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Indentification: Tara Williams
Location: Omicron Delta
Recipient: The Seraphim
Subject: Freeport 11 situation

Dear Mr Moebus,

I returned to Freeport 11 today, and I found Meridian. It is still docked with the station, so I assume Alex was at the station and either was evacuated to Omega-49 with other survivors, or... Sorry, Mr Moebus.

Anyways. I borrowed Roc bomber on Dabadoru station, have an old friend of mine there... Undocked from the station, met freelancer pilot, John Silverstone, helped me a lot. He fended off Nomads that were swarming around the station wreck. I told him about Alex missing, but he only told me that IMG took survivors to Gran Canaria.

Flight log

[10.01.2017 17:40:55] Tara.Williams: Greetings, Mr Silverstone
[10.01.2017 17:41:06] John.Silverstone: Why, hello there.
[10.01.2017 17:43:48] John.Silverstone: So, any news?
[10.01.2017 17:44:10] Tara.Williams: Regarding?
[10.01.2017 17:44:24] John.Silverstone: The freeport, of course.
[10.01.2017 17:44:32] Tara.Williams: I'm going to approach Freeport, need to check something in the docking area.
[10.01.2017 17:44:46] John.Silverstone: Need a company for that, maybe?
[10.01.2017 17:44:56] Tara.Williams: We've been there yesterday with rescue teams, seems the statoin is pretty much dead.
[10.01.2017 17:45:05] Tara.Williams: Yes, that would be good.
[10.01.2017 17:45:17] Tara.Williams: Going?
[10.01.2017 17:45:28] John.Silverstone: Well, whenever you are ready.
[10.01.2017 17:45:42] Tara.Williams: So let's start, should be quick enough.
[10.01.2017 17:45:56] Tara.Williams: Greetings, Warhammer.
[10.01.2017 17:46:15] =/\=Warhammer: Greetings Tara
[10.01.2017 17:47:01] Tara.Williams: I don't like how this cloud looks, yesterday we only lasted for 20 minutes within
[10.01.2017 17:47:16] Death: EmirMurat was put out of action by a hostile vessel.
[10.01.2017 17:47:21] Tara.Williams: Then Whale's systems started failing
[10.01.2017 17:47:42] Tara.Williams: So we probably have about ten minutes tops.
[10.01.2017 17:47:51] John.Silverstone: Well, the defence grid seems alive.
[10.01.2017 17:48:00] Tara.Williams: *Locks the helmet*
[10.01.2017 17:48:11] Tara.Williams: I'm leaving the ship now.
[10.01.2017 17:48:28] John.Silverstone: Just tell me if i am to use tractor beam.
[10.01.2017 17:49:53] Tara.Williams: Time, time
[10.01.2017 17:49:59] Tara.Williams: Cannot leave under fire
[10.01.2017 17:50:19] Tara.Williams: OK, now
[10.01.2017 17:50:22] John.Silverstone: Fixed this, almost.
[10.01.2017 17:50:25] Tara.Williams: *airlock hisssing*
[10.01.2017 17:50:49] Tara.Williams: Thank you, this bomber is not that good for fighting those pests
[10.01.2017 17:51:07] John.Silverstone: What are you looking for anyway?
[10.01.2017 17:51:48] Tara.Williams: Going through docking area..
[10.01.2017 17:51:55] Tara.Williams: *panting*
[10.01.2017 17:52:02] Tara.Williams: Okay, this is it
[10.01.2017 17:52:11] John.Silverstone: What is?
[10.01.2017 17:52:17] Tara.Williams: The Meridian.
[10.01.2017 17:52:26] John.Silverstone: The Meridian?
[10.01.2017 17:52:31] Tara.Williams: Liner that belongs to The Seraphim.
[10.01.2017 17:52:43] Tara.Williams: I need the black box recordings, it will be quick.
[10.01.2017 17:52:44] John.Silverstone: Not entirely sure who would that be.
[10.01.2017 17:53:01] John.Silverstone: Allright, allright. Will be keeping an eye on you.
[10.01.2017 17:53:02] Tara.Williams: *panting heavily*
[10.01.2017 17:53:27] John.Silverstone: We might have visitors.
[10.01.2017 17:53:38] Tara.Williams: Okay, looks like it is almost done.
[10.01.2017 17:53:45] Tara.Williams: There's an external terminal
[10.01.2017 17:53:51] Tara.Williams: I have.. codes.
[10.01.2017 17:53:58] Tara.Williams: I'm not feeling well though.
[10.01.2017 17:54:06] Tara.Williams: Coming back. *panting*
[10.01.2017 17:54:37] John.Silverstone: Your suit does have radiation shielding, doesn't it?
[10.01.2017 17:54:43] Tara.Williams: Almost there... I have the recordings... Need to know where Alex is..
[10.01.2017 17:54:55] John.Silverstone: And Alex is?
[10.01.2017 17:54:58] Tara.Williams: Yes, but it seems to be.. degrading.
[10.01.2017 17:55:02] Tara.Williams: My captain.
[10.01.2017 17:55:14] John.Silverstone: Oh.
[10.01.2017 17:55:16] Tara.Williams: *airlock hissing*
[10.01.2017 17:55:20] John.Silverstone: Makes more sense now.
[10.01.2017 17:55:21] Tara.Williams: I'm back.
[10.01.2017 17:55:28] Tara.Williams: We're good to go back.
[10.01.2017 17:55:54] Tara.Williams: Contact on scanners
[10.01.2017 17:56:05] John.Silverstone: Just a core scout.
[10.01.2017 17:56:13] Core|Binary.101: Bin: Greetings.
[10.01.2017 17:56:23] Tara.Williams: Stay close... I'm not sure... how long I can keep control.
[10.01.2017 17:56:49] John.Silverstone: No worries, this thingy is mighty enough to tow you if it comes to that.
[10.01.2017 17:57:02] Tara.Williams: Alex Mush, I'm his first mate. He left me at Newport this time.
[10.01.2017 17:57:17] Tara.Williams: To command our whale.
[10.01.2017 17:57:31] Tara.Williams: He took liner to carry casualties from Freeport.
[10.01.2017 17:57:47] Tara.Williams: But apparently... they didn't go anywhere.
[10.01.2017 17:58:06] John.Silverstone: What do you mean?
[10.01.2017 17:58:08] Tara.Williams: I need to dock and decode the black box now.
[10.01.2017 17:58:33] Tara.Williams: The ship is still docker to Freeport, so it means they were on board when the blast hit.
[10.01.2017 17:59:08] John.Silverstone: Huh. And now everyone is missing?
[10.01.2017 17:59:09] Tara.Williams: I read that escape pods from the station were tractored and people taken to Gran Canaria
[10.01.2017 17:59:22] Tara.Williams: But no list of survivor so far.
[10.01.2017 17:59:47] John.Silverstone: You should try to contact IMG. There was a whole wing of their transports checking on the station.
[10.01.2017 17:59:54] Tara.Williams: And Alex didn't contact us since a few hours before the blast.
[10.01.2017 18:00:26] Tara.Williams: I already sent a transmission to the open channel, still waiting for answer. Maybe this black box will tell some story.
[10.01.2017 18:01:44] Tara.Williams: Dabadoru, I think I might need medical attention. Could you please.. send someone with antirad medcine.. to docking area?
[10.01.2017 18:01:56] Tara.Williams: Mr Silverstone, thank you for your help.
[10.01.2017 18:02:07] Tara.Williams: I wouldn't have made it without you.
[10.01.2017 18:02:09] John.Silverstone: I did not really do anything.
[10.01.2017 18:02:25] Tara.Williams: Those squids where about to blow me up in fact
[10.01.2017 18:02:34] Tara.Williams: I underestimated them.
[10.01.2017 18:03:01] John.Silverstone: Umm... if you say so. Still, i did not do much.
[10.01.2017 18:03:20] Tara.Williams: I'm... I'm docking now..
[10.01.2017 18:03:32] 2017-01-10 18:03:30 SMT Traffic control alert: Tara.Williams has requested to dock
[10.01.2017 18:03:47] Tara.Williams: Safe skies!

In Freeport docking area I found the Meridian, among other... wrecks. This is like a mass grave... I recovered a black box recordings from the Meridian. Looks like when it arrived at Freeport 11 last time, they met one of those ships... They are blamed for this outbreak of violence. Though, as I understand, the Core would have found another reason to attack and push Zoners out of Delta...

Sorry, I need to stay focused. Alex met the I-401, or Iona as it calls itself. They had a conversation over private comm channel before the Meridian docked to Freeport... the last time. I find this conversation important for how the current situation is developing and I leave it to you to decide if it should be shared to someone else.

Spoiler

Public channel transcript

[09.01.2017 16:23:29] A/)-Myrmidon.1: Hello.
[09.01.2017 16:23:33] (>S<)Meridian: Alex: Greetings, Auxesia
[09.01.2017 16:23:37] 2017-01-09 16:23:26 SMT Traffic control alert: [ALG]-Tour-Fortschritt has requested to dock
[09.01.2017 16:23:40] (>S<)Meridian: Alex: Ahoy, I-401
[09.01.2017 16:23:46] I-401: ?: Konnichiwa.
[09.01.2017 16:24:08] [ALG]-Tour-Fortschritt: Winkler: Looks like things are still calm out here.
[09.01.2017 16:24:23] A/)-Myrmidon.1: Some pirates tried to rob a convoy right in front of the Freeport.
[09.01.2017 16:24:31] [ALG]-Tour-Fortschritt: Winkler: That seems smart.
[09.01.2017 16:24:32] A/)-Myrmidon.1: That went about as well as you'd expect it to.
[09.01.2017 16:24:36] (>S<)Meridian: Alex: After what Cpt. Dross told me about you, I looked forward to meet you in person
[09.01.2017 16:25:00] [ALG]-Tour-Fortschritt: Winkler: Well, the route out seems to be much calmer. Stay safe!
[09.01.2017 16:25:14] I-401: ?: We can talk if you want.... but not here.
[09.01.2017 16:25:55] (>S<)Meridian: Alex: Sure. I need to drop this med supplies.
[09.01.2017 16:26:10] 2017-01-09 16:25:59 SMT Traffic control alert: (>S<)Meridian has requested to dock

They switch to private channel at this point.

Private channel transcript

[09.01.2017 16:29:33] (>S<)Meridian: Hey, how is it going? Last night Arcadia escorted us to Theta, the captain told me quite a bit of your story.
[09.01.2017 16:29:56] (>S<)Meridian: It's intriguing, to say the least.
[09.01.2017 16:30:35] I-401: Everything cool here. And yea he told me that and thanks hehe.
[09.01.2017 16:33:28] (>S<)Meridian: He told you witnessed destruciton of Freeport 7, or at least were there at the time.
[09.01.2017 16:33:43] (>S<)Meridian: Is that true? How you surviveD?
[09.01.2017 16:34:18] I-401: ?: Well. How much did he told you about the story?
[09.01.2017 16:35:36] (>S<)Meridian: Just that he found you floating in space in Sigma-17 where you've been for 25 years in some kind of hybernation.
[09.01.2017 16:35:53] (>S<)Meridian: Just you and your AI companion, as I understood.
[09.01.2017 16:36:07] I-401: ?: Do you want to hear the complete story?
[09.01.2017 16:36:26] (>S<)Meridian: I didn't quite get if it was the same vessel, or another one.
[09.01.2017 16:36:55] (>S<)Meridian: It depends on if you want to tell me.
[09.01.2017 16:37:37] (>S<)Meridian: I'm with The Seraphim, a humanitarian organizaiton, we help to find lost people among other things.
[09.01.2017 16:37:55] (>S<)Meridian: And many people were lost at Freeport 7.
[09.01.2017 16:38:52] I-401: ?: Hmm. I think i can trust you. *She talks with a smile on her lips*
[09.01.2017 16:38:55] (>S<)Meridian: It's very important to know how someone could survive, or just know fates of some people for sure.
[09.01.2017 16:39:57] (>S<)Meridian: I appreciate that and will do my best to not let down your trust. *keeping seriuos face*
[09.01.2017 16:40:19] (>S<)Meridian: Though it might be not the best time and place for storytelling..
[09.01.2017 16:41:14] I-401: ?: Yea. You are heading to Gran Canaria? We can talk on the way if you want.
[09.01.2017 16:42:37] (>S<)Meridian: I might not be able to depart right now.
[09.01.2017 16:44:53] I-401: ?: Hmm. Okay. Should i start then here right now?
[09.01.2017 16:45:56] (>S<)Meridian: Yes, tell me about yourself, and we can leave other parts of the story for later.
[09.01.2017 16:49:08] I-401: ?: About me? Well. I was build by the Gammu's as an AI with full control of the I-401.
[09.01.2017 16:50:45] I-401: ?: My mission was to defend the Freeports of the Omicrons. The only crewmember on board was or is my captain....
[09.01.2017 16:51:58] (>S<)Meridian: Okay, so you are that AI Mr Dross mentioned.
[09.01.2017 16:52:11] I-401: ?: More or less.
[09.01.2017 16:53:00] (>S<)Meridian: So you are essentially this ship, controlling all of it without any crew. This is awesome.
[09.01.2017 16:53:25] I-401: ?: Yes. But. I am also a human....
[09.01.2017 16:53:37] (>S<)Meridian: How come?
[09.01.2017 16:53:57] (>S<)Meridian: I mean, I can't quite understand it, how one can be an AI and human at the same time?
[09.01.2017 16:54:20] I-401: ?: The short form.... A human body merged with the ship AI.
[09.01.2017 16:55:54] (>S<)Meridian: Oh this is something completely new to me.. I can't even imagine how that's possible
[09.01.2017 16:56:14] (>S<)Meridian: Merged on a neural level?
[09.01.2017 16:57:20] (>S<)Meridian: Like you control ships circuits through your neurons somehow? Incredible..
[09.01.2017 16:58:34] I-401: ?: We merged completely. The AI doesn't exist anymore. I can control the ship with my mind or with gestures....
[09.01.2017 16:59:07] (>S<)Meridian: Looks like it's time for me to depart. I understand now that you can't be handed over to Core under any circumstance.
[09.01.2017 16:59:54] (>S<)Meridian: I will keep your secret, but use any little influence I have to convince our Confederation.
[09.01.2017 17:00:26] I-401: ?: You can call me Iona if you want. And. Arigato friend....
[09.01.2017 17:01:06] (>S<)Meridian: Thank you for your trust. My name is Alex Mush, sorry for omitting the introduction from the very beginning.
[09.01.2017 17:01:17] (>S<)Meridian: Docking now. Hope to see you soon, Iona.

I'm still recovering from radiation poisoning, looks like my flight suit leaked some inside. Thanks to Dabadoru med bay, I'm feeling much better now. I will await your response.

With best regards,
Williams, Tara

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