endless-sky-artificial-crew/data/news.txt

phrase "jm-artcrew ship crew names"
	word
		"Starship"
		"Spacecraft"
		"Spaceship"
		"Shuttle"
		"Shuttlecraft"
		"Starliner"
		"Transport"
		"Space Liner"
		"Freighter"
		"Warship"
	word
		" "
	word
		"crewman"
		"crewwomman"
		"crew member"
		"engineer"
		"officer"
		"petty officer"
		"mate"
		"cadet"
		"navigator"
		"steward"
		"midshipman"

phrase "jm-artcrew ship pilot names"
	word
		"Starship"
		"Spacecraft"
		"Spaceship"
		"Shuttle"
		"Shuttlecraft"
		"Starliner"
		"Transport"
		"Space Liner"
		"Freighter"
		"Warship"
	word
		" "
	word
		"pilot"
		"captain"
		"commander"
		"skipper"
		"owner"

phrase "jm-artcrew dock labor"
	word
		"Dock worker"
		"Stevedore"
		"Teamster"
		"Laborer"
		"Concerned citizen"
		"Wharf hauler"
		"Wharf rat"
		"Crane operator"
		"Machine operator"
		"Unemployed man"
		"Unemployed woman"

phrase "jm-artcrew neutral names"
	word
		"machines"
		"robots"
		"androids"
		"bots"
		"computers"
		"programs"
		"electronics"

phrase "jm-artcrew negative names"
	word
		"" 10
		"malfunctioning "
		"bug-ridden "
		"rusty "
		"dirty "
		"unstable "
		"ugly "
		"nasty "
		"malignant "
		"chrome-plated "
		"electronic "
	word
		"buckets of bolts"
		"gearboxes"
		"metal golems"
		"mechanical menaces"
		"rustbuckets"
		"scrapheaps"
		"tin men"
		"tin soldiers"
		"mechanical monsters"
		"short circuits"
		"glorified calculators"
		"ratchet men"

phrase "jm-artcrew anxious names"
	phrase
		"jm-artcrew neutral names"
		"jm-artcrew negative names"

news "jm-artcrew anxious about robots"
	location
		government "Republic" "Free Worlds" "Syndicate" "Neutral" "Independent"
	to show
		or
			has "jm-artcrew Deep AIs for sale"
			has "jm-artcrew kraz robots for sale"
			has "jm-artcrew Syndicate robots for sale"
			has "jm-artcrew Syndicate AIs for sale"
	name
		phrase
			"jm-artcrew dock labor"
			"jm-artcrew ship crew names"
	message
		word
			`"`
		word
			"I'm worried those ${jm-artcrew anxious names} are going to put more people out of work."
			"Can you believe it? Wages keep going down, and now the bosses are crewing ships with ${jm-artcrew anxious names}! How can a person provide for their family?"
			"Have you heard they now have ${jm-artcrew anxious names} that can serve on ships? Rich folk are trying to make poor folk obsolete!"
			"My friend told me he met someone who was attacked by one of those ${jm-artcrew anxious names} when it malfunctioned."
			"You're a ship captain? Tell me you haven't 'hired' any of those ${jm-artcrew anxious names}."
			"Sure I'll work alongside ${jm-artcrew anxious names}! Once they can sign a union card, that is!"
			"You'll never convince me that ${jm-artcrew anxious names} are a safe replacement for real people. Of course, you don't have to convince me--fatcats are already convinced!"
			"Robots on the docks are one thing. Robots in space? Heck no!"
			"Better watch out, or one day you'll wake up and those ${jm-artcrew anxious names} will have taken your job, too!"
		word
			`"`


news "jm-artcrew excited about robots"
	location
		government "Republic" "Free Worlds" "Syndicate" "Neutral" "Independent"
	to show
		or
			has "jm-artcrew Deep AIs for sale"
			has "jm-artcrew kraz robots for sale"
			has "jm-artcrew Syndicate robots for sale"
			has "jm-artcrew Syndicate AIs for sale"
	name
		phrase
			"jm-artcrew ship pilot names"
	message
		word
			`"`
		word
			"Have you seen a demo of those new ${jm-artcrew neutral names}? I can't wait to own one myself!"
			"I replaced all my crew with those ${jm-artcrew neutral names}, and just like that, I no longer have to mediate arguments. Sure, it cost a pretty penny, but worth it for all the headaches it prevents."
			"I'm still not sure if the new ${jm-artcrew neutral names} make sense economically, but somehow it feels good not filling out daily paychecks."
			"The new ${jm-artcrew neutral names} can be a little creepy at times, but it beats making constant smalltalk."
			"I doubt buying a bunch of ${jm-artcrew neutral names} will solve all of my problems, but I'm certain it will solve a bunch of them."
			"I can't wait to fill my ship with ${jm-artcrew neutral names}. They should pay for themselves in a few years, and should hold their value until I retire. Paradise worlds, here I come!"
			"Don't believe the rumors--I've got a few of those ${jm-artcrew neutral names}, and they work great!"
			"My line of work is dangerous and, well, I sleep better knowing I'm only risking those ${jm-artcrew neutral names}, not human lives."
		word
			`"`