In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 686):

With regards to the social grouping, yes. Most of the population seems to be over two small areas, with much of the planet uninhabited.

You get plenty of practice to work on mind blocking, as you start to feel your way around the psionic landscape. It is becoming increasingly clear that without psionics, there could be little meaningful communication with this spieces.

09 Apr 2183, Uriisha, $515,190, Supplies: 10,000 (Base) +1,744 person days, 6 persons, 200 Supplies per month

I presume we have found local items with which to supplement our rations with.

Are there mammals or other larger animal sorts about?
Are there other places that would seem hospitable to these creatures living conditions?
Is the reproduction rate that low?

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 688):

There are large animals, possibly mammals, like sheep that seem edible to humans, though the Nigrii rarely eat them. There are plenty of grains, including variants of wheat.

The Nigrii seem to have a strictly controlled reproduction system, and young are born in response to the needs of the group. As such, it is hard to tell if the climate is agreeable otherwise. Since they reproduce in accordance with the needs of the group, they do not consider the reproduction rate low, so they have nothing further to say on the matter.

09 Apr 2183, Uriisha, $515,190, Supplies: 10,000 (Base) +1,744 person days, 6 persons, 200 Supplies per month

And expanding to a third group/hive seems undesirable? OK...

We carefully, with Nigrii approval, take a large animal  or two medium animals a week. We endeavor to let little go to waste, tanning skins and making sausages ... wewill share with the Nigrii if they choose to, adjustiing or take to cover the extra needed. we are very careful to not exceed the probably reproductive rate of any species.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 690):

Given the number of these creatures, and Nigrii indications that they can double in number annually, you are far from capacity. The way you prepare sausages is a hit with them, with some finding the taste terrible, and some finding the unique flavour exotic.

Discussions about a third hive are considered, but they do not see the point. It does reveal a very introverted view on the universe, with the approach that they will not bother the non-psionics if the non-psionics with not bother them.


09 Apr 2183, Uriisha, $515,190, Supplies: 10,000 (Base) +1,744 person days, 6 persons, 200 Supplies per month

Seems reasonable, but that doesn't always count for much. The Vilani have been known to nuke places that don't do it their way.

We will encourage them to look at ways to keep their populace safe in a war they don't want. We certainly don't want it either, but we have had a lot of experience with the Vilani way.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 692):

Not, apparently, as much as they have had at avoiding war. Hence the willingness to make some contact with a warring peoples such as Terrans. The Nigrii have lives peacefully with the Vilani for over 2,000 years. Yes, they have seen what happened to restive races such as the Vegans, and others as well, but they keep out of the way of the Vilani, and the Vilani generally keep out of their way. They are Nugrii, after all, and obviously alien to the human Vilani, or Terrans, for that matter.

They thank you for your concern, but politely inform you they will keep their population safe by not being a threat to either Terrans nor Vilani. They do find your claim of having a lot of experience with the Vilani way amusing, though.

09 Apr 2183, Uriisha, $515,190, Supplies: 10,000 (Base) +1,744 person days, 6 persons, 200 Supplies per month

Cyril wishes it was amusing ... perhaps he should send them memeories of some of what the Vilani did...

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 694):

They respond by showing him collective memories of the siege of Muan Issler, and the absolute destruction wrought there. Then they point out that the Vilani do that to any species they cannot control. The Nugrii are masters at letting the Vilani have the control of the militaries they desire, whilst leaving the Nugrii alone to get on with their business. While the Vilani stay out of Nugrii hive minds, they can rule the space lanes. Better, perhaps if they do, for then the undesirables, such as those that followed you here, are kept away.

09 Apr 2183, Uriisha, $515,190, Supplies: 10,000 (Base) +1,744 person days, 6 persons, 200 Supplies per month

Cyril shrugs, OK, Maybe you have things under more control than I imagined.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 696):

Where do you want to take things next month?

No clue at the moment ... need to get off, company inbound.

Mostly we are just learning from each other.
I don't have much in the way of instructions and not much inthe way of ideas either, except to improve my skills and those of seamus

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 699):

In that case, we can move forward one month and progress those skills as last month.

At the end of this month a delegation from TSA arrive. They include a couple of folk you discern pretty quickly have psionic capabilities, and all wear these strange headbands, some of which they offer to you.

They raise the idea of replacing you, as a specialised team dealing with something that no scientists will admit exists while at the same time also having some diplomatic training.

[OOC: Not really where to take this. They are a very introverted species, and other than some extra psionic kick, there is not much to do with them that I can see. Perhaps I am missing some opportunities. You have 3 more points in mind reading )(already added) plus on point in either Mind Block, Penetrating vision or diplomacy.]

09 May 2183, Uriisha, $515,190, Supplies: 10,000 (Base) +1,544 person days, 6 persons, 200 Supplies per month
This message was last edited by the GM at 08:24, Tue 22 June 2021.

Lets put the point in Penetrating vision.

The head bands are Psionic protection?

Why don't we take Cyril back to Argon and let him settle, Kat can get better pre-natal care and Cyril can assist Andrew with his breadth of experience and exposure.

Cyril has done well, so perhaps time to retire.  Sdian and Gloria ar doing well, although retirement is in the offing for Gloria as well.
She was 26 when she started, but I can't find her first post to see how many years have passed, but for Cyril it was 13 years so Gloria is about 39 and feeling the Biological clock ticking down.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 701):

Yes, I was wondering about that. A 400 point character, he would likely become Andrews right hand man and security advisor. The game started in Jan 2170, when Cyril was 47, and it is now mid 2182, so 13 years later. Cyril is now 60, and Kat would be 39 and probably wanting to settle down as well.

Ah... a May December marriage.  I miss Kat a lot.

Yes, I think it's time to make Cyril a sometimes character in the Background now.
Kat has piloted out in dangerous places enough and I am sure she could teach other wanna be Pilots a whole lot!
Argon seems a likely retirement spot.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 703):

Cool, that sounds like a great plan. They will take their time getting back to Argon to retire by the end of July 2182, raising a family. Seamus might be a viable character by about 2194... possibly with a patron!

LoL... should  I live so long...

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 705):

You the player, or you the character? That sound ominous!

Me the player... I will not see 2194 in this life, but maybe in the next one?

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 707):

Lol, neither of us will see that year in this life, but I should hope we see that year in this game!

You might, you are a good bit younger and it's only 70 odd years. You'd be a hundrd or so... i'd be pushing towards 150

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 709):

I would be 130...I have my doubts!

OK, That is pushing it a bit...

So off to Argon with new Headbands we go...