Y'know, I think I get what has been bugging me about how things have developed.
At the very least, the SMOF KNOW that the Professor gets crazier the longer he's been awake. I'd say it was reasonably well known to the admins of Fen ports. So why have they not instituted a 'you're not allowed to dock if you've not slept in exty hours' policy? (where exty is up to the faction/port concerned)
Did the controller in charge assume (due to the Professor's rep) that the Professor was smart enough to KNOW when he'd be allowed to dock and wouldn't bother to request permission if outside those limits?
Then I realised this was rather moot as the Professor would quote SCIENCE!
Then I realised the SMOF would KNOW he'd quote SCIENCE! and make sure they asked and deny docking if not answered.
No matter HOW crazy the Professor is, he'd pick up that screwing with the port authority means he doesn't get supplies. No supplies means no SCIENCE!
At the very least, Catty knows who the Professor respects (The Jason, Ben Rhodes, A.C. Peters), and THAT lot will be in contact snappily (once they hear of it, in that order as A.C. will at least do the background checks to work out WHY) to ask What The Hoeck, Son?
At the very least, the SMOF KNOW that the Professor gets crazier the longer he's been awake. I'd say it was reasonably well known to the admins of Fen ports. So why have they not instituted a 'you're not allowed to dock if you've not slept in exty hours' policy? (where exty is up to the faction/port concerned)
Did the controller in charge assume (due to the Professor's rep) that the Professor was smart enough to KNOW when he'd be allowed to dock and wouldn't bother to request permission if outside those limits?
Then I realised this was rather moot as the Professor would quote SCIENCE!
Then I realised the SMOF would KNOW he'd quote SCIENCE! and make sure they asked and deny docking if not answered.
No matter HOW crazy the Professor is, he'd pick up that screwing with the port authority means he doesn't get supplies. No supplies means no SCIENCE!
At the very least, Catty knows who the Professor respects (The Jason, Ben Rhodes, A.C. Peters), and THAT lot will be in contact snappily (once they hear of it, in that order as A.C. will at least do the background checks to work out WHY) to ask What The Hoeck, Son?