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[Samarkand]

"It's almost done.
But we can definitely leave orbit. It's the first few few hundred kilometers that's the issue. But you wanted to mine the planet itself?"

"It's a question for the entire team, but we need to get a hold of resources and money somehow."

[_DivideByZero_]

"It's almost done.
But we can definitely leave orbit. It's the first few few hundred kilometers that's the issue. But you wanted to mine the planet itself?"

"It's a question for the entire team, but we need to get a hold of resources and money somehow."

"Fair enough. I think that we need some information as to how we are actually going to collect it before we toss ourselves into the atmosphere. I'd even go so far as to suggest building a second craft from scratch to use for the job, as it's just too dangerous to do it with our fragile little ship.

I don't have authority to use the comms... but I think it would be best if we ask passing vessels what they are carrying to see if anyone else is mining He3."

[_DivideByZero_]

((Samarkland, do you have an action or shall I simply roll?))

[Samarkand]

((Woops, forgot I hadn't posted an action this round.))

Use my nanites to help kill the fungus

[_DivideByZero_]

Einstein's Cross, Enceladus (Orbit)
Friday, Feb 6th, 2398
21:30 GMT
Mission Timer: 3d 18.15h

DATABANK

Spoiler: Ship Scan Database: Enceladus, Saturn (click to show/hide)

Object Classification: Moon
Atmosphere: Trace
-91% Water Vapor
-4% Nitrogen
-3.2% CO2
-1.7% Methane
Takeoff DeltaV: 112 m/s
Notable Surface Features:
-Surface Ice
-Cryovolcanism (south pole)
Landing Possible?: Yes
Surface Activity: 91% Free | 9% Unidentified Mining Operations

Spoiler: Prospecting Information (click to show/hide)

Moon:
Resources:
Known Hazards:

Moon: Titan
Resources: Hydrocarbons, Water Ice
Known Hazards: Human Settlements, Dense Atmosphere, Cryovolcanism

Moon: Hyperion
Resources: Beryllium, Water Ice (difficult to mine)
Known Hazards: Surface Chasms

Moon: Mimas
Resources: Water Ice, Meteorites
Known Hazards: Surface Chasms

Moon: Enceladus
Resources: Silicon, Iron, Water Ice, Water, Nuclear Fuel (deep)
Known Hazards: Cryovolcanism

Moon: Tethys
Resources: Water Ice
Known Hazards: Human Settlements

Moon: Dione
Resources: Water Ice, Iron, Water (Deep)
Known Hazards: Human Settlements

Moon: Rhea
Resources: Carbon, Water Ice
Known Hazards: Rings, Human Settlements

Moon: Iapetus
Resources: Water Ice, Rock
Known Hazards: Human Settlements, Nanoplague

Spoiler: Currently Discovered Resources (click to show/hide)

---Natural---
Iron is an abundant element that is directly made into steel. Without processing it is brittle and weak.
Carbon is an element found mainly inside asteroids and terrestrial planets. It is great for thermal shielding and can be used to create a variety of materials.
Hydrocarbons are a ready source of chemical fuel. They can be refined into energetic fuel for atmospheric craft, or be condensed into plastics for structural use.
Rare Minerals are, as their name implies, rare on Earth and thus incredibly valuable.
Rare Earth Minerals should not be confused with rare minerals. These are not so rare, and are key to building electronics.
Alloy Minerals are used to made durable alloys out of other metals.
Aluminium is a lightweight metal that is the material of choice for lightweight applications like aircraft and spaceships.
Titanium is similar to aluminium in that its strength/weight ratio is extremely high. However, it is extremely rare and requires processing to be useful.
Scrap consists of parts looted from nonfunctional electronics and machines. Each turn, your current scrap is converted into random resources.
Water is the blood of all spacefaring vessels and plays an important role in life as we know it. It is used as a coolant, propellant, solvent, and refrigerant and is absolutely vital to just about any operation.

---Processed---
Voxels are the basic building blocks for 3D printers onboard starships. They consist of polymers coated in a sealing agent, and can only be looted or purchased.
Steel is a high-strength building material with medium density. It is used in a variety of applications, ranging from airframes to armor plating. Made from: 3 Iron, 1 Carbon, 1 Alloy Minerals
Monocrystalline Iron is iron composed of a single crystal, free of defects. It is exceptionally strong, but difficult to manufacture in large quantities. Nonetheless, small shards are ideal for kinetic projectiles. Made from: 1 Iron
Titanium Alloy is titanium processed into a high-strength material capable of taking more stress than steel while being lighter to boot. This stuff puts aluminum to shame. Made from: 4 Titanium, 1 Aluminum, 1 Alloy Minerals
Polymers are plastics made from hydrocarbons. They can be used as-is for lightweight, low-strength applications, or be used in building carbon fiber for more critical uses. Made from: 3 Hydrocarbons, 1 Carbon
Carbon Fiber is an exceptional material, though brittle. It is ideal for armor and lightweight components, but requires complex machining processes to build and cannot be manufactured on the ship.
Circuits are the core components of all electronics. They are needed especially for building nanites. Made from: 1 Polymers, 1 Rare Earth Minerals

Current Inventory:
Voxels: 3970
Steel: 58
Circuits: 50
Water: 31999/32000 tons (DeltaV: 4220.238 km/s)

Total Ship Mass: 31999
Structural Mass: 18000
Cargo Mass: 3970 + 60 + 50 (Max 20000)


Structural Materials: Aluminum, Steel, Titanium Alloy, Polymers, Carbon Fiber

Construction Catalog:
Engineer Body - 50 Voxels, 5 Circuits, 10 Steel
Froggy Engineer Body (Advanced heavy crowd control unit. Moves on magnetic treads and has reinforced structure/limbs. Equipped with mining laser and dual high-intensity speakers.) - 80 Voxels, 15 Circuits, 10 Steel
Mining Drone (Can be tasked to Mining Rig for increased production. Can also explore caves.) - 80 Voxels, 5 Circuits, 10 Structural Materials, 2 Steel
Mining Rig (Automated. Can be left on a planet.) - 80 Voxels, 35 Circuits, 50 Structural Materials, 15 Steel

Cloud Catalog: Type (% produced) - Cost
Standard Nanite (100%) - 100 Voxels, 10 Circuits

Cloud Storage: (Max 3000%)
(in use)
-100% Standard Nanites
(extra)
-100% Standard Nanites

Body Storage: (Max 12)
(in use)
-1x 'Boomer' (Engineer variant)
-3x Engineer
(extra)

Spoiler: Proximity (click to show/hide)

---Melee Range---
-1x Pirate Battleship (engines disabled) (surrounded by radioactive cloud)
---100km orbit (current orbit)---
-1x Neutral Tanker
-1x Neutral Cargo Shipper
---Detection Radius (50000 km)---
9x Unidentified Vessel

Avis-Mergulus AKA Anton "Tosha" Teremnoi

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

---General Skills---
Light as a Feather (2)
Diplomat (1)
---Vehicles---
Piloting (2)
Engineering Technician (1)
---Deception---
Sleight of Hand (1)

Spoiler: Cloud Status (click to show/hide)

Cloud Health: 0%
Composition: 100% Regular Nanites

[2] The grenades are fixed-time only. In fact, you aren't even sure how long the fuse is, as it doesn't say at all on the sides.

[5] You sneak quietly up the elevator shaft, exercising perfect control over your magnetic soles! The pirates don't know you're there!

Skill enhanced: Acrobat -> Light as a Feather

ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION FOUND: Use gas grenades to clear bridge.

Samarkand AKA Felicia Hasting

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

---General Skills---
Observer (1)
---Sciences---
Medic (1)
Botanist (2)
Chemist (1)
---Thievery and Deception---
Saboteur (1)
Scavenger (1)
Sleight of Hand (1)

Spoiler: Cloud Status (click to show/hide)

Cloud Health: 100%
Composition: 100% Regular Nanites
Nanofabrication [1/3]

[4] You assist Hamilton's Copy in ventilation shaft cleaning, (5) although he seems to be quite thorough without your help. You clean otu the last spots using the same friction method, using the nanites as tiny razor blades to rub against the much-softer mold and fungus that populates the crevices of the ship. With time, the food source is eliminated and your cloud deposits the waste material into a bin for recycling. All of those insect bodies should make good fertilizer for the next batch of plants...

[Luck: 5] The plant removal process finishes, having sterilized the room and prepared it for the next batch of seedlings. The dispensers are doing their work, placing the seeds in their bracing in an orderly fashion.

Comrade P. AKA Hamilton Teromo

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

---Deception---
Ambusher (2)
Liar (1)
---Combat---
[spoiler=Skills]Sidearms (2)
Swordsman (1)

Spoiler: Cloud Status (click to show/hide)

Cloud Health: 0%
Composition: 100% Regular Nanites

[6] While the elevator is (obviously) in the way, you find that there is a sizeable gap between the elevator and the edge of the shaft. [5+1] The two incoming characters do not look over the edge, for fear that you are armed, and this turns out to be their downfall.

You leap at the opening and swing your knife in such a way as to snag onto a foot or a leg. You feel the blade sinking into leather and tangling itself within the layers of what are most likely a magnetic boot. In an unbelievably fast movement, you reach out and grab the man with one arm, bracing the other against the elevator and using it to push yourself back into the shaft, taking the gunman with you and placing your knife at his neck.

Level up: Ambusher!

The Froggy Ninja AKA David "Dave" Steel

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

---Crafting---
Inventor (2)
---Sciences---
[spoiler=Skills]Engineering (2)
---Nanites---
[spoiler=Skills]Cloud Combat (1)

Spoiler: Cloud Status (click to show/hide)

Cloud Health: 0%
Composition: 100% Regular Nanites
Constructor [1/3]

Since Hamilton is right in the way and he is controlling significantly less durable hardware than your own, you neglect to fire off your speakers [3] and instead use your mining laser to blast the prisoner's hand gripping his rifle. The beam melts flesh even better than metal, and instantly cripples his arm while he releases the gun. The weapon floats toward you.

[Comrade P.]

((Who's got the greatest rolls? I do!))

Slice his neck, let him fall float dead. Put my palm in his blood, draw a short thick straight line on my engineer body's shoulder blade. Proceed to the bridge being wary of incoming hostiles.

[Avis-Mergulus]

-Finish those two, I'm moving on!

Rush to the bridge with my newfound ninja powers. Keep a grenade in hand, chuck it in front of me when I approach the bridge.

[The Froggy Ninja]

Guy I have a really terrible plan but you can't stop me. Get any hostages to the airlock ASAP. David out.
Take my hostage to the wasp and restrain him. Then, I cut open holes in the ship six minuets after I send that message.

[Avis-Mergulus]

six minuets

I chortled at this for a disproportionate time.

[The Froggy Ninja]

six minuets

I chortled at this for a disproportionate time.

That was an intentional typo.

[Avis-Mergulus]

six minuets

I chortled at this for a disproportionate time.

That was an intentional typo.

If the intent was to make me chortle, then it's succesful.

[The Froggy Ninja]

six minuets

I chortled at this for a disproportionate time.

That was an intentional typo.

If the intent was to make me chortle, then it's succesful.

Side benefit. It's mostly to see how DBZ reacts to and interprets my action.

[Comrade P.]

*while rushing through the corridors*
- Hoooooostages. Y'now an old proverb: no man - no problem. It works with plural forms, too.

[Samarkand]

Felicia asks over the comm "I hope boarding is going well, I'm doing some maintenance on our hydroponics system. I've been in conversation with Other-Hamilton and he has been asking if we intend to mine ³He from this moon. What are your thoughts? If we want to do so now might be a good time to start the production of a mining rig and drone."

[_DivideByZero_]

((Who's got the greatest rolls? I do!))

Slice his neck, let him fall float dead. Put my palm in his blood, draw a short thick straight line on my engineer body's shoulder blade. Proceed to the bridge being wary of incoming hostiles.

Guy I have a really terrible plan but you can't stop me. Get any hostages to the airlock ASAP. David out.
Take my hostage to the wasp and restrain him. Then, I cut open holes in the ship six minuets after I send that message.

((These two are wildly incompatible. One character is still at the top of the elevator shaft, while the other is inside it (and going to be killed by Comrade P's character). If Froggy Ninja wants a hostage, he will have to catch the other one. I'm not even sure Dave's current body can fit through the gap between the elevator and the wall.))

Felicia asks over the comm "I hope boarding is going well, I'm doing some maintenance on our hydroponics system. I've been in conversation with Other-Hamilton and he has been asking if we intend to mine ³He from this moon. What are your thoughts? If we want to do so now might be a good time to start the production of a mining rig and drone."

Copied-Hamilton interjects.
"Whaat? You said planet. I was under the impression that you were seriously considering entering Saturn's atmosphere to collect helium! The doctor gave quite a vivid description of what happens to a ship like this in an atmosphere... it would result in all of us dying, of course. But, you know, I was supposed to be a soldier, not a sentient cloud of nanobots living on a ship in the outer solar system... I assume you are more well-versed in the subject than I am.

If you're talking about the moon, I don't know if you could find helium on the surface. The computer tells me the moon is mostly ice and rock... not even an atmosphere."