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I personally like Wezzy's XO. I've seen a couple of their gimmicks, including an arranged party and staff evaluations (I think), which are always appreciated for the roleplay they provide. Yet to personally be involved in any of these Service gimmicks, but knowing that someone's doing them is nice. Regarding the round mentioned in above comments, I think it's fine for an XO to focus on Service over Bridge duties. Service is a department the XO supervises afterall, and XOs aren't immune to powergaming rules where they can be a super-head of staff and fill in for every role in their department. This was communicated to my Captain near round start, and so we saw my captain agree to do the 1 port-of-call ferry given the absence of Bridge Crew. No biggie. I do agree communication was a bit of an issue in that one round I've co-Commanded with Wezzy's XO, but I think that's normal for most Command Trials. Good luck.

Meep and I have decided to accept this.

Kano's great to interact with ingame and their characters tend to me memorable for me. I've every faith in their ability to contribute a knowledgable and effective CE to the (very small) roster of CEs played lately. Very much looking forward to any experimental setups they have other engies join in with, as co-atmosteching with Kano has always been fun. Command-wise, they've had the chance to handle a pretty rough mercenary round and the resulting clean up pretty well imo. +1 Best of luck, Kano.

the long awaited security glam up

yeah, the hyperspace mention is being retconned by us lore masters (we had decided to do this before Christmas, but then forgot). 1. We already have Warp vs. Bluespace as part of the Phoron Scarcity, which is going to be further emphasised when the Phoron Scarcity rework is done. A whole new form of FTL travel will undermine this major theme of our setting today. 2. It no longer fills in any niche that we haven't already got: Einstein are already trying to improve on Warp to kick out Bluespace reliance; Warp is already the non-phoron alternative to Bluespace; the 'technicalities' of Hyperspace are covered by Bluespace which has changed since the proposal to add Hyperspace. I'll leave this open for a bit if you've anything to add with those points in mind, but I don't see this not being retconned.

This'll be my last post unless Campin asks another of me. The difference here is you're voting for a mode that requires 15 readies when there were only 2-4 fluctuating readies. Not just once, but 4 times in a row. Once is funny, but 4 times is a bit of a piss-take. At that point, especially when asked not to by another player (not necessarily a mod), it's kinda just being a dick. Idk what other reason you would have voted meteor for the 4th time after being asked not to? It's fair because you had 2 minutes to opt not to memevote meteor for the 4th time after I had asked you/the others in OOC not to. You still opted to vote it a 4th time. Whether or whether not I sent a PM, whether it was in-time or too close to the vote's end, doesn't change that you still disregarded the rules by memevoting meteor for the 4th time after being asked not to in OOC. I made an accurate presumption based on your OOC messages and the 'Voters' tab of the vote menu. It was then confirmed in the AdminPM, as you screenshotted. It doesn't matter if other people were doing the same thing, as that doesn't change that you were still doing it with them. Two other players were also spoken to. The fun police message was a signal to me you were probably memevoting meteor, so yes, it factored into me PMing you. Otherwise, it got a laugh out of me, even though it really hurt my feelings. This doesn't really matter. I can't predict how many of the ~10-15 players online had intentions of readying up, latejoining, ghostroling, etc. I do believe that 4 memevoters shouldn't hold up those ~10-15 players from having a round with which they can interact with if they wanted to or not. It also didn't frustrate me really, I was pretty happy playing another game on the side with friends at the time.

There were 4 people readied initially, I'm pretty sure; it did eventually drop down to 2. Another player also made their discontent with the meteor voting apparent, whether or whether not they were ready I do not know. I wrote up the ahelp as the vote was still ongoing. Frustratingly, the message was sent seconds before the vote actually concluded and didn't really give you much time to act on what I said. This doesn't change that repeatedly memevoting a round will catch you a note/warning though, especially when you're asked not to beforehand— —which you were: you (really everyone, as I wasn't sure who was voting) were told in OOC not to vote meteor to hold up a round. This covers the 'Note that these rules cannot cover the myriad of situations that will arise during gameplay. As such, the word of Moderators and Administrators ingame is final, and not up for debate past a certain point.' at the top of the rules. Instead, I got a 'fun police' from you and the 4th meteor memevote went though lol. I wouldn't say memevoting's the hugest of deals during lowpop, but it's still something we put a stop to, because it does frustrate people – as it did in this case too.

Article 6 of the Megacorporate Sports Competition Arc Halfway Through The 2466 BMMSC: The Best Bits So Far The Biesel Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competition has reached its halfway point, and will now be breaking for holiday celebrations. Here are the best parts so far! Biesellite Triathlon - Defending winner NanoTrasen Corporation beaten by Private Military Contracting Group’s Mahkrik K’Bagniir. On Friday, Mahkrik K’Bagniir cemented himself as a champion in the Biesellite Triathlon event, winning the race for the Private Military Contracting Group and propelling the megacorporation towards their first #1 position, unseating the 2-time defending winner NanoTrasen Corporation. The Biesellite Triathlon is one of the most popular sports of the Biesel Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competition, encapsulating some of the planet’s most daring hobbies: mountain biking and rock climbing in the planet’s vast mountainscapes, and shooting. This victory for the Private Military Contracting Group was hard-earned for the newcomer megacorporation. ‘We trained extremely hard to win this one; the company is very, very happy – the Kazarrhaldiye Operations Group more so, this I am sure. So well earned for Mahkrik K’Bagniir, all my commendations to them and the coaches,’ said Farashuu Nyamweya to the press on behalf of the Private Military Contracting Group. Figure Skating – Zeng-Hu Pharmaceutical (Mélanie Roquevert)’s shocking Figure Skating jump. On Sunday, the former Idris Incorporated winner of the 2458’s figure skating event, Mélanie Roquevert, won her second 1st place position – this time for Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals – and became the first athlete to perform a hextuple salchow jump during a competition. With under 10 seconds left on the clock and 34.63 points behind Zavodskoi Interstellar’s Adam Honeywell, the Belle Côtan figure skater built up enough momentum to perform a combination of two quadruple flips leading into a powerful hextuple salchow jump, together scoring a 35.28 points and the crowd’s applause for a total of 203.62 points. In a Chirper post before the skating event, Mélanie Roquevert revealed a new pair of cybernetic-integrated ice skates intended for use at the event: After the event, Mélanie Roquevert had this to say, 'With Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals, the limits can be pushed and can be broken. I'm excited to see other skaters work up to performing similar hextuple jumps as I have - they are possible now.' Exhibition: Basketball – Flagsdale Hornets play a friendly basketball game against Ports-Ville Petrels. Today, to mark the end of the first half of the Biesel Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competition, a friendly basketball game was played between the Flagsdale Hornets and Portage Petrels for BMMSC Premium Ticket holders. The vaurca-favourite basketball team is well-known throughout Mendell City and consistently plays well in local competitions; likewise, the Portage Petrels are the #1 local basketball team in Ports-Ville. Having won three back-to-back games, the Portage Petrels confidently went into the friendly match, however a brief injury scare tested the team’s resolve. This did not stop the Portage Petrels leading with 10 points up until the final 3 minutes of the game, where the Flagsdale Hornets stole a win that had fans on the edge of their seats.

Article 5 of the Megacorporate Sports Competition Arc 2466 BMMSC Opening Ceremony: Highlights The 2466 Winter Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competition opened in a glamorous Ports-Ville Stadium on Thursday’s evening, hailing the beginning of the sporting event that will last 17 days across 6 sport venues in and around Ports-Ville. At the ceremony, an hour of festivities were followed by a series of speeches from the President of the Megacorporate Athletics Association, the Mayor of Ports-Ville, and the President of the Republic of Biesel. The megacorporate sports teams also made their first assembled appearance at the opening ceremony, completing a parade around the stadium’s track. Each megacorporation’s spokesperson for the Multi-Sports Competition delivered statements to sports fans watching. Here are the highlights of the opening ceremony! Highlight: Ake Torvald declares the beginning of the competition. Highlight: TCAF’s Foreign Legion close festivities with national anthem. Highlight: Ashton singer-songwriter Robin Sutton performs crowd-favourite Time Is Nothing But Honest. Highlight: Highlights from megacorporate sports team statements. Highlight: Idris Incorporated’s athletes show off latest Wear Like Idris sportswear release. Most Read: | Biesel | Cyclone Carnegie to hit Craterview with minor flooding risk; strong winds expected in Cape City. | Health & Medicine | Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals says price increases for certain medications inevitable amid phoron shortage. | Orion Spur | How are the Golden Deep and Hieroaetheria's joint bioterraforming efforts on Pactolus going 1 week later?

Article 4 of the Megacorporate Sports Competition Arc 2466 BMMSC Opening Ceremony: Ports-Ville’s Streets Turn Orange and Green Excitement has been brewing this past week as the 2466 Winter Biesel Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competitions approaches and, with the opening ceremony this evening, the boiling point has been reached. While other cities across Biesel prepare for the Christmas bustle, Eos’ sports fever has taken hold of Ports-Ville’s streets, now roaring with sports fans in the colours of their team who are eager to catch the games and the festivities that will mark the competition’s opening. With Hephaestus Industries’ mass purchase of brownfield in and surrounding Ports-Ville a few years ago to reinvigorate the city’s industry and affordable housing, seas of orange and green are often all that can be seen flowing through the market street. Though no issues have been recorded so far, the Ports-Ville Police Department have issued a statement asking eager sports fans to remain civil and avoid crowding the streets. Hephaestus Industries have yet to post a similarly cautioning message. The opening ceremony will begin at 18:30 Tau Ceti Standard, expected to until 20:45, and can be watched from all major streaming and media outlets. The opening ceremony is being covered by Tau Ceti Times and day-after highlights will be available tomorrow. Watch: Senior arts & culture reporter Si’qari Maruux hits Ports-Ville’s streets Most Read: | ASSN Elections | Henrik Strom announced as prime minister candidate for the Solarian Populist Party. | Tourism & Transport | ‘This has been the worst year of the decade so far’: Reade faces third red-level storm seeing traffic shutdown. | Crime & Policing | Armed Game-Helm robber posing as Orion Express courier given suspended sentence.

Article 3 of the Megacorporate Sports Competition Arc Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competition to Welcome President at Opening Ceremony It has been one month since President Åke Torvald first entered office in mid-October, turning a page in the Republic of Biesel’s history. A champion for Biesel’s strong culture, it comes as no surprise for the president to announce on Chirper that he will be speaking at the 2466 Winter Biesel Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competition’s opening ceremony. 'Excited to speak at the Biesel Megacorporate [Multi-]Sports Competition opening ceremony. I’m happy to share in Eos’ pride for their sporting culture.' - President Åke Torvald on Chirper. This does not come without issues, with the BIS and BSSB's Government Security division diverting extra resources to ensure the safety of the Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competition. Zavodskoi Interstellar, who have already won the contract to handle the competition’s on-site security earlier this year, have agreed to work closely with both government agencies for the sporting event. 'Large events in and around Biesel have always posed issues,' said Thulile Esterhuysen, a spokesperson for Zavodskoi Interstellar's security division in Tau Ceti, who also shared, 'We don't expect any interruptions to the competition, absolutely not.' Most Read: | ASSN Elections | What will the Alliance’s elections mean for us? | Health & Medicine | NanoTrasen’s Upsilon research station uses bees to sniff out signs of disease in humans. | Arts & Culture | Biesel's Interstellar War Museum exhibition next year to explore literature's impact on perception of war.

Article 2 of the Biesel Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competition Arc Orion Express Athletes Confident Ahead of Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competition Confidence is high among Orion Express’ sports team in the lead up to the Biesel Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competition. Winter swimmer Injila al-Rahbani spoke to the Tau Ceti Times between her busy training schedule this month, telling her grounded story of how she began participating in megacorporate sports with Orion Express. In the light-hearted interview, al-Rahbani expressed confidence shared among other Orion Express athletes. Founded in 2464 to support the Stellar Corporate Conglomerate’s logistics demands, Orion Express is new to Eos' megacorporate sports scene. The megacorporation has proved eager to impress Biesel's sports world, regularly participating in both competitive and friendly sports events with both megacorporate and regional teams. Investments have paid off, with last year seeing a stunning third-place position in the Megacorporate Super League playing soccer, following the shocking transfer of Hephaestus Industries’ star striker Julien Bonn at a surprisingly low negotiated offer. Watch: Interview with Orion Express' winter swimmer Injila al-Rahbani ahead of the 2466 BMMSC. Most Read: | Arts & Culture | 'Venus hasn’t got s*** on us!': Cape City girl sensation band Margot & The Phoron Dolls release Biesel chart-breaking hit single! | ASSN Elections | What will the Alliance’s elections mean for us? | Megacorporations | Einstein Engines to help Biesel's Phoenixport City Council with first major expansion of subway since 2448.

Article 1 of the Biesel Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competition Arc Looking Ahead at the 2466 Winter Biesel Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competition The 2466 Winter Biesel Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competition is fast approaching, with athletes and their corporate sponsors already starting to arrive in Ports-Ville ahead of their respective sporting events. This year will mark the first Biesel Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competition since 2458 after the cancellation of the 2462 Competition amid the year’s summer untagged shell scare. Here’s all you need to know! What is the Biesel Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competition? The Biesel Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competition is a sports competition, hosted in Ports-Ville amid the vibrant sporting environment of the Eosian continent, held every 4 years. The competition is open to athletically-inclined employees of Biesel’s megacorporations. It is the largest, most renowned and most watched of Eos’ many megacorporate sports competitions. Which megacorporations are competing? All of the megacorporations have expressed enthusiasm and intent to participate in the upcoming Biesel Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competition. This is the first time Orion Express and the Private Military Contracting Group will be participating, putting the two megacorporations under a lot of pressure to compete against the veteran corporations. Who is going to be playing, what categories are there? Athletes participating in the Biesel Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competition are all ordinary employees of and sponsored by their megacorporation. Unlike other competitions, all sporting events are open and not divided into categories: aliens can play alongside humans; those with cybernetics can play with those without. Anything goes to encourage everyone to push themself! This competition marks the first time vaurca will make an appearance at an Biesel Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competition! What sporting events are on? This year's Biesel Megacorporate Multi-Sports Competition will be highlighting winter sports. Some of the favourite, confirmed sporting events include: Biesellite Winter Triathlon, featuring a mountain biking leg, rock climbing leg, and rifle shooting; Ice Skating, including figure skating and speed skating; New Gibsonite Skiing, featuring downhill skiing and jumping; Mahmrro; Winter Swimming; and more. When does it start? The opening ceremony for the competition has been set for the 12th of December. Sporting events will run from the 13th to 28nd. The closing ceremony on the 29th marks the end of the sporting event.

The greatest achievement in Cytherean history since the Holocinema Complex

I don't see harm in a single slot BC trainee role if one was to make it in. I think anymore and the Bridge/command comms could get even more crowded than they sometimes are. 3 BCs already makes it a bit tricky to access certain elements of the role you may have readied up for (only one person can pilot at a time, the others just watch pmuch). BCs making mistakes can genuinely be quite destructive at times (flying into meteors with no shields, as an example) and they aren't protected by the label of 'Intern' or 'Trainee' that actual learner assistant roles are given. This makes handling it ICly difficult/unfair on the player if they are new and OOCly, on the moderation side, can make it tricky to tell whether someone's just new to the role or is just playing recklessly.