Hey fine folks!
I wrote the following as a side project after having been inspired to do so not very long ago.
My idea is to have each job/general department start the shift with a little motto, to onboard especially newcomers in the spirit’s of each department/job.
I suppose I didn’t forget any department/job, but if I did feel free to chime in! And as you can see there are some alternative mottos or parts where I was, and still am, unsure on the final/best cut of it.
Feel free to give me feedback on those too!
COMMAND
COMMAND’S DEPARTMENT MOTTO
“Direct from the backlines. Shine through the work of your crew!
CAPTAIN
“There is only one thing that saves a ship from a singularity maelstrom. It’s captain!”.
CHIEF ENGINEER
“Wirings, atmos pipes and tcomms. If something ain’t broke yet, I’m optimizing it!”.
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
“When the chemist is an addict, the virologist is MIA, the geneticist is blind and doctors faked their degrees, there’s just one hope left to medbay… its CMO!”.
HEAD OF SECURITY
“Ai’s eyes might be overseeing, but only yours are able to discern problems brewing. There’s no riot that can’t be tamed thanks to a flashbang cluster!”.
RESEARCH DIRECTOR
“From witnessing an anomaly, to a new law of physics. Put your own signature in mankind evolution through your department’s work!”.
CARGO
CARGO’S DEPARTMENT MOTTO
“If it ain’t bolted it’s for sale!”.
“Life is pay-to-win. And there’s no scam in that”.
CARGO TECHIE
“Bots can move far heavier cargo, far faster than you. But only you can do it with a smile!”
MINERS
“Miners never betray, so miners never die!”.
“From dirt/Through dirt, gold”.
QUARTERMASTER
“Ordering something isn’t enough. Delivering it is just half the job. A true QM consider the customer’s experience from the instant the order was placed to when the empty crate it’s sent back. Your north star has only one name, customer care!”.
“When shit hits the fan, there’s only one man capable of delivering efficiency/discipline in cargo. We expect it to be you!”.
ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING’S DEPARTMENT MOTTO
“If it sparks it means it’s working as intended!”.
ATMOSPHERIC TECHNICIAN
“Pluoxium, Tritium, Hypernobilium. Any gasses, especially non-breathable ones, has their use!”.
ENGINEER
“Where there’s a crowbar, there’s a way!”.
MEDBAY
MEDBAY’S DEPARTMENT MOTTO
“Patience for your patients”.
CHEMISTS
“Pills, patches or fluids. Whatever you need in whatever form you need!”.
DOCTORS
“It doesn’t matter if he was the victim or the murderer. As long as I don the blue cross of medbay, no wound shall be left untreated!”.
GENETICIST
“You don’t need to reinvent the wheel to create another specie”.
“Forget about viruses or nanites. The first can be healed and the second emped. Only gene-splicing can turn you, dependably, into a true superman!”.
PARAMEDICS
“The help you needed the most, when you needed it the most”.
PSYCHIATRIST
“The most grievous wounds often doesn’t even touch the flesh”.
VIROLOGISTS
“Being sick is bad only if you let it be! Contagion is salvation!”.
SCIENCE
SCIENCE’S DEPARTMENT MOTTO
“Beyond ignorance’s darkness, to knowledge/discovery’s light!”.
EXPLORERS
“We explore the unknown and we recover what’s lost”.
“I behold the unseen and brave the unknown to uncover relics from an undiscovered past”.
ROBOTICISTS
“From still metal, movement. From coded software, sentience. The silicons might yet to be recognised as another race, but I’m their father!”.
SCIENTIST
“What’s the unknown? An incognita/enigma. What’s my job? Solving it!”.
SECURITY
SECURITY’S DEPARTMENT MOTTO
“In space what doesn’t kill/die gets arrested”.
“Safety in space has a price. Freedom!”.
BRIG PHYSICIAN
“A good doctor learn how to put a wall between his duty and his patient’s suffering. A brig physician is asked to leave a little door to let camraderie go through”.
DETECTIVE
“I brave the muddy pits of lies to distill crystal clear truth”.
LAWYERS
“There’s only one shield against an harmbaton. The LAW!”.
SECURITY OFFICERS
“A pair of cuff to hold them, my trusty baton to keep them tame”.
SERVICE
SERVICE’S DEPARTMENTMOTTO
“No brave soul should be left exploring space with dirty socks”.
ASSISTANT
“Sometimes isn’t knowledge, experience or dedication to the craft that sees the job done. Sometimes it’s just the sheer stubborness of a young spirit, hellbent on proving to himself and the rest of the universe that yes, he can. And he does matter”.
BARKEEP
*“Moral is the lifeblood of station life. Prevent it from getting cold with a warm drink”. @LuxLator
“There are bad days and then there are black swan ones. During those, no friend nor lover can lift you up as the right drink!”.
BOTANISTS
“Even in the vacuum, life. That’s both my job and my credo”.
CHAPLAINS
“The power of faith isn’t making miracles. Faith is the miracle!”.
CIVILIAN AS DEPARTMENT MOTTO
“Forget the jackboots or the labcoats. Space was born before anyone even had the idea to explore it. You and your adventurous spirit is what truly furthers mankind advancement!”.
CIVILIAN
“Everyone is so rash in finding the right job, the best place to live. Life is flow. Being free from any specific deparment obligation means being able to see the station as a whole, from all angles. Like a captain! Be the boatswain of your soul!”.
CLOWNS
“Death is only the last joke”.
JANITORS
“A dirty hallway is a crime alley. My mop fights bacteria and unlawfulness with each stroke!”.
MAGICIAN
“Magic is the spice of life”.
“When you don’t know how it works and still works, it’s magic”.
MIMES
“Through the power of silence, a mute laughter. Some words/emotions are more powerful when left unspoken”.
VIPS
“There exists incredibly skilled craftsmen. People so needed that without them, no space station could function. But without me, no one would ever have the will to live in space in the first place!”.
“I’m the shining example everyone try to model their lives after!”.
CC ROLES’S MOTTO
DEATHSQUAD
“Reason has failed. Violence is the only answer”.
“Diplomacy has failed. Death is what’s left”.
ERT
“Delta alert wasn’t enough. Only you can restore order now!”.
INSPECTOR
Our best officers on the field failed. We ask you to put your hawk’s eyes to good use! Report back the truth and suggest a solution!".
ANTAGS’S MOTTO
BLOB
“Universe is always expanding. And so are you. Fill it now!”.
CULT, NAR’SIE
“Dark geometry is the only solution to life’s chaos/universe entropy”.
CULT, RAT’VAR
“Organical based life is hell. Deliver salvation!”.
EXCOMMUNICATE
“A betrayal done for moral choices is the same as failure for the syndicate. It doesn’t matter why you did it, escape with your life!”.
LINGS
“Life has many faces, as lies do. Wear the face you prefer, but strike true!”.
MORPH
“You’re one but you’re many. It matters not how many different souls your body is made of. You HUNGER for more!”.
SPACE DRAGON
“The lesser races tend to forget to whom they owe their peaceful existence. Claim your tribute!”.
TRAITOR
“For noble reasons or not, you made your choice. Now see it through!”.
TREEMEN
“In the old days they used bulky machinery, as big as hills, to butcher wood. Now they exstinguish us from orbit. Restore natural order!”.
WIZARD
“It is of no consequence if those paesants wield laser rifles instead of pitchforks. Teach them the price for having issued a witch hunt!”.
