To all who listening, this is Luxury Liner "Crown Pearl"! We were doing the commercial route from Curocao to New Paris, but came under attack near the Cologne Jump Gate!
We couldn't recognize the IFF's, ships seemed to be of gallic military design, but no warning, no reason were given, they just shot our engine and boarded the ship! We were carrying a lot of VIPs, some of them - gallic citizens, from high, rich circles!
I am the only surviving member of the crew - lead technician Leon Johns. The rest of the crew is infected... with something. I managed to lock myself in the engineering room, restoring partial control of the ship with override key, but i don't know for how long i can stay like this. Engines way too damaged. The fate of the passangers remains unknown to me, but i can see hangars from the linked security camera. An unidentified civilian "Eagle" docked, and the infected became more mad than they were, started mumbling, shooting each other... madness! Please, if someone out there, answer! I don't understand what's going on anymore!
Sender:Nicole Perrot Recipient:The Crown Pearl Subject:RE: SOS
Technician Johns,
I am Commandant Nicole Perrot from the Defense Authority.
We're sending a patrol as well as two engineering vessels and one medical vessel your way, they'll be here within the hour. Until then, try to maintain your position, your vessel will be quarantined and all appropriate decontamination measures will be taken for both vessel and survivors.
Attempts to resist quarantine will be stopped with all the severity of the situation, keep in mind. Failure to comply will result in the destruction of the vessel to avoid the spread of whatever contagion you picked up.
Sender:Nicole Perrot Recipient:The Crown Pearl Subject:RE: SOS
Technician Johns,
I have received notification that your ship has been delivered to our base.
While you are in quarantine, repair the most critical systems and collect the bodies of the dead in the main hangar. After investigating the cause of death, they will be burned in the crown of a star, as one of the Gallic traditions of burial of the fallen says.
If you have any questions, I will answer them, as long as they do not concern important or secret information.
Once the quarantine is over, we will help you with the overhaul at the Haute-Seine Shipyard, after all the Brigand gunboat has caused considerable damage to your ship.
Oh hell, this is not something i was trained for. I had friends amongst the crew and passengers, please inform me about survivors, if there are any, and as soon as this quarantine is over.
Many of the ship's systems suffered critical damage. I cannot get into all the compartments of the ship, some of them have high temperatures due to fires and plasma leaks. And some are too cold due to refrigerant leaks. Also, some of the compartments are physically crumpled due to attack of a Brigand gunboat.
Since I cannot leave the ship due to quarantine, I cannot access the locked compartments in any way. Because of which, the repair of some systems is impossible. I would like to know when exactly this quarantine ends so we can proceed to the Shipyard.
Regarding the fact that I have already been able to repair a bit in the engineering bay, I was able to activate the remaining nanites - at the moment they were able to fix critical most critical issues. The circulation of the reactor's energy through the ship's systems is more stable. In theory, I am even will be able to activate the ship's shields for a short time. The cruise engine is unfortunately still critically damaged. I can improve energy performance and possibly even achieve stable operation of the shield, but due to failures, spontaneous activation and deactivation of the cloaking device is possible.
I am also still waiting for any notice about survivors you might have found, if possible.
Calais Research Facility, Picardy
November 30, 744 AGS
Sender:Lieutenant Antoine Delacroix Recipient:The Crown Pearl Subject:RE: Quarantine
Technician Johns,
Quarantine will be lifted as soon as we are satisfied that your ship is not a danger to the environment. Our decontamination teams, as well as repair crews, have already begun checking remote parts of the ship, finding only the occasional dead body and scorched wiring so far.
Your patience and cooperation will ensure that the process is completed soon.
We also need access to the ship's main computer to analyze what happened to you in Zurich. It is a gap in our defenses that we must patch to prevent similar tragedies from happening again in the future.