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[anothercoldwar]

I don't see a reason why we cannot simply toss these ...annoyances overboard. I doubt very much that they would survive the fall, and there is plenty of uninhabited countryside over which such an operation could be carried out

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[mysterious_aura]

Not all of the crew members would agree to killing the creatures by flinging them overboard. They would find it a little...unkind, for these creatures are capable of feeling pain, regardless of what they are.

As for a quarantine - assuming we're talking about those being used as pets - that wouldn't be a bad idea. However, if someone should have a pet, there's a possibility it'll start to feel lonely. Since the owner probably wouldn't like that, perhaps another alternative could be employing a rule to request permission beforehand. And if we can find someone experienced with animals, they could check the creatures before they're brought aboard as well.

[anothercoldwar]

We certainly can't keep them. I trust you've seen the state of the hallways? And it's only a short matter of time before they start falling into the engine. Having hosed that room out once before, I can honestly say I have no desire to do so again. And I don't see how poisoning them is any more humane.

It's a possibility. Personally, I would simply ban all non-sentient animals, period. We're not a zoo. But a sufficient level of protocol on the matter will do just as well, I suppose.

[mysterious_aura]

I suppose between poisoning them and throwing them out, the former seems quicker, and a little less painful depending on the type of substance used. However, there's also been the concept of depositing them somewhere uninhabited, where they can live without bothering anyone. Although, if that does not quite work...well, I've already stated the other alternatives previously, and I don't believe you would need me to reiterate it again.

It's up to the captain ultimately. If he doesn't feel a need to forbid animals and a majority of the other crew members aren't complaining...then placing appropriate protocols are all that can be done.

[anothercoldwar]

Even if we poison them, we'll have to dispose of the remains. I, personally, am not fond of the idea of keeping this many dead animals on board until we reach port.

As for leaving them alive someplace, I have very real fears as to how quickly they would manage to strip the area of all resources. I do not think we can risk that, especially if they spread to inhabited areas. It seems the original was picked up in Kropmork. Who can say what its origins truly are? I don't think we should risk exposing Reial to them.

[threeleggeddoc]

That is what I have been doing, but I've recently stopped because of strongly expressed interests by the owner that these creatures live.

[anothercoldwar]

If we let them live, they're going to take over Reial at this rate. So far as I'm concerned, you're doing the only sane thing, given the circumstances.

[threeleggeddoc]

I'm sure there are other possible... solutions to this problem.

John W., radio operator. A pleasure to meet you.

[anothercoldwar]

Poison has been mentioned, but personally I would not want to deal with the inevitable aftermath of such a plan.

Nikolas Kamarov, boatswain--though at the moment I wish I were in a position of considerably less importance.

[who_said_bald]

Yeah, and what if they do survive the fall? These squishy little things are probably padded like pillows. Then they land, start breeding even more, and spread across that unsuspecting piece of land like some damn plague.

Oh, no. We gotta massacre these stupid things here and not even risk lettin' 'em move anywhere.

[anothercoldwar]

I'm not sure even I could survive a fall from that distance, and given these things seem hardly the resilient type, I very much doubt their survival will be an issue.

I've been killing the ones that have appeared in my personal quarters, and you're certainly free to do as you see fit when it comes to keeping your own room free of these... things... but I'm not going to encourage wholesale slaughter until we have official clearance to do so, if only to avoid incessant whining from certain parties.

[who_said_bald]

Eh, I don't care what you wanna encourage or not. I wanna avoid that kind of risk, and I wanna make sure we get the job done right. Why should we let gravity take all the credit when we can do it just as well?

[anothercoldwar]

As I said, do as you wish. Everyone else on this ship certainly does.

[icaruschmicarus]

I've already thrown a lot of them out.

Seeking permission to tie the planes down. Herding them to the hangar deck and opening it will dump them all, en masse.

[anothercoldwar]

I can give you permission to tie the planes down, at least. The rest will have to wait for a decision from someone higher up the ranks than me, however.

[icaruschmicarus]

Tying the planes down then.

May they decide quickly.

[anothercoldwar]

We can only hope.