Insomnia is very boring

Have pinned down more characters for the thing that needs a name that has Rhodri and Sean in it. None of the other characters have names that stick yet. I made some up but they keep sliding around. Also the planets need names. And the city. But I know more about the plot functions and how characters get involved.
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Actually, in general, how would you recruit people for a trip to an alien planet?
Or just recruit people at all?
Where do job adverts go?
If someone put up a web page saying they were putting together an expedition to another planet, 12 month trip, will be out of contact, don't forget your toothbrush...
... that's kind of not going to get a serious number of job applicants.

Well, if the job center knows about it it will get some because otherwise the JSA people get their benefits sanctioned.
... is there a limit on how insane a job posting can be to count for that?

When I advertised for someone to go with me to the pub I didn't get many applicants. Precisely three ever turned up to interview, over two rounds of interview. I never figured out why. What's not to like about that job?

ANYway, the realm of job recruitment is foreign to me, but then if the people in the story did these things sensibly there'd be much less story.

They advertise to make a space colony to be self sufficient for a year. They get the kind of people who respond to such an advert. And some of Susan's ex military friends. It'll be an interesting mixture.

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