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[malnosso]

Welcome ladies, gentlemen, to the Malnosso Assigment and Reward Center. That stands for MARS. Center may not start with an S, but it damn well should, once you sound it out. The Luceti program, that's you lot, was set up to include the best of the best. Heroes, geniuses, and all you other people. Special's the word the people in charge like to use. Me? Call me C.J. I'm the R.P. Manager for the Malnosso. That's 'Resident Perceptions' for those of you wondering. My job is to make life for you lot better than it has been. I won't lie, there's been a little mismanagement in the past and some hurt feelings. So have an olive branch or two. Hell, I'll even send you an olive tree if it will make you feel better.

Now, hold your place in the book. Now flip to the back. [This will be found in the back of the book.] That's right, those are the assignments we've got for you. My buddy Bil- that's Cathy for you people, gave a little hint about this earlier. We're late. Ran into some issues. Had to fire most of the senior staff. But we've worked out all the kinks, set up the delivery system, and MARS is ready to go

Almost ready to go. Fact of the matter is, this is only an announcement. You can sign up to your heart's content, but the missions won't start until November 1st. Ran into a time conflict with the science team. Damn eyeglass wearing bastards think they run this place. So, those of you still feeling sane enough by next week, be sure to join the program. You'll find it worth it, trust me. I'm a businessman. Helping people help me help you is all part of the system.

Oh, by the way. If any of you folks happened to come across some moon rocks somewhere, somewhere or other, be sure to keep them handy. I might have a use for them.

-CJ
Resident Perceptions Manager

[[Note: All messages from CJ will be delivered in a typed format. He won't do voice messages. He also will not do any filtered messages. Any filtered messages to him will automatically be opened. This post is also BACKDATED to 8AM this morning!]]
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Comments

[malnosso]

You can't prove anything.

[endgames]

[He grins, briefly. Pointless as the turn in the conversation may seem, Shikamaru had his own reasoning behind it.]

Don't worry, I'm not interested in doing so anytime soon.

This really is volunteers-only though, right? No chances of executive meddling, like with the drafts? 'Cause some of this stuff sounds about as dangerous.

[malnosso]

It's what I said, isn't it? Volunteers only. No meddling. Sure, it's just as dangerous, but that village is crawling with people who love this stuff.

[endgames]

Yup. Definitely a lot of people who are nuts enough for it.

[Same thing, really. But this reminds him of something he told Bil a while back - that there were other ways the Malnosso could use their power, or the villagers themselves.

He's still not sure how trustworthy these kinds can be, but you can't make progress without showing a little faith yourself.]

Will you guys be working with us a little better when it comes to these missions? It'd be helpful if we could get all the information we'll need to handle job without asking questions, for once.

[malnosso]

Once you arrive, you'll get an information packet with all you need. On the job training, too! You'll be pros at doing whatever the hell it is you people will be doing in no time.

[endgames]

Will we be able to keep in contact with people back in the village while we're on these missions?

[malnosso]

No can do. Journals will be disconnected from the network. That's what they tell me. You're better off leaving them at home.

[endgames]

Troublesome. But all right. How much notice, on average, can we expect to be given if we're asked to go on a mission?

[malnosso]

One day. Best I can do for you. Sometimes it might be less.

[endgames]

...better than nothing, I suppose. But I'll think it over.