This is my acknowledgment of officially taking stewardship of the Sakishima plotship from this point on, and an outline of where things are going with it. I can assure you I will make every effort to continue Gunsight's traditions and preserve the unique nature of this free-f0r-all quirky ship.
Overall, I was planning to take bits of my old Task Force Kaguya plotline that focused on Jiyuu/Yagumo cluster shenanigans and basically slot the Sakishima into it. This way I have a huge multiple chapter arc ready to go quickly that needs little change. The Main focus would be continuing the chase for terrorists that Gunny was doing, although unlike my other combat-heavy plotlines this will involve a healthy dose of investigation and intrigue as well to discover the secret agitprop group that lurks beneath the surface that wishes to sabotage the re invigoration of Jiyuu. Conflicts will arise first with all of their myriad agents (one of which early on is Mitsuya Satoru, Senator Mochizuki's political/business rival who appeared with Moogle's
Galactic Armament Organization at one point). Suppressing these guys will also offer a chance to develop the various worlds in the cluster that will be visited in the process, and perhaps help heal the plot hole left when the Asteria faction on Asura was disappeared (or even explore a bit of old Lor space much later on if there is any interest).
All of this will occur under a new captain character named Kozue, who outwardly appears quite lazy and drunken on duty but is much more than she appears at first glance. This will also mesh with a suspicion that goes around the ship that there is a spy on board since the enemies seem to always know they are coming, yet Taii Kozue also mysteriously knows exactly how to trip the enemies up at a critical moment... hmm...
Due to the nature of this plot being heavily story based, small, and tight knit (a little like the Byakurenm is) and the literal tiny size of the ship itself, I'm only going to be running with a handful of good, mature players at most. And non-combat professions will have plenty of things to do, should they wish to join! And of course, all current players of the Saki (
@Riko ,
@Immortal Cyan,
@Jack Pine ,
@Yoshi , etc) are highly encouraged to remain at their posts, or try something new. I'll also be planning on using the
Chiaki 1B refit by Toshiro that was just approved for IC usage.
Another thing is since I have my hands full running the current
Task Force Inquisition space battle at Skadi, this project will have an expected kickoff date sometime in the summertime when my kids are done with school (June?). I'll have more specific information and details when we get closer to that date (including chances to do a prelude RP), so don't barrage me with characters just yet, please.