[@PlatinumSkink][@Dark Light][@Xandrya][@mackielars][@Rultaos][@BKburke]

So as all of you can tell we've got a few absent members right now, here's the latest on them:

I PM'd Metronome a few days ago and they told me they were dealing with some stuff irl. Didn't respond to my follow-up message asking if they'd be returning at some point or not. Also PM'd Sombrero, no response from them, last post on the site was 6 days ago, my PM was 5. So same classification as Metronome of 'unsure if returning.' I'm gonna PM Banana to see if they still plan on returning, but for now, since Sepitan is the pilot and won't be on the boarding party anyway, I'm fine with keeping him an NPC. And lastly Catchphrase dropped out, I'm gonna double-check if that's a permanent drop or if he might be back someday.

mackielars hasn't been on in a few days, but I'm assuming that's just a 'busy irl' situation.

So, what we have to decide is what we're gonna do with all these characters, for now they'll all be designated NPC's, but I'm thinking ahead to the long term. Here's some options I've cooked up:

1. Keep all NPC's on the ship to man the guns (that hasn't come up in IC yet, but part of Stryker's redesign of the attack strategy is to start peppering the Helsin facility with fire from the Revenant)

2. Put all NPC's (save for Banana's) into the boarding party and have them captured

3. Assuming none of our absentees return, we put all NPC's into the boarding party and mark them as casualties.

Also open to other ideas. Let the democratic process begin..... now.... no wait...
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