is your chance]

[Mirikon]

Iceblade winked at Jane, and smiled. Should be an interesting trip, indeed. Just which way this trip would go would depend on many things, but there wasn't much one could do in public. Best to just let things take their course. Plus, it wasn't exactly professional to go panting like a letch after your boss.

Con (Seduction): 11d6.hits(5)=5

[Sentinemodo]

Fuck me! I wouldn't beleive those birds still fly. The last one I've seen was in McGuyver series remake from 2030 and she was dubbed then flying coffin... but it's a pretty one from the inside.

OOC:
aeronautic mechanic: 7d6.hits(5)=3
mechanical background: 10d6.hits(5)=5

fragging A, nice rolls

[Thermo]

@Jerry: After studying the interior of the cockpit and listening to the sound of the engine, you begin to realize that the airplane has been meticulously maintained and is in excellent shape. It even sounds like the engines have been modified to put out more power than they were originally capable of.

The rust is just camouflage, indeed...