STORY DEVELOPMENT POLL #1 | NICANDER ON THE ALLEGIANT?
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Those who have not read up on the development in Chapter 01: Incendiary Prospects [ Day 01 | 1130 hrs. ] (https://uss-theurgy.com/forum/index.php/topic,2928.0.html) should do so now, because here comes spoilers.
As you can read in the Chapter, a potential solution to have Nicander incarcerated on the
Allegiant instead of the
Theurgy has come up, and Nicander's location might have significant repercussions through the story depending on where he is at. Arguments can be made for both solutions, one being which he can directly inform the crew of the
Allegiant where to look for the next thalaron bomb, and the other being that messages can be left for the
Allegiant through the subspace buoy that the
Theurgy is using to communicate with Director Anderson on Earth.
Having the Infested Doctor on the
Allegiant will demand for security arrangements, among other things having the device that Science and Engineering developed to emit transphasic light installed in the cell. Preferably, Nicander should not even be aware that he's on the
Allegiant, instead thinking he's on the
Theurgy, since otherwise Starfleet Command might know that the
Theurgy has deployed the
Allegiant on it's mission. Advantage: Response time, more lives saved. Using the subspace buoy is merely a messaging system, and not a real-time communication measure.
A disadvantage is that Nicander will be aboard the
Erudite, and Nicander could be the only interest that their Savi allies have in working with Ives and the
Theurgy. If they give up Nicander to be on the
Allegiant as it is transported on the
Erudite, could the Voice cut ties and claim Nicander as an asset of their own? This is a question of how much the crew trusts the Savi IC.
Another risk of having Nicander on the
Allegiant is that the security arrangements are inadequate, and the parasite takes him over. This might prove disastrous for those on the
Allegiant.
This Poll will be held for 3 days, after which the results will be revealed. Please open up for discussion below this post as well! :)
I will then post accordingly to the poll results, with either Nicander staying on the
Theurgy or going on the
Allegiant.
Best Regards,
Auctor Lucan