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[warandpeace]

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My name is Kazuhira Miller. I've been around for a while, and mostly I've been focusing on building my own small business. But I have noticed that there are a good number of us that, while there are some general assignments the Savrii provide for extra wages, still don't have a good use for our talents, so I'm gauging interest for a project. [There's a splash of water and a clank of glasses. Ignore him, he's multi-tasking.]

What I'm proposing, and what I will bring before the Savrii if there's adequate interest, is a Rescue and Recovery program. With Ingress activity having the potential to go awry or with natural disasters in Ingress accessible worlds, or allying worlds that might need to call on us for help, some people with appropriate skills could go on rescue missions. Especially when there are children or endangered animals at risk. It wouldn't matter if it was a complete disaster or a low grade backyard rescue. We have a lot of people and a lot of resources for it.

It would require investors, donations, part-time or volunteer work. People willing to offer medical facilities for recovery, since it wouldn't really be fair of us to rescue someone and then charge them for the retrieval.

[If you run that kind of business then you ask for the money up front.]

Also people actually going into these situations would be deserving of hazard pay. Even for a less than strenuous mission.

And... I was thinking- [here's the catch] -the best way to draw attention to the need for money in this sort of venture would be some sort of regular broadcast. I'm not sure how shows [television? hologram? How do semi-future planet media] work here exactly but that's something I would need more information on and another reason this project would require more than one handler. [And there goes the clank of some plates.]

I've not received any approval for the project but I thought I would gauge interest. [And a metallic clatter and crash in the background.] Shi- [Cut off silence. After a beat?] Let me take care of this and then I'll be back.

Does anyone here know how to fix the lid to a futuristic industrial dishwasher? That I can pay for myself.

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[ultravires]

[ Ardyn comes onto screen with a wide grin and a softness to his eyes. He thought a moment on this broadcast and concluded it was a fantastic idea! Not only does it ultimately help those in need, which he has a history of doing such a thing, but it will also instill trust and associate a kindness to a face; it would be a good thing for his face!

Especially some place new, somewhere fresh. ]

Ah, hello! I am quite interested in this development. I currently reside on Chioni, specifically to study and observe the wildlife!

[warandpeace]

I haven't considered a centralized starting location, though if the idea has any backing I may place a bid on an Ingress complex office.

Glad to know someone's on board. [He started this for his business partner, since he knows that said business partner isn't so much made for running diners or even that fond of weapons sales. But this, this is something that could genuinely make people that need to step away from their mundane work every once in a while happy.]

I would assume wildlife might be under domestic threats there, too.

[He keeps to audio, mostly because he doesn't want anyone to see the mess of water he's having to clean up. Unfortunately it can be very faintly heard in the background. The slop of a rag and then the quick drips of it being wrung out.]

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[ryuuzaki]

I'll help, but it's better that I help with logistics. Maybe occasional funding.

[locked and then some.]

[warandpeace]

The funding would be appreciated.

There's a few logistics I'm definitely concerned about. One is that I've had very good experience with a particular brand of fulton recovery, and if this came through I would like to utilize that. However I'm not sure who to go for R&D in creating a new model.

Another is that we would need some way to link up operatives and dispatchers. When I ran missions before we were able to use them but with some difficulty. There would need to be something more reliable.

[And hopefully a prelude to a communications system that would be more difficult to monitor.]

There's a lot more. It's still just an idea. I don't even know if the Savrii would allow for this. [But considering they threw them under the bus for the duels, they should.]

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[nishizono]

[ Right, this is actually pretty interesting. ]

I volunteer for saving animals. Not humans, though. They can go fuck themselves.

And I could maybe fix your lid if you can figure out how to unplug it.

[warandpeace]

I unplugged it just now. [It had broken earlier and he thought he'd fixed it, but he was oh so wrong. He already hates that this is costing him valuable clean-up minutes. And now he has to clean up all the damn water to top that off.]

And that's fine. [Rescuing animals specifically doesn't go against Kaz's vague morality.] We had a lot of success with recovering animals from war zones. I suspect there would be a lot of interest in that.

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[yorisearching]

I'm not designed for combat, but this sounds like a cause I'd be happy to help where I can. Would pilots be useful? I also work studying the Ingress, if you need a contact up here.

Also, I realize that children and animals have great significance, but I'd like to suggest rescue of innocent programs or artificial life when possible as well.

[Users always forget programs. Yori's not offended, but maybe if she reminds them they'll consider it once in a while.]

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[warandpeace]

Your right. I guess I didn't think about it because all the artificial intelligences I know have been pretty capable.

But a good number don't come with legs.

Any sort of help would go a long way. Part of what I wanted to provide was a sort of aftercare for victims, too. When I grew up in Japan, there were a lot of victims of various bombings that needed more care than they were able to receive at the time. As important as the rescues are, making sure they survive afterwards is equally important.

No rule against repairing AIs.

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[survivra]

I'm not interested in attention. But I've skills enough to help, whatever the danger.

[warandpeace]

I didn't guess that some people would want necessarily to appear onscreen. [No matter how gorgeous their appearances or their voices are, which is really a damn shame because the shallow viewer's dollar is just as good as the warm-hearted.]

[But the help really is the most important thing.]

What's your usual focus?

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[nyxus]

Hey, Miller. It's Nyx.

You can count me in.




You okay over there?

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[warandpeace]

It's fine. Just messy. [He's been defeated by an appliance and he's livid about it. It may or may not have spatula dents now.]

Thanks. Do you have any preferences on how you'd like to get involved?

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[worn_wings]

Might be able to help, if shit goes down.

[ He's more reliable than he sounds... really. ]

[warandpeace]

I'm almost certain shit will eventually go down. I can't imagine that it wouldn't. So I'll keep you in mind.

[If what he said before is true, he believes that he could be useful. Especially if one of those plague situations turns up on one of the planets they end up on.]

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[kshatriya]

I'd be more than happy to assist as far as part-time or volunteering goes.

[warandpeace]

Thanks. What's your name?

[There's still sounds of him cleaning up the rest of appliance chaos in the background. But that's about done, for the most part.]

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[petridish]

Do rescuers get to choose who they help?

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[warandpeace]

[He sees the "from" space and assumes it's an AU, so many of those at this point. He should be paying more attention.]

I think it's important that they do. Rescuers know the most about what they can handle. Areas, weight restrictions, tools necessary.

And I generally wouldn't want to be rescued by someone that hated me.

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[shadowblends]

i could offer my services, if you haven't already gotten enough volunteers.

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[warandpeace]

Considering the changeover rate of individuals here, I don't think having too many is a problem. Sometimes people just g [Okay, he's in no mood to finish that. So he moves on to the next message as if he'd just accidentally sent the first partially done.]

[He hates losing people.]

I remember your abilities from before.

[liberaltus]

You...are something of a wonder, do you realize that?

[Because low grade backyard rescue, it's too precious? You are definitely all of those things Dorian was blathering on about when he was too smashed to even be appropriately ashamed of his behavior.]

Use me Kazuhira, as ever. I have an Apothecary and it is well supplied with potions, tonics, and grenades...I suppose it can also serve as a small scale recovery facility if I can get my hands on some bedrolls or cots.

[It's not massive enough to serve a crowd of people, a dozen at most.

As for your dishwasher...Dorian can't help with that sady...he could probably set it on fire.]

[warandpeace]

[He is not! Shut up, Dorian. He's got people more moral than him he has to make happy by giving them more moral things to do.]

[That's as good enough excuse as any.]

I'm still very impressed you can make grenades.

[He and grenades have a fonder history than he should have.]

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[wallride]

you did it!!
looks like people are taking to this pretty well, dude

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[warandpeace]

We'll see.

I'm still a little uncertain.

[businessinfront]

It sounds like you got a lot of volunteers already, but I'm interested.

[warandpeace]

Never too many.

Rarely does a volunteer rescue service have too many people, anyway.

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[notthemaniwas]

[This is good. He's working on a method of acceptance among the Savrii despite the fact that they'd been given leave to live here. Charles was working on the school but that's one small way, this is deserving of support. And respect.

He flicks on his TAB.]

I believe I might be of help. I may not be the best for the rescue part but I'm sure my telepathy could prove useful in locating anyone that's lost.

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[warandpeace]

[Miller is wildly suspicious of the Savrii. He doesn't trust them, and worries very much for them exploiting them as a useful new find, a challenge, as a way to discover what resources their worlds can offer their system.]

[But Miller is also a man that loves passionately and vibrantly and doesn't go in halves for his emotions, and he has someone close to him who would very much like a way for them to do the right thing.]

That would be, thank you.

[He spoke with Kurt about it, but he's glad for some telepaths that don't hook into vengeful minds.]

How do you feel about interviews if the broadcast pans out? [Kaz can make a hell of a sales pitch or a motivational speech or occasionally even a useful infodump, but all of this is practiced. Being questioned on events for public use without adequate preparation makes him a little doubting of his success. And Charles has a good voice and, frankly, a good face for it.]

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[witchweird]

Are there many who are asking to be rescued?

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[warandpeace]

I can pretty confidently say that when you're in need of rescue, it's a little difficult to ask for it. Experience talking.

Or those that can't at all. We were once hired to rescue animals in warzones [which is what actually led to the idea] and we took it upon ourselves to save child soldiers. They can't really decide to ask for help.

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[justice_from_above]

Rescue and recovery? Count me interested.

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[warandpeace]

I was hoping you might be. Seems like you could use more chances to get out into the field again?