The Fountainhead of Youth – PART 2

Round 1 – Curtis Kai

Curtis is assigned to oversee the repairs to the Monument. Meanwhile, something odd is happening near Daedalus, the largest moon of Icarus.

Round 1 – Aurora Valenus

Aurora is sent to assess the damage from the protests. That includes damage done to the Monument and damage done to Icarus’ galactic PR. Many planets and nations in the galaxy do not approve of the methods that Icarus employs to grow their empire.

Round 1 – Resolution

Curtis and Aurora combine their rolls: 1 success & 1 failure = success

Aurora hates the diplomacy aspect of her job. She would rather rejoin the military, but this promotion came with an instant perk: a dose of the serum. Since receiving her dose, she has become a chronic alcoholic as many do post-dose, especially since the serum prevents permanent damage from this behavior.

She runs into Curtis at a bar close to the repair site. They served in the military together 15 years earlier and Curtis barely looks like he’s aged. His wealthy family ensured he had a dose while still in his prime. Curtis is also a lush, and they hook up.

In discussing the issues with repairs to the vast titanium covering of the Monument and the sudden scarcity of the metal, they create a renovation plan. The plan is accepted by the Leaders and the titanium is stripped from the Monument and repurposed to expand the fleet. This also provides PR relief as a large number of the poor are added to the expanded military, which is a path to obtaining a dose of the Longevity Serum… if they survive long enough to retire.

The expanded military is able to push back the Triini Empire from resource-rich planets areas of the galaxy. The plan’s success earns Aurora the position of Military Advisor reporting directly to the Leaders. She is happy to escape her strictly diplomatic role as Attaché. Her first assignment is to Daedalus. This effectively ends her romance with Curtis, who refuses to leave his true love, the city he helps build and shape.

Round 2 – Aurora Valenus

Aurora is sent to Daedalus to help investigate the anomalous distortions surrounding it for possible enemy involvement. While there, she hears word that the Triini Empire has shifted strategies. They are now establishing blockades to prevent the export of food to planets that are negotiating with Icarus. (Starforged oracle roll for “Descriptor + Focus” = “Isolated Route”)

Round 2 – Curtis Kai

Curtis is working hard on the finishing touches to a new city addition for the newly joined population of Farpoint when disaster strikes.  (Starforged oracle roll for “Settlement Name” = “Farpoint”)

Round 2 – Resolution

Curtis rolls a success. Aurora rolls a failure.

Despite the population-level “suicide bombing” by the immigrant population of Farpoint, the engineering marvel of Icarus’ planet-city proves more than adequate at protecting the wider population. The destruction of an entire section of Icarus caused only minor consequences for the surrounding citizens. Curtis is rewarded for his work in leading the damage control and repairs in the aftermath of the Farpoint attack and is promoted to a role as Civil Engineering Technical Specialist working directly for the Leaders.

Aurora and her reconnaissance team come up with no answers for the issues affecting Daedalus until it is too late. Daedalus’ top-secret quantum server base is the primary computing source powering much of Icarus’ operations. And it is almost entirely responsible for the city’s orbital defenses. It is all but taken offline by what is later revealed to be weaponized micro black holes, also called quantum mechanical black holes.   (Starforged oracle roll for “Action + Theme” = “Attack Technology”)

Curtis and Aurora are reunited as part of the commission to shore up the vulnerability.