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WELCOME POTLUCK

Greetings, residents! Those more observant sorts among you may have noticed a large influx of very crowded ferries. In order to welcome our new residents en masse, Town Hall is holding a potluck in Town Square. Please bring a dish if you are able and make a new friend!

All of our newest arrivals need only bring themselves. We look forward to welcoming you all into our community, and may your lanterns always be lit.

This event is open to all! In light of our new influx of prospective players following the Great Sail Migration, we've decided to offer a small public event to tide everyone over until the TDM this weekend.

Comments

[astrogator]

She can tell from his phrasing that the colony isn't there now, although her guesses as to why would be so far from the truth. She gives him a sympathetic look.

'Progress isn't always linear, and a lot of ours was driven by adversity. You'll get there. It's not my field, but maybe someday I could tell you what I know about terraforming techniques, if that would help.' That's allowable; it's old technology to her, not a Tradeline secret and not politically sensitive in any way.

This place, however, needs far more work, and Tayrey shakes her head. 'I don't think the local people here have done so much as break orbit. I haven't seen anything more advanced than steam power. Have you?'

[spaghettification]

"No, but there are those here who claim to use magic, something which is not possible in my world."

We will leave Kiriko and her abilities out of this conversation because it's some bullshit and should not have happened. But also because Sigma doesn't know what she's doing, exactly.

"I have plans to create a telescope to get a better understanding of this solar system."

[astrogator]

'I find that an unhelpful word,' says Tayrey mildly. 'It seems to me that different universes have different natural laws - it's fascinating, really. I'd like to understand the variations better. Particularly what's going on here, because understanding the natural laws of the universe you find yourself in is important - but that mention of a telescope catches her attention, and the issue of magic is all but forgotten.

'A telescope! That's a fine idea! I'd planned on taking parallax measurements, see if I can put some decent charts together, but that - well, manufacture isn't my field, but I'd gladly help where I can in return for use of it when it's ready.'

[spaghettification]

"I'm still amassing the funds for parts. Glass lenses and mirrors are something that are still being refined in this world, and I may need to commission them to precise specifications."

The implicit offer: help fund the project, get to use the scope.

[astrogator]

Ari Tayrey has never felt ashamed of not having enough money before. This comes close.

It's a long time since she decided she wouldn't make use of her family's wealth, but they'd all been in the same situation shipside back then, she and her new friends, and jokes about apprentice spacers' meager salaries were one more way to bring them together. Besides, the Tradelines took care of everything necessary, if she spent her money on tailoring and imported coffee it hadn't mattered.

Now? She's working hard, but she got here all of two days ago, with absolutely nothing. No way to reach her savings, or even the family money if she changed her mind about it. She's on her own. And she's determined to make a success of it, but it can't be done in an instant.

'I'm not... currently in position to agree that sort of contract,' she says stiffly. 'What's your timescale?'

[spaghettification]

“Undefined. I don’t have a sense of the cost, or how long we’ll be here. I’m hoping to be able to save up over time, though.”

Siebren doesn’t have months on the Serena Eterna to gauge what time in a jamjar looks like.

“Right now, everything is fairly theoretical, to me.”

[astrogator]

What a relief! Tayrey relaxes.

'In that case, it's a project I'd like to take an interest in,' she says brightly. 'I'll be in a position to offer funding support before too long.'

Optimistic, but if she doesn't bet on herself, nobody else is going to.