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Planetform, Inc.


Employee Reporting Centre

Welcome to the Planetform ERC! This company intranet has been provided for the exclusive use of employees of Planetform, Inc. for the purposes of sharing important information among employees and management. All internal reporting should be addressed to this channel. All information contained herein is the exclusive property of Planetform, Inc. and may not be shared outside the company without express, written permission from management. Failure to comply may result in reassignment, termination, or criminal charges.


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From: Amelia Flynn

Location: Planet Harris, Tau-31


To: Planetform ERC


Subject: Status Update




Good afternoon,

It's good to see that the ERC is up and running, just in time for my report. As instructed, I have been on Harris for the last three days, checking on the state of our assets here, and what the status of the terraforming project is after the Gallic occupation. Before I get into that, though, I need to report an incident that occurred on the way here.

As I was approaching the Tau-31 gate in Leeds, I encountered two Gaian vessels (N|-Scurfy.Twiglet & N|-Weed.Van) and a Crayterian capital ship (=CR=FV-Agamemnon|16). The Gaian attempted to accost me, but I managed to make it through the gate before anything else could occur. Unfortunately, it didn't help, as they had friends on the other side of the gate (N|-False.Deathcap). Unfortunately, the Agamemnon left me high and dry, and since I was clearly outmatched, I decided to indulge their desire for conversation. Shortly after I stopped, an additional Gaian ship (GG-W-Saraswati.) arrived on the scene. Fortunately, this bunch of idiots were True Believers™, and couldn't resist the opportunity to argue their flawed, empty-headed philosophy with me.

The distraction worked in my favour, since a Crayterian cruiser (=CR=FV-Eris|283) arrived on the scenes to back me up, just as things were about to turn ugly. I can only assume the Agamemnon sent them to assist, since they were apparently unable to do so themselves. The prospect of tangling with a Crayter Military cruiser went a long way to calming the situation down, and the Gaians allowed us to pass without incident. The Eris helpfully escorted me all the way to Harris and saw that I landed safely. I informed him of the purpose of my visit and told him to tell his government to expect a report from us in the near future.

Now, on to more important matters. Our equipment is largely intact, despite the Gallic invasion and occupation. Not to mention EFL's amateurs fumbling around with technology they don't understand. Surprisingly, they figured out how to operate our equipment without doing a great deal of damage in the process and were making impressive progress for someone making it up as they went along. I had to go directly to the terraforming equipment and atmospheric sensors to extract the raw data to figure that out, though. The computers here are going to need a complete wipe and restored to factory settings before we can move forward. The Gauls installed their own software, and I can't make heads or tails of it. Working on terraforming equipment is easy. Reading French... that's hard.

During the days leading up to, and in the immediate aftermath of the Gallic invasion, work here had halted entirely. EFL initially made little progress getting the project back on track, and some of the atmosphere was lost due to outgassing, putting the project even further behind schedule. They eventually managed to (mostly) successfully reverse engineer our process and got the project moving forward again. Due to improper calibration and incorrect settings on the hardware, their progress was slower than ours would've been in the same situation. The net effect of all this is that Harris is currently in the same state now as it was before the outbreak of the war. A quick back-of-the-envelope calculation suggests that, if we begin soon, we can complete the project in approximately 7 to 10 years.

I'll remain here for the time being and see what else I can do with the equipment here. Maybe see if I can get these computers to talk to me. I'm also available to deal with the local Crayterian authorities if you need me to.

ATTACHMENTS:

Amelia Flynn
Senior Engineer, Planetform, Inc.

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From: Captain Alexander McDonald

Location: Dortmund Station, New Berlin


To: Planetform ERC


Subject: Incident Report




Good Evening,

Today, while working a connecting run on our assigned route (Thorium MOX for a buyer on Nuremburg in exchange for High-Temperature Alloy needed on Cold Bay), we were accosted and fired upon by a Hessian pirate IDing as Bastard. As we were passing Dortmund and Essen Stations on our way through New Berlin, the Hessian came out of the trade lane from the Hamburg gate, disabled the trade lanes, and attempted to extort ten million credits from us. As we were still in close proximity to Dortmund and Essen stations, I ordered my helmsman to dock with the nearest station, in this case Dortmund.

We had to engage in a short firefight before we could get far enough into the stations defensive sphere to force the pirate to retreat. Fortunately, the defensive and offensive upgrades we recently received kept us in one piece. We were struck on our hull by at least two enemy torpedoes, but our armour held well enough for nanobots to repair the worst of the damage. Our gunners are less than impressed with the damage output of the Zapper turrets we received at our last refit, but their outstanding accuracy helps make up for it.

We are currently in the process of receiving basic repairs with the assistance of the crew here on Dortmund, who have also graciously assisted us in stabilising our cargo while we're here. As soon as repairs are complete, we well resume our assigned route. You will find attached to this report a communication log from the time of this incident. We are also, as per company policy, filing a claim with Interspace for $311,586 to reimburse us for repairs due to combat damage as well as replacing the nanobots and shield batteries we expended reaching safety.

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Captain Alexander McDonald
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From: Captain Christina Blackburn

Location: Planet Sprague, Omega-3


To: Planetform ERC


Subject: Status Update




Good afternoon,

We've recently managed to finish our vessel's refit, therefore I'm proud to announce that Survey Vessel Pella is finally in service. We're currently orbiting Planet Sprague, launching our survey teams, since about 60% of the surface wasn't really explored, and our maps show that approximately 60% of the planet isn't really explored, just a high orbit scan is made.

Our preliminary scans show multiple settlements in more than one target region, so I'll try to negotiate for any information they may have gathered.
On a final note, I've instructed our survey teams to catalouge the local flora and fauna as well, for understanding the full effect of the terraforming on the planet's ecology, and whether or not should we introduce new species to the biome, to compensate for these changes.


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Christina Blackburn
Captain, Planetform, Inc.

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From: John Walker

Location: Birmingham Station


To: Planetform ERC


Subject: Incident Report




Good afternoon,

Earlier today, while visiting our newly commissioned facilities at Birmingham in Manchester, I encountered two Freelancers (Skyblaster and Sunblaster) firing on a Junker trade ship (Elias.Visaire) near the station. I obviously couldn't allow such behavior near a company facility to go unchallenged, so I identified myself and warned the pirates that I would open fire if they persisted. They backed off and allowed the Junker ship to moor at Birmingham. They didn't leave the area, however, so I remained on station to keep an eye on them. It was a good thing I did, too. A Gateway convoy came out of the trade lane, and sure enough, the pirates attempted to accost them. I warned them once more to leave the area. Before they could answer, one of the pirate ships spontaneously exploded, likely due to poor maintenance. The other, apparently not liking the odds anymore, abandoned any attempts at further piracy and left the area.


Lieutenant Commander (Ret.) John Walker
Director of Security Operations, Planetform, Inc.

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From: Captain Christina Blackburn

Location: Planet Sprague, Omega-3


To: Planetform ERC


Subject: Status Update




Good Day,

Looks like my previous record was never sent, so here is our assessment on Sprague:

The planet's biology is in large parts compatible with human life, although the arid nature of the planet makes farming difficult. The planet has rather large amounts of cobalt and titanium, several shanty towns are mining already.

Population-wise, Sprague's estimated population is completely outdated, based on our own surveys and estimates, it's somewhere between 15 and 18 million people, mostly refugees. Most settlements are compromised of repurposed materials, ranging from tents and shipping containers, to broken-down ships.

If Planetform should decide to touch the planet, lowering the average temperature would have minimal effect on the biosphere, and the nearby Graham Ice Cloud can provide sufficient amounts of water.

On a personal advice, We should put enviromental restrictions, in order to not turn the planet into another Leeds.

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Christina Blackburn
Captain, Planetform, Inc.

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From: Captain Christina Blackburn

Location: Ile-de-France System


To: Planetform ERC


Subject: Status Update, Gallia




Good Day,

Our expedition to Gallia is proceeding smoothly, although the lack of interest our vessel recieved is somewhat strange. Most of the teams currently analysing Gallia's flora and fauna, and our initial assessment on the worlds are ready. Thanks to these projects, company can grow into multiple times larger, maybe even to the size of Liberty Megacorps, if we'll convince the frogs to terraform most of these worlds.

They are currently engaged in terraforming of 2 worlds, one of them is botched up, the latter is done with ineffective, and primitive methods. A third settled world could be easily terraformed, given it's cold climate, this would be probably desired.

For regional HQ, I suggest to acquire the former Solar Engineering Headquarters on Compiegne Space Colony, as the station orbits one of the potential canditates. Without further ado, here are every rock worth a damn to us.


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Christina Blackburn
Captain, Planetform, Inc.

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From: Dr. Norman Grey, CEO

Location: Canterbury Station, New London


To: Planetform ERC


Subject: Re: Status Update, Gallia




Good Afternoon,

Excellent work as always, Captain Blackburn. Judging from your report, Gallia represents enough untapped potential to keep our shareholders happy for centuries to come. After weighing our options, management has narrowed our options to Vienne, Metz, and Amiens. Completing two projects that they're currently interested in, as well as fixing their mistakes on Amiens, should buy us enough good will to expand into further projects in the future.

Senior Engineer Flynn will be dispatched to Gallia to do an in-depth assessment on each of those worlds. Once we've received her reports, we'll move ahead with contacting the Gallic government.

Dr. Norman Grey
CEO, Planetform, Inc.

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From: Amelia Flynn

Location: Versailles Station, Ile-de-France


To: Planetform ERC


Subject: Gallic Project Assessment




Good morning,

At management's request, I took a shuttle and a survey team to Gallia to assess the most likely candidates for terraforming. We've done initial surveys of Vienne, Amiens, and Metz. Our findings will be attached to this report.

On a personal note, it feels strange being here after so many years of war. Still, the war is over, and we need to embrace the future or get left behind. Interspace has already moved in, taking over management of Versailles Station, and has made impressive inroads into the Gallic insurance and information markets. This is fortunate, since it's allowed myself and my team to use our corporate account with IC to take care of our expenses while we're here. It also indicates that Gallia is definitely open for business.

Before I get on with my reports, I'd first like to provide an overall impression based on my own surveys and the initial scouting done by Captain Blackburn and her crew. Though we initially had concerns that the end of the war would bring a new competitor for terraforming services into the market, I think we can lay those fears to rest. Though they did a minimally adequate job figuring out how to restart our operations on Harris, it's become clear that they do not possess similar technology or knowledge of their own. In short, they're centuries behind us at best. Gallic terraforming methods have already produced one botched world and they are repeating their failed methods on a second as we speak. Both of these worlds are included in my reports.



Amelia Flynn
Senior Engineer, Planetform, Inc.

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Pilot: Johnathan Matthews
Vessel PF-Horus



TIMESTAMP- 12:19 SMT
From:Cold Bay Depot, Hudson
To:Medway Dock, Omega 3

3195 Units of Nanomembrane Filters at 4000 credits per unit.
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Pilot: Johnathan Matthews
Vessel PF-Horus



From:Cold Bay Depot, Hudson
To:Medway Dock, Omega 3

TIMESTAMP- 12:59 SMT
3195 Units of Nanomembrane Filters at 4000 credits per unit.
[PAID]
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