[quote=Leidenschaft]
I don't quite work well under pressure, Ms. Cathy.
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Sorry, i'll quit my role as motivator :lol I get it so much at work that it's kind of rubbed off.

[i]'Cathy, i can't do it because my life hasn't been validated enough yet'
'Cathy, what's the least amount of work i can do without getting fired?'[/i]

Nice posts guys! I'd just like to clear up the issue of terminology for technology. I know i haven't put it in the OP because i haven't been focused enough but i'll put it here. Sandships are reasonably sized. When you said a medium sized Sandship i thought of the Hercules, which is where James Huxley is right now. The Hercules has over 50 crew and is on three levels including the gundeck. It's big, and difficult to board unless you're on another Sandship and you have grappling hooks or whatever. 

I think what you might be referring to Fortune, is a Sand Skiff. These are like the craft i've put at the top of the IC. Small, Yacht like vessels that have only a few crew and rely instead on speed & agility.

Of course it's tricky to classify when it stops becoming a Skiff and starts being a Ship but i'd put it down to the number of decks or tonnage. More on this to come.