The new guys can go ahead and take 2k credits. We didn't offer it to any of the previous 'new' characters. But Xelforp, if he stays is the only 'new' character to make it past 8 posts. :)
I like the character concepts and do agree that showing up as a team makes the story telling a little easier. Background for the new guys: Meebo and Nox's obligation are to the same crime lord, Sagus, on Ord Mantell. They were sharing a (down on our luck) drink down the street when a human female, Dancy, approached them. She said she knew Meebo's former partner and knew what kind of burden they were now under. She was willing to give them a ride to a Tech company she sometimes worked with that was always looking to hire 'research' partners.