Anne waited until everyone was gathered in the cargo bay. "Okay people... Glad you could all make it!" She opened the carton she'd inspected the contents of earlier and pulled out what looked like a cushion with straps.<br/>(http://parachuteshop.com/G3WebRig%20-%20Trans.gif)<br/>She tossed it to Oni, then threw one to Lyn. A third, somewhat larger pack, a last minute substitution, was given to Maria. The forth pack she strapped on herself, showing the others exactly how to do it. She passed out helmets next. Automatic rip-cord pullers. Altimeter software for their implants. She already had hers!<br/><br/>"Okay, team, this is where the fun starts! We are over Trinidad. The blimp has a flight plan filed to take us to Venezuela. Now, see, if we landed in Trinidad when we are listed as only carrying cargo, and suddenly all these passengers got off, and no pilot did, we would arouse all sorts of suspicions. So the blimp flies across Trinidad. Just before it leaves Trinidad airspace, it explodes. A tragic accident, with the loss of only one life. Meanwhile, we stay behind."<br/><br/>She tapped the chute she wore. "These are the latest technology. They will automatically open at seven hundred feet. Then they will automatically home in on my chute's secure beacon and, just before you land, they will spray shock foam all over you. It goes rubbery very quickly, and then goes brittle so even you should be able to fight you way out of it Mr Oni."<br/><br/>She looked at Lyn. "We all set for the big kaboom?"<br/><br/>Lyn nodded and Anne grinned at them. "Oni, my man. I'm assuming you relied on Iffy's recommendation when selecting this vehicle?"<br/><br/>She waited for him to confirm this. If he hadn't it would not have been a problem, it would simply have required more work... But when he gave confirmation, she grinned "Iffy... Initiate procedure 2001 Space Odyssey. Open the pod bay doors please HAL!"<br/><br/>Anne was expecting it. The others might have been, she didn't care. The cargo bay doors on the<em>floor</em>of the airship's pod swung suddenly open, spilling everything and everyone into the air under the ship.<br/><br/>"YEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! WOOOOOH! WOOHOOOOO!"