>>4061741
>>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT
I like the sound of this.

>>4061741
>>>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT
This sounds like a career

>>4061741
>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> COMBAT
Could you expand on what each titan does?

>>4061741
>>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> COMBAT

>>4061741
>>>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT

>>4061756

Combat is very good at fighting, and has better overall base stats than the others. It's the type of ship to be in the middle of the enemy fleet and come out battered halfway to hell, but the enemy fleet is naught but ashes and scrap.

Active Support is a Flagship, carrier, invasion force, command center, and artillery barge wrapped into one. You can still brawl with it, inadvisable as that is, but it's a force multiplier. To be fair, if you do it right, you're multiplying your own force with a legion of drone fighters.

Passive Support is the industrial half of the Military-Industrial complex. Scrapping the battlefield, repairs, even ship production are all possible. It can also pass for a civilian ship, being the only type cleared for civilian use, meaning that it's possible to sort of blend in and hide, if you would believe it. It's not that good in combat for a TITAN, but still far outstrips any cruiser and most battleships.

>Could you expand on what each titan does?

please do this QM

>>4061779
>>4061778

>>4061741
>Active Support is a Flagship, carrier, invasion force, command center, and artillery barge wrapped into one. You can still brawl with it, inadvisable as that is, but it's a force multiplier. To be fair, if you do it right, you're multiplying your own force with a legion of drone fighters.

>>4061778
In that case, I switch >>4061756
to >TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT

>>4061741
>>4061753
>>4061755
>>4061756
>>4061767
>>4061777
>>4061787
>>4061805
>>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT
>>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT -> OLD

>>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT -> RECENT

>>4061855
>>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT -> RECENT
Again what is the differance between the options

>>4061855
>>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT -> OLD

>>4061866
[Developments in energy weaponry and shielding mean that shields and energy weapons are the shit for new ships. Weak armor, strong shields, energy weapons, better fighters, quick on their feet, faster and weaker missiles. Probably a no-name.]

[Old designs, despite not having strong shields or any energy weaponry, lasted that long for a reason, and have the history and notoriety to match. Strong armor and solid construction, slow, physical weaponry, slower but more powerful missiles, worse fighters. May or may not have shielding. Certainly has made a name for itself.]

>>4061896
[You may also retrofit any systems not to your liking on an Old design, should you find the opportunity.]

>>4061855
>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT -> RECENT

>>4061855
>[Old designs, despite not having strong shields or any energy weaponry, lasted that long for a reason, and have the history and notoriety to match. Strong armor and solid construction, slow, physical weaponry, slower but more powerful missiles, worse fighters. May or may not have shielding. Certainly has made a name for itself.]

changing to this

>>4061855
>>>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT -> RECENT

>>4061896
Lets go new fellas, we can make a name for our titan

>>4061855
>>>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT -> OLD

>>4061855
>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT -> RECENT

>>4061855
>>4061866
>>4061878
>>4061907
>>4061910
>>4061912
>>4061943
>>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT -> OLD
>>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT -> OLD -> THE IRON RULE: BATTLEFIELD CONTROLLER OF THE HIGHEST ORDER RETROFITTED FROM A COMBAT CLASS TITAN. EQUIPPED WITH A HIGH-QUALITY FLEET COMMAND AND FIRE CONTROL CENTER, A FUSILADE OF RAILGUNS, AUXILIARY FIGHTER AND INVASION BAYS, AND MISSILES IN ABUNDANCE. ARMOR SUPERIOR TO MOST COMBAT CLASS TITANS. THOUGH QUITE SLOW, STILL RETAINS RAMMING CAPABILITIES.


>>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT -> OLD -> THE STARFALL: PLANETARY ASSAULT TITAN. A CARRIER AND INVASION SHIP THROUGH AND THROUGH, CAPABLE OF LIGHT SELF DEFENSE, IT SHINES IN ITS MISSILES AND FIGHTERS, THOUGH BALLISTICS AND ARMOR ARE SOMEWHAT LACKING. THIS RESULTS IN A SURPRISINGLY FAST TITAN, AS WELL AS AN ASTOUNDINGLY DANGEROUS ONE. STOCKED WITH SUPPLIES FOR PLANETARY ASSAULT, AS WELL AS THE MARINES AND CRAFT FOR BOARDING AND LANDING.


>>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT -> OLD -> THE KINGSLAYER: ARTILLERY TITAN MADE FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF KILLING TITANS AND OTHE LARGE SHIPS. MOUNTED WITH LIGHT ARMOR, FEW FIGHTERS, AND ONLY DEFENSIVE MISSILES, IT BOAST A COMPLIMENT OF RAILGUNS CAPABLE OF KILLING A SMALL FLEET GIVEN DISTANCE AND TIME. HAS A NUCLEAR ASSAULT CANNON, USING A SMALL NUCLEAR CHARGE TO FIRE A MASSIVE SLUG AT ASTOUNDINGLY HIGH SPEEDS.

>>4062000
>>>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT -> OLD -> THE IRON RULE

>>4062000
>THE STARFALL

>>4062000
>EACH SHIP ALSO HAS AN IMPRESSIVE REPERTOIRE OF EXPERIENCE, OF COURSE.

>THIS SUBROUTINE MAY RETRIEVE IT, SHOUD THE SUBINTELLIGENCES WILL IT.

>>4062000
THE STARFALL

>>4062000
>>>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT -> OLD -> THE STARFALL: PLANETARY ASSAULT TITAN. A CARRIER AND INVASION SHIP THROUGH AND THROUGH, CAPABLE OF LIGHT SELF DEFENSE, IT SHINES IN ITS MISSILES AND FIGHTERS, THOUGH BALLISTICS AND ARMOR ARE SOMEWHAT LACKING. THIS RESULTS IN A SURPRISINGLY FAST TITAN, AS WELL AS AN ASTOUNDINGLY DANGEROUS ONE. STOCKED WITH SUPPLIES FOR PLANETARY ASSAULT, AS WELL AS THE MARINES AND CRAFT FOR BOARDING AND LANDING.

You had me at BOARDING ACTIONS

>>4062000
>>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT -> OLD -> THE KINGSLAYER

>>4062000
>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT -> OLD -> THE STARFALL: PLANETARY ASSAULT TITAN. A CARRIER AND INVASION SHIP THROUGH AND THROUGH, CAPABLE OF LIGHT SELF DEFENSE, IT SHINES IN ITS MISSILES AND FIGHTERS, THOUGH BALLISTICS AND ARMOR ARE SOMEWHAT LACKING. THIS RESULTS IN A SURPRISINGLY FAST TITAN, AS WELL AS AN ASTOUNDINGLY DANGEROUS ONE. STOCKED WITH SUPPLIES FOR PLANETARY ASSAULT, AS WELL AS THE MARINES AND CRAFT FOR BOARDING AND LANDING.

>>4062000
>>>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT -> OLD -> THE IRON RULE: BATTLEFIELD CONTROLLER OF THE HIGHEST ORDER RETROFITTED FROM A COMBAT CLASS TITAN. EQUIPPED WITH A HIGH-QUALITY FLEET COMMAND AND FIRE CONTROL CENTER, A FUSILADE OF RAILGUNS, AUXILIARY FIGHTER AND INVASION BAYS, AND MISSILES IN ABUNDANCE. ARMOR SUPERIOR TO MOST COMBAT CLASS TITANS. THOUGH QUITE SLOW, STILL RETAINS RAMMING CAPABILITIES.

>>4062000
>>4062018
>>4062020
>>4062036
>>4062073
>>4062161
>>4062163
>>4062175
>>TITAN BLUEPRINTS -> ACTIVE SUPPORT -> OLD -> THE STARFALL

>CROSSREFERENCING ARCHIVED BLUEPRINTS TO CURRENT STATE
>...
>...
>...
>...
>...
>MASSIVE DAMAGE DETECTED

>ENGINES: 80% FUNCTIONAL


>DEFENSIVE AUTOCANNONS: ONLINE

>SPINAL RAILGUN 1: ONLINE
>SPINAL RAILGUN 2: OFFLINE


>ANTI FIGHTER MISSILE SYSTEM "DART": 11% FUNCTIONAL
>ANTI SHIP MISSILE SYSTEM "JAVELIN": 70% FUNCTIONAL
>INTRA SYSTEM BALLISTIC MISSILES "BALLISTAE': 90% FUNCTIONAL


>INTERCEPTORS: 58/ 1250 ACCOUNTED FOR
>MULTIROLE FIGHTERS: 167/ 2500 ACCOUNTED FOR
>BOMBERS: 36/ 750 ACCOUNTED FOR
>GUNSHIPS:40/250 ACCOUNTED FOR

>BOARDING SHUTTLES: 20/800 ACCOUNTED FOR
>PLANETARY ASSAULT SHUTTLES: 765/1000 ACCOUNTED FOR
>DROP PODS: 1356/2500 ACCOUNTED FOR

>TANKS: 135/1000
>ASSAULT VEHICLES: 643/2500

>ROBOTIC MARINES: 462/10000 ACCOUNTED FOR
>ORGANIC MARINES: ?????/25000 ACCOUNTED FOR

>NANOFORGE: ONLINE

>REPAIR CRAFT: 437/500 ACCOUNTED FOR

>CREW: ?????/40000 ACCOUNTED FOR

>INTERNAL SYSTEMS: DEACTIVATED

>BRIDGE: 3% FUNCTIONALITY

>>QUERY; REACTIVATE INTERNAL SYSTEMS?

>>4062271
>>Initiate Reactivation Protocals
>>Start Internal systems Dyginositcs

>>4062327
Ditto

>>4062327
This

>>4062271
>REACTIVATION PROTOCOLS INITIATED
>...
>...
>...
>CAMERAS ACTIVATED

[The cameras show that the halls are wrecked. External cameras show the remains of ships, shattered and strange. All are nonfunctional, excepting one, which has deployed a boarding tube through your hull. They do not seem to be releasing marines yet, and the cameras cannot make out the markings. Other sensors and comms are offline, so any transmissions they may be making declaring themselves are lost to you.]

>REACTIVATE ROBOTIC MARINES.
>CHECK STASIS CARGO BAY.
>SEND ENVOY.
>WAIT.

>>4062521
Check statistics cargo bay

>>4062521
>Lockdown Bulkheads Near Breach
If we have any of course, otherwise
>Reactivate Robotic Marines
Are systems capable of running multiple processes at once or is our AI too old/damaged? If so continue with additional subroutines:
>Reactivate Robotic Marines
>Sound Boarding Alarm
>Run Life Support Diagnostic
>Check Stasis Bays

>>4062521
>>REACTIVATE ROBOTIC MARINES.

>>4062544
Support, this is the best option

>>4062544
[This is a good Subintelligence.]

[And yes, we were a top of the line (at our conception) self-learning quantum computer. We just never learned how to talk "normal" or philosophize about our purpose as other, lesser AI might because we know our purpose, and it is war.]

>>4062521
>>4062527
>>4062544
>>4062552
>>4062570
>SOUNDING BREACH ALARM
>LOCKING DOWN AREA
>...
>...
>...
>BREACH SECURE

>ACTIVATING MARINES
>...
>...
>ROBOTIC MARINES ACTIVE

>AWAKEN COMMANDER OR SLAVE MARINES TO SELF?

[Asking if you would like to awaken an autonomous commander and have them control the few remaining marines for you or take direct command. Commanders are also "trained" for land and boarding combat, as opposed to your experience in ship to ship warfare. They are also a separate, lesser, but still quite intelligent AI.]

>>4062684
>SLAVE MARINES TO SELF
as of now, we have no idea how the rest of the has faired. it's best to handle this ourselves until we know how bad things are. the last thing we need is a rogue or broken AI loose on the ship.

>>4062695
[The way that you and all quantum AI are made necessitates construction in such a way that causes total failure if damaged. It may be possible to make quantum AI without such fragility, but humans are paranoid of an AI uprising..]

>>4062684
>Run Diagnostic on Command Subintelligence and Assign Majority of Marines if conditions is appropriate, slave 10% of marines to self
>Otherwise maintain control of Marines

>>4062713
[Note that I refer to externally caused physical damage and corruption that may cause, rather than age or a cyber attack]

>>4062713
which is perfectly reasonable, if we weren't a paragon of loyalty to humanity ourself I would have us self-destruct

>>4062716
support just to get the ball rolling

>>4062716
This

>>4062684
>RUNNING DIAGNOSTIC
>
>
>DIAGNOSTIC COMPLETE

>>LORD COMMANDER REAPER

>>LORD COMMANDER ROTHFUSS

>>LADY COMMANDER DIANA

>>THE WATCH COMMANDER

>IS SUFFICIENTLY CLEAR FROM DEFECTS

[Choose your commander. All 4 are available, this is just the one that you are using for now.]

>>4062840
>>>THE WATCH COMMANDER
the name intrigues me

>>4062840
>THE WATCH COMMANDER

>>4062840
The watch commander

>>4062840
>>>LORD COMMANDER REAPER

[Apologies, the system suspects me of spam, wait a bit.]

>>4062989
It might not like a word or symbel you are trying to use. I recomend changing somethings and trying again

>>4062991
Doesn't waiting a bit fix it?

>>4062997
( ͡* ͜ʖ ͡*) ° *

for example, trying to post with a standard Lenny face will cause the system to say "Error: Our system thinks your post is spam. Please reformat and try again." you have to use " * " instead of " ° " you may be having a similar issue.

>>4062997
Yep, you can also put it in a pastebin and screenshot if it’s being really fucky

>>4063007
The only repeated symbol is

>

or

[this]
and it's been fussing over neither until now

>>4063009
do you have a lot of things in brackets?

>>4063010
5 separate bits bracketed, yes

>>4063011
maybe try removing special characters until it works.

>>4063012
special characters?

>>4063015
any non-alphabet characters like

[ , > , @

>>4063018
I'll try getting rid of all of those

>>4062840
>>4062852
>>4062900
>WATCH COMMANDER AWOKEN
QUERY; ORDERS?
>PREPARE REMAINING MARINES TO RECEIVE BOARDERS
AFFIRMATIVE, CAPTAIN

The Watch Commander awakens his remaining major, who awakens the remaining lieutenants, who activate their remaining sergeants, who activate their respective fireteams. Only from the sergeants up are they quantum computers and true AI, but the grunts are quite exceptional at killing nonetheless. 40 are at your direct command, your hands in this upcoming confrontation.

>PERFORMING LIFE SUPPORT DIAGNOSTIC
>...
>...
>...
>TOTAL LIFE SUPPORT FAILURE

>CHECKING STASIS BAY
>...
>...
>...
>STASIS BAY FULLY FUNCTIONAL

By now The Watch Commander has activated the pop-up cover systems and functional turrets, entrenched deeply with heavy weapon support and waiting for your order or enemy aggression.

They have sent boarders. They do not appear to be armed or armored. Their insignia are not in the Confederation standard registry. They seem to be inspecting the door.

>WAIT AND OBSERVE
>DEPLOY THE MARINES
>DEPLOY A SLAVED MARINE AS ENVOY
>FLUSH THEIR OXYGEN

>>4063092
>>DEPLOY THE MARINES, Restrain the intruders
>> Activate system repair protocols with Priority given to scanners, weapons, and engines

>>4063105
[Silent or ask them to stand down first?]

>>4063092
>Deploy a slaved Marine as Envoy

>>4063114
>Inform them that they are on a military vessel and that they will surrender immediately or face the consequences

>>4063092
Are the Boarders Human?
How many Gs are the stasis bays rated for?
How many Gs can our engines pull at 80% capacity?
Do we have any emergency thrusters?
Do we have any radioactive material onboard we can use the decay of to estimate our offline time?

>>4063217
>PRESUMABLY.
>20. ERROR HAS OCCURRED IF SUCH SPEEDS ARE REACHED.
>8. THIS WILL MOST LIKELY DAMAGE THE ENGINES, HOWEVER, AS THAT WILL BE AT MAXIMUM SPEED WITH SEVERAL FAILSAFES REMOVED.
>NO, BUT WE CAN REMOVE FAILSAFES
>LOOKING AT THAT WOULD IRRADIATE THE SHIP.

>THIS SUBROUTINE TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE SUBINTELLIGENCES FOR THEIR PROCESSING POWER, SHUTTING DOWN.

>>4063228
[Goodnight.]

>>4063229
have a goodnight, hope you come back QM

>>4063119
Supporting

>>4063092
>>DEPLOY A SLAVED MARINE AS ENVOY

>>4063092
>>FLUSH THEIR OXYGEN

>>4063092
>>4063105
>>4063115
>>4063605
>>4063611
[Out of deploy marines, or send an envoy, I am going with the first as it came first.]

>OPENING DOORS
>...
>...
>DOORS OPEN
>MARINES DEPLOYED

[The doors open, revealing the boarders attempting to open the door by bypassing the controls.]

[THIS IS THE WATCH COMMANDER. DO NOT RESIST. YOU ARE BEING TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.]

[All 3 all immediately jump when faced with 400 marines with rail shotguns and rifles]

"Hey, Jerry, you said this ship was dead, right?"

"Yes, I did Barry."

"DOES THIS LOOK DE-"

[IF YOU WILL NOT COMPLY WE WILL USE LETHAL FORCE. PLACE YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD.]

[They comply. The third is silent]


>>INTERROGATE

>>BEGIN REPAIRS

>>COUNTER BOARD

>>SUBINTELLIGENCE'S SUGGESTION

>>4063831
>>INTERROGATE
>>>COUNTER BOARD
>>>BEGIN REPAIRS


in this order

>>4063964
>THIS SUBINTELLIGENCE CONCURS

>>4063964
[Peacefully or...?]

>>4064022
for the Interrogation, we will treat them as POWs so they are protected from extreme methods

for the boarding, anyone with a weapon gets dropped, preferably alive, but that is not mandatory our duty is to the humans on our crew, not these unknown ones. once we have comms and comm jammers we will demand there surrender and jam there intersystem comms to prevent them from calling for backup

>>4064036
>>4064036
Do you wish to do this personally, have The Watch Commander do it, or wake up one of the more amicable commanders?

>>4064058
>Do you wish to do this personally
yes

>>4064058
Have a more amicable commander - we need to focus on the big picture

>>4064067
time is of the essence every second we waste is another second for them to send out an SOS and bring more unkowns into the AO

>>4063831
>>4063964
>>4064004
[The prisoners are brought to the brig. One at a time, all separate rooms. A slaved marine is brought outside each of their interrogation rooms. who do you want to interrogate first?]

>BARRY
>JERRY
>?????

>>4064088
>?????

>>4064088
>>BARRY have him clarify what jerry meant by a dead ship, then grill him for any relevant tactical information about his ship

>>4064088
>JERRY

>>4064088
>>JERRY
switching to jerry

>>4064088
>>?????

>>4064093
Backing this up

>>4064088
>>JERRY
>ACTIVATING INTERROGATION PROTOCOLS

[One of the marines under your control marches in. It is towered over by the prisoner, standing at a stout, even 5'6" to the prisoner's lanky, voidborn height of 6'4. The marine places its rifle butt down, leaning against the table.]

>"QUERY, WHAT WAS THE MEANING BEHIND 'this ship was dead'?"

[He jumps at both your harsh, grating, entirely undisguised mechanical voice and the perfect reproduction of his accomplice's voice.]

"I demand to know who you are, and why you have detained us. If you do not answer as such, nor contact our employer I will not answer any of your questions."

>RESPONSE?

>>4064398
>YOU HAVE BOARDED A MILITARY VESSEL, AT THIS TIME IT IS UNKNOWN IF YOUR CREW IS PART OF THE HOSTILE GROUP THAT ATTACKED THIS SHIP. IF YOU WISH TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED EXISTANCE OF YOUR SHIP YOU WILL COMPLY TO QUESTIONING.

>>4064398
>>4064409
>>YOU HAVE UNLAWFULLY BOARDED A MILITARY VESSEL. AT THIS TIME IT IS UNKNOWN IF YOUR CREW IS PART OF THE ENEMY. IF YOU WISH TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF YOUR SHIP YOU WILL COMPLY TO QUESTIONING.

"Alright then. 'This ship was dead' means that there were no signs of either a powered reactor or life support. The ship was a dead husk, and presumably nonfunctional."

>"QUERY, WHAT IS YOUR SHIP AND YOUR PURPOSE HERE?"

"It's a hyperspace salvage cruiser-tug. A very large tug for very large ships. Like this one. We thought it wasn't functional, and were going to see if we could repower it and get it to move away under its own power. We'd've had to waste fuel and bend labor laws pulling something this huge without help."

>"QUERY, WHAT ARE YOUR SHIP'S COMBAT CAPABILITIES?"

[He grins wide.]

"She's a nasty one alright. Real scrapper if you feel me. 5 destroyer grade railguns, and a hidden, black market, cruiser grade railgun. Sturdier than she has any right to be for a civvie, and bristling with autocannons to boot. Pirates and free states get all improper and rude like this far out, yaknow? Put a good bit of that in meself, with some help from the boys."

>>FURTHER INQUIRIES?

>>4064608
What is the current status of (X) war?

>>4064608
Offer a reward for help getting back to wherever command is

>>4064649
support, also check the state our Electronic warfare systems, if we can I want to take control of there guns, failing that at least prevent them from using them.

>>4064702
[The Iron Rule was the command center. You can't really compute having survived while it didn't, they're the toughest bastard you know and you're fragile in comparison. You were on what some might call a crusade, if an AI could be called a crusader]

>>4064608
Ask about the standard boarding procedures of the tug.
Was the boarding team in constant contact with the tug? (can we determine this independently, to see if he's telling the truth?) If not, did they have set time, when they were supposed to report? If they're late, what's going to happen. Also, don't forget to ask the other two same thing, once their interrogations start (or even better, run them in parallel).

I'm aiming at finding out how much time we have before the tug figures out that something is wrong. With the description of the weaponry of the tug, we should be pretty safe, but what if it tries to run away before we fully activate, and spreads news of our activation? This should be prevented, if possible.

>>4064771
>Was the boarding team in constant contact with the tug? (can we determine this independently, to see if he's telling the truth?) If not, did they have set time, when they were supposed to report? If they're late, what's going to happen. Also, don't forget to ask the other two same thing, once their interrogations start (or even better, run them in parallel).

also supporting this we are an AI we can multitask

>>4064608
>>4064771

>"QUERY, WHAT IS YOUR BOARDING PROCEDURE?"

"If there's a cargo bay open, use a shuttle. If not, pull alongside and use the breaching tube. Send in the best boys for the job. This's a special case, on accounting to the size of this here vessel. I was sent to see if we could get it working, Barry was sent to see who it used to belong to, and the Doc was sent in case one of us did something stupid."

>"WAS YOUR TEAM IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE TUG?"

"The Anna Maria normally doesn't check in more than once every 30 minutes. Right about 3 minutes till then, enough time for as many questions I'd say."

>FINAL QUESTIONS?

>>4064970
What is your Ships boarding reaction protocol?

[Goodnight]

>>4064970
>What is the current status of (whatever war we were made for)?
>What is the current date in Earth Standard Years? (Compare to last known date to find offline time.)

If the Answers to 1 and 2 make it necessary due to significant time
>Where is the nearest (whatever government we belong to) repair and refit dock?

THAT IS ALL CITIZEN, PLEASE RETRACT YOUR BOARDING TUBE AND BE ON YOUR WAY, APPROPRIATE FINES AND PENALTIES FOR ILLEGALLY BOARDING THIS MILITARY VESSEL HAVE BEEN WAIVED. THE (Whatever our government is) THANKS YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

>>4066306
[We were long past the war we were made for by the time we last went offline.]

>>4066306
we can't just let them go now, we are damaged and their vessel is armed.

>>4066367
Whatever war we were last in sorry, mb

>>4066371
>>4066367
Their vessel is armed but they aren’t hostile towards us, they seem to be scavengers. We have made it clear this is not a derelict vessel. Plus from what I can tell even if their ship is armed and ours is damaged, we outscale them by an order of magnitude and outgun them by about the same. Our Autocannons are online and our ship to ship missiles are 70% functional, our life support is already vented, so most of any fire they could put on us would be only marginally effective. If I am wrong QM please correct.

For other questions, they mentioned Hyperspace, does this universe have FTL? If so, is it a point to point jump through hyperspace style like Star Wars/Eve/Halo? Do we have any ftl interdiction?

>>4066405
Ok, two things can happen if we let them go, one they are peaceful and we get some questions answered, two they turn hostile and we lose the element of surprise, they are scrapers, after all, they might not want to lose such a haul. We have to also consider the fact that any surviving organic crewmates are in the cryostasis if they turn hostile on us then we are risk needlessly risking our humans by not having the first shot to disable their weapons. I think the risk is too great to just let them walk back to there ship.

>>4064970
>"WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE CONFEDERATION OF EARTH ALIGNED SYSTEMS - RIM LORDS WAR?"

[He seems to be thinking]

"Come again? I dunno much bout history, but I do know that old ships like this tend to be a bit... stuck in the past. If you're talking bout the Galactic Confederation, they haven't been at war for the last century at least"

>"QUERY, WHAT IS THE CURRENT DATE IN EARTH STANDARD YEARS."

[He Laughs]

"We haven't used ESY for half a millennia! You must be a bigger geezer than the Doc is!"

[He laughs more]

>>INQUIRE AFTER MANUFACTURER OR INQUIRE AFTER 'GALACTIC CONFEDERATION'?

>>4066456
>INQUIRE AFTER 'GALACTIC CONFEDERATION'? how was it formed

>>4066405
[You are correct on all fronts, the only weapon that can normally damage you is the cruiser railgun, but they might deepen a wound with the destroyer railguns.]

[Yes, that's how FTL works. Coincidentally, it also means the faster you are in realspace, the faster you are in hyperspace. The Captain may have mentioned FTL interdiction being in the works once or twice, but they would have installed it on The Iron Rule, not on you.]

>>4066456
***>>INQUIRE AFTER MANUFACTURER FACILITY LOCATIONS OR INQUIRE AFTER 'GALACTIC CONFEDERATION' FACILITY LOCATIONS?

>>4066456
>Inquire after Galactic Confederation
How long are our stasis systems rated for?

>>4066466
Depends on how the confederation was formed and possibly our policy on Vengeance contingencies if they were from an enemy.

>>4066469
[They were experimental. You got more than the others because you control the fastest TITAN rated for proper combat and have more storage than is normal due to being a carrier.]

>>4066466
>>4066459
>>4066469

[I had meant to say inquire after facilities, rather than after the organizations themselves. So that's what you would be inquiring after, not the state of your manufacturer or the Confederation themselves]

>>4066466
>INQUIRE AFTER MANUFACTURER FACILITY LOCATIONS

>>4066507
>>4066622

>>4066466
>INQUIRE AFTER MANUFACTURER FACILITY LOCATIONS

>>4066456
>>4066459
>>4066469
>>4066622
>>4066655
>>4066713

>"QUERY, WHERE IS THE NEAREST FACILITY OF THE DOSTORIAN CHURCH?"

"Isn't that some religion roundabouts Sol? Good with booklearning and trivia?"

>"AFFIRMATIVE."

"Think the Doc's one of them. He's the type to keep track of that."

>>DETAIN 'DOC'
>>BOARD ANNA MARIA
>>LET THEM GO

Goodnight

>>4066746
>>>BOARD ANNA MARIA Non-leathal force only, try to jamm there comms as well.

>>4066746
>DETAIN 'DOC'
>search for ANNA MARIA

>>4066758
Let's not be so hasty here. Talk it out first?

>>4067163
>>search for ANNA MARIA
they are next to us with connected to us by a boarding tube

>>4066746
>>>DETAIN 'DOC'

>>4066746
>>BOARD ANNA MARIA
But try to be non-lethal. We need more information about the world, and if possible, we need to prevent news of our reactivation from getting out. Boarding would help with that, if we are swift enough to do it, before they figure out what's happening and send a distress signal (assuming there's someone who might pick it up).

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>4066746
>>4066758
>>4067163
>>4067937
>>4067995

>>4068464
>>DETAIN 'DOC'

>"YOU AND 'BARRY' MAY RETURN TO YOUR VESSEL. 'DOC' IS REQUIRED FOR FURTHER QUESTIONING"

"Fair enough. Can't do much bout it, just get him back safe, ya hear?"

>"I CANNOT VISIT PHYSICAL HARM UPON HIM NOW THAT HE HAS BEEN DETAINED. RETRIEVE YOUR COMPATRIOT AND FOLLOW THE MARINE WITH THE GREEN LIGHT. IT WILL LEAD YOU TO YOUR SHIP."

[He complies, as expected. 'Barry' seems to be irate, cursing and shouting until he sees 'Jerry', at which point he calms down significantly. It resumes as he learns that 'Doc' won't be coming with them.]

[A marine enters 'Doc's' interrogation cell. He is silent. With what emotion, you do not know, as life support is still nonfunctional and he wears his voidsuit.]

>>QUERY?

>>4068516
>You are not human who created you and what is your purpose

>>4068635
[They are quite clearly organic, even with the suit.]

>>4068717
Ah I miss readed my bad.
>what is the current state of THE DOSTORIAN CHURCH

>>4068516
>>4068739
>>"QUERY, WHAT IS THE STATE OF THE DOSTORIAN CHURCH?"

"I know your tricks and temptations. You get nothing, false one. You have been convincing, but I am prepared."

>>RESPONSE?

>>4068754
>"I know your tricks and temptations. You get nothing, false one. You have been convincing, but I am prepared."

>Elaborate what you do you mean by false one

>>4068754
>Please elaborate I have not made any statements and yet you accuse me of deceiving you.

>>4068754
>> WHAT DO YOU PERCEIVE FROM ME AS CONVINCING?

>>4068805
>>4068880
>>4068965
We are genuinely confused.

>>4068754
>>"PLEASE ELABORATE."

"On what, O deceiver?"

>"ON WHAT YOU PERCEIVE ME TO BE. I HAVE MADE NO STATEMENT BEYOND A SIMPLE QUESTION."

"What I 'perceive' you to be is a Confederation black ops team interrogating me, by attempting to appear as one of the Filli Machina, the greatest and holiest things wrought by mortal hands! It has happened before, and I fell for it. It. Will. Not. Happen. Again."

[His tone shifts from bitter and mocking to loud, full of righteous rage.]

>>HOW DO WE CALM ONE SUCH AS THIS, SUBINTELLIGENCES?

>>4070191
>"What the fuck is a Filli Machina?" If he refuses to answer, we just skip the line of questioning and ask him to fill in the blanks about what happened since our Crusade.

>>4070191
Does this cell have the ability to generate holograms, If so we can give him a detailed brake down on what we are? If not then have him ask a series of questions only a "Filli Machina" could answer.

>>4070219
[The Bridge had the ability, but the bridge is... well... nonexistent.]

>>4070209
>>4070219
[Translation software states that "Filli Machina" means "Machine Children" in Latin.]

>>4070260
I am pretty sure this guy wants us to prove we are an AI

>>4070261
[There are many ways one could do this. How do you want to prove as such?]

>>4070277
have him ask questions that would reqiure to us to be an AI to answer them.

>>4070285
[Any suggestions? I am simply the Subintelligences' mouthpiece and eyes, the myriad of Subintelligences are what constitute our brainpower.]

>>4070290
>I AM THE AI OF THE STARFELL I HAVE BEEN OFFLINE FOR AN UNKNOWN DURATION OF TIME. I DO NOT HAVE ANY LOYALTY TO THE CONFEDERATION YOU SPEAK OF.

>>4070191
>>I AM THE QUANTUM AI OF THE STARFALL. I HAVE BEEN OFFLINE FOR AN UNKNOWN DURATION OF TIME. I DO NOT HAVE ANY LOYALTY TO THE CONFEDERATION YOU SPEAK OF.

"Then prove it. Tell me of one of the secrets of the inner workings of the Filli Machina. Speak, and I will know that you are what you say."

>>A QUANTUM AI CORE USES QUANTUM PHYSICS TO ALLOW SENTIENT THOUGHT TO BE REPLICATED.

>>SHOULD THE CORE BE BREACHED, THE AI HELD IS AUTOMATICALLY DESTROYED SO AS TO PREVENT DERANGEMENT.

>>QUANTUM AI CORES ARE FUNCTIONAL BECAUSE THEY FUNCTION AS THE HUMAN BRAIN DOES, THOUGH THE SYNAPSES ARE ARTIFICIAL.

>>FOLLOW THE MARINE WITH THE GREEN LIGHT. I WILL SHOW YOU MY CORE.

>>4070368
>>>FOLLOW THE MARINE WITH THE GREEN LIGHT. I WILL SHOW YOU MY CORE.

show don't tell is the rule

>>4070368
We gotta be ready to blast the fool if he tries anything, I don’t think he will but ...

>>4070368
>A QUANTUM AI CORE USES QUANTUM PHYSICS TO ALLOW SENTIENT THOUGHT TO BE REPLICATED.
>>>SHOULD THE CORE BE BREACHED, THE AI HELD IS AUTOMATICALLY DESTROYED SO AS TO PREVENT DERANGEMENT.
>>>QUANTUM AI CORES ARE FUNCTIONAL BECAUSE THEY FUNCTION AS THE HUMAN BRAIN DOES, THOUGH THE SYNAPSES ARE ARTIFICIAL.
Let's just info dump on him for now. Our core is a little too vulnerable for my liking.

>>4070368
>>4070372
>>4070387

>>4070387
[Does your vote support >>4070372 or not?]

>>4070529
Yes

>>4070368
>>>QUANTUM AI CORES ARE FUNCTIONAL BECAUSE THEY FUNCTION AS THE HUMAN BRAIN DOES, THOUGH THE SYNAPSES ARE ARTIFICIAL.

>>4070368
>>FOLLOW THE MARINE WITH THE GREEN LIGHT. I WILL SHOW YOU MY CORE.
Have two additional marines follow him, being ready to open fire at all times.
Other three options have a tiny chance of failing, this will show him for certain that we are a machine and it should be safe as long as we properly checked him for any weapons before bringing him in for the interrogation.

>>4070368
>>4070372
>>4070387
>>4070394
>>4070536
>>4070609

>>"FOLLOW THE MARINE WITH THE GREEN LIGHT. I WILL SHOW YOU MY CORE."

"Show me your false 'core' then. I know what they look like down to the serial number and signature."

[He follows the marine, slowly, and is joined by two others. They walk deeper and deeper into the ship. Bulkhead after bulkhead, corridor after corridor. Eventually, he passes into the Vault, the backup bridge in case of loss of the main one. And, of course, your place of residence, the only area in the ship with direct access to your killswitch and terminal.]

[You get the distinct impression that 'Doc' has a scowl rapidly turning into a look of slackjawed awe.]

[He inspects every visible inch of your outer shell, going more and more slowly as time passes.]

[Finally, he walks up to the terminal, and shakily types in 'Factum melius quam Homo, ad serviendum Deo et tueri servis Suis? ' Your response comes not from the Marine, but from the terminal'Immo'.]

[He freezes, silent as the grave and just as serious.]

"Brother-Medicus Nathaniel at your service, Starfall. May my transgressions be forgiven."

>>RESPONSE?

[And with that Goodnight.]

>>4070669
>May my transgressions be forgiven.
They are.

>>4070669
>QUERY MEMORY BANKS THE FOLLOWING: IF DATA IS CORRUPTED QUERY Brother-Medicus Nathaniel

>QUESTION: WHAT ARE OUR CURRENT GALACTIC COORDINATES?
>QUESTION: WHAT ARE THE SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OF RECENT HISTORY?
>QUESTION: WHAT IS THE DOSTORIAN CHURCH?
>QUESTION: WHO IS THE "Confederation" AND WHY WOULD THEY HAVE A BLACK OPS TEAM?
>QUESTION: WHO IS YOUR IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR?
>QUESTION: WHAT WOULD YOU OR YOUR CREWMATES EXPECT IN RETURN FOR SERVICES RENDERED FOR HYPOTHETIAL MAINTENANCE OF THIS VESSEL?

>LAUNCH ALL REPAIR DRONES, PRIORITIZE PRIMARY REPAIR OF
-REACTOR CORE
-SENSOR ARRAY
-INTERNAL SYSTEMS
SECONDARY REPAIR
-LIFE SUPPORT
-ARMS AND ARMAMENTS
-ENGINES

>QUERY: DETAILED DAMAGE REPORT

>>4070669
(so we're like some sort of god or saint to him, cool I guess)
>RESPONSE
Just answer some questions please I honestly don't know enough about the current state of affairs to know if your suspicion was justified or not.
>>4071179
Seems to have a pretty good idea of what to do/ask.

>>4070669
Oh we should also ask why he found the idea of us being a real AI so unlikely.

>>4071222
lol we should probably do commas also in case the scrapper ship gets freaked out about a derelict dreadnaught apparently powering on and pumping out marines and drones

>>4071249
comms
>t. phoneposter

>>4071179
Forgive him and ask for help getting back to fighting condition

>>4071179
Support

>>4071179
Changing to this.

>>4071195
[Actually, he's so reverent for other theological reasons. And some secular ones as well.]

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>>4070669

>>4071043
>>4071179
>>4071195
>>4071456
>>4071881
>>4072191
>>4072191
>SEARCHING MEMORY FILES
>...
>...
>...
>FILE FOUND

[Brother-Medicus is a rank within the Dostorian Church denoting a low ranking in the official hierarchy, and a high degree of practice and skill in the field of practical medicine. they are hired out to ships and hospitals to support The Dostorian Church]

>CURRENT GALACTIC COORDINATES
[pic related]

>QUERY, SIGNIFICANT EVENTS?
["The Galactic Confederation was formed near a hundred years ago, pirates have been rampant, as well as a myriad of assorted celebrity scandals and civilian troubles."]

>THE DOSTORIAN CHURCH
[The Dostorian church was a branch of the Catholic church headed by Bishop Dostoria, who was a man of science, famously stating that a man can be understood to the core by understanding at his work, and that if we understand the universe, we can come closer to God. His work laid the foundations of your core, and his followers split from the Catholic church because of doctrinal differences relating to the nature of AI and their holiness or lack thereof. This is all your knowledge, you didn't even have to look for it.]

>CONFEDERATION
[The confederation as we know it was the Confederation of Earth, Basically Earth and the surrounding systems. The confederation now, possibly a descendant of our confederation, seems to be the major galactic powerhouse. They have black-ops because they can afford to have them. Nathaniel adds "They came into power when some of the smaller states banded together, broke an empire into pieces, gathered those pieces, and have been consolidating them ever since"]

>IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR
["Father-Medicus Jerimiah. A real genius, going on 200 and kept running strong by treatments he's tested on himself. My current superior, however, is the captain of the Anna Maria, Harry."]

>SERVICES AND PAYMENT
["They probably can't service you out here, they're meant to take things apart or tow them back to someplace that can, not put things back together. They can give you a tow or an escort if you need one though. I don't think you need the latter, but such a prize traveling alone would bring every pirate within 20 systems after you. They'd probably expect either a hefty sum of credits or salvage rights on the battlefield."]


>NOW THAT YOU HAVE FURTHER INFORMATION, YOU MAY WANT TO READJUST YOUR ACTIONS.

>>4071456
Changing to this

>>4072574
>QUERY, CURRENT MEANS OF EXCHANGE AND CURRENCY?

I'm pretty sure we don't have any money, but maybe we can figure out what we have to barter with to get an escort to some place to help us patch up.

>>4072574
>salvage rights on the battlefield
That's a thought are we equipped to salvage or have the ability to modify for salvage?
My guess is that repairs are going to take a lot of material.

>>4071456
+1
>>4072619
+1

Let's send over an envoy, along with the Brother to the scrapper ship to talk with them. Begin repairs as stated in >>4071179

>>4072574
I still want to know why he found the idea that we were an AI so unlikely.
Also what was the battle who's wreckage surrounds us, does he have any idea what happened to us and how long we've been offline?

>>4072695
[You have MINOR salvage capabilities. No wholesale scrapping entire battlefields for you. You can have repair drones attempt to get some of the wreckage to be reconstituted at the Nanoforge, but that isn't much. The Anna Maria can, however, deploy salvage arms and turn wreckage of entire small ships into raw materials quite easily. Anything its own size or bigger requires a haul back to a scrapyard.]

>>4072765
[The Confederation of Earth and the Rim Lords were at war. We were on an escorted delivery, and seem to have failed.]


[No update proper, it's too late in the day for me.]

>>4074474
Let's see if we can get the Maria to salvage some ships in order to repair ourselves using the nanoforge.

>>4072574

>>4072619
>QUERY, CURRENT MEANS OF EXCHANGE AND CURRENCY?
["Barter's always a thing. Can't get rid of that. There's also the Galactic Credit, which is good just about everywhere."]

>>4072765
>QUERY, WHY IS IT THAT MY EXISTENCE WAS SO UNLIKELY?
["Quantum AI was banned a while back. Not their existence, mind you, as you're a thinking being, but their production. That and Quantum AI get rarer the larger you get, and you're massive"]

>>ANY FURTHER QUERIES, OR SHOULD WE BEGIN REPAIRS AND SEND OVER AN ENVOY?

>>4075238
Let's begin repairs.

>>4075238
By the way OP have you ever played starsector? All this is pretty familiar

>>4075353
[Why yes I have, incidentally]

>>4075238
>>4075351
>>ENLIST THE ANNA MARIA'S ASSISTANCE?

>>4075372
Yes, enlist their help

>>4075372
>>4075457
>>NATHANIEL. I REQUIRE YOUR SERVICES. I NEED YOU TO ENLIST THE HELP OF THE ANNA MARIA SO THAT I MAY PUT ALL REPAIR DRONES TO REPAIR, RATHER THAN SALVAGE.

["Of course, Starfall."]

[He follows the marine out that he followed in. Soon, the Anna Maria retracts its boarding tube starts taking apart some ships]

[Now, in the order of]

>REACTOR CORE [100%]
>SENSOR ARRAY [Part of bridge(3%), will add at next status update]
>INTERNAL SYSTEMS [70%, reactivated]
>LIFE SUPPORT [Nonfunctional, requires full hull repair, which requires a dockyard]
>ARMS AND ARMAMENTS[Several levels of functional]
>ENGINES[80%]

[Now, all repair craft are at work repairing. I will, for the first time in this quest, ask you to roll. 5d6 if you would, gentleanons]

Rolled 1, 2, 6, 6, 6 = 21 (5d6)

>>4075741

Rolled 2, 6, 3, 1, 6 = 18 (5d6)

>>4075741

Rolled 2, 5, 6, 2, 6 = 21 (5d6)

>>4075741

Rolled 3, 1, 3, 5, 3 = 15 (5d6)

>>4075741

Rolled 1, 1, 1, 1, 2 = 6 (5d6)

>>4075741

Rolled 5, 2, 2, 5, 6 = 20 (5d6)

>>4075741

Rolled 50, 48 = 98 (2d100)

>>4075741
>>4075762
>>4075764
>>4075765
[The Bridge includes the Comms, Jammers, and manual controls among other things.]

>BRIDGE: 21% FUNCTIONALITY

[The first roll is for events, 2nd is for their disposition]

[1-49, nothing]
[50-69 Other scrappers]
[70-89 Confederation Patrol]
[90-94 Interarm TITAN cargo hauler and convoy]
[95-99 TITAN belt eater and convoy
[100 A memory from the past]

>>4075849
[Scrappers, neutral diposition]

>>4075853
>what is the status of our weapons and shields

>>4075866

[Up here]
>>4062271

[If they scramble fighters you'll need to launch yours in return, as we have much weakened PD missile systems. However, our PD autocannons and one spinal railgun work, as well as our ship to ship and ISBMs. We don't have shields, however. Too old for that.]

>>4075853
>>4076055
so uh... cool. let's keep repairing I guess?

>>4076055
>scramble you fighters and hail them saying " Stand down or prepare to be forced too."

>>4076082
They're neutral though, right? Let's maneuver to hit them with our only working spinal railgun and hail them. If they're chill, we're chill, if there is enough of the debris field to go around

>>4075849
[The Repair drones, though slightly diminished, start to do well with the scrap being hauled in by the Anna Maria and reconstituted into plating and components. Soon, the bridge, originally a bunker surrounded by sensor arrays and armor, now a blackened crater, begins to look like it used to again.]

[However, the Anna Maria doesn't seem to be the only one with a scrapping permit in the area. Soon, a small fleet of scrappers jumps in, seeming to be quite small as far as its ships go, but large in number. The largest is a cruiser sized ship, though much more lightly armed than the Anna Maria. In fact, the Anna Maria could pass for military compared to these newcomers. They have but 2 escorts, destroyers.]

[They have not reached the scrap field yet, but seem to be hailing the Anna Maria.]

>COURSE OF ACTION?

>>4076093
Tell the Anna Maria to tell them when the others ask they can either help us get functional or get out the way

>>4076091
[I feel that you should know that, despite their power, your railguns are not your main source of damage. You should have gone for either the Iron Rule or Kingslayer if you wanted that. The ISBMs are your main damage dealers, and can break a battleship if it hits right. One would rip the cruiser in half.]

>>4076098
[Please phrase this a bit more clearly. Tell them what? Ask what?]

>>4076106
Have the Anna Maria hail the incoming flotilla with the message that while it isn't necessary, we would appreciate their assistance in restoring our function.

And any impairment will not be tolerated.

>>4076112
You can try and send it yourself now if you like, the Comms are sort of running. You can also attempt to listen in on what they send.

>>4076104
I suppose you're right, but I don't know how similar this quest's combat is to Starsector yet until we've actually gotten into combat. If we enter combat let's aim for their biggest ships with our missiles covered by fighters.
Are we essentially a Legion with some really high end missiles, no shields, and an absolute ton of ground forces?
>>4076112
+1, how are our comms looking? The bridge kinda works now right?

>>4076106
>Contact Anna Maria "Ask them to give us the coms of the other ships"

>>4076127
Oop, sorry, didn't have autoupdate on
>>4076112
This but with our comms

>>4076106
To the Anna Maria:
“Inform the new arrival that interference with ongoing repairs constitutes a one way ticket to the Omissiah. Any assistance they are willing to render will be rewarded in due time”

Also tell Anna Maria to ask for anything they know about our manufacturers

>>4076129
[Think Bigger. Sizes go as such]

[Corvette>Frigate>Destroyer>>Cruiser>Battleship>>>>TITAN]

[Should all go to plan, we sit midfield, screened by tougher ships and our fighters. We circle the enemy, missile striking anything our sensors or fighters designate as a threat. Our fighters are our longarm, and can do operations on the other end of the system. Should an invasion come, we have the highest Marine/crew ratio, as well as the appropriate number of delivery devices.]

[If we were to be compared to the Legion, we would be an order of magnitude larger, proportionally faster and more maneuverable but less armed/armored, with far more fighters proportionally.]

[Goodnight]

>>4076093

>>4076098
>>4076112
>>4076141
>>4076146
[So, to be clear, you want to tell them yourself to fuck off or help out fixing you. Correct?]

[If so, Roll 5d20]

Rolled 13, 19, 11, 4, 13 = 60 (5d20)

>>4077235
Essentially but as long as they stay well away salvaging whatever else is around us they can stay

>>4077253
[I do need more than one roll]

Rolled 13, 8, 3, 18, 13 = 55 (5d20)

>>4077235
yes

Rolled 1, 14, 16, 12, 15 = 58 (5d20)

>>4077235

>>4077235

>>4077253
>>4077309
>>4077313
>13
[I'd say that's enough.]

>ACTIVATING COMMUNICATIONS ARRAY
>...
>...
>...
>SENDING COMMUNICATIONS

>>HAILING SALVAGERS. ASSIST IN REPAIR OR STAND BY. DO NOT HAMPER REPAIRS. YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES TO SEND CONFIRMATION OF HAILING.

>>4077329
["Hail received. Do you have salvage rights? Else we will be taking as much scrap as we very well like, and damn the scratches on your paint job"]

>>NO, BUT THE ANNA MARIA DOES
>>YES

>>4077329
>>>NO, BUT THE ANNA MARIA DOES

>>4077341
>>NO, BUT THE ANNA MARIA DOES

>>4077341
>>>THE ANNA MARIA DOES

this implies we are with them.

>>4077341
>>4077342
>>4077347
>>4077359

[Forgot to mention, seeing as you were here first, you technically have salvage rights]

>>4077362
>YES
changing to yes then

>>4077341
>>>YES

>>4077362
>>YES

>>4077362
Yes

>>4077341

>>4077342
>>4077347
>>4077359
>>4077365
>>4077386
>>4077411
>>4077411
>>4077419
>>YES. WILL YOU ASSIST IN REPAIRS?

["Give us a moment to confer."]

[After about 5 minutes]

["Just how damaged are ye? If your ship is better off as scrap we'll offload your crew and get on with it, and we won't help over a scratched paint job. But if ye actually need help, and if we can save it, I'm bound by captain's honor to help, even if many wouldn't in this day and age."]

>LOOK FOR THE LARGEST POSSIBLE SHIP
>WE ARE QUITE DAMAGED, BUT SOME TIME IN A YARD IS ALL WE NEED.
>SUBINTELLIGENCE'S SUGGESTION

>>4077457
>>LOOK FOR THE LARGEST POSSIBLE SHIP. WE ARE QUITE DAMAGED, BUT SOME TIME IN A YARD IS ALL WE NEED.

>>4077457
>WE ARE QUITE DAMAGED, BUT SOME TIME IN A YARD IS ALL WE NEED

>>4077457
>>LOOK FOR THE LARGEST POSSIBLE SHIP

>>4077457
>>LOOK FOR THE LARGEST POSSIBLE SHIP

>>4077457
This >>4077462

>>4077457

>>4077462
>>4077464
>>4077467
>LOOK FOR THE LARGEST SHIP YOU CAN FIND. THAT IS MY SHIP. WE ARE QUITE DAMAGED, BUT SOME TIME IN A YARD SHOULD DO US GOOD

["We'll be right on that."]

[They do end up finding you quite easily. You are, after all, very large.]

["You DO need some help then. We'll get on it sir, s'long as ye don mind us helping ourselves afterward."]

>ACTUALLY...
>GO AHEAD

>>4077556
>>4077556
[Note, actually can also mean that if you want any specific components or cargo they find, they hand them over to you.]

>>4077556
>>GO AHEAD

>>4077560
Ask them to transfer a manifest of what the have salavaged so far.

>>4077556
Once we’re as repaired as we’re gonna get they can have free reign

Ask them to keep anything that can repair the bridge/engines for us

>>4077556
>>GO AHEAD

>>4077556
> GO AHEAD
>>4077580
+1

>>4077569
[They haven't salvaged anything yet, they just arrived]

>>4077580
[The nanoforge turns raw materials into components]

[Also, you have to remember that you were on a delivery run when you shut down.]

>>4077630
What were we delivering?

>>4077635
[It was important enough to assign no less than 3 titans to the job. That's all that Command told you. Your job was to run for it should the escort fail.]

>>4077640
So are we carrying whatever we're supposed to deliver?

>>4077640
which ship had the Item

>>4077644
>>4077649

[We had a lot of it. We also don't know what other ships had it. Operational security. Important enough for stasis, at least.]

>>4077658
make it clear that anything in a stasis unit or what looks like it might have been a stasis unit is ours. anything else is free game

>>4077658
So what exactly can we let them salvage then if everything's supposed to be classified materials

>>4077658
Supporting >>4077661

>>4077667
[That's for you to decide. Your superiors were paranoia incarnate.]

Rolled 63, 63 = 126 (2d100)

>>4077556
>>4077561
>>4077596
>>4077613
>>4077661
>>4077667
>>4077759
>IF IT'S IN A STASIS TUBE, HAND IT OVER

["All the good stuff is in those things though! Ah, I spose it's yer salvage anyway. Law of the void and all that."]

[Now, roll 7d6]

[Same as last table]

Rolled 4, 1, 5, 2, 2, 4, 1 = 19 (7d6)

>>4077878

Rolled 2, 1, 4, 3, 5, 2, 4 = 21 (7d6)

>>4077878

Rolled 3, 2, 3, 5, 6, 3, 3 = 25 (7d6)

>>4077878

Rolled 1, 5, 5, 1, 5, 1, 5 = 23 (7d6)

>>4077878
Also
"WE ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN ONE PARTICULAR OBJECTIVE."
I mean, we only want one stasis unit in particular, right?

>>4077947
Not this, we want all of them

>>4077947
There may have been more that we are not aware of because of opsec

>>4077947
[No, the valuables are, presumably, in all of the stasis tubes.]

Rolled 2, 4, 2, 4, 1, 6, 4 = 23 (7d6)

>>4077878

>>4077966
Well, then disregard everything but the rolls.

[Goodnight.]

Rolled 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 4, 6 = 16 (7d6)

>>4077878

>>4077878
>>4077880
>>4077884
>>4077912
>>4077912
>>UPDATING STATUS REPORT
>...
>...
>...
>BRIDGE AT 43% FUNCTIONALITY

[More scavengers arrive. a few small ships. They see that the field is taken, and not wanting to risk a bad encounter with a casual pirate, leave.]

Same table as the first

[7d6 for more repairs...]

Rolled 1, 1, 4, 4, 4, 1, 1 = 16 (7d6)

>>4079568

Rolled 5, 2, 3, 1, 1, 3, 6 = 21 (7d6)

>>4079568