[L.J.Steele]

From yesterday's GURPS Space game:

Discussing our doctor's recently discovered evil twin that brilliantly sabotaged a situation, we learn that the saboteur is either a Belter, or someone taught by a belter. My PC (ex resistance gadgeteer) expresses admiration for the cleverness of the method.

"Ashita must be the traitor!"

Me: "I'm not getting points for it."

The Doctor's PC “If I have an evil twin, then [other PC] must have an evil twin.”

“It’s a Malif-eh-tois.”

Later -- we are told we need to take our irreplaceable ship out to mine some unobtainium from a medium gas giant to power our bigger ship's star drive.


Ashita: “By mine you mean scoop. Going into the gas giant.”


Briefing officer: “Not scooping.”


Ashita:“Okay. So by mine you mean going to the surface of the gas giant?”


Briefing officer: “Your shields aren't that good. But you should be able to get deep enough into the atmosphere of the gas giant to sue your tractor beams to get a crystal.”

Ashita: "So, by mine you mean, let's take our only, irreplaceable, star ship into 120 m/s winds, thunderstorms 100k high, and let's not forget pressure that can make hydrogen into a fluid, poke around for a rare mineral, and try to pull it out with a tractor beam."

Briefing officer: "Yes."