Your reports on the Ellesmere have caught my interest. You seem to be made for these kind of operations. However, you should realize that these kind of operations are not meant to be common knowledge for your safety and to protect the usefulness of your discoveries. Knowing a secret is only useful so long as it is still thought to be a secret.
As such I want you to report all further recon missions to me only via this secure channel. Don't inform anyone else without my permission, not even the Oberst. This is not a request, these are your direct orders now. In addition these orders are also extending to any encounters with anything non-human.
Keep up the good work and keep me up-to-date Akitivistin.
As per your order, I will conduct my first deep recon report here. I went into Omicron Alpha, upon the suspicion raised by the last encounter with the aliens. The suspicions have been more than justified, I have to say.
Mission Objective: Deep Recon Commanding Officer: Aktivist Doktor Annika Jana Haupt - VWA|Nika,Haupt (042D "Bastet" Order Heavy Fighter) Friendly Forces:
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Notable Encounters:
•|+|-ET-Cadavere - Unfriendly Outcast Pirate Train, initial contact and raised suspicion •(@)-Antonio.Bloodrose - Unfriendly Outcast Bomber, interestingly of GC origin, followed me into Frankfurt. Further Communications pending.
After flying into the deep Omicrons, I wanted to scout Omicron Alpha in secret. Didn't work out well, due to the Outcast transport showing up behind me.
Since I had nowhere to go, I decided to interrogate him. It was rarely an interrogation, though, since he seemed pretty open about their relation to the Nomads. Apparently, they do not cooperate. They worship them.
As he got reinforcements from a Bloodrose Soldier, I decided it would be fit to leave before I couldn't. The Bloodrose followed me, down into Frankfurt, where we ran into the Oberst. I had to lie to him, and convince him not to shoot the Outcast - but it was worth it. I do hope so, at least. Since I saved his arse, the soldier agreed to answer my questions about the relations I was not able to ask in Omicron Alpha.
Closing remarks:
The openness of the person troubles me. I will conduct further interrogations both of the GC I recently met and the Bloodrose Soldier, and relay both conversations to you.
We were just returning from a fight against the Unioners, and discussing a highly heated situation with Kommandant Harlow (a very unpleasant person, I might add. He's for sure not a person that I want to fly with often.) a woman named 'Kate Miller' appeared, at the same time as at least three nomad Gunboats. The vessels were immediately engaged by us, and we managed to fend them off.
The aftermath of that battle was highly unusual. The woman appearing flew an Order fighter, but flashed an IFF identical to the ones of the alien ships. Worried, we investigated. The person spoke in riddles, warning us of an upcoming incursion of nomads in the Munich System and a 'change in the Omicrons'. She then vanished, into an... Anomaly, of her own making, apparently.
Shortly thereafter, a large alien ship appeared, only ten klicks from Bruchsal. It was at least of Battleship-size, and on my advice, Klugmann ordered an attack with Bombers. Despite the size of the ship, we were able to destroy it, only to notice an alien installation around the Munich jumphole. Able to disable the 'turrets', we proceeded to the Munich system, where we destroyed even another Battleship of sorts. The Neural net then alarmed us of an attack on Bruchsal, which we were only barely able to fend off. In the course of this defence, my ship got hit by an Ion Storm, and as I returned to Bruchsal, the strange individual was around once more.
She complimented our performance, and then vanished again.
I managed to tractor many of the remains of the nomadic ships, without the Oberst noticing, as well. I proceeded to dock on Bruchsal, to prepare for my next course of action.
Closing remarks:
I have included a relay to the Outcasts' response on my inquiry, although it seems petty compared to this issue. Furthermore, I will be off to Omicron Mu. Those... whatever those remains are should be in the hands of the Order, and not us.
You've done some outstanding work so far. I had expected nothing less of you of course.
As for the alien remains. Do not fly around with them and especially not all the way to the Omicrons. Make sure your ship's hold is secure and sealed and get your ship moved to dock 3B. I'll make sure some Order operatives deal with your cargo.
There's something else I wish to discuss with you in the near future, but for now keep up the good work.
I... Do not fully understand. 3B is out of order since the aliens hit us, Vorsitzende. It's even depressurized. But if you say so... Well, I guess I will have to comply. I will take the ship into the bay personally.