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[backsassin]

Sorry, I missed the memo; are we trying to ruin every planet we stop at now? Because this plan -- this mercenary deal -- sure makes it seem like it. I mean, it would be bad enough on a terrestrial planet, but a hydrogen atmosphere gas giant? That’s where we’re planning on putting a bunch of firearm-toting mercenaries?

Look, maybe some of you weren’t here for our stops on the last few planets, but trust me when I say that getting involved in local affairs ended very, very badly. For everyone. And that was without hiring mercs to solve problems that aren’t ours to begin with. The best thing we can do here is to take what we need and leave.

And if you have been here long enough to remember: don’t make us responsible for another Cadacus Primary.

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Well, it's nice to see that logic and thinking hasn't been completely stripped away within the fires of moral indignation that many of the crew seem to be basking in.

Even if it is quite likely the pesky thing known as morals are currently running the thought process of most of our crew. Thus no one is taking a look at the bigger picture.

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[backsassin]

[Such clear thinking is one of the many benefits of Zam being relatively amoral compared to the rest of the crew. Not amoral enough to watch another planet die, but certainly enough that "whales dying" vs "planet on fire" seems like a fairly simple value judgment to her.]

That “moral indignation” is going to end up killing a lot more than just the whales if it gets out of hand.

[needsnoface]

I honestly can not find any fault with such a statement, and can only add the worry about what would happen if these mercenaries decide that what we are giving them is not enough and our own crewmembers end up on the wrong side of individuals that have no obligation towards them.

There are far too many ways for this entirely delicate situation to go awry by allowing another element we can't fully control to be brought into the equation. It's a bit distressing.