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[dino_zarf]

I swore never again with cows. And it's even cows on a frontier colony. Don't suppose there's a chance of it switching them over to beagles...

[But he's getting off topic]

Most kids don't get any milk once it's not from their Mama. That's bad.

Rose and I are both investigating and are looking to work out who else is too. So far this doesn't seem too different from home. Closer to Earth That Was, but the resemblance is still uncanny.

Everyone be sure to dress warm up here.

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[fruitknife]

They're fucking holding food hostage from people. [Shinji is Really Not Happy about the implications of arriving with a block of cheese in his pocket ok ok.]

I'm in favor of takin' the assholes in charge down a few pegs.

[dino_zarf]

Seems like one option might involve letting the rest of the folk be able to produce food themselves.

[This is going to involve cows]

[reallymean]

The food is just the nose of the Balmera.

[tillweseethesunlight]

[after listening in on the conversation a bit]

Yes! Absolutely let's. I have gobs of whatever the currency they use here is called and I'm intend to spend every last penny on making Erebus cry.

[triggerhappytraitor]

For the short term, we can at least remedy that.

[[He did it with water on Jangwa, he has absolutely no troubles "importing" food from Liminal here.]]

[gutsandmorningglories]

What's the time frame we have to work with these days?

[reallymean]

This is Alfor, from the...let's call us the low tech contingent of Travelers.

[Somewhere in the crowd, he's laughing under his breath at that description.]

I've heard about Earth from some of my comrades. Are you speaking about a previous era, or are you from a reality in which your people have taken to space?

[dino_zarf]

We're spacefarers in my time. We haven't been able to live on Earth for centuries. I'm noticing a few parallels here to our border worlds.

[tookashirototheknee]

If it helps... sir, this isn't Mars from our universe.

Yes, it is the same planet as far as I can tell, but there is no habitable space on Mars at home that isn't in a biodome of some sort.

[leftbehindagain]

This is Naoki, for once not affiliated with the local drinking establishments in any way, shape or form. I might end up seeing if I can get in with one, though, since otherwise I don't think my skill set's going to have a lot of use here.

[dino_zarf]

Might be able to hear a lot there.

[thornsofmalkav]

This is Thorne. I'm normal investigating. Alcuin is infiltrated as a really pretty girl, just so everyone knows.

Erebus Corp fucking sucks, you guys.

[dino_zarf]

Rose is listening.

[Not that there's any hope on language.]

But they do suck. We must be here for that.

[claudiometer]

Claudia Donovan, someone tell me what you need for cow shenanigans and I will make the shit out of it, but this isn't gonna play to my strengths nearly as well as ZODIAC did.

[dino_zarf]

We'll need to find out a bit more about the local plan first, I think.

They've already got the cows on the planet, so that's something. No cows on spaceships.

[ayiyiyi]

Nothing wrong with cows. You just need to know how to handle them.

[dino_zarf]

How to handle them starts with don't put them on a spaceship.

[comebewe]

...Why did you swear never again cows? What did cows do to you?

[dino_zarf]

Our cargo hold was full of them for weeks. Cargo holds aren't meant for cows.

[tillweseethesunlight]

Oh! This is novel. My first...investigation? Yes? That's what it's called? Exciting.

[dino_zarf]

Investigating is fun, but you have to pretend gravity works.

You mostly infiltrated so far?

[carbonatedscientist]

Sento here--I'm less of a help with the actual cows, but if the technology here should need to be tinkered with, I can do that.

...though I should be able to survive outside of the protected areas if I'm transformed. That should be useful.

[dino_zarf]

That might be really important. Out where there's no air seems like a good spot for things they don't want us to know about.

[tookashirototheknee]

This is Matt. I'm here, and I'm thinking I might try to go get a job with the Asshole Corporation. Everyone needs a space scientist. ... at least, I hope.

Shiro's infiltrating, by the way. I'm... trying not to think about that.

private, protection I

[fruitknife]

You run into him yet? He's pretty fucked up.

[And if he hasn't seen Shiro in person, he deserves that warning.]

[ninjayeehaw]

Kinji here! Me an' Yakumo're both investigatin'!

[And Kinji sounds extremely cheerful, though it's hard to say whether that is the reason why.]

Erebus's got a whole herd out here! Thirty-five pairs, seventy goddamn cows shipped from Earth all the way out here! Real good nick, too, these are good healthy cattle!

[dino_zarf]

Well. At least someone is excited about cows.

[verdeleonessa]

Pidge here, investigating. Matt's also investigating as he said and so's Lotor but everyone else from my universe...? Signal too busy.

Except, well, the ones who just showed up.

Protection II (after they meet up in person)

[tookashirototheknee]

Let me just say that this is weird. The... two new arrivals.

Also, Shiro's... bad. He's definitely going to need us when we get back.

[naturaltwohands]

Drizzt Do’Urden. I’m investigating. I have Guenhwyvar with me.

[It’s serious from what he’s hearing but he can’t help but be amused.]