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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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[backsassin]

What other “bad ideas” have people proposed? I can’t imagine many worse.

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[whoami]

You know what? Nevermind. A blockade of mercenaries is the worst idea yet. Because no matter what we'll have to come back to pay them, and that's if they don't get into the business of selling off whale parts themselves.

I say we go for that Dr. Banner guy's shield thing and call it a day.

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[backsassin]

Exactly.

The shield’s supposed to allow people out, but not in, right? I suppose that’s fine as long as the whales don’t plan on developing interplanetary commerce any time soon... [It’s a somewhat sarcastic observation; Zam’s not entirely convinced the whales are actually sentient. If they were, you’d think they would have come up with the means to deal with the hunters themselves by now.]