You send a few people out to sell some of the exotic Goods from the North, while the pilots set out to search for humans to join in this crusade. Finally, you personally set out to see if the ship can be upgraded, while keeping an eye for potential recruits. (d100 roll: 25)
The Crystal Pony started to apply at the Upper District's Auction House, writing that she intends to sell them at 2,000 a unit of Exotic Trade Goods. As per protocol, she will stay to pick up her Bits once the auction ends. She now waits for futher orders, though listens in for jobs.
Another Crystal Pony also searches for Jobs, and gets the following:
- Hey, looking for a job? I'm looking for transport to Ponyville... the usual routes are littered with bandits who want to steal Solar Batteries for themselves. Can you take me there? I'll promise to reward you well for it.
- I'm Sugar Blossom, and I need someone to take me to Ponyville, I'll bring a Sutherland and some Goods I need to sell to them.
- I'm Starlight Darling, and I need someone to take me to Canterlot, I'll bring a Gundam Leopard.
The units start searching for Humans (4+1, d100 roll: 28), and discover a few homes humans in the Lower District. Another team checked in and finds their sensors blocked by something around the slums, a third team discovers Humans in the Middle District. The fourth team however found themselves barred from the Upper District, as the privately owned units told them that the Upper District is for Ponies only. At least you found something...
You got off the ship and finds himself limited, though the specialized ship stores do have interesting parts. He noticed a rudamentry AI Drone System was in the shop, along with about 2,000 V1 Drones. While an older model, it still fuctions as intended, though the keeper's willing to sell the whole set for about half a million Bits. "Lowest I can go" far as the merchant's concerned, though it feels like he'd sell the system for any price to be rid of it, as there was a story of the "misfortunes" that happen to those that used E.R.I.K.A., but hey, just old mare tales right?
In the meantime, while you consider the guy's offer, the rest of the Fa Bose crew begin their scans for X-Rounders (d1000 roll: 261, 3d10-1 roll: 10) and discovered that of the whole crew, 261 Humans and 10 Crystal Ponies are X-Rounders, including Desura's 20 year old sister Elizabeth. When she asks the Crystal Ponies, it turns out the X-Rounder gene was tossed in the Crystal Pony gene pool seemly at random somewhere in the last 2,000 years.
You begin to go back to the ship, remembering the location of the AI Drone merchant, to announce your intentions... (d100 roll: 6) Unfortinately, you come back in time to witness a few guys arguing as they saw the Fa Bose and the terror it caused 2,000 years ago...
"Hey, who's the captain of this thing! Tell the guy this docking spot is reserved for the victorious Earth Federation Ships, not some Vagan scum!" an Pegasus yelled.
"We claimed this spot fair and square, now unless you want to suffer the Deep Freeze, you leave this ship alone!" a Human crewman responded,
"... and if it wasn't for my Vagan ancestors, the Nemesis would have killed you dead!""Yea right, the Order would have made short work of the Nemesis so shut up and tell the Captain to park it somewhere else!" the Pegasus argued, while something tells you this'll get ugly in a hurry.