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[Comrade P.]

((There is sound, as the ship is pressurized.))

((I got it. This is pretty important, thanks.))

[Avis-Mergulus]

-Guys, I'm starting to have second thoughts about this. There are three of us and six of them, and they're better armed. We need to either manufacture more bodies, think of something clever, or resort to some old-fashioned laser welding courtesy of our on-board laser batteries. What do you think?

[Comrade P.]

-Guys, I'm starting to have second thoughts about this. There are three of us and six of them, and they're better armed. We need to either manufacture more bodies, think of something clever, or resort to some old-fashioned laser welding courtesy of our on-board laser batteries. What do you think?

 - Have you considered the WTF factor? AND that we are faster than them? Anyway, thanks for reporting their numbers. Hey, since you possess computer there, let it calculate our chances.

[_DivideByZero_]

Scanning Assets...
Factoring Deployment...
Running Combat Simulation...
Done!

EXPECTED OUTCOME:
(Enemy)
6 casualties
(Friendly)
10% chance of 2 casualties
20% chance of 1 casualty
70% chance of no casualties

Suggested Action: Use 'Froggy Engineer Body' instance to incapacitate hostiles on bridge.

[Comrade P.]

- See? Isn't that pretty? We have them anyway. Dave? You heard the thing? You're our main assault force.

[Avis-Mergulus]

Shut down the pirates' video feed, then proceed as stated before.

-I'd like to get this done with minimum hassle. I prefer winning to losing, you see.

[Comrade P.]

- Okey-dokey. Let's do this.

Do as it was described. Be wary for hostiles when up there, by the way.

[_DivideByZero_]

Einstein's Cross, Enceladus (Orbit)
Friday, Feb 6th, 2398
21:08 GMT
Mission Timer: 3d 18h

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---
Acrobat (1)
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

Already in a body, and onboard Wasp, you head down from the pilot's cabin and test out your coordination, just to make sure you can still hold a gun.
Inside the enemy ship, you notice a trail of mangled doors and huge sections cut out of walls, the resultant scrap floating through the pressurized cabin and eventually coming to a halt. [2] You miss the weapon locker, [4] but find a small case of grenades, containing four. Each one is marked 'GAS TOXIN G208 - DO NOT TAMPER' but otherwise looks like a regular fragmentation grenade. Perhaps chemical warfare is ideal on a starship since high-velocity shrapnel can pierce the hull and depressurize the ship.

The computer, annoyingly, buzzes into your ear as you investigate the open elevator shaft and find your teammates climbing up.

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]

As Copied-Hamilton begins to cycle through the ventilation, tearing the mold growths into tiny shreds through sheer friction, you investigate the nanite storage and find that you can call a Cloud to your current position. The nanites travel through the ventilation, just like Hamilton does, and begin to transfer to your suit.

Comrade P. AKA Hamilton Teromo

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

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

Spoiler: Cloud Status (click to show/hide)

Cloud Health: 0%
Composition: 100% Regular Nanites

Using the cables on the wall (+1 to stability) you [6+1] fling yourself upward at high speed! About to slam into the bottom of the elevator at the top, you [2+1/7 = ~3] salvage the situation by making some mid-air manuvers, positioning yourself such that you can absorb the shock without slamming into the elevator. Your magnetic boots clap onto the elevator, but you are otherwise in a stable position.

You hear hostiles moving closer to the elevator shaft. Judging from the number of footsteps, only two are coming.

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]

[4] You right yourself and begin to move slowly up the shaft. About two meters away from the highest point you can reach before the bottom of the elevator, you hear some hostiles approaching the elevator in response to the noises.

[Comrade P.]

Leeeeroooooooooy Jeeenkiiiiiiiins!

Jump towards the steps sounds! Get pistol and knife ready for sudden close-quaters action! Vivat zero-G fighting!

[Avis-Mergulus]

Activate my magnetic soles and walk up the elevator shaft's wall. Check if the grenades have configurable delay.

((I also wanted to shut down the monitors on the bridge with my previous action, so the pirates cannot see us, but we can see them. Divide, did you take this into account?))

[_DivideByZero_]

Activate my magnetic soles and walk up the elevator shaft's wall. Check if the grenades have configurable delay.

((I also wanted to shut down the monitors on the bridge with my previous action, so the pirates cannot see us, but we can see them. Divide, did you take this into account?))

((You were merely hacking their wireless camera signals. You weren't sending anything back.))

[Avis-Mergulus]

Activate my magnetic soles and walk up the elevator shaft's wall. Check if the grenades have configurable delay.

((I also wanted to shut down the monitors on the bridge with my previous action, so the pirates cannot see us, but we can see them. Divide, did you take this into account?))

((You were merely hacking their wireless camera signals. You weren't sending anything back.))

((Ah, yes. I assumed I had control of their cameras, so I wanted to shut them down to mess with them. Never mind.))

[The Froggy Ninja]

Wait for them to be directly above me and then LAZOR them to death while playing high power low frequency sounds to further disorient them.

[Samarkand]

Other-Hamilton, how is that fungus coming? Also, computer, check if we can leave Saturn's orbit.

[_DivideByZero_]

Other-Hamilton, how is that fungus coming? Also, computer, check if we can leave Saturn's orbit.

"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?"