Session 18 - The Sheriff and CLINT

• The Last Parsec crew went to the meeting with Subsector Marshal K'Gaed Kaine.
• She revealed that she was willing to make an exclusive deal between the crew and JumpCorp; essentially offering them the chance to be part of an operation to take down GROID'S RAIDERS.
• GROID'S RAIDERS are believed to be planning an attack on Goldpoint Station. This is the main mining facility in this subsector. Goldpoint Station's ore storage is at its peak this month and JumpCorp stands to lose billions in addition to the loss of life.
• The MARSHAL offered the group to utilize a squad of 10 JumpSec Marines and the STARBLAZER, a light cruiser vessel.
• The group expressed concerns of a mole or spy within the potential marines. KAINE offered to vet the marines and provide the group she trusted the most. The group also had their internal affair contact, MARUUL SOTEEG, look into it and offer her recommendations for the mission.
• Some intel was shared on GROID; along with a potential location for his base. The plan would be to raid GROID'S ROCK. The group would earn exclusive salvaging rights of the location after the fact.
• The group ultimately decided they'd contact KAINE if and when they were ready for the job.

• The crew had noticed one of the deputies, a re-purposed warbot, acting strange during the meeting...
• The warbot kept stealing looks at the group's android, TAMIT. 
• It seemed to have some quirks and be on the fritz... the group offered to look at it and repair it if it was damaged. The sheriff consented.

• The group learned some things about the warbot...
• Its designation and serial number had been removed; instead the name CLINT had been written instead.
• The original owner of the warbot was R, though it seemed to have fallen into JumpCorp's hands at some point.
• CLINT seemed entranced by an old, lucky sheriff's hat kept in the lockup.
• Nikki and Remek noted that some "WEIRD SCIENCE" seemed to be at work here to grant CLINT semi artificial intelligence. A possible 'ghost in the shell' or soul within the machine.
• REMEK jury-rigged a device together to allow CLINT to speak. It used a western accent when it did.
• It revealed that R had given it the code name of CLINT for its own protection and that hat once belonged to its old partner. It recognized TAMIT from hidden directs planted within it by R; who he worked with when she was a graduate student. R and his old partner were close.
• CLINT seemed to have limited memories. However, it did know that R. wanted it to come with the crew of the Last Parsec. They would need to work out a deal with the Marshal to make that happen.
• The hat had a faded out name in it: KANE.

• ITEM RECEIVED: Lucky Sheriff's Hat (the wearer gains the LUCK edge.)