I report to you with concerning news. Following my return to active duty after rehabitualisation, the Pyl'Nist' under my command entered our assigned Operative theatre - the Omicrons. However, the navigational officer informed me our systems were widely inaccurate and it emerged that a local ion storm had caused havoc with both our own system configurations and the local jump-hole network.
Seeking to remedy this issue so operations could resume, I reached out to a local Omicroner - Mishtar Vertiga of the Apahanta. It became apparent during this tour of the devastation that had swept the area, as well as recent developments concerning the Alien threat in the area. From the information Mishtar Vertiga was willing to part with, it seems that the source of the local ion storm was an original link to an alien superstructure known locally as the 'Dyson Sphere'. Not only this, but this Captain had also experienced first-hand travelling through a recently sighted alien gateway and their homeworld to a now active 'Dyson Sphere'. Pairing this information with reports of alien skirmishes in the area, it would seem there was some kind of mobilisation taking place. Naturally... given there was a guide on hand, the Pyl'Nist' took the dive and entered alien space to confirm this information.
The haste at which both vessels needed to travel through the system to survive the incursion was, whilst necessary, regrettable in that it prevented any in-depth information of the homeworlds to be acquired. However, one thing is clear... this 'Dyson Sphere' is much different to a time before the ion storm, perhaps even "active". The Pyl'Nist' could not remain in alien territory for long, and as such true questions as to the purpose or nature of this change are left unconfirmed. One thing is clear however, these aliens pose an even greater threat... and perhaps are preparing for an offensive.
Whilst speculation, I believe we must have resources dedicated to monitoring and analysing the situation further if we are to protect the People of the Coalition from the source of this alien threat. Therefore, I wish to apply for the mandate to establish a taskforce in the Omicrons for this very purpose - Commune 47 can be repurposed for this task, however the manpower and resources required to facilitate this operation are currently lacking.
[18.05.2016 18:27:21] Apahanta: Vertiga: Pimakhova!
[18.05.2016 18:27:52] Apahanta: *** Secure Channel ***
[18.05.2016 18:27:52] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "..." *looks around through the bridge windows* "Mishtar Vertiga."
[18.05.2016 18:28:12] Apahanta: Vertiga: Miss Pimakhova! I'm glad you made it here.
[18.05.2016 18:28:45] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: *patches in* "Likewise, Mishtar Vertiga. It has been too long." *lights a cigarette*
[18.05.2016 18:29:03] Apahanta: Vertiga: The nebula doesn't affect the sensor systems anymore. We better find us a comfortable place were people don't listen.
[18.05.2016 18:29:13] Apahanta: Vertiga: Please meet us at[CENSORED]
[18.05.2016 18:29:36] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "Does it not?" *frowns slightly* "That complicates things. Ok, heading to that position."
[18.05.2016 18:31:42] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: *takes a long smoke* "How do the stars keep you, Mishtar Vertiga?"
[18.05.2016 18:32:43] Apahanta: Vertiga: Aw, I missed that poetic sound of your voice. Well, things have changed since we saw each other the last time.
[18.05.2016 18:33:21] Apahanta: Vertiga: Especially that ion storm... I think heard about it. It affected the jump holes.
[18.05.2016 18:33:38] Apahanta: Vertiga: The Zoners even had to move some of their stations via jump drives.
[18.05.2016 18:34:03] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "I did not hear about it until only a matter of days ago... when we undocked into a completely new environment" * -
[18.05.2016 18:34:19] SCRA|Pyl'nist': *smokes* "Unsettling."
[18.05.2016 18:35:17] Apahanta: Vertiga: Right. All the nebulae have changed. Especially this here in Minor.
[18.05.2016 18:35:28] Apahanta: Vertiga: Did you explore this system already? [CENSORED]
[18.05.2016 19:15:00] Apahanta: Vertiga: Anyway.
[18.05.2016 19:15:20] Apahanta: Vertiga: You wanted to know about the changes the ion storm brought with it, right?
[18.05.2016 19:15:32] Apahanta: Vertiga: We can show you some of them.
[18.05.2016 19:16:29] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: *sighs, walks back out onto the bridge* "Ah , tak. If you would indulge us in reorientating ourselves, -
[18.05.2016 19:16:37] SCRA|Pyl'nist': I would be appreciative."
[18.05.2016 19:17:21] Apahanta: Vertiga: Then follow us a bit around.
[18.05.2016 19:17:38] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "Very well, Mistar Vertiga"
[18.05.2016 19:18:31] Apahanta: Vertiga: First of all, the cloud over there is a bit smaller now, and, as already said, it doesn't affect the sensors anymore.
[18.05.2016 19:19:04] Apahanta: Vertiga: But, much more important is the things the ion storm put out of their hiding places.
[18.05.2016 19:19:20] Apahanta: Vertiga: You should be able to see it from here.
[18.05.2016 19:19:32] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: *raises an eyebrow* "..." *swears*
[18.05.2016 19:19:33] Apahanta: Vertiga: 40 kilometers in front of us, a bit below.
[18.05.2016 19:20:05] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "Has it been particularly active as of late?"
[18.05.2016 19:20:35] Apahanta: Vertiga: It is active. It's not the same gate that lead to Omicron Major with the Dyson Sphere.
[18.05.2016 19:20:49] Apahanta: Vertiga: This gate leads directly into the nomad homeworld. Omicron Iota.
[18.05.2016 19:21:09] Apahanta: Vertiga: It's active right now!
[18.05.2016 19:21:14] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "...Iota?" *startled, she lights another cigarette* "This is rather bad news"
[18.05.2016 19:21:37] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: *watches intently* "... that is not good news for us."
[18.05.2016 19:21:45] Apahanta: Vertiga: No, it isn't.
[18.05.2016 19:21:59] Apahanta: Vertiga: I suggest you never enter that area without a fleet to backup.
[18.05.2016 19:22:20] Apahanta: Vertiga: I guess the coalition didn't equip your ship with a cloaking device, eh?
[18.05.2016 19:22:36] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: *grins slightly* "You speak as if you have experience... niet. What I would give for one of those."
[18.05.2016 19:23:25] Apahanta: Vertiga: We were there. It was somewhat unbelievable.
[18.05.2016 19:23:48] Apahanta: Vertiga: Together with the Order, we visited Iota earlier.
[18.05.2016 19:24:03] Apahanta: Vertiga: But now, Iota seems to have an entire infrastructure.
[18.05.2016 19:24:07] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "You've seen the alien's homeworld? What was it like?" *mumbles something involving the word -
[18.05.2016 19:24:11] SCRA|Pyl'nist': interrogation*
[18.05.2016 19:24:46] Apahanta: Vertiga: It was different from our systems we know. That I can say for sure.
[18.05.2016 19:25:06] Apahanta: Vertiga: The nomads guard it very, very well. Weapon satellites, cruisers everywhere.
[18.05.2016 19:25:17] Apahanta: Vertiga: And lots of infected sirians.
[18.05.2016 19:26:02] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: *frowns slightly* "It is the latter which concerns me most - there is no need to employ such poor
[18.05.2016 19:26:22] SCRA|Pyl'nist': souls when it is apparent what the situation is in such a system, niet?"
[18.05.2016 19:26:53] Apahanta: Vertiga: Right you are. But that's not all.
[18.05.2016 19:27:28] Apahanta: Vertiga: The gates in Iota lead deeper into nomad territory. You know, there was a gate in Minor that -
[18.05.2016 19:27:46] Apahanta: Vertiga: lead to the dyson sphere. We can show you where the Gate is now.
[18.05.2016 19:28:13] Apahanta: Vertiga: It looks like the nomads didn't want humans to be there anymore.
[18.05.2016 19:28:47] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "I could not suppose why." *grinning slightly as she took a smoke*
[18.05.2016 19:29:36] Apahanta: Vertiga: Well, it's a bit weird. They didn't really care about humans present there in the last twenty years. As far as I know.
[18.05.2016 19:30:27] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "Then something has changed... the sphere, is it different in anyway?"
[18.05.2016 19:30:50] Apahanta: Vertiga: It is, and the ion storm originated there.
[18.05.2016 19:31:21] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: *swears* "... this is extremely worrying for all our sakes."
[18.05.2016 19:32:24] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "We have lost you from all sensors, Mishtar Vertiga."
[18.05.2016 19:32:54] Apahanta: Vertiga: I see. That's the only place where the intense radiation affects the sensors.
[18.05.2016 19:33:35] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "It is no longer traversable it seems?"
[18.05.2016 19:33:56] Apahanta: Vertiga: The nomads have destroyed it.
[18.05.2016 19:34:43] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: *frowns, stares at her cigarette.* "There is much work to be done, following these events."
[18.05.2016 19:35:15] Apahanta: Vertiga: Now, the only way to the dyson sphere is through the Omicron Iota system.
[18.05.2016 19:35:32] Apahanta: Vertiga: And they are desperate to not let anyone get there.
[18.05.2016 19:35:47] Apahanta: Vertiga: We managed it anyway.
[18.05.2016 19:36:00] Apahanta: Vertiga: The Dyson Sphere is active now.
[18.05.2016 19:36:00] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "... raises the ..." *startled* "You did? What did you see?"
[18.05.2016 19:36:41] Apahanta: Vertiga: It's not only active, but also now has a, sort-of atmosphere.
[18.05.2016 19:36:58] Apahanta: Vertiga: It's beautiful, but, you know, it's still a nomad thing.
[18.05.2016 19:37:35] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: *goes pale briefly* "..." *takes a very long pause to smoke* "I wish to see this."
[18.05.2016 19:38:12] Apahanta: Vertiga: Pimakhova, you know, going there would be like a death wish. At least, right now.
[18.05.2016 19:38:33] Apahanta: Vertiga: I mean, things would be different if you had a cloaking device.
[18.05.2016 19:38:58] Apahanta: Vertiga: The only thing I can offer you, and with that I mean, only you, to share a footage we made.
[18.05.2016 19:39:02] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "Perhaps it is worth doing regardless... if the data got back to New Moscov intact."
[18.05.2016 19:39:31] Apahanta: Vertiga: You're not going to go there, right?
[18.05.2016 19:40:01] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: *looks at him with an apologetic smile*
[18.05.2016 19:40:26] Apahanta: Vertiga: It's too dangerous!
[18.05.2016 19:40:31] Apahanta: Vertiga: Believe me!
[18.05.2016 19:40:52] Apahanta: Vertiga: This isn't a game or something. You shouldn't play with the lives of your crew.
[18.05.2016 19:41:32] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "We all know our duty, it is why we are here." *sighs, takes a smoke* "If that information can get back to
[18.05.2016 19:41:44] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Volgograd... it may save all the Coalitions lives."
[18.05.2016 19:42:12] Apahanta: Vertiga: You're crazy. I can't allow that...
[18.05.2016 19:42:44] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: [CENSORED]
[18.05.2016 19:43:12] Apahanta: Vertiga: That's...
[18.05.2016 19:43:30] Apahanta: Vertiga: Don't you think it's better if you just deliver the information I gave you to your command?
[18.05.2016 19:43:44] Apahanta: Vertiga: They can send a bigger fleet out to Major.
[18.05.2016 19:44:00] Apahanta: Vertiga: Just you on your own, that's ridiculous.
[18.05.2016 19:44:35] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "Very few of my comrades now of this alien menace's existence." *smokes* "We would not have much of -
[18.05.2016 19:44:39] SCRA|Pyl'nist': a fleet to spare."
[18.05.2016 19:44:55] Apahanta: Vertiga: But what about your allies?
[18.05.2016 19:45:16] Apahanta: Vertiga: Your superiors could gather a task force.
[18.05.2016 19:45:34] Apahanta: Vertiga: I mean, Order and Blooddragons are surely interested in the things there, too.
[18.05.2016 19:46:14] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: *looks torn* "..." *sighs* "Very well, Mishtar Vertiga."
[18.05.2016 19:47:15] Apahanta: Vertiga: You better head back to the freeport and send all the information to your superiors.
[18.05.2016 19:47:33] Apahanta: Vertiga: I won't let you pass the Iota gate just on your own.
[18.05.2016 19:47:49] Apahanta: Vertiga: If you dare to try it, we will take down your engines.
[18.05.2016 19:47:53] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: *raises an eyebrow*
[18.05.2016 19:48:26] Apahanta: Vertiga: I'm serious about it.
[18.05.2016 19:48:52] Apahanta: Vertiga: I won't let you waste your life for some information. In the worst case, the nomads catch you.
[18.05.2016 19:49:15] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "I am intruiged as to how you find yourself feeling responsible for a Coalition crew." *smokes* "Few would do such-
[18.05.2016 19:49:21] SCRA|Pyl'nist': a thing."
[18.05.2016 19:49:41] Apahanta: Vertiga: I don't care about the color of our flags, Pimakhova.
[18.05.2016 19:50:07] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: *signals at her helmsman* "Then, perhaps you are the gentleman I took you for"
[18.05.2016 19:51:47] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "The fact of the matter, Mishtar Vertiga, is if one waits it may be too late before the alien strikes with -
[18.05.2016 19:51:51] SCRA|Pyl'nist': full force."
[18.05.2016 19:52:45] Apahanta: Vertiga: This is madness, Pimakhova. Don't force me to do it.
[18.05.2016 19:53:54] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "Apologies... Mishtar Vertiga." *takes a long smoke*
[18.05.2016 19:54:02] Apahanta: Vertiga: Hold it right now!
[18.05.2016 19:55:52] Apahanta: Vertiga: Pimakhova, turn around as long as you can. Please...
[18.05.2016 19:56:09] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "Which direction is it, Mishtar Vertiga?"
[18.05.2016 19:56:25] Apahanta: Vertiga: Just take the gate you just took to get here.
[18.05.2016 19:57:01] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "Mishtar Vertiga... the sooner I see it, the sooner I shall leave."
[18.05.2016 19:57:18] Apahanta: Vertiga: ... damn it...
[18.05.2016 19:57:23] Apahanta: Vertiga: The gate above us.
[18.05.2016 19:57:50] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "Dyakuyu, Mishtar Vertiga."
[18.05.2016 19:57:58] Apahanta: Vertiga: It will lead into their hive system in Omicron-99. Take that gate once more and it will lead you to the sphere.
[18.05.2016 19:58:18] Apahanta: Vertiga: We will follow you.
[18.05.2016 20:00:22] Apahanta: Vertiga: Don't stay here. Take this gate once more. Quick! We're right at their base here.
[18.05.2016 20:01:49] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: *jaw drops*
[18.05.2016 20:02:25] Apahanta: Vertiga: As I said. We're right now within the Dyson Sphere's atmosphere.
[18.05.2016 20:02:30] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "...this is... majestic"
[18.05.2016 20:03:09] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "Ok... lets go."
[18.05.2016 20:03:25] Apahanta: Vertiga: Head up.
[18.05.2016 20:03:46] Apahanta: Vertiga: Straight up. You'll see why.
[18.05.2016 20:04:04] Apahanta: Vertiga: Also, there is a one-way jump hole out of this system. Found it by accident.
[18.05.2016 20:04:24] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "It is most fortuitous i'm with one of the few who know of it."
[18.05.2016 20:05:12] Apahanta: Vertiga: Isn't this crazy? A week ago, this system looked completely different.
[18.05.2016 20:05:49] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "I would wager they are mobilising... perhaps they have finally decided it is time..."
[18.05.2016 20:06:17] Apahanta: Vertiga: My god, we're lucky they didn't see us. Your little destroyer wouldn't stand a chance.
[18.05.2016 20:06:49] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "Fortuitous timing... yet we are not out of this yet, Mishtar Vertiga." *smokes*
[18.05.2016 20:06:51] Apahanta: Vertiga: The jump hole to Omicron Lost is right here.
[18.05.2016 20:08:39] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "I appreciate your guidance, Mishar Vertiga." *smiles slightly*
[18.05.2016 20:08:54] Apahanta: Vertiga: Don't do something careless like that again, Pimakhova!
[18.05.2016 20:09:14] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "I wish I could promise such a thing."
[18.05.2016 20:09:43] Apahanta: Vertiga: I can't just allow the few trustworthy people out here to do stupid things like this.
[18.05.2016 20:10:28] SCRA|Pyl'nist': Pimakhova: "I'm sure we could argue on whether that was stupidity or foolish necessity... I for one am glad
[18.05.2016 20:10:39] SCRA|Pyl'nist': both of us, Mishtar Vertiga, remain alive to argue about it."
[18.05.2016 20:11:03] [CENSORED]