As some of you veterans may recall. . .
Every solar system that the Salvage Ships* visited presented difficulties unique to its place in time. Some regions were more hazardous than others. The areas known as France, Mercury, and Venus were particularly troublesome and responsible for many missions failures. The primary cause of all mishaps and lost ships can be directly linked to the inability of the Meat-motors to control their appetites. The Pilots generally tried to avoid most of these difficulties by keeping stores of consumable treats favored by the motors aboard the ships. There were however, much greater catastrophic consequences to be encountered by devious entities who inhabited the she-ports and offered pleasures which could not be indulged aboard ship. These entities knew the precise weaknesses of the Meat-motors and would go to great lengths to attract them to their destruction. Being painfully aware of these pitfalls, the Pilots contrived practices to neutralize, or at least reduce these incidents. . .
*See SS396/CRANKENSTEIN.
Since the Pilots acted as individual agents for "The Source" and their individual ranking was determined by the number of successfully completed missions, and since success relied heavily on keeping the Meat motors focused and undistracted by the evil entities, the pilots pooled their collective experience to contrive and implement a defensive plan.
As all of the Meat-motors could not, and many would not, be sent on missions. The pilots believed that some of them could be re-purposed to assist in assuring a better success rate for the missions.
There was a small group of these subjects who didn't seem to have any particular use to either the tribes from which they came, or "The Source".
The Pilots observed over time that the Evil Entities found these subjects especially attractive and would go to any lengths to see them. The Subjects were particularly skilled at generating mating calls and other peculiar sounds which would attract nearly all of the Entities whenever and wherever they appeared.
Once the pilots had received their flight plans, they would arrange, for small enticements of goods and materials that the Subjects seemed to enjoy, a series of appearances by the subjects which were promoted as "Tours".
These "Tours" would be timed so as to occur in each section that the SS396 vessels were scheduled to meet with local distributors (ZB140 Tridents).
The "Tours" would enthrall the Entities long enough to allow the transfer of cargo from the ZB140s to the larger SS396 equipment.
Throughout most of this period this tactic was highly successful for relieving the distractions to the Meat-motors who possessed absolutely no self control and insatiable appetites for anything that was bad for them and the missions.
The plan was so successful that it is still being practiced although the original circumstances for its creation have long since been discontinued.
Every solar system that the Salvage Ships* visited presented difficulties unique to its place in time. Some regions were more hazardous than others. The areas known as France, Mercury, and Venus were particularly troublesome and responsible for many missions failures. The primary cause of all mishaps and lost ships can be directly linked to the inability of the Meat-motors to control their appetites. The Pilots generally tried to avoid most of these difficulties by keeping stores of consumable treats favored by the motors aboard the ships. There were however, much greater catastrophic consequences to be encountered by devious entities who inhabited the she-ports and offered pleasures which could not be indulged aboard ship. These entities knew the precise weaknesses of the Meat-motors and would go to great lengths to attract them to their destruction. Being painfully aware of these pitfalls, the Pilots contrived practices to neutralize, or at least reduce these incidents. . .
*See SS396/CRANKENSTEIN.
Since the Pilots acted as individual agents for "The Source" and their individual ranking was determined by the number of successfully completed missions, and since success relied heavily on keeping the Meat motors focused and undistracted by the evil entities, the pilots pooled their collective experience to contrive and implement a defensive plan.
As all of the Meat-motors could not, and many would not, be sent on missions. The pilots believed that some of them could be re-purposed to assist in assuring a better success rate for the missions.
There was a small group of these subjects who didn't seem to have any particular use to either the tribes from which they came, or "The Source".
The Pilots observed over time that the Evil Entities found these subjects especially attractive and would go to any lengths to see them. The Subjects were particularly skilled at generating mating calls and other peculiar sounds which would attract nearly all of the Entities whenever and wherever they appeared.
Once the pilots had received their flight plans, they would arrange, for small enticements of goods and materials that the Subjects seemed to enjoy, a series of appearances by the subjects which were promoted as "Tours".
These "Tours" would be timed so as to occur in each section that the SS396 vessels were scheduled to meet with local distributors (ZB140 Tridents).
The "Tours" would enthrall the Entities long enough to allow the transfer of cargo from the ZB140s to the larger SS396 equipment.
Throughout most of this period this tactic was highly successful for relieving the distractions to the Meat-motors who possessed absolutely no self control and insatiable appetites for anything that was bad for them and the missions.
The plan was so successful that it is still being practiced although the original circumstances for its creation have long since been discontinued.
