AH, crap!

Sorry, I've been there. Take it easy - not that it will give you any choice in the matter.

I'm working from home and taking it as easy as I can.

Hopefully, it'll clear up soon. Ibuprofen is my friend in these cases.

Definitely ibuprofen!

 I know I shepherded Brent and company to the ARG facility, but the next moves are entirely up to you. I've provided some information, and the facility's computer will answer your questions, but it's not terribly imaginative for all of its intelligence. It really does need a human to direct anything more than maintenance operations and self defense by hiding.

There are other things happening elsewhere, of course, but Brent and Joxe are still in charge of their own destinies. Any direction they choose will certainly encounter challenges, but they are still their own people.

Oh I am certainly loving the story and don't feel rail roaded or any such.  You've been superbly imaginative with the story and very patient with me as we've advanced it!

To be honest, the runabout's appearance wasn't something I originally had in mind. It sorta popped up all on its own, and... here we are :-)

How are things going? I survived the Great Texas Winter Storm 2021...

Lots of personal and family health issues.  Wanting to get back into things!

I'm glad you're back - we will proceed at your pace.

And we're back up!

In reply to JR (msg # 577):

Awesome and thanks!

In reply to JR (msg # 577):

Awesome and thanks!

In reply to Matt (msg # 579):

I was hoping we could use the shipyard to do some building of jump drives to help our home system, build a few defensive craft to protect the shipyard and maybe look at our options to prospect for resources in this system as well as continue our recon of the nearby systems.

That sounds like a good plan.


Here is the current crew:

Murla Lear - Engineer
Kevin Eason - Navigatior
Emii Eason - Pilot
Shunami Lambert - Combat skills
Eleni von Ritterburg - Engineer
Radshir van Adair - Pilot

All have mathematics and standard pre-space education. Above skills will be zero in three months. Advanced learning and tutoring can give Skill + 1 in six months, Skill + 2 in 18 months, and Skill +3 in 36 months.

In reply to JR (msg # 581):

Is the wanderer in the building's slip or is something else there?

Here's the original narrative:

As the ships approach, the doors slide open to reveal a docking bay fit for a dozen Beowulf traders. The facility's computer guides the runabout in ahead of Wanderer, and they both settle onto the bay's floor as the doors close behind them. The bay is spotlessly clean, and painted letters on the wall confirm that they are now at Berths A and B.

I posted the new ship's workbook in the Dropbox.

The information is available to the crew on their data devices.

In reply to JR (msg # 584):

Is the file in the new eggs folder? It may be user error on my part but I can not find it.

I emailed it to you.

I see it, thank you.

As I recall, Brent and Joxe are married.

You are correct, they are married.

I was thinking about the situation, and then I realized that there is a whole, empty, un-busy, automated TL-15 shipyard just sitting there with no active builds... ;-)

I was thinking to build at least a few small system defense boats.