Video: Avagi Emergency Procedures

[beautifulspaceraptor]

[ When the network lights up again, it's a vid post featuring a stripy, dark plated Turian. He's in some properly mucked up thermals and looking like he's been running on about an hour of sleep. ]

Nihlus Kryik. Life Support and Sanitation.

[ Is that a sufficient intro? Probably not. He's not really here for introductions at the moment anyways. ]

Now that the possible remnants of Ingress energy have opened up connections to other worlds again... It is probably to the benefit of most, if not all of us, to bring up the discussion of various Ingress traveling procedures. Including preparatory lock down drills, quarantine and the establishment of diplomatic relations.

This world may well be peaceful, but if these portals work anything like previous pieces of Ingress tech have, it's no guarantee that things will remain so in a month's time.

I, and a few other crew members, have gone around scouting out and marking off potential safe rooms in various sectors of Avagi. Setting them up further will have to be more of a community effort.

They will need to be fortified, stocked with supplies, and set on an independent air, water and power circuit. Security measures will need to be wired in and then we will need to review drill procedures, preferably on a monthly basis. We need a dedicated number of people who would be willing to take on the task of directing other crew members to these safe rooms, as well as instructing them on what to do in times of crisis.

Additionally, these rooms will double as containment units, should creatures like the Ploiatos appear again.

Quarantine procedures will also need to be set up. Before any attempts at Ingress exploration can happen: we need to establish whether or not the worlds we're entering through the portals are safe. If I can have the cooperation of people in medical on the matter, direction on this front would be thoroughly appreciated. At the very least, a quarantine zone in the immediate area around the shrines will need to be established. Everyone who enters and exits the tears will need to sign off with a date and time stamp as well as log anything you bring back with you to make tracking down any unpleasant passengers easier.

In a similar vein, I will be holding a seminar on First Contact situations in the Music Hall with the vague hopes of maintaining peace and diplomatic relations with any species on the other side. If at all possible, I sincerely hope you will attend. If you don't, I ask that you do your level best to not murder anyone or start unnecessary fights.

Unless they're into that.

Please.

Volunteers on all fronts would be more than welcome. Just note your desire to participate here, your area of specialty, whether or not you need training- and I will have you listed. Once everything is organized, you will be given a set of tasks to carry out as the projects go forwards. If you'd like more involvement than that, feel free to ask.

I've added two additional categories to the current voluntary signup form, which I've attached. Please use that as reference

Debate and discussion on the topic is also more than welcome. If you have suggestions, improvements, concerns or resources that you would like to share, this space is also open to such matters.

(( OOC: Text transcription is available! And here is the link to the attachment!))

Comments

[notglitching]

[Fair is fair. As much as Rinzler would like to keep shit-talking users... Nihlus is offering suprisingly reasonable explanations. This time, the lag lasts longer.]

Distributed command structure presents more security risks.

[Mind control definitely included.]

Planned infrastructure for admin functions?

[beautifulspaceraptor]

Traditional command structure presents more security risks in the current situation. It's more likely to spark a mutiny than be accepted and with the super powered people around the station, that's going to end with destruction.

[ Which would be less than ideal and completely defeats the point of security to begin with.

And he did say more resistant to mind control than completely immune to it. ]

Once the saferooms are sorted out, we probably need to establish a security list for vital station functions like we have with our living space. Each list dedicated to the different functions on Avagi. Life Support and Medical will need attention in particular.

[notglitching]

[Users. Rinzler really wishes he could say that was wrong. He can't, so he's going to refocus. For now.]

Compartmentalizing security prevents effective action outside designated space.

[And considering how many spaces the ship has, and how few security functions...]

System-wide security force more effective. Can coordinate with functions specific to each task.

Or be coordinated.

[What is letting things go.]

[beautifulspaceraptor]

Again, that's using political power that we don't have.

But effective communication and coordination can still be established without trying to force unification under a single system-wide security force.

Rinzler, you've created alliances before. Effective ones. I don't think it beyond your ability to create them here, too.

[notglitching]

[There is a solid thirty seconds staring at that last line. Most of it is trying to figure out if Nihlus is joking.]

I haven't.

[Clu could. Nihlus was already. And maybe Tron had, once. Rinzler functioned much more directly.]

Individual points of conflict or deviation pose threat to entire station.

Entire system needs to comply with security measures.

[Which means one security force. Which means some way—"political" or otherwise—to make them.]

[beautifulspaceraptor]

No?

What about me, then? Or Shepard? Miller, Adrien. You're probably already sorting things out with Washington again as is.

[ Nihlus just barely manages to resist tacking a snarky emoji onto the end of that. ]

I will do my best to unify the different parties under the banner, but again: it's not a power I currently hold. Our biggest preventative measure presently is forging strong communal ties. Transparency and communication is key there.

If it's any comfort, however, I am arranging a security meeting in the next day or so. I'll contact you when a more solid timestamp has been worked out.

Also, I'm sending North your way. Have you spoken with Shiro already?

[notglitching]

Faulty reference: 'you've'.

[Definitely everyone else's fault. Especially Nihlus'. But, outlandish accusations of social capability aside...]

Yes.

[beautifulspaceraptor]

I believe in you! C:

[ Could not resist snark emoji there, nope. ]

Good. We'll see how organizational attempts work out and start from there. North at least seemed relatively cooperative.