OK, so we leave the Bug Queen here with her followers? I do need to get her feelings on that.
We'll pack up then take all we can carry in the way of useful stuff and move back to the new planet, then on to he one with out team already in place.

In reply to Gloria Flake (msg # 398):

"Agreed. From there you should seek out other potential colonies of the bugs. Root out what you can, mark what you cannot."

06 Oct 2188, Rita's Place, Supplies: 5600 person days, Vatfacs can cover all, $87,496,300, 18/18 Cargo, Life support 97/120 with all bugs, food growth 97/100

WE get our gear together for the next trip... small craft to replace those left all over creation are high on the list of things needed, as is crew and settlers.

In reply to Gloria Flake (msg # 400):

Your meeting with the bug quees goes well. They are happy you are not deserting them, as you agree with the authorities to have people visit several times a week. They thank you for what you have done, and look forward to your return.

You get the following small craft, as discussed before.

1 x Ships Boat Rescuer III 42.5 B Solars, 30 dTon Needle/Wedge
2 x AK Light Modular Tank, M$ 13 Solars, 6 dTon Flattened Sphere
1 x AK Auto-Miniminer, 7.4 M Solars, 6 dTon Flattened Sphere

It takes a full day to organise supplies and get everything ready. By the next morning, you are ready to depart, with supplies crammed into every available space to allow for the extra personnel you have aboard.

08 Oct 2188, Rita's Place, Supplies: 5600 person days (40 weeks with current manning), Vatfacs can cover all, $87,496,300, 18/18 Cargo, Life support 120/120, food growth 100/100

So we reverse course to the system we had just found and check things are still calm.

Were there settlers who wanted to settle here.?

In reply to Gloria Flake (msg # 402):

The trip takes seven weeks, and is the return of your initial trip. The colony is doing well, and have made a number of friends with the locals over the 15 weeks you have been away, but there is much more to go. There have been a number of skirmishes with remaining bugs, but they are getting fewer and further between. The local tribe is learning slowly from them, and may be approaching bronze age in their understanding. Other tribes are varied in their reaction to you.

You left, as a reminder,

Pilots
  PO Kia Moikuru (Beams 18, Other Gunner/Guns/Beams 13, Armoury 12, Mechanic 12)
  Pilot Mnwa Phwi (Piloting 17, Navigation 14, Gunner 18, Armoury 12)
  Pilot Lois Alley (Piloting 17, Gunner(Beams) 16, Navigation 16, Ultralight (Pilot 16, Mechanic 12)

Engineering:
  Electronics: PO Gun Da-bin (Electronics repair/Ops 16, Programming/Crypto 15,
    Languages : Korean, English, Russian, German, Spanish, Low and High Vilani, Labrysian, Talz)
  Manufacturing: PO Bramich (Engineer 15, Electronic Ops/Repair/Mechanic/Armoury 16, Explosives 13)
  PO Tanner (Small craft)

They suggest leaving them the following small craft:

1 x Ships Boat Rescuer III 42.5 B Solars, 30 dTon Needle/Wedge
1 x AK Light Modular Tank, M$ 13 Solars, 6 dTon Flattened Sphere
1 x AK Auto-Miniminer, 7.4 M Solars, 6 dTon Flattened Sphere
1 x AK Modular Surveyor, 9M, 6 dTon Flattened Sphere

They have started mapping the planet, with the survey team escorted by the modular tank. The engineers have also started to manufacture a more significant Robofac and a smelter, but it will be a few months before it is operational.

With regards to your concerns about fraternisation, Lois and one of the security detail have hooked up, PO Tanner has hooked up with PO Bramich and Kia has settled in with Gun Da-bin. There are also jealous rumours about the medic and scientist spending many late night hours studying together.

But there are at least 10 new members who have been brought here for this reason, and Mnwa Phwi with one security member that has recovered from an injury sustained in an earlier skirmish are glad to swap out with other members and rejoin the ship as well.

24 Nov 2188, System 1539, Supplies: 4620 person days (66 weeks with current manning), Vatfacs can cover all, $87,496,300, 16/18 Cargo, Life support 110/120, food growth 100/100
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OK, I thought we were retracing our route to Rita's place, but this is fine, we can go there next. I remember it seemed a good place to settle.

In reply to Gloria Flake (msg # 404):

I understood you were retracing your steps. You just found 1739 and 1539, so I understood from your context that you were headed to where you left some of your crew, to see if things were still quiet there. Or were you referring to 1738?
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It's done, let's play on from here.

In reply to Gloria Flake (msg # 406):

Yeah, Ok, Sorry if I misunderstood.

As mentioned above, you return back to 1539, finding the situation stable, if not quiet.

24 Nov 2188, System 1539, Supplies: 4620 person days (66 weeks with current manning), Vatfacs can cover all, $87,496,300, 16/18 Cargo, Life support 110/120, food growth 100/100

Brutus keep busy essentially double-shifting security matters to cover the seconded scurity crewmembers.

But quiet within our crew and settlers?  Understand there are issues with the external elements.

In reply to Gloria Flake (msg # 409):

Yes. The external issues have taken the focus off any internal issues that may have existed and actually drawn folk together. Hence the relationships forming. Leaving equal numbers of male and female might be wise.

24 Nov 2188, System 1539, Supplies: 4620 person days (66 weeks with current manning), Vatfacs can cover all, $87,496,300, 16/18 Cargo, Life support 110/120, food growth 100/100

Understood, so long as they are straight and of a compatible race.  If two guys or girls want to pair up, I have no issues;  I assume it is more acceptable than in previous times?

Brutus pays no attention to pairing other than whether it affects discipline.. To outward appearances, folks may think he's not into such things personally.
He and Gloria may know otherwise.

Yes, but Gloria wants someplace with a bit more facilities and comforts for when she retires, likely also a regular supply run as well.

In reply to Gloria Flake (msg # 413):

There is some social pressure in the colonies to produce children to increase the population, but other than that it is really survival mode for most.  It it doesn't effect discipline, other than a lot of kids around.

24 Nov 2188, System 1539, Supplies: 4620 person days (66 weeks with current manning), Vatfacs can cover all, $87,496,300, 16/18 Cargo, Life support 110/120, food growth 100/100

OK, do we have a group to settle the newer system we found on the way back to Rita's place?

In reply to Gloria Flake (msg # 415):

Yes. At least 10 brought for that reason. Which will leave you with fewer security but plenty of spare bunks.

24 Nov 2188, System 1539, Supplies: 4620 person days (66 weeks with current manning), Vatfacs can cover all, $87,496,300, 16/18 Cargo, Life support 110/120, food growth 100/100

OK, Since this place seems good, we will go to the newer planets we found and put the landing party on the better of the two planets in a safe location with hunting and potential fields near by. We leave them a few ships, one being the jump one shuttle.

In reply to Gloria Flake (msg # 417):

Ok. Reminder of previous info


The small Iikens that were sent on the one-way trip with you can travel between these two colonies, as they are Jump 2. There are no jump 1 shuttles.

I presume you land on the planet with life? It has considerable dense forests, but there are also large open plains with what appears to be large sheep with light wool coats for hunting. Predators are large packs of bears, similar to cave bears, that hunt the herds in packs. They seem to be the apex predators, at least on the plains.

02 Dev 2188, System 1739, Supplies: 4550 person days, Vatfacs can cover all, $87,496,300, 16/18 Cargo, Life support 100/120, food growth 100/100

OK, We likely prefer a camp on the plains, but not too far from the forest, so we can gather it's benefits as well.
We use our assorted craft to build up a walled village to deter  the bear like creatures and kill one of the sheep like things for our scientists to ascertain that it is safe to eat and such biological data as may be useful. We make an attempt to contact the under water beings and establish communications. No reason to anger them with a fishing hook.

In reply to Gloria Flake (msg # 419):

It takes a full day and then some to build a large log palisade about 2 km long, big enough for a village to be protected from the bears. Capturing a large sheep is easy enough, and they are soon declared quite safe to eat. They seem imilar genetically to Terran sheep, but bigger.

The marine creatures seem elusive and keep their distance. Do you seek a place near any body of water, or an island?

04 Dec 2188, System 1739, Supplies: 4550 person days, Vatfacs can cover all, $87,496,300, 16/18 Cargo, Life support 100/120, food growth 100/100

No, the camp is away from the water they may frequent, but we do have small groups go with open hands and attempt to engage with them.
Did we keep any of the Bugs with us? I don't think so, but  ...

In reply to Gloria Flake (msg # 421):

No, there are no bugs with you.

Attempts to engage them are difficult, as they frequent deeper waters and move away when you approach them. How do you want to engage them?

04 Dec 2188, System 1739, Supplies: 4550 person days, Vatfacs can cover all, $87,496,300, 16/18 Cargo, Life support 100/120, food growth 100/100
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