Introduction

Long Range Rescues are defined as any rescue surpassing 1,000 LY from the bubble boundary (Approximately 500 light years from Sol). For rescues at this range, the expenditure of time requires more judicious use of Fuel Rat resources, and is subject to slightly different procedures.

 

Verifying client position

When a client calls for rescue outside of the bubble, our first action (Unless it is a Code Red rescue, of course) is to have the client's position verified. This is usually accomplished by having the client send a friend request (And if needed, a wing request) to a Rat. It doesn't matter if this rat will be going on the LRR or not, they are just confirming the client's location.  The rat checks their galaxy map to verify that the client is in the system they claim to be.

This is necessary, as there have been cats who have tried to trick us with this before.

If the client isn't CR and has sufficient fuel it could be valuable to have them check if they any jumponium boosts and if any of them would allow them to reach a scoopable star. This can best be confirmed by having Rats confirm the closest scoopable while the client is on the menu. The last thing we want is for them to go CR.

Arranging client meetup

In most cases, long range rescues require a travel time of several hours, if not a day or more of near-constant jumping. This makes it unfeasible to have the client wait for the rat(s) to arrive. In conference with the rat(s) assigned, a suitable meeting time is set up with the client for when they will be available to log on after the rats have completed their journey to the client's system.

Flexibility is key here; clients sometimes can't make their arranged time, and rats may run into unforeseen consequences en route to their rescue. 

 

Case Management for Dispatch

When a long range rescue arrives, the rescue workflow deviates from normal. Once the client's O2 and fuel status has been established, redirect them to #RatChat for discussion on the particulars of their rescue. From there: