Quote:Officially founded during the Boskone War, Hyperlight Industries is a multifaceted organization dedicated to spreading humanity out from Earth, and hopefully eventually into the stars. Primarily, it currently operates helping to move migrant workers from Earth out to the Jovian system, along with transport of mundanes who are looking for a job in the more fertile market of space work. Secondary fields include a mining, refining, and small-scale construction division led by the company's AI [Insert Name Here], and planned in the future is an extra-solar division dedicated towards large-scale colonization of other worlds, hopefully via convincing Mundanes to join with Fen on joint projects; the chief of which is the nearly Black Project Yorktown.
90% OK. There's something we can work with here. Even if my opinion on the biggerprise is unchanged.
Quote: handwaving an airliner parked in the Bob Sikes Airport in Crestview Florida over the course of a weekend, replacing the forward hatch with a standard airlock, and then stealing most of the Airport's aviation gas supply to launch. The pair are wanted for Grand Theft Aircraft in the US and associated territories, and have not set down on Earth since.
Buying a wreck and handwaving it sure.
Stealing one parked up over a weekend and filling it full of stolen fuel is likely to draw unwanted attention. Theft is something that is.... frowned upon. Airliners are big expensive things and stealing one is likely to get noticed in a way that far exceeds the usual for Fen. There're plenty of hulks in the boneyard. Buy one of those for pennies on the dollar and nobody will bat an eyelid. Steal an operating airliner, along with all the fuel in an airport and people will loudly demand you be turned over to face justice on grand larceny. And unlike Wave Convoy - there's no denying our intrepid Captain did it.
At best, he'll have trouble working with anybody because nobody wants to associate with a known criminal - including GJ. At worst, he'll be arrested by someone and turned over to the authorities pretty sharpish by someone with an interest in no having mundane law enforcement sniffing around.
A lot of early characters are 'wanted' on some level. In cases, usually unjustly. Or for the sort of thing nobody really cares enough about to do anything more than grumble.
Quote:Said Airliner became the start of their business after several months of participating as a contractor for Operation Great Justice during the War. The Viridian Fool, as it came to be known for the distinct paintjob, served as an AWACS craft and recovery vessel for some time, until Rich and Davis declared they were satisfied with their performance and quit after the incidents that led to OGJ getting kicked off Stellvia, citing the behavior and actions of the leadership as being 'Unconcinable, Unacceptable, and no better than what we left behind'.
Not something I can find objections to, however be aware that he is leaving right before things 'get serious'. He may genuinely feel he's leaving for one reason - but history may have a different judgement. Those who stick it out to the end, or lose friends towards the end may have an entirely different opinion. One which does not lead to him being popular amongst the browcoats. From an outside viewpoint, it appears that he left right before things got genuinely tough....
Quote:Looking for work, they picked up a small AI-run independent mining operation as a part-time source of income, retrieving it's drones and helping them back into the field. They served in this capacity, making runs on small asteroids far off the Ecliptic until the end of the war. At that point, they helped in the acquisition of an improved mining drone carrier and began refitting their airliner into something approaching a state of business readiness.
AI run independent mining company. That's rather interesting in its own right. I'd like to hear more about this AI and why and how they work.
Quote:Their time during the war endeared them to the Browncoats and Belters, who were both in need of a dedicated travel line to and from their primary transportation hubs. Taking up the challenge, they hired on several flight attendants and began offering $250 dollar tickets to and from the belt, and $300 dollar tickets to Ganymede and back. They weren't expecting to be sold out entirely on every outbound flight as workers flocked to the relatively high-paying jobs available.
What may have endeared them to Browcoats and Belters would be sticking it out to the end. As it is, they left in a huff right before things got really difficult. If your fares are cheap enough for people not to care, money might be tight. Otherwise , expect empty seats. Unless you're dealing with mundanes - who want to take you to prison for stealing the jet plane that became your spacecraft. There's your problem. You've already alienated the people you want to do business with.
Not an insurmountable problem... As plenty of companies with the -soft suffix in their name have proved. But they did so by being popular before being dicks, by having a monopoly, and now being ubiquitous enough that they can get away with it.
Quote:While they cooperate as much as they possibly can with the Space Patrol, they refuse any and all OGJ passengers, and have made it publically known that they will not do business with the organization until it's current leadership is removed and harsh oversight is put into place. They are attempting to file Criminal Trespassing charges against someone believed to be an OGJ 'Troubleshooter' who broke into their offices on December 12, 2017 and attempted to steal several files from the CEO's office.
With most other factions, they have neutral to positive relations, and are somewhat loved by the Browncoats and Belters for the spaceline services at relatively cheap rates they provide.
However, despite their services, they go out of their way to remain off of the major and minor faction's collective radars, attempting to maintain as low a profile as possible while still remaining profitable. It is unknown as to whether or not this is due to their relations with OGJ, or if there is something more to this active image control.
There are still some critical difficulties. Again - you don't get to tell the local military to go spin without it being worried that you're either going to turn evil, or get up to something - unholesome. He's definitely giving off suspicious signals. A known thief, who abandoned Great Justice right when it starts getting difficult and who has some sort of secret 'black project' going on.
They sound suspiciously like minor villains. Especially the peculiar sort that never really understands why people think they're villains because their moves have made sense to them the whole way along.
Your AI might be interesting if developed, as are the people who decide to follow him along. Make them characters in their own right, rather than as enablers to your personal vision. People going along with your avatar rarely if ever agree with every single aim they have, and should have their own goals and opinions that make them want to come along with you, or for that matter, do their own thing. And if your avatar tries to force their vision, they may get angry.
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