Correlations
Just to lay out what seem to be some suspicious facts and events to see what matches up, I have assembled the following small list of items from the "Playing the Game" thread. Some possible correlations exist, but I do not think anything can really be yet concluded with certainty. This is mostly to generate discussion and debate. Turanil, please correct any errors if you spot them.
1) The ships
ISS Colorado and
ISS Sheridan were attacked nine days ago while in Jupiter orbit. This concluded from our
briefing plus the two days that have passed during the game so far.
2) The current head of the
Church of the Scientific Revelation, the Church's "Guide," "bought" the position by contributing the most funds towards the purchase of the ship
Pilgrim so that the former Guide could take his
Final Pilgrimage in the flesh. Note that the former Guide had the revelation that he could make the
Final Pilgrimage while still actually alive on a recent trip to Mars. This ship departed Ashira_29 approximately a month ago and filed a flight plan for Jupiter, as we discussed in our
meeting. It should be at or near Jupiter by now, if that is where it actually went.
3) SIA headquarter's suspects the involvement of Martian Triads (from the briefing linked above).
Potential Correlation# 1: Could
Pilgrim have been involved in the attack on
ISS Colorado and
ISS Sheridan? The timing does not seem to be quite right, but consider the possibility that
Pilgrim might be, like
Telarion, a massively-upgraded retrofit. With enhanced performance engines, it could well have been at Jupiter at the time of the loss of the anti-H bombs.
Potential Correlation# 2: The attack on
ISS Colorado and
ISS Sheridan happened relatively recently. From our initial briefing, no evidence was gathered at Jupiter to indicate that the anti-H bombs were lost into the atmosphere of Jupiter along with the ships. [Assumption: The bombs are no doubt well constructed, but the physical apparatus that generates an anti-H bomb's containment fields is only metal, ceramics and plastics, like anything else. No matter how deep in the atmosphere of Jupiter the bombs might have been when this apparatus failed, the resulting rapid and energetic mixing of antimatter with matter in the Jovian atmosphere should have been detected.] So, unless somebody has a very high-performance ship, beyond what is known in terms of current engine technology, the bombs should still be at or near Jupiter.
4) Caine Freerover has determined that Dr. Mopta is or has been, involved in research of a questionable ethical nature involving the integration of electric field organs into animal and human genomics (from our meeting on board
Telarion referenced above).
5) Kecia Tavernier has made some interesting observations.
In the cafeteria she noted that:
Turanil said:
After a long and careful, yet discreet, observation, Kecia is sure that nothing or nobody threatens the crew [Spot check of 25]. She nonetheless notices something that looks suspicious. There is a table with three guys: a Chinese and two Indians accompanying and helping him. The Chinese, who is around 60 years old, looks dumb and clumsy, something reminding of a child trying to learn how to eat properly…
.
6) During the
initial tour, Jay Purr noted that only
Shabu-Avindranath Corp, where Dr. Mopta is the chief researcher, has a significant technological emblacement, and it extends across two sections of Ashira_29's hull.
7)
Upon talking to Shemezgan, Vincent Collins has determined that
Shabu-Avindranath has "gone shopping" with
Shemezgan & Balmers in the past.
Potential Correlation #3: Possibly Dr. Mopta &
Shabu-Avindranath corporation have created a "wild mutation" that allows a genetically-enhanced person to generate and manipulate a plasma field? If this field were powerful enough, it could be used as a weapon and it would create the effects as noted in the final, chaotic transmissions from
ISS Colorado and
ISS Sheridan. If this mutation were grafted onto an unregistered clone of a deceased person, we have a potential weapon system. The real person would be officially dead, and the clone would not be in the databanks. Brain pattern download to the clone may involve control mechanisms making the clone a willing tool, as we discussed previously. The elderly chinese gentleman from (5) above might be one such creation, or simply an indication that cloning is taking place.
In the game thread, Jay will ask some questions to possibly elucidate more info. However, one, possibly urgent matter should be dealt with quickly:
Tentative Conclusion: The anti-H bombs are probably still near Jupiter, and we should try to wrap things up on Ashira_29 ASAP and head outward. We should also make the arrangements to rent a segment of the station and contract with
Shemezgan & Balmers to acquire some quasi-illegal goods for us. Thus, our cover can hopefully be maintained. Filing a fake flight plan, say to Mercury, might also be useful.
Now, about true explosive, well, there is "plastic explosives" (with detonators); I will see the exact stats when you go for using it. There is two strength of explosion available (one weak, one powerful).
