So is Stephanie really in the passage? If so I'll need her reaction so I can continue the posting.

Poor Tess is just a wait'n.

I can tell from Van's post that Steph will indeed most likely be in the passage, so edited out part of my post for later.

I have posted her being there and allowing for general reaction.

I pulled out part of my post so I could deal with the encounter in the hall. I'll address that and then get to the bridge.

Sounds like Jon needs to make the rounds instead of having a crew meeting. Unless Grace does lock our guests in for the night.

Grace is going to lock our guest in but she going to wait until she thinks that they would be a sleep

Just a note to players that you should really make sure you have points in skills before you make attempts at tasks. If you do not have Covert at all, you might not be able to sneak. If you do not have perception or knowledge, you might not be good at finding things.

I will try to find a skill to suit a task but being good with a pistol will not help you re-wire an engine.

Would my intended actions with Catie fall more under Influence (using social skills and misdirection to hide true intent in the expected event that the bodyguard will be present) or Covert (assuming it's going to be a bit more sleight of hand to get a potential note exchange)?

Notes on the insides of paper cranes perhaps, always leaving one on a serving tray maybe

Or maybe I'm over thinking it. I know I have a tendency to do that.

depends how you play it. I would use either really. You are trying to sneak something but you are also influencing the BG and L so I can go either way.

If anyone needs to have Jon be more direct or feels he needs to talk directly to them let me know and we can arrange that.

There is time after he leaves JC's to speak to anyone.

I think I FINALLY got Tess back in the swing of the story, sorry it took so long.

I think it will tough to have full crew meeting and still keep an eye on the guests. But let me know how you feel we should play it.

i think that puts everyone on the same page. One thing though - you ask Stephanie to inform A and C but then you say Grace at the end. I assume you meant Stephanie. to keep the doctor busy while Grace steals her xray equipment again.

That last part about Grace was that Jon knows she eavesdroppes on about everything and she'd enjoy tweaking Jon by telling what happened with Miss Chang. Not many secrets on a small ship.

Although she might listen in at times, she not a voyeur.

I had Steph talk to Angela too as a lead to show that their relationship has grown. Steph trying to help Angela and work with the condition. That leads to building between Angela and Catie which may also help Angela.

I am thinking that there should be something in the rules for basic life skills on a ship. I was thinking that everyone would have a basic d2 in pilot (ship and shuttle), drive (Mule or rover) and basic repairs. So nothing fancy but able to steer, land, lift off and coast if necessary.

Thoughts?

Yep. yep, yep, yep...........

There are no cameras or mircophones in any of the bedrooms, wheter they are for guest or crew. Grace does somewhat believe in privacy. (May want to know people's secrets but she respects personal spaces.) So Grace knows nothing about Miss. Chang. However Grace is going to be hunting down Angela so she will be hearing about this through Stephanie