Happy Sunday from the cargo bay!

Here's how it is:  China Doll is hightailing it to Osiris, hell bent to drop Hafez's cargo and get their kidnapped deckhand back.  Meanwhile, the Headhunters MC have a head start, and a mind to set up a reception.  Their bargaining chip is our deckhand, Abby, and they're treating her none too kindly on the way.  Besides the payout, what they really want is blood for blood, and a liberal spilling of Hook's.  But Cal, Rex, and Sam are gonna figure something out...

You'll notice that we're pushing hard to complete this episode.  In a perfect world we'd be wrapping by end of next week, but we're prepared to stretch one more if need be.  After that, our next episode #4, "Harriet's Railroad," should be brief.  

Why the sudden uptick in speed?  We're pleased to let you know that there are two new writers waiting in the wings.  They'll come aboard as soon as we're settled on Osiris.  Added to that, Xandrya's been floating a second character idea that we've green lighted for Episode 4. Wolf will also be introducing one of his favorite characters to the game.  At this point that leaves need of a pilot and any interesting passenger types, so we'll leave the "Apply" sign lit for a little while longer.

Another reason behind us tapping the gas is realtime scheduling for our members.  [@Gunther] has got a vacation booked the week of 7/10, and [@Xandrya] will be in the home stretch for baby Alexander's arrival at about the same time.  Our current plan is to run Episode 5 on Pelorum, a well known resort planet in the 'verse.  We'll have a central plot to run, but the emphasis will be on individual character subplots at a pace that works best for you all during the rest of July.

Expect a couple JP invites in the next few days, and thanks for some pretty spectacular writing!

WWIF,

sail