--Received Coded Transmission--
TO: Liberty Navy, Personnel Intelligence Division
FROM: Denver General Hospital, Trauma Center, Military desk
EXCERPT: Voice logs for Room 314b, occupant: Cpt. Tannik Seldon
TRANSCRIPT BEGINS
<Voice of Cpt. Seldon>
[low, grumbling]...dang, that's a lot of mail. Well, since I have nothing better to do, might as well take care of the paperwork...
Hmm, a message from the DoD...
WHAT? Prospector no longer to be engaged?
[outrage] Is this some kind of joke? Paul nearly got shot down by that ship! Heck, I WAS shot down! And the reason... you've got to be kidding me!
<Voice of Nurse Trina McIntyre>
Are you alright, sir?
<Voice of Cpt. Seldon>
[quieter] Yes. Just got some surprising mail.
This is insane. US engaging HIM is a hazard to trade? What is this DoD guy smoking? And what is this [expletive deleted] about incidents of "friendly fire?"
Something strange is going on. Again.
Well, when I get out of here... if any Xenos scum so much as fires a shot in Liberty space, I'm not going to stand by and watch. I'm not going to let people I've sworn to protect die, "negotiations" or no.
[subject is silent]
I swore to serve Liberty. That's my first loyalty... not the [expletive deleted] DoD.