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>Uh, just approach from the opposite side? No need to orbit *before* circling around.
According to Vul, the only place that’s for certain outside the sight of the cannon battery is the planet that it is orbiting, which is rather hard to go through, no?
>We could shove our most heavily shielded ship in its face to distract it from the lander, but it's *designed* to punch holes in big ships...
Which is why we don’t distract it with a ship, but with something that we won’t mind getting a few holes in. Like a decoy.
>Then we should think about getting the crew quarters upgrade. Getting it ahead of time would be better than waiting until the last minute.
A good idea, though we’ll need some Basic Metals, Noble Metals and Organic Material first. Hmm… we can buy the BM here… and Vul said the green planet had NM on it… which only leaves OM. Gamma system did have a planet full of the stuff if Tozlan is correct, though it was full of dangerous fauna.
>Let's hope issues won't crop up before we can send Gherni in for his checkup. Make sure there's someone to keep an eye on him.
It’s a her, but she should be safe for now. We’re just sitting in the port, so nothing dangerous should happen, right?
>Don't get too defensive when she sees your storage has all four material types split evenly. You didn't know how to keep them.
They aren’t split evenly, as one unit of one thing is vastly different from one unit of another. They also require different way to store them. After all, a few liters of acid strong enough to eat through our ship’s hull is not going to be stored in the same way as about 20 ton of timber.
>Consider just sleeping with her. It's not that you don't want to try anything else. It's that you want to get past the fact that the only person she could sleep with until now is her brother. Definitely do not overthink the implications.
What implication? Both she and Tozlan have mentioned that Raolme are rather social creatures, and likes to sleep in large piles of people. It’s… different, sure, but it’s not that odd.
>Hmm, I wonder if she'll try to seduce you?
Tizli is as blunt as a sport bat; her “seduction” will probably consist of asking you if you want to do it.
>If this leads to having some fun in the bedroom, then you won’t complain!
…of course, even if she’s blunt, you’ll probably not say no, right?
>Sure, why not. I am curious to see if she'll pull an excuse to "sleep" with you.
Thanks, Captain, you’re just the briniest! I’ll be a real pearl in bed, don’t you worry!
As long as I get a full night of sleep, I won’t complain, Tizli.
I promise you that you’ll sleep like a nestling while I’m nuzzling you!
If you say so…
I’ll come over tonight, alright Zento?
I’ll be expecting you then, Tizli.
>Something you want to consider, beyond merit and experience, is need. No doubt a promotion could direct ship improvement such that a lieutenant's skills or talents could be applied better, or would matter more. What would be worth specializing in, at this stage?
It’s a bit early to specialize in anything, as you pretty much need everything at this moment. What you really need is someone that can keep the crew working to their full capacity, honestly.
>No choosing your own children or your clone. That’d be seen as you favoring your own blood.
Not choosing them at all would cripple us to much, seeing how much you’ve been spreading your seed already. In the end, you’ll need to choose whoever is best for the job, no matter their blood relation to you.
>What does being a Leader mean? What skills does Tara have as one?
The skills a leader should have, probably. Being able to direct people around, understand people, to take both quick and hard decisions as well as being calm under pressure, is your guess.
>Tara is a shoe-in, literally a born leader.
She might be…
>She’s actually not a good choice. Everyone knows that she’s the Captain’s clone, so it’d be seen as favoritism, especially since she just barely got out of the Vats today. She’ll need to prove herself first, just like everyone else. She can be a lieutenant after she’s proven to be a good choice.
…but as you say, you have no idea how she’ll actually act now that she’s outside the Vat. What we know is her background, where she apparently was a decent leader, at least according to the Vat system. After that, we’ll simply have to wait and see.
>Be careful with her. She might try to overthrow you if she thinks you’re doing a shit job as Captain.
Which is why you’re not going to do a shit job as a Captain, it’s as simple as that.
>Could one of those things be a threesome with the Commander? (Com'on we're all thinking it. No?)
Actually, you’re currently trying to figure out if it counts as incest or simple masturbation to knock up your clone…
>Shara is too much of a hot head and Zell is probably too lazy. That would leave Regina as the only candidate for promotion.
Hmm… Regina might be a good candidate as well… you’ll keep her in mind for now.
>Honestly, I think Tozlan would be a good choice. He was a lieutenant on his ship, so he should be just as capable of a lieutenant on our ship.
Hmm… he’s also very knowledgeable with the galaxy around us… and he seems to be getting along with most of the crew as well. He might be a good first choice, yes…
>Wait, did he ever say he’s officially joined our crew? If he hasn’t officially joined our crew yet, then never mind.
…he’s been helping us out for days and been taking out a salary, so… he’s practically crew already? Just not officially, you guess? You better fix that right now.
Ah, Captain, my friend! What can I help you with today?
Tozlan, I wanted to talk to you about your crew status.
Oh, I’ve been meaning to talk to you about that, friend. I’m sure you already know, but I’ve decided to stay here with my sister for now… and I’ve already been helping out where I can as often as I can, so I was wondering…
Of course you may join our crew officially, Tozlan.
Great! Though… there are a couple provisos, a few quid pro quos… see, my contract states that I’m ranked as a lieutenant and that I should be hired as one if possible, friend.
I was actually already considering promoting you, Tozlan, seeing as you practically already are a crew member… welcome aboard, Lt. Tozlan.
Thank you sir, you have my word that I’ll make sure this pearl of a ship swim through the stars as if it was made of foam.
[Lt. Tozlan the diplomat has joined!]
>Oh I just realized we should probably ask our Raolme crew for advice on how to optimize our trading in this system.
Trading advice, friend? Why, it’s easy. Buy low, sell high... which is done by having friends in the right places, Captain. It’s simply a fact of knowing who’s selling what and who’s buying it.
And for the current system? You have any advice?
We’re not going to find any cheaper BM or Fuel anywhere else, so it would be prudent to fill our coffers with it for now. I also know for a fact that Trade Clan Tauzaka to the east will be selling both Corrosives and Organic Material for slightly less than these miners are willing to buy them for, so we can make a profit by simple buying there and selling here, friend. Though, unless we find someone willing to pay a premium for either fuel or Basic Metals, we have nothing to stock up on in this system for the return trip.
Hmm… thank you for your insight, Lieutenant.
>I’m kinda interested in what Zell has been up to being a miner and knowing minerals and all that and considering he was the only other guy for a while and no bonding really happened with him. That and his daughter.
Sadly, you simply won’t have the time to bond with everyone, especially now when you’re starting to get more crew on the ship. Of course, you can still just ask him what’s he’s been up to if you see him… speaking of witch, he’s right there.
Huh? Oh, Captain, didn’t see yah there, son. Yah’re wondering what Ah’m up to?
We are heading down to the planet for some shore leave, love.
Indeed we are, and Ah was going to ask if Tozlan ‘ere wished to accompany us.
Sadly, I must decline, my friends, as I already have other plans with someone else.
Ah! An evening with ‘er, then? Go for it, brother, Ah know yah’ll get ‘er.
Thank you for your confidence, brother.
I have no idea what that was about, sir, but do you want to come with us, Captain? I wouldn’t mind having a handsome gentleman like yourself around, Ohoho!
‘ow about it Captain? Me, Gherni here, that new fellow Car, Shara as well as my lovely daughter was planning on going down and have some fun, lad. Do yah wish to join us?
We can hit a nice little lounge to fester in and play a game or two of Frumpy!
…do what in the what now? Ah was thinking of just grabbing a drink or two and just take it easy for a bit…
That’s what I said, love.
Your communicator beeps as a new messages arrives:
Hey, Captain! I’m going down planet side with the two new gals, Tara and Iris… as well as Ikekeki. Do you want to come with us? We’re planning to hit a club or something if we find one.
…why does everyone suddenly want to be you pal?
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