Clarrification and a Further notion:
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Should have wrote: The Nuke was really detonated to study wind patterns for the bio-weapon.The weapon was really detonated to study wind patterns for the weapon.
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The fruit has a unintended side benefit; if the PC's get exposed to the Hiver Bioweapon, the fermented fruit will act as an antidote. Neither the Hivers nor the PC's know this fact.The fruit is an obvious resource...so obvious is they may forget to raid the ship's galley. Regardless, the fruit is refrigerated and perishable..and the players don't know that when it ferments it has certain hallucinogenic effects