25 October 2024

Notes from Persy:

On our way up from Treek, Persy gets called by Pent that work on the Cosmic Dancer had stopped and that Stigo is getting remarkably upset about it. We go over there and find Stigo yelling at some workmen. I walk Stigo off, and Randy takes point, but him, Shanti and Diogo do not figure out that they are being lied to.

An old man takes pity on them and sends them to the Old Union Man at the Bar. We talk to him and he thinks Treek is behind this because he wants to remind us who is in charge. He lets Billy run interference and promises to solve the issue. We have a bit of a tense conversation.

We report to Rao and Laris - they re-assess their idea of Treek in response to what we hear.

Diogo pitches the idea of making a targeted virus for the fleshipedes to Heloise.

We pitch the idea of a cattle drive.

We will talk to the person who runs the incinerator, and to Laris about finding a ship.

We need:

• bodies

• a ship

• lasers

• some kind fleshipede comms

We learn that there was careful selection of the bodies - no viral infections, no fungal infections, not dehydrated. We make a deal with the incinerator guy to give us the bodies. He works with us, I give him 100 credits.

We go to Treek with Laris - we explain the cattle drive project. He gets Hank in, who says we're insane. He tells us about the queen. She's bigger and smarter than the regular ones. He estimates there may be 10 or 20. Hank and Laris will get us floor plans / maps.

We discuss ways to kill the creatures with some delay (maybe a month), should look accidental / not related to us.