[voice] - let hope burn in your eyes

[ryuuzaki]

[Locked to all characters remaining on the ship; backdated to the 18th.]

I'd like to speak with anyone who's interested in coordinating a structured response to the recent disappearances. If we pool our resources in terms of anything technical that needs to be done, and in terms of things like creating small teams and scheduling the usage of rescue vehicles, things will probably run more smoothly. Retrieving as many people as possible is of paramount importance.

Those of you who have experience in search and rescue, on-the-ground stealth, investigation, intelligence work, and programming and electronics would probably be the most useful… but if that doesn't include you, and you're interested, there should certainly still be a way for you to help. I realize that many of you probably already have ideas about how to proceed, but it couldn't hurt to discuss them so that we don't interfere with each other.

To begin with: if you're able to make contact with anyone who's missing, see if they can capture and send some images of their general surroundings -- but only if they can do so without being seen and can preferably send the results privately. Having that kind of information ahead of time could be overwhelmingly valuable.

Let's do whatever we can.

Comments

[vengeance_driven]

I can do that, except ah... I might pick up a smaller ship down there. Something that fits in that they won't notice so much.

[ryuuzaki]

That's a good idea. It's possible that I could fly the transporter back to the Moira -- I have some experience with light aircraft -- but I'll need to practice a little to be sure. If not, someone with more experience can go.

Miss Tam is also looking for assistance with her ship's engine... do you have any recommendations?

[vengeance_driven]

Sadly the best mechanic I know is down there. But if I remember good, Lando has a job that could help.

[Don't make him say his last name, his accent does crazy shit with those particular vowels and 'r's]

[ryuuzaki]

The best mechanic you know... [It sounds like he finds that concept extremely interesting.] Who is that?

I'd suggest prioritizing their retrieval, but enough people are missing that it's really difficult to assign that kind of priority. The best way I can think of to rank them is to try to get to people who are especially vulnerable or especially likely to be useful in subsequent rescues first, but what if that covers everyone who's gone?

[vengeance_driven]

Tali vas Normandy. She works in engineering and has lived on starships for her whole life.

Engines are very important to her.

But if she's down there, who knows what is happening to her.

[ryuuzaki]

I understand. I don't know her very well, but I'll have to remedy that.

What can Lando do, do you think?

[vengeance_driven]

Work on engines.

[That's the most specific, Niko. Thank you.]

[ryuuzaki]

Well, that's two.

[Which is two more than he was explicitly aware of at the beginning of this conversation, without hunting down Miles Vorkosigan and grilling him about job assignments and qualifications and proclivities.]

Can you think of anyone else who might be helpful in this situation?

[vengeance_driven]

Ratchet the cat man.

Tony Stark is pretty smart.

Bruce Banner, too.

[ryuuzaki]

I believe Tony Stark is incapacitated right now, unfortunately. Banner should be useful if he's willing and able to help, although I would understand if he were reluctant to do anything down there.

Can you tell me more about Ratchet?