To: Lord Commander Locklear [ENCRYPTED]

[Thallia Thorn]

::Incoming Transmission Detected --- Opening Data Packet::
::Encryption: High. Source - Unknown::
::Sender ID - Dr. Thallia Thorn. Recipient - Lord Commander Locklear::
::Subject - Thoughts on Joyeuse::

"Good day Locklear,

It's been go...good finding time to talk of late, a reprieve from the usual grim realities of Sirius. You could..um, work on that cooking of yours. Random forest animal on a plate is an interesting dish. If hard to keep down."

"Lexi and I were discussing Joyeuse; the trial you were considering. We... ur... had the idea that, perhaps, we could develop on the isolated mainframe. So th...that there are failsafes and safeguards in place. Just in case things turn for the worse. The issue with that is getting the materials into Vespucci... I'm pretty sure that the boys on the Ravager would use the poor Solace as target practice. Any ideas... dear?"

"Oh... and if you broadcast what you said on system wide frequency again, you are right. I wi... will kill you." She grins playfully, and winks before reaching down to the console to the left of her.

::Transmission Terminated::

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[Durandal]

To: Thallia Thorn
From: Marcus Lea O'Kell, Ames Research Station
Subject: The 'ell?
Encryption: High

Listen lil' lady, name's Marcus O'Kell. I don't know how the 'ell you got on to this channel, but this is Ames' Research secure line. I don't know who the hell 'Locklear' is or anything about a 'Joyeuse', but we use this channel for highly encrypted communications between Cambridge Research Station, Atka, and other locations regarding sensitive research.

If you don't mind our security division would like you to stop by so we can have a look at those comms of your's. I'm sure you weren't tryin' anything naughty but we'd like to check it out just in case. If nothin' else, we can always tune up your comms systems to make sure they're in workin' order.

Ya seem like a smart lady Miss Thorn, I trust you'll be 'ere.

Marcus Lea O'Kell, Ames Communications Division

[Thallia Thorn]

A audio-visual message opens itself on your console, focussing on Thallia sitting in a hanger with a kestral freighter in the background. A cap was pulled down over her face, and she was careful not to let much of her profile into the shot as possible. She spoke in a voice revealing her anxiousness, though there was a desperate undertone.

"Lo... locklear dear? I...urm... I can come back now. After what happened I, ur, just needed some space to think and to fi...find myself. Seeing the conflict and pain we caused, with the stakes of your people in the balance was, ur, too much."

"I'm ready now, it's time to come back home." She takes a sip of coffee from a mug she brings onscreen, looking at the camera. She takes a deep sigh.

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[Durandal]

Thallia, I don't know what happened to you while we were apart but I miss you a lot. I've gone and abused my powers some more and arranged for you to have your own office in Thastus City, both for your work and as a clinic if you'd be willing to do that.

As for a place to stay, I think you can remember the way here? Make yourself at home, I'll be there soon. Just don't touch the fridge.