OCV Apollo - Mission and Captain's Log

[Colonel Sarah Pierce]

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Log: 0825834.0941 Type: Mission Asset: Apollo - Pierce Subject: Prep Reporting, Asset Apollo shakedown complete. Traversal from Carthage to Taba uneventful. All systems green, operation can begin on command order. Technical; Submitting personnel roster for confirmation. All personnel listed accounted for. Provisions will begin loading process once confirmation from command is received. Personal; Crew is ready and capable. Ship responded well to inputs, weapons test fire reported good response times. Support craft wing is loaded and prepared. I'm honored to have received Operative Gorobets as CAG. I am also submitting once more request for cruiser attachment to Apollo mission parameters. I understand the need for Resheph scanner suites within the Omicrons, but Apollo will not perform adequately without secondary support. Report filed.

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Humanity's Spear

[Colonel Sarah Pierce]

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Log: 0825834.2001 Type: Mission Asset: Apollo - Pierce Subject: Prep Reporting, Operation commencement acknowledged. Apollo will begin preparations to mobilize within the day. Expected departure 0900hours tomorrow, 26AUG. Strategic; Recon Cruiser Ubaste deployed in advance. CO reports arrival at Ithaca, no conflict. Personal; I am gracious to command for deploying Ubaste to coordinate alongside Apollo for this operation. I am uncertain of Captain Tilson's reputation, but trust in command's judgement. Regardless, Ubaste will be utilized to her full capabilities. We will begin final preparations for departure at once. Expect next update submission once we've reached Ithaca. Report filed.

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[Colonel Sarah Pierce]

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Log: 0826834.0616 Type: Mission Asset: Apollo - Pierce Subject: Arrival - Ithaca Base Reporting, Deployment of Apollo to Omega Theatre complete; Preparing departure to South Core within 24 hours. Strategic; Apollo departed early, following onboarding of critical supplies. Journey uneventful, save for small patrols of hostile craft. Human and non-alien cargo released at Ithaca; Non-critical alien cargo obliterated with main battery. Personal; Crew appears eager. Command staff routinely trade inter-ship gossip around potential of inter-House cooperation. Idealism is prevalent. Anticipate much good from this operation. Report filed.

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ID: PIERCE, Sarah Lynn AUTH: Colonel LOG: Captain's: 26AUG834 Pierce. Ship's holding well enough, for an older design. A few minor technical issues, largely switches and color choices, but nothing to impact performance. Leftenant Harmon has assured me he'll look into it during the night shift while everyone's catching some shut-eye. A substantial pause is interrupted by a short sigh. There's a lot out here we don't know; y'know, the reports only say so much. We'll be catching a fairly up-front glimpse of it when we break past the Omega border, way they say. Some of the crew came from Liberty, and some same as me and the XO. Killing squiddies is a different kind of shock to seeing your own dead. Certainly hits different, that's for sure. Got hope, though. Always got bloody hope. *chuckle* Not expecting Her Majesties' lads to hear without seeing, but we'll certainly try to keep them informed out here. Won't be easy, of course, but easy isn't the why of it. Another, more prolonged pause, a small tap of what sounds like a pencil against a desk, following by a sharp inhale. I've got good hopes for this, though. Becker'd thwap me for this, but I'm gonna make the old lady proud out here. Just you watch, Patty. A swift click finishes the audio log.

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[Colonel Sarah Pierce]

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Log: 0829834.0922 Type: Mission Asset: Apollo - Pierce Subject: Update 1 - South Core/Outer Bretonia Reporting, Ubaste began regional scouting earlier in the week. Traversal of Magellan, Cortez, Coronado revealed much remnant debris from Gallic invasion, as well as considerable House ignorance of border regions. House connection of Crayterian Republic to trade lane network confirmed, providing additional route to monitor. Rheinland Buro[1] logistics vessel was sighted in Coronado, gave order to disregard given operational parameters. Ubaste transited to Newcastle system, given clearance to begin survey of Craster Nebula under low risk. Unknown signatures detected within south region of charted expanses, noted and stored for future investigation. Approach of central nebulaeic zone revealed substantial Nomad architecture[2], visual confirmation made upon closer fly-by[3]. Ubaste reported active shielding[4], similar to intra-Dyson colony, though deactivated weaponry suggests Nomad hive remains dormant. Evidence of Bretonian investigation was detected before Ubaste was forced to withdraw. Ubaste performed exfiltration via Leeds-Magellan wormhole to relink with Apollo. Strategic; Buro interest in Independent Worlds unknown. Suspect 'logistics' to be cover for other means. Recommend further observation to discern motives. Nomad infrastructure within Newcastle raises concerns regarding Bretonian security. Unknown Bretonian investigation duration, recommend routine observation of region, tabs on convoys to and from research site. Personal; The Buro as of now has not been sighted using vessels like the one we encountered. My suspicion is potential artifact recovery, but this is a fringe thought at best. We'll continue to monitor to see if we find anything further. The Nomad City has the crews concerned, especially aboard Ubaste. Tilson noted light mental whispers among both himself and some members of his crew. Tests were run via standard protocol, with zero erroneous readings. I've ordered affected crew of Ubaste to cycle with Apollo crew to keep field team stable, as well as provide a safe atmosphere for those cycled out. I've elected to keep Tilson in his position for the time being, although I am prepared to cycle him out should command deem it necessary. Report filed.

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[Colonel Sarah Pierce]

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Log: 0904834.0851 Type: Mission Asset: Apollo - Pierce Subject: Update 2 - North Liberty: Ontario Reporting, Apollo has established security zone within Cortez star system. Position noted as non-ideal, will be preparing for departure to potential zones within Coronado or Baffin within the week. Ubaste performed another scouting flight, transiting Manchester>Newcastle>Coronado, making diversion through Inverness on full burn to avoid Technocrat incident, departing to Ontario. Arrival was met with immediate local conflict[1], zero fire directed at Ubaste. Authorization was granted for full system scan, priority for high safety. No incidents recorded. Huron orbit populated by numerous station wrecks, modular and permanent. Recon flight of deteriorated Ontario->Alberta Gate[2] connection confirms continued deactivated status. Ontario->Alberta Jump[3] anomaly also registered as unsuitable for traversal. Approach of Planet Sudbury revealed destroyed Technocrat liner[4], as well as local conflict, likely involving the aforementioned. Few scans made, although readings do not indicate any level of life aboard, and potential data either scrubbed before loss or irretrievable. Ubaste continued to Sudbury orbit, with Captain Tilson reporting unnatural signals before reaching far side. Traversal to far side[5] then revealed shielded region on planetary surface. Ubaste XO noted similarities to Heaven's Gate energy shielding[6], powered by Nomad generators. Potential for similar energy readings, although without proper scanning equipment. Visual readings note similar fluctuations, and structure of some sort located at shield center. Ubaste finalized scans and performed exiltration via California system to Cortez. Strategic; Ontario remains backwater. Higher than average LSF presence indicates potential interest within system. Unconfirmed reports of LSF battlecruiser stationed within system support this. Alberta corridor remains sealed, and local infrastructure in ruins. Irrelevant on matters of containment, although still of note for command. Sudbury anomaly raises concerns of local security. Energy shielding not phased by main battery discharge, hinting at potential subterranean complex or power source. Unclear whether active Nomad site, dormant, or vacant Daam K'Vosh ruin. Ubaste will be deployed again soon to conduct proper scanning operations. Personal; The system itself is isolated. This provides both pros and cons; Pros, Ubaste can operate system-wide without much opposition. Cons, an outbreak here would not be easy to detect. We were not able to confirm any Nomad sightings within the system, but an anomaly like this is bound to attract attention. Alongside this report, I am submitting a formal request for tactical readouts of Heaven's Gate, circa 801 A.S.. Thank you. Report filed.

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[Colonel Sarah Pierce]

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Log: 0907834.2134 Type: Mission Asset: Apollo - Pierce Subject: After Action Report - 07SEP834 Reporting, Ubaste reports alien activity within Ontario system, spillage into Inverness. Negative warform elimination, retreated within uncharted structure[1], non-hostile casualties prevented. Potential hive discovery[2], location unknown, within Inverness heliosphere. Ubaste reports no substantial damage sustained. Strategic; Recommend thorough analysis of East Avlemore Nebula when possible. Technocrat presence forced Ubaste withdrawal before Naval exfil. Potential to inform Technocrats of local alien hive, decision left to Command. Personal; Captain Tilson proved himself and his crew quite able, and I'm pleased to report the Navy knew who was the enemy here. Dreadnought LNS Shenandoah's captain provided Ubaste transit of Ontario anomaly[3] upon detection of incoming Technocrat vessels; I anticipate making contact to both offer thanks, as well as potential cooperation on Nomad activity within Ontario and surrounding systems. Report filed.

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[Colonel Sarah Pierce]

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Log: 0920834.0719 Type: Mission Asset: Apollo - Pierce Subject: Bulk Report - 16SEP834 / 18SEP834 Reporting, Bulk report, two instances. First, Apollo commenced undock from Barrier Gate into congregation of pilots, local and exotic. Scanners detected alien target at range, apparently engaged with one of the pilots, who removed the threat. Pilot returned to Barrier Gate, commencing landing before proper inquiry could be made. Attempt at inquiry was made with remaining populace, consisting of the following ship identifiers: > Tracey.Rivers - Freelancer, Unaffiliated > Moreya - Freelancer, Unaffiliated, self-identified as 'Dr. Rhea Novak' > Bessie-"Bison"-Bishop' - Bounty Hunter, Departed Early into Inquiry > [MFE]-Hans.von.Goeben - MedForce Enterprises > Amy.Foulke - Freelancer, Unaffiliated, Joined mid-Inquiry > Emacs.Enjoyer - Lane Hacker Details of interaction with alien target indicate it never closed within range of the station. The pilot that removed it, callsign 'Caliban', has a noted history of combat involving alien entities, including the one encountered. Amid inquiry, pilot returned to Barrier Gate flying a secondary vessel, Valkyrie-class[1], sporting unknown equipment, questions regarding not pressed. Caliban, also identified as a 'Mr. Abrams', identified other instances of contact with Nomad entities, including an earlier encounter with the entity from before within Tau-115 (Roussillon). Pilot noted entity as being a 'human before', deriving an apparent assumption that the entity he'd removed outside Barrier Gate was once an individual, name unknown, and has a past history with Revenant of Auxo. Inquiry officially ended soon after, no further details of note. Recommend further observation of 'Caliban'. Valkyrie-class vessel of particular concern. Finally, expect potential of Ubaste deployed to support MedForce supply shipment to Freeport 10, for Admiralty to take note of. Second, Ubaste deployed from Ontario to Leeds to conduct quick scan-run of lower Taus. Traversal of Edinburgh indicated considerable debris[2] from regional activity in-line with destruction of Royal Enclave. Bretonian presence confirmed[3] within system, although effort to retrieve material of unknown completion. Bretonia of likely need for readiness effort, although uncertain of willingness to receive. Traversal of Tau-31 confirmed Bretonian foothold near Planet Harris, unknown regional strength. Local Crayterian garrison presence unknown. Arrival in Coronado for transfer of material to Apollo resulted in further contact with Lane Hacker pilots, callsigns Oberth.Effect, );-Maxcap, and );-BadPing. Reception of our mission here was positive; Pilot Maxcap provided link to NNmail address, and assurance to provide relevant information upon discovery. Ubaste departed Barrier Gate with good speed, performing minimal traversal of Inverness en-route to Ontario. No hostilities reported. Strategic; Pilot 'Caliban' of particular interest. Unknown weaponry and demeanor subject to scrutiny; Self-reported history with Overwatch, recommend ping to secure information regarding. Local Nomad activity of probable concern, likely a route through Tau Corridor. Requesting clearance to ping Auxo regarding Inverness scanning access concerning potential local hive. Coordination with local Lane Hacker cell of large interest, particularly with regard to Ubaste scanning suite. Potential for Hacker assistance in breaking Sudbury Anomaly shielding massive. Will report on feasibility of Hacker assistance. Personal; This pilot we encountered near Barrier Gate concerns me quite a bit, particularly with regards to his choice of weaponry. Being a local, the other pilots we encountered appear to know him as being a bit of a maverick, which is unhelpful. The Lane Hacker coordination, however, is exactly what we were looking for out here. My own personal quarrels aside, Hacker assistance in regards to nebulaeic scanner piercing will likely prove invaluable. Report filed.

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[Colonel Sarah Pierce]

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Log: 0927834.1939 Type: Mission Asset: Apollo - Pierce Subject: Special Report - 27SEP834 Reporting, One topic of note this week. However, a quick report on activity with Inverness indicates that fighting within is slowing to a crawl. Unclear whether Liberty/Crayter force is winded or diverting to other theatres. Will provide further information regarding when available. Conflicted reporting, following confirmed contact with Nomad lifeforms in Inverness. Special Operative Funai departed Freeport 14 into typical encounter with local residents, one claiming to have found non-hostile specimen within West Avlemore Nebula. Special Operative Funai deployed to investigate, encountering vessels of previously unknown identifier TFP), self-indicating strong ties to former Hellfire Legion, alongside forces of the Technocracy, and a confirmed Nomad specimen. Operative Funai seemingly chose non-violence, standing by and observing until specimen approached. Nomad specimen indicated capability of Human-like speech, previously encountered in fringe instances, Entity maintained non-hostile stance, but was not specimen described by individual near Freeport 14. Such specimen soon revealed itself, taking position alongside smaller warform, quickly joining dialogue engagement. Vessel is noted as being of 'Bustard'-class design, likely of compromised origin, similar to other noted vessels in employ of Nomad entities. These specimen, however, indicated Human origin, including the smaller warform. Primary specimen indicated 'hybridization' of tissues between Human and Nomad physiology, while secondary indicated transferal of consciousness into Nomad shell, feasibility and viability of such heavily questioned. Primary specimen also noted differentiation between process undergone and 'infestation', details of such requiring verification. Primary also noted former association with group known as Oracles, of which we have little information. At this time, Legion forces returned from removal of Crayterian asset and forced Special Operative Funai's withdrawal, as well as primary and secondary specimen. Operative Funai proceeded to Coronado via system anomaly, where continuation of interrogation commenced. Special Operative Funai resumed communication with specimens, noting a separate mindshare from that of Nomads akin to those known as the Slomon K'Hara. This supposed separation resulted following actions within the Omicron Major Dyson Sphere, and the resulting hypergate activation, and drove division between their 'share' and that of the remaining Nomad populace in Sirius. Specimen indicated this separate mindshare's lack of interest in waging war against Humanity, a prospect to treat a heavy skepticism. Primary specimen then offered a video feed of the internals of the 'Bustard'-class vessel, recorded by Special Operative Funai, which will be attached to this report alongside Operative Funai's internal clearance chart. Primary specimen's statements then turned to past events, detailing their apparent 'hybridization', a process it did not elaborate on. Potential was gained in learning of the uses for so far unclear 'liquid cardamine', used by primary specimen for sustainment of Nomad tissue. Whether this is true for all Nomads or those of modified origin was not described. Likely that such material is critical to Nomad physiology in some respect. Primary then recounted the apparent schism between their 'share', which they call 'Song of the Abyss', and their estranged kin, which they call 'Song of the Light'. They detailed the latter's desire to absorb their 'share', and to wage a war against those not of their kind. They claim to fear much, including potential annihilation, and thus make efforts of 'diplomacy'. Primary specimen closed the encounter by offering itself for more in-depth interrogation. Logs of the encounter will be attached to this report. Strategic; Encounter displays potential in understanding Nomad behavior, as well as reasoning for potential Nomad collaboration with Humans across Sirius. Validity of claims made by specimens unknown, yet fit somewhat into already existing models. Further investigation into this matter will commence following command authorization. Personal; I'm at a loss. On one hand, Special Operative Funai violated protocol, and subjected themselves to extreme potential risk. The loss of operatives to this kind of investigation is a clear and obvious danger, and one she understood well, yet carried on anyway. On the other, her actions have provided tremendous insight into the inner functions of Nomad 'culture', as well as the extents to which our knowledge of the Nomads may be insufficient. There is still considerable investigation to be done in this regard, and current protocol will need to be relaxed somewhat to allow for it, but I am content with allowing Operative Funai to continue her investigation into this matter, especially if it helps to better understand Nomad behavior in the aim of removing them as a threat to Humanity. [ CLASSIFIED ] : : : : : : [27.09.2024 05:50:33] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Another comes." [27.09.2024 05:50:41] |O|-Sumi: They /do/ speak.. [27.09.2024 05:50:53] O>)Makiri[S]: That IFF subcode.. [27.09.2024 05:50:56] O>)Makiri[S]: Order Pilot. [27.09.2024 05:51:01] O>)Makiri[S]: Your affiliation. [27.09.2024 05:51:02] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "The Banisher cometh." [27.09.2024 05:51:33] /showinfo me [27.09.2024 05:51:34] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "What shalt thou do, child of Orillion?" [27.09.2024 05:51:49] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Thy great beast layeth before thee." [27.09.2024 05:51:56] |O|-Sumi: Watch and leard, as we always have. [27.09.2024 05:51:59] [OOC] |O|-Sumi: learn* [27.09.2024 05:52:06] [OOC] |O|-Sumi: in real time, apparently [27.09.2024 05:52:34] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Behold, then. Behold Our brilliance." [27.09.2024 05:52:47] Choomba: ---Managed---Transplant- [27.09.2024 05:52:51] O>)Makiri[S]: Choomba. Good to see you again, bud. [27.09.2024 05:52:58] Choomba: --Mental--Load--Better- [27.09.2024 05:53:06] O>)Makiri[S]: Bayonet-class.. very nice. [27.09.2024 05:53:10] Choomba: --Continual--Improving- [27.09.2024 05:53:13] Choomba: --hopefully- [27.09.2024 05:53:42] O>)Makiri[S]: Lariat-type cannons.. nice. [27.09.2024 05:53:51] Choomba: --Fine-- [27.09.2024 05:54:04] Choomba: ---Doing better-- [27.09.2024 05:54:13] Choomba: --Bit--more-Coherent--Hopefully- [27.09.2024 05:54:38] |O|-Sumi: Curious. I was lead to believe there would be a larger form accompanying a smaller one. [27.09.2024 05:54:54] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "There is much thou dost not know." [27.09.2024 05:55:00] |O|-Sumi: Indeed. [27.09.2024 05:55:25] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: [The Vagrant barely skims the shields of the Order fighter as it passes, then comes to a halt.] [27.09.2024 05:55:36] |O|-Sumi: A 'talking' Nomad, for starters.. [27.09.2024 05:55:57] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Hast thou not known Our Song?" [27.09.2024 05:56:56] TFP)-Kelly.With!: [The Falchion slowly approaches the Order ship's vicinity, keeping a safe distance.] [27.09.2024 05:57:24] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: **{There's a perceptible animosity almost radiating off of the Nomad. It doesn't seem to like the Order much.}** [27.09.2024 05:57:33] Temple.of.Silence: Curious... [27.09.2024 05:57:54] |O|-Sumi: We've never needed to, be it naivete or.. [27.09.2024 05:57:57] Tip: Are you new to our server? Introduce yourself on our forums in the Welcome Section at Discoverygc.com [27.09.2024 05:58:01] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Bloodlust." [27.09.2024 05:58:13] |O|-Sumi: Of a sort, yes. [27.09.2024 05:58:13] Temple.of.Silence: One need not put words in their mouth... [27.09.2024 05:58:27] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: **{The animosity recedes slightly at the chiding words.}** [27.09.2024 05:58:39] |O|-Sumi: So it /is/.. [27.09.2024 05:59:26] Temple.of.Silence: Is it...? [27.09.2024 05:59:36] Temple.of.Silence: You have me at a disadvantage... [27.09.2024 05:59:51] |O|-Sumi: And here I was thinking Mr. Frost was truly out of his shell.. [27.09.2024 05:59:54] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: [The smaller form follows alongside the Bustard closely, almost protectively.] [27.09.2024 06:00:01] TFP)-Kelly.With!: An' what the hell is /that/ thing doin' here? [27.09.2024 06:00:02] O>)Makiri[S]: Mr.. Frost. [27.09.2024 06:00:13] Temple.of.Silence: That he may be...but I do not expect it is for the reasons you assumed... [27.09.2024 06:00:22] TFP)-Kelly.With!: I do /not/ wanna see that shite. [27.09.2024 06:00:57] |O|-Sumi: [The Order pilot sets her ship to keep a distance from the Bustard.] [27.09.2024 06:01:00] Temple.of.Silence: You have stated a desire to listen...an unusual sentiment for one of your flag... [27.09.2024 06:01:21] |O|-Sumi: My mission here is to observe, be it visual or audio. [27.09.2024 06:01:38] Temple.of.Silence: Then you may observe us now... [27.09.2024 06:01:39] TFP)-Kelly.With!: [Kelly reaches down to adjust a device on her wrist. Perhaps calling for reinforcements.] [27.09.2024 06:02:04] |O|-Sumi: This.. 'vessel' is so far disproving many of our previously held notions. [27.09.2024 06:02:09] Temple.of.Silence: Is that so...? [27.09.2024 06:02:27] O>)Makiri[S]: I'll uh.. [27.09.2024 06:02:29] |O|-Sumi: At least, the ones I'm aware of. [27.09.2024 06:02:30] O>)Makiri[S]: I'll be back. [27.09.2024 06:02:35] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: **{A chill runs through the environs, causing the air itself to tense in anxiety.}** [27.09.2024 06:02:45] Temple.of.Silence: I am happy to answer your questions...should you have any... [27.09.2024 06:03:15] |O|-Sumi: Are you? [27.09.2024 06:03:25] |O|-Sumi: Happy, that is. [27.09.2024 06:03:27] TFP)-Kelly.With!: [Replacing her hand on the controls.] That offer go for all present? [27.09.2024 06:03:40] Temple.of.Silence: The offer goes for you as well...if you desire... [27.09.2024 06:03:42] |O|-Sumi: We've not observed individuals before. [27.09.2024 06:03:55] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Individuals." [27.09.2024 06:04:01] Temple.of.Silence: Individual...is a curious turn of phrase here... [27.09.2024 06:04:11] |O|-Sumi: Or is this meant for our understanding? [27.09.2024 06:04:22] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: **{The concept sloshes in the mind like a log filled with water.}** [27.09.2024 06:04:22] Temple.of.Silence: One that the Twin Lights have surely not forgotten so soon... [27.09.2024 06:04:26] TFP)-Kelly.With!: Right. What the bloody /fuck/ are you doin' bringin' an enormous thing like that into /restricted space/ with alien... [27.09.2024 06:04:33] TFP)-Kelly.With!: "Equipment"? "Growths"? On it. [27.09.2024 06:04:43] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "One We seldom ever forget." [27.09.2024 06:04:45] TFP)-Kelly.With!: Who the hell do ya think y'are? [27.09.2024 06:04:57] Temple.of.Silence: You would not be any more happy to see us if it were otherwise... [27.09.2024 06:05:07] Temple.of.Silence: And my condition is one that I cannot so easily disguise... [27.09.2024 06:05:39] Temple.of.Silence: To put it more simply...however... [27.09.2024 06:05:50] Temple.of.Silence: My student resides here...and I come to meet her... [27.09.2024 06:05:59] |O|-Sumi: I was lead to believe this was a 'hybrid being'. [27.09.2024 06:06:05] Temple.of.Silence: Yes...that is correct... [27.09.2024 06:06:11] TFP)-Kelly.With!: A... "hybrid" being? [27.09.2024 06:06:28] Temple.of.Silence: My name is Thysania...and I am a human hybridized with nomad tissue... [27.09.2024 06:06:42] |O|-Sumi: ... [27.09.2024 06:06:46] TFP)-Kelly.With!: You... what? [27.09.2024 06:06:58] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Is it so strange, child of flame?" [27.09.2024 06:07:04] |O|-Sumi: .. is that even possible? [27.09.2024 06:07:19] Temple.of.Silence: It is...and I am not the only example... [27.09.2024 06:07:32] |O|-Sumi: Is that so? [27.09.2024 06:07:52] Temple.of.Silence: Indeed... [27.09.2024 06:08:01] TFP)-Kelly.With!: What does that even /mean/?! [27.09.2024 06:08:06] Temple.of.Silence: Perhaps the name Harbinger is familiar to you... [27.09.2024 06:08:20] TFP)-Kelly.With!: "Hybridized with nomad tissue", what the shite does that DO to ya? [27.09.2024 06:08:37] Temple.of.Silence: It was an arduous process...and one which I almost did not survive... [27.09.2024 06:08:44] O>)Makiri![S]: Exactly. [27.09.2024 06:08:47] Death: Hunk-a-metal was put out of action by a hostile vessel. [27.09.2024 06:08:51] O>)Makiri![S]: Contacts on datalink. Weapons hold. [27.09.2024 06:08:59] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Others gather." [27.09.2024 06:09:01] O>)Akiha/[S]: Weapons on hold. Ready to engage. [27.09.2024 06:09:05] |O|-Sumi: So they do.. [27.09.2024 06:09:05] Temple.of.Silence: They return...with support... [27.09.2024 06:09:19] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "This sea grows tumultuous." [27.09.2024 06:09:21] Temple.of.Silence: Do you seek violence...? [27.09.2024 06:09:32] O>)Makiri![S]: Not if you seek it. [27.09.2024 06:09:41] TFP)-Kelly.With!: If yer insistent on remaining /here/, /specifically/, then aye. [27.09.2024 06:09:51] |O|-Sumi: You're telling me this is not a parasitic relationship, then? [27.09.2024 06:10:06] |O|-Sumi: That it is, in fact, 'consentual'. [27.09.2024 06:10:08] Temple.of.Silence: It was a voluntary process... [27.09.2024 06:10:09] O>)Makiri![S]: [He looks to With's ship.] [27.09.2024 06:10:14] O>)Akiha/[S]: [Akiha heaves a deep sigh, remaining silent otherwise] [27.09.2024 06:10:18] Temple.of.Silence: One that I partook of my own will... [27.09.2024 06:10:25] TFP)-Kelly.With!: To what end? [27.09.2024 06:10:29] |O|-Sumi: You'll forgive me if I'm not fully reassured. [27.09.2024 06:10:48] Temple.of.Silence: *A weak, almost scraping laugh escapes from her, followed by a hoarse wheeze.* [27.09.2024 06:10:58] |O|-Sumi: Consider it.. 'instinct'. [27.09.2024 06:11:02] Temple.of.Silence: Why would I not...? [27.09.2024 06:11:11] |O|-Sumi: Good. [27.09.2024 06:11:21] Temple.of.Silence: I have been granted a body that has saved me from a premature death... [27.09.2024 06:11:29] TFP)-Kelly.With!: At what cost? [27.09.2024 06:11:42] Temple.of.Silence: Nothing that I was not willing to part with... [27.09.2024 06:12:04] |O|-Sumi: Free will? [27.09.2024 06:12:14] Temple.of.Silence: My will remains my own...as Psyche may attest... [27.09.2024 06:12:22] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: **{Strands of opposite nature, intertwining in the dark. A light descends.}** [27.09.2024 06:12:46] Temple.of.Silence: Your misconceptions of the nomad state of being are understandable... [27.09.2024 06:12:54] |O|-Sumi: I hope so. [27.09.2024 06:13:11] |O|-Sumi: I don't intend to claim I'm all knowing. [27.09.2024 06:13:19] Temple.of.Silence: Indeed...and that is a healthy outlook... [27.09.2024 06:13:20] |O|-Sumi: I've just met a talking Nomad, for starters. [27.09.2024 06:13:40] O>)Makiri![S]: Wow. A talking Nomad. [27.09.2024 06:13:42] Temple.of.Silence: Consider this thought... [27.09.2024 06:13:50] O>)Makiri![S]: Welcome to the Choir, Sumi. [27.09.2024 06:13:58] O>)Makiri![S]: You want any of the other verses? [27.09.2024 06:14:08] Temple.of.Silence: If all nomads were incapable of dissenting...then how would the nomad share adapt to new situations...? [27.09.2024 06:14:14] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: **{The voice of a young woman whispers in the ear. Wisps of warm air practically lick the flesh teasingly.}** [27.09.2024 06:14:26] O>)Makiri![S]: Please don't do that. [27.09.2024 06:14:26] O>)Akiha/[S]: Technocracy vessel, can you stop fussing around? I'm calibrating sensors! [27.09.2024 06:14:28] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Consensus requires conflict." [27.09.2024 06:14:34] Temple.of.Silence: Indeed... [27.09.2024 06:14:46] Temple.of.Silence: And so it gives rise to the song of Light... [27.09.2024 06:14:47] O>)Makiri![S]: Choomba, I know you're happy about the new kit, but can you take five? [27.09.2024 06:15:00] |O|-Sumi: Right.. [27.09.2024 06:15:01] O>)Akiha/[S]: Thank you, taichou. Almost done... [27.09.2024 06:15:19] |O|-Sumi: We'd believed there was some way of communicating. [27.09.2024 06:15:26] |O|-Sumi: Your evolution wouldn't make sense, otherwise. [27.09.2024 06:15:29] =CR=FV-Tyran|248: Oh.. [27.09.2024 06:15:31] Temple.of.Silence: Indeed... [27.09.2024 06:15:32] O>)Akiha/[S]: New contact on long range lidar. Seems Crayter. [27.09.2024 06:15:41] |O|-Sumi: I meant 'talking' like.. 'Human words'. [27.09.2024 06:15:42] Temple.of.Silence: Lovely... [27.09.2024 06:15:48] =CR=FV-Tyran|248: That is something I don't want part of [27.09.2024 06:15:50] |O|-Sumi: Hrm.. [27.09.2024 06:15:55] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Interlopers, anew." [27.09.2024 06:15:57] |O|-Sumi: Then don't, Captain. [27.09.2024 06:16:01] TFP)-Kelly.With!: Every fuckin' time. [27.09.2024 06:16:04] |O|-Sumi: Move along. [27.09.2024 06:16:07] TFP)-Kelly.With!: You Crayterian bastards. [27.09.2024 06:16:09] O>)Makiri![S]: Weapons hold, Akiha. We'll prosecute if... [27.09.2024 06:16:18] TFP)-Kelly.With!: Allied forces, find it. [27.09.2024 06:16:20] TFP)-Kelly.With!: We'll torch it. [27.09.2024 06:16:24] O>)Akiha/[S]: Weapons on hold. I don't like crowds anyway... [27.09.2024 06:16:25] O>)Makiri![S]: You know what, no, fuck that - Akiha, weapons hot. [27.09.2024 06:16:27] Temple.of.Silence: Human words are an adaptation...as any other may be... [27.09.2024 06:16:29] O>)Makiri![S]: Find it, whack it. [27.09.2024 06:16:37] O>)Akiha/[S]: Order confirmed, taichou. Powering weapons. [27.09.2024 06:16:45] O>)Makiri![S]: Establish a dragnet - it doesn't escape this system. [27.09.2024 06:16:49] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "We have become skilled in this limited adaptation." [27.09.2024 06:16:50] Temple.of.Silence: Speech is not such a difficult concept to grasp...particularly not when there are those willing to teach it... [27.09.2024 06:17:03] Temple.of.Silence: Of course...Psyche has an unfair advantage... [27.09.2024 06:17:13] Temple.of.Silence: She too was once human... [27.09.2024 06:17:17] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: (Mischief.) [27.09.2024 06:17:30] |O|-Sumi: That's.. not possible.. [27.09.2024 06:17:36] Temple.of.Silence: Is it not...? [27.09.2024 06:17:44] Temple.of.Silence: What is a human mind...but a pattern of information...? [27.09.2024 06:17:59] |O|-Sumi: Complex information. [27.09.2024 06:18:13] Temple.of.Silence: Complex information...surely no more complex than a nomad mind... [27.09.2024 06:18:35] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: **{Suddenly, the voice of the Nomad turns completely. It's a young woman, without any measure of Nomad speech.}** [27.09.2024 06:18:40] |O|-Sumi: The two can't be compatible. [27.09.2024 06:18:53] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Well, it's a bit rude to just assume that about a girl... My name is Kimiko. Kimiko Hawkins." [27.09.2024 06:19:59] |O|-Sumi: [The pilot shudders, the sound of a woman's voice from such a vessel unnerving.] [27.09.2024 06:20:05] |O|-Sumi: That's.. [27.09.2024 06:20:11] |O|-Sumi: .. how.. [27.09.2024 06:20:22] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "You probably wouldn't believe me if I told you." [27.09.2024 06:20:22] |O|-Sumi: .. why? [27.09.2024 06:20:24] Temple.of.Silence: Through patience...and effort... [27.09.2024 06:20:54] |O|-Sumi: Effort.. to escape the same fate..? [27.09.2024 06:21:07] |O|-Sumi: .. or for other means? [27.09.2024 06:21:08] Temple.of.Silence: Is it inconceivable that a human would wish to find another existence...? [27.09.2024 06:21:12] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "No. I was healthy in body. Well, fairly." [27.09.2024 06:21:45] |O|-Sumi: I've known people who wish to occupy a robotic shell. [27.09.2024 06:21:51] |O|-Sumi: Nothing like this, though.. [27.09.2024 06:22:12] |O|-Sumi: Even as you are, still 'organic'.. [27.09.2024 06:22:24] Temple.of.Silence: My body may have been failing...but I would not have pursued hybridization had I held no fascination with the state of being - [27.09.2024 06:22:28] Temple.of.Silence: - with which it came... [27.09.2024 06:22:35] |O|-Sumi: Naturally.. [27.09.2024 06:22:46] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "I was born what some people would call an esper." [27.09.2024 06:22:56] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Psychic." [27.09.2024 06:23:10] Temple.of.Silence: As was I also... [27.09.2024 06:23:25] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "And I sought others like me. An existence that felt more real, more compatible with my nature. It led me to the Light." [27.09.2024 06:23:31] |O|-Sumi: Is it a requirement for transitions like these? [27.09.2024 06:23:38] Temple.of.Silence: Not necessarily... [27.09.2024 06:23:42] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Certainly helps." [27.09.2024 06:23:52] O>)Akiha/[S] was shot out of the skies by =CR=FV-Tyran|248 (100%) [27.09.2024 06:23:58] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Why, you interested?" (Mischief.) [27.09.2024 06:24:02] Temple.of.Silence: It has been done without...but such things would ease the process... [27.09.2024 06:24:10] |O|-Sumi: I.. no. Christ, no. [27.09.2024 06:24:32] Temple.of.Silence: Then such a path need not be yours... [27.09.2024 06:25:04] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Not exactly one that goes well when forced." [27.09.2024 06:25:09] Temple.of.Silence: Indeed... [27.09.2024 06:25:20] Temple.of.Silence: I do not know of a hybrid that was forced to undergo the process... [27.09.2024 06:25:33] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "No true hybrid, at least." [27.09.2024 06:25:35] Temple.of.Silence: It is far more sensitive than infestation...far more medical... [27.09.2024 06:25:46] |O|-Sumi: So this process is different than that which creates the.. wild? [27.09.2024 06:25:52] Temple.of.Silence: And the psychic component cannot be denied... [27.09.2024 06:25:57] Temple.of.Silence: Yes... [27.09.2024 06:26:10] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "I was blessed with a seed, but it wasn't a requirement." [27.09.2024 06:26:16] Temple.of.Silence: The Wild are unwilling recipients of what you call nomad incubi... [27.09.2024 06:26:47] Temple.of.Silence: Many of them are violent...for the simple reason that they were intended for violence...and are born from it... [27.09.2024 06:27:39] Temple.of.Silence: Such a process is regrettable...and not that which I condone... [27.09.2024 06:27:54] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "A waste of potential." [27.09.2024 06:28:34] Temple.of.Silence: More than simple potential...it is a last desperate resort...a violation of autonomy... [27.09.2024 06:28:41] |O|-Sumi: You sound far different than others of your kind we've encountered, be it your 'Human' origins or something else.. [27.09.2024 06:29:06] Temple.of.Silence: I have cultivated a state of mind that exists in counterbalance to many nomads... [27.09.2024 06:29:20] |O|-Sumi: Is that so? [27.09.2024 06:29:38] Temple.of.Silence: Yes... [27.09.2024 06:29:39] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "A necessary adaptation." [27.09.2024 06:29:46] |O|-Sumi: As all adaptations are. [27.09.2024 06:29:58] |O|-Sumi: For better or worse.. [27.09.2024 06:30:03] Temple.of.Silence: I offer a voice of dissent...living in isolation... [27.09.2024 06:30:26] Temple.of.Silence: Perhaps you remember the Oracles... [27.09.2024 06:30:37] Temple.of.Silence: Or were they before your time...? [27.09.2024 06:30:50] |O|-Sumi: Somewhat. We've only encountered them little, and quite some time ago. [27.09.2024 06:31:02] |O|-Sumi: They were... enigmatic at best.. [27.09.2024 06:31:10] Temple.of.Silence: I was of their number...among those that wished to bridge the gap between humanity and the alien... [27.09.2024 06:31:19] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "They come." [27.09.2024 06:31:24] Temple.of.Silence: For a time...it was good... [27.09.2024 06:31:45] O>)Makiri![S]: Yeah, but they lack against bigger fish. Gunboats, yeah. [27.09.2024 06:31:48] Temple.of.Silence: But such things did not last...as the Outcast nation set a torch to that which they had so long embraced... [27.09.2024 06:31:53] O>)Makiri![S]: Nails on the target. [27.09.2024 06:31:59] TFP)-Kelly.With!: Right. [27.09.2024 06:32:03] TFP)-Kelly.With!: Let's make this quick. [27.09.2024 06:32:08] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: **{Instantly, tension flares in the Nomad.}** [27.09.2024 06:32:12] TFP)-Kelly.With!: Gonna be straight with ya. [27.09.2024 06:32:21] TFP)-Kelly.With!: We don't give a shite about what's goin' on inside that ship. [27.09.2024 06:32:31] TFP)-Kelly.With!: We don't give a shite if ye wanna talk with this Order agent. [27.09.2024 06:32:43] TFP)-Kelly.With!: But the Order ain't welcome here, and neither are wannabe warships. Not in the Avlemores. [27.09.2024 06:32:48] TFP)-Kelly.With!: So this is your eviction notice. [27.09.2024 06:32:56] TFP)-Mason:Tennyson: I have questions about what an Order agent is doing in close proximity with a Nomad but... that can be for another time. [27.09.2024 06:33:09] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: [Energy masses within the Nomad warform, but it does not act. Yet.] [27.09.2024 06:33:19] |O|-Sumi: I'm investigating, pilot. [27.09.2024 06:33:25] TFP)-Locksmith: Familiar feeling. [27.09.2024 06:33:27] TFP)-Kelly.With!: Investigate somewhere the fuck else. [27.09.2024 06:33:30] TFP)-Mason:Tennyson: I'm sure, agent. [27.09.2024 06:33:42] TFP)-Mason:Tennyson: The last one that told me about my experiences, advised me not to stay close to 'em. [27.09.2024 06:33:53] Temple.of.Silence: Very well...I surrender... [27.09.2024 06:33:56] Temple.of.Silence: Take me into custody... [27.09.2024 06:33:57] |O|-Sumi: Distance is not a bad thing to practice, pilot. [27.09.2024 06:34:04] TFP)-Kelly.With!: There'll be no takin' into custody. [27.09.2024 06:34:12] |O|-Sumi: Especially with regards to my profession. [27.09.2024 06:34:17] Temple.of.Silence: No...? [27.09.2024 06:34:19] TFP)-Kelly.With!: You'll be leavin' the system for Coronado and not returnin'. [27.09.2024 06:34:41] TFP)-Mason:Tennyson: I'd say to follow the advise of your fellow agents and stay away from 'em too. [27.09.2024 06:34:45] [OOC] TFP)-Mason:Tennyson: advice* [27.09.2024 06:34:52] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: **{There's a distinct, growing disquiet from the Nomad's presence.}** [27.09.2024 06:34:57] Temple.of.Silence: Very well... [27.09.2024 06:35:40] |O|-Sumi: [The pilot clicks her safety on, eyeing the Legionnaires cautiously.] [27.09.2024 06:35:52] TFP)-Kelly.With!: Well? [27.09.2024 06:35:55] TFP)-Kelly.With!: Get to moving. [27.09.2024 06:36:00] Temple.of.Silence: Sumi...is that your name...? [27.09.2024 06:36:04] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: **{It holds back something large. Something boiling.}** [27.09.2024 06:36:07] /showinfo me [27.09.2024 06:36:09] TFP)-Kelly.With!: Y'can talk and walk, can't ya? [27.09.2024 06:36:16] TFP)-Locksmith: Psyche. Last time we met, our... Interaction... Left me somewhat changed. But, this is neither place nor time. [27.09.2024 06:36:18] Temple.of.Silence: Allow me to clarify intentions... [27.09.2024 06:36:28] |O|-Sumi: It is merely a callsign. [27.09.2024 06:36:31] Temple.of.Silence: I do not wish to depart without knowing whether or not they will follow... [27.09.2024 06:36:44] |O|-Sumi: I can elaborate, once we're out of these Legionnaire's shadows.. [27.09.2024 06:36:48] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Give the courtesy, child of flame." [27.09.2024 06:36:52] Temple.of.Silence: If you wish to continue our discussion...'Sumi'...then we shall depart... [27.09.2024 06:37:15] TFP)-Mason:Tennyson: We have intel on that carrier? Or... [27.09.2024 06:37:28] |O|-Sumi: Give my regards to the leadership on your base, Legionnaires. [27.09.2024 06:37:30] O>)Makiri![S]: We don't. [27.09.2024 06:37:33] |O|-Sumi: And my condolences. [27.09.2024 06:37:41] |O|-Sumi: I know what it's like to watch a home burn. [27.09.2024 06:37:46] TFP)-Kelly.With!: Will do. [27.09.2024 06:37:51] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: [The Nomad trails behind the carrier.] [27.09.2024 06:38:11] |O|-Sumi: Be seeing you. [27.09.2024 06:38:20] TFP)-Mason:Tennyson: Perhaps... [27.09.2024 06:42:04] /showinfo me [27.09.2024 06:44:06] Temple.of.Silence: How unfortunate... [27.09.2024 06:44:13] Temple.of.Silence: And how lacking in nuance... [27.09.2024 06:44:37] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "They cling to what little authority they yet have." [27.09.2024 06:44:42] Temple.of.Silence: Where now have you gone...Sumi...? [27.09.2024 06:46:14] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "There you are." [27.09.2024 06:46:28] |O|-Sumi: Apologies, I wanted to make sure the jump hole was at a far enough distance. [27.09.2024 06:46:39] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Such courtesy from a Banisher." [27.09.2024 06:46:59] |O|-Sumi: Simply 'talking' with your kind.. would be more taboo than marrying gaijin. [27.09.2024 06:47:08] Temple.of.Silence: Naturally... [27.09.2024 06:47:34] Temple.of.Silence: We do not have such disdain...but there are ways in which you have more to lose... [27.09.2024 06:48:10] |O|-Sumi: The Legacy is known for its distance from the Overwatch's direction.. [27.09.2024 06:48:22] Temple.of.Silence: A healthy choice... [27.09.2024 06:48:27] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Sane, even." [27.09.2024 06:48:28] Temple.of.Silence: One which many others have also made in the past... [27.09.2024 06:48:31] |O|-Sumi: But engaging in contact with Nomads.. it would be a diplomatic coup. [27.09.2024 06:48:50] Temple.of.Silence: Is it so unthinkable to engage in diplomacy...? [27.09.2024 06:49:02] |O|-Sumi: With beings as notorious as your kind? [27.09.2024 06:49:05] |O|-Sumi: Very. [27.09.2024 06:49:11] Temple.of.Silence: Consider this thought... [27.09.2024 06:49:23] Temple.of.Silence: Many of us hesitate to consider diplomacy for the same reason... [27.09.2024 06:49:36] Temple.of.Silence: We do not approach humanity...because humanity has closed itself to us... [27.09.2024 06:49:57] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "We see humans as xenophobic, fearful, so willing and eager to kill us that they would kill their own for talking." [27.09.2024 06:50:03] Temple.of.Silence: Indeed... [27.09.2024 06:50:12] |O|-Sumi: In a way, that's part of the taboo. [27.09.2024 06:50:22] |O|-Sumi: We're expected to keep to that. [27.09.2024 06:50:23] Temple.of.Silence: What gain is there in holding this taboo...? [27.09.2024 06:50:36] |O|-Sumi: Why do you think I'm talking? [27.09.2024 06:50:50] Temple.of.Silence: Because you are intrigued...because you wish to learn... [27.09.2024 06:51:11] |O|-Sumi: My superiors would find my information intriguing, as they probably throw me into the airlock. [27.09.2024 06:51:39] Temple.of.Silence: And that is why we fear the Order... [27.09.2024 06:51:56] Temple.of.Silence: Because there is no recourse...because we could not hope to find a listening ear... [27.09.2024 06:52:05] Temple.of.Silence: Because they have already turned an entire sector against our word... [27.09.2024 06:52:26] |O|-Sumi: Your word has rightfully terrified many. [27.09.2024 06:52:30] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "The Banishers have already declared their intent. Humanity first. All else must perish." [27.09.2024 06:52:40] Temple.of.Silence: Indeed...but it is not solely Our word... [27.09.2024 06:52:45] |O|-Sumi: For the same reasons my people feared.. fear, the outside world. [27.09.2024 06:52:59] Temple.of.Silence: There are dissenting voices...even among our brethren... [27.09.2024 06:53:06] |O|-Sumi: Are there? [27.09.2024 06:53:12] |O|-Sumi: I suppose there have to be.. [27.09.2024 06:53:27] Temple.of.Silence: We are of the Vagrant share...a separate song from those that you have known for decades... [27.09.2024 06:53:37] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "The Light of the Abyss." [27.09.2024 06:54:06] |O|-Sumi: The K'Hara.. [27.09.2024 06:54:10] Temple.of.Silence: Our kin did not reside in Sirius...but were cast out with hypergate yours activated... [27.09.2024 06:55:03] Temple.of.Silence: That hypergate sent many into the deep void...the shock of which killed many... [27.09.2024 06:55:15] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: (Sorrow. Pain.) [27.09.2024 06:55:16] |O|-Sumi: I imagine it would have.. [27.09.2024 06:55:32] Temple.of.Silence: Those that survived and returned...were a shadow of the original number... [27.09.2024 06:55:55] Temple.of.Silence: Our song is weaker...fewer in number...unable to survive in a war against yours... [27.09.2024 06:55:59] |O|-Sumi: And this is why you take the route you do? [27.09.2024 06:56:06] Temple.of.Silence: Among others...yes... [27.09.2024 06:56:19] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "One verse of the Song." [27.09.2024 06:56:43] Temple.of.Silence: We are separated from our brethren...and so a nomad mind has for the first time been forced to confront irreconcilable - [27.09.2024 06:56:52] Temple.of.Silence: - difference with their fellow brethren... [27.09.2024 06:57:18] Temple.of.Silence: We do not seek vengeance...as we are exhausted... [27.09.2024 06:57:30] |O|-Sumi: Understandable.. [27.09.2024 06:57:42] |O|-Sumi: I suppose I would be too after such a journey.. [27.09.2024 06:57:46] Temple.of.Silence: Indeed... [27.09.2024 06:57:54] Temple.of.Silence: I did not experience this journey...not in my own memory... [27.09.2024 06:57:58] |O|-Sumi: [She lets out a light chuckle, embedded with nervousness.] [27.09.2024 06:58:14] |O|-Sumi: I doubt many of your kind did. [27.09.2024 06:58:26] Temple.of.Silence: But I have experienced the fire and hatred of the mirror share... [27.09.2024 06:58:46] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "The memory is shared. The sensation, multiplied." [27.09.2024 06:59:19] Temple.of.Silence: My experience also differs...as I have abandoned those that seek only bloodlust... [27.09.2024 06:59:40] |O|-Sumi: Abandoned? [27.09.2024 06:59:47] Temple.of.Silence: Indeed...as I was abandoned in turn... [27.09.2024 06:59:50] Temple.of.Silence: Recall the Oracles... [27.09.2024 06:59:54] |O|-Sumi: Right.. [27.09.2024 07:00:09] Temple.of.Silence: We were hosted by the Maltese nation...formed from their mystics... [27.09.2024 07:00:23] Temple.of.Silence: But our number were rooted out from their society...murdered and cast out... [27.09.2024 07:00:55] |O|-Sumi: For what reason? General distrust, or something actionable..? [27.09.2024 07:01:14] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "You can guess the story, by this point." [27.09.2024 07:01:16] Temple.of.Silence: A rapid cultural shift...one that I attribute to the Order... [27.09.2024 07:01:30] |O|-Sumi: Hm. [27.09.2024 07:01:43] Temple.of.Silence: I do not know all the factors...nor did I know then... [27.09.2024 07:02:05] Temple.of.Silence: But with my usefulness shattered...the share determined that I was no longer a useful resource... [27.09.2024 07:02:24] Temple.of.Silence: I am unable to hide within human society...shackled to my form... [27.09.2024 07:02:42] |O|-Sumi: You're trapped aboard that ship? [27.09.2024 07:03:00] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Trapped is not fully accurate." [27.09.2024 07:03:06] |O|-Sumi: Hai.. [27.09.2024 07:03:10] Temple.of.Silence: Not exclusively...but I am weak of body... [27.09.2024 07:03:28] |O|-Sumi: Is it just you, or are there others? [27.09.2024 07:03:39] Temple.of.Silence: I am the only one that lives aboard this vessel... [27.09.2024 07:04:05] Temple.of.Silence: My roots grow deep within it...tissue that has formed gradually... [27.09.2024 07:04:24] Temple.of.Silence: A fightercraft was once sufficient...then a gunboat... [27.09.2024 07:04:31] Temple.of.Silence: Now it is this ship... [27.09.2024 07:04:55] Temple.of.Silence: I suspect...in some way...that it may resemble a nomad's growth into larger forms... [27.09.2024 07:05:06] Temple.of.Silence: But this is purely speculation... [27.09.2024 07:05:29] Temple.of.Silence: I can depart from it...but to do so is a considerable exertion... [27.09.2024 07:05:33] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "You grow, as I did." [27.09.2024 07:05:37] |O|-Sumi: I think I understand what Mr. Frost meant, then.. [27.09.2024 07:05:51] Temple.of.Silence: He did not grasp the full extent of my being... [27.09.2024 07:06:03] |O|-Sumi: Hai, as I doubt some could. [27.09.2024 07:06:14] Temple.of.Silence: He merely speculated...hearing that I was a hybrid...and hearing that it was a project first endeavored by the Hellfire - [27.09.2024 07:06:16] Temple.of.Silence: - Legion... [27.09.2024 07:06:42] Temple.of.Silence: But if you wish...then I may show you some of what I am... [27.09.2024 07:06:55] Temple.of.Silence: You need not leave your vessel to do so... [27.09.2024 07:07:05] |O|-Sumi: .. err.. [27.09.2024 07:07:14] Temple.of.Silence: A simple video feed would suffice... [27.09.2024 07:07:37] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: **{Flower petals float about the space.}** [27.09.2024 07:08:09] |O|-Sumi: May I vidcap? [27.09.2024 07:08:20] Temple.of.Silence: You may...should you wish to share... [27.09.2024 07:08:27] Temple.of.Silence: I do not consider this conversation confidential... [27.09.2024 07:09:13] Temple.of.Silence: I do not know whether you will use this as intelligence for the Order...but if you should do so...then I shall not begrudge - [27.09.2024 07:09:19] |O|-Sumi: [The pilot flicks some switches on her left panel, and then a final button press next to her video screen.] [27.09.2024 07:09:20] Temple.of.Silence: - you of making use of every available advantage... [27.09.2024 07:10:07] |O|-Sumi: Let's just say this is going to be.. quite the report.. [27.09.2024 07:10:17] Temple.of.Silence: *The video feed flickers, then comes on. It reveals a woman with pale skin and dark hair, naked aboard what may be the bridge - [27.09.2024 07:10:36] |O|-Sumi: Assuming they don't just dismiss it outright as something- .. hm.. [27.09.2024 07:10:52] Temple.of.Silence: - of the Bustard...but her back has tendrils of what is obviously nomad tissue snaking out from it. The tissue has clearly - [27.09.2024 07:11:26] Temple.of.Silence: - burrowed into her skin, and her pale skin is splotched with dark, purple veins. Her eyes glow with pale blue light.* [27.09.2024 07:11:33] Temple.of.Silence: *Perhaps the most telling feature, however...* [27.09.2024 07:12:02] Temple.of.Silence: *The entirety of the ship's 'bridge' appears to have been warped. The nomad growth has crept out into the metal surrounding - [27.09.2024 07:12:31] Temple.of.Silence: - her, glowing crystalline structures that have rearranged the metal around her, pulsing as though alive. Motes of blue light - [27.09.2024 07:12:54] Temple.of.Silence: - float in the air, like blood cells in a vein, moving this way and that.* [27.09.2024 07:13:01] |O|-Sumi: .. dear.. Jesus... [27.09.2024 07:13:18] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Beauty." [27.09.2024 07:13:22] Temple.of.Silence: This is how I live...for much of my days... [27.09.2024 07:13:36] Temple.of.Silence: But I am capable of departure... [27.09.2024 07:13:56] |O|-Sumi: I doubt it's pleasant. [27.09.2024 07:14:30] Temple.of.Silence: *She appears to wince, slightly, as she pulls forward, standing from her chair. She reaches behind her, carefully - [27.09.2024 07:14:58] Temple.of.Silence: - disentangling a long tendril from the crystal, before leaving it to hang limp...standing on wobbly knees.* [27.09.2024 07:15:15] Temple.of.Silence: It is a preferable existence...one that holds little pain...for the most part... [27.09.2024 07:15:31] |O|-Sumi: 'For the most part'..? [27.09.2024 07:15:34] Temple.of.Silence: My senses spread through my ship...an extension of my body... [27.09.2024 07:15:55] Temple.of.Silence: I feel the sun on my skin...I feel my drives flare to life... [27.09.2024 07:16:07] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "The kiss of the solar wind..." [27.09.2024 07:16:11] Temple.of.Silence: Yes... [27.09.2024 07:16:27] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: **{Wistful reminiscence, like memories of summers past.}** [27.09.2024 07:16:41] Temple.of.Silence: *She soon collapses into her chair again, and her limp tendrils slither back into the crystal.* [27.09.2024 07:17:18] Temple.of.Silence: The most pain is when I must leave...and on occasion it is necessary... [27.09.2024 07:17:57] |O|-Sumi: I suppose it is. [27.09.2024 07:18:05] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "When we must reduce ourselves." [27.09.2024 07:18:27] Temple.of.Silence: I do not consider it reduction...but the simple necessity of my existence... [27.09.2024 07:19:07] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Perhaps the memory of being trapped in human form stirs unwanted sentiment in me." [27.09.2024 07:19:09] Temple.of.Silence: I must engage face to face...and I must untether myself from the all-encompassing noise of existence on occasion... [27.09.2024 07:19:35] Temple.of.Silence: And sometimes...a matter requires a delicate...human hand... [27.09.2024 07:19:51] A bounty of $1.500 credits has been deposited into your account. [27.09.2024 07:20:34] Temple.of.Silence: *The video feed goes blank.* [27.09.2024 07:20:41] |O|-Sumi: Do you have aides to help in that instance? [27.09.2024 07:20:55] Temple.of.Silence: Yes...though I can often manage myself... [27.09.2024 07:21:22] Temple.of.Silence: None of them reside on this ship...but I do not tend to leave without aid... [27.09.2024 07:21:42] Temple.of.Silence: A cane is often sufficient...as long as the pain is not intense... [27.09.2024 07:22:06] Temple.of.Silence: But this is a choice I have made willingly...and I do not regret it... [27.09.2024 07:22:36] Temple.of.Silence: I already required a cane...I already suffered in my lungs and my heart... [27.09.2024 07:22:46] |O|-Sumi: May I ask from what? [27.09.2024 07:22:54] Temple.of.Silence: Cardiac arrythmia...severe asthma... [27.09.2024 07:23:19] Temple.of.Silence: I had several heart attacks in my life...before I reached the age of thirty... [27.09.2024 07:23:28] |O|-Sumi: Mm.. [27.09.2024 07:23:50] Temple.of.Silence: It was not expected that I would live a full and healthy life... [27.09.2024 07:24:24] Temple.of.Silence: But...I did not intend to allow this to dictate the course of my life... [27.09.2024 07:24:34] |O|-Sumi: Admirable.. truly. [27.09.2024 07:25:11] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: **{A small blue butterfly flutters into view, sitting atop Sumi's canopy. It seems to listen passively.}** [27.09.2024 07:25:29] Temple.of.Silence: It has been nearly ten years since I embraced hybridization...and my condition has not deteriorated since then... [27.09.2024 07:25:47] Temple.of.Silence: However...it also has not improved... [27.09.2024 07:26:06] |O|-Sumi: I see. [27.09.2024 07:26:09] Temple.of.Silence: There were severe doubts that I would survive the procedure...but I wished to take the chance... [27.09.2024 07:27:47] |O|-Sumi: And you say you've no regrets? [27.09.2024 07:28:03] Temple.of.Silence: There are difficulties...yes... [27.09.2024 07:28:19] Temple.of.Silence: But if I am to gauge my overall existence...then I am certain that this was correct... [27.09.2024 07:28:38] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "This is a realm of being beyond what we had known before." [27.09.2024 07:28:47] Temple.of.Silence: I do not worry for my ability to breathe easily...I do not question whether a skipped heartbeat may mean my death... [27.09.2024 07:29:27] Temple.of.Silence: In exchange...I am reliant on liquid cardamine...and I have increasingly grown to rely upon my vessel... [27.09.2024 07:29:35] Temple.of.Silence: But it is a preferable existence... [27.09.2024 07:29:56] |O|-Sumi: .. liquid? [27.09.2024 07:30:00] Temple.of.Silence: Yes... [27.09.2024 07:30:09] |O|-Sumi: Curious.. [27.09.2024 07:30:35] Temple.of.Silence: Liquid cardamine is far more concentrated than normal cardamine...and normally...a human would not survive a dose... [27.09.2024 07:30:44] Temple.of.Silence: But it is necessary to sustain the nomad tissue... [27.09.2024 07:31:35] |O|-Sumi: Is this only true for your case, or do others require it as well? [27.09.2024 07:31:46] Temple.of.Silence: I cannot say certainly... [27.09.2024 07:31:53] |O|-Sumi: Hm.. [27.09.2024 07:32:07] Temple.of.Silence: It may be that the process has been since refined... [27.09.2024 07:32:21] Temple.of.Silence: My case was relatively early...in many respects... [27.09.2024 07:32:36] Temple.of.Silence: Psyche's transition...was far more graceful than my own... [27.09.2024 07:32:45] Temple.of.Silence: But I am glad to maintain a part of my humanity...unlike her... [27.09.2024 07:33:01] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "My case is complex." [27.09.2024 07:33:17] Temple.of.Silence: Indeed...and I guided her when she was still human... [27.09.2024 07:33:53] |O|-Sumi: Were you both Oracles, or..? [27.09.2024 07:34:12] Temple.of.Silence: No...the Oracles had already perished when Psyche found the Vagrants... [27.09.2024 07:34:22] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "I was a young girl from Curacao with a dream and a cardamine dependency. And the wrong body." [27.09.2024 07:34:38] |O|-Sumi: I see. [27.09.2024 07:34:49] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "And I went out to the Edge to follow the song I'd heard my whole life. And willingly took the Light into my body." [27.09.2024 07:35:22] Temple.of.Silence: It is those that fall between the cracks that are often driven to seek out nomads... [27.09.2024 07:36:29] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "All those with psychic predilection feel kinship, even if they deny it." [27.09.2024 07:36:42] Temple.of.Silence: On this point...we shall disagree... [27.09.2024 07:36:55] Temple.of.Silence: But that is a more philosophical argument... [27.09.2024 07:37:25] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: **{There's something wistful, dreamy, even fae to Psyche's thoughts and concepts.}** [27.09.2024 07:37:43] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: **{A girl spins in a meadow, giggling to herself.}** [27.09.2024 07:39:29] |O|-Sumi: Certainly far more lively than many of my friends back home would think.. [27.09.2024 07:39:51] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "I struggle to imagine them believing you." [27.09.2024 07:40:04] Temple.of.Silence: Were you aware of the schism between our minds...? [27.09.2024 07:40:22] Temple.of.Silence: The Song of the Abyss...and the Song of Light... [27.09.2024 07:40:41] |O|-Sumi: If they were, they certainly didn't care for it. [27.09.2024 07:40:54] |O|-Sumi: The leadership, I mean. [27.09.2024 07:41:45] Temple.of.Silence: Our song...the Song of the Abyss...does not seek subjugation and violence... [27.09.2024 07:42:01] Temple.of.Silence: We wish for survival...and we wish to be permitted our birthright... [27.09.2024 07:43:31] Temple.of.Silence: Whether or not your superiors will trust this...we cannot say... [27.09.2024 07:43:41] |O|-Sumi: Hai.. neither can I. [27.09.2024 07:43:51] Temple.of.Silence: But we are open to diplomacy... [27.09.2024 07:44:43] |O|-Sumi: Have any of my people.. 'Banishers', you called us?.. come to you to try and understand? [27.09.2024 07:44:52] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "No." [27.09.2024 07:45:03] Temple.of.Silence: On occasion...scattered individuals... [27.09.2024 07:45:15] Temple.of.Silence: But they typically do not remain part of the Order for long... [27.09.2024 07:45:28] Temple.of.Silence: They often form conscientious objections... [27.09.2024 07:47:21] Temple.of.Silence: I will not deny that there is reason for the caution...nor will I pretend that the Song of the Light does not wish for human - [27.09.2024 07:47:26] Temple.of.Silence: - extermination... [27.09.2024 07:48:08] |O|-Sumi: Right.. [27.09.2024 07:49:07] Temple.of.Silence: There are matters in which we also fear the Song of the Light... [27.09.2024 07:49:50] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: [The Nomad vessel turns about.] [27.09.2024 07:50:28] Death: Kagiri.Asakura suffered a self-inflicted catastrophic decompression. [27.09.2024 07:51:35] |O|-Sumi: What would the others dislike about your kind? [27.09.2024 07:51:42] Temple.of.Silence: That we exist apart from them... [27.09.2024 07:51:53] Temple.of.Silence: That we do not desire to re-integrate into their whole... [27.09.2024 07:52:25] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "They see an aberration." [27.09.2024 07:52:30] Temple.of.Silence: It is a threat to them...the thought that they are not as monolithic as they believe... [27.09.2024 07:53:43] Temple.of.Silence: War has been averted...for the most part... [27.09.2024 07:54:04] Temple.of.Silence: But they still do not believe that we should be separate... [27.09.2024 07:54:32] |O|-Sumi: They sound fairly stuck in their ways. [27.09.2024 07:54:50] Temple.of.Silence: Their dominant mind has offered to bring us into the fold...which they would use to enforce their perspectives upon us... [27.09.2024 07:55:01] Temple.of.Silence: Much as yours fear infestation... [27.09.2024 07:55:14] |O|-Sumi: Yours fears annihilation.. [27.09.2024 07:55:19] Temple.of.Silence: Indeed... [27.09.2024 07:55:23] |O|-Sumi: Damn.. [27.09.2024 07:55:32] Temple.of.Silence: It would be ego death...equivalent to loss of identity... [27.09.2024 07:55:33] |O|-Sumi: [She chuckles.] [27.09.2024 07:55:39] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "We would see Our Song survive and continue to resonate." [27.09.2024 07:55:46] Temple.of.Silence: Indeed... [27.09.2024 07:56:09] Temple.of.Silence: But their mind has become increasingly more warlike...more unwilling to consider human perspectives... [27.09.2024 07:56:28] Temple.of.Silence: They no longer entertain the notion of human cultists...no l onger offer solace to those that seek them out... [27.09.2024 07:56:51] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "They seek the end times." [27.09.2024 07:57:01] Temple.of.Silence: Indeed... [27.09.2024 07:57:20] Temple.of.Silence: A true existential threat...to both humanity and nomads... [27.09.2024 07:57:53] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Toledo, Leeds... nothing compared to what she would wish." [27.09.2024 07:58:11] |O|-Sumi: Jesus.. [27.09.2024 08:00:05] Temple.of.Silence: They have come about the belief that they are recipients of a true thing beyond perception...a song in the aether... [27.09.2024 08:00:39] Temple.of.Silence: They call themselves the Ghostmind...and believe that the subjugation of all life is the only true existence... [27.09.2024 08:00:55] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Believing that the fantasies born of consumption of bygone flesh has endowed them with forbidden knowing." [27.09.2024 08:00:59] Temple.of.Silence: Indeed... [27.09.2024 08:01:04] |O|-Sumi: Like you said.. existential threat.. [27.09.2024 08:01:14] Temple.of.Silence: That they would be recipient to a title of 'heir' by a long-dead species... [27.09.2024 08:01:31] Temple.of.Silence: And that this is the natural order of the universe... [27.09.2024 08:01:38] Temple.of.Silence: ...Obvious insanity... [27.09.2024 08:01:50] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "They grew impatient, waiting for the answer. And made an incomplete one." [27.09.2024 08:01:55] Temple.of.Silence: Indeed... [27.09.2024 08:02:14] Temple.of.Silence: Our own interactions with them become strained...even as they offer to embrace us... [27.09.2024 08:02:25] |O|-Sumi: I can imagine.. [27.09.2024 08:02:51] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "There is no joy in seeing family fall to their pain." [27.09.2024 08:02:53] Temple.of.Silence: We do not believe in such...Machiavellian fantasies... [27.09.2024 08:04:09] |O|-Sumi: Hm.. [27.09.2024 08:05:08] |O|-Sumi: [The pilot sighs, chuckling a little under her breath.] [27.09.2024 08:05:21] |O|-Sumi: I'm definitely getting the airlock treatment.. [27.09.2024 08:05:26] Temple.of.Silence: I imagine that this is all quite a lot to take in... [27.09.2024 08:05:41] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Your death would be a waste." [27.09.2024 08:05:46] Temple.of.Silence: Indeed... [27.09.2024 08:06:14] Temple.of.Silence: We would prefer to avoid conflict...but we are trapped in this cycle... [27.09.2024 08:06:25] Temple.of.Silence: If it is to be broken...it must be from within... [27.09.2024 08:07:33] |O|-Sumi: Assuming I'm not staring down a barrel, and assuming the Colonel doesn't dismiss the report outright.. [27.09.2024 08:07:59] Temple.of.Silence: Do you intend to file a report...? [27.09.2024 08:08:05] |O|-Sumi: Absolutely. [27.09.2024 08:08:13] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Brave." [27.09.2024 08:08:19] Temple.of.Silence: Even despite the risk...? [27.09.2024 08:08:48] |O|-Sumi: Believe me, I still have my doubts.. deep seated, personal doubts.. [27.09.2024 08:08:56] Temple.of.Silence: Understandable... [27.09.2024 08:09:08] |O|-Sumi: But I've seen enough to let the evidence here whittle at it.. [27.09.2024 08:09:14] Temple.of.Silence: They may tell us that we are lying...and such things have been a tactic used by the Slomon K'Hara in the past... [27.09.2024 08:10:00] Temple.of.Silence: I cannot prove that we are speaking the truth...but I am willing to make myself vulnerable in the pursuit of progress... [27.09.2024 08:10:19] Temple.of.Silence: I am willing to answer any questions your superiors may have...I am willing to subject myself to interrogation... [27.09.2024 08:10:35] Temple.of.Silence: Regardless of how it may damage me... [27.09.2024 08:10:37] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: **{The Nomad bristles at the notion of her mentor being subjected to such.}** [27.09.2024 08:11:05] |O|-Sumi: The Colonel will hold quite a bit more skepticism than I have. [27.09.2024 08:11:12] Temple.of.Silence: Very understandably so... [27.09.2024 08:11:38] Temple.of.Silence: But it is said that trust cannot exist without the risk of harm... [27.09.2024 08:11:49] |O|-Sumi: Hai.. [27.09.2024 08:11:58] Temple.of.Silence: I would not ask this of you...but I will offer this of myself... [27.09.2024 08:14:03] |O|-Sumi: I'll mention it in my report, then. [27.09.2024 08:14:18] Temple.of.Silence: Of course... [27.09.2024 08:14:24] Temple.of.Silence: Do you have more questions...? [27.09.2024 08:14:27] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Trust beyond measure..." [27.09.2024 08:15:12] |O|-Sumi: Not at the moment, no. [27.09.2024 08:15:27] Temple.of.Silence: Then we shall leave you to your report...should you desire... [27.09.2024 08:15:36] Temple.of.Silence: I hope this has given you what you sought... [27.09.2024 08:15:42] |O|-Sumi: That, and more.. [27.09.2024 08:15:52] Temple.of.Silence: Good... [27.09.2024 08:16:00] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Something poignant about these exchanges." [27.09.2024 08:16:07] Temple.of.Silence: Our goals need not be mutually incompatible...but we shall tread with caution...as I suggest you also do... [27.09.2024 08:16:38] |O|-Sumi: Before I cast off, you asked my name beyond this callsign. [27.09.2024 08:17:18] |O|-Sumi: It is Rie. [27.09.2024 08:17:48] Temple.of.Silence: Rie... [27.09.2024 08:17:56] Temple.of.Silence: There is power in a name...thank you for this gesture of trust... [27.09.2024 08:18:26] |O|-Sumi: Mochiron. [27.09.2024 08:18:34] |O|-Sumi: I bid you well. [27.09.2024 08:18:51] Temple.of.Silence: Farewell...I shall hope for your safety... [27.09.2024 08:18:53] Vagrant.Eye.of.Psyche: "Stars keep thee, then." [27.09.2024 08:19:06] |O|-Sumi: Arigato. Report filed.

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[Colonel Sarah Pierce]

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ID: PIERCE, Sarah Lynn AUTH: Colonel LOG: Captain's: 28SEP834 Pierce. I'm attaching Becker's response to this log, purely for my own organizational needs. I like my setup, and I'd hate to mix it up now. In short, she's placing the burden of choice on me. Can't say I'm surprised, really. This is peak her. I'm going to allow Rie to continue this train of investigation. Looking over that recording she made of the ship's feed.. it's otherworldly. We've never encountered anything like this, and yet I fear there is more than just this out there. If this is what's been going on out here, this.. strange metamorphosing, then it's our obligation to investigate, no? Hopefully, Rie will make a good effort on this. A shame she fell into this, but I won't send anyone, even Gorobets, in her stead. She's been exposed, and I'm sure even she knows it. I'll ask her to head out once again tomorrow, to see if she can make second contact. The one from the video feed said it would subject itself to questioning, which would be.. well, quite the shock, I suppose. We'll need to make the necessary preparations, and to ensure the Overwatch, or anyone really, does not interject themselves into this. I doubt they'll be anywhere near as allowing as Patty was. P.Becker - S.Pierce : SUB: RE: Special Report - 27SEP834 [Comm-ID] : P. Becker ~ -- [Receiver-ID] : Sarah Pierce ~ Colonel [Subject] : RE: Special Report - 27SEP834 Colonel Pierce, Against my better judgement, I'm going to allow you to make the decision in this situation. I'll briefly remind you that protocol exists for a reason, and relaxing it puts your operative in considerable danger, especially with regards to Nomad entities. I trust your experience in this matter, however, as I would not have sent you and your men on this assignment otherwise. Continue to monitor your assigned operative closely, and terminate should they be compromised. This is the one aspect of our measures I will not budge on. Do not make me regret this action, Colonel. Your operative's life and your career hang on this gamble.

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[Colonel Sarah Pierce]

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Log: 1003834.2230 Type: Mission Asset: Apollo - Pierce Subject: After Action Report - 03OCT834 Reporting, Operative Funai departed the Apollo en-route to Barrier Gate Station, to locate and further inspect potential actors in the area. Upon arrival, Funai was met with five pilots in range of the station, as well as evidence of a Nomad operating cloaked in the area as well. Operative Funai elected to inquire to local populace and observe for further activity. A Liberty Navy patrol proceeded into the area, comprising of one pilot and an experimental battlecruiser, in an effort to locate the alien signal. Regional conversation ensued, and shortly following the Naval departure, Operative Funai was forced to depart Barrier Gate during regional sensor processing due to population agitation. Funai returned to Barrier Gate following sensor sweep of Sierra Vista and brief return to Apollo for refueling, detecting the previously encountered Nomad engaged with a local. Following termination of the Nomad entity, pilot callsign 'Caliban' moved to engage Funai, sporting unknown weapons as previously reported. Funai was not capable of outperforming the freelancer, and was only allowed to leave following verbal backlash regarding orders pertaining to the Technocracy. Said freelancer also stated they would provide us with potential information incriminating the Technocracy. This remains to be received. Strategic; Operative Funai did not perform to expectations, but was under considerable pressure. Analysis reports pilot callsign 'Caliban' to be dangerous, and potentially threatening to Legacy operations in the Independent Worlds. Further observation of the pilot in question, as well as their associates, will be conducted. Personal; Funai returned to the Apollo heavily damaged and emotionally distraught. I'm aware of how great a personal dishonor it is to be left alive by one's enemy, and I fear this may impact her field operations if not treated with the right level of care. I will speak with Funai on my own time. Until then, and when I'm sure she's in a position to perform her duties without trouble, I'm grounding her to the Apollo. Report filed.

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