>>5940375You blink, suddenly uncertain. The years of memories you have of your adopted kid brother mixing with the version of him portrayed in your nightmares. You’ve always had a great relationship with the little Marrok, he even followed you to the academy wanting to be your loyal second in command aboard the family voidship one day. While the Ops officer-in-training has always been a ||+Cheerful||, ||+Team-player|| you would also characterise him as:
> ||+Outgoing|| but sometimes ||-Naive|| — unwittingly lulled back to sleep by his reptilian affinity for heat. || SYNERGY: S (94/100) || (Bio unchanged, relationship set.)> ||~Optimistic|| and ||~Mischievous|| — definitely feigning sleep, knowing full well your tolerance for his cheeky antics. ||SYNERGY: S- (90/100)|| (Bio updated, relationship set.)<span class="mu-b">SYNERGY defines your relationship with an individual, which affects their attitude towards you and how willing/able they are to work with you. Crew with high synergy towards each other will naturally get along better and provide bonuses to joint actions. (By rolling a d100 result under their synergy value.) Crew with high ||SOUL|| or related skills may provide bonuses to ||SYNERGY|| checks. Regular, positive interactions between crew may raise their ||SYNERGY|| levels.</span>
You have about fifteen minutes before the Captain wants to see you, time enough to freshen up, get dressed and make your way to the Combat Information Centre annex, should you hurry. If you aren’t going to pretend to have missed the message, you had better be punctual. Captain Annon isn't known for his patience for layabouts. You sigh as you contemplate facing yet another sleep deprived watch, and decide to:
> Quietly get ready to meet with the Captain and let sleeping lizards lie. Duty calls. <span class="mu-b">By the Book recommends this action.</span>>Rouse the reptile and bring him along for solidarity (and perhaps Kiro can help you make sense of your hazy memories on the way). Whatever Father has to say at this time of the morning he can say to the whole family.>Try to steal back some of your bedding and get back to sleep, answering to the Captain can happen at a more reasonable hour.>Something else. Write in.