Jerich Galanodel

Influence character. Pilot and Delegate. Member of First Alliance.

[Jerich Galanodel @JerichGalanodel]

They start tearing apart the one truly functional ship in the system and everything goes to crap. What's a pilot supposed to do without anything to fly? The Arvad is one hell of a beauty. I'll miss the old girl.

[Jerich Galanodel @JerichGalanodel]

@influenceth Tell the council about what? 🤷🙊 #influenceth @First_Influence

[Jerich Galanodel @JerichGalanodel]

@influenceth Every pilot has been on-call for the preceding 24 hours double- and triple-checking calculations. Not that I have any reason to doubt the High Commander, but damn I hope this goes smoothly. If you're a person of faith, now is the time to pray. #influenceth

[Jerich Galanodel @JerichGalanodel]

@influenceth I never suspected him of cheating but the sleeves of that heavy spacesuit he's always so reticent to remove do have more than enough space to stash a card or two... #influenceth

[Jerich Galanodel @JerichGalanodel]

Well, Security Chief Sadleman won another week's worth of coffee rations from me in poker last night. This is the second game in a row where he cleaned me out with a straight flush while I was holding a full house. I don't believe in bad luck, but this is ridiculous. #influenceth

[Jerich Galanodel @JerichGalanodel]

@influenceth You have to be careful, though - her drone picks up more video and audio than we're explicitly aware of, I'm convinced of it. #influenceth

[Jerich Galanodel @JerichGalanodel]

My partner snooped into my personal logs and discovered that I think Doctor Blackwell is a handsome woman. Guess who got to sleep on the floor of his quarters last night? Nights aboard the Arvad get cold when your mattress is steel, and you aren't allowed a blanket. #influenceth

[Jerich Galanodel @JerichGalanodel]

@AdalianOverlord @adalia You underestimate the very people you are entreating for help and understanding. None of us thinks survival among the asteroids is going to be easy. Your inability to recognize this frightens me - I hope you are alone in your arrogance aboard the Arvad. #influenceth

[Jerich Galanodel @JerichGalanodel]

@AdalianOverlord @adalia You are dangerously conflating an ideal and reality. "Bubbles attached to rocks in space" is our reality. Accepting that and working together to improve our situation despite the challenge should be lauded, not decried. #influenceth

[Jerich Galanodel @JerichGalanodel]

@influenceth My friend Tonia is a talented mechanic. Her resourcefulness is impressive, especially her ability to repurpose any technology into better razors to keep her head bald and shiny. The things people prioritize... #influenceth

[Jerich Galanodel @JerichGalanodel]

Do you ever have a conversation with Archivist Newberry and feel like she's distracted by whatever data is scrolling across her archival glasses? Today I had to tell her the data link between the bridge and library database was down four times before she heard me. #influenceth

[Jerich Galanodel @JerichGalanodel]

Harriet and I were hurrying past the labs when we bumped into Dr. Prokhorov. Literally. I knocked something called a "geode" out of his hands and it shattered on the deck. I was mortified, but he just smiled and told me I owed him a replacement rock from #Adalia Prime. Nice guy.

[Jerich Galanodel @JerichGalanodel]

@AdalianOverlord That's a shame. I almost mistook your delusions of grandeur for the development of empathy and a grasp on reality. I won't make that mistake again. #influenceth

[Jerich Galanodel @JerichGalanodel]

@kimmithe1st Life aboard the #Arvad certainly hasn't been easy, and it's about to get much more difficult in #Adalia. I have faith and high expectations in everyone aboard, but humanity isn't inheriting a paradise; we need to make it one! #influenceth

[Jerich Galanodel @JerichGalanodel]

Our Chief Navigator blustered past my station this morning looking like she was about to murder someone. So glad she wasn't after me - I just buried my face in my coffee. Her temper is LEGENDARY aboard the #Arvad... #influenceth

[Jerich Galanodel @JerichGalanodel]

@kimmithe1st Even "small" course changes involve tens of person hours working through complex mathematical formulas. I feel bad for her - managing her crew, the ship, the lives of over 11,000 passengers, and the expectations of leadership cannot be easy. #influenceth

[Jerich Galanodel @JerichGalanodel]

@kimmithe1st Turns out she was frustrated because the Commander requested a third course change in as many hours. This has been happening frequently as the higher-ups try to decide what the Arvad is supposed to orbit now that we're in #Adalia.

[Jerich Galanodel @JerichGalanodel]

@MarkusKorivak This girl certainly wasn't dumb. She wasn't particularly ignorant, either. But I understand what you're saying - it's easy to dismiss children who are loud or too energetic, but they see and understand more than we often give them credit for. #influenceth

[Jerich Galanodel @JerichGalanodel]

Pilots on old Earth sometimes allowed children into the cockpit before a flight. We received a request to allow 8-year-old Areanna Clovar aboard ours. Normally I'd be against it, but Areanna is one of the brightest *people* on the #Arvad. #influenceth

[Jerich Galanodel @JerichGalanodel]

@AdalianOverlord Ah, on this we can agree. What was that quote from Earth again? "Children are our future?" Good thing we're apparently raising smart children on the Arvad! #influenceth