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Sender:Admiral Victoria Knight Recipient:Xeno Alliance Communications Subject:Ontario
Good day,
No objects from me. We're ready to move out at your signal. There is some hangar space cleared out for emergency landings should that become necessary.
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Sender:Admiral Victoria Knight Recipient:Xeno Alliance Communications Subject:Auxesia and Insurgents
Good day,
I have two things to bring forth that I have avoided to until now. One is the matter of further Insurgency escapees. There might be more hardware or personnel that might still escape Vespucci. I was approached about establishing contact. Let me know how to handle this. They are for the most part, divisions that have served under my command since Bering or longer.
The other matter, another important one, regarding Auxesia. I'll leave to to you to sift through this. I'm not sure how your units treat them, I want to make sure we are on the same page where we stand.
This is what we managed to pick up. A lot of the recordings were damaged or rather aren't that valuable. We do have all communications saved.
In this situation we were in Kepler, there is an anomaly far out in the nebula. We were attacked by nomads eventually with Auxesia interrupting our snubcraft in attempting to take them out. They were additionally involved in it and not attacked by the nomads either. I'll leave the conclusion of that to you.
A/)-Revenant: Why are we here? Surely we'd need the --- The Key?
Entity: ***"...or sacrifice."
A/)-Revenant: ...Sacrifice?
A/)-Revenant: I-I'm not quite sure what you, ehrm, entail by that.
Entity: ***"The silent lamb approched. Perhaps guiding it towards the epicenter would suffice?"
A/)-Revenant: [mouths, quietly] You cannot be serious.
A/)-Revenant: "Why? What for?"
IN|H-INS-Harmony: We're not getting anything from this, just another Kepler wreck.
A/)-Revenant: Indeed - ... Just another wreckage.
A/)-Revenant: Examine it more closely, you may notice something unusual about it.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: Unusual but not useful or you'd have looted it already.
A/)-Revenant: My ship is small - it does not have the sheer bulking force of a warship.
A/)-Revenant: Besides that. Looting is not quite my method. It can be quite disrespectful.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: Whatever force disabled that seems to still be active.
A/)-Revenant: I am getting a faint distress signal from the ship in place. Peculiar.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: Nothing to be made out.
A/)-Revenant: Perhaps you may need to get closer to be within range of it.
A/)-Revenant: The signals change based on disruption and distance.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: That ship is mangled beyond repair. We're not going to risk sending anyone in there.
A/)-Revenant: All the more reason to investigate, if there is a signal...
Entity: [[something shifted within one of the 'structures' near anomaly... eager and with anticipation]]
IN|H-INS-Harmony: Did you read that as well?
A/)-Revenant: I picked up a disturbance.
A/)-Revenant: I'm not quite sure what I just saw.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: What are these structures? Have you figured that out yet?
A/)-Revenant: I do not know, sadly. Although I cannot say that they are with any good intention.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: We're no scientists but is this the cause of the problem?
A/)-Revenant: No.
Entity: [[another 'click' within the other 'structure' in response.]]
A/)-Revenant: [...]
A/)-Revenant: Is that triangulating -...
IN|H-INS-Harmony: Everyone on alert. We'll need some scans of that. Taking distance.
Entity: [[the storm around becomes more intensive. both pylons attract more storm bolts around them.]]
A/)-Revenant: Ah - er -- well...
IN|H-INS-Harmony: We'll sell that data. Squad clear to undock.
A/)-Revenant: Oh nono, you don't want to do that.
Elite.Avenger.006: Harmony, we have hostiles on scanner.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: Confirming, nomad signature identified.
Elite.Avenger.006: Moving in to intercept
Average.Avenger.006: I got it.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: Move in. Clear to engage.
A/)-Revenant: You are going to lure more unwanted attention.
Average.Avenger.006: Primed.
Entity: [[three glowing orbs came from the anomalies]]
A/)-Revenant: Oh no.
Elite.Avenger.006: We got disrupted!
A/)-Revenant: Look behind you.
Elite.Avenger.006: Have you gone mad?
A/)-Revenant: You have bigger problems than a small morph.
Elite.Avenger.006: Ohh shit!
Entity: [[several larger orbs appears near the anomaly]]
A/)-Revenant: I'm not sure if this is wi
A/)-Revenant: wise.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: Condition one, take them out..
Average.Avenger.006: Wonder why aren't they shooting the Auxesian?
Elite.Avenger.006: Hmmm
A/)-Revenant: Perhaps because I applied the most effective tool to getting shot at;
A/)-Revenant: I ran.
Average.Avenger.006: Funny, you were as close as us.
A/)-Revenant: or rather, avoid getting shot at.
Elite.Avenger.006: You also disrupted me to protect that hostile target.
Entity: [[one massive glowing orb appeared in front of the anomaly]]
A/)-Revenant: I disrupted you to get your priorities straight, you were about to abandon the Harmony.
Average.Avenger.006: So you're setting our priorities?
A/)-Revenant: Well, do you want to lose the Admiral?
A/)-Revenant: Better decide quickly, because here comes another.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: We can't sustain that any longer.
Elite.Avenger.006: Seems we are not wanted here.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: Set course outside. We'll fire remaining heavy missiles on that wreck.
A/)-Revenant: Hm.
Entity: [[energy released from the explosion is consumed by the two pylons nearby]]
A/)-Revenant: ... Interesting.
A/)-Revenant: What was the purpose of this?
Entity: ***"Come closer, ~little one~..."
A/)-Revenant: Nephele?
A/)-Revenant: Be careful.
Vagrant.Nephele|: "Veiled in the mists it remains"
Entity: ***"Do you ~feel~ it... the thrum. The humming lifebeat within these..."
Free.Flyer: What did I walk in to?
Vagrant.Nephele|: "It does...the force pulsing within, urging, willing"
Free.Flyer: Pop a xan and watch the show, I guess.
Vagrant.Nephele|: *The form slithers into the storm, quick and elusive*
Average.Avenger.006: Not running away this time.
Average.Avenger.006: Disrupt it Auxesian.
A/)-Revenant: Did you not learn from the previous attempt?
Elite.Avenger.006: Avenger, I am on your six. Lets get it!
A/)-Revenant: It will draw more undesirables out.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: Out from what?
Average.Avenger.006: You're sounding like you're one of them
Elite.Avenger.006: Disrupt me again and I will make sure you get added to that wreck, Auxesia.
A/)-Revenant: Typical grunt behaviour, I suppose.
Vagrant.Nephele|: *Form dances on the borders of the radar range, like an annoying fly*
Free.Flyer: I don't know what is killing me more the radiation or the adderal.
A/)-Revenant: I see the cesspool of Liberty still has a large variety of individuals to offer. I ponder what may come next.
Entity: ***(to Revenant): "Making predictions..."
Average.Avenger.006: I doubt he sees anything.
Elite.Avenger.006: We lost visuals on that hostile craft.
Vagrant.Nephele|: *You hear a faint scratching in your head, it quickly becomes more frequent, forming a beat*
Free.Flyer: Well, I am LEGALLY, on THERAPY, thus not DRUGGED but well. Alcohol doesn't help.
Average.Avenger.006: Hey Flyer 5million for this nomad.
A/)-Revenant: Legally - you shouldn't even be flying whilst intoxicated on any form of substance.
A/)-Revenant: But while you are - can you see anything ... perhaps, hm... 'fun' within that anomaly?
A/)-Revenant: Is there something there that I cannot see?
Average.Avenger.006: Ok.
Vagrant.Nephele|: "Does not *yours* desire knowledge as well?"
Vagrant.Nephele|: "Veil of secrecy, meaning floating just beneath the known void"
Average.Avenger.006: Elite, this squid seems pussy.
Vagrant.Nephele|: "Even destroying this form means nothing, Light remains eternal"
Elite.Avenger.006: Ignore it, once we eliminate it we can head home.
Entity: ***"Threads and pulses... weaving from anomaly, into the pylons, into the storm."
A/)-Revenant: Could they perhaps be accelerating the storm? Forming new anomalies?
Entity: ***"It is time for our 'guest' to depart..."
A/)-Revenant: I don't believe that will be happening anytime soon.
Entity: ***"You know the means to... how to 'call' ~them~."
Average.Avenger.006: We will protect the Harmony at all cost.
Elite.Avenger.002: We have some problem here?
A/)-Revenant: Not at all. Perhaps it is wise to leave the area before more things appear.
Average.Avenger.006: How about you leave with us ?
Elite.Avenger.002: Yes you should.
Average.Avenger.006: That's a weird Auxesian, instead of sticking to a Battle ship with fighters he just stays away.
Elite.Avenger.002: Come here stupid alien.
A/)-Revenant: Mm.
Vagrant.Nephele|: "Hound remains tenacious"
Elite.Avenger.006: Good work Avenger 002. We are on our way !
A/)-Revenant: Harmony actual, I advise against your sortie staying around. It may draw more attention.
Average.Avenger.006: Blow it up.
Average.Avenger.006: Primed
Elite.Avenger.006: Shred it!
Elite.Avenger.002: Rekt.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: This threat nearby cannot be ignored. Then again it poses the question what you do close to it.
A/)-Revenant: You cannot stay. It is becoming a threat, due to your interference.
Average.Avenger.006: Good riddance.
A/)-Revenant: Ah well, alas, you wanted the problem resolved, I suppose we can try to see how one would go about resolving
A/)-Revenant: said problem.
A/)-Revenant: Perhaps...
A/)-Revenant: If one were to - align certain frequencies...
Entity: [[a massive energy orb began to form near the anomaly in response to hyperspace disturbance]]
Elite.Avenger.002: What are you doing?
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: Insurgency vessels, distance yourselves from the anomalies.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: And you are?
Elite.Avenger.002: We don't care.
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: If you value your lives, keep your distance from the Prophet.
Elite.Avenger.002: Blablabla.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: Order ship revealed. Check it out.
Average.Avenger.006: Roger.
Elite.Avenger.006: Moving to intercept vessel.
A/)-Revenant: Perhaps it is an excellent idea to move away now.
Average.Avenger.006: I thought you moved away a while back?
IN|H-INS-Harmony: Now would be a good time to tell us what you know about that anomaly
Entity: [[the orb oscillates as the anomaly give in the massive warship]]
A/)-Revenant: Oh, you misunderstand me.
A/)-Revenant: I mean from this area of the Sector.
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: Contact!
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: Helm, bring us about! Gunnery, prepare to fire!
Average.Avenger.006: Fire on who?
A/)-Revenant: Such naive defiance, must you always be so ferocious and oppose everything? There is no shame in leaving.
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: Sysops, track the Sentinel.
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: Harmony, be advised. Do not approach the alien warform.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: We see that much, yet it poses the question why did you know that it would appear?
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: That may be discussed another time.
A/)-Revenant: Were you not warned that your presence may allure the attention of certain hostiles?
IN|H-INS-Harmony: We shouldn't take chances.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: Destroy that Auxesia vessel when in range.
Elite.Avenger.006: Understood.
A/)-Revenant: Ohoho.
Average.Avenger.006: Roger.
Elite.Avenger.002: Good.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: Order ship, explain your presence and share your information or we will open fire.
Elite.Avenger.006: Target is within range. Moving to destroy
Elite.Avenger.002: Movring to engage the target.
Average.Avenger.006: Weapons hot.
Average.Avenger.006: Firing on everything.
Elite.Avenger.002: Gun hot.
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: Harmony, we are observing the anomaly and local alien activity.
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: Stand by, alien warform is on the move.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: Understood.
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: Damn it...!
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: All ships are advised to leave the system at once.
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: Helm, get us out of here.
Elite.Avenger.002: Good thing.
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: Harmony, status?
IN|H-INS-Harmony: Holding up. We'll need to get out of here and bring that information to where it will be useful.
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: We advise against conducting operations in the Kepler system.
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: At least not on a scale involving battleships.
Elite.Avenger.002: Against who?
IN|H-INS-Harmony: Well we'd require all the information you have about that Auxesia thing and the anomaly
IN|H-INS-Harmony: Kekler camera. Drop your cargo at once or you will be destroyed.
kekler.camera: Try me.
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: I am afraid I am not at liberty to disclose classified information.
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: But, regarding that particular Auxesian...
Elite.Avenger.002: Afraid?
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: They are a traitor to humanity and an alien pawn.
Elite.Avenger.002: Hm.
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: They should be terminated if the opportunity presents itself.
Elite.Avenger.002: Hi.
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: Right...
Average.Avenger.006: Interesting.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: Okay now. We see that point about Auxo
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: Hostile contacts on the scopes.
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: Helm, set course for waypoint one. Sysops, we're disappearing.
IN|H-INS-Harmony: Time to get out of here
Unto.Nightfall|S8: Hawkins: Harmony, avoid Kepler if you can.
» To: Xeno Alliance communications
» From: Inspector General von Stürer
» Subject: Camp Gore: Report #05
Good day, Commander "Cobra"
Two additional, full-strength brigades are ready for deployment. Following the restructuring of the assignment process I have undertaken, I chose not to specialize either of these units in any specific capacity. Consider them capable all-rounders - the backbone of any effective fighting force.
I would like to make use of my personal expertise next and train the next batch in marine combat. While I have no doubt that our traditional ground forces will see plenty of action in the years to come, primarily on Planet Atka, much of modern warfare is fought on stations and ships. Dedicated marine contingents will prove invaluable for such military operations as well as for providing security aboard our recently acquired capital ships.
For this purpose, I have been looking to further integrate into the Militia the former NAVSOC unit you have managed to bring into our fold. However, I have discovered that there is considerable dissatisfaction among its ranks concerning the recent developments in regards to the Republic-Outcast relationship. Perhaps it would be advisable for you to have a talk with them over this matter.
That is all for now.
Hochachtungsvoll,
Sigmund Erich von Stürer.
Inspector General of the Free Republic Militia
Generalinspekteur der Freien Republikanischen Miliz
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Sender:Alliance Commander "Cobra" Recipient:Xeno Alliance Communications Subject:Re: Camp Gore Report
SVG.
I'll have a chat with Thorn about the state of things on his end, I expect they'll be less disgruntled upon hearing that I have no intention of requesting them to have anything to do with the drug trade. With the advent of increased cashflow potential, please consider in advance the possibility of how we could make use of military vehicles. And also provide me with a requisitions request in that regard for a roster of what we might need.
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Sender:Admiral Victoria Knight Recipient:Xeno Alliance Communications Subject:Auxesia and Insurgents
Good day,
per my last message I had inquired about further Insurgency escapees and now have a specific case. Rear Admiral Asmodeus contacted me and has, according to status reports, left Vespucci with the vessel unharmed. He assures me that you are already aware of the vessel and have worked together in the past. I have no such intel but assured him I'd bring forth his request for port access.
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Sender:Alliance Commander "Cobra" Recipient:Xeno Alliance Communications Subject:Re: Auxesia and Insurgents
Knight.
Per your last message? Oh dear. But if we're going to move forward from passive aggression, I'm not sure why we should be entertaining an opportunist. Should I assume this is you vouching for him? It would just be a drain on resources and he walked away conveniently last time. What's stopping him from doing it again?
I went out to scout around Ontario and California, I just had arrive in California saw this bugg who belonged to the Bretonian intelligence service flying towards me. At first I thought he was about to take my head, but I was wrong he was either gathering intelligence or running from someone as he did not stop for a single moment and made it clear he wants to leave. I could not let that happen, engaged cruise speed started chasing him from California. He seems to have known all the jump holes and ways around them as he made way from California to Ontario, Colorado and from there with Wardens help by disrupting him , I caught him in Kepler. Made short work of it, he did not have any valuables on him just scrap. His name James Skirka.
Scarlet out.
"Freedom comes at a price and I'm willing to pay it."
-"Scarlet"
[05.07.2022 13:39:00] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Morning.
[05.07.2022 13:39:07] XA-Scarlet: Morning?
[05.07.2022 13:39:17] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Is it not?
[05.07.2022 13:39:26] XA-Scarlet: Not at all, tell me what the fuck are you doing here?
[05.07.2022 13:39:35] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Leaving I hope
[05.07.2022 13:39:42] XA-Scarlet: Sadly.
[05.07.2022 13:39:48] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Sadly?
[05.07.2022 13:39:55] XA-Scarlet: Ran in to the wrong snake.
[05.07.2022 13:40:45] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I don't think you're a snake
[05.07.2022 13:40:50] XA-Scarlet: Want to find out?
[05.07.2022 13:40:53] [SIS]-James.Skirka: that's an unfair thing to say about yourself.
[05.07.2022 13:41:14] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I'm sure you're quite a nice person.
[05.07.2022 13:41:20] XA-Scarlet: You are a long way from home
[05.07.2022 13:41:29] XA-Scarlet: And I'm not a nice person.
[05.07.2022 13:41:32] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I am, alas, but comes with the job.
[05.07.2022 13:41:59] XA-Scarlet: You picked the wrong place for a job.
[05.07.2022 13:43:22] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Oh, two of you?
[05.07.2022 13:43:25] XA-Warden: The fuck do you think you're doing here?
[05.07.2022 13:43:29] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I say have I offened?
[05.07.2022 13:43:35] XA-Warden: Stop moving you imbecile.
[05.07.2022 13:43:48] XA-Scarlet: Yeah, your presence is offensive.
[05.07.2022 13:44:08] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Oh, I apologise, I shall be on my way, quick as quick
[05.07.2022 13 44:23[SIS]-James.Skirka: Sir, please. I have no quarral with you.
[05.07.2022 13:44:33] XA-Warden: Shut it.
[05.07.2022 13:45:01] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Still following?
[05.07.2022 13:45:10] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I do hope I haven't alarmed you.
[05.07.2022 13:45:45] XA-Scarlet: Wrong time, wrong place.
[05.07.2022 13:45:56] [SIS]-James.Skirka: OR, right time, depending on how you look at it.
[05.07.2022 13:46:11] XA-Warden: Bad day for you.
[05.07.2022 13:46:17] [SIS]-James.Skirka: You say
[05.07.2022 13:46:50] XA-Warden: You had your chance to live.
[05.07.2022 13:46:53] XA-Warden: You ignored us.
[05.07.2022 13:46:54] XA-Warden: Now you die.
[05.07.2022 13:47:23] XA-Scarlet: Step aside Warden.
[05.07.2022 13:47:25] XA-Scarlet: Let me have him.
[05.07.2022 13:47:26] XA-Warden: Take him.
[05.07.2022 13:47:28] XA-Warden: He was your hunt.
[05.07.2022 13:47:33] XA-Scarlet: Die.
[05.07.2022 13:53:26] Death: [SIS]-James.Skirka was put out of action by XA-Scarlet (Mine).
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Sender:Captain Virginia Belle Recipient:Other LFR forces Subject:Almost Ready
Hey,
It's been a while since I was speaking over this frequency, I hope everything is alright back home. I'm happy to tell you that my ship has passed through all flight and system trials in Ontario system. All weapons are operational, our heavily modified engines are working as they should and my officers have already re-learned how to operate our ship after such extensive modifications.
For those who haven't been involved around my ship, the Roanoke is now flying under Free Republic, but we're as a separate unit - that fancy phoenix unit insignia in my comm - at least for now.
I haven't been testing my ship in direct combat yet, but from what I can tell - no, we won't be able to attack the Navy directly - we're just one capital ship, two with the Harmony in the best case scenario, and that'd be quite a stupid thing to do as any damage sustained would be more costly for us than for them. Instead, we'll be focusing on serving as a mobile, agile and heavily armed base to fit your standing fighter oriented doctrine. For that end, we have lightened our battlecruiser to be faster than regular Interdictors at the cost of some armor plating.
We'll be limiting myself only to systems like Ontario, Colorado and Kepler to get more familiar with our territory. We used to operate in Texas, Kansas and Vespucci, but those days are long gone. I'll be also thinking about what to do with the Toronto station and how we can help with any possible salvage operations. We can also assist wherever needed as long as we'll have some escorts on our way through Liberty - to prevent any Naval or Rogue ambushes along the way to our destination and back.
Out on patrol but consider this a priority notice.
There's been an established demand to improve our access to heavy weaponry, and we've still got the patchwork assembly of a siege cruiser sitting in the docks at Ramsey. Effective immediately, you are entitled to rewards for any scans you acquire of Archer-class cruisers. Get us as many as you can, and if you destroy any have the salvage crews bring back whatever parts they can find. The more valuable the better.
Speaking of salvage, the more adventurous of you should take stock of the debris left behind as a result of the fighting in Kansas and Vespucci, catalogue where all the best "prizes" are so I can dispatch salvage crews once the fighting simmers out.
Effective immediately, the following pilots have been disavowed and stripped of all credentials:
Bull, Watchman, Contender and Ridgenose.
Recovery shuttles are underway to retrieve the Commander, their mutiny has not gone as expected. If you encounter these pilots on patrol, elaborate on that failure with your weaponry.
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