52nd Frontier [audio // common]

[ecopiracy]

[Phoenix's voice comes on for the first time in well over two weeks. He sounds calm, vaguely curious, but definitely paying attention to the comm.]

If you had to catch a bird in flight, how would you go about doing so?

[Locked to Maia - 69% unhackable]

[His voice hardens.]

Maia.

Comments

[twopistols]

Use a net.

[So helpful.]

[ecopiracy]

[Yeah, screw you, too, Torn.]

But how do you get the bird to come down to you?

[twopistols]

No need. Use a light enough net, set it high enough, and it'll never see it and fly right in.

[Best friends~]

[ecopiracy]

You're assuming you can set it above its flight.

[Now Phoenix is just being difficult. Just for you, Torn. ♥]

[nottheaveragekg]

A trap, of course.

[ecopiracy]

Of course. But what sort of trap would you use?

[nottheaveragekg]

I've never been the tactical genius. As far as I'm concerned, the direct approach is the best. If they run, you shoot them. It's hard to run when one leg is losing meat.

[ecopiracy]

Always practical, Ashelin. That's one of the things I like about you.

[He's not even going to bother locking that comment. Torn can listen in if he wants.]

[aswanbyday]

Why would you want to?

[ecopiracy]

If the bird is a threat, it will need to be dealt with.

[A slight pause as it occurs to him that Odette might take this a little too personally.]

I am not be literally, at least not precisely. The bird is a figure of speech.

[aswanbyday]

[Odette's quiet for a minute before she offers a suggestion.]

A cage? Even if it doesn't have bars, it's still a cage.

[ecopiracy]

Hmm. A good idea, but I'd need to find a way to lure it in. Unfortunately, bait must be specific to the quarry.

[sprayemnslayem]

Shoot it.

[Fucking Rakks.]

[ecopiracy]

Sadly, I have been denied access to my gun, or this really would be an ideal solution. Unless you have one you've somehow smuggled past Redd...?

[sprayemnslayem]

[If he did he'd be blasting his way to Redd already.]

Then get creative. There's plenty of crap around here to get something done.

[ecopiracy]

Indeed. Which is why I am asking for suggestions. I'm narrowing down the possibilities by seeing what others think will work.

[standardpackage]

Shoot it.

[DUH PHOENIX]

[ecopiracy]

Oh, brilliant suggestion, Jinx. And how would you suggest to do that without a gun in hand?

[Can you hear that sarcasm, Jinx?]

[standardpackage]

Throe th' empty gun at it. Erol's got a gun, borrow it.

[ecopiracy]

...

[Phoenix's voice is flat.]

You're drunk again, aren't you.