[img float=right]http://i.imgur.com/U1OxmMr.png?1[/img] Priority:Medium To: Battlegroup Auxesia From: Admiral Jacob McIntire, BAF Location: HMS Essex, Dublin System
Whoever it may concern,
I had an interesting talk with Keeper Raven the other day about the Apahanta. Since you the reason for our interest was explained in the aforementioned talk ill not go into details, but the BAF wishes to gather more informations regarding its objectives and its reasons to enter our space.
I would appreciate if you were able to share informations you might have missed out or gathered after our talk over this channel, especially regarding the ties of the captain of this ship with infected entites and further, details about a possible infection of the captain himself.
Greetings. I am Curator Endurance, the right hand, adviser and guardian of Keeper Raven. The vessel you're inquiring about is an AP-604 'Mako' - Class Battleship, normally found in use by the Core. You may be curious as to how it found its way in to Ezrael Vertiga's hands. It was, in fact - stolen from the Core, with the intentions of taking the fight to the Nomads across Sirius, rather than limiting operations of such an efficient vessel to the Edge Worlds.
However, more recently there has been some discrepancies involving the Captain's claims, including several instances in which some possible and known infected individuals were detected frequenting his company. One recent event which comes to mind is the confrontation of a rather powerful Nomad in Cortez, in which the HMS Sovereign was nearly destroyed, and received assistance from Auxesian forces, a Freelance Destroyer known as the Shovel, and the LNS Vengeance, which unfortunately disobeyed direct orders to not engage our people, and was destroyed in self defense. Here are the transcripts of that particular incident.
[01.08.2016 15:56:13] Oracle|Lightseeker: ?: "We may spare you. If you leave us alone."
[01.08.2016 15:56:17] Maren.v.Westefeld: Just don't shoot!
[01.08.2016 15:56:25] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: Raven: (She pulls a straight face, pouting, writing notes down)
[01.08.2016 15:56:29] [LN]-ESRD|Sentinel: Oh... holy mother of god..
[01.08.2016 15:56:32] A/)-ACV-Cincinnati: E: I like the choice of words. 'May'. [01.08.2016 15:56:33] "Sternenstunde": Vertiga: No one will start anything here, please!
[01.08.2016 15:56:45] Oracle|Lightseeker: ?: "Don't you get how many innocents will die because of your stupidity?"
[01.08.2016 15:56:51] BAF|HMS-Sovereign: RO: We are proceeding to eliminate you. Over.
[01.08.2016 15:56:56] IRG|T.Thorn: "N...no!"
[01.08.2016 15:56:58] Oracle|Lightseeker: ***...{<:I will siphon your existance:>}...*** Tatsori: Destroy. Without. Mercy.
[01.08.2016 15:56:58] [LN]-ESRD|Sentinel: Heheh.. [01.08.2016 15:56:59] "Sternenstunde": Vertiga: No!! No!!
[01.08.2016 15:57:03] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: Raven: Well - Verti - They /did/ do something.
[01.08.2016 15:57:08] A/)-ACV-Cincinnati: E: It's firing. Permission to assist?
[01.08.2016 15:57:09] Suspicious.Acquisition: Lys: I guess it's time for the evasive manouvers.
[01.08.2016 15:57:11] The.Shovel: Enemy has opened fire, evade! [01.08.2016 15:57:15] "Sternenstunde": Vertiga: Ish'tar, please, just leave!!
[01.08.2016 15:57:25] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: Raven: I really hate doing this.
[01.08.2016 15:57:34] A/)-ACV-Cincinnati: E: All hands, move in to combat stations.
[01.08.2016 15:57:34] The.Shovel: Protect the Admiral!
[01.08.2016 15:57:37] The.Shovel: FOR BRETONIA!
[01.08.2016 15:57:41] Suspicious.Acquisition: Lys: Whatver this is. It has to be shot.
[01.08.2016 15:57:50] [LN]-ESRD|Sentinel: Admiral!
[01.08.2016 15:57:51] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: Raven: *sighs deeply*
[01.08.2016 15:57:54] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: Raven: Weapons online then.
[01.08.2016 15:57:58] Maren.v.Westefeld: Ezrael! What are you doing?!
[01.08.2016 15:58:01] Suspicious.Acquisition: Lys: All cannons fully operational. Moving in.
[01.08.2016 15:58:04] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: Raven: Moving in to protect the flag-vessel.
[01.08.2016 15:58:12] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: <:: Targetting. ::>
[01.08.2016 15:58:25] [LN]-ESRD|Sentinel: Tear it apart! [01.08.2016 15:58:32] "Sternenstunde": Vertiga: God damn it, stop it, everyone!
[01.08.2016 15:58:39] IRG|T.Thorn: *dismayed* "n....nooo....please... stop..."
[01.08.2016 15:58:46] [LN]-ESRD|Sentinel: This is Sentinel, engaging hostile alien forces.
[01.08.2016 15:58:59] [LN]-ESRD|Sentinel: You'll pay for betraying your kind.
[01.08.2016 15:59:14] IRG|T.Thorn: "Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
[01.08.2016 15:59:16] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: Raven: Sorry for this...
[01.08.2016 15:59:18] The.Shovel: Target is SMOKED.
[01.08.2016 15:59:25] [LN]-ESRD|Sentinel: Aha!!
[01.08.2016 15:59:31] IRG|T.Thorn: *sinks into her chair*
[01.08.2016 15:59:37] Maren.v.Westefeld: Madness. [01.08.2016 15:59:38] "Sternenstunde": Vertiga: It will come back. Mankind achived nothing here today but pain.
[01.08.2016 15:59:46] Craig.Thompson: *dizzy talk from concussions* The amount... of fire needed... Oh my.... *loud thump could be heard. Definetely collapsed*
[01.08.2016 15:59:50] [LN]-ESRD|Sentinel: This is Sentinel, we're in pursuit.
[01.08.2016 16:00:07] IRG|T.Thorn: *wipes her eyes dry with her sleeve*
[01.08.2016 16:00:13] Maren.v.Westefeld: *She lowers her head, eyes closed*
[01.08.2016 16:00:16] BAF|HMS-Sovereign: Radio Operator: The Admiral commends the allied fleet's performance. We need a cruise disruptor to capture the Lightseeker. [01.08.2016 16:00:17] "Sternenstunde": Vertiga: Just a bit more time, god damn it.
[01.08.2016 16:00:30] "Sternenstunde": Vertiga: We could have talked it out of the system peacefully.
[01.08.2016 16:00:36] [LN]-ESRD|Sentinel: This is Sentinel. I'm am equipped with a disruptor. Closing in. [01.08.2016 16:00:47] "Sternenstunde": Vertiga: Instead, you idiots attacked it for no reason.
[01.08.2016 16:00:52] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: Raven: Vertiga.
[01.08.2016 16:00:53] [LN]-ESRD|Sentinel: Nearing disruptor range...
[01.08.2016 16:00:59] Maren.v.Westefeld: Love... stop it.
[01.08.2016 16:01:00] A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith: Raven: You don't understand what's being going on lately.
[01.08.2016 16:01:15] A/)-ACV-Cincinnati: E: It fired upon the Sovereign first off. It gave us no choice.
[01.08.2016 16:01:17] The.Shovel: Permission to assist wiping out what's left of that infestation [01.08.2016 16:01:28] "Sternenstunde": Vertiga: The Sovereign threatened it!
Defending their kind, allowing it to fire upon an Admiral's vessel. Completely ignoring the danger they posed to the region showed utter hypocrisy to that which they preach. The Apahanta is suspected of potential indoctrination, maybe even infestation. However as of yet, nothing is confirmed. If you do decide to give it permission to enter house space, we recommend it be under heavy guard at all times, and that its actions, as well as its associates, are monitored closely. If the situation becomes out of hand, The Inner Phalanx offers its assistance in the removal of the vessel, as our previous contact may allow us to obtain a certain level of trust with its commander, and make the removal that much easier.