9 dying already is a huge hit at the start.

This decision will not be a light one.

Dain and Izza seem like fine candidates as leaders at this moment, but I agree that leaders are moulded over time.

It is hard to be sure now that our choices will be the right ones.

As for who to leave behind, I believe leaving those that do not offer anything to the discussion. We have to have the strongest team possible and those that contribute are strong.

I am always wary of those who ask to lead. I always get the feeling they have an agenda.

Great leaders do not volunteer, they are chosen.

What if this is a test?

That the last 9 do not die, they transform into something completely different.

I would think those last 9 might feel recentness towards the rest of us for leaving them to die. Perhaps these feelings would turn them into monsters.

Dain @ 27/4/2015 7:02

Matthieu Soderbergh @ 26/4/2015 23:00 What if this is a test? That the last 9 do not die, they transform into something completely different. I would think those last 9 might feel recentness towards the rest of us for leaving them to die. Perhaps these feelings would turn them into monsters. That might be so, but we've tried to see if there's some way to avoid it, and it really doesn't look good.

Indeed my friend, it does not look good.

I do not believe those 9 will ever forgive us for this, we are talking about leaving them behind without oxygen. If they are transformed and do not die, I am inclined to think it would be into something evil and not something good. Either way, they will essentially be dead to us.

Plenty of time left. There is no need for rash decisions.

Tesimal @ 27/4/2015 17:55

I have just awaken, but in my sleep I hear all that goes on. I will not stand for people to speak bad of Io. Those who say Io kills a man inside, Io is bad, Io is scum. NO. You sit here and judge an entire world. Io is a great place. Io is my favorite place! Io is my home! And this Matthieu Soderbergh. Who is he? I do not see him before. He just show up when bad thing start happening, and he says thing like this Matthieu Soderbergh @ 27/4/2015 2:00 What if this is a test? That the last 9 do not die, they transform into something completely different. I would think those last 9 might feel recentness towards the rest of us for leaving them to die. Perhaps these feelings would turn them into monsters. Matthieu Soderbergh @ 27/4/2015 2:07 I do not believe those 9 will ever forgive us for this, we are talking about leaving them behind without oxygen. If they are transformed and do not die, I am inclined to think it would be into something evil and not something good. Either way, they will essentially be dead to us. This is wrong. Evil is choice! Bad is choice! If 9 people are condemn to death and live, they are bad? They are not to be trusted? It will be us who condemn them. If they are upset, do we not deserve this? If they act on this, yes, they are bad, but that is choice. Nine people! None will deserve it! We should not act like they are monster or tainted. Some will be unlucky. The lucky are not better for having luck.

I was suggesting they might take it personally and decide to punish the rest of us.

Im thinking this is either a test created to divide us or a mechanism designed to weed out the ones who are less interested in finding out what happened.

I came here to find out what happened to those crew members. I am certain it is connected to my fathers death.

I will do everything needed to know what happened.

Morwena @ 27/4/2015 18:24

Matthieu Soderbergh @ 27/4/2015 2:07 I was suggesting they might take it personally and decide to punish the rest of us. Im thinking this is either a test created to divide us or a mechanism designed to weed out the ones who are less interested in finding out what happened. I would not think the gods would try to divide us, unless a far more sinister force is at play here, but I sincerely doubt that. Either way, I agree with you that it seems like the gods are putting us through some sort of test.

I am thinking it more likely that it is a test of resolve.

Those that are willing to go the extra mile will continue, the others that are less interested will perish.

A group of uninterested killers does not pose a good enough threat to the whole group I think.

Frederic @ 27/4/2015 18:26

Matthieu Soderbergh @ 27/4/2015 9:25 I came here to find out what happened to those crew members. I am certain it is connected to my fathers death. I will do everything needed to know what happened. I'm sure we all have a good reason to be here, yah? I wouldn't mind some more useful reasonings as to why you should get a suit rather than a simple "I'm here for my dad".

As a scientist I possess the power of logic. I will be here everyday trying to find out what happened. Solving the puzzles needed.

I also possess a need to protect others, as a father of two. I will help and protect those that need it.

I know I will be an important member of this team.

I have not decided on my list yet, there is still time for discussion.

My choice will be based on who I think have the interest and resolve to find out what happened here. Those that are not bothered with showing up and providing their thoughts are going to be a burden on the group. Which will not help us in any way to find out what happened.

We need everyone to be active, providing their thoughts and opinions to solve this riddle that is before us. Therefore, we need to choose who be believe to be the strongest members of this expedition.

I agree with Cronkite.

We have to make sure that everyone has the chance to speak up. With such a large window of time everyone that is interested should be able to show up and contribute. Those that dont are clearly not interested enough.

I am personally also not going to put a huge emphasis on the pre-game thread. I am going to look over this thread and make my decision based on that.

Its days like today that show how people handle challenges. We need intelligent and imaginative people to solve the riddles here.

Francis @ 27/4/2015 19:09

Matthieu Soderbergh @ 27/4/2015 12:26 Morwena @ 27/4/2015 18:24 Matthieu Soderbergh @ 27/4/2015 2:07 I was suggesting they might take it personally and decide to punish the rest of us. Im thinking this is either a test created to divide us or a mechanism designed to weed out the ones who are less interested in finding out what happened. I would not think the gods would try to divide us, unless a far more sinister force is at play here, but I sincerely doubt that. Either way, I agree with you that it seems like the gods are putting us through some sort of test. I am thinking it more likely that it is a test of resolve. Those that are willing to go the extra mile will continue, the others that are less interested will perish. A group of uninterested killers does not pose a good enough threat to the whole group I think. My cigarette fell from my mouth when I heard what Matthieu had to say. A group of killers? On this ship? Boy, if you have any leads, you best start talkin'.

I do think think this disappearance of the crew has something to do with the Kayla Interplanetary corporation. My fathers death is also connected to this somehow.

It would not be crazy to think they might have sent a group of people to stop us from finding out what happened here. Some of them might even be among us right now.

Lionel Cronkite @ 27/4/2015 20:58

VZ173 @ 27/4/2015 14:51 Cassie @ 27/4/2015 12:30 since we do have so much time what the fuck is gon happen if/when the people that are deemed inactive show up and contribute some shit before the time comes to move on? I will say this much. Hey, you took too long. It's your own fault. We have to have the strongest team possible and those that contribute are strong. This is what counts. This is a horrible way to make this decision. We need the crew to possess the best skill set possible to survive what is to come and complete our mission! Leaving someone for dead just because they were not able to contribute to the discussion for the first few hours, even if they have a skill set vital to our ability to accomplish our mission, is a short-sighted and narrow way of looking at things. I am not advocating for people who do not contribute at all or who post frequently with little actual content or helpfulness. However, I personally view anyone who pushes for inclusion only of those who were around at the very beginning of this phase, as having little regard for the overall wellness of the crew or its ability to complete the mission.

How do you plan on determining who has the right skill set?

I am not sure how we can base this on anything else but the discussion we are creating here. I feel those that provide intelligent and innovative points are providing the right skill set. Those are the ones that are going to be helpful in solving the riddles within,