Nahuli keeps the comparison slate open on the command display. Lahani stands beside the isolated port while the parts cage, Meral Voss, and the parts supplier remain behind them, out of sight.
Nahuli
Liyanu, Ranuko, Nikayo, Kiryati, join by voice only. No ship-control exposure. I want Amber Wing more capable, but the medical boundary, abort route, and two-package limit are fixed.
Four isolated voice channels open in sequence. Their authentication lights remain local, and the command display shows no bridge, navigation, medical, or weapons handshake beyond the consultation buffer.
Liyanu
Then medical capacity is not negotiable. Cooling and a dedicated buffer come before any improvement that increases heat, load, or treatment isolation risk.
Nahuli
My abort route remains primary. Flight redundancy can follow only if the installation sequence never leaves departure dependent on one panel.
Ranuko
The supplier offers distribution and cooling, or flight redundancy. We cannot split either package without breaking the quoted installation and rollback plan.
Nahuli
Understood. We will choose the package that advances Amber Wing without borrowing authority from any system, person, or supplier.
Lahani's turn“Which one helps the most? This is your ship so you know best.”
FAILURE (Fair Diplomacy, rolled -1)
Nahuli
Which one helps the most? This is your ship, so you know best.
Lahani keeps the question warm and familiar, then grounds it in the supplier’s terms, rollback limits, and Amber Wing’s protected systems. Her Rim tradecraft makes the choice concrete, but her chummy invitation leaves no shared ranking to guide the answer.
Liyanu
The distribution and cooling package helps medical safety most, but only if its installation does not consume the buffer we are protecting.
Ranuko
Flight redundancy helps the abort route more directly. I cannot call one package best without assigning which risk we accept first.
Nikayo
Then the immediate gain is not a winner. It is a decision rule: choose distribution and cooling if medical isolation leads, flight redundancy if departure protection leads.
Nahuli
That is enough to move forward. I will not pretend the crew chose one package, but we have exposed the real tradeoff and can take it to a ranked command decision.
The consultation falls short of selecting a package, but the supplier’s two-bin limit now has a usable test: medical isolation first or departure protection first. Repeating the same question will not settle it without that priority.
Lahani's turn“We haven't had extensive need of the medical bay yet. As navigator, im inclined to the flight package of course.”
SUCCESS (Fair Diplomacy, rolled +2)
Nahuli
We have not needed the medical bay extensively. From the navigation seat, I favor flight redundancy, because protecting departure protects every other capability.
Lahani keeps the invitation familiar rather than forceful, then uses Rim tradecraft to tie her preference to the supplier’s fixed two-package terms, rollback limits, and Amber Wing’s safe departure.
The Instrument Bench places flight redundancy beside distribution and cooling, displaying the consequences of each choice without touching ship control. Its comparison makes the departure risk legible to everyone on the isolated call.
Liyanu
I still want the medical boundary protected, but your reasoning is sound. If we take flight redundancy, we must preserve the existing treatment isolation throughout installation.
Ranuko
The Bench confirms it. Flight redundancy gives us the stronger immediate protection for the abort route, and the medical boundary remains intact under the staged plan.
Nahuli
Then we choose flight redundancy. Lahani’s navigation priority is the deciding principle, and the medical safeguards stay fixed rather than traded away.
Nahuli records the flight package as Amber Wing’s first procurement, with its rollback points and medical protections attached. The supplier’s second bin remains sealed, but the crew has made its ranked decision together.
Lahani's turn“I complete the second transaction for flight redundancy”
SUCCESS (Good Computers, rolled +0)
Lahani brings the flight-redundancy order to the Instrument Bench, where its isolated comparison verifies the quoted price, rollback points, and installation record without touching ship control.
Her Rim Tradecraft checks the supplier’s terms against the sealed transaction record, catching the exact handoff needed for the second payment and keeping the package separate from any outside authority.
The Bench accepts the completed authorization and transfers the confirmed payment through the approved local channel. The flight package is released from Tavik’s custody and its receipt is attached to Amber Wing’s work order.
The Parts Supplier
Payment confirmed. The flight package is yours, with the quoted rollback terms and no hidden access provisions.
Meral Voss countersigns the receipt and marks the second transaction complete. The sealed bin opens to reveal redundant attitude sensors, a hardened recorder, and the paired flight modules.
Nahuli
Good. Keep the package isolated until Ranuko verifies every part, then we install it without weakening medical protection or the abort route.
The receipt, released hardware, and verification conditions settle into the work order. Amber Wing now possesses the flight redundancy package, paid for and ready for its authorized inspection.
Quest Complete
LahaniObtain the critical ship resilience parts
Attribute Upgrade: Agility Superb→Legendary
New gift: Systems Resilience Expert
+ New Item Acquired
Flight Redundancy Package