Page 15 Poll: What Does Speck Do?
Cort is unconscious. Nyrah has programmed coordinates to a remote location where they may be able to hide for a little while so Cort can rest. Cort's former partner, Marshal Quel'oran, says the Federation Triumvirate will not simply let the Starcaster go, and that he needs to come in for help or they'll be hunted. What does Speck decide the best course of action for his friend is?
Comments (9)
Huh. I noticed on this poll as well as the ctrl-alt-del patreon poll that you can see the comments before you vote, which gives you a hint (or sometimes explicitly tells you) the proportion of votes. I am sure that this was true when the polls were on the website, but I rarely went down to read the comments.
I always pick C
Yah, no. Even if Speck tried to trust the Feds, I'm pretty sure that Nyrah won't be giving them a second chance after the previous event. If Speck doesn't hit the "RUN" button, Nyrah will.
Never trust the gov't with a powerful weapon that can't defend itself.
It's tempting to try and Meta-Game this option. "Get the big wigs on your side because we know the invasion is coming along." But this is Speck making the decision, and all we've seen from him is a total disregard for regulation, safety, and a willingness to completely disregard anything that is safe. And Speck also knows that Cort had the bridges he had with the Marshals burned for... good reasons. We, the audience, don't know those reasons yet. I can only say, "Speck would make a run for it, and heal so that they're not at the mercy of others when they try to make a deal in the future."
Very conflicted with my feelings on this poll. I wish there was an option to at least *meet* with Quel, but not to turn themselves in to the federation as a whole. At the very least, I feel Quel is trustworthy, but the Feds most certainly are not going to look out for Cort's wellbeing, merely the starcaster.
Sadly, I doubt that's an option. Quel is Cort's "friend", but if he was forced to choose between Cort and the Federation, I don't think he'd betray the badge.
What is a tirumvirate? ;-)
A council of tires.