Editing Session 12

We'd like to get the Queen of Sheeba back into rotation. 

[[Jerry Gryante|Jerry]] phones the security team to make an official enquiry about the status of the inspection. He is forwarded to Camina Drummer who is understaffed and therefore hasn't had the time to have someone look into the rumored infestation yet. Jerry offers to help out, which isn't acceptable per se, but she agrees to have the team join two inspectors and two outside witnesses to speed up the process. To adopt a threatening posture (and get a bit of publicity/some nice pictures for the c&c documentary), the inspection is penciled in for the day of the Stain demonstration.

The team is met by a small number of protesters (some demonstrating, some drinking), members of [[Lavov Industries]] who work on a ship which is docked nearby, a security expert ([[Renn]], who has a scar across his face and an old colt on his belt) and a witness ([[Elena Petrov]], [[Gryante corporation]]). They chat about Renn's restored weapon (sth to remember, in case we stumble across ammunition on one of our trips) until another member of the security team and gryante coop ([[Natalya Volcova]]) have arrived. The newly arrived security inspector seems to have a mechanical arm, since it makes a humming noise when moving. During small talk with Kale, it turns out that the arm comes from [[Bionic Dreams]], [[Marte Goch|Marte]]'s former employer and the place where we checked the boxes for signs of life.

When we enter the ship, it smells slightly stale. Inside the cargo bay, there's a hole in the ground and some slimy trails hailing from some cables from a hydraulic ramp. [[Kale Eleutherios|Kale]] can't measure any signs of radiation, [[Lim O'Lahar|Lim]] looks inside the hole and is joined by Volcova. The hole doesn't seem to be too deep and the thing Volcova has been suspicious about is only a piece of metal. Ms Petrov hides a measuring device, when she is surprised by Jerry and doesn't want to explain herself, when he starts questioning her about it. Lim and [[Darian Varro|Darian]] check some of the wiring in the hole, which is partially black. Kale also finds some black areas on the ground, which seems like parts of the floor have been exchanged - they seem to be above a cable duct. Darian takes a few of the cable pieces to Kale, who finds that the cables are black through and through, so they seem to be replicated and not only coated. Volcova is interested in the new to her material, which Kale claims to have bought at another planet. She asks for a sample for research purposes. 

The group wants to check below the black area of the floor, for which Volcova offers up a small robot to put into the duct for inspection. To catch a glimpse inside, the crew climbs to an upper level where Kale promises an access vent. They put the spider-y looking robot inside. Meanwhile Darian finds a black/replicated mug in the workshops. Nissa hears some strange noise in the kitchen when inspecting the crew quarters. She secretly shares her findings with Lim and Darian, since they are not permanently monitored by the security or Gryante folks. They get a second to inspect the kitchen (there's a "repaired" bone china cup and the bar is vibrating slightly), before the guy with the bionic arm joins them. Lim informs him, that there seems to be something weird going on behind one of the walls and is ordered to open it up. He strategically places one of the wall panels in a way that noone else can join you in the kitchen. Once everthing is opened up, Lim grabs for something inside, and the beetle jumps into the kitchen. Lim and Darian throw themselves at the beetle and try to get ahold of hit. They manage to capture it under a glass dome. While the others follow them, Jerry sees Volcova sneakily putting something inside the ventilation duct. The "it" turns out to be the activated spider robot, so Jerry tries to get it out with the help of a coathanger and puts it into the drawer of one of the nightstands for the time being.

Once everyone is inside the kitchen, all attention goes to the bug under the dome. While the group discussed what to do with the bug, it tries to escape. Kale tries to calm it down with a noise generator he brought and does his best to secure it underneath the bowl with a carbon fiber cloth that Volcova offered Lim. Since everything is quite crammed, the maneuver gets quite tricky, so Darian has to support him with a freezing spray to stop the bug from fighting, which helps to secure the bug for now. (the offer to buy the beetle isn't accepted straight away)
Further inspection shows a new monitor on the bridge and a hole in the reactor's mantle. A report is written with the suggestion to release the ship. 
When the team leaves the ship, the demonstration has turned into a 50 people rave.
The beetle is given to [[Carly Toor]] for research purposes. Kale does some checks before handing it over.

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