Begin a Session(52)Important character is put in danger or suffers a misadventure
"Can you get rid of it?"
"Not really, Director Taylan. We'd have to take it apart and start again. We're working on a hotfix that will let us reassign it to another user..."
"But until then, I'm stuck with a mechanical parrot that interjects randomly when I speak."
1d4→2 Theme(19)Death
"Death," says the parrot.
"How long will this hotfix take?"
"Well, once we've isolated the problem it shouldn't take more than a couple of days."
"Days? Look, this is ridiculous."
"It's state of the art! It's using subspace field variations to predict future events with an estimated 96% accuracy."
"It just spouts words randomly."
"It's still in the prototype phase."
"And why does it look like a parrot?"
"It's designed to sit on your shoulder and give you prophetic advice in realtime."
1d4→2 Theme(84)Strength
"Give me-"
"Strength," says the parrot.
"You see? It's working!"
Momentum:4 → 5
"So, are you feeling better?" asks the director.
"I don't know...it felt like I was on the trail of something big but it just led right back here," says Jett.
"Well, maybe the forensics team will pick up something you missed. While we wait for their results, there's plenty to be done around here."
1d4→2 Theme(33)Faction
"Faction," says the parrot.
"Is that a real parrot?" asks Jett.
"No, it's...well, it's a long story, let's just say it's temporary and leave it at that. So, you were investigating the Ascendancy?"
"Yes, after they attacked me and the pirates I was flying with. We discovered they were after this." Jett produces the pyramid from his pack. "The pirate who found it said it was just floating in space when he discovered it. I later found out it has some kind of power."
"Power? Like some kind of energy source?"
"No, a mysterious power. With it in my posession I was able to speak with a ghost and put their spirit to rest. That's why I went to Pyla, to try and find the origin of the artifact and maybe get a clue as to why the Ascendancy are after it."
"And instead you found a lost Polestar ship with a missing pilot."
"Exactly."
"Well, the forensics team will take an external power source with them so they should be able to access the ship's data banks at least."
"So we just sit here and wait for the forensics team to come back?"
"Oh, there's plenty to be doing while we wait, if you're looking for something to do."
1d4→2 Theme(29)Dream
"Dream," says the parrot.
"Like what?" asks Jett.
"Well, the most urgent is a missing agent. They went on an artifact collection run, never returned. We need to find out what happened to them."
"Artifact collection?"
"An artifact was discovered, possibly precursor or xeno tech. We were notified, the agent was to take the payment and get the artifact, then bring it back here. We haven't heard from them since."
"I mean, I can take a look but I can't promise anything - there's a good chance they just took the money and ran, and I'm no bounty hunter."