That is what one-shots are for, I suspect.

Do that and have fun! We've only traveled the over-world from the coast towards the clock, but it was an incredibly surreal fever dream through and through.

This mission hook is dedicated for everyone who's soul animal is the grinch.

Infiltrate the station’s exterior, detach the Sol Crown reflector array, and extract it intact. Civilian pilots and improvised mechs are standing watch. Not soldiers, just people protecting their only holiday.

If the light goes out, the celebration dies.
What happens after that is on you.

Orbital authorities want containment. Corporate observers want samples. Union wants answers. The locals want their world back. You are on the ground because someone has to be.

This was the first impact.
It will not be the last.

Since then, compasses spin, drones refuse RTB, and a perimeter fence now encloses more space on the inside than the outside. Night lasts longer near the crater. Voices carry without sound. A child walked into the exclusion zone yesterday and came back older, quieter, and insisting nothing is wrong.

No strategic assets. No classified infrastructure. Just water towers, soil processors, and a population that still believed tomorrow would look like yesterday.

This mission hook for the #LANCER #TTRPG was inspired by the haunting music and beautiful shorts in the comments here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx5b...

Meanwhile, at least one offworld power has noticed the signal too, and their advance assets are already en route. You’re hired to investigate, secure, suppress, or exploit whatever caused the system to remember it was once connected...
Before the starships decide to pass by again.

Omninet relay. The signal isn’t a cry for help. It’s a logistics handshake, confirming receipt of ships that never arrived and supplies that were never delivered. Locals insist nothing is wrong and warn you not to interfere. They survived abandonment once and won’t survive renewed attention.

This is my player briefing for my upcoming #LANCER_RPG #TTRPG campaign. *happy DM noises*

[If Glues handed this to you personally, it means PAN-OPS wants results without fingerprints. Welcome aboard, Lancer!]
~A~

8. ACCEPTANCE

By deploying under PAN-OPS tasking, you acknowledge:
* Nessie is a frontier world with delayed Union response
* You are operating beyond immediate reinforcement range
* Survival is your responsibility

Welcome to Nessie.

SIGNED,
NESTLÉ LVIII PAN-OPS COMMAND, CALREE CITY

Acceptance of this contract constitutes acceptance of these terms.

[THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART]
~A~

7. PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY CLAUSE

PAN-OPS reserves the right to:
* Reclassify operations post-facto
* Disavow auxiliary involvement in inter-faction incidents
* Attribute actions to “local instability” or “uncontrolled variables”

* Medical & Clone Indemnity: Tiered, contract dependent

Failure conditions may void all compensation.

[Always get salvage & health care terms in writing!]
~A~