dessysalta

I'm glad somebody said it, because I was afraid to. Part of what makes these narratives so enticing is the ability to be involved in them, to shape and commentate around them, to move and flow and make wholly new experiences; that's the whole point of involving a playerbase in events and narratives. If we didn't want that, we'd just make the server a Baystation clone and then have news articles written about things that are "happening" without ever really letting them shine. To a degree, this is already what occurs. Events often take time to plan, the writing for each of them taking even more, with so many moving parts that it's hopeless to confine it to a single, centralized meaning or message, so why can't one of them be "what you do has an impact"? We have custom items; most are denied on account of being "unreasonable" or "not earned." We can't submit custom items that are awards short of them being entirely unrelated to the Horizon; we can't congratulate employees for doing a good job outside of the verbal standard, we're in such a limbo state of whether the Conglomerate actually cares about the people inside of it that paid time off is nebulous and being a prick to your coworkers is normal, almost encouraged on some fronts, rarely ever actionable unless it crosses the line into harassment or physical violence. Incident reports are a great start and amazing unifier to better give way to the idea that we're actually, really working for a megacorporation that cares—but most of them are either demotions or terminations, the most recently interesting case having been one Wu'll being yanked back to the Federation by the BSSB and an Enforcer. That was cool. Does anybody actually remember when that happened or who that character was? I don't, and I played the HOS that round. That's a bad thing. Why can't we have things outside of that? Why are bulletin posts frowned upon for celebration when reasonably a pat on the back is the least you should get for saving an entire planet? Moreover, why is nobody mentioned by name? Would the Konyanger government and the greater Coalition be allergic to knowing who exactly facilitated this, is the Conglomerate so comically and unquestionably evil that they just refuse to give anyone anything for doing something important? It's like a huge pool of negativity that feeds into itself, that insults and betrays the idea that anything any character does matters. Sure, we have relations, but we were bound to have those regardless of who gets shot or killed tomorrow, that's just the bare minimum of RP. If you die during a canon event it's going to be an empty hole anyways, the same empty hole that, while I can't necessarily say I've seen a lot of (I recently passed my 1-year anniversary here, back in Feb, though I technically played a few rounds in Nov 2022) will remain faceless and general like everything else. Nobody is commended (without a crazy amount of effort and people on the Horizon actually saying "commend this person," which makes us think that CC never actually notices when something good is done unless somebody on the Horizon says so, and even then, only Command staff), nobody is paid, the Conglomerate gets ever closer to being a supervillain that has no redeeming qualities whatsoever and we punish people for being too unique or for not conforming to what the Conglomerate wants. This transcends the game and starts forcing the hands of players to either fit in or die, as Susan said it just results in character burnout, and I can't possibly agree more. I have twenty six characters, and I put an entire year's worth of development into Kira Vasquez. Nobody cares about her, and I've been operating off the idea that she just didn't get any PTO for literally losing a leg because the Conglomerate is so hellbent on working their employees to death and doing PR stunts that I can't reasonably conclude that my workaholic character would both be satisfied or allowed to have those benefits. If nobody is just named for, again, saving an entire planet, or dying while doing that, how can I expect that my character to be treated like anything less than a wrench or screwdriver? I've seen this in more than just Aurora. /TG/ is also allergic to naming characters in the code or as a joke, even with letters switched around or half-epithets applied. It's crazy to me, because the first thing I ever noticed about SS13 was how nice and agreeable the staff teams are compared to literally anyplace else, the sense of community is so strong. That's the thing- this doesn't end up doing anything aside from breeding discontent from what I've seen. If you start speaking bad about the Conglomerate more than passing "I hate this job"s expect to be fired and don't let the door hit you on your way out, that's partially why the CCIAA exists. If anyone's upset by that, they'll get fired (or reprimanded, or have their pay docked, etc) too. Being anti-corporate is practically a crime on a megacorporate ship. Command is practically forced to be loyal by way of vetting and implants, so no go there without extremely good reason. Anti-corporate stuff is extremely moderated and things like being unable to play a former affiliate of the League (because...I dunno, something something, being anti-corporate means you can't have character development?) leads to the idea that everyone working on the Horizon has to love or at least tolerate megacorps rather than the more realistic answer of having little choice while still despising them. Which is strange, because you can play an ex-SRF IPC under the guise of having been controlled/forced by them (Gauze, if I recall correctly) but being a Leaguer isn't allowed despite the fact that practically every group in the Wildlands had a way of acquiring territory and hands to do their bidding, so the OOC enforcement only applies sometimes and- alright, I'm going on a tangent, better stop here. There's this strange existence of double-standards and how they apply to the greater population of players that leaves people scratching their heads, and pushback on most of these policies ends up going nowhere, if we even see it in the first place. Someone in here will tell me if I'm crazy.

Having played with Adebayo and Markov more than once, I like the direction Valentine has for their characters and this application is just beautiful. I have no doubts they can play a lizard. +1

popping into ur thread to say i love ur art sm!!

Reporting Personnel: Kira Eladio Vasquez Job Title of Reporting Personnel: Head of Security Game ID: Silicon Nightmares Event 5: One Final Effort Personnel Involved: - Iroquis Marshall (Offender) - Green Squad (see: Operation Jiogjegeo list of personnel, Witnesses) - Yellow Squad (see: Operation Jiogjegeo list of personnel, Witnesses) Secondary Witnesses: - Command Staff (Huizhong, Artigas, etc.; as they were confessed to in debrief) Time of Incident: See: Operation Jiogjegeo Real Time: ~6 PM EST Location of Incident: Kaneyama Nuclear Power Plant tunnels; Merchant shop Nature of Incident: [ ] - Workplace Hazard [ ] - Accident/Injury [ ] - Destruction of Property [ ] - Neglect of Duty [ ] - Harassment [ ] - Assault [x] - Misconduct [x] - Other: Gross Negligence Overview of the Incident: Whilst engaging in trade with the Himean merchant underground, Marshall saw it fit to trade over a Jingya burst rifle and his sidearm (I recall a .45 pistol) in exchange for a golden AK. We were not at all desperate enough to warrant this before, during, or after our assault. In addition, I had already supplied no less than three thousand credits out of my own pocket to the merchant directly in front of him 15 minutes prior, and the operation had concluded around a moment (~2-5 minutes) previous. Consider what could have occurred if this was preceding a showdown with a large hivebot (of which we saw at least one, thrice the height of a bulwark) or swarm of infected, had we suffered more casualties, or ran out of ammo, not to mention how much this operation has already cost the Conglomerate and its subsidiaries. Submitted Evidence: I unfortunately cannot provide any evidence myself at this time. You would have to consult the local telecommunications relay and our witnesses, but most everyone will tell you the same thing. Regardless, he confessed to it. Would you like to be personally interviewed?: [ ] - Yes [x] - No Did you report it to a Head of Staff or a superior? If so, who? If not, why?: Yes, to the command staff present during the operation. Actions taken: N/A, too little time and a lack of facilities. Additional Notes: I'm working on getting time off for my wedding, so I may be unavailable if an interview is scheduled. I can answer any questions via email or extranet at worst.

I can't possibly overstate the roleplay quality (and mechanical quality!) of Hazel and their characters. Nines and Reem are such great characters that I love to see every round, and Hazel is one of the few people I can be 100% sure to keep the ship functioning in times of need. I can't really see a better role for them than Chief Engineer (though maybe XO down the line 👀). +1. You earned it.

Figure that if you go without using a language for a long period of time, you can lose a lot of the words associated with it while still retaining an accent. You might do this to better integrate with a society, to hide your origins with a different filter, etc. I see no reason why someone who migrated from Himeo to, say, Biesel would have knowledge of Freespeak on a long enough timeline away from an entire environment that speaks it. Echoing above, rather than automatically give them the language, how about we have a list of languages for their origin, in the frequency they're spoken and why?

"THIS MEMORIAL DEDICATED TO THE LIVES LOST WHO WORKED FAITHFULLY UNDER THE CONGLOMERATE WITHOUT EXCEPTION UNITED UNDER THE CAUSE TO CARVE A BETTER FUTURE" I think I'd cry if I saw a character I knew's name on something like that. I'd cry if I saw MY character's name on that, Jesus.

Reporting Personnel: Mihajlo Gradunjev Job Title of Reporting Personnel: Machinist Game ID: csD-cpjk Personnel Involved: - Vadik Piat, Shaft Miner (Offender) - Unknown IPC, tag: A2B462736740 (Victim) Secondary Witnesses: - Mihajlo Gradunjev, Machinist - SPC. Hiro Sheon Time of Incident: ~17:00 Ship Time Real Time: (~1 PM EST? 03/08/2024) Location of Incident: Konyang SCC Outpost Nature of Incident: [ ] - Workplace Hazard [ ] - Accident/Injury [ ] - Destruction of Property [ ] - Neglect of Duty [ ] - Harassment [ ] - Assault [ ] - Misconduct [x] - Other: Potential murder/Automacide (See report.) Overview of the Incident: Shaft Miner Piat went down to Konyang for a routine mining trip. Shortly after the Spark departed, he began to speak of an infected positronic. Despite at least one warning by myself to disengage and flee, not more than two minutes later did he report this synthetic to be dead, as he "had to fry the bastard," in addition refusing to attempt nonviolent means of dispatching or avoiding the individual (see transcript). This is a complete disregard for synthetic life; a more thorough investigation should take place given the sensitivity of what occurred, moreover given the use of such outwardly hostile and belittling terminology before and after the fact. Submitted Evidence: Transcript: Telecommunications log: Photograph of the deceased: The analysis of their remains: Would you like to be personally interviewed?: [x] - Yes (If needed; I hardly know this man.) [ ] - No Did you report it to a Head of Staff or a superior? If so, who? If not, why?: None were on-staff, as weren't security. Actions taken: N/A Additional Notes: Our beliefs aside, Piat was the one to encourage me to write an incident report. I hope our conflicting faiths do not bring too much into question. In addition, I could not find an easily-accessible recorder, and as such took it upon myself to open the investigator's office to borrow theirs. I believed this infraction to be of enough scale to warrant it, and did not take pleasure in doing so. I have since returned the recorder to the investigator's office.

This was sort of a hard pick, because I wanted to both fulfill villa's #8 obj (most obscure music) and also give Avelka a solid theme that I think has meaning related to her (or at least sounds like something she'd listen to). Presenting Mojave Phone Booth, the sexiest industrial band you've ever heard since Snake River Conspiracy (made from the same members too). I think Avelka gives off this really tense, unmistakably-hard-hitting demeanor when you've pissed her off. I timestamped it to the verse where I was like oh, this HAS to work, now. Some other characters I'd like to tack on themes for: @Fluffy Deshan: @Comet Blaze (and maybe a little bit of @La Villa Strangiato), CHESED and Meret: @Misiek1001 Alvere:

Based on what I know of Frank, the dude's just an honest guy trying to earn his pay and live another day. There was another Sol janny that was a not-so-great vet who barely knew where he was and was terrified of all the aliens. Frank is sort of the antithesis of that in my mind, fully aware and capable of understanding the nuances of alien societies and how the ship operates. To that end, Cage The Elephant makes some kickass tracks to give off that "tired, but still working and fighting the good fight" vibe. And of course I gotta link my no. 1 Mictlan girl and Sol vet/sympathizer, Kira Eladio Vasquez.

Ban pocheto instead honestly

I was not informed of a decision. I submit that Read is incapable of making a ham and cheese sandwich, and thusly cannot be trusted to accurately relay facts and corresponding reports about the matter at hand.

In order to get an IPC whitelist, you have to make a character that's an IPC you plan to play on ship. Ghost roles are naturally more expressive and fluid than ship statics, so it's important you know what goes into making a fully-fleshed-out character that can believably exist in the setting. Not a lore dev/whitelist member, but I ought to save you the trouble. That said, I loved Essie, Nicole, and Kazuhiko is fun. Consider this a +1 from Rem "The" Ratsuken (me) for when you do get your WL because I know your roleplay quality is very, very up to snuff.

Employee Name: Kira Eladio Vasquez (assistance provided by Alina Eskelinen and Samuel Hound) Employee Rank: Head of Security (Investigator Intern, Security Officer respectively) Date of Interaction: 09-02-2466 Details of Interaction: A Purpose drone of unidentified marking was spotted hovering near the cafe area, adjacent to the crew armory and elevators. It had a wing-like head with two multi-segmented arms. The security team and I interrogated it as to what its intentions were. It scanned me following the second interaction we had with it in security, and teleported into the armory despite the working bluespace inhibitor, alongside scanning our weapons and armor (which I oversaw). It then went on to scan our hull. We didn't see it again after it left. Information Acquired: We are advised to reinforce armor plating and barriers between the ECD and the outside world, advised to place bluespace inhibitors, and test ship armaments for combat. It is possible a third party knows of the ECD's location and is preparing to assault it. Purpose possesses technology that renders our bluespace inhibitors' ineffective. Our armory (crew/security) was deemed "sufficient for a miniscule-scale [attack]". A transcript and several photos are attached. FILES: FILE A: TRANSCRIPT A "ELEVATOR" FILE B: TRANSCRIPT B "MISC" FILE C: TRANSCRIPT C "SECURITY HALLWAY" FILE D: TRANSCRIPT D "ARMORY" FILE E: PHOTOGRAPHS

Non-judicial punishment my beloved. In all seriousness though, this could be very hit or miss. Spewing anti-corporate nonsense is going to earn you a fine. Doing much more than that mean it's reasonable to either fine you again or put you in the brig. Having makeshift-CCIA actions (demotion to janitor, mindshielding/loyalty implanting (if those ever come back given the recent suggestion for them), etc.) raises the question of whether or not CCIA is even needed for short-term issues and small infractions we see as subjects of incident reports. Applying non-judicial punishment to traitors means that it must realistically also be applied to everyone else in the event it's needed, which opens up the floodgates of whether or not littering or sending someone a death threat is enough for the HOS/a secoff/etc. to work with the XO and make you do janitorial work or some other thing, which in turn makes CCIA seem much less needed. As for a visitor system or pax-adjacent thing, I love the idea of it, sign me the hell up. Regarding security limits, I agree with Susan. I'm a security main, I play HOS an absolute ton. If you told me I had to keep track of three or four or five separate miscreants while dealing with lings/etc and not get overwhelmed, whether or not they were brigged or borged or pacified or whatever, I would probably hold up for that round and then stop playing for a good three days. For people who are new to security, this might deter them entirely. Security should never have it easy, but we should do our best to make sure their job is fair and semi-balanced for those looking to try it, or those who are inexperienced.