>>2550168
FOR HOUSE AND DOMINION

All easily visible signs of the hard work the people living on your world have put in.

>>2550168
FOR HOUSE AND DOMINION! RIOJA IS MAKING MONEY AT LAST!

>>2550168
For House and Dominion! We are broke again edition!

>>2550197
If you consider having nearly Billion S still in the bank broke, then yes.

I fucking caught up

I did it

It took a whole goddamn year but I did it

>>2550213
Wow, congrats.

>>2550213
Absolute Unit.
Thoughts?

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>>2550213

Congratulations you survived!

>>2550280
Many. Putting them down on paper will be an essay and a half but a very short version is 'I wish there was more'.

For example, the promised Bekka thread and the promised sequel to Rioja Five-oh. I was really looking forward to both, you know?

I also cannot understand how any of you can keep all the ships and weapons and their stats in your head, I gave up on even trying back in Wing Commander

>>2550299
Oh it's easy! Seven years and I still can't remember what Phase and Pulse cannons had that made them different.

The Wiki really helps

>>2550299
If it says 'Plasma' on the can then it's probably gonna kill things real fast.

With plenty of time ahead until being needed on the front lines again, you began to give serious thought to potential heirs. While Troy had no interest in pressuring you into it, the same couldn't be said for each of your parents. A Reynard-Harmen heir could unite the financial and industrial power of both.
The plan to have children may have been carefully thought out, but the actual act was anything but. Both of you were too drunk from the cross planet festivities to remember much of anything.

With further minor medical assistance twins are expected in early November 4039. The doctors have cautioned against any Recon suit actions or high-g maneuver flying in the later half of the year. Not that you should be running around performing special forces work anyways given your position authority.

After settling in you've been busy helping out friends and allies.

With your support the Krath infiltrator Jarato Eldal has negotiated a settlement of sorts with his government. He'll become a free agent and they'll no longer pursue him, though he'll need to check in with them every so often. Also as part of the agreement he'll need to change his identity. Towards that end he's following some of your advice and taking acting classes.
You hope he'll lean a few things that help him decide who to be.

Former Shallan Admiral Mezan and a number of political prisoners were freed from the Shallan State thanks to your money and intervention. Now interested in starting up a mercenary company you've provided Mezan substantial loan of 500 million. The Admiral also has been given permission to buy the next Eclipse II out of Rioja's shipyard.
She plans to combine this with a typical startup loan from the PCCG for new Mercenary outfits. This will afford some legitimacy and allow her to begin building up a more serious fleet. Some day it might be needed to support efforts to restore the Shallan Federation's government.
Mezan has already warned the government in exile that it will be necessary.

Working to strengthen ties with other members of the Run Alliance you've formed an industry agreement with the Factions Alliance. They wish to construct a new mobile fleet base in the Run given it's a safe area. In return they'll have to purchase some of the materials from the Houses in the Run. This will help to provide jobs to the region and taxes.

The Alliance was not entirely happy with the proposal. Apparently they'd hoped to cut costs considerably by carrying out the mining and fabrication themselves with a Foundry ship. At the same time they can't really fault your requests. They wanted to build the ship farther from the Neeran front in more protected space and this would seem to be the cost of doing business.

>>2550349

>The Alliance was not entirely happy with the proposal. Apparently they'd hoped to cut costs considerably by carrying out the mining and fabrication themselves with a Foundry ship. At the same time they can't really fault your requests. They wanted to build the ship farther from the Neeran front in more protected space and this would seem to be the cost of doing business.

With as much tension that I feel is being built up over the idea that the Alliance is planning on building these from the factions themselves. They could be at least a little more happy we are letting them build it within Dominion territory and so close to many Houses who may feel threatened at the idea of such a thing existing/ being built so close to them. All without the Great Houses or the Ruling House coming down on us (The Run Alliance) for letting the Alliance build it without consulting them first. Sure other factions would likely let them build the ship within their boarders with similar agreements of the such.

Ah well, I guess we don't have to tell Vanderwall that it would be awfully convient for the Dominion to get a hold of the schematics/ data on how to build one of those things for the benefit of the Dominion, right?

>>2550388
>I guess we don't have to tell Vanderwall that it would be awfully convient for the Dominion to get a hold of the schematics/ data on how to build one of those things for the benefit of the Dominion, right?
No you don't have to tell him that.

Setting down to actually look at your finances you were faced with how best to spend the many billions that had been saved up over the years. That money hadn't sat idle. Some had gone to the company to continue expansion, other amounts to Verilis to look after Rioja, as wrell as family and friends. Many of those that received money sent quite a bit of it back as thanks. A few of them were not as fortunate and you forgave anything they might owe you in return for gifts to Rioja.

Considerable resources have been invested into an R&D program with the Alliance. The idea being to locate emergency teleporter capsules that have failed to reach their destination. You've provided them with a hardened station for better protection, along with logistics craft and funding.

With input from the Governor investments in Rioja's industry, urban development and agriculture continue. With the planet now able to provide tax money much of your investments are being directed back into expansion of RSS.

With your approval you've funded an operation to purchase land and salvage rights on a world called Karakum. Described as a Death World, the inhabitants have mostly fled. RSS will salvage what it can from the surface and HTF will restore the worlds terraforming.
You've cautioned against attempts by the House to seize the planet through underhanded methods. Instead its land should be sold once it is in a livable condition.

RSS will also acquire a Heavy Carrier variant from House Ceres designed specifically for salvage operations. Once it is completed the company should also be able to produce it from the Surakeh Heavy Cruiser shipyards. It's a hefty investment but one that will be necessary for upcoming hazard salvage.

Having invested more money into Fast Super development you decided it was time to visit the shipyard. Located in former Che'len space the yard is preparing to put the design into mass production. Testing is being carried out to confirm if the latest structural upgrades are sufficient. If they are two or three of the ships might be complete before the end of the year.
While there you were even able to witness a test of the antimatter afterburner system. It still has minor problems but you've seen the Dominion field warships in far worse shape.

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Alex is pushing ahead with his mobile shipyard concept. At your suggestion he's approached a number of the major Houses in the hopes of offsetting concerns they might have about allowing its production. He's seeing some success, though results may still take time.

Your additional engineering support and a 500 million investment should help things along on the development side.

An R&D facility has been set up to reverse engineer the weather control system data you recovered from the sphere. The team is reportedly making considerable progress thanks to the wealth of data available, compared to having to simply duplicate a device.
Early test prototypes should be ready in another month.

Heavy shield breaker torpedoes are now being produced at a facility in the Kaptlyn system. Baron Avun has ensured that the platform is well protected. Stockpiles are being assembled at either of your fleet bases.

You've arranged for two production lines suitable for siege weapon construction to be built. One will be in the territory of Baron Daska Rna in South Reach. Your long time subordinate is more than happy to ensure such a production line is built in a protected location.
It will be responsible for building Gatling Light Siege cannon turrets. Their long range and high rate of fire make then an ideal weapon for faster ships or defensive installations.

Another production line will be installed in the "Plasma moon" munitions facility. You've yet to decide on which one.

>Dominion variant R2.Heavy plasma cannon
This is a Dominion plasma weapon based to some extent on Republic Iron plasma weaponry. It is larger and more powerful than the Republic's heavy plasma cannon, but only 1 of them can be fit to a turret.
Tech wise these are more in line with the main guns used by the ACS.

>Helios Phased Fusion siege cannon (large 1 gun turret) [4 month delay]
This is an upgraded version of the Fusion siege cannon. It uses technology based on Neeran phased plasma weaponry. Being a more complicated weapon it has seen some delays. It is anticipated to be much more powerful than it's predecessor.

Both have their merits but in terms of Rioja's available facilities there can be only one.

A) Dominion variant R2.Heavy plasma cannon
B) Helios Phased Fusion siege cannon

>>2550520
>B) Helios Phased Fusion siege cannon

Also Duncan said we must go to the dagobah system. Was that a joke or should we actually do it?

>>2550520

>Plasma Cannon
B) Helios Phased Fusion siege cannon

>>2550457
>You've cautioned against attempts by the House to seize the planet through underhanded methods. Instead its land should be sold once it is in a livable condition.
Boooooh.

>Early test prototypes should be ready in another month.
Neat. Didn't except results so soon.

>Both have their merits but in terms of Rioja's available facilities there can be only one.
Hard choice. The regular plasma ones seems more reliable and the safer option. The soon to be Phased Fusion Siege one promises to be good but that remains to the seen. I also suspect a number of these cannons will go into the new Fast Supers. With that in mind I am a bit hesitant about equipping them with Fusion canons and strain their fuel storage further.

None the less I am going to go for.

B) Helios Phased Fusion siege cannon

I am sure the retrofitted Dominion Megas could make good use of these guns.

>>2550520
>A) Dominion variant R2.Heavy plasma cannon
Perfect for the Moon, given that it's dedicated to building Dominion copies of the original Plasma Weapons. We even have the Republic Heavy version stored so maybe the engineers can do a comparison between the two?

>>2550520
>B) Helios Phased Fusion siege cannon

You purchase the production license for the Helios Phased Fusion siege cannon.
While your manufacturing facilities have developed a good understanding of Republic weaponry, Neeran based tech has a number of advantages. Your House isn't inexperienced with maintaining them and the Helios weapon should only improve that.

Crews ensure that they'll be ready to get the weapons into production once Helios gets the last bugs worked out.

A few days later Svidur arrives on Rioja along with his Alliance escort. He's eager to see the planet you and your people have struggled to tame.

"I must say the weather is considerably nicer than how it was previously described to me."

What all did you want to show him on the grand tour?

>>2550752
The Vineyards we set up, the capital, the weather control system? Maybe even the University.

Mainly I wanted to talk to him about the Defence system on the Sphere, and the location of the Builder planet facility we discovered in the archives.

>>2550752
Maybe show him around our holdings? Such as Rioja city and the capital. Maybe even take him to the resort area.

We also need to tell him our full story of our trip through the sphere. As well as our discovery of another sphere builder location that we are heading to.

It's decided to take Svidur out to a few places you haven't been to yourself since returning. Heading north the first stop is at the vineyards. They've still protected by the domes that were built years ago, though access ways are open to the outside now weather permitting.

"I was really wondering if this was going to work." you tell him, gesturing to your surroundings.
"Hard to believe how much it all changed in just a few short years."

Svidur pauses to look around.
"You may be close to understanding what it can be like for some of us. I can't simply stay in one place to ensure things go well. In many cases all I can do is help where I can in the hope things will turn out right in my absence."

"And if things don't turn out?"
"Then at least I tried, and I allowed those I helped the chance to stand on their own. The Empire has allowed the nations and people they control to depend on them. Depending on the benefit of wisdom and experience that one tends to accumulate over several centuries. I'm not sure how well they will stand on their own once they've removed that crutch."

The old wizard glances down at the cane he's been using.
"Speaking of which. It's difficult to break some habits. I really don't need this but it's reassuring to have."

Next stop is the weather control R&D labs. Security and the techs aren't thrilled to have you there let alone Svidur. Apparently they've been making a great deal of progress simply because you've left them to their work.
Svidur promises not to read anyone's minds or pull any parlour tricks. He seems rather surprised the Caretakers allowed you to leave with this technology.
"I do recognise some of this."

"Please don't say from where. I'm not even supposed to tell the staff here where I got it." you tell him.

"Rest assured, most of your secrets are safe. I think your security should be adequate."

The facility director turns down your request for a systems test informing you that it's not ready.
"Early prototypes should be ready next month, not before. We have a great deal of work to do before then."

You are able to see some of the simulations. There are a few places where the tech overlaps with similar Faction systems which normally don't mesh together well. It's definitely possible to build. They may require no fly zones when in operation for safety's sake.

Next up is the university. Most people on campus give you and your party little more than a second glance before going about their business. A few others take pictures.
"This is quite the school you've built. All of this was your idea?"

"Learning is important. Plus with all of my crazy Research ideas I knew I would need a lot of help."

>Cont.

During an aerocar tour of the rest of Strymon and then Rioja City you catch Svidur up on the adventures on the sphere. He admits that he was responsible for wiping out the Hazard team.
"Fools meddling with powers they could barely comprehend, all of them. There's no telling what damage they might have done to the sphere if given time.
And there was no time. No time to call for help or ways to subdue them without running the risk of escape or leaving them to die from lack of food and water. It might have taken me days or weeks to return for them.
I wasn't happy with my solution, though the other caretakers accepted it readily enough. I was guilty enough about it that I turned off the local decontamination systems. Those systems would have removed all trace of them in time. Better that they be left alone."

Later on you stop at one of the resorts for something to eat and while out on the beach tell the old wizard about the other facility.
"It's in the Empire's territory. They may not even know about it."

"I suspect you're right, though there is another possibility."
"Such as?"
"Someone may know where it is, but it could be located in a rival's territory. I suspect that's unlikely. Their leadership would offer a considerable reward for any help locating a sphere builder structure."

"Provided you can get clearance, did you want to come along once we have a chance to go looking for it?" you ask.

"I would be delighted to. Though I can't say how much help I would be. Most of what I was best at can be maddeningly difficult with this body. I would still be willing to try."

Another thing springs to mind.
"Svidur, the defense system on the sphere."

"I don't think I could apologise enough for not realising precisely what it was."

>>2550790
>Mainly I wanted to talk to him about the Defence system on the Sphere
What did you want to ask about it?

>>2551192

Not that anon, but if we have some secure area. Talk to him about ideas on how to protect the sphere. Should the Empire Neeran stationed there become radicalized and desperate enough to damage the sphere before they leave its space.

>>2551192
>What did you want to ask about it?
Mainly just wanted to discuss the revelation that it's a preservation system and not a true defense system. Other than that maybe our ideas that we gave to the Caretakers for an actual system?

>>2551192
>meddling with powers they could barely comprehend
Kind of like giving an up-and-coming wing commander a bunch of incomprehensible artifacts?

"I certainly wouldn't have guessed it was a preservation system and not a true defense system."

"I should have been able to guess it. They've collected so many wonders, of course they would want a way to preserve some of it. It seems blatantly obvious now. No wonder they didn't want to turn it on."

"They said they could adjust the length of time the field was active. It was just the required charging time was going to be decades."

Once in a secure area you mention some of the countermeasures and plans you'd shared with the Caretakers. Svidur guesses they would not have been terribly happy to turn the sphere into a weapon system.

"They're not but it seems like they're verging on desperation now so who knows.
Speaking of meddling with powers people could barely comprehend."

"Yes?"

"Isn't that a bit like giving an up-and-coming wing commander a bunch of incomprehensible artifacts?"

"There were worse options. Not that giving them to you was towards that end of the spectrum. I needed to keep them away from Baldr. He wasn't prepared. If the artifacts had gone to him he'd have relied upon them too heavily. Instead he was forced to take on the many burdens he faced without them and as a result has grown stronger and smarter because of it.
I still had much to teach him but it was a worse case scenario."

I found this old site again.
Behold the "Enter Name Here" class blockade runner.

http://ship.shapewright.com/?name=Enter+Name+Here

>>2550213
Dude.

Now make it into an E-book.

>>2550278

How much would we need to raise on Kickstarter to turn this into an ebook?

>>2550457
Can we use the Deathworld like as a space Australia for difficult prisoners we have? Like, they can pay their way free by working there?

>>2550520
> B) Helios Phased Fusion siege cannon

>>2551459
I think one of the other QM's made theirs into an ebook but made it free? I don't really know. I'm not sure where to start looking on that front. Also need to see how 2nd person works in an ebook format.
A writer I briefly talked to had never encountered 2nd person before and wanted to know who the narrator would be.

>>2551466
>Can we use the Deathworld like as a space Australia for difficult prisoners we have? Like, they can pay their way free by working there?
Use it as a penal colony? That's going to have a significant impact on the morale RSS personnel working the site. And not in a good way.

I suppose it could be done. The main body of RSS crews work in orbit while prison crews work on the surface in the more dangerous conditions. If the prisoners don't get paid anything at the end o it aside from their freedom it would classify as a form of indentured servitude which many players have been against.

You'd need to discuss it with the Count since obviously Rioja alone doesn't have a large prisoner population. Also security would remain an issue.
Do so?

>>2551501

>Do so?
Nay, no need to hurt company moral. And no need for indentured servants.

>>2551501
>Do so?
I'm pretty sure if we wanted to make an effective prison we'd just build something on an atmosphere-less world.

>>2551501
Nah we would pay them. And also charge them for room and board and the transfer fee for flying there of course.

But they could either be paid in a free space flight to anywhere else or in land on the planet.

>>2551565
Wait I forgot land = nobility never mind.

Did the 250m we put into Plasma Corvette go anywhere?

>>2551565
>they could either be paid in a free space flight to anywhere else
That means they still have no money when they get there and they quickly becomes someone else's problem. Someone who may object.
What if they ask for transport to Rioja?

There are a number of problems that need looking after when setting up a deal like that.

I need to stop here for the night. I'll be running Saturday through monday. Got a crazy long day tomorrow.

>>2551580
Added this yesterday.
http://houseanddominion.wikia.com/wiki/Fury_Class

>>2551652
Oh nice, it's happening.

>>2551388
Oh yeah. I remember this. Shit was tons of fun

>>2551652
My body is ready.

>>2550213
Speaking of catching up, I had to drop quests in general many moons ago due to life and work and other stuff. It's been so long that I can't remember which thread I left off. The last thing I recall was us getting a planet to be our Barony, and deciding whether to build some kind of planetary fortress/hive city to serve as the capitol, or go full dorf and hollow out a hyper-mountain to be like the Fang from 40k. Does that ring a bell?

>>2552119
Sounds like the first threads of Homefront 4
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/41157784

>>2552119
That sure was a long time ago. Like pre civil war and eye of the storm. Want me to catch you up?

>>2552198
>>2552282
>I'm 33 months behind
WHELP. I'd better get started. Thanks for the offer but it would be best if I read through it myself.

>>2552287
Good luck man. See you in 4 months

>>2552287
I am sort of envious. I still remember when I played catch up way back during the first parts of the Neeran war. Good times. Just thread after thread of quests until I caught up and had to wait for it like the rest.

>>2551387
How did Svid go from caretaker to isolationist?

Do we have any cool shark species in Rioja's waters yet?

Neither of you nor Svidur come up with any new plans for protecting the sphere aside from dropping an Alliance fleet into the system. The old wizard does promise to look into finding more options.

>>2553533
>How did Svid go from caretaker to isolationist?

As Svidur explains he was born aboard one of the city ships that reside in their territory within the Republic's borders. Eventually he felt the need to leave and in time went on pilgrimage to the sphere. He remained there for nearly a century learning much.
After killing the hazard team he decided it was time to depart the sphere and left, taking with him a number of artifacts.

Since then he returned to isolationist territory, learning of their involvement in the Faction Wars and the Empire's renewed search for them. His experiences on the sphere ensured he stood apart from the rest of his people. At the same it earned him a measure of respect.

Svidur and those who trusted him would search Faction space for signs of the Empire's handiwork, serving the isolationists as an early warning system. They also assisted efforts to resolve the Republic's lengthy civil war.

Resuming tomorrow.

Family needs help with some stuff. Resuming 3PM EST

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Halide usually gets a lot of flak for their "based on a true story" movies. People are understandably surprised when the movie focused largely on Shelby and her team is released. It's far from the usual overly dramatized B movie fare that people were expecting from them.

You're of course invited to the opening screening. Usually these movies are very light and actiony but this one is comparatively grim as it deals with the marine's struggle to survive in a biosphere that doesn't provide then many edible resources.

Years are spent trying to survive and raise families. Breathtaking scenery, faint often subdued music and a minimalist script help the movie further stand out from its peers. It ends with your convoy of buggies coming into view at the entrance of the valley.

A few of the other movies you helped finance have received positive reviews. This is one of the first Halide films to receive a standing ovation.
Shelby and the others may not have wanted much attention for their exploits but they're bound to have it now.

>>2556100
>clapping

Thousands of years into the future and a whole different universe and thousands of AU away from Terran space but Americans still clap in theatres.

>>2556113
I was thinking more of the Cannes film festival desu.

With the Dominion's increasing operations against the Neeran, new body armor has entered mass production. The earlier versions of the hard plate armor your people used during the dyson sphere expedition have seen minor revisions since then before finally being approved for general deployment. Because of this the previous Marine grade body armor is now considered obsolete.

As part of military spending Verilis made sure that some of the new armor was made available to special forces while you were gone. Right now there is only enough to equip 10% of Rioja's special forces. Not enough for all of your marines, but enough that everyone has been able to get some training with it.

Did you want to see about purchasing enough for the special forces? That plus extra for the ground forces? Or would you rather just set up your own production?

>1) Initial purchase for immediate use
1a) Equip half (or less) of SF this year, half next year
1b) Enough for SF use
1c) Enough for SF and some of the Army
1d) Re-equip Rioja SF and Army

>2) Set up production?
2a) Low level production (10% of SF per year)
2b) Mid level production (Enough to fit entire SF per year)
2c) High level production (Re-equip Rioja SF and Army within 2.5 years)

>>2556287
>1d) Re-equip Rioja SF and Army
>2c) High level production (Re-equip Rioja SF and Army within 2.5 years)

>>2556100

People are going to be disapointed by the return to form for the next movie, aren't they?

>>2556287
>1) Initial purchase for immediate use
1c) Enough for SF and some of the Army

>2) Set up production?
2b) Mid level production (Enough to fit entire SF per year)

>>2556287
>1b) Enough for SF use
>2b) Mid level production (Enough to fit entire SF per year)

>>2556287
>1) Initial purchase for immediate use
1c) Enough for SF and some of the Army

>2) Set up production?
2b) Mid level production (Enough to fit entire SF per year)

>>2556306
>People are going to be disapointed by the return to form for the next movie, aren't they?
Probably.

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Enough will be purchased immediately to finish outfitting the SF and some of the Army.

While that's going on mid level production will be set up with enough output to fit entire SF per year. That should be enough to more slowly phase out the suits used by the army over the next several years. Enough time for Army training to catch up.

All of this should cost around 50 million.

Marine grade armor is already being produced in Strymon. Putting more suit production there might be seen as excessive. Did you want to put the new production in one of the other cities to provide jobs there? You could also put it in Strymon and move marine grade production elsewhere.

[ ] Strymon
[ ] Barkhan
[ ] Rioja City
[ ] Capital district
[ ] West Cities
[ ] Garzweile / South City

Your orders?

>>2556443

Which of the cities could use the extra jobs provided by the production facilities, the most?

>>2556443
>[ ] Garzweile / South City
Want to keep that filthy pollution near the wastelands where nothing grows anyways.

>>2556443
>[ ] Barkhan

>>2556450
>Which of the cities could use the extra jobs provided by the production facilities, the most?
Probably the western cities seeing as they've had less development, or Garzweile to cut down on some of the production costs.

>>2556443
>[ ] West Cities

>>2556443
>>2556498

Then I vote for
>[ ] West Cities

>>2556443
>>[ ] West Cities

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Looks like west cities it is.
Engineering teams will have a site up and running in a couple of weeks.

The crew of a refugee transport is appealing to the local government for aid. Its an old ship with a spin gravity section and the crew can no longer afford to maintain it. They'd like to sell the ship and move to Rioja or another world in the Run. Unfortunately no one is interested in purchasing such an outdated vessel.

Did you or RSS want to take the ship off their hands? And if so how generous would you be in terms of a purchase price compared to its actual value?

>>2556589
Just how old and rare is this model? Maybe we can buy and rent it out to that museum like we did with some old ships all those aeons ago.

Pay enough that all of them can afford an apartment and have time to find a job, that shouldn't be a lot of money for us.

>>2556686
>Just how old and rare is this model?
Old enough that its original registry can't be determined. Probably built in the expeditionary wars 800 years ago when shortages forced some builders to build spin gravity ships due to lack of artificial gravity systems.

Vessels similar to it are occasionally seen in the Run and South Reach so they're not exactly rare. This one is heavily patched together. If it were scrapped you might get 7-8 million in materials and FTL systems for it.

>>2556589
>>2556741

How much are they looking to sell it for? We can help get the people transported to any world in the Run. If Baron of said world they go to is willing to take them in. After they get the proper paper work all sorted out and stuff like that.

>>2556759
>How much are they looking to sell it for?
Nobody wants to buy the whole ship.
Most of the companies in the Run that have even listened to them have only offered half a million for the FTL components. None of them are interested in the trouble of scrapping the old ship.

They're kinda desperate. If they could get even 30% of its materials cost it would be something.

>>2556791

Sure lets buy it. I'm fine with 1-2mil, if other anons have other amounts. Especially if we can get profit off it to make up for purchasing it. Still think we should work the refugees and personnel worked through the system properly so people don't get lost or disappear.

>>2556759
>>2556791
Also they're not allowed to just sell the FTL and leave the ship drifting because then it would create a hazard for the planet's orbital space and shipping lanes.
A couple of refugee transports have tried abandoning ships in orbit and their crews were arrested.

>>2556809
The refugees were already offloaded at the processing facility. It's just the crew left. Those that haven't quit yet because that haven't been paid.

>>2556809
>>2556686

[ ] 1m (14% materials value) Would let them pay off the crew wages.
[ ] 2m (28% value) Crew paid off & basic rent money
[ ] 3m (42%)
[ ] 5m (71%)
[ ] 7m (100% value)

>>2556915
>>[ ] 3m (42%)

>>2556915
>3m (42%)

>>2556915
>[ ] 3m (42%)

>>2556915
>[ ] 5m (71%)

>>2556915
>[ ] 2m (28% value) Crew paid off & basic rent money

You decide to buy out the ship for 3 million. It's a better offer than they'll get from anyone else. Each of the crew members should have enough money to keep them afloat long enough to find a job. With the continued expansion of RSS there's a good chance some of them might be hired on.

Now the question is what to do with the ship. It really is quite the wreck. probably a good thing you didnt spend any more on it really. Fixing it would cost enough that it was be far far easier to scrap it and start over.

Maybe it could be turned into a museum ship like a few older vessels you own? Making it mobile enough to serve in that regard would still cost millions. It might be better to set up a museum installation where several vessels could be docked.
Rioja's trailing L5 Trojans include a few low density asteroids that aren't considered valuable enough to mine. They could serve as the starting point for a small station. It would also keep the rust bucket out of way of Rioja's busy shipping lanes and free up valuable docking space from the civilian stations.
On the other hand setting up a station would cost a bit more.

[ ] Scrap it
[ ] Museum (Rioja orbit/station dock) 4m
[ ] Museum (L5 asteroid station) 10m
[ ] Mobile museum / Return to operation 20m
[ ] Other?

>>2557044
>[ ] Museum (L5 asteroid station) 10m

>>2557044
>[ ] Museum (L5 asteroid station) 10m

>>2557044
>[ ] Museum (L5 asteroid station) 10m

>>2557044
>[ ] Museum (L5 asteroid station) 10m

Adding a museum station where it wont get in the way of shipping traffic should allow plenty of room for later expansion. Your other museum ships can also use it as a home port. The basic starting equipment should provide more than enough defense for the time being. If any pirates did attack the place it wouldn't take them long to figure out there isn't anything of value there.

With the navigators getting ready to green light salvage expeditions near the nav hazards some really old ships may turn up. Did you want to set aside any money to buy prized ships for the museum?

>>2557184

Not really, not unless there is something super special we find. In which case it'll be RSS that finds it and brings it in. A museum is gonna have a small display. While it would be hilarious to have a fleet of old ships to be used as a museum. I would prefer not to have a mothball fleet next to Rioja.

>>2557254
Pretty much. Don't we have the rights to a lot of these zones too? The lion's share will go to us either way.

>>2557254
>>2557263
Basically bring them to your attention if they find anything neat. Got it.

The R&D lab have conducted their first tests of the prototype weather control system. It seems to bw working wonderfully. The only problem they're having is turning it off when they need to. That still takes a little while. More than they're comfortable with before moving to scale tests.

They hope to have the problem solved within a month. Two at most.

Do you want to pass on this report to the Harmen family? Or would you rather keep quiet on development until they begin atmospheric tests?

>>2557304

I'm sure if they knew they would inform their investors and then there would be an investor panic... so no?

I'm of the mind of not telling them unless they ask. I'm sure Troy would be able to confirm on which option would be better. Better in the way to keep investors placated and HTF informed and not worried.

>>2557354
>I'm sure Troy would be able to confirm on which option would be better. Better in the way to keep investors placated and HTF informed and not worried.
Troy believes telling them now would only increase expectations if the techs have managed to get a prototype working this quickly.

>>2557304
Oh can we invest more in this? Maybe through our friends?

>>2557573
I mean it's your project, you can dump more money into it if you want. At the current rate of development money alone wont speed things up. Even if you did find someone else to help it would probably be disruptive to add them to the team that has been working together for months now.

>>2557304
>>2557545

Alright, then tell the scientist to take the two months to make sure they can get it to a point that they will be comfortable in giving a full sized test.

Then have them perform a closed, scale test and from there to iron out whatever bugs might have cropped up. Once the head researcher or the person in charge of the R&D site says they have a solid working prototype, send a message to HTF that we have a working prototype. And they we should be able to arrange a 'viewing' if they have trusted investors who may want to watch.

For now no info will be sent to the Harmen family. They'll find out when it's done. The engineers and technicians are told to take an extra month if they feel they need it and make sure it's done right.

Eldal has decided it's past time he changed his name and identity. He may change it again later but for now he's decided to go with a human ID for simplicity's sake. As for a name he plans to go with either Jan Alleman or Jan Novák.

Opinions?

>>2557670
That is my middle name so I'm fine with either.

Can you answer if what Duncan said at the wedding was a request or a joke?

>>2557670
Jan Novák

It's my first name so I'm fine with either.

>>2557755
Dad?

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>>2557724
>Can you answer if what Duncan said at the wedding was a request or a joke?
Probably a joke.

Eldal request a pair of ID's as Jan Novák. Or if your people can make one, and ID that will change appearance on exposure to certain chemicals. Intel might be able to work something out with that and you did promise Eldal/Jan that you'd get him whatever ID he needed.

Did you want to restrict the number of potential ID's "Jan" can use?

>>2557848
A) 2 max
B) Less than 5
C) Less than 10

>>2557848

>Did you want to restrict the number of potential ID's "Jan" can use?

>B) Less than 5

"Try to keep it to less than 5 ID's please?"

Jan promises not to overdo it.

Heavy Cruiser shipyard.

In the previous thread we discussed possibly replacing Anon's Gunship with anothr design, or possibly upgrading it. Unfortunately this was side tracked by discussion about Aries and Alex's plans.

What was decided upon was the purchase a heavy carrier type salvage ship from Ceres for RSS. Once the salvage ship is completed you'll have access to the design data and be able to produce it yourself. So the question then is do you want to produce more of these ships for sale? Upgrade the gunship, or keep it as is?

Regardless of what you pick there will still be buyers. At least one of the Alliance fleet commanders like the Gunship enough to request more.
Either of the engine block upgrades will result in orders from different Houses of the Dominion.
Exodus may prefer to produce their own designs, but they need Heavy construction ships and not enough are being built. So they'll certainly buy some of the salvage ship design for their own use.

There are other options but these are by far the cheapest.

[ ] Stick with Anon's Gunship
[ ] Upgrade Anon's Gunship (Modified Talos engine block)
[ ] Upgrade to half Inexorable class (Inexorable engine block)
[ ] Ceres Heavy salvage ship
[ ] Wait for Helios Heavy Cruiser

>>2558419
>[ ] Wait for Helios Heavy Cruiser

>>2558419
>[ ] Upgrade Anon's Gunship (Modified Talos engine block)
Maybe it's time to get a Talos PL? It's being used in a lot of Dominion designs now.

>>2558419

[ ] Upgrade Anon's Gunship (Modified Talos engine block)

Get the Alliance and Houses of the Dominion.

Probably taking the modified engine block unless there are more votes between now and the morning.

>>2558479
>Maybe it's time to get a Talos PL? It's being used in a lot of Dominion designs now.
You do have 1/3 of the design data for the Talos iirc, though it's for their carrier bays rather than the frequently important engines.

They might be willing to trade a limited use PL in return for you offloading that data.

Resuming tomorrow.

>>2557304
How small can the weather control systems be made? Enough that you could mount it on a land vehicle and use it in ground operations to create cover?

>>2558419
>[ ] Upgrade Anon's Gunship (Modified Talos engine block)

>>2558419
[ ] Upgrade Anons gunship

>>2558672
I am all for trading in that data for a limited PL for the engines

>>2558672
Can we pay to change it to a full PL instead while trading the data for it?

>>2557771
No Jan.

>>2558419
> [ ] Upgrade Anon's Gunship (Modified Talos engine block)

>>2559685
Yes, though you can always wait until the following year for that if you want.

Getting the upgraded engine block for the Gunship is really quite cheap since the Dominion wants to improve uniformity. About 50-100m for the design changes. Your Engineering team is busy helping Alex otherwise you'd be able to get it done for the cheaper end for that range.

A full PL while trading in the data will be 500m.

1) Get the Talos PL now or wait until next year?
1a) Limited PL with Trade (Max use: 5)
1b) Full PL with Trade (500m)(10 year PL)
1c) Wait until next year

2) Roll 1d100 for design change costs

Rolled 30 (1d100)

>>2559996

>1) Get the Talos PL now or wait until next year?
1c) Wait until next year

>2) Roll 1d100 for design change costs
Lets see how well our engineers do without the brains of the bunch.

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>2559996
>1c) Wait until next year

>>2558864
>How small can the weather control systems be made? Enough that you could mount it on a land vehicle and use it in ground operations to create cover?
You'd need a large vehicle since it's really meant as an installation. The storms or cloud cover it generates wouldn't do much to block sensors from orbit without additional heavy jamming.

There was the old Kavarian shroud generator which works very well, but has adverse effects on a planet's atmosphere.

>>2560027
>There was the old Kavarian shroud generator which works very well, but has adverse effects on a planet's atmosphere.

Could we in anyway improve upon it with the tech we got from the sphere?

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>2559996
>1c) Wait until next year

>>2560050
Not really. It's an atmospheric phased particle scattering system. By dumping quantities of phased particles into the upper atmosphere it creates a charged cloud bank that sensors cant penetrate. Problem is it's more or less creating radioactive fallout in the process.
It's very effective but at a cost.

Some modern high output sensors can get around this but are themselves a bit harmful in the process.

>>2560065
>Rolled 50
75m engine bank upgrade!
Could have been worse.

Will post a followup Gunship update later. My computer starts acting weird when I turn on autocad lately.

Vanderwal makes you aware of a job offer that has come through Ferigold's black market connections. There are very few details other than that it's incredibly dangerous and would involve stealing something from one of the other Factions. You're amazed they've even admitted to that much.

Pay for the job would be substantial. On the order of a billion S or it's equivalent value in smuggling jobs or black market merchandise.

You're personally rather... preoccupied, so that means you wouldn't personally be going. You do have substantial amounts of special forces available some of which might volunteer.

Do you want to allow some of your people the chance to assist or ignore the offer?

>>2560123
If they want to go on vacation who are we to deny them? Just remind them to take plenty of pictures to show us later. Wink wink. Nudge nudge

>>2560123
As long as they're aware that if anything happens, we will throw them under the bus without a second thought.

>>2560123
I'd rather not upset the other factions, but if our SF's feel they can get it done. We're not going to stop them and cannot official support them or their actions. The normal dealings of denying all attachments to having sent them out there in the first place.

>>2560123
Pass it on to the most promising of our troops. We can take a page from the Terran blackops and declare them as AWOL whilst setting them up with some shuttles and equipment.

>>2560148
>I'd rather not upset the other factions
Then don't tell your people about the mission offer?

>but if our SF's feel they can get it done.
Given the amount of money being offered probability of casualties is high. That doesn't mean they wouldn't be up for the challenge.

>>2560143
>>2560132
>>2560187
Looks like the info is being passed on.

Vanderwal points out that he did offer to trade favours with Krath intel in return for ignoring their operations on Rioja. He could use that favour to ensure any volunteers have access to emergency extraction. That could reduce the chance of losses.
Do so or save it?

>>2560246
Hmmmmmm. Yeah. Let's do it. Would be better if this operation went cleanly.

>>2560246
Sounds like he had this all figured out in advance huh

>>2560246
>Do so or save it?
Do it

>>2560246
>Do so or save it?
Let's DO IT.

Vanderwal values his information, and we didn't get him anything from the Sphere. I think we should tell him about the Republic's origin story, as our own form of gift to him.

>>2560246

>Do so or save it?
Do it

>>2560246
Actually I kind of don't want to do this anymore since this is exactly how the animosity between the Terrans and the Dominion started if I remember correctly.

"Sounds like you had this all figured out in advance huh?"

The old man shrugs. "Hardly. I knew that favour would come in handy some day, but I never knew what I'd use it for. I expected we'd need it for information on political enemies on the planet."

You agree to making the offer available to the special forces. They won't be told about the Krath backup until after they volunteer. No reason to let them think this will be any easier.

5 people volunteer. They're informed that their actions cannot and will not be supported officially and that they'll be reported as either missing or AWOL. Depending on how the mission goes they may need to spend some time under house arrest when they get back. In expansive high priced mansions if they're successful.

Helpfully they're to be provided with equipment for the mission off the black market. Trying to trace its point of origin will be nearly pointless if they get caught. You're not able to be told anything else.

"I wished them luck before they set off." Vanderwal informs you.

>>2560375
>this is exactly how the animosity between the Terrans and the Dominion started if I remember correctly.
Between the Terrans and the Dominion, or the Terrans and the players?

>>2560397
I haven't done a re-read in a while, but I remember something like Kharbos? having technology from the Terran stolen, leading to one of the Faction Wars.

>>2560405
Not in the faction Wars.
There was the Terran civil war when their government and the ruling house were going to ally into a new empire. Only most of the Terran military objected and they had guns.

The Kavarians stole a ton of Dominion tech when they broke away and declared independence.

Aries got in a lot of trouble when they stole tech from the Iratar Exiles and then sold one of their resulting Battleship designs to the Dominion.

>>2560434
>The Kavarians stole a ton of Dominion tech when they broke away and declared independence.
Oh that's the one I was thinking of.

Levi Nxesi has arrivred in the system. The Dominion's power armor projects have all reached a suitable level that he can now taking a break from it to work on projects for the House.

Wanting to keep his skills up with a challenge he'd like to build a suit of custom power armor for you or your guard. It could be a conventional suit, jump jet, Recon, Heavy, he's even learned how to construct Kavarian Bioform Armor.
Did you have any particular projects in mind?

>>2560512
Spiderman or Batman suit for Ecord

>>2560512
Could he create a Jump Jet suit with a somewhat silent jet part and integrated stealth?

>>2560512
We have a lot of PA so maybe a custom build for Rufaro or Valeri?

>>2560517
I could see it.

>>2560533
>Could he create a Jump Jet suit with a somewhat silent jet part and integrated stealth?
Possibly, though it would require a larger backpack.

>>2560534
>maybe a custom build for Rufaro or Valeri?
Good idea. I have to find the name of your new bodyguard.
Rufaro has transferred to your personal guard, no longer running around as one of your close bodyguards. A more general purpose suit of power armor would probably work best for her. Though there is always room for additional specialization.

>>2560574
Power Armor with a slot for an Amplifier Crystal to supercharge it?

>>2560584
He could try it, though he's not entirely certain about it's properties. It might take longer as he'll need to study your suits from the sphere a bit more.

"Vigilante" suit
Stealth jump jet suit
Guards Commander suit
Power plus / Neeran Buster suit

Any others?

>>2560652
Nxesi Special? The guy is an artisan after all, let him go nuts?

>>2560693
He already did. He made the Medium jump jet armor and its derivatives.

>>2560652
Can you tell us about the Vigilante and Power plus/neeran buster armor

"Vigilante" suit - Spiderman or Batman suit for Ecord.
Light power armor trying to combine elements that would assist in non-lethal take downs of criminals and combatants. Could be equipped with a variety of loadouts.

Power plus / Neeran Buster suit - Power Armor with a slot for an Amplifier Crystal to supercharge it
This would try to copy elements of the sphere armor. Power and motive systems would be reinforced to survive sudden power surges. Would primarily feature tougher armor. Some minimal jump capability.
Can still make use of conventional weapons.

>>2560652
Something Lightning gun?

>>2560783
There is a lightning gauntlet attachment that can be equipped to most of your suits. This requires using one off your artifacts.
At the moment the Factions cant construct man portable versions.

>>2560512

Give him more time with the Sphere Suit. And a reminder not to open the power pack on planet or around any living person. And especially not with him near it when messing with it.

At any rate Mr Nxesi will be on the planet for awhile giving you time to make up your mind. Until then you'll let him look over the sphere suit a bit more. Again with strong warnings not to open the power module.

Rufaro introduces your new bodyguard, Sandhya Ruiz. She's had plenty of training and has volunteered for augmentations allowing her to keep up with you and Valeri.

"We've helped teach her everything she'll need to help keep you alive."

"Everything?"

"Well, almost everything."

You welcome the young lady aboard and apologise that shadowing you around may not be the most glamorous job.
"It's still a job that needs doing sir."

Anything you want to warn the new girl about?

>>2560908
Has she served on ships, and for extended periods of time before? Spending half a year behind enemy lines is not really a stress free environment and much less so when Sonia is at the helm.

Our day to day is exciting enough, active duty is probably much worse than reflected in the reports and the classified stuff is really above and beyond. How much has she been shown and told by Rufaro?

>>2560908

We tend to put ourselves into the line of fire and endanger ourselves quite often. Despite what our body guards warn us about of course that should have already been abundantly clear. Also we tend to become interested in our body guards families.

>>2560928
>Has she served on ships, and for extended periods of time before? Spending half a year behind enemy lines is not really a stress free environment and much less so when Sonia is at the helm.
>Our day to day is exciting enough, active duty is probably much worse than reflected in the reports and the classified stuff is really above and beyond. How much has she been shown and told by Rufaro?
She's 23 and has been in the military for 5 years now. Didn't see any action in the civil war, but has deployed with the fleet into Shallan space twice. Served with the marines during both tours. Familiar enough with zero-g combat in addition to boarding actions and surface fighting. She hasn't spent any lengthy periods completely cut off from allies before, but her stress testing indicates she should do fine.

Rufaro showed her some of the combat footage from the Dominion Capital. There was also the attack on Rioja's admiralty and the arcology by enemy special forces. Valeri insisted on putting her through a number of simulations that were similar to previous assassination attempts on you, but different enough to see how she'd react before being shown the real thing.

There are some operations, including the ones on the sphere, they haven't shown her yet. Her security clearance is quite high but it's best if some things not be passed on.

>>2560956
>We tend to put ourselves into the line of fire and endanger ourselves quite often. Despite what our body guards warn us about of course that should have already been abundantly clear.
"They did warn me you might not listen to reason when it comes to charging into danger sir."

>Also we tend to become interested in our body guards families.
"Don't be creeped out if I ask how your family is doing or if there are any problems I can try to help with. I just care what happens to friends and relatives of the people who work for me."

"Got it sir. Everyone is doing okay? They're considering moving to Rioja."
"That's good to hear."

>>2561057
Why did she want to become a bodyguard? It's really up there in the list of the most dangerous jobs available.

It's one hell of a career choice to get paid to bite the bullet for someone else

>>2561081
>Why did she want to become a bodyguard?
"I saw one of our allied units fall apart when their commanding officer was killed. I don't know if it was a result of morale or an unclear chain of command, but it was enough get me thinking.
Rioja didn't fall apart with you gone, but if you had been killed it might have been different. Better to err on the side of caution and keep the important people alive."

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The Terraforming system prototype was delayed an additional 2 weeks beyond the month they originally believed. Guess it's a good thing you were ok with them taking 2 months. It's now showing better results than last time. Shut down is working correctly and they're proceeding to atmospheric testing in the northern hemisphere.

Their first test has produced results. They're not quite as powerful as they'd hoped for but it is working. Modification of local wind currents is working perfectly. It has more difficulty dispersing existing severe storm fronts but it does have an impact on them.

Do you want the team to move on to a full size prototype or wait until they've refined the system more?

>>2561315
>Do you want the team to move on to a full size prototype or wait until they've refined the system more?
do it

>>2561315

Maybe if they go full size they'll get it to work properly. Still think they need to get it right before moving on but hey, they've spent long enough with prototype time to move on to first generation. Just feels like they've only managed to get to the current state of current weather control technology.

With the larger full sized system the development team believes they'll be able to manipulate weather patterns over an area an order of magnitude larger than the initial prototype. Simulations show that fine control should now be increased, improving in most areas that it was having more difficulty.

It's larger than the control pillar you helped sabotage. Mostly a result of your tech being less efficient and because the techs wanted more safety systems and backups.

While work on that is ongoing Rufaro is helping out Mr Nxesi in learning more about the suits from the sphere and seeing them in operation with different artifacts.

>Levi Nxesi is taken by a fey mood!

Rufaro contacts you letting you know that Mr Nxesi is asking, well actually demanding, access to a power armor workshop that can be sealed off from external networks. He also wants a substantial amount of materials.

>Supply these Y/N? (Lose 20 million S)

>>2561636

>Rufaro contacts you letting you know that Mr Nxesi is asking, well actually demanding, access to a power armor workshop that can be sealed off from external networks. He also wants a substantial amount of materials.

A power armor workshop in space. Away from civilization. But yeah I am good loaning him the supplies. Also he has to promise that if he is going to take that power pack apart he is off the station and a good distance away from it should it explode or somehow turn into an anti-matter generator of micro size. Or that it has a mini-sun inside it.

>>2561677
>Also he has to promise that if he is going to take that power pack apart he is off the station and a good distance away from it should it explode or somehow turn into an anti-matter generator of micro size.
He doesn't need any of the sphere artifacts just a suitable workshop and some rather expensive materials.

>>2561687

I'm just worried if he opens the power case. I know he said he wouldn't, but curiosity killed the cat.

>>2560393
>Vanderwal
He has seriously been a hero and a relentless defender of our interests.

Can we reward him somehow?

>>2561724
>Can we reward him somehow?
What exactly do you get for an old spymaster?
A get of out jail free card for 1 war crime?

[ ] Get Nxesi a workshop & materials (-20m)
[ ] Provide him a secure station workshop (-25m)
[ ] Have intel provide a secret workshop (-21m)
[ ] Assign an R&D team against his express wishes
[ ] Refuse

>>2561947
> [ ] Have intel provide a secret workshop (-21m)

>>2561947
[ X] Provide him a secure station workshop (-25m)

>>2561947
>[ ] Provide him a secure station workshop (-25m)

>>2561947
[ ] Provide him a secure station workshop (-25m)

Mr Nxesi is not pleased at being effectively kicked off the planet. You counter this by warning that whatever mad project he has in mind it shouldn't be done on Rioja the same time you have weather control R&D happening. You don't mention that you're more worried he's going to create a nuclear explosion by mistake.

While he's working away at whatever wonder is about to spring from his brow, your technicians on the planet are getting ready. They're slowly working their way up to operational levels with the full scale device but there are still a couple "minor" problems. Minor in that efforts to disrupt or stop storms in their tracks still isn't living up to expectations. If anything the problem has gotten worse.

It may be too early to say for certain but a few people inside the program suspect sabotage.

"You can't just assume sabotage. This is a new technology after all isn't it?" asks Fadila.

"It is." you agree.

Troy notes that you're getting into August now. In order to firmly beat competitors that could benefit from the Alliance's data, production should begin before the end of the year.

[ ] Bring in people to check for sabotage
[ ] Explore alternatives to flush out spys
[ ] Give them time to fix it (How much?)

>>2562224

We tried to play nice. Time to bring in house intel and to get on Alliance's ass to cut their shit out or else.

>[ ] Bring in people to check for sabotage
>[ ] Explore alternatives to flush out spys

>>2562224
>[ ] Bring in people to check for sabotage
>[ ] Explore alternatives to flush out spys

Do both of these. I feel personally insulted.

>>2562261
This. Also how swell is the belly by now? Any back pains, cramps or other complications?

>>2562371
Quickly approaching the point of "this was a terrible idea."

Troy asks for Rob Ecord's help and heads our to pick up a number of trusted specialists from among his own contacts. They requisition a ship and use it to visit a few terraforming operations in the Run.

Vanderwal meanwhile sends some additional people to the labs and test site to say hello. They're not going to do anything immediately. Not until Troy's people get back. What they will do is make sure additional security feeds are in place to catch anyone in the act if they react to the security check.
If that doesn't turn up any leads they'll move on to other options.

Troy returns 2 days later having rounded up a few trusted individuals that should have a rough idea of what they're looking for. They're not the best or they'd already be working on the project. The HTF people already on the project team are only good in a few areas, specifically the ones you're not having problems with.

Roll 3d100

Rolled 94, 13, 67 = 174 (3d100)

>>2562634
>Roll 3d100

Sonia smash some faces with the legal hammer of destruction. Failing that saboteurs need to disappear.

Rolled 78, 78, 43 = 199 (3d100)

>>2562634

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>2562634
Let's get HackerGirl in to help?

Rolled 34, 62 = 96 (2d100)

>>2562763
I'm dumb, other two dice.

>>2562763
>Let's get HackerGirl in to help?
There's an idea. She may not know what she's looking for but she might be able to help narrow things down.

>>2562797

Every bit helps.

>>2562413
Just a few months left.
What can go wrong

Persephone Sarkisyan is contacted and asked if she'd like a bonus for checking out and R&D lab for signs of sabotage. She agrees to take a look at the very least. She's picked up by Troy's people before they head in.

Persephone isn't sure what data is supposed to be present. What she does find is evidence of people transferring data through sections they're not supposed to be able to. It starts to build up a clear picture of several people who might be responsible.

Having a rough idea of what was accessed, Troy's people get to work seeing if they can resolve the sabotaged designs. Intel also looks at the other connections. Persephone eventually realises that she's following a false trail leading to several people. Intel takes over at this point and quickly determines that one of a small number may be responsible.

Vanderwal has a plan to put some of the suspects in peril if they don't undo the sabotage. Specifically turning the system on and conjuring up a powerful storm with them outside the control system. He'll have people standing by to cut the power along with guards and medics in power cell armor.

Approve this plan? Or wait to see if Troy's specialists can fix the problem?

Will try to resume tomorrow. Not sure, have to deal with errors in my taxes.

>>2562870
>Approve this plan? Or wait to see if Troy's specialists can fix the problem?

Both, go with both. We've been nice, they've decided to fuck us. Nice gloves come off.

>>2562870
Isolate them if possible, have Troy's people fix the problem, and then enact Vanderwal's plan.

>>2562870
Can we somehow make it look like we didn't catch them, then use them to feed false information? The more dangerous the better?

If they get it from multiple sources, it'll seem more reliable.

We should feed false data to whoever was in charge of the sabotage, and make it so that any Weather systems they build with the leaked data explode on activation.

>>2562870
You know, I was willing to accept that these scientists would be sneaking out info. Or making copies of data that they were not supposed to make. I was certain that they would most definitly do that and I was fine with it.

But out right sabotaging our project? Making development and research delay because they want to delay us? I say no, F*** them. They've betrayed our trust and good will, if after Vanderwall catches them. We should give him instructions that those involved be put in old gen stasis pods because it would be so terrible for them if the stasis pod were to experince a failure. Killing its occupent because it was an older gen and not yet phased out.

Or better yet interrogate them, learn all that they did and then unscrew their mess. Learn who their superiors are and hold the researchers as blackmail against the rival houses and factions. For interfearing and sabotaging one of our programs.

>>2563087
That's the kind of false information I was thinking about.

We can always round them all up at the end.

>>2562877
>>2562914
>>2563087
If the person(s) in question end up fixing the system to save their own skin it's going to be fairly obvious you've caught them.

>>2563247
Try to fix it ourselves first then I say. We do hire the most competent people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBLOvSb56Vc [ ME2 The Illusive Man]

As Troy's people continue to look for quick fixes, the intel team catch one of the scientists in the act of trying to hide something. Within less than a minute troops storm the room and hold the doctor at gun point while an officer recovers a data storage device.

"Contract or not I still have rights!" the Hune woman declares.

She's taken to a temporary holding cell and scanned for other hidden devices tat might be on her person. The storage device that was recovered is found to contain pornographic material, some of which is of a type illegal in the Dominion. Reason enough to hide it.
Searching deeper techs manage to determine that the illegal material is just a screen for collected data. She was clearly planning to smuggle it out in the future.

Vanderwal orders his people to keep looking. A data thief wouldn't endanger their operation by sabotaging the system.

Troy's team manages to figure out a few basic fixes that could get the system up and running at 100%, though it would compromise the added safety systems.

Given the nature of the sabotage there are now 3 suspects.

[ ] Let intel do their little test with each of them
[ ] Remove those 3 from the project. Try to finish without them
[ ] Remove the added safety systems

Have been called into work later so I'll be stopping around 4:30 PM.
Will be running tuesday night and through the day wednesday.

>>2563834

>Given the nature of the sabotage there are now 3 suspects.

>[ ] Remove those 3 from the project. Try to finish without them

Only with the added modification that they all be held for blackmail and use as barganing chips/ tools against their employers for f*****g us.

Take them out to the barn for to be interrogated on how to fix their mess. Then drop them off on a deserted world or a death world far away from civilization. The more compliant ones get to stay in a stasis pod to be used against their houses/ factions.

>>2563834
>[ ] Let intel do their little test with each of them

>>2563887
>>2563924
Just waiting on a tie breaker.

>>2563834
>[ ] Let intel do their little test with each of them

Each of the 3 scientists are put outside in an exposed control room along with a couple of their peers that have already been cleared of suspicion. The guards and one specialist wearing power cell armor then activate the device.

"Necessity is the mother of invention." Vanderwal tells you. "Even if this plan doesn't work someone may yet come up with a better solution."

"If there are casualties as a result of this I'm going to be rather annoyed." you tell him.

It turns out all 3 of the suspected scientists are able to solve the problem. Or at least get the system into the needed operational range to halt the storm. It seems the added redundant safety systems not called for in the original design had actually been sabotaged. Disabling them allowed the control system to work as intended.

The second of the three is almost certainly not the spy. Things were getting a little too dangerous to have risked their own life like that. They had also been against adding the redundant systems normally required by the industry.

Both of the remaining suspects managed to solve the problem very quickly. They're either brilliant or responsible for the sabotage.

One of the suspects are a Rovinar, the other a Dro'all from another House.
Do you want both of them removed from the project until and held until after the system has entered mass production?

>>2564138
>One of the suspects are a Rovinar, the other a Dro'all from another House.
>Do you want both of them removed from the project until and held until after the system has entered mass production?

Yes and be used against their houses.

>>2564138
Remove and interrogate.

>>2564138
Removed, jailed and interrogated. Leave it to Vanderwal

"Remove both of them from the project and lock them up. Deal with them as you see fit until you find out who was the saboteur, just keep them alive."

Vlanderwal promises his people will investigate both of them thoroughly. The other scientists of course soon want to know what happened to their missing co-workers. They're informed that 3 of their number were arrested for espionage.

A few protest it being unlikely a Rovinar would conduct espionage, but others disagree. If it would help the Federation they probably wouldn't hesitate to do so. They also suspect their Dro'all counterpart won't be in prison for longer than a year or two given the likelihood of their House paying a ransom for them.

Regardless of the fallout the project is back on the rails and approaching completion.

Did you want to perform a grand unveiling for the completed system as a few suggested?

See you later!

>>2564293
>Did you want to perform a grand unveiling for the completed system as a few suggested?
sure

>>2564293
>Did you want to perform a grand unveiling for the completed system as a few suggested?
As long as we perform test runs beforehand so we are not embarrassed by it failing to work the first time we try it out properly. Otherwise a grand unveiling should be GREAT for boosting sales when it hits the market.

>>2564293
>Did you want to perform a grand unveiling for the completed system as a few suggested?
Hell yeah a song and dance. You know what would be fun to taunt the Terrans? Announce some new Democratic reforms, citizens are now allowed to vote on what weather they want once a month.

>>2564293
Yeah, after a real test run so that we know for certain that it will work

>>2564293

>A few protest it being unlikely a Rovinar would conduct espionage, but others disagree. If it would help the Federation they probably wouldn't hesitate to do so. They also suspect their Dro'all counterpart won't be in prison for longer than a year or two given the likelihood of their House paying a ransom for them.

Why do I smell a heaping pile of bull shit from these people? They don't seem to know what the Rovinar are capable of and what they would and would not be willing to do to get ahead. As for the Dro'all, oh he is being used for political black mail.

>Did you want to perform a grand unveiling for the completed system as a few suggested?

Yes

>>2564319
>They don't seem to know what the Rovinar are capable of
Of course not. They haven't done special forces work for them before. I should point out that none of the movies you've done with Halide have ever touched on work you've done for the Rovinar.

>>2566647
Weave an overarching plot line of Rogue Rovinar baddies into the Halide cinematic universe?

I've been meaning to ask this for a while. About farming. It was early mentioned when we bough out Rioja that we got some of the best land for ourself. That includes prime farming land for our agriculture. That got me thinking about the advent of vertical farming that is currently happening here. Much of the problem with vertical farming today comes down to it not being cost efficient energy wise and that lamps to provide artificial sunlight are not good enough.

Now considering the kinds of generators and the like which we got going for us right now and the general advanced state of the universe at large how viable would it be to set up massive multilevel buildings on worlds which are less habitable for the purpose of creating food? Is vertical farming viable and efficient?

>>2567243
> Much of the problem with vertical farming today comes down to it not being cost efficient energy wise
This reminds me I haven't been giving a lot of thought to power grid infrastructure. Fortunately that's part of the planetary governor's job.
>and that lamps to provide artificial sunlight are not good enough.
Part of that can be solved by sufficient light piping / light tubes to direct sun light through an entire building. We could theoretically do this today but it's complicated to get all the reflection systems working right and would be expensive to design a vertical farm building around it.

With Rioja's atmosphere now clear these low power vertical farms could work and I'm willing to say there should already be a few scattered around Strymon.

>Now considering the kinds of generators and the like which we got going for us right now and the general advanced state of the universe at large how viable would it be to set up massive multilevel buildings on worlds which are less habitable for the purpose of creating food? Is vertical farming viable and efficient?
I'm going to say that yes it is viable. Not ideal for certain crops but yes it can be done. (I think that's what I said previously.) You're not going to make as much of a profit because of your power bills and initial construction cost.
Obviously that's less of a concern if you're on a planet that has little or no alternatives.

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The loss of 2 prominent scientists from the project does result in some slowdowns. Fortunately the hardest part is already done. Now's it's just a matter of trimming the overly redundant "safety" systems that were added and replacing them with far more simple remote and manual shutdown options. These technically fit the requirements HTF first wanted, even if they're not as expansive as they would have liked.

Really the sphere builders knew what they were doing. Renewed tests with the second prototype show that there are additional safeties built in, they just dont seem to be related systems at first glance.

There was no immediate reaction from the Rovinar Embassy but it doesn't take too long. They want to know what evidence you have against one of their citizens. If there is to be no trial they want to know how long they'll be imprisoned.
Fortunately there are lawyers on the case and the scientist in question did sign the lengthy NDA. If they are guilty you can hold them for a very long time, though not indefinitely.

For now all their embassy is willing to do is submit a written protest about the nebulous nature of the charges. They intend to wait until after your system enters production. If there has still been no evidence brought against their citizen within 3 months of product launch they will be very displeased. They'll even send your House a letter saying how displeased they are.

So there's that to look forward to. Intel will keep trying to get info out of both of them.

Throughout the remainder of August the team puts the system through its paces. From extreme weather to minor variances in local wind patterns, it doesn't take very long to work out the remaining kinks and bugs. The region might need a bit of landscaping work as a result of heavy storm activity.

As far as you're concerned the system is at 100% when the guests arrive in the first few days of September for the grand unveiling.

Did you have a speech in mind for the guests?

>>2567978

>Rovinar Embassy
I feel sabotage falls under illegal activity. And intent to break their NDA should also fall under illegal activity as well.

>Speech
Nothing really comes to mind. Other then that this should be tech to revolutionize or reinvigorate weather control tech. Failing that, ask Troy for a joint speech.

>>2568086
>I feel sabotage falls under illegal activity.
At the moment you only have circumstantial evidence that they were responsible. Mind you they're one of only 2 suspects.

Guests are flown out to a temporary structure with observation platforms situated 40km from the completed weather control system. Plenty of scale models of the device are present for people to look at. Which isn't much you have to admit. It's little more than a solid looking squarish pylon with rounded bits bulging out in places.

The skies are blue and partly cloudy. The perfect afternoon weather. As the guests assemble you step up behind a podium, all the better to conceal your dredded maternity uniform. Troy is nearby but this is your project and your show.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you're here to see the latest technology to revolutionize or reinvigorate weather control systems. Rugged, reliable and able to affect weather systems big and small over a wide area. These systems can dissipate dangerous weather phenomena before they cause property damage, or funnel moisture laden air to regions suffering droughts.

Less than 40 of these devices are necessary to provide complete coverage to most habitable worlds. We hope to be able to use them in conjunction with atmospheric processors to speed terraforming efforts. That particular use has yet to see testing, but even in its base form the potential of this system should be evident."

Next you ask the guests if any of them would prefer a change of scenery as a demonstration. A lord from House Ceres asks for a small lightning storm. You make the call for one storm to be built up near the device. Much as you saw on the sphere it doesn't take long for clouds to begin to form then turn dark. Within 5 minutes lightning begins to arc through the clouds.

A few others ask if the storm can be moved and it's directed away to the north before another asks that it be dissipated.

A Terran business woman asks what makes your system better than existing technology. You're aware that there are weather control grids on some well off worlds, though they require many more emplacements at regular intervals and don't work nearly as quickly.

>What say?

>>2568215

I am sure our scientist/ engineers gave us notes on what improvements our system has over existing technologies right?

Also is it cheaper/ more efficient to build our systems over current existing systems?

Are our systems more or less complex then existing weather control technology.

Also upkeep, what is the upkeep cost for our system compared to existing technology.

Unlike existing technology ours has the potential to turn a simple rain storm into a near apocalyptic level storm in a few minutes. Should the safeties be breached.

>>2568227
>Also is it cheaper/ more efficient to build our systems over current existing systems?
1 device instead of tens of thousands for an equivalent area?

>Are our systems more or less complex then existing weather control technology.
Probably more complex, but as previously stated rugged and reliable.

>Also upkeep, what is the upkeep cost for our system compared to existing technology.
That's a bit harder to factor in at this stage. It hasn't been in operation long enough to know how quickly parts will break and which are more prone to failure. Might be a good idea to have a replacement contract or warranty until that can be figured out.

Energy requirements would be variable depending on how much work it needed to do. Severe environments would need more.

>apocalyptic level storm in a few minutes. Should the safeties be breached.
Well don't say that.
Actually maybe say that if you're marketing it to Planetary Governors as a potential augmentation to their defense systems.

>>2568244
>1 device instead of tens of thousands for an equivalent area?
That sounds like ours is by far the more cheaper option. Plus instead of dedicating a lot of land or whatever is needed to make the current practice work. You can use that extra space for other constructs.

>Might be a good idea to have a replacement contract or warranty until that can be figured out.
Yeah that would be fair to offer. Have the first generation with such warranty.

>Power
Having a single device rather than thousands drawing upon a power grid seems like you would have to deal with less drain/ stress on the power grid.

I'd rather it not be made a widely known thing at a public showing. Maybe have it be on the warning label with a disclaimer that void of warranty should safeties be breached and absolves RSS if someone weaponizes them.

Still not entirely sure what to say to claim ours is better then existing tech, other then whatever notes our scientists/ engineers probably gave us before hand.

>>2567978
"Wow, look at those cloud patterns folks, isn't that amazing? A few years ago this was a barren hellrock, now look at what we've done. It's just fantastic, and these new systems are going to make it even more fantastic. Believe me - these systems are just the best, and you won't find another one like it."

>>2568268
>Having a single device rather than thousands drawing upon a power grid seems like you would have to deal with less drain/ stress on the power grid.
You make sure to play up this point. Even if it may use more power in certain instances it's going to put less strain on infrastructure to do so.

>>2568215
"The technology we've developed here is particularly unique - it's incredibly efficient and can handle much larger areas with much greater ease. It's a bridge between some of the existing Faction terraforming technology, and you could say it took 4 years to finalise it."

Are there any types of weather that the control grids already in use struggle to create? Something like snow? Maybe make it snow at the very limit of the tower's range.

You call up the system operators.
"Think you could manage snow?"

"Maybe sir. It's rather hard to manage at this altitude. Odds are it'll just turn to rain because of local atmospheric temperature. We could try a few things to make it colder but there could be side effects"

Try anyways?

>>2568306
I'm up for it if other posters want to try it, even hailstones would be cool.

>>2568306

"What kind of side effects?"

It seems there needs to be more field tests in different environments. To get the full range of possibilities down correctly.

>>2568316
"What kind of side effects?"
"We'd be bringing in a cold air mass into an area of warmer air. Could spawn tornadoes. Then we'd have to stop everything to dissipate them."

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>>2568328

>Tornados
Now if it was an already existing tornado. I'd say show them how we can turn tornadoes and dangerous weather phenomenon into calm clouds.

So no thanks on the displaying the tornado creation. I can hear the PR out cry from the public just from showing this to a Terran.

"The technology we've developed here is particularly unique - it's incredibly efficient and can handle much larger areas with much greater ease. It's a bridge between some of the existing Faction terraforming technology, and you could say it took 4 years to finalise it.

A few years ago this was a dust bowl, now look at what we've done. It's just fantastic, and these new systems are going to make it even more fantastic. Believe me when I say that these are just the best, and you won't find another one like it."

"At least not until someone tries to copy it and you sue them into the ground!" A wealthy Kavarian gentleman points out.

>>2568393

>Kavarian statement

I'm not a lawyer, so the closest I can get to figuring out copyright, is with Wikipedia and a five minute google search. But so long as their tech is dissimilar enough to ours, we cannot sue them. But if there is enough of a similarity we can sue them copyright infringement. Of course it will be up to the courts to determine if there is a sufficient level of similarity between ours and there's and how good a case we can provide.

Which is why getting this out there NOW is so important. Because in a few months the Alliance is handing the tech out to all the factions and I can bet there will be countless lawsuits happening.

Oh dear god, we're going to have to either pay London more or hire a new branch of RSS just to deal with the lawsuits that will arise very soon. If we don't have a branch of lawyers on hand already.

>>2568408
This company was set up separately from RSS. It does have the benefit of legal experts from RSS, but also from the Harmen family and the other expedition members who have shares.

There are a few other weather requests from the assembled guests including one considering snow. You have to let them down that weather experts far more experienced than yourself have told you that's a bad idea at this latitude. You do intend to try it at another location.

Many of the guests still have their doubts but enough are willing to give it a try that several planets worth of systems are pre-sold. These early models will have a more robust warranty system covering replacement should any issues develop.

Troy's parents have made the trip to Rioja and approach once most of the guests begin to disperse. They congratulate you on getting the system into production so quickly. Also that you seem to be looking quite healthy with the twins on the way.

"How are you holding up?" Troy's mother asks.

[ ] "Screaming internally."
[ ] "As well as could be expected." [Screams internally]

>>2568393
>"At least not until someone tries to copy it and you sue them into the ground!" A wealthy Kavarian gentleman points out.
You. I like you.

>>2568485
[ ] "Screaming internally."

>>2568485
>[ ] "As well as could be expected." [Screams internally]

>>2568393
>someone tries to copy it and you sue them into the ground!
Nonsense, we just buy them outright if they're making a better or more competitive version.

>>2568485

"How are you holding up?" Troy's mother asks.

>[ ] "Screaming internally."
"And my mother did this three times."

>>2568485
>[X] "As well as could be expected." [Screams internally]

Normally I would say we should be honest, but these are the in-laws we're talking about. Troy is a decent guy but that seems to be more in spite of his parents than because of them. We're allies now, we should be polite, but they've been playing the backstabbing nobility game longer than we've been alive. We shouldn't write them off, but we shouldn't let them get too close.

Didn't realise the time. Resuming tomorrow. We'll see if there is a tiebreaker by then.

>>2567978
> They'll even send your House a letter saying how displeased they are.

Offer to return their scientist . . . As a favour.

Also we're copying their brains right?

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>>2568485
> Look around

> Pic related

> Calmly state "About as well as can be expected"

>>2568485
>>2568702
I like the idea of screaming externally. I feel like Troy's mom could relate to that.

>>2568576
Define "Tomorrow" pls why is working nights suffering.

>>2568485
>[X] "Screaming internally."
This is worse than getting shot at

>>2568485
>[ ] "Screaming internally."
Is it time to lie in bed and do nothing yet? Managing the whole feast without fainting must be hard.

No love for external screaming whomp whomp.

>>2568485
"I've made a terrible mistake."

"Oh, screaming internally. It's hard to believe my mother did this three times."

"Well yes it can be a bit overwhelming." The Lady Harmen admits, glancing around to see who might overhear your conversation.
"The important thing is to make do without letting the rank and file see any signs of weakness as a result of it. Take time out of the public spotlight if you need to."

You admit to doing a bit less public events over the past couple of months for those reasons. The weather control system was important enough that you had to look after it and appear in person.

"That's good. Maintaining some appearances to give the impression you're carrying on is also a good thing. With Troy's sisters I almost had to stop public appearances altogether."

"But not with Troy?" you ask, glancing in your husband's direction. He's clearly not amused by this line of questioning.

"Oh no. I was determined to play the part of the proud first time mother. I frequently had medics standing by out of sight. I nearly fainted once."

"I did warn you not to over do it." Lord Harmen points out.
"And I decided to follow your advice with the other two."

Troy is eager to move the conversation along before things end up in uncomfortable territory. One of his sisters is to be married soon but they may delay until the new year. The youngest sister is also seeing someone but she wont even discuss marriage until her older sister has been married off. Troy quietly informs you she's a bit of a brat.

"You'll have to share some embarrassing stories about Troy with me when we're in a less public venue."

Lady Harmen thinks it over then shakes her head. "No I don't think so. He already knows what he's done. That should be embarrassment enough."

"Mother..."

It isn't long after that the Harmens and the guests begin to depart. You as well head back to the capital after wishing the crews well and thanking them for their hard work and dedication.

Most of the engineers and technicians that worked on the project have done an excellent job. Finishing everything at a rapid pace few would believe possible they've delivered an operational system with time to spare.
Did you wish to pay them a bonus?

>>2569252
Bonus: Yes

>>2569252
Naturally yes bonuses for hard work.

Linda arrives at Rioja on vacation and showboating in her expensive racing yacht. Apparently there is supposed to be a regional race in a couple of months time. She and her copilot want to get some practice in. In between she's more than happy to help out as you deal with the various challenges of your condition.

"Have you had a baby shower yet?"
"No? They haven't been born yet." you reply.
"Oh right. Some of the places I've been hanging out do things a bit differently."

Linda ask how things have been going. When you seem reluctant to tell her she insists.
"Isn't motherhood supposed to be this amazing thing?"

"This has been a nightmare. My back hurts, so do my legs and... actually everything but my arms hurt. Even then my wrist is bothering me a bit."
Your one original non-replacement wrist.
"I've got swelling all over the place, it feels like I need a wardrobe change every week, and my tits are even bigger than Bekka's now."

Linda tries not to smirk at that last bit and fails miserably.
"I don't know if everyone would find increased cup size to be a problem."

"It is when they hurt!" you retort.

"Were the mood swings bad early on?"
"I've been mad enough to kill people before and been under crazy stress during some deployments. I think I was able to cope well enough."
"That's good."

Glancing down she notices a kick.
"A lot of movement?"

"Yes. I can barely sleep most nights now. Linda, what was I thinking? Twins?! Most people have a hard enough time with one baby, not two. This is harder than... well I'm having trouble thinking of a mission I've been on that was really difficult over a long period of time. Maybe the Warlords campaign? Harder than that.
Lately it feels like I'm just hanging on for dear life."

"You only have a month or two left right? That's not too long."
"Yeah "only" a month and a half. I'm beginning to understand why my mom can be so short tempered with my and my siblings."
"Sonia I don't think your mom's temper is related to having had kids, but because she still deals with three."

Linda leaves you some music and a few different kinds of teas she's heard are supposed to help during pregnancy. Mom already sent you some of both. Given the way things have been going you decide you might as well make use of them. One of the maids brew up some of the tea and returns with it.

Before you can try any the cup rockets upwards and out of your hands, flying across the room to shatter against the far wall. One of your suits of Recon armor turns visible, gun pointed at the maid.

Rufaro? No, right it's the new girl, Sandhya Ruiz.

"Hands where I can see them! Down on the ground!" she shouts at the other woman.

Valeri rushes in from one of the adjoining rooms, scooping you up and evacuating you to a safer location. Dave, Emor and one of Troy's own bodyguards arrive at the safe room escorting your husband not long after.

Within the hour you're talking to Vanderwal.

"What just happened?"
"One of the maids tried to poison you." the spook replies, not sounding his usual cheerfully vindictive self.

"How did she get through screening? Who hired her?"
"...I hired her." Vanderwal finally admits. "She was from my family's old estate and wanted to start over again away from the former Erid worlds. She also briefly worked for my nephew Baron Ukalah. Apparently it wasn't brief enough.
I'm sorry to have placed you in danger. I promise to make sure this is taken care of."

[ ] What do you intend to do with her?
[ ] I don't want to know the details
[ ] Someone else will take care of this

>>2569357

"Vanderwal, if she is related to you in any way. I expect you to take care of your family matter. If not, stasis pod until I'm not filled with hormones and liable to kill someone."

>>2569357
>>2569369
Also I have an idea to play this up a little and let Vanderwall and us get more info on whoever paid her to do this or connections with those allied against us.

I trust Vanderwall. He may have made an accident in hiring her but beyond this one mistake he has been true to us for several years now. So either have a letter sent to him or a conversation with him telling him we trust him, but if there was a way that we (him and us) could use this to our advantage in some way...

>>2569357
Well don't just stand there, find out who made her do it. Do whatever you need.

>>2569403
This.
Grumpy pregnant woman intensifies.

I wonder who did it or is it implied to be the former baron?

>>2569369
"Vanderwal, if she is related to you in any way, I expect you to take care of your family matter."

"I wouldn't employ one of my own family members as a maid, I still have some sense of decency. She's from a middle class family that have served my own, very capably I might add, for a very long time. They've been loyal to us and we have looked after them.
Half my family lost their holdings when they sided with Ukalah and his Aries company backers. There was bound to be some collateral in terms of job losses among the servants and maids."

"So did anyone else make her do it?"
"If they did it would mean executing some of my remaining family members I'm still on speaking terms with.
In all likelihood this was done on her own. She wouldn't have risked endangering the rest of her family if they could be tied to it. I intend to make certain before this is resolved."

>Your orders?