LeftHandofGod
Upon hearing the news of the embezzlement of @the_guy545 's investment into the UG military and the worker strike that happened not long afterward, Admiral Silverwind contacted Comms Officer Eleanor with an idea.
Silverwind: "Eleanor, do you copy?"
Eleanor: "Loud and clear, Admiral."
Silverwind: "I believe we now have the time to upgrade the Communications systems on the Tiberius."
Eleanor: "Unfortunately, all our workers are on strike at every stardock we have built thus far, and even if we can outsource the work, we have nothing to pay them with."
Silverwind: "It's fine. My 'Official' account was linked with the investment The Guy gave us, but I also have a personal account that is not linked to the United Galaxies - encrypted and protected by the AI onboard Tiberius itself."
Tiberius: "It was a simple task, so it was only logical that I obeyed and did my best."
Eleanor: "Well, if these people were able to break into official accounts monitored by The Guy himself, who's to stop them from successfully bypassing Tiberius's protocols and stealing from you?"
Silverwind: "That's a risk I'm prepared for. Despite the fact that my death could come at any spontaneous moment - and if I learned anything from the Offworld Academies before they got eaten by nanobots, it's that there are going to be frequent attempts on your life that you need to prepare for - I did not spend much from my personal account. I should, given that my first few days as Admiral are proving to be overwhelmingly difficult, but I always knew I will need the money to spend on something important. If we have any hope of gaining leads from whoever is behind the embezzlement, it's through that Improved Comms system you were talking about, and I believe Mannon will work with you to ensure upgraded cybersecurity measures in the event these conspirators target us directly."
Eleanor: "So what is your plan to get the Improved Comms built and functioning?"
Silverwind: "We did a favor for the people in Good Morning Cosmoteer, we will ask them to help us in return. Failing that, I did my research on the Scavangers, and they are usually willing to assist people who pay well - not to mention the Drones they befriended have a good supply of advanced communications equipment I bet they could be willing to donate.
Tiberius: "If I may, Admiral, The Lost Drones usually yield better results if you pay them with minerals and technology rather than credits. I can scan for a nearby deposit of rare resources that we can commence mining operations on - though there is no telling who or what would be defending or already mining such deposits."
Silverwind: "It's merely a fallback option, but run the scan in the background, just to be sure.
Tiberius: "Consider it done."
Eleanor: "I'll notify GMC of our primary plan shortly."