Cool, Bomba, but I'm happy for you to have full control over your character's brother and we'll just discuss relevant details or I'll play someone who works alongside him. I've been debating as to whether or not the ship has a single captain or its own council, as well who he/she/they would be communicating with on route to Mars, amongst other things. I might keep some details at a minimum and see how it plays out, at least until launch. In regards to the Defenders, I'm thinking it might be a universal term for soldiers assigned to ships, but there would be different units for ships from different countries and those carrying more valuable passengers and resources. The E-6 houses one unit of the Defenders. If they're an especially high ranking unit, we could say there's something or someone on board the E-6 of very high status/value.

[b]A note to everybody else, I'm gradually getting started on a first post, so you can expect us to get underway at some point next week.[/b]