Utterly Mad

Toomes flashes his sickly grin again. "It's not healthy to worry so much Captain! I assure you, it's" He is cut short by Snow moving towards him and grabbing the dataslate from his grip. She presses a few buttons on the slate, and the Warrant pops up on several nearby displays for the party to see. The Adjunct looks ready to protest, but a glance at the three large, dangerous looking men standing behind the Captain stops him.

Snow scrolls through the Warrant - most of it is indeed also simple legalities and not overly important, but she halts at a particular point in Section 8 - Conditions. There are ALOT of them. "Correct me if I'm wrong, JUNIOR Adjunct, but most of these have already been fulfilled by previous Captains."

"Yes, ah, allow me to highlight the pertinent areas so the good Captain can clearly see them."

Existing Conditions:

5. The Captain shall report any contact with a non-compliant populated world promptly and without deception, as negotiated at the Issuance of this Warrant.

8. In the event of a direct request, the Iliad shall participate in any UTA mandated compliance actions applied to a non-compliant, populated world, as negotiated at the Issuance of this Warrant.

78. The Iliad shall spend no less than one week on station at the co-ordinates designated in Attachment B, and shall immediately report any activity that occurs there to the UTA authority designated in Attachment B, as negotiated by Captain Samuel Hansen at his Declaration.

The New Conditions section follows, and Snow lets out a snort of exasperation. There are roughly 50 new conditions attached, most of which deal with incredibly unexciting ventures, and include such items as spending several months moving colonists from one backwater to another, hauling mundane supplies to well-established worlds, and generally engaging in activities that are matched only in their mind-numbing insignificance by their mind-numbing dullness. Though the screen scrolls fairly quickly, Mark is pretty sure he even catches a glimpse of a condition instructing the Iliad to act as Junior Adjunct Toomes personal chauffeur between his office on Jupiter Station and his home on Terra.

Toomes sees the look of discontent on most of the faces present, and speaks. "It would be un-patriotic of me to refrain from requesting a few small favors on behalf of the Authority, wouldn't it? I would hope that you'd understand and agree to these minor requests, but if not, I am prepared to negotiate with yourself or your Appointed Negotiator." A smug look flashes on his face, and he adds "The UTA has, of course, always respected the freedoms of a Warranted Captain and his crew, so if you'd prefer, I feel a *small* financial contribution to our cause could lessen the load I've been asked to place on you."

Another quick glance at the previously completed conditions reveals that while some Captains did end up having to do a petty task or two, quite a few of them managed to avoid any new attachments.