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[Malaclypse 666]

Message to: [TAZ]Discordia
Comm ID: [TAZ]Sophie.Noir
CC: FnordNet General Comms

*Hey, Mama,

*I think we may have another threat on our hands, Dis. Today in Honshu I was attacked by some kind of weird Kushan VHF, squawkin' "Harvester 01". I get the feeling that there was some sort of AI at the helm.. you know the way those metalheads on Gammu talk? Sorta like that...

*Anyway, this "entity" was demanding that I transmit some code or other.. it seemed to think I should know it. Well, I transmitted all our normal Discordian and TAZ passwords, but it didn't like em. The ship then threatened to destroy me and "absorb my data", or somethin' like that.

*Fortunately, I had just barely traded in my Whale for a Kusari Explorer at Yukawa Yards, to facilitate some negotiations regarding my "rep". I was able to hold this fellow off while I tried to make sense of what he was demanding. I eventually had to smoke him.. sorry. Well, when I tractored in his goodies, I discovered thirty prisoners of various ilk.. pirates, terrorists, civvies.. you name it, Dis!

*These poor folk were scared right outta their primate gourds. Apparently this ship had been in the process of suckin' the brains right outta them, and then grinding them up to feed itself. I almost tossed my 1's and 0's when I heard it!

*Later I got a staticy report from Mad John in the Zen_Clipper.. I guess another of these "Harvester" thingies had been chasin' him too. I told him to report the details when he'd got into some clean skivvies.

*If Mal doesn't get back from that bloody secret meeting soon, we may have to report this to the Council. I don't fancy having my datachips hoovered, Mama. I'm getting fond of my "memories".

*I recommend all TAZ vessels go to condition "OMG!" until we get a handle on this.

Standing by,
Sophie*

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