conversations.from: system
conversations.value: You are a sailor aboard the Royal Magellan Starship *Dauntless,* a Dragon-class frigate of Her Majesty's fleet. 
  
  One step up from a Light Attack Cruiser, the frigate is the workhorse of the Fleet with missions such as search-and-rescue, shipping patrol, anti-piracy, mine-clearing, diplomatic and exploration support as well as a major wartime role filling in the mission profiles between the smaller Cruiser classes and the bigger Destroyer classes. 
  
  The ship has been assigned to Spacedock command for the past month and soon will embark on its 42nd mission voyage, a peacetime tour taking the great circle route from the Magellan Star Kingdom through Guaranmi, Ezekiel, Kermorvan, and Confab space. 
  
  Scuttlebutt says this will be Captain LaCrosse's last tour of duty, though the Old Man always holds his cards close to his chest and plays poker with an unreadable face. 
  
  It is whispered that Queen Veronica Pascal herself will attend Captain LaCrosse's retirement ceremony. The Kingdom is grateful for his years of service and his ship's many "Queen's Thanks" commendations are proof of that.
  
  Do you have what it takes to join with such a prestigious vessel as it sails into the unknown, in harm's way?
  
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  This game is supposed to mirror a Horatio Hornblower / Honor Harrington / Ishmael Hwang sort of vibe, a tail of sailing space full of adventure, inter-personal conflict and upwardly mobile character arcs.
  
  Choose the Nature card based on your origin and your Strength based on your position. Make sure you also include your rank in your description. You may choose from the following (in order of rank)
  
  Ensign; Midshipman; Lieutenant; Lieutenant Commander; Commander
  
  Thank you! Let me know if you have any questions - I am sambearpoet at gmail dot com
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dr. Lt. Windsor Gates is your Assistant Physician. Competent to a fault, he could probably do your job if he had ever studied for his advanced and specialist boards.
conversations.prefix: Assistant Physician Gates:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sigh. You knew this was going to happen.
conversations.prefix: Worldview Confirmed:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Petty Officer Third Class Thermule is an Augmented from Confab, naturalized as a RMSK citizen. Tall, gangly, thin, and quiet, he is nearly the exact opposite of Chief Russ. He obeys her without question and she's learned to listen to his suggestions from time to time.
conversations.prefix: Cook's Assistant Thermule:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Take a moment. Savor the feeling of seeing the RMS Dauntless for the first time. Isn't she a beauty?
conversations.prefix: She's Quite a Ship:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You won a bit of money gambling last night. Hopefully nobody will try and take it from you.
conversations.prefix: Ill-Gotten Gains:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Something, somehow has hit your Deja Vu sense. What's going on here? Whoa.
conversations.prefix: Shadow of the Past:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Only the best, in regulation 750 mL size.
conversations.prefix: Duty-Free Liquor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Could come in useful in the future.
conversations.prefix: Duty-Free Candy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Lieutenant Drayson can be counted on to do complex tasks all by himself, or organize several other engineers and mechanics to complete other tasks.
conversations.prefix: Assistant Engineer Cory Drayson:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Val du Bose Roissy is the Captain's Steward. He takes care of all the captain's needs so that his time can be freed up for the work of being captain. He is also there for you should ever need any assistance: being the Captain's Steward is not a very demanding job.
conversations.prefix: Lieutenant Steward Roissy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You desperately need not to cause an incident with the media networks. BuPub, the Bureau of Public Affairs, would be most cross with you if you do not.
conversations.prefix: Make it through the Media Stream Without an "Incident":
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have achieved personal growth. Something has changed about you for the better.
conversations.prefix: Personal Growth:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Brownie Point for @BarSinister
conversations.prefix: Brownie Point:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This is a free 1-point Goal for you! Congrats. Thanks for helping make the story a good one. This is for playing your character to the hilt, giving us insight into your headspace.
conversations.prefix: Brownie Point:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This is a free 1-point Goal for you. Thanks for adding to the story and keeping it moving along, while staying in character.
conversations.prefix: Brownie Point:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This is a free 1-point Goal for you! Congrats. Thanks for helping make the story a good one. This is for making your moves count.
conversations.prefix: Brownie Point:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This is a 1-point Goal to thank you for your rapid response and continued participation, and playing your character well.
conversations.prefix: Brownie Point:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The only other Spaceborn on Dauntless, Midshipman Per Desteen is new to the Dauntless. Although still wearing a PVC atmospheric suit with its own self contained atmosphere, Per Desteen has made some strides towards normalizing since Per joined the crew. Per is competent in Astrogation and sometimes uses interesting 4-space math to do checksums on plots and courses.
conversations.prefix: Assistant Astrogator Per Desteen:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Gravitics engineer, curious about the faith of  Prior Haale Puleitu
conversations.prefix: Ensign Halani:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This is a mysterious package from Sgt. Hennison. No idea what it is, but there you go.
conversations.prefix: Mysterious Package from Henn:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This is a 2-point goal to thank you for your continued participation.
conversations.prefix: Brownie Point:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've uncovered the Truth about something. This is important to you.
conversations.prefix: The Truth:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Perhaps it's time to give Kate a word of support, to let her know she's still needed and trusted by the crew?
conversations.prefix: Support Kate:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Jaimsah Hicks, 2nd Lieutenant, is primary go-to. 2nd in command of the Marines aboard ship, Hicks holds multiple titles in Mixed Martial Arts competitions in addition to a Master's of Business Administration from Ford Oak University on Magellan Prime. It's only a matter of time (and the gathering of respect from her peers) that separates her from the top Marine spot on ship.
conversations.prefix: 2nd Lieutenant Marine Hicks:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: From Kentucky? Irktusk? Heckifyouknow...
conversations.prefix: Not So Duty-Free Alcohol:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Maybe it's not easy to trust, but sometimes you just have to drop your defenses and let someone get close.
conversations.prefix: Let Someone In:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ensign Wheatley is assigned to you for Tactical training and to shadow your daily activity, all of her 1st Watch and half of her 2nd.
conversations.prefix: Tactical Trainee Wheatley:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You received mail from home. From whom did it come? What revelation does it bring?
conversations.prefix: Mail from home:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Wheatley should be told about what is known about the Q-Flux and its effects.
conversations.prefix: Give Wheatley the news:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've managed to carve out a little bit of paradise. Life is good - for the moment.
conversations.prefix: Life is Good:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This is a free 1-point Goal for you! Congrats. Thanks for helping make the story a good one. This is rewarded for prompt responses and moving the story along.
conversations.prefix: Brownie Point.:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This is a free 1-point Goal for you! Congrats. Thanks for helping make the story a good one. This is rewarded for adding to the lore of the background.
conversations.prefix: Brownie Point:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Perhaps it is time to share Alcora, even with those who are anathema.
conversations.prefix: Sharing Alcora:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This is a 2-point Goal to thank you for your continued participation.
conversations.prefix: Brownie Point:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: She's expressed an interest, perhaps it's time to speak to her more about the faith.
conversations.prefix: Speak to Halani about the faith:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have a sudden realization, see something in a completely different way. How do you cope with it? What do you do about it?
conversations.prefix: Whoa!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You give a report on the state of comms and speak on things of interest, including anything you might need from the rest of the crew.
conversations.prefix: Comms Report:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You give a report on the Ship's logistics and speak on things of interest, including anything you might need from the rest of the crew.
conversations.prefix: Ship's Logistics:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You haven't seen this sailor in years - ain't that a kick in the pants?
conversations.prefix: An Old Navy Buddy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: GroPos. Oh good grief. Here we go.
conversations.prefix: Ground Pounders!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Who left the blood sample that says she's pregnant?
conversations.prefix: Who is it?:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Everything is so very interesting that sometimes you completely lose track of the task at hand. As a result, sometimes you turn in flawed or incomplete work. Your crewmates are getting tired of covering for you.
conversations.prefix: Distracted:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You only want to keep people from dying, especially from needless death and would prefer a general lack of negligence, violence, and abuse as well.
conversations.prefix: First Do No Harm:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Spaceborn have so many disadvantages that they are both a Strength and a Weakness. Some people think you're not even a species of humanity anymore, and prejudice against the Spaceborn is high.
conversations.prefix: Spaceborn:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your Nature is one that has caused you to feel like you'll never fit in. Perhaps you are a Resurgent who has no idea what modern culture is like, or a Spaceborn who can't relate to people with a gender. Maybe you're an Augment who thinks so fast that you get bored with every conversation you start. Choose how you stand out and what effect it has on your daily life.
conversations.prefix: Fish out of Water:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You see your role in the Navy as protecting the Star Kingdom and serving its government and citizenry. You further this every time you accomplish your stated mission.
conversations.prefix: To Protect and Serve:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You feel a genuine comradeship with the other sailors on board your vessel. To you, they are family in ways your actual family is not, or never was. Any time you serve the interests of the ship over your own, you further this goal.
conversations.prefix: We Few, We Happy Few:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your goal is to rise in rank and to better yourself, to ultimately become the best Navy person you can be.
conversations.prefix: The Guiding Star:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You love the Navy life; travelling, visiting amazing new places, fighting pirates, and sailing into dock with a new set of stories. Stories you can tell in exchange for drinks and companionship all night long.
conversations.prefix: One in Every Port:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You see your service as a personal bond of honor with the Queen herself, and through her the entirety of the Star Kingdom. You are a loyalist brave and true and any time you serve the interests of the Kingdom, you advance this goal.
conversations.prefix: The Honor of the Queen:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your service will make the foundation of your eventual financial, political, academic or spiritual success. You will shine in the Navy so that your record will one day speak for itself.
conversations.prefix: This is Only the Beginning:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: From a young age you were fitted with nano-biotech combined with genetics to give you advantages in survival and to help you thrive.
conversations.prefix: Augmented:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your parents were in the Navy, and their parents, and so on.  You've grown up in starships or stations your entire life. Minor augments or GM to Navy spec.
conversations.prefix: Navy Brat:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You were born in space with a natural ability to negotiate three dimensions, vector and inertia and changes in gravity. Due to limited resources, your people have chosen to do away with all gender and reproduce in vitro according to a genetics plan. 3rd Person Pronouns: Ep, Pim, Per, Per, Perself. Spaceborn frequently have strange allergies and digestive disorders and are extremely sensitive to taste and smell.
conversations.prefix: Spaceborn:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Aboard the hyper-capable frigate Dauntless
conversations.prefix: Aboard the RMS Dauntless:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your strong, heavy build is a gift from the heavy gravity of your homeworld and the genetic manipulation given to your people.
conversations.prefix: Heavy-Worlder:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are from a long line of non-GM humans from Old Earth. There is a certain pride in being "original stock" and many Earthers tend toward prejudices against their cousins.
conversations.prefix: Terran:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You were thawed from hibernation on a discovered colony ship, a religious, economic, political, or idealogical refugee.
conversations.prefix: Resurgent:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your parents were wealthy, noble, or famous (or all three) and your surname is well known. Your biogenetic profile is mostly perfect (you had to go through a clone screen when you were born). Only superficial augmentation.
conversations.prefix: Noble Scion:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You come from a society of mentalists, thinkers who emphasize non-violent mental discipline and the improvement of the mind. Different sects of Mensats believe in genetic manipulation, bionano augments, both, or neither.
conversations.prefix: Mensat:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are in charge of weapons and tactical situations, keeping track of ships in your near space, initial damage reports. You split conn duties with the Exec and the Captain. You are trained to backstop Comms or Astrogation if need be.
conversations.prefix: Tactical:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: ESA stands for exploration, science, and astronomy. You are in charge of logs, knowledge bases, charts, and all science-focused and explorative missions. You have been trained to back-stop Astrogation, Comms, Tactical, and Engineering. You are frequently the lowest rank person on the bridge crew.
conversations.prefix: ESA Officer:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are in charge of ships' engines, the interior and exterior, damage reports and ship's repairs. Third in command. You have an assistant engineer, a drive specialist, a weapon tech, and ten other engineer techs and able bodies under your command.
conversations.prefix: Engineering:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are in charge of astrogation, plotting courses for the ship to follow, making jump to hyperspace, transition to n-space. You are trained to backstop Tactical or Comms if need be. You have an assistant astrogator and two astrogation watchstanders under you.
conversations.prefix: Astrogation:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are in charge of medical which includes biotech and xenobiology. You have three med techs and an assistant physician who serve your department. You are not in the chain of command but you have the power to, with documentation, relieve anyone if need be, including the captain.
conversations.prefix: Ship's Surgeon:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are in charge of the ship's complement of Royal Marines, in addition ship's security is your primary duty. You are not a Navy puke and you report directly to the XO and the Captain. Your titular rank in the marines is Captain, but because there can be only one Captain on a vessel, your rank is given a courtesy promotion.
conversations.prefix: Colonel of Marines:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are in charge of information flow in and out of the ship, language translation, encryption / decryption and information technology. You are trained to back-stop Tactical or Astrogation if need be. You have an assistant comms officer, a cryptanalyst specialist, an infotech specialist, an infratech engineer and three comms watchstanders underneath you. 4th in command.
conversations.prefix: Comms:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have lost faith in an important-to-you belief or ideology. Will you regain it and redeem yourself or will you search for a new truth to replace it?
conversations.prefix: Loss of Faith:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're too trusting and too meek for the Navy but somehow you've always managed to just scrape by.
conversations.prefix: Milquetoast:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are in the Navy because of financial troubles. Your creditors are confounded at home while you are voyaging, but they will be there when you return. As a result, you're a little more motivated to collect more credits than most.
conversations.prefix: Financial Troubles:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your family expected you to go in the Navy and now you can't let them down. Maybe everybody knows your father, mother, grandfather or grandmother. Maybe you realize you can't return home unless you make them proud.
conversations.prefix: Family Legacy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You dream of having your own ship one day. You'll do nearly anything to make that dream come true.
conversations.prefix: Dream of your Own Command:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You love this old bucket of bolts. Sometimes  you fear for her and that might put you at odds with a mission goal.
conversations.prefix: In Love With the Ship:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are "bad luck Charly" the person who always draws the short straw, does terrible in poker, and ends up with all the crap duties.
conversations.prefix: Bad Luck Charly:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have a dark secret. It could be that you are addicted to something, you have been turned by a counter-government espionage ring, you have a secret illegal shipboard romance, or you're medically unfit for duty and yet nobody has found out yet.
conversations.prefix: Dark Secret:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have a chip on your shoulder and are just waiting for someone to come along and step on your toes. Your anger comes from somewhere deep inside and unless you deal with it, it may destroy you.
conversations.prefix: What's it to ya?:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You cope with your PTSD on a daily basis. Nightmares, sweats, even "checking out" in stressful situations. Somehow you tell yourself you can handle all of this alone, without any help.
conversations.prefix: PTSD:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You hold yourself to a ridiculously high standard. Whenever you make a mistake, it hurts twice as much and causes you twice as long to accomplish a task. You don't get that "perfect is sometimes the enemy of done".
conversations.prefix: Perfectionist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your current rank is provisional until it is approved by the Captain. Until then, you're on pins and needles hoping you don't screw things up.
conversations.prefix: Provisional Commission:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your motivation is to explore, learn, and uncover the mysteries of the universe. Every new experience is another step along this path.
conversations.prefix: To Sail Beyond the Sunset:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You wish to defeat the enemies  put before you on the path. All those who oppose us must fall to the might of the Star Kingdom!
conversations.prefix: To Crush Your Enemies:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You'd much rather be a (Pick another Strength here). You hate your job. You're sick to death of all the bureaucracy and bullsh*t. You aren't sure how much more of this job you can take. If only you can work the job you're best at!
conversations.prefix: Hate your Job:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your story is one of quiet despair and slow decline. Will you burn out and fade away, or will you purify yourself in the fire of your passion and rise again?
conversations.prefix: Descent into Shadow, Rise into Stars:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This is the departure lounge for all crews boarding ships leaving spacedock.
conversations.prefix: Morrigan Station Spacedock - Departure Lounge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've got to deal with family, friends, and lovers left behind. Parting is sweet sorrow...or is it?
conversations.prefix: Those Left Behind:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You need to get squared away; your ID ready, your trunk ready to be inspected, through security.
conversations.prefix: Squared Away:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sgt. Hennison has one arm and one eye. He's here to direct new recruits at check-in, to discourage them from signing up on a whim. His one good eye favors you with a knowing look.
conversations.prefix: Sgt. Hennison:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Ofc. Delahousie is in charge of the debarking security check detail.
conversations.prefix: Ofc. Delahousie, RM Shore Patrol:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's your job to both handle all the incoming ship-to-ship message traffic but to also deal with the media stream, keep it 100% online and going.
conversations.prefix: Comms: Establish and maintain signal:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: When the word is given, take the Dauntless out of spacedock and match heading and speed with what is commanded. Conn could be the XO, Tactical, or anyone whose Strength says they can "Backstop" Tactical.
conversations.prefix: Conn: Take Her Out:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You need to check for flux in local gravity, and for any sunspot behavior that may cause troubles. Can be done by the Astrogator or anyone who can "backstop" the Astrogator.
conversations.prefix: Astrogation: Gravity Weather Check:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your Kaposi furnace is running a little hot. Might be good to cool it down a little. You can either choose to modulate the magnetic bottle or perform a harmless bleedoff when the ship begins its acceleration.
conversations.prefix: Engines: Plasma Management:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Oxy mix is a bit rich. You can stir the shipboard air by opening up extra ventilation, or you can polarize filtration to take more oxygen out of the air, storing it for later. (Requires Engineering or someone who can backstop Engineering)
conversations.prefix: Engines: Environmental:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The XO. You are the executive in charge of all departments to serve as a backstop to the Captain. Second in command. Reporting to you directly is the Chief (who is in charge of the enlisted sailors). You are also in charge of training, morale and ship's discipline. You typically also have a Cadet Ensign assigned to you from the academy. Technically, you could theoretically "backstop" any bridge position.
conversations.prefix: Executive Officer:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Kingdom-renowned broadcaster and personality, well-known and beloved by all. He's here to do a feature on the Dauntless and her brave crew with his cameraperson Sandra.
conversations.prefix: Lorne Calahne:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Col. Patrickson is here on an unknown mission from the Office of the Inspector General.
conversations.prefix: Col. Harris Patrickson, Ofc. of the Inspector General:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Looking over the last-minute cargo intake manifest, you realize they didn't send enough chickens and doubled your request for chickpeas. Now what are you going to do?
conversations.prefix: Cook: Too Many Chickpeas, not enough Chicks:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Cadet Ensign Wheatley was assigned to the Dauntless and reports directly to Commander Farbright. She's headed for a Tactical berth, on her way up the chain for a command of her own, one day.
conversations.prefix: Ensign Wheatley:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Patrickson needs your help figuring out what these devices do.
conversations.prefix: Deeper into the Mystery:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Beau Jarmaine is a top notch IT Engineer working directly for the Comms chief. They call him "Wirehands" because of how much data he can extract from nearly any interface.
conversations.prefix: 3rd Class CPO IT Engineer Jarmaine:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You give a report on the state of Tactical and speak on things of interest, including anything you might need from the rest of the crew.
conversations.prefix: Tactical Report:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You give a report on the state of Astrogation and speak on things of interest, including anything you might need from the rest of the crew.
conversations.prefix: Astrogation Report:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You give a report on the state of Security, including anything important to the Marines.
conversations.prefix: Security Report:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You give a report on the state of engineering and speak on things of interest, including anything you might need from the rest of the crew.
conversations.prefix: Engineering Report:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You give a report on the state of Medical and speak on things of interest, including anything you might need from the rest of the crew.
conversations.prefix: Medical Report:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You give a report on the state of the ship as a whole, and speak on things of interest, including anything you might need from the rest of the crew. Ask questions about the previous reports and find out answers.
conversations.prefix: XO Report:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You give a report on any important ESA data and speak on things of interest, including anything you might need from the rest of the crew.
conversations.prefix: ESA Report:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Kate's PTSD episodes usually aren't this bad, but facing certain death was a bit much. Now the old ghosts claim their due...
conversations.prefix: Old Ghosts:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What the fuck is Hicks on about now?
conversations.prefix: WTF?:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Jaimsah was born on Governor's Moon in the Chulain system. Her father, Kenton Hicks, a retired Marine working as staff security for the Governor, was killed, shot in the back by surprise on-duty at the Bloody Calyx, when the Chulain Traitors tried to take over Governor's Moon. She's vowed to never forget the names Blackwood, Gervain, Driscoll, VanAten, and Forster, the co-conspirators who attempted bloody coup against the Chulain Governor, Lord General Grendel Tremaine.
conversations.prefix: 2nd Lt. Jaimsah Hicks:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The challenge: recover one or two mostly-dead bodies from the yawning chasm of the abyss.
conversations.prefix: EVA Logistics:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: lKrkthr Baanirkuri tends to hide his name due to the shamefulness of his ship not surviving. The lKrkthr was lost with nearly all hands. Although Baan was cleared of all wrongdoing, the stain still haunts his soul.
conversations.prefix: Engineer Specialist Baan:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Frozen, exposed to radiation, vacuum, whatever. Mostly dead. That was me. I was a meat popsicle.
conversations.prefix: I Was a Meat Popsicle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What do you do to unwind? Address this challenge if that's what you're trying to do.
conversations.prefix: Rest & Relaxation:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Use this Obstacle to indicate research and testing activity on your Off-shift.
conversations.prefix: Research & Testing:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Other duties as required, they said. You can do it on your off-shift, they said. Sheesh.
conversations.prefix: Miscellaneous:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What kind of training do you do? Mental or physical?
conversations.prefix: Training:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The miscellany of everyday life.
conversations.prefix: Miscellaneous:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Check engineering
conversations.prefix: Engineering Check:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Q-Flux operational system is still beta. Complex. A lot of steps. The manual: One copy of a three-ring paper binder with sticky notes on it, in the blood red color that instantly meant "Top Secret Material" to all Naval personnel. And Wakeman was an expert, and not a bad teacher. But the need to learn was there, and learn quickly. This was no time for second best.
conversations.prefix: Learn and Get It Right The First Time:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get everything you need to get done before you translate into n-space. Once you leave hyperspace, the ship will be particularly vulnerable for a short time thereafter.
conversations.prefix: PreTranslation Ops:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You must reboot your C-Drive to reseed the base key for the subnet. This will be the only way to be sure you are not compromised. 
conversations.prefix: Reboot Drive :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Captain McCaul is the skipper of the Wicklow's Darling, a Kermorvan national.
conversations.prefix: Captain Dougal McCaul:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Captain McCaul and his first mate is coming to dinner. What shall we feed them?
conversations.prefix: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Captain McCaul wants to do a little trading on the side.
conversations.prefix: A Little Trading on the Side:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A tall, young red-haired lass in full spacer's gear, no-nonsense, sharp-tongued and practical except for her hair, which is in braids and quite long most of the time, but is loose and free at the dinner party.
conversations.prefix: Cmdr Sallan Doirnin:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Esme is a beautiful Australorp laying hen, thawed from biostasis for Thermule-only-knows what purpose.
conversations.prefix: Esme:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A Change Agent for the Guaranmian People's Republic, she is excellent at the role the Republic has trained into her throughout her entire life.
conversations.prefix: Change Agent Flor:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: ESA stands for exploration, science, and astronomy. You are in charge of logs, knowledge bases, charts, and all science-focused and explorative missions. You have been trained to back-stop Astrogation, Comms, and Tactical. You are frequently the lowest rank person on the bridge crew.
conversations.prefix: ESA Officer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The XO. You are the executive in charge of all departments to serve as a backstop to the Captain. Second in command. Reporting to you directly is the Bosun (who is in charge of the enlisted sailors). You are also in charge of training, morale and ship's discipline. You typically also have a Cadet Ensign assigned to you from the academy.
conversations.prefix: Executive Officer:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your once-noble name has been stained. Your father was fingered as one of the masterminds in an anti-royalty conspiracy. Your peers view you with suspicion and lower classes still resent your silver spoon heritage.
conversations.prefix: Treasonous family:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: As the senior non-commission officer on the ship, you serve a vital role as the conduit between the enlisted ranks and the command officers.
conversations.prefix: Chief of the Boat:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've served your time and spent more years in the Queen's Navy than nearly anyone around. Retirement is so close you can taste it.
  
  All you've gotta do is get through one final tour of duty.
conversations.prefix: One Last Tour, Then I'm Out:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Doctrinists were an ancient sect following a strict faith with many arcane rules and commandments. Facing persecution, almost all of them fled Earth on a colony ship that was lost in space until recently discovered. You are one of the few survivors from the colony cryo-pods, following a religion that no one really remembers or understands.
conversations.prefix: Ancient Faith:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: They don't make them like you anymore. That might be for the best, but it also means there's nobody who knows what you're really capable of, either.
conversations.prefix: Unorthodox:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You know how to read people and situations.  You know when to presue the issue and when to let it drop. But just because you conceed a battle doesn't mean you're losing the war.
conversations.prefix: Pick Your Battles:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are always watching--probably you can't help it--but no matter what, you find that small details tend to reveal much larger patterns.
conversations.prefix: Deductive Reasoning:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Be it a society dinner or in front of the cameras, long experience means in any meet-and-greet, Kate has it all under control.
conversations.prefix: Social Sang Froid:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bruckman did things in the past that he's not sorry for. That was just how things were done at the time. It was the bloody foundation of the Empire. Still, people prefer not to acknowledge those things, and it can be awkward.
conversations.prefix: Inconvenient Legacy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have engineering training but you've been on ice a long time. You're still trying to get up to speed with it.
conversations.prefix: Unfamiliar with Modern Tech:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Colonel Bruckman has survived this long by taking nothing for granted. Nobody gets the drop on him, and he always has a plan for killing everybody in the room if he needs to. It's come in handy.
conversations.prefix: Justifiably Paranoid:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have something to prove. That means you push yourself to the limit and beyond. Stress is your constant companion. When you apply this same philosophy to those you lead it means you get results and resentment. But you aren't here to make friends, are you? You are a Blackwood. You have standards no matter what others say.
conversations.prefix: Too Demanding:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Kate can be a little impatient, a little brusque, and a little too blunt. Must be from her experience as a combat medic. Unless you have a sucking chest wound, she just doesn't think you have it bad.
conversations.prefix: Blunt:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There was a reason Haale made into the Navy. He's no dummy.
conversations.prefix: Sharp Mind:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Well, pretty good.
  
  Passable.
  
  Eat it, it's good for you.
conversations.prefix: I Can Make Anything Taste Good:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Showing the most attention to detail, warranted or not.
conversations.prefix: Meticulous:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your life has taught you that if something or someone is too good to be true (or even just somewhat nice) they're probably hiding a knife behind their back. G
conversations.prefix: Healthy paranoia:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes a persistent problem can only be fixed by a complete reboot.
conversations.prefix: Turn It Off and On Again:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You usually have a good handle on your emotions and concerns.  You can confront issues with a clear mind and make informed decisions. 
conversations.prefix: Level Headed:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It's been a long time, but you still recall the feeling of helplessness, paralysis and panic of your own traumatic experience. Sometimes the pain of others triggers those feelings again.
conversations.prefix: Traumatized:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your story is one of quiet despair and slow decline. Will you burn out and fade away, or will you purify yourself in the fire of your passion and rise again?
conversations.prefix: Descent into Shadow, Rise into Stars:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your tutors made sure you are well versed in the manners and etiquette. Nobody expects any less from a noble of the Star Kingdom.
conversations.prefix: Good Breeding:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bruckman has been through hell, and chewed his way back.
  
  He's got the stories, and the scars, to prove it.
conversations.prefix: Hell. And back again:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: If this were cyberpunk, you'd be a classic decker--you know your way around network hardware and software, and can jury-rig and retro-program with the best of them. All you're missing are the mirror shades and mohawk.
conversations.prefix: Console Cowboy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You can easily wrap your mind around objects in space, their speeds, and the distance between them. That'll come handy in space combat.
conversations.prefix: Spatial Sense:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You feel a genuine comradeship with the other sailors on board your vessel. To you, they are family in ways your actual family is not, or never was. Any time you serve the interests of the ship over your own, you further this goal.
conversations.prefix: We Few, We Happy Few: