Pakkrat just confirmed to me that we can take as much as 24 to 36 hours to plan our response. I suggest that once Sebsatien serves the Warrant upon Artemis/ Ares and places the ship and its inhabitants under his protective custody, and deals with the expected protests and recriminations, that he transmit a copy (with the parts about Maarg and Psi-corps redacted) to the Captain of RayEagle . That makes you guys safe from the "pogrom." Then we suggest that RayEagle herself rendezvous with us at her best speed. It shouldn't be too hard to convince her Captain that he needs our research to complete his mission, not to mention our two Psi-corps "guests." I recommend that we not reveal that we have the Ark, and we may even want to consider hiding it somewhere as our ace in the hole. It is also likely that RayEagle will be aware of the dig on Epsilon, and will actually head toward the moon first. While I'd just as soon get them to come to us first, this should all work out either way. Once they realize that the Ark isn't there, they will realize that should have listened to us in first place. Once RayEagle comes in range we either take a cutter or shuttle, or have her send a ship over to take our "diplomatic corps" to meet with the Captain. There, we can present tantalizing bits of our research on the Puller Syndrome, particularly some of Dr. Simone's notes on how to diagnose Pullers and observations on the physiological effects of the syndrome. Once aboard RayEagle , we can show off our diplomatic credentials and political clout to reinforce Artemis Group's position. In the meantime, I suggest that we secure the repair docks at the IISS base and land Ares. The sooner we complete repairs, the better. That also gives some of us to potential make a run for it in the Scout ship down there (if needed), which we should also probably keep under our hats for as long as we can. Once we have begun negotiations with RayEagle in earnest, we may or may not want to try to get assistance on our repairs. I doubt that the RayEagle's JAG and/or Diplomatic officers will have the authority to discuss the fee for our assistance in this matter, but we can magnanimously let that wait until after the crisis is under control. The scout ship may be a nice start on our payment. The Jump Drive we can either just "loot" unofficially, or Sebastien can commandeer it as required for the completion his Warrant. I also think that it might behoove us to offer our scientific assistance in identifying the remaining Pullers, but once Ares is up and about, if needed, offer to help in tracking them down and containing them. In either case, we should be able to use our leverage and resources to both make sure that Pullers are taken care of, and that the uninfected inhabitants of the system are not harmed any more than absolutely necessary. To that end, we may also want to get our in-house media machine rolling both documenting the clean up and show-casing our part in once again saving Bowman. Obviously, there are any number of problems and complications that can throw this plan sideways, but I think it's a pretty good starting strategy, and offers not only a safe way out but the possibility for some big rewards. The biggest complication is going to be the Ark, of course. I think it's almost certain that they will be aware of it, or completely certain that they will learn about it in short order. That's a debate that we've just started thinking about internally, and clearly it's going to be an issue. Sebastien naturally will want to turn it over to the Imperium, though probably not directly to Psi-corps. If we decide not to turn it over RayEagle , we'll have a very hard time either smuggling it out of the system or claiming official jurisdiction over it. We might be able to do that, with the proviso that we're transporting it to Lunion to hand it over to the Duke. Obviously, that would also involve a reward, and significantly improve our exposure and cred with the nobles. That, in hand, will make it easier for Sebastien to protect the group from any negative fallout from the Colonel's death (pun intended) and the Warrant. It also keeps the Ark out of Maarg's hands and it gives us (well, our "sponsoring" nobles) one more check to make sure that Duke Norris doesn't try to protect Maarg. Another complication, but potentially a good one, will be LSP. It won't be long before they will be here, and probably in some force. I expect that Sebastien should be able to turn that to our advantage, and we should also be able to negotiate Salvage rights and/or a direct reward for our saving and protection of their interests here. They might also be another potential "customer" for the Ark, but even Sebastien would rather not give them something that dangerous. Finally, the last major complication that I foresee is going to be confidentiality and spin control. Think of it as a not-so-dry run for Artemis Group's fledgling Marketing and PR departments. We already know that there are going to be several powerful parties seeking to cover their assets in this mess. By reaching out to all of the parties, including RayEagle , Garrison Station, and even the belters, as quickly as possible, we should determine how to serve everybody's best interests. We're going to need to see how that's going to look, but, we can expect that nobody is going to want the existence of the Ark and its role at the center of this mess to become public knowledge. Likewise, the IISS, LSP and Psi-corps are all going to want to avoid exposure of their roles in this debacle. We'll also probably need to avoid making the ruins themselves become any more public than they already are. Serving all of these parties' best interests may cause pangs in the consciences of some of us, but I don't see any real good from blowing the whistle and a whole lotta pain for us if we do. On the other hand, if we can show all of these parties, just as we have in Darrian space, that we can navigate the stickiest thickets with tact and confidentiality, we'll be cementing Artemis Group's reputation as a high echelon trouble-solving organization, with tact and reliability. Who'd'a thunk it?