Rolled 57, 42 = 99 (2d100)
>>5340023Quickly, you ring up Risonha again.
"Alright, I've made up my mind - catch him during the transaction, and get his client too. Keep tabs on him in the meantime."
Again, you can hear her smile from the other end of the line. "Consider it done, your excellency."
The very next day, Samar Kalim - under the alias Sammy Calaca, a tourist to Paneira - feels like something's a bit odd, as he exits a bus terminal in Calypso, a tourist town to the north of the capital. One of the hawkers seem to be very insistent in selling his Paneira symbol keychain, and what's with all these smiling people lately? Should you be worried? Is your client safe? Questions race through his mind.
Meanwhile, you visit the lead scientist in charge of the Aero-gel program within the week.
"Mr. President! It is an honor to meet you!" the scientist, an Adrian Seis, greets you enthusiastically.
"So, these Aero-gel of yours... what possible industrial applications could it have?"
"Glad you asked, President Sam! You see, aside from being durable and lightweight, turns out it's also a good insulator! So, we can use it to make, say, lighter chainsaws, or maybe more efficient stoves, and very good material for prefabricated temporary housing. We could even make cargo ships with these and make them very fuel efficient! It's just, uh, there's two things..." Adrian's enthusiasm evaporated a bit.
"Well, on with it."
"Alright, to be frank, it costs a lot to manufacture, right now. Of course, in time the costs will go down as we research how to make it more efficiently - but for now, its use is limited to handheld tools.
And secondly, the raw, untreated aero-gel mixture is quite flammable, so it will need special containers to store it."
Hmm. You may be able to do something to help these scientists, within the budget.
>Espionage time: bugging and tailing Samar>Roll 2d100, average of first five rolls vs the numbers I'm rolling>Also, choose only one regarding aero-gel>□ Invest in more efficient manufacturing research>□ Invest in specialized containers>□ Cancel the aero-gel program>□ Other (fill in) 