A day after the meeting, Ves 'press ganged' most of the test subjects. This allowed them to enter the service as the lowest rating, basically turning them into deckhands only good for odd jobs and dangerous duties.
Nevertheless, the most important point was that the Starlight Megalodon considered every rating, no matter how low, to be a proper serviceman of the CFA!
This simple change in optics suddenly turned the remnants of the Flagrant Swordmaidens from complete strangers into familiar CFA bosom buddies to the AIs and regulating systems of the battleship.
From there, Ves plainly abused his authority, and along with throwing some hefty bribes into Virtual Commander Cosit's direction, everyone gained promotions in officer or officer-equivalent ranks.
