Distress Call - TaintedLoki

The following is a brief summary and an explanation of what requirements you need to meet in order to get the event to fire. This event's requirements are spoiler tagged as they involve a decision being made in another TaintedLoki event in order for this one to occur. Further details are provided but they contain spoilers. Don't read them unless you really want to know exactly what happens in the event.

Summary:

Sumire intercepts a distress call from nearby civilians.

Event Trigger Requirements:

WARNING: MINOR SPOILERS

• Refused to help TaintedLoki during the event "Pirate Harassment"
• The Argo is not currently traveling to a new system

Event Details:

WARNING: SPOILERS

Sumire catches your attention on the bridge. "Commander, I've picked up a distress call from a nearby civilian transport. It's not exactly our job to assist in matters like this, but I have identified a signal handshake from what seems to be our own tech."

It looks like the corresponder used by TaintedLoki has fallen into someone hands.

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Option A - "Is that really him? I never lost hope.":

After some brief exchanges you think it is indeed TaintedLoki who has shown up. Once you meet up you see the bruises and a lump on his head. "How about the Pirates?" You inquire:. "I thought you got worse than captured."

Loki scowls: "One of them got behind me. Next thing I knew everything goes black, and I wake up with a headache, and left stripped of my gear to die in the dirt. Well, I made sure to follow their tracks and return the favour. I've been trying to catch up with the Argo ever since."

Result:

• Morale increased by 1
• TaintedLoki joins the company

Option B - "It must be a Pirate playing a dirty trick.":

Warily you plan to trigger the trap. It's only an ambush if you aren't aware of it, after all. The reverse ambush strategy is what you're going for here.

You find absolutely no pirate presence of note. You later spot TaintedLoki in the hiring hall with a few bruises and a lump on his head.

"How about the Pirates?" You inquire: "I thought you got worse than captured."

Loki scowls: "One of them got behind me. Next thing I knew everything goes black, and I wake up with a headache, and left stripped of my gear to die in the dirt. Well, I made sure to follow their tracks and return the favour. I thought about retiring until I spotted the Argo in orbit. I'm up for hire, if you want me back."

Result:

• TaintedLoki becomes available in the Hiring Hall