HR Violations IN SPAAAAACE

an adventure starring Cal, Lothario, and Jill
==Setting==
Niqamui, a town in Iutop Field that later became Sangui-La, and the Atlas Space Station (which crashed into the ocean during this adventure).
==Tweet-Length Episode Description==
HR Violations IN SPAAAAACE is a SuperPunk rpg actual play podcast oneshot adventure starring Cal, Lothario, & Jill. Join FBK as they investigate the source of a mysterious illness while undergoing a stringent HR evaluation!
==Non Player Characters==
*Hecate Fernada
*Rick Vitas
*Amelia Vitas
*Henry Vitas
*Dierdre Halal
*Jerry Fill
*Toro Sweiss
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==Plot Summary==
Cal, Jill, and Lothario begin in the Firebreathing Kittens guild hall. As Cal wraps up an HR seminar, he communicates to Lothario and Jill that their HR appointed shadowing session will commence as soon as they select a flier from the job postings board. Lothario is caught off guard as he tries to practice looking tough by flipping a silver piece in the air and (unsuccessfully) catching it while Jill sneakily vacuums up all the loose coins. Disappointed at his loss of money, Lothario checks out the job board to see if he can be made whole financially. There was one posting regarding a new uptick in a mysterious illness at a nearby hospital. Cal inquires to the pay rate of the job and is told it is at least 5000 gp. The team heads out through the back door and heads to the hospital.
The team passes many shops on route to the hospital. Lothario does a bit of window shopping and purchases croissants for the team. Jill, in her traditionally sneaky manner, simply pretends to eat the croissant without actually doing so. Once at the hospital, they see an excessively long line stretching outside. After asking one of the patients some questions, they discover the waiting time to see a doctor is about a week, she is a farmer from the fields of Mishui (Iutop Field), and she has a sickness affecting the whole area. Jill tries to blend in as a maid and sneak in, but is caught before she was able to get through the front doors and receives the ire of the entire line. She attempts to bluff her way through by talking to the guard and convincing him she works there. The person behind the door quickly identifies her falsehood and refuses entry to both her and Lothario. Cal makes a quick trip back to the shops to pick up the plague mask and drops a hint that we should use the job flier and, once the advice is followed, the party is allowed in; although flanked by guards since they raised suspicions initially.
Upon entering the hospital, they find the office of Hecate Fernada, the author of the job flier. They walk to the waiting room and announce the purpose of visit. They are shown to Dr. Fernada and he explains details regarding what they are seeing from the patients. He mentions how overrun they have become due to a new illness that started a few weeks ago. They can barely meet the need and could use any help offered. Lothario asks if they can be hired as doctors, inquire about their low pay, and then finally get to the large matter at hand of finding the source of the new illness. Jill proposes reducing patient waiting time through the act of murder. After Cal calms the doctor, he isolates the location of the outbreak to Iutop Field. Jill decides to stick it to the man by swiping a tongue depressor and is subsequently tossed out of the building. Lothario and Cal follow her outside. The team learns form one of the patients in line that the fields started failing prior to the sickness being manifest.
The party travels via train to a farm in Iutop Field near Mishui. While onboard, Jill buys rudimentary mouse trap supplies while Cal and Lothario have a 1-on-1 session on the proper way to engage in conversation with someone without violating professional courtesy as emphasized by FBK's HR department. Upon arrival to the farm near Mishui, the team walks to the surrounding village known to be the source of the illness. They encounter Rick, a healthy farmer, and his two sick children. Rick explains that the children were playing in the wheat fields and started coughing afterwards. He also mentions most of the plant life seems to be failing. The party exits and tries to investigate the wheat fields. Jill rolls around in the wheat and does her best to try to get sick but fails to do so. Lothario notices a fine white powder upon the wheat and manages to contract the illness. He notices a nutty flavor to the powder. Cal flies overhead and notices a person 4 fields over. They call to them and find the person is none other than Diedre Halal. Jill expresses great disappointment at this discovery. She is scattering powder on the field. Lothario brandishes a rapier and asks her to stop. Diedre draws to laser pistols and stuns Lothario. Diedre asks FBK to stay out of the way as she is trying to help. Diedre explains the powder she is applying is actually a fungicide. The crop failures are actually a result of the space station, the Atlas, and it drawing power from the planet to fuel itself. The epidemic will grow unless they are stopped. She further explains that she has tried to bring them down from the inside. The party discusses next steps as they are conflicted with trusting Diedre. They eventually get on the same page and ask Diedre how they can help. They decide to fly in Diedre's shuttle to fly up to the space station with the hopes to disable or destroy the station.
Once aboard the station, Jill and Lothario disguise themselves in order to snoop around. They manage to find their way to the engineering bay. Lothario manages to convince everyone that there is delicious banana pudding in the canteen. Once everyone leaves, Jill is able to slip in and adjust the valves in order to overload the power reactor. Jill stubbornly tries to stay in the room to prevent them from undoing the damage and intends to sacrifice herself. Cal knocks her out and has Lothario take her to a ship in order to escape. They take a golden ship and fly away with Diedre and her pilot friend, Jerry, while Cal guards the door to the reactor. The reactor explodes but Cal is unaffected to to his indomitability. The Atlas crashes into the ocean just outside of Niqmui. The day is saved once again thanks to The Firebreathing Kittens!
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