Janice Kent

	Janice Kent
26	Digital Psychologist
Janice gains 3 every time she makes contact with an extra-terrestrial.
Skills:
Shrink
IT Expert
NERON's Only Friend
Diplomat
Radio Expert
Self-sacrifice
Titles order:
#17	Commander
#1	NERON Admin.
#5	Communications Officer
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Summary

Essential for maintaining the morale of her crewmates, Janice is a pillar of the Daedalus. Her strong relationship with NERON makes her indispensable, and her diplomatic skills are very important during exploration. This important role puts her in danger, as she can is often a prime target for the Mush...

Janice takes care of the Daedalus' IT requirements. She manages NERON's regular psychological breakdowns and put the A-TRUE protocol in place, which allows the central computer to name its own administrator. Janice also manages the psychological needs of the crew of the Daedalus.
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Available Skills

Skill	Description	Kept if Mush?
Shrink	On cycle change, restore 1  to all crewmates who are lying down in your room. You also have a chance to cure their Disorders. For 1 , you can comfort a crewmate to give them +2 .	Yes
IT Expert	Gain 2 per day (max 4), which let you perform free actions in several areas (including Research, Projects, Astrophysics, and Communications).	Yes
NERON's Only Friend	The entire crew will progress Projects with maximum efficiency (e.g. a relay that would normally advance 12-18% will now always advance 18% on a relay).	Yes
Diplomat	During expeditions, cancels the possibility of combat. Once per game, you can declare a ceasefire for 1, which prevents any aggressive actions for 3 cycles in the room where it is declared.	Yes
Radio Expert	Doubled efficiency when establishing contact with Sol. Increases the effectiveness of teammates' attempts to contact Sol by 50% (while in the same room).	Yes
Self-sacrifice	If your drops to 0, you lose 1 per cycle instead of committing suicide.	Yes but no effect

Tips

• By default, you are the ship's NERON administrator. Remember to adjust the BIOS settings via the terminal in the Nexus.
• Stay in the dorms so that people lying in beds can benefit from your passive gain.
  Keep your channels open so that crew members in other parts of the ship can request comforting should their get low.
  • To maintain your own morale, you can eat fruits, Do the thing, hug Schrödinger, or ask Jin Su or Kuan Ti to take Leader.
• If you take Diplomat, expect to become a regular part of expedition crews. You may also be needed on the Bridge when making trades.

Skill Notes

• Shrink is essential for Janice, and is by far her most important skill. Without it, the crew will greatly struggle to maintain their morale, and they will have no reliable way to cure disorders. Always take this!
• IT Expert saves Janice up to 4 /day, allowing her to more efficiently participate in Research and Projects. It also makes it easier to use the Hacker Kit when dealing with an uncooperative Commander.
• NERON's Only Friend appears good on the surface, but the it saves is overall negligible compared to IT Expert.
• Diplomat is very important on expeditions, as it helps guarantee good results in certain zones. It is especially good when searching for Eden, as it increases the chances of finding a Starmap Fragment in Crystalite zones. Finally, your ceasefire ability can be an excellent defense against a rampaging Mush.
• Radio Expert is not very useful for you. You should mainly be staying in the dormitories and the Nexus, not the Bridge.
• Self-sacrifice, while useful, is extremely situational and shouldn't be prioritized over better skills.

Recommendation:

• Shrink,
• IT Expert, and
• Diplomat

If Mush

• A Mush Janice may have a hard time managing her AP, since she's not prioritized to get a bed. However, since you're expected to move back and forth between the dormitories to provide your passive morale bonus, you'll have good opportunities to sneakily extract spores. Fertile and Splashproof may help you out here.
  • Watch out for Chao or Andie, who may get suspicious if you move between showers too often.
• When you move around the ship to Comfort people, you may find good opportunities to use other methods of contamination (like Trapper and Fungal Kitchen).
• If you end up in a crowded room, cause confusion and act in the shadows with Defacer or Ninja. Coordinate with the other Mush for maximum impact!

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