So, before I forget it in the morning (my insomnia is working overtime again) - Note: this is totally seperate line of thought from the "source book" I am still typing up here.
I just ran it through my head how to make a feasible, asynchronous RPG out of what I am currently transcribing and I think I came up with a good set-up: Using my notes and community feedback/additions it would be more than possible to launch it with a "Space Cops"-trope at its core.
Basically the advantages would be that a) the trope is broad enough to allow players and writers to inject their own takes and themes into this; b) playing with different people at different timetables could easily be worked in, because different "cases" procceed at different speeds; c) its a good framing device to get everyone started on the same page; d) it would be easy for people who don't want/cannot play regularly to slip in and out by providing material, basically guest authoring "cases"; and last but not least, e) through the fiction "having to file the neccessary paperwork" it would be easy to summarize the procceedings regularly and by different people.
The main drawback of course is through that core trope one might step too close to controvercial real world issues, the discussion of which might derail the entire enterprise and create additional moderator workload.
EDIT: lets face it, the Loki was always destined to be a "Space Cop 'car' "
- just image it with various versions of police lights on top