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Salutations!

While I may be a new face in the organization, my colleagues have impressed upon me the great regard with which we hold for the Order and its personnel and I am eager to finally speak with you in a diplomatic capacity. Word from the deep Omicrons is sparse these days, however, and I view it as a great pity that we Hackers do not have more frequent contact with our brothers and sisters in arms.

Today it is my hope that we can break that silence and once again cooperate on a mission of great importance to Humanity.


Over the past year the Lane Hackers have grown concerned about the threat posed by the Oracles; that Maltese cult which is shrouded in mystery to most. Of course, our two organizations know the truth behind the mystique. The Oracles represent a renewed threat of Nomad infiltration not only within Libertonian space but to the entirety of Sirius. As such we have conducted a multi-pronged operation to identify and root out the source of this cancer once and for all. Some time ago we were able to interrogate a high-ranking Libertonian Oracle cult member who divulged certain information regarding the structure of the cult and the names and locations of its leading agents. More recently, a small team of Hackers mounted a raid on the home of another Oracle agent on Planet Los Angeles which, though it did not capture the agent in question, revealed a wealth of data about her habits and identity. Thanks to the actions of our illustrious agents, we now have information regarding the movements and disposition of the highest-ranking Oracle agent active in Liberty. She appears to be what you would refer to as a "Hybrid," an inhuman admixture of Nomad and Homo Sapiens DNA, and as such resides in an uncomfortable place beyond our current knowledge.

The Lane Hackers do not, as a matter of course, enter into any operation without proper information and planning beforehand. Therefore we request your cooperation in preparing for the capture and interrogation of this creature. Through this endeavor we hope to obtain information that not only reveals the structure of the Libertonian Oracle cult, but specific information and recorded metadata which can implicate the outsiders who we believe are enabling the cult to function within Liberty. We are willing to share this information with you, in the spirit of brotherhood and cooperation, so that we can work together to permanently bring an end to this insidious Nomad threat.

As for the main target, we are currently tracking the whereabouts of our monstrous demagogue in the vicinity of Malta, an area in which we have significant freedom to operate but which the Order will likely have trouble mobilizing the proper forces. This is why we are mobilizing Lane Hacker forces immediately to engage in the capture of this rogue element; a choice which we hope you will understand is done out of the strictest necessity. Know that our surveillance dragnet is closing in around her more tightly each day, but that we cannot afford to go in unprepared and risk losing such a prize. We hope that your cooperation can enable us to achieve a resounding success in this venture.


To conclude, allow me to outline the most essential aspects of the accord we hope to reach.

We would like all information you have regarding the capabilities of the creatures known as "Hybrids," including, but not limited to, physical, mental, and extrasensory capabilities. In order to safeguard our personnel we must be aware of any possible detail that could allow our target to elude capture, resist interrogation, or incapacitate, defenestrate, or otherwise discombobulate researchers and essential staff. That data is essential to the success of this operation, and we trust that you will allow us access to everything we need.

Related to the prior request, we also wish to retrofit one of our laboratory spaces to contain and interrogate this "Hybrid" in a safe and effective manner. We defer to your knowledge on the Nomad threat in this regard, however, as we have little information on the necessary defensive measures to take when dealing with one of these elusive "Hybrid" creatures. It may be best to conduct negotiations about this separately, as our implementation of the containment plan relies heavily on your Nomad data.

What we are offering is the capture of a "Hybrid" specimen of tremendous authority in the Libertonian hierarchy as well as the Oracle cult itself, snatched from the very maw of her protectors in a region which would otherwise prove a significant logistical challenge to the Order.

We are also offering significant information to aid in the dismantling of the Libertonian Oracles, something which I am certain you have a vested interest in doing. This aid includes all information recovered about the Oracles hierarchy available to us (including information received during the interrogation of the target), information regarding our pursuit of the organization thus far, research data on the "Hybrid" individual, and evidence about the outside forces who have conspired to spread this vile cult in Liberty so that you may take your investigation where we cannot.

We hope you find this offer acceptable, and look forward to further cooperation with our colleagues in the Order.


Thank you for your consideration.

Regards,
Maxwell Tarn



Addendum: I have also been asked to notify the Order High Command that the Vereinigte Widerstandsarmee branch of the Bundschuh political movement has cooperated with the illegitimate Libertonian oligarchy and the traitorous Libertonian Navy on multiple occasions. They act, against all reason, to the detriment of the citizens of Liberty and to the great disappointment of the Lane Hackers. Due to their repeated transgressions they are banned from Liberty until further notice.



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- Connection: Established
- Sender ID: Liara Grey
- Location: Amunet CIC, [Redacted]


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The comms upload the video feed moments after the link was established, Liara gracefully turning in her chair to face the screen

Greetings, Mr. Tarn. A pleasure to make your acquaintance.

After reviewing the contents of your initial transmission, I would like to express the interest it sparked in both myself and the Overwatch. As such, the decision to proceed with further cooperation on this endeavor was agreed upon, granted a minor condition is met.

We have an operative in Liberty which we would like to act as the liaison between our two groups throughout the duration of this ordeal. Agent Morigan will also be happy to facilitate future exchanges and co operations of this scale between the Hackers and the Primary Fleet.

As for the details you requested from our part, he will also be carrying a data package containing the information we have on the Hybrids. I do advise you however, the contents of said package are under a strict Need-to-Know basis.

If you agree upon aforementioned terms, my Agent is standing by and will join you A.S.A.P.

Regards,
Vice-Admiral Liara Grey

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Well met, Vice Admiral.

It pleases me to see such a quick response from the High Command on this issue, however I have spoken to the Professors on the matter and they are puzzled by your insistence on a physical transfer of data. As you may know, the Lane Hackers pride ourselves on our substantial digital infrastructure, and it would be a paltry task to provide you with a secure line of communication on which to send the aforementioned information. They believe that it would not only be more efficient to make use of our secure channels (as the information could be immediately integrated into our multiple distributed servers), but it would also be significantly less dangerous than having one of your embedded agents break cover to deliver a package to our hands. An important consideration in our secrecy and distance, not to mention your own, is the vast number of rapscallions and ne'er-do-wells who wish to see our demise.

If there is some circumstance which precludes this, I would like to have it explained so that I can relay that to the Professors to assuage their concerns.

I should mention further that, although this channel alone is protected against conventional intrusion, the Professorship is willing to allow me the short-term use of our more brilliantly obfuscated communications protocols in order to receive this important data so long as you will accept such a transfer.

Regards,
Maxwell Tarn

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Regular circumstances would only allow me to present a basic summary of the current situation, however, taking your professors' renowned cautious nature into account, I will take the time in providing details.

In case the request did not speak for itself, the operative in question is in need of temporary refuge as a result of a recent endeavor which 'possibly' may have already compromised his cover, in preparation for a certain incursion I may need to disclose to you at a later date.

Due to the extent of our current agenda, the Primary Fleet lacks the manpower to mount an extraction operation at this time.

Considering our two groups' collaboration is barely met in rumors without solid evidence, few would think to look your way.

Certain events in the recent past left me with a lingering weariness, following the barely failed assassination attempt on a top ranking agent by what appears to be one of our own. We suspect both an inside job and/or a plot to shake our inner ranks' trust, the latter having a partial success.

The aforementioned case was yet to be solved. While I do have the utmost confidence in your technological expertise, as reputation speaks for itself, I fear it may not cover for our mistakes as well. As such, following several registered attempts of tampering with a portion of our database, it was under my own decision that the files in the most immediate danger were purged from the main system, with copies stashed in several individual data pockets scattered throughout key positions in the colonies.

The intel you are requesting conveniently happens to be in your proximity, in the possession of my Operative.

However, he lacks the means to interface the drive with a proper communication relay without drawing more attention than either of us would want. Once again, I don't dare imagine that could possibly be a problem for someone such as yourselves.

Last but not least, call it curiosity, but my recent ascent to current status labels me as young, and I also wish to see first hand what extent of trust our allies can reach for one another in troubled times, since I've already took a step by divulging so much. That and the fact that I immediately chose you, of all people and places to forward this request to.

Obvious as it may be, this is both a gamble and a test. Now that I've revealed every reason, argument and source of my caution regarding the initial request, kindly relay this to your professors with my regards and inform them I await their decision.





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This issue seems to be more serious than I first thought.

The Professors have given their approval for a contact and escort operation, which we will begin as soon as you give us an optimal time and rendezvous point. We are also preparing a habitation unit at each of our main facilities in Central Liberty and the Independent Worlds in case a circumstance arises that requires our pilots to divert to an alternate location.

Contact us again with the details when your agent is prepared to make his escape. We will mobilize the nearest available Lane Hacker personnel to assist in extracting them with speed and discretion.

Regards,
Maxwell Tarn

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Preparations are still in place for the upcoming transfer. At current rate, this meeting will have to occur on the 6th of this month, 4 days from now.

Approximate hour of operation commention: 12:30 PM General Sirius Time

Further on-spot details will have to be discussed directly with my operative. As such, I am forwarding you the S.K.I.P.3. contact protocol: -- wassagox

From here on, it's all up to you people. Make it count and godspeed.



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I believe you and I have cause to celebrate, Vice Admiral.

As he has no doubt communicated to you already, your agent "Cobalt" is safely within our care on Magellan's hidden Mactan Base. We have also reviewed the data you provided to us and, on behalf of the Lane Hackers, I would like to thank you for the great spirit of cooperation you have shown us in this effort. With those two matters sufficiently taken care of we can now deal with the task at hand: ridding Liberty of the threat posed by the Oracle cult.

However, it is our hope that cooperation between our two organizations does not end here. I spoke with your agent at length about my desire to work beside Order scientists, and my colleagues concur with the notion. We are sure that you have personnel who wish to collaborate with us in researching the Hybrid entity, and we welcome them to travel to Mactan Base to take part in this historic venture. We will provide sufficient equipment and lodgings to support them as this endeavor progresses.

Furthermore, in recognition of the openness and friendship with which you shared your sensitive data on the Nomad threat, my colleagues have asked that I forward to you some of our sensitive materials regarding the Oracle cult in Liberty.

This first set of files was recovered from the Hackers' daring raid on the Oracle cult's secure location on Planet Los Angeles. This is the information that has led us towards the primary Oracle cult infiltrator in Liberty, our Hybrid target. We hope that this information can aid you in deciphering the workings of the infiltrators as well as it has aided us in our pursuit.

We have transmitted them in a tamper-proof read-only format so as to preserve the exact appearance of the files as they were recovered. However, we cannot verify that these messages are indeed exactly what was sent between the involved parties. There is the possibility that one or more was altered or falsified before our arrival, so consider them with some caution. The information is as follows.


The second set of files regards a verified confession about Nomad activity in Liberty from the former Junkers Congress Arbiter James McKenna. The Arbiter had been in service to the vile Oracle cult, a connection which he divulged alongside chilling information regarding the cooperation of the Junkers Congress and Hellfire Legion with Nomad infiltrators. As I implied to your agent in our first meeting, we are keeping a close eye on this situation as it develops in an effort to verify these claims. As you might surmise, the Hellfire Legion and their lapdogs, the independent Battlegroup Auxesia, form a significant threat to the safety of Liberty's civilians if this infestation is allowed to grow.

The following transcript provides the relevant information on these organizations. I would like to note that it is highly likely that, even after the fall of the former Arbiter, the Congress High Command continues to harbor Nomad infiltrators. This fact must be taken into account.


I am well aware that the information we have just shared depicts a dire situation for Liberty, and that this may not seem like a time for the celebratory tone I began my message with. Despite that fact, however, it is with a great sense of hope that I envision the continued cooperation between our organizations in the days to come. I believe that our renewed accord is worthy of at least a moment's recognition.

Regards,
Maxwell Tarn

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There is (1) message awaiting your response.


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A cause to celebrate indeed, Mr. Tarn, a rare occurrence nowadays.

My agent already forwarded the contents of your briefing. Granted it was not the lengthiest or most detailed we all expected but, I trust your organisation's capable hands to do good even with what we provided so far.

Regarding the future meeting of the scientific minds, I can only go as far as to allow Dr. Harold Rockford join in on the fun from a secure transmission for reasons I won't go into at this time.

However, the other guest is not for me to give permission or not. Dr. Amanda Grey of the Cambridge research institute will be more than happy to join as well. I urge you though, let no harm come to her. She's a valuable asset, and a good friend.

As a last note, we've had a look over the data you shared with us and, to my surprise, I'd say those details are a bit more useful to us than you had originally estimated. As such, I'd like to thank you on behalf of the Overwatch for it.

We will resume discussions when future subjects reveal the need. Safe skies until then.


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We are glad that the information proved useful to you.

However, before we complete our communications here there is one more thing that we do require, with regards to your selection of science team members.

In the interest of security we would like the Order to provide documentation for Dr. Amanda Grey, so that we can perform a background check and verify her credentials and personal history. If she is not a member of the Order Overwatch proper we must be more careful with her exposure to sensitive technologies and procedures, as we are with all independent persons. This process is a necessary step in allowing her access to the sensitive facilities and procedures which we will be utilizing to contain the hybrid. We hope you understand the logic behind our policy and can deliver the information in due time.

Regards,
Maxwell Tarn

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