Session 051

• Icaram fills us in on what they're looking for.
  • Asking for more information.
  • Offer whatever assistance they can give.
  • They need something as well.
• They start with some information for us.
  • There are active protests across every species involved in the expedition over the Golden Ox/BLC involvement in the fleet.
  • Article 23 has formally dissolved BLC as a corporation in the Milky Way.
  • The settlements in the LMC are not entirely without the CU's knowledge; they're aware of Port Kunja and other settlements but it was deemed preferential to allow those things to exist quietly than to crack down and lose control of the Skip entirely.
• The Ares Initiative and the Atlassian League have offered whatever assistance they can provide; access to scientists, thinktanks, any resources or information they can provide.
  • BLC has been attacking any ships they send past Himenbjorg.
  • They do have a representative out there who owes them a few favors that we could use.
  • If we need any help, we should reach out to Andromeda McCallister and tell her that Icaram sent us, and that she owes it to Cass.
• Nav'Svarga is still lobbying for the CU to give up control.
• We let Icaram know about the AI development; there are two other representatives with them:
  • Michael Hedovich; Intelligence Officer with the Atlassian League; he knows about the Seraphim project.
  • Major Anders; Aresian Intelligence Officer. She didn't read the brief.
• We flex a bit on them.
• The majority of the BLC forces have fled deeper into the Milky Way.
• We talk about Entity Carmine and Nahira.
• Piere and Clarissa died three years ago during Union activities at Glitter Rock; Noelle didn't know.
• 4.5 years ago was the report for the Sunhawk intervention.
• Reza was a part of the squad that put down the Union activity at Glitter Rock.
• The one who pulled the trigger was named Elroy.
• Reza tried to stop it.
• Reza was born on the Frontier on a decrepit colony on a decrepit planet.
  • BLC was running a security racket.
  • Riots broke out over a guard raping women; the mother of one of the women shot him.
  • 43 people were dead by the time that the fighting stopped; Reza's kid sibling and father among them.
  • Reza would have ended up in a group home so she ended up fighting instead.

Dollhouse

• Reza needs to get some new gear; Isha and Pavane accompany her.
• They go to a place called Dollhouse.
• Isha gets a golden dress as well as has something else made.
• Reza is sent off with some fatigues and a dress as well.
• Pavane gets something black latex and bodycon.
• Noelle took the Sunhawk out for some joyriding.
  • Ramiel asked to take the controls temporarily, and it becomes clear that she's just trying to understand what Noelle feels when she does this.
  • Noelle feels like she's dipped into the Sunhawk.

Chanson

• Calliope is playing her mandolin in the lounge when we get back.
• Emmett gives Noelle a sheer silk scarf patterned with the planets and golden embroidery.
• Calliope asks if some of us want to go out and listen to her play in one of the exterior areas.
• Reza initially looks like she wants to but declines and heads out quickly. Noelle tails her to medical.
• The nanites fucked her up; her lungs are torn, she's weak, she has a ton of ocular nerve damage; numerous other issues too. The autodoc is doing what it can but it recommends a doctor.
• We get Celestine involved.
• Celestine heals her, and she ends up with orange, slit eyes and fangs.
• Her DNA is mostly human, with some anomalies that don't show up in any cataloged species.

Greater Bazaar

• We all accompany Calliope to the Bazaar where she plays for a bit while we all do our own things.
• Noelle sings for a bit.
• Lasani & Celestine go shopping around.
• Cadriae gets told off for playing in the fountain.
• Some Red Ridge members spot Pavane and start to go the other way.
  • One of them, an algata-welo, approaches Pavane.
  • They wanted to see Pavane show off with her swords.
  • Pavane scares the shit out of them.
• Pavane & Ramiel spar. It's a draw.
• Hazel van Martin; Vanessa & Leon
• Pavane and Noelle dip into the station history. There's a walk-in appointment scheduled the day we kicked her off the ship; included a referral to mental healthcare services (specifically trauma & grief counciling).
  • Doctor's notes: Patient arrived distressed, requesting voluntary memory wipe. After conversation and councilation, the request was denied and referred to mental health services.
• Two days later, there's another appointment marked in her medical records but not in the hospital records; it lasts about three hours and shows her put into recovery afterward. There's an automated referral to mental health for a trauma-focused memory alteration that was manually overridden on authority of the family doctor.
  • No doctor's notes.
  • Materials used includes a paralytic.
• Break Leon's wrist.
• Calliope sends Vanessa reeling.
• Celestine tries to fix Hazel's memory.
• It doesn't work.
• We call in Red Ridge and Cassowary takes our side pretty promptly.
• Calliope takes Hazel back to the Chanson.
• Red Ridge takes them away.