HRogge Wrote:Ben's whole attitude is going to be, "What're they gonna do to me for rescuing their people? Shoot me? If they wanna issue a indictment or whatever they do in Japan then it's gonna be their political funeral."Bob Schroeck Wrote:Hm. Wouldn't Fen aid/support in the wake of the tsunami, properly presented and given, shift Japan more to the "friendly" side of the official "Neutral-to-friendly" stance they have in their entry on the Fenwiki?Like I said, I am not sure how much help they will accept at all... look at what they accepted from Earth in real life, they didn't even wanted the US to give them a robot to look into their nuclear reactor...
So I think the Fen can help, but I am not sure if they would play a major part. And yes, it will still influence Japan in the long run.
And that's the truth of the matter. The political types can kick and scream all they want - the fact is people are gonna be were helpless, starving, cold, and outright dying. The people at the site of the disasters will welcome the Fen with open arms. The only (and I do mean ONLY) spot where the Fen would get into trouble would be if they offered people emergency biomods for the people who are on death's door.
Also, just a tidbit I can easily see happening when the Fen volunteers arrive on the scene of the Fukushima Powerplant.
"You crazy Gaijin! You're all gonna get yourselves killed!"
"Look," Ben grunted as he hefted the sack of retardant over his shoulder. "This suit is rated for hard stellar radiation, short of getting blasted by a CME from the sun. I've got a fully enclosed environment and consumables for twelve hours of continuous, uninterrupted hard labor. This thing even recycles my drinking water. It's not the most pleasant thing to drink, but it'll keep me from dehydrating. Now, unless you can do better then I suggest you let my friends and I get to work on killing those reactors!"