We already have created the outer perimeter. Our only option today is gathering supplies. We don't have the supplies to create anything further at this time.

Bulging brain, eh?

light anchovies, extra ashes :P

Ah we can explore too. Gather supplies or explore.

We need the supplies before we explore. Need to get the supplies to create some weaponry for defense out there. Can't go exploring with no means to protect ourselves

Ignore this, that was yesterday haha

unvote action create colony defense

That was a test to see if you were paying attention, and you've passed!

Screw you man, I'm friggin starving. If it comes to it, I'll eat you.

lol

I've already eaten all the Geneva convention's POW care packages, including the crayons.

Well then good thing I can easily find you now to see if it was or not.

who would that be to you?

I REALLY want to send people out to explore-I think the flatlands would be pretty safe, but you are right, the explorers need to have some protection and a way to defend themselves.

Yeah, no sense researching offensive capabilities if we don't have any materials with which to construct martian death rays

okay here is what I would like to hear from my fellow colonists today:

-If anyone is starving, let me know immediately so we can find a way to help you.
-if you have been holding on to information that could help us until you could tell the Leader privately or for other reasons, please tell me today as my "term" might be short. We now have ways to protect you that we didn't have at the start if you feel your life may be in jeopardy.
-contribute in the discussions of the day and feel free to bring up new issues you think we need to discuss. I am going to be more suspicious of those who stay quiet.
-if you feel that you are being underused/not used at all, speak up, but politely please-give me suggestions where you could be of use.
To section leaders:

-I am going to rely heavily on you to keep me up to date on what is happening in your section-that means details on new discoveries, any suspicious results from work on various projects (someone tampering with or trying to sabotage a project)

-letting me know who you will and especially who will NOT be used so I can use them in other projects as necessary. I think you guys should be the ones to do the official nominations rather than me since its your section not mine.

-let me know what project/area of research you have available each day, and which you are thinking of doing. I may disagree and ask you to consider another, but the final decision is yours. You section leaders have been good at doing this so far, so not expecting problems here.

I also think there's merit in having weaponry before we explore places, even if by not exploring we're kind of in the dark. But rushing out to unknown places without methods of defending yourself seems foolish.

my general schedule:

I likely will be here late mornings, mid-afternoon, and after dinner-time most days. I will inform you if I'm going to be away from the computer for long periods of time (tomorrow or Friday afternoon will likely be one). I am on EST here in America.

What exactly do you want to know Autumn? I can tell you I established martial law IC because I felt I had to with Font forgetting to post confirmations and such. As I stated from the beginning, I was looking to be the leader. I didn't tell you the why-it was one of my OOC victory conditions to become the leader. That's why I came on so strong at the beginning-which is so different than how I usually play. And its how I felt a retired general should be played.

I have no victory conditions left now, so I don't necessarily have to stay in power even though my character would want to stay. I have no conflict with Font-she was given a very tough job to do, and has made it easier for me and for all of you to do our jobs going forward. I just think there is one way I will be a better leader than Font-my activity level will be higher than hers.

You've seen from my previous posts today how much I would be involved-how much I've invested already in this character and game. And I want to see it through to the end. So I hope you trust me enough to be the leader going forward.

I'll be away from the computer for a couple hours or so now. Be glad to answer questions about anything when I come back.

Short of any adverse change to anyone's health, I would surmise only one doctor will be required to continue to heal Crimson Fox, the one colonist under health due to injury.

I would also figure that will either be me or Autumn. I don't know how Autumn grades out in his other skills. Since we're gathering supplies (likely), a poor Engineering skill won't likely keep me from being useful on such a mission. So Autumn can then heal CF.

If you need help working on projects, though, I would guess Autumn will be better at Engineering than me, meaning I would stick around and watch over CF.

Either way, I don't need ntndeacon, so if he could offer to help you in some way.

I think this is an opportunity for those that are not confident in either Thomkal or Font to express their displeasure for them in this vote. I suggest we also have an option to vote no confidence for our current leadership.

Considering my physical skills I would like to continue to assist with groups goal of gather supplies.

Thomkal, I would like you to remove GoldenEagle from the Engineering team and appoint The Jackal.

Thomkal - Use me as you see fit. I have no information to provide, and as has been obvious I am not much use in our medical, scientific, or engineering efforts.

My background was falsified in an attempt to make a run for sheriff which was my original goal. As the passenger manifest may or may not reveal, I am not a private investigator. I am pretty much just a bruiser, so you can assign me to any physical tasks that are required.

As long as weapons aren't in the picture, I should be pretty capable for any offensive or defensive assignments. Which basically means I should be able to stand my ground in a brawl, but going hand to hand against a gun would probably nullify anything I bring to the table.

Not sure what else I can offer. Looks like I am best used for grunt work at the current time.

Was something learned here? Seems interesting you are making the change even though your team was successful last night...

Not much I can offer outside of the social/political realm. I have decent physical ability so I can do grunt work but I'm not cut out for anything role specific. I hesitate to say I could be a good #2 because it looks like I'm angling and/or it would put a target on my back but my skills say I that's just about the only place I'm worth a damn.

I'm pretty much just chug chug chugging along while the more skill oriented guys do their things.

I've said all along I had decent physical skill and wanted to gather supplies. Use me as you see fit.

Yea, what is up with that? I have said all along I am the best engineer here.

I haven't been terribly active in terms of posting, but my engineering skills are still present.

Actually now that I have read a bit further I'm changing my thoughts on the leader and think Thomkal is the right choice to be our new leader. I've seen the light.

Yeah! You must really know what you're talking about as you managed to put that story together. I most certainly am not a drug dealer. Was Moët a drug dealer? Was William Grant? Or Eduardo Ribera? No, no and no.

Do we get to do any research today or has it been suspended during martial law?

well that's what the manifest said. UNless there's another chemist here.

Hey politician, I've got these bills you know just lying around, I know how you like those.

And professional gamer, I know your secret too
however I don't know who that is.

I am able to help wherever needed due to no research being completed today. I assume gather supplies but I am fine with whatever role the team sees fit.

CF must be the jester, eh? :)

I'm still waiting to hear my deep, dark secret.

That thought occurred to me as well.

Font... what are your thoughts on the leader position?

Does anyone else get the feeling there's more to this decision than just a simple leader vote? I may just be paranoid but this game has my guard up.

This list is still fairly accurate of my thoughts. Those not listed have appeared to act in the interests of the colonists. Doesn't mean much but that's how I see it.

I am very much against living in a police state.

What don't you know about me that you know about everyone else?

Font was serving our colony well and was voted into her position. I see no reason to allow Thomkal to wrestle his way in.

What changed your mind?

Now I'll need to go back through... it was likely something to do with your previous life on earth. What did you say you did again?

WTF. I've been voting in the interest of the colonists the ENTIRE time. I've warned the group of running out of supplies and have stayed consistant with my voting throughout the process. If anyone should be on this list it's you. You've consistantly vilified me for looking out for the colony's best interest!

That's the question he keeps skirting every time I ask him how I'm any different than anyone else. We all have secrets we are keeping, but because I was trying to lead our colony I'm vilified.

Except for the not showing up on a key day.

I love font, but that was a critical error on her part. We're lucky Thomkal stepped in.

Why don't you tell us what type of science you studied timmae? Why is your information so vague.

No, but I feel like I should have been able to pick my team. That was not the case as it was with the Science Dept.

If you want to vote Thomkal go for it but make him step down as sheriff today before we allow him to become the leader.

I feel he stepped in at the right time when the leader you had all chosen decided to just sit and watch things happen. Much rather have someone that is going to get the stuff done. Maybe he will listen to me more than the former leader...

You are on my list (and it's just my thoughts... let's be clear) because I asked you questions about your past which you never answered. I even repeated and quoted a few pages back and still nothing. I don't care necessarily that you are not open about your past but until you are you're on MY list. Tell me what you did on earth and we'll see where things go from there. Until then just ignore my list/thoughts if you want. Or offer your own.

It's all about DG unless you want to know background info. Then it's not.

DG: Do you recognize any individuals within the colony from your past life?

I had got a PM but no place specified man! Part of the night deadline operation! :popcorn:

Plus I've given up on being the leader of the group since I don't care to have that responsibility.

No I don't. I wish I did maybe I would have some allies then.

Unfortunately my bio did not include any specifics on exact studies. I wish I knew more... I know I have the highest scientific skill amongst the colonists though. Which I have said many times already.

Hey Chief, mind turning off the No Vacancy sign over at the medical center. I may have a date this evening.

Now where can I find some flowers on this barren planet?

I didn´t steal the manifest! Don´t put me in trouble man!

Mine didn't include it either. It just said I was a highly liked leader of a group of successful people. I assume I have the highest social skills due to certain events and information.

vote Gather supplies

Just in case I didn't already do this, even though I'm pretty sure I did.

You don't.

I think that first gather the supplies to build the weapons and then go straight ahead to explore the safest place! :popcorn:

Which is something you keep saying... But I can assure you I do...

Thanks... Appreciate the heads up.

It looks like gather supplies is going to win by a landslide.

Does anyone have any ideas about our direction after that?
Now that we have defense in place, do we get offense and then explore the other areas, working our way from safest towards most dangerous?

I feel a Zoolander / Hansel battle coming up here.

Thank you Doctor, I will keep him in mind.

You definitely don't as of yesterday evening I'm betting.

some "bulging brain" :D

I'm glad to do so, but why? Has GoldenEagle done or said anything to you about why he really wanted to be on your team? GoldenEagle feel free to chime in here.

That's the way I feel like it should go. As I said earlier, we shouldn't be leaving our colony/compound until we have the proper means to defend ourselves. Going over the ridge with no weaponry in hand, with no idea of what is waiting for us there would be foolhardy at best.

I don't know anything about Grover. It sounds like he knows that I am a better engineer than him and he doesn't like it. I told you that ISS stuff don't fly out here.

Perhaps we should look at changing the primary engineer?

My issue with GoldenEagle rose on the first day when he claimed to be superior in Engineering, but wanted to be named the lead scientist. That was an immediate red flag for me. Jackal purports to be an engineering professor for MIT. My guess is that his design and knowledge outpace GoldenEagle.

I didn't want to be the lead scientist, I wanted to be the lead engineer.

Why would you want to make this change now as opposed to when I was first put on the engineering team?

Thank you for the honesty Shoveler, much appreciated. I likely will have need of your skills tonight. I'm not a big fan IC of how you do your interrogations, but we don't have any choice but to use them I think. Do you know if you can do more than one interrogation on a colonist in order to get more information? Let me know if you aren't going to be around tonight?

Thanks Suicane-have to ask though-is one of your victory conditions also to be leader?

Because Font made the original appointment, I was only to suggest who I wanted on the team. Now we have a new leader and am making my request to him. Simple as that.

Thanks I guess? Though I have my doubts given your desire to be leader-its likely a victory condition for you I'm guessing?

We don't have a new leader, yet. It seems like you are making a play here at something. What do you know that we don't?

No. I just realize I'm not going to lead the group since others have persuaded the group that they are a better fit. I'll just continue to assist and point the right direction as I have since day 0.

I hope so-I wasn't told you were, so you will have to ask EF.

Who are you talking to?

Sorry, I was talking to Groover.

No research options for today. We are basically mercenaries for a day. At least.

All I know is that I want the engineering team that I asked for.

I'm making no play.

Also, my apologies are saying you wanted to lead the science team, you were merely positioning engineering through science. So that's my mistake. But at the same time, I don't feel a computer programmer was right for designing the things on Mars that will help us survive. We still don't know what type of programmer you were. If this is the prison-type colony that has been speculated on earlier, it's likely you were a hacker of sorts. That's not the kind of programmer I want.

I believe we are failing at the bolded request.

Thomkal, nothing for me to really add so far today, sorry.

If you haven't noticed I am always around. I stay at home with my two year old son so I check in quite often.

Thank you, most would appear on my list as well. That brings up another issue I'd like to address-how about people start revealing their "dark secrets". Its pretty clear by now that we all have one, so why not reveal them before CF creates enough fear around them that we can't trust anybody. Here is mine:

i was a General for the Army in the last war-one of if not the only leader. After it was over (don't know if we won, lost, or still fighting). All I know is that some people began to question my methods, what I allowed to happen in certain cases (don't know more about this). I stood my ground and still think it was the right thing to do, and would do it again in a similar situation. A big scandal broke out over this and most likely led to my retirement, either by pressure or choice.

If I am fortunate enough to win the election, martial law will end quickly.

I don't have a big, dark secret. I spent two years on the ISS to get away from humanity and be alone for awhile.

I leave for 22 hours or so and this place goes to martial law?

:popcorn:

That is the path I would like to follow-but who knows what will happen next on this crazy planet?

OK

Yeah we probably are, but font and I should be able to discuss it at least

If this was addressed to me GE, I already made my "play" here by ordering martial law so I could get my bonus for my victory condition. I have nothing more to gain from being the leader.

I am most likely already a target, so revealing my terrible past is not going to have much of a negative consequence for me.

My primary occupation was in construction. However, I moonlighted as a hitman for the mafia. Justice is in the eye of the beholder, and as long as the pay was good I had no problem taking out their garbage.

Eventually my relationship with the mafia turned sour and I ended up providing evidence against them to the authorities. I had to choose between coming on this adventure or going into witness protection. Becoming a colonist on Mars appeared as if it would keep me from checking my six every minute of the day, or so I thought.