Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Srothell Ch’zaolrirh (Chief Security Officer) in Holodeck side sim: Dixon Hill and the Case of the Golden Serpent All Characters Invited

Posted by Captain Sidney Parker (Commanding Officer) in Holodeck side sim: Dixon Hill and the Case of the Golden Serpent All Characters Invited

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Edison Dowd (Science Officer) in Holodeck side sim: Dixon Hill and the Case of the Golden Serpent All Characters Invited
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“Oh its all yours Mr. Hill. You see I am the slimmed down version of the one real detective, Hercules Poirot. Unlike you Mr. Hill I do not exercise my, how do you say, big muscles, but rather my little gray cells.” Sid answered using the famous Belgian Detectives trademark accented English.

Parker/Poirot

Hercules Poirot? Oh my Gawd,” Jason laughed. Picturing Captain Sidney Parker as the finicky and arrogant Hercules Poirot took some doing. But that was the point of the holodeck. One could play make-believe and be someone other than oneself. An excellent way to put oneself into another’s shoes a prepare someone for diplomatic situations or first contact missions (which is why Starfleet never commented on grown men acting like little kids, Jason supposed). Coughing into his fist, Jason regained his composure. “Ed, Thell, and I and started a Dixon Hill case already, but it hadn’t really progressed very far. Nobody even got murdered yet. Should we pick it up from there?”

Jason Harn, XO/Dixon Hill (unless another player character shows up)

“Of course Hastings.” Sid said and then stopped. “Oh so careless of me my dear Mr. Hill. Poirot does not always remember his dear Hastings is not here right now. Just yourself, which I am sure is well qualified to assist.”

Poirot was being his usual arrogant self but in that sly insulting while pretending to comliment manner.

Sidney Poirot

“You little Belgian…um… waffle?” Jason guessed. “Hm, I’m not familiar with the appropriate racial slur. I guess I grew up in a more enlightened and cosmopolitan time than I thought,” he smiled.

Jason Harn, XO

“Ah you make a joke for Poirot. Well not everyone has the , how do you say, funny bone my dear Mr. Hill.” Poirot said. “Lets us proceed to the facts of this case. Can you give me the information.”

Sidney doing his best Poirot

“Well, let’s see, the story started when we were hired by… let me start again,” Jason held up a finger while clearing his throat. “It all started when a dame callin’ herself Kathrine Goodwin paid me a call,” he said in a voice that sounded like a combination of Humphrey Bogart’s Sam Spade and Don Adams’ Maxwell Smart. “She said she was the wife of Harry Goodwin, noted archeologist specializing in Aztec and Mayan Mesoamerican civilizations. She told me that she an’ Harry were gettin’ a divorce, and she wanted to make sure she got her half. I was told to find an artifact he’d brought home from Mexico called the Golden Serpent. It was a small statue the size of an Oscar of a winged serpent coiled around a column of some sort. I found the serpent, gave it to Missus Goodwin and collected my fee. But somethin’ didn’t sit right. Now I’m waitin’ for the other shoe to drop.”

OOC: And for Ch’zaolrirh and Dowe to show up if they are still interested.

Jason Harn, AKA Dixon Hill

As Jason finished his summary the arch opened up and a familiar sky blue face appeared. The COS smiled as he caught sight of the Captain within the holodeck. “Ah Captain, I… um… didn’t realize you would be joining us today.” Clasping the back of his neck with his left hand, the COS looked over his attire. He was wearing a plain white dress shirt and brown slack. His sleeves were rolled up, with a pair of Y-strap suspenders highlighting a bit of his upper body.

The Andorian had begun to dress more casual, as he became more familiar with the world of Dixon Hill. It was a decision he was now regretting in the captain’s presence.

COS Ch’zaolrirh (In need of a new part for this chapter)

Edison also followed into the holodeck, wearing a blue suit with tan shoes and a light brown hat. He was astonished to find the captain here. “…Not that..we …have an issue with that,” he stammered after Srothell.

Lt (j.g) Edison Dowe (Science)

“Oh that’s right. Thell was Dixon Hill,” Jason nodded. “It’s okay guys; there are no rank pips on the holodeck. Captain Parker will be playing Hercules Poirot, so there’s no reason why any of us can’t play Dixon Hill.” When he noticed the blank looks on his shipmates he added “Hercules Poirot, the Agatha Christie guy with the moustache? Anyone?”

Jason Harn, XO

Edison smiled at Jason. “Ahh, je vois que le Capitaine profite de l’occasion pour utiliser les petites cellules grises,” he replied in the Belgian detectives accent. He was surprised that the Captain knew who he was.

Jason reached into his pocket to pull out his combage. It looked like he was going to need the universal translator installed in it after all.

“Ahh nice to see you new faces but usually Poirot works alone. Well to speak of. He has his trusted Hastings but for stimulation of the gray cells. Its amazing what dull men can do to inspire brilliant ones to think.” Poirot//Sid said. It was again an incharacter reference to Hastings famous errors of mental prowess in comparison to his own.

“One thing I do not understand Mr. Hill. What does a shoe dropping have to do with the case?” Sid answered in his Poirot characters puzzled look.

Poirot

“Sometimes fate kicks you when yer not lookin’,” Jason said in his gritty ‘film noir’ voice as they entered the holodeck. Computer, run the program ‘Dixon Hill and the Case of the Golden Serpent, starting with Chapter Two, recognize…” He glanced over at Ed and Thell. “Which one of us should be Dixon Hill? And does anybody want to play Poirot’s sidekick, Captain Watson or any Dixon Hill characters like Lieutenant Pluckett or Rex the Bartender?”

OOC: I’m a dude, playin’ a dude, disguised as another dude!

Jason Harn, XO, getting everone’s characters’ characters straight before running the program.

“Good Lord, sir. It’s Captain Hastings not Captain Watson. I can be him if you would like.” Edison corrected before adjusting his hat.

Lt (j.g) Edison Dowe (Science)

“Very Well Hastings. Time is, how do you say, wasting away.” With that the Captain did his best Poirot waddle into the simulation. The Belgian ignored everyone else. “Hastings I’m afraid I do not understand this case yet. We must gather the little clues and meet the people. Ahh the sociological aspects are many times disregarded but poirot notices all.”

Poirot

The Andorian was now fully lost. Having just started to get the hang of the initial case he shrugged as he looked over at Jason, “Is there anyone quieter I might be able to play?”

COS Ch’zaolrirh

“How about Lieutenant Plunkett, Dixon Hill’s friend on the force?” Jason suggested. “Plunkett is a detective in the San Francisco Police Department. I didn’t want to suggest it ‘cause it sounds too much like what you do anyway.”

Jason Harn, XO