Communications and You

[pilot]

With Han's main priority being "get a ship; get off this rock," he's hoping to get the comms system on the dropship up and running. Unfortunately for him, he won't get in contact with anyone he wants to. Fortunately ( maybe ), they'll be able to get in touch with the Station orbiting the planet once it's done.

What does this mean?
With a functional comms system, characters will be able to contact the Station for information, requests, etc. Moreover, they will then gain the opportunity to access a more developed network, including video and text depending on subsequent character actions.

How is this going to happen?
That’s up to everyone! While the communications system in the ship can be salvaged, it’s not yet anywhere near functional. It will take a lot of repair. Moreover, some pieces were fused together when the systems overloaded. These can only be replaced once the second dropship arrives next month, and its parts stripped and repurposed.

Han, much as he'd like to do like his last name and work alone, can't. Otherwise this might take forever. So those characters with any experience working with mechanics and technology, your help will be invaluable.

My character can't be trusted to build anything, but I want to help.
Awesome because we need them. There are a few ways to get involved. Parts will need to be scavenged from both the dropship characters first arrived in and the next to fall. Scavengers can be anyone; they'll be told what to look for.

As this will require heading to the dropship ( and most likely several trips ), guards are of the utmost importance, particularly during their return when they'll likely be weighed down with parts. Those zombies, man.

My character thinks this is a terrible idea.
And they'll have a chance to make it known! Han will be making an IC announcement in a few days. Characters are free to chime in with suggestions, ideas and all the ways this can go so, so wrong.

This plot is open to however characters would choose to participate. Timeline-wise, barring future complications, it'll take at least a month and a few weeks to get the comms up. Feel free to use this post to ask questions, toss suggestions or make plans!