Editing The Spinward Blues (section)

=== 209-1110: Days on Nifty Mongoose ===

Olivia took a positive delight in freaking the mundanes with her "creepy little child" act. Cap'n Bill displayed a streak of paranoia, and insisted that everyone go through basic first aid and marksmanship training. Jeffrey found work to do. Seldokova went through the list of conspirators, providing by General Jago. Everyone else sat around and recuperated. 

On 212-1110, Jeffrey discovered an electronic bug on the ship. Further inspection, and Olivia's few encounters with "that nice man mister Porter, turned up one clever psionic stowaway. Porter—his real name was Pletsiepr—had a familiar sounding story. ''He'' had found evidence of ''Zhodani'' illegally collaborating with Imperials from Lunion, and given the circumstances, despite not being an intelligence agent, undertook an assignment to locate the conspirators and arrest them. Most of his team had been captured or scattered, and he'd concealed himself on this ship—using telepathy to cloak his presence—in order to make it to Lunion, and a Zhodani cell supposedly there. 

So he was sort of an ally.

He also mentioned that Olivia had some psi talent, which is why he couldn't hide himself from her.

So they locked up "Porter", and made plans for the future. Next stop: Wardn, where Bill's navigator, a Vegan named Ygrgrl, was helping an archaeological dig. Once they pick him up, they can Jump much farther than usual. 

==== Notable NPCs ====

* Captain Bill Janesson, who wondered why he let all these people on his boat.
* Holby (Hum/F), Bill's pilot, who practically lives in the cockpit.
* MacDougall (AI), a mad Scots engineer robot, who lives undercover on the Scout disguised as a beer fridge.
* Mister Porter (Hum/M), a nice little guy in a bowler cap, a Zhodani agent undercover.