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RE: To plan to gnaw at the tree of truth.. - Jadon King - 01-02-2018
"Well other then some minor hull damage from Radiation and as stated in the message I sent, a angry Progenitor of the Collective. Jason states casually, Seline almost chokes on her food laughing. "Yeah, Alberts out logiced the damn thing! You should've been there Bride it was amazing." A smile comes to Jason's face. "Well, I did exactly what it asked of me, not much one can do when told to cut your engines when on a collision course for a jump hole. But yes, the Hecate is unharmed for the most part." Mark nods to Bride. "Yeah the Upholder is a beauty for sure. Though I'd have to see how she handles before I make a comment on if I'd take it over the Cutlass or even a Roc."
RE: To plan to gnaw at the tree of truth.. - Nodoka Hanamura - 01-07-2018
Bride turns to Jason, remembering the name. "Wait a goddamn second - you saw that asshole who shot at us a few months ago?" Honya turns to Jason, her distaste for her inhuman-borne brethren showing. Nodoka looks to Jason as well, only to turn to Honya, seeing the anger in her eyes. "Honya.." she says, only for her friend to turn to her, the distaste she showed now vanishing in a instant. "Hai, Hanamura-sensei?" Honya responds, "Relax, okay? We're all friends here. No need to get angry over the PRIME right now. Our priority should be Lost Company - the ones who tried to kill Bride." Nodoka says, her voice soothing Honya's anger, what little remained. "Hai.. Hanamura-sensei." Honya answers, returning to eating her food. Nodoka does so as well, nearly finished.
RE: To plan to gnaw at the tree of truth.. - Jadon King - 01-08-2018
After finishing her food, Seline nods. "If there's one thing I've noticed about them, it's that they're damn hard to pin down after you knock 'em over... Considering that after falling into the Star, Devourer still pops up? They're resilient, and decent pilots, but not invincible." Mark Shakes his head and sighs. "If I had half a brain I would've escorted the Transport alone, a stolen Bomber with Pucks and a Torpedo launcher wouldn't stand much of a chance against a fighter like mine." Seline in response chuckles "Well at least we know how he flies and how he fights against a Gunship, and that he isn't the best aim with said Nova's. Use that, and you should have his butt in your hold for us to have a talk with."
RE: To plan to gnaw at the tree of truth.. - Nodoka Hanamura - 01-08-2018
Nodoka nods at Seline's statement. "Yes, however, I have intelligence on THP and LC. Honya, Holograph on, slide 4." Nodoka says, only for the girl next to her to comply, interfacing with the projection system and showing a message from "The Black Liner".
"As you can see from these communications with a friend of the Freeport, Mr. Kyle Vaughn - Has encountered the THP and LC - apparently in tandem cooperation. This was recieved 0828Z on December 20th, 824 AS. This may seem to be just because they're doing a bounty for them, but when Corroborated with the information hidden in transmissions from Theresa Brooks and her adjutant, one I want you to remember, as well as one from a handler for a AI known as "TITAN" - You'll see that THP and Lost Company are one and the same with near certainty, if not, closely woven together." Nodoka turns to Honya, and reveals the second piece of evidence.
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"And now, the cherry on top of the pie."
Nodoka looks around the table, looking at the reactions of those present. Honya speaks up. "You may be wondering, who is TITAN? According to what data we could grab from one of Bride-san's encounters with THP prior to the situation we've encountered, TITAN is some sort of super-powerful Artificial intelligence with a history with THP and LC. As also evidenced by the communique with Concordia's Security chief, It's under tight lock and key. Whatever TITAN is, it seems to want to aid us. You may also be wondering if we should trust it. Enclosed in the decrypted data was a string of data encoded in 'Triple DES', a encryption standard that is outdated, but irregardless, is solvable." Honya turns to the hologram, revealing the encrypted data hidden in the message.
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Just as Honya sends the chirp command, the string of data is sent to each of the people in the room via the neural net laces in their bodies. "You should now be able to see the entirity, at least, what we know thanks to TITAN, of what the Lost Company is - a terrorist organization, of which, Triple Hazard Pay, and possibly Concordia Research Outpost, are a front for." Honya finishes, waiting for everyone's reaction. Alexei looks on in shock, astonished at the findings of Nodoka and Honya. Bride's anger stirs within her, her fork shaking as she tenses up.
RE: To plan to gnaw at the tree of truth.. - Jadon King - 01-08-2018
Mark Notices Bride's anger and places a hand on her shoulder. "Hey, take it easy alright? We're here for you." Noel pushes her almost finished food away from her, a show of her anger at the situation. "Well then, it is war. I for one will not be going into this expecting things to not end in bloodshed." Jason in response to this new information, places a hand to his temple and sighs "If you plan on going in guns blazing Noel, then count Birdie and myself out of it. Though, if needed. The Hecate can provide some level of fire support and evac when needed." Birdie has been muttering to herself ever since learning of TITAN, not noticing the discussions being held by the older members of the Squadron. "If they're going that far to keep this AI under wraps... This thing isn't like Cass or Honya, a group like that hiding Titan, this thing's dangerous no doubt about it... But what makes it so horrifying that it would drive them to bury it, but not destroy it? Can they even do that? Or is so hardwired wherever it is that it's like Mercury?"
RE: To plan to gnaw at the tree of truth.. - Nerva Regis - 01-08-2018
Nerva stood quiet and let the others do the talking. It seemed that they managed to gathered a lot of information on these groups. Let's see... the last and first time I met a TPH was in Kappa a few weeks ago. Nerva accesses the all the info stored in Unity's data-banks regarding that encounter. Bustard class, standard weapons, standard tech and armor. Welp, that would be easy to fight off with Unity.... on the other hand that AI. Nerva saves all the info before him into his cyber brain. This one neat trick that I still haven't got used to yet. He starts thinking about the best way to approach this situation, Now.... if we could somehow get close enough to one of their ships and high-jack their comms... maybe we could...
Before finishing his thought, Nerva turns to Nodoka and says. Now there, sorry to intervene. But there is something that was on my mind ever since this debriefing started. Is there any information on the possibility of them having NEMPs?
RE: To plan to gnaw at the tree of truth.. - Nodoka Hanamura - 01-08-2018
Nodoka nods, looking to Bride, who has since been calmed by her lover's embrace. "Yes. According to Logs from the Rathgrith, Lost Company has access to High-yield Thermonuclear weapons." Bride says, only for her to take control of the terminal.
"If you all paid close enough attention, you should now know two things - one - Elroy Carpenter and Devourer are one and the same - and two - THP most likely knows that we know what's going on - If you look at the bolded text from the Concordia administrator in their header - you'll see a familiar name if you've been around THP for as long as we have - Holt, whose first name for those who don't read Hang-eul, or in layman's terms, old earth korean, is Somteul - Willow. Willow Holt - the one whose flippancy started this whole mess. We don't know much about her, but if her company is anything to go by, she's as big of a threat." Bride continues. The projector displays the images and publically available information on the neural net regarding Triple Hazard Pay and its' employees, what few there is, as well as footage from the blackbox data from all encounters with Lost Company and THP. Honya speaks up again, standing up. "There is also one other person we haven't been able to take account for - an entity known as The Dark Lord - that seems to be helming both Triple Hazard Pay and Lost Company, or at least, have some sizable stake in their operations." The, albeit miniscule profile, for "The Dark Lord" appears on the hologram. Honya then speaks up again. "What we are dealing with is a complex conglomerate of small entities with various taskings, under the head of a mysterious entity. The best course of action from my calcluations is to expose Triple Hazard Pay and their contemporaries for their misdeeds through a three-pronged method." Honya finishes, the projection clearing out all information on the screen, following the points Honya is about to declare. "One - Task Group Grabakr, the Name I have chosen for us to serve as a identifier for our collaborative efforts - will alert the Core to the activities and identity of Triple Hazard Pay and Lost Company. Two - Task Group Grabakr will alert the Confederation of Freeports regarding the situation and our findings, and request, for the safety of Zoner Society, that the CoF Step up protection at Freeport 11 and permanently bar THP and LC vessels from all installations under their control for the sake of their activities and threats to Freeport 11 and constant disregard for the safety of others. Three - Task Group Grabakr, via the use of the Pirate radio station "Soul of the Delta", will make the findings of our group public, with our identity redacted." She says, finishing her plan.
Alexei speaks up. "If it means putting these Ublyudoks in their place, then so be it. I will make the truth heard. Send me a copy of all the data and I will broadcast it to all of Sirius."
RE: To plan to gnaw at the tree of truth.. - Jadon King - 01-08-2018
"So we can ruin their reputation... That'll only make a fight more likely if we're still going to do the meeting. And this plan is great if Titan is telling the truth. No offence, but given the fact that it has ties with Triple Hazard AND Lost Company means any evidence is more the a little suspect..." Mark says crossing his arms. Seline quickly speaks up after Mark "Yes, any and all information should be taken with a massive grain of salt. Let's say the intel is wrong, we'll have pretty much damned a group of people to be hunted like dogs for actions that are not their own... I suggest waiting until we meet Carpenter face to face... If Mark doesn't tear it off if we find the info is true, then we ruin any chance of operating in the edge worlds for them. As much as I would love to end them and be done with it, now is not the time for rash decisions." Seline sighs and shakes her head. "However, it is your call Hanamura. No matter the outcome, save you turning into a Golanski sized Douche... We'll stand with you. Mark smiles and laughs. "Here here!" His expression almost instantly turns dead serious. "If he is Devourer... I'm going gut the bastard like a pig if I'm able... But not before we know without a shadow of a doubt that he is."
RE: To plan to gnaw at the tree of truth.. - Nodoka Hanamura - 01-10-2018
Bride speaks up again. "I would beg to differ. Even before all this shit happened, they spoke unfavorably of TITAN. Is he to be trusted? Other than here, not much. This at least gives us a trump card. I would say it'd be better to confront them from here. I'm placing the call - It's time we get answers." She takes control of the terminal again.
The hologram shuts off, only to reveal a video chat interface, which is waiting for someone at Kemmerer to pick up. Nodoka looks to Bride and tells her, her voice so sharp it can cut the air in the room - "You better know what you're goddamn doing, Bride." Honya chimes up. "Bride-san, we mustn't blow it now!"
"No more. We talk now. I'm sick of these byeong-shin and want answers from the horse itself." she says, ready to face Devourer, Somteul, or Brooks, whoever answers the phone first.
RE: To plan to gnaw at the tree of truth.. - Jadon King - 01-11-2018
Seline winces and places a hand on her face "Oh God... Bride, did you just not hear the part about not making rash decisions? Because this is about as rash as it gets other then launching bombing runs on the League's base." Jason tents his hands and places his elbows on the table. "I'm honestly surprised things didn't go south sooner quite frankly... I was almost starting to think things would turn out peacefully, guess that chance has gone up in smoke." "Um... Mr Alexei, how hard is it to turn the power off in this room? Pretty sure Brides trying her best to blow a live grenade in her face." Birdie says nervously. Noel attempts to move food out of where she thinks the cameras field of view is, all the while changing her posture and to make it seem as though this call was planned. And Mark quickly moves next to bride and speaks to her quietly "Ok Bride, Bride? I love you, I-I really do, and I also love how like to antagonize groups you don't like... But this is a really isn't the best course of action right now, trust me. I want to go after them as much as you do... But we should really save this for the meeting."