Yegg re-read what he wrote for what seemed to be the 100th time; it was distilled to so little, but it felt like so much. He sighed. Nomad encounters are never pleasant, but today...was different. Much more intimate, much more of a metal game of chess.
Yes, it came to a firefight; Yegg's thumb traced a circle, much like he did over the "Master Arm" switch in the seat of his Bastet only a few hours ago. It was tense; several parties involved, which Yegg had to manage. All he wanted to know was why it was there, why it swayed there, "communicating", if that's what one can call what Nomads do, in riddles.
Yegg rubbed his forehead. The report was so plain; so sterile. It didn't capture how his mind raced during the encounter, trying to call up staff lists, cross-reference previous Omicron space incursions, and trying to keep the lesser Nomad swarms contained.
Well, his commanding officer wouldn't want to wait any longer. He hit "Submit" with trepidation, but he knew going into any more detail would have clouded the issue. Order| Sortie Report Form
Reporting Officer: Ensign Yeggito Kebok Date of Sortie: 14-Sept-823 AS Location Origin: Omicron Delta, Outer Rim Encryption Level: LOCKED
[FL-ER] Sidhe, Order 2nd Fleet "Komnista", Penelope.Rodriquez[TBH]
Summary:
To report a concise report of Nomad contact in Omicron Delta. Nomad threat neutralized. However, the Nomad...communicated, if you could call it that, a riddle.
The "Geb" Assault Carrier "Neteru" arrived to suppress some lesser Nomad fighters that, as typically, did not seem to think for themselves. A freelancer was asked to stay at bay, and to divert back to Freeport 11; they complied. Then, of all ships, a Corsair arrived, but was warned to stay out of the encounter. Ensign Tevor decided to head back to Mu, as his Onuris was not holding up well to the lesser Nomad swarms.
Due to concern over the safety of those in the system, the Nomad was engaged. The Corsair pilot engaged the Nomad several minutes after. The Nomad was eventually destroyed.
As was inevitable with a 2-vs-1 encounter, the Corsair and I traded, accidentally, some shots. The Corsair did not relent, and pushed the attack onto me once the Nomad was neutralized despite breaking off my attack pattern. I called my defensive engagement, and traded blows until both of our ships were to damaged to continue. The bad blood of the dissolved pact between our two factions still remains, it seems. I retreated back to Mu for repairs.
Full debrief to follow at Taba.
Nomad Contact:
On patrol in Delta (false positive long-range scanner readings on a Core ship in the area). The K'Hara jumped from Minor to Delta, and met ~15 clicks NE of Freeport 11.
Assessment: The K'Hara believe we were hunting lesser Nomads in the relative safety of Omicron Delta. It was displeased.
2. [14.09.2016 22:22:09] K'Hara|Rati: **.. ~Ours/we~ seek -book keeper- / ~wielder~ of red and -rage- ..**
[14.09.2016 22:23:43] K'Hara|Rati: **.. (Amusement) ~Not a shelve~ rather ~singular book~ / "ours" seeking ~one of yours~ -maybe- ..**
[14.09.2016 22:25:54] K'Hara|Rati: **.. "Ours" seeking -young human-kin- / ~barrer of dragon fire~ / -seat of a warrior- ..**
[14.09.2016 22:28:28] K'Hara|Rati: **.. "Dragon's rage" -warrior of the Dragon- / "hers" is the ~book keeper~ / 'ours' is seeking "hers"
Assessment: The K'Hara seem to be searching for a singular person for a purpose. This person is someone with great knowledge ("bookkeeper"), young, and was a warrior who wielded "dragon fire". Cross-references to staff lists and weaponry manifests did not produce anything of note.
3. [14.09.2016 22:32:14] K'Hara|Rati: **.. "Keeper of the book" -is human-kin- / "Hers" in exile "ours" shall locate / -Tome return to great waters- (!) ..**
[14.09.2016 22:34:47] K'Hara|Rati: **.. "Greater form" is not -located- within ~this void~ / 'Khepri/Tlaloc' ~songs~ are 'heard' (joy) ..**
Assessment: The person the Nomad seemed to be searching for is in "exile". It seems that if she is located, it will allow them to return "to the greater waters", where a "greater form" is located. This could refer to many things; perhaps the universe beyond the Dom K'Vash hypergate, perhaps the gate-like structure found in Order Recon flights of Omicron Major, or perhaps another location, perhaps unknown, of Nomad civilization.
4. [14.09.2016 22:36:34] Order|Yeggito.Kebok: Nomad, the Order is tasked with keeping this space safe. You are in violation of that mission.
[14.09.2016 22:37:14] K'Hara|Rati: /The creature flashed from its blue hue to a redder tint, a series of buzzing filling everyone's ears
[14.09.2016 22:37:27] K'Hara|Rati: as if a hive of wasps had been woken and angered/
[14.09.2016 22:37:27] Order|Yeggito.Kebok: That's what I thought.
[14.09.2016 22:37:52] Order|Yeggito.Kebok: "Ensign Yegg engaged offensive, Nomad Threat".
Assessment: Proper protocols were followed to engage the threat.
Conclusion:
Due to this potential link between this "great power" and, if I dare think it, the Toledo Incident, I believe this should be investigated further by the Order Overwatch, no matter how remote the chance.
If there were records of any lost craft in Omicron space that match a description given by the Nomad, it may be a place to start.
Please let me know if there are any questions/concerns.
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