*sighs*  We REALLY need Thraxius right now.  He's certainly capable of pulling off an assault on Engineering... poison and radiation won't stop him, and he's armored and armed well enough to handle nearly any threat... and he's the perfect person to repair the cables to the plasma reactor when he arrives.  Shilong, where are you buddy?<br/><br/>Barring that, Baromir has Tech use... and both he and Cortez have void suits and good armor... and pretty darn good weapons.  Cortez could lead the assault (with a few loyal squads of armsmen) and Baromir could try and repair things.<br/><br/>Heck, Arkhah could probably ninja his way into Engineering and take out the bad guys by himself... if he got into the place before they closed the doors... (and can you think anyone else sneaky and athletic enough to manage it as well as him?) he could make sure that the doors were open when the cavalry arrived.<br/><br/>Now is not the time to play this safe.  If we don't retake engineering, we're probably going to die... or at least lose the Kobras Aquiarre.  No time to go slow, no time to send scouts, no time to use stealth... (unless you're Arkhah and can probably sneak up on someone at a dead run...)<br/><br/>Sure, Sarah might buy some time... but I'd wager that the solar sails alone can't outrun those torpedoes...<br/><br/>As for what Jason will do... he's got 10 minutes till he has to make his choice.  His chances of taking engineering are GREATLY increased with the addition of his Sentinel to the mix... and going to get it only increases his travel time by 2 and a half minutes... but he could always decide to take off in his Aquila Lander when he gets there if he learns that there is a large enough group of experts (PC's) headed for engineering that his assistance won't be absolutely required.  I'm not saying he couldn't manage it... but he's not Darius... Darius would have spacewalked over to the torpedo and used his power-fist to rip his way inside... but Jason?  He could hack feebly away with his power sword... but he doesn't have power armor, or magnetic boots to hold on the side of the hull... so I'd wager he'd probably end up pulling a Bucky if he tried it.<br/><br/>Interceptors actually travel faster than torpedoes... and an interceptor squad can wipe out an entire volley of torpedoes in a single space combat round if they're good... (and any squad with the likes of Jason or Sarah leading them would be good...) but lacking those... we're probably better off dealing with what we CAN deal with.  Still... if all Jason has to do is take out a single torpedo to give the Kobras Aquiarre a fighting chance... well, a seriously epic endeavor is better than no chance at all.