RE: Legacy
01-15-2019, 04:51 AM
The fact is, the ship is falling apart. It's held together by a series of ever-more-fragile patch jobs meant to hold the ship together for a few more weeks, not centuries on end. If the ship had paused for proper repair at the previous worlds deemed 'unworthy' of being our new homeworld, this wouldn't be as big of a problem. A few years spent plundering a world for materials now means a few more decades on the ships lifespan.
Plus, if we do keep going, what if the Jump drive finally breaks down in a barren system? Nevermind how terrible living on some atmosphere-void chunk of rock would be, repairing the ship under those conditions would be far harder if possible at all!
So whether the 'Lord Commander' likes it or not, the ship has to at least take a pitstop here for a full repair/damage report. I mean, life support? That's one of the last things that should be breaking down for any length of time!
...And as a precaution, getting the drive engineers to go on strike in combination with the jump drive coincidentally suffering substantial (but not irreparable) damage should force the Lord Commander's acceptance, at least if they want to avoid a full mutiny.
Plus, if we do keep going, what if the Jump drive finally breaks down in a barren system? Nevermind how terrible living on some atmosphere-void chunk of rock would be, repairing the ship under those conditions would be far harder if possible at all!
So whether the 'Lord Commander' likes it or not, the ship has to at least take a pitstop here for a full repair/damage report. I mean, life support? That's one of the last things that should be breaking down for any length of time!
...And as a precaution, getting the drive engineers to go on strike in combination with the jump drive coincidentally suffering substantial (but not irreparable) damage should force the Lord Commander's acceptance, at least if they want to avoid a full mutiny.
Quiet. Good for an unusual opinion. Doesn't talk much.