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STANDARD NET ACCESS 118.22 - TRANSMISSION FORMAT FILE BRXF - FILE TYPE: redact.tech.sys TRANSMISSION FILE (LZO COMPRESSION) - LOAD ADDRESS: 0000800 - ENTRY POINT: 00008000 - VERIFYING CHECKSUM ... OK NEURAL UPLINK DETECTED ENCRYPTION PARAMETERS ONLINE RELAY CONNECTION ESTABLISHED BUFFERING TRANSMISSION FILE COMMENCING PLAYBACK... OK LOADING DISK DATA PARAMETERS VERIFYING CHECKSUM... OK (ADDRESS 0x000000CB) (ADDRESS 0x000000AX) (ADDRESS 0x00000004) (ADDRESS 0x00000009) (ADDRESS 0x000000IM) (ADDRESS 0x000000AG) (ADDRESS 0x000000x1) (ADDRESS 0x000000LM) (ADDRESS 0x000000NK) (ADDRESS 0x000000CG) LOCATION: ACV ANDRASTE, OMEGA-47 ID: AUX-S-SNT-979 'STRIDER' SUBJECT: MADEIRA INCIDENT

The mission assigned to the 2nd Meros in the Omegas region has seen an unexpected complication. ACV Andraste was conducting patrol operations in the Omega-47 system. Andraste, Sentinel Strider in command, encountered the IMG Bustard-class vessel GSV Borobudur on survey duties. Both parties proceeded to meet at Madeira Base, where the IMG Hegemon-class vessel Stellar Consequence, captained by one Guildmaster Rutherford, was waiting. After a quick transfer of Guildmaster Albert Schulze from Madeira to the Borobudur, conversation regarding the uncharted Omegas followed for a few minutes and was eventually interrupted by a detonation aboard the Stellar Consequence, significantly damaging its engines. After dispatching SAR teams and fighter escorts, Paladin Javari Crosby, callsign "Conductor", observed weapons fire aboard the damaged Hegemon. Sentinel Strider recalled the SAR teams and prepared marines for boarding operations, coordinating with the Borobudur and Madeira defense forces to take back the ship. Warden Gaius Rossi was in command of this team. Upon cutting and breaching into the vessel, numerous assailants with no clear identification opened fire on Auxo marine units, leading to the death of Initiate Sally Endesha. Marine units advanced forward, securing the bridge and relieving Rutherford's forces pinned down by enemy infiltrators and pressing onwards to the power core to reinforce the Borobudur's team. At this point, scans revealed the presence of Nomad incubi within key members of the enemy infiltration team. Protocol changed to ensure proper sterilization of contaminants. Upon reaching the power core, Initiate AX-490-2 destroyed a blockading bulkhead to gain access to the core and allow the team to push in. During the breach, two marines were wounded: Initiate Chen Jiang and Warden Fabio Cruz, with the latter currently in critical condition. Enemy attempts to destroy the power core with planted charges were thwarted by the combined strength of the defenders. Out of assumed desperation, the remaining attackers attempted to destabilize the power core with weapons fire in the hopes that the reactor housing was not sufficient to prevent energy discharges from melting through. Without orders, Initiate AX-490-2 used their chassis to block incoming fire and prevent a potentially cataclysmic meltdown, buying time for the others to eliminate all remaining hostiles. Their chassis has been damaged beyond feasible repair, and efforts are underway to attempt to salvage their data core. In the midst of combat, explosives planted upon Madeira's communications array and one of its hangar bay doors detonated, allowing for a singular Dromedary-class freighter, heavily modified to enhance performance, to exit the damaged hangar at speed in an attempt at fleeing the scene. "Conductor" pursued the fleeing vessel, firing a cruise disruptor and disabling the freighter's engines. The resulting loss of power damaged the engines and led to a loss of control the pilot was unable to recover from, culminating in a fatal collision with an asteroid. "Conductor" recovered an active alien artifact from the wreckage which was then transported back to the Andraste for quarantine. With the cessation of hostilities, the marines sent to the Stellar Consequence attended to the wounded aboard and began standard infection containment protocols. Sentinel Strider informed the Guildmasters of the containment of the artifact and the necessity of conducting sterilization protocols aboard all affected areas. Light interrogation of Guildmaster Rutherford revealed that the artifact recovered from the Dromedary was given to the IMG by a "treasure hunter" from Kusari flying a vessel known as the Heavenly Koi. Additionally, Guildmaster Rutherford has requested the Andraste remain in the area and provide training and resources to Madeira personnel to better combat threats related to this one. The Andraste will be remaining in the area regardless to conclude containment and sterilization procedures in according with standard protocol. Attached to this report is a compilation of comms traffic and guncam footage relevant to the incident. It is my recommendation that a more active presence be placed alongside those surveying the deeper Omegas. The desire by groups in the region and elsewhere to explore and exploit this new frontier represents a powder keg that could ignite with the wrong flashpoint, as seen tonight. It is imperative that we guide these instincts in a safe and productive manner, preventing our enemies from imperiling many of our friends and allies. Strider out. FILES ATTACHED: (1) Code: [13.04.2026 02:06:45] A/)-ACV-Andraste: CO: Independent Miners Guild vessel, this is the Auxo Combat Vessel Andraste. Please state ident and intent. [13.04.2026 02:07:05] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: RO: We should ask the same thing of you. [13.04.2026 02:07:17] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: RO: As you are near our Station. [13.04.2026 02:07:43] A/)-ACV-Andraste: CO: We provided identification. Our mission is presently the patrolling of the Omegas and raiding of Corsair and Core commerce. [13.04.2026 02:08:20] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: RO: It is a fair mission. We are here for a prospecting task that is down the line. [13.04.2026 02:09:09] A/)-ACV-Andraste: CO: Copy that, Borobudur. We have yet to encounter any hostiles on this leg of our patrol. [13.04.2026 02:09:25] A/)-ACV-Andraste: CO: Putting the captain on the line. [13.04.2026 02:10:19] A/)-ACV-Andraste: <:: "This is Sentinel Hunt, commander of the ACV Andraste. Do you require any assistance, Borobudur?" ::> [13.04.2026 02:10:50] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: RO: That would be a negative. We just made it to the system. [13.04.2026 02:12:49] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [The voice of the woman is far more human now.] S: "There we go." [13.04.2026 02:13:03] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: RO: So how often are the corsair raids in this system? [13.04.2026 02:13:42] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Often enough that we're seeing action, captain. The new passages to uncharted territories have attracted new eyes." [13.04.2026 02:14:11] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Welcome to Madeira, to what do I owe the pleasure of the violet wings of Andraste? [13.04.2026 02:14:18] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: RO: They sure have. I was told to fly this ship all the way from the Taus. [13.04.2026 02:14:49] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "A simple patrol, for the time being. We use Madeira's general location as a waypoint for our pattern." [13.04.2026 02:15:24] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Helm, full stop." [13.04.2026 02:15:27] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: My my, what an expensive "patrol" vessel. A marvel of Liberty's hubris if I recall the details correctly. [13.04.2026 02:16:02] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Not just Liberty's, I'm afraid. And we try to make sure our presence is visible enough to deter opportunistic raiders." [13.04.2026 02:16:02] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: RO: Stellar we will be mooring with the station to pick up Guildmaster Schulze. [13.04.2026 02:16:20] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Normally I might marvel at the artistic display of ingenuity, though I rather doubt Liberty's engineers know the term. [13.04.2026 02:16:46] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Yes, yes, Borobudur actual, feel free to remove him from my abode. [13.04.2026 02:16:53] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Art can come from unexpected places." [13.04.2026 02:17:24] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Oh my, how rude of me. I recognize the voice. [13.04.2026 02:17:31] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: A pleasure to speak with you again. [13.04.2026 02:17:55] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "For the... Ah!" [13.04.2026 02:18:02] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "That business in Coronado?" [13.04.2026 02:18:16] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Business... is a rather diplomatic term for that utter mess. [13.04.2026 02:18:32] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Well, maybe there's no need to put lipstick on a pig, then." [13.04.2026 02:18:52] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: I was never one for surface-layer conditioning. [13.04.2026 02:19:26] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: RO: Sure guildmaster Rutherford we will take your fellow guildmaster off the Guild owned station. [13.04.2026 02:19:50] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Forgive my nasty tone, Borobudur actual, I'm merely wounded he never calls. [13.04.2026 02:20:05] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Such a.. distant, friendship, that. [13.04.2026 02:20:16] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: RO: Indeed he tends to be like that. [13.04.2026 02:20:20] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Still, I hope things are at least a -little- more stable since then. Seems all of Sirius is bursting at the seams with-- [13.04.2026 02:20:25] A/)-ACV-Andraste: --trouble these days." [13.04.2026 02:21:17] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Not quite so feather-light, I'm afraid, dear Strider. I was forced to acquiesce my stewardship of Holman in light of recent [13.04.2026 02:21:18] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: events. [13.04.2026 02:21:39] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Though I was needed here at Madeira regardless, another thread of fate. [13.04.2026 02:22:04] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Holman's poised to be a hotbed soon. Might be good for you." [13.04.2026 02:22:36] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: It is precisely because of that, that I thought it best to come here, where I can.. -paint- in peace. [13.04.2026 02:23:01] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Lest I orchestrate a happy accident for the Collingwood. [13.04.2026 02:23:08] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: And spark a war. [13.04.2026 02:23:18] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "It's a tantalizing paradox, that. Peace, while there's so much sitting just around the corner." [13.04.2026 02:24:26] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Paradoxes are immensely amusing, and yet I don't find it particularly paradoxical. After all, living beings inhabit these - [13.04.2026 02:24:51] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: proverbial lines in the sand as it were. Unlike where the politicians romp, these souls are less likely to disrupt their meager [13.04.2026 02:25:07] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: lives with grandiose and climactic cannonfire. [13.04.2026 02:25:36] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Madeira is not at particular risk, though our miners in the field and far-flung patrols certainly are. [13.04.2026 02:25:55] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Sure, until the greedy realize what's sitting in the deeper systems." [13.04.2026 02:26:06] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Have you been out there, Guildmaster?" [13.04.2026 02:26:38] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: No, no. Unfortunately my scrap-heap of a personal palace would not survive the deep reaches. Lest I have a chance to [13.04.2026 02:26:45] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: paint outside of metaphor the wonders within. [13.04.2026 02:27:01] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "A smaller ship would serve you better, anyways. Freighters." [13.04.2026 02:27:19] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Larger beasts... don't last long in the deep Omegas." [13.04.2026 02:27:56] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: A: Well that is something more to dread. [13.04.2026 02:28:01] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Admittedly, I've been itching to taste the heavenly nectar of adrenaline in a fighter once again. Yet that would be - [13.04.2026 02:28:05] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: irresponsible given my position. [13.04.2026 02:28:21] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Such are the mundane shackles of logistics. [13.04.2026 02:28:27] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "You could get away with crewing a smaller freighter, I think." [13.04.2026 02:28:36] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Call it... an official expedition." [13.04.2026 02:29:26] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Ah, but alas, the good Guildmaster Schulze has beat me to it. It would be a dreadful crisis more harrowing than Coronado - [13.04.2026 02:29:38] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: were we to lose -two- Guildmasters instead of one, should the expedition go awry. [13.04.2026 02:30:04] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: A: Indeed I am not willing to take said risk. [13.04.2026 02:30:22] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Guildmaster Schulze, I'm surprised you're taking such a risk after your episode in Coronado." [13.04.2026 02:31:12] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Besides, someone has to be the tether that holds everything together at one point or another. As fate would have it - [13.04.2026 02:31:20] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: I am the one forced to be such. [13.04.2026 02:31:38] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: A: I find myself surprised but there is always some wonder to be found in these corners. [13.04.2026 02:32:23] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Hopefully, the void is kind to us, and returns Guildmaster Schulz to us swiftly, so I am not burdened so heavily - [13.04.2026 02:32:24] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: for long. [13.04.2026 02:32:56] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Well, if you need assistance, I'm certain a communique to the Technocracy would allow for collaboration. [13.04.2026 02:32:57] A/)-ACV-Andraste: " [13.04.2026 02:34:52] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: I did consider reaching out to you again recently, as fate would have it. Though I did not wish to impose given my lack of [13.04.2026 02:35:01] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: understand of the climate in your neck of the independent worlds. [13.04.2026 02:35:19] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: A: I also wish to see Madeira prosper hence the expedition to the near by corner of the Omegas. [13.04.2026 02:36:22] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "I think it's important that we make sure exploration here is done well and thoroughly." [13.04.2026 02:36:53] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "I would make a case to the Directorate in the event of a request for collaboration." [13.04.2026 02:36:58] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Oh I'm certain Guildmaster Schulz could use all the help he could get, dear Strider. [13.04.2026 02:37:14] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: A: We don't plan to stubble into there as a bunch of headless squeloms. [13.04.2026 02:37:53] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Didn't meant to imply it. IMG's some of the premier surveyors out there." [13.04.2026 02:38:39] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Come now, Schulz. A wise man knows when to consult experts. The Technocracy is well versed on chaotic shelves of space. [13.04.2026 02:38:51] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: We could use them in this expedition of yours. [13.04.2026 02:41:17] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: A: That is true the technocracy is among the best in the field and the expedition would only benefit from them [13.04.2026 02:41:31] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: A: Hence I did plan to reach out to Leviathan. [13.04.2026 02:41:43] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: [A soft smirk. She turns to one of her bridge staff, signing off on a PDA given to her.] [13.04.2026 02:42:15] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "A good plan. I think Venator Serapis needs more work for his station." [13.04.2026 02:43:42] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: A: I had an opportunity to meet him during my inspection of Cypres. That was before the LSF?s attempt of annexation [13.04.2026 02:44:19] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Before that headache..." [13.04.2026 02:45:51] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Regardless. Discovering the unknown, foraying into places humans haven't yet tread? Many of us live for that." [13.04.2026 02:46:08] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "And I have seen some... intense sights in those systems." [13.04.2026 02:46:15] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: A: It was annoying to say the least. We had to put our operations in system on standby to avoid being shot on "accident" [13.04.2026 02:46:54] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: A: Talking about Fisher? [13.04.2026 02:47:06] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Mm. Fischer is one of them." [13.04.2026 02:47:19] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [Rutherford lifts his dangling left hand to take a drag from his cig as he glances down to what appears to be a control - [13.04.2026 02:47:49] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: surface not far from his captain's lounge, and reaches down to press a button, knocking ash off the end of the cig in the - [13.04.2026 02:47:55] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: process] R: What? [13.04.2026 02:48:25] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: What do you mean one of the engines is cri- [from the command bridge of both the Andraste and Borobudur one of the - [13.04.2026 02:48:46] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: Hegemon's rear engine blocks suddenly releases a massive plume of fire, and Rutherford's comm-link shuts off after a - violent [13.04.2026 02:48:47] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: shake] [13.04.2026 02:48:52] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "A stellar black ho--" [She rushes to the window.] [13.04.2026 02:49:58] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "General quarters, all stations! Weapons, stand by! Flight deck, prepare shuttles for SAR! Comms, try to hail them!" [13.04.2026 02:50:01] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: A: [Rising from his chair Albert rushed to the helm] Take us closer now! [13.04.2026 02:50:28] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Helm, keep a wide berth, but stay adjacent." [13.04.2026 02:50:59] A/)-ACV-Andraste: CO: Stellar Consequence, this is the Andraste, do you read? [13.04.2026 02:52:13] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [The rear rightmost engine block continues spewing flames, before an explosion sends a bulk of replacement hull structure - [13.04.2026 02:52:15] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: A: Get the mining rigs ready with the pyrofome! What! There is no pyrofome ready for God sake! [13.04.2026 02:52:49] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: far off the block itself, something really had gone critical, though it wasn't entirely certain what. Somehow, the comms had - [13.04.2026 02:53:04] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: been disabled in the process of whatever had just happened, accident or otherwise, but the Stellar Consequence then [13.04.2026 02:53:05] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: A: This is Guildmaster to Madeira dispach a repair ship! [13.04.2026 02:53:30] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: started blinking its frontal lights in a morse code pattern to communicate in lieu of comm channels] [13.04.2026 02:53:37] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [The comms officer would keep trying to hail the vessel, then switch to coordinating with Madeira.] [13.04.2026 02:54:27] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [A Draugr escorted by two Nightjars emerge from the belly of the Andraste, moving to stand by for search and rescue.] [13.04.2026 02:54:42] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [The blinking lights would spell out - "Everything is Fine" - though it would be noted shortly after, on the Andraste's side - [13.04.2026 02:55:08] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: of the stellar consequence, gunfire could be seen on one of the decks, red and blue lasers erupting in a lightshow from the - [13.04.2026 02:55:11] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: reinforced glass] [13.04.2026 02:55:58] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: A: They are using morse. Standard procedure. Still we should prepare the repair ships. [13.04.2026 02:56:11] A/)-ACV-Andraste: Nightjar 1: "This is Conductor, I've got firefights on the portside, visible through the windows!" [13.04.2026 02:57:02] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [The mighty guns of the Osiris would roar to life, swivelling to keep a visual on the compromised decks.] [13.04.2026 02:57:58] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "...recall the Draugr, prepare a boarding party." [13.04.2026 02:59:14] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [In a flash, the Draugr turns around with its escort, returning to the Andraste to prepare for the change of mission.] [13.04.2026 03:00:37] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: A: Oh hell no [Following Alberts exclamation a rising pitch echoes as if the transmission has been cut ] [13.04.2026 03:01:30] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [The Draugr, now far more prepared for the coming duty, moves out once more alongside its escort.] [13.04.2026 03:02:20] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Helm, close in, keep the perimeter tight. Intercept Pattern Gamma-5." [13.04.2026 03:02:54] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [The gunfire would erupt on more floors of the Stellar Consequence, spreading rapidly throughout the ship as if the bulkheads [13.04.2026 03:03:25] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: weren't under Rutherford's control for some reason, the Andraste would note that the rear left Arcfire tower was slowly - [13.04.2026 03:03:32] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: turning towards the battleship] [13.04.2026 03:03:49] A/)-ACV-Andraste: WO: "Captain, they're turning to fire!" [13.04.2026 03:04:08] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Blast... prepare the rocket battery!" [13.04.2026 03:04:26] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: [The Bustards lower hangar opens, the crew of the Andraste can see two groups of mining rigs desend from it towards the Hege.] [13.04.2026 03:04:36] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [Once the rear left Arcfire was in position, it began firing off without any hesitation, it seems the main batteries were - [13.04.2026 03:04:40] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: under boarder control] [13.04.2026 03:05:02] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [The draugr advances onto the rearmost section of the ship, creating a hard seal on the exterior with the intent to cut in.] [13.04.2026 03:05:16] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Evasive maneuvers! Return fire, target the guns!" [13.04.2026 03:06:00] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: [The modified mining rigs land on the middle of the miner and are attempting to pry open the hatchs.] [13.04.2026 03:06:30] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Careful not to hit Madeira or Borobudur!" [13.04.2026 03:07:23] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: RO: Boarding crew aim for the opening. [13.04.2026 03:07:33] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [The explosion of the rear tower rocks the ship hard to the right, the gravity stabilizers don't appear to be working as all - [13.04.2026 03:07:44] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: the gunfire ceases temporarily as if all the crew were thrown as a result of the sudden blast] [13.04.2026 03:08:07] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Maybe that will get them to see sense..." [13.04.2026 03:08:16] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [The Draugr is still cutting in.] [13.04.2026 03:08:38] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [The ramshackle nature of Rutherford's Hegemon would make cutting through its bulk far simpler as a result of standard CTE - [13.04.2026 03:08:55] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: civilian plating being haphazardly fused with border worlds tech seemingly ripped from odd ships over time] [13.04.2026 03:09:25] A/)-ACV-Andraste: Marines: <:: "Hard seal confirmed. Breaching." ::> [13.04.2026 03:10:14] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [The comms would come back online, weak, seemingly from a bridge-mounted backup of some-kind, Rutherford would be laughing - [13.04.2026 03:10:27] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: at the chaos] R: I wonder who the hell I pissed off. [13.04.2026 03:10:42] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: [The Kongsi rigs are making their way through the opening created by the explosion. The modified cutting lasers making quick ? [13.04.2026 03:10:49] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: Work out of the debris] [13.04.2026 03:11:11] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [The Andraste's marines moved in, securing their LZ and preparing to advance further inside. The augmented force-- [13.04.2026 03:11:32] A/)-ACV-Andraste: --strikes more an image of machines than men, armored and inhuman.] [13.04.2026 03:12:14] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: RO: Guildmaster? What is the situation? [13.04.2026 03:12:46] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Well I hope the situation is you're coming to my swift rescue. They don't seem to be slowed down much by our rigs. [13.04.2026 03:12:51] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "IMG assets, be advised, we have Technocrat marines aboard! Recommend updating IFF data!" [13.04.2026 03:13:25] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [Inside the Stellar Consequence there were bodies everywhere, IMG personnel and Rutherfords personal guardians - [13.04.2026 03:13:41] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: [During the whole situation Madera has been eerily silent] [13.04.2026 03:13:59] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: absolutely massacered, staining the walls, ripped apart by tachyon fire, melted to ooze by plasma, unmarked soldiers sweep - [13.04.2026 03:14:23] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: the halls, firing without warning, executing Rutherford's people without any regard for life, they don't even seem to flinch - [13.04.2026 03:14:42] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: in response to the Technocrat units, despite their harrowingly imposing nature. They fire all the same, as if mindless - [13.04.2026 03:14:45] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: or of.. one mind] [13.04.2026 03:15:05] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [The marines are the picture of efficiency, communicating through vocoded messages, clearing rooms and corridors-- [13.04.2026 03:15:30] A/)-ACV-Andraste: --as they advance. At times, however, the sheer resistance of the foes causes them pause and, after a few minutes,-- [13.04.2026 03:15:58] A/)-ACV-Andraste: --the team suffers one of its first casualties as the cover one marine hides behind is destroyed by heavy plasma fire,-- [13.04.2026 03:16:16] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: [The station's hangar door burst open at the same time as the comm tower explodes.] [13.04.2026 03:16:33] A/)-ACV-Andraste: --exposing her and leaving her vulnerable to a plasma bolt aimed for the throat. She tumbles down, the sound of a flatline-- [13.04.2026 03:16:35] A/)-ACV-Andraste: --playing.] [13.04.2026 03:16:49] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Of all the things--!" [13.04.2026 03:17:07] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: They're on Madeira too!? [13.04.2026 03:17:55] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: A: Andraste we need to hurry they are back they are fucking back! [13.04.2026 03:18:22] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: RO: Sorry abot it. [13.04.2026 03:18:29] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Guns, on those newcomers!" [13.04.2026 03:19:06] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: RO: The guildmaster is not taking it well. [13.04.2026 03:19:10] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [Turrets swivel to point at the station and the Hegemon alike, the situation moving faster than expected.] [13.04.2026 03:19:38] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Helmet cams show the assailants without any markings. Of course..." [13.04.2026 03:19:55] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: How oddly similar to the bastards we killed in Coronado. [13.04.2026 03:20:17] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Can Madeira hold them off for long?" [13.04.2026 03:20:47] A bounty of $600 credits has been deposited into your account. [13.04.2026 03:20:51] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: My men are aboard, I issues a recall of patrols a few moments ago, I'm sure it will be fine. I am not however so confident. [13.04.2026 03:20:55] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: In my own well being. [13.04.2026 03:21:20] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Our team is moving in just hold out." [13.04.2026 03:21:30] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: [The Guild boarding party attempts to secure the ships power core to prevent a similar situation that occurred in Coronado] [13.04.2026 03:21:47] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: RO: We are sending our crew towards the power core. [13.04.2026 03:22:02] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Fish in a barrel, as it were, dear Strider. [Rutherford chuckles in what sounds like half-amusement, half-rage] - [13.04.2026 03:22:09] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: They've seized the bulkheads and are getting rather close. [13.04.2026 03:22:17] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: RO: Those mooks did try to blow Alberts ship. [13.04.2026 03:22:46] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [Flashes. Bangs. Exotic weaponry discharges as the marine team advances, a hulking robotic unit acting as moving cover-- [13.04.2026 03:22:52] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [As the Borobudur's marines expected, the power core room was filled with unmarked soldiers, they were actively setting - [13.04.2026 03:22:54] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: up charges] [13.04.2026 03:23:02] A/)-ACV-Andraste: --for the team and lobbing plasma down the corridor.] [13.04.2026 03:23:18] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [The Auxo marines continued their way to the bridge.] [13.04.2026 03:23:24] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Oh my, I sure hope that horrendous thudding is one of yours. [13.04.2026 03:24:01] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "We have a few tricks up our sleeves." [13.04.2026 03:24:48] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [The Auxo units would come across a bulwark of Rutherford's men, armed to the teeth in modified mining rigs, magnetic - [13.04.2026 03:25:07] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: [Using their bulk the Kongsi members rush into close combat with the borders not willing to risk igniting the explosives] [13.04.2026 03:25:10] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: scatter guns, tachyon blasters, grenade launchers, the works, looked more like a pirate boarding crew than IMG defenders] [13.04.2026 03:26:02] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [The unmarked soldiers didn't seemingly possess any heavy units, all lightly armed assassin types instead, when Schulz - [13.04.2026 03:26:34] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: men rushed into melee, where guns would be ineffective, they pulled overcharged stun batons and various types of blades] [13.04.2026 03:27:06] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [Schulz men would find rather quickly, these unmarked soldiers were disturbingly strong] [13.04.2026 03:27:18] A/)-ACV-Andraste: Marine Sgt: <:: "Clamping Hardpoint Alpha. Spikes present down hall, moving to secure VIP." ::> [13.04.2026 03:28:59] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [Rutherfords men would pause briefly, observing the incoming titan and its following units, as if debating whether they'd meet [13.04.2026 03:29:28] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: their respective gods for a moment, before recognizing they must be friendly. They shifted out of their bulwark formation and - [13.04.2026 03:29:41] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: since it seemed the auxo units were taking care of this now, rushed off into the ship to help the rest of the IMG crew] [13.04.2026 03:30:17] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [The Technocrat team would follow along, providing much-needed aid to the rest of the defenders.] Sgt: "Amputating vectors." [13.04.2026 03:31:16] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: What a large boy I have on my camera. I wonder where I can get one of those. [Rutherford seemed to be making light [13.04.2026 03:31:20] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: of his dreadful situation, at least] [13.04.2026 03:31:29] A/)-ACV-Andraste: Sgt: <:: "Contaminant is ripcord, daggers on, pressing Hardpoint Gamma." ::> [13.04.2026 03:31:37] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: [Mixed comms erupt from the Borobudur?s rigs. The surprise of the abnormal soldier?s resistance caught them off guard. [13.04.2026 03:32:20] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Borobudur, keep the situation monitored on Madeira." [13.04.2026 03:32:47] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: The battle that was supposed to be easy was slowly turning into a bloodbath as three of them fall.] [13.04.2026 03:34:47] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [Auxo units sweeping the ship with Rutherford's men would get rather alarming bio-signs on some of their readings - [13.04.2026 03:35:05] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: it appeared the unmarked soldiers were being lead by infested coordinators] [13.04.2026 03:35:07] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: [The leading member tries to organise the remaining members instructing them to pull back and form rank.] [13.04.2026 03:36:01] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: RO: There is some good news. [13.04.2026 03:36:13] A/)-ACV-Andraste: Sgt: <:: "Viromes detected. Amputate and disinfect vectors." ::> [13.04.2026 03:36:23] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [The unmarked soldiers in the core room would continue cutting and bashing their way through the Borobudur's personnel - [13.04.2026 03:36:51] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [The marines would begin cleansing designated bodies with additional plasma fire, seeking to immolate any potential incubi.] [13.04.2026 03:36:52] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: utterly relentlessly, two of them broke off to continue their work setting up the charges, this was about to be catastrophic] [13.04.2026 03:37:07] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: RO: There are no hostiles inside of the station. [13.04.2026 03:37:42] A/)-ACV-Andraste: Sgt: <:: "Inbound!" ::> [The marine team picks up the tempo, moving as quick as they can to reach the core.] [13.04.2026 03:38:28] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [Rutherford's mining-rigged men struggled to keep pace with the augmented soldiers in their clunky rigs, but alongside them - [13.04.2026 03:38:31] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "...I was afraid of this." [13.04.2026 03:38:47] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: on the opposite end of the core room, they would find the bulkhead had been sealed, they'd need to cut or risk blasting - [13.04.2026 03:38:48] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: through it] [13.04.2026 03:39:21] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [This was where the big boy would shine. The robotic unit, with its armored chassis, boosted its reactor and servos to sprint-- [13.04.2026 03:39:38] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: [Noticing the two backing off the leader rushed in desperation towards the enemy with little [13.04.2026 03:39:46] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: to no disregard to his life to try and breach the enemies line ] [13.04.2026 03:40:04] A/)-ACV-Andraste: --at full pace to try and burst through the bulkhead at full speed, firing hot plasma to soften the metal just before the hit.] [13.04.2026 03:41:07] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [The leader of Borobudur's marines would charge through the infested line, being impaled upon several blades, his torso - [13.04.2026 03:41:40] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: ripped to pieces and bloody streams, but manages to contact one of the sappers and tear into their back right as the Auxo-heavy [13.04.2026 03:41:55] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: unit burst through the opposite end of the core-room, and the unmarked soldiers began trying to shove the marines away to [13.04.2026 03:42:01] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: turn their attention to the new arrivals] [13.04.2026 03:43:05] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Afraid of what? Were you expecting this? [13.04.2026 03:43:56] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [Flashbangs out, three popping off in quick succession as the marines file in, using the heavy for cover once more. For its-- [13.04.2026 03:44:15] A/)-ACV-Andraste: --part, the heavy unit would press forward, aiming to pick up and crush whatever enemy combatant it was near.] [13.04.2026 03:44:23] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: RO: Madeira is on lockdown untill we inspect all crew members. [13.04.2026 03:45:27] A/)-ACV-Andraste: Sgt: <:: "Prosecuting necrotics, daggers on sappers! Contain outbreak!" ::> [13.04.2026 03:45:59] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "The tactics. The lack of fear. Lack of ident. Scans are confirming it. Infected." [13.04.2026 03:46:10] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [There was a total of 13 unmarked combatants left in the room, and 3 of Rutherford's own men that had seemingly - [13.04.2026 03:46:33] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: been hijacked somehow in the core, they fought back fiercely, and drew their firearms quickly, turning their backs on the - [13.04.2026 03:46:50] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: lesser human opponents entirely to rain hailfire on the incoming auxo units, rapid threat assessment even at personal risk] [13.04.2026 03:47:02] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: [The burst of the flashbangs had a lessened effect on the better equipped rigs who used the opportunity provided by Auxo [13.04.2026 03:47:22] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: to clamp down on their enemy in an attempt to avenge their leader] [13.04.2026 03:47:48] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [The unmarked personnel picked up by the heavy frontal auxo unit and the rigs from Borobudur were crushed easily, but in an - [13.04.2026 03:48:04] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: unholy display of might, continued thrashing even after their bodies had been mostly destroyed, crawling around, clawing - [13.04.2026 03:48:09] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: until their final breath] [13.04.2026 03:48:18] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [Two Auxo units went down in the hail of gunfire, one critically wounded, another knocked unconscious. They were taking losses- [13.04.2026 03:48:42] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Infected? What would they want with us? [13.04.2026 03:49:01] A/)-ACV-Andraste: --as the firefight raged. The heavy, for its part, began using the body of one of the assailants as a makeshift club, thrashing [13.04.2026 03:49:17] A/)-ACV-Andraste: --the attackers so hard as to make limbs fly off the body-turned-improvised weapon.] [13.04.2026 03:49:52] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "That's what I'm wondering..." [13.04.2026 03:51:06] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: [The Albert's guard went after the sappers focusing on securing the powercore first before returning to the [13.04.2026 03:51:28] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: combat to finish the infected] [13.04.2026 03:52:56] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [The sappers were dealt with easily by Albert's men, the infested weren't giving up so easily, and as the charges failed to be- [13.04.2026 03:53:10] A/)-ACV-Andraste: RoBro: <:: Viromes detected. Pacifying. ::> [Its voice is incredibly calm, ASMR-like in delivery, as it liquifies an enemy.] [13.04.2026 03:53:12] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: set up properly, all remaining combatants, knowing they'd lost, turned their weapons on the core itself, that only had minimal [13.04.2026 03:53:27] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: material shielding, there was only mere moments to react now] [13.04.2026 03:53:55] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [Reacting to it, the robotic heavy rushed to guard the core with its own body, putting itself in harms way to take incoming-- [13.04.2026 03:54:10] A/)-ACV-Andraste: --fire and buy time for the defenders. It would likely not survive.] [13.04.2026 03:54:34] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [In the utter chaos of this battle, a dromedary with overtuned engines could be seen rocketing away from Madeira, - [13.04.2026 03:54:46] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: it had an energy far too large for a simply freighter, and it was getting away] [13.04.2026 03:55:32] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Conductor! On that ship! Don't let it get away!" [13.04.2026 03:55:48] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [One of the escort Nightjars peels off, in hot pursuit of the freighter.] [13.04.2026 03:55:58] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: [Seeing the ship escape the Bustard's gunner opened fire at it in an attempt to shoot it down.] [13.04.2026 03:56:05] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [The infested fired relentlessly until they were either gunned down, torn apart, or their barrels began melting. The fighting - [13.04.2026 03:56:22] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: RO: Fire the cruse disruptor! [13.04.2026 03:56:24] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: would die down as the Nightjar peeled off in hot pursuit, and the Stellar Consequence fell into grim, bloody silence.] [13.04.2026 03:56:58] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [The Dromedary evaded with inhuman reflexes, it seemed the infested had come for something on Madeira, it was pulling - [13.04.2026 03:57:20] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: hot turns that would overload human pilots, dipping through asteroids and launching flares to avoid the interception attempt - [13.04.2026 03:57:39] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: but the Nightjar was closing with every maneuver, it didn't look like the Dromedary, even with juiced engines, was going to - [13.04.2026 03:57:40] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: get away] [13.04.2026 03:57:47] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [The Auxo heavy stopped moving, locking down as half of its chassis was turned into slag. The lights in its eyes were fading.-- [13.04.2026 03:58:25] A/)-ACV-Andraste: --Conductor, still on the Dromedary's tail, fired his hail mary, launching a cruise disruptor for the engines of the Dromedary] [13.04.2026 03:59:16] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [The Dromedary seeing the CD on its HUD pulled a nasty turn, dumping countermeasures and dipping behind an asteroid - [13.04.2026 03:59:39] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: but by some miracle, or thread of a destined timeline, the CD continued tracking through the chaos, and slammed into the [13.04.2026 04:00:07] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: Dromedary's right engine block, causing it veer to the right rather harshly, and collide with an asteroid, crushing the entire- [13.04.2026 04:00:20] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: front of the ship like a can beneath an ocean's gravity] [13.04.2026 04:00:37] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: [The remain members after making sure the infected were dealt with began rushing to assist their comrades] [13.04.2026 04:01:17] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [The Nightjar's scanner would reveal, that the Dromedary was holding some kind of ancient artifact that was refusing proper - [13.04.2026 04:01:28] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: identification, even with the Technocracy's extensive knowledge] [13.04.2026 04:01:36] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: [She pumped her fist in the air, letting out a little "yes!"] [13.04.2026 04:01:57] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [It was clearly alien though, as if it could be anything else] [13.04.2026 04:02:11] A/)-ACV-Andraste: Con: "Conductor, Andraste... I've got an artifact here. Looks like they were trying to take it off-station." [13.04.2026 04:02:46] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Tractor whatever you can and isolate it! Guildmasters, do you mind if we take this in for quarantine?" [13.04.2026 04:03:14] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [The Auxo marine team was licking its wounds, seeing to its wounded and the injured miners, before moving on to cleanse-- [13.04.2026 04:03:27] A/)-ACV-Andraste: --any bodies of potential Nomad material.] [13.04.2026 04:05:16] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Well I'm not exactly in a position to refuse, darling. [13.04.2026 04:06:02] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: A: I see no reason to deny it. [13.04.2026 04:06:13] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [The Nightjar would return to the Andraste, where hazmat teams would be standing by for containment procedures.] [13.04.2026 04:06:46] A/)-ACV-Andraste: Sgt: <:: "Area clamped. All viromes amputated." ::> [13.04.2026 04:07:08] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: [A sigh of relief.] "Not, uh... how you expected tonight to go, gentlemen?" [13.04.2026 04:10:53] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Apologies, dear Strider. Internal comms. [13.04.2026 04:11:04] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: No, not what I expected at all. [13.04.2026 04:11:35] IMG|GSV-Borobudur: A: Going over the reports on how they came here [13.04.2026 04:12:08] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: [She looks to the comms officer.] "Reroute to my quarters." [She walks off the bridge, heading for her office.] [13.04.2026 04:12:25] A/)-ACV-Andraste: <:: "Templar MacKenzie has the bridge." ::> [13.04.2026 04:12:59] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: [She reappears sitting at her desk.] "Now, Guildmaster... do you mind telling me why that Dromedary was-- [13.04.2026 04:13:10] A/)-ACV-Andraste: --escaping with a rather volatile artifact?" [13.04.2026 04:13:45] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Well, nothing that would be private information I suppose. [13.04.2026 04:13:47] 2026-04-13 04:13:49 SMT  Traffic control alert: IMG|GSV-Borobudur has docked [13.04.2026 04:14:25] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: A treasure hunter emerged recently, carrying the object - whatever it is. Sought to pawn it off to us. [13.04.2026 04:14:37] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: The Guild has a policy regarding artifacts as you surely know, for good reason. [13.04.2026 04:15:01] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: So, I took it, planning to get rid of it somehow, which is why I mentioned pondering contacting you recently. [13.04.2026 04:15:17] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Mm..." [She leans forward, elbows on the desk and hands tented.] [13.04.2026 04:15:22] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: I had no expected -this-, and even if I had, not so soon. [13.04.2026 04:15:57] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: It was planned to be taken somewhere remote within the next few hours. I can only imagine they meant to send a message. [13.04.2026 04:16:16] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: They must've followed that damn treasure hunter. [13.04.2026 04:16:32] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "For them to plan and carry out an attack of this scale indicates they had been on you for some time." [13.04.2026 04:17:16] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: A few stellar days. [13.04.2026 04:17:23] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: I've only come to Madeira recently. [13.04.2026 04:18:05] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Surely they could've simply taken the cursed object from the transporters, perhaps they thought I hired the treasure hunter? [13.04.2026 04:19:08] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "They likely wanted to ensure anyone who had even touched it was eliminated." [13.04.2026 04:19:13] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Wipe the trail clean." [13.04.2026 04:20:23] A/)-ACV-Andraste: [The occasional gunshot rang out in the hallway as the Auxo marines double-tapped some bodies, destroying whatever incubi-- [13.04.2026 04:20:31] A/)-ACV-Andraste: --might've survived that they could find.] [13.04.2026 04:20:34] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Dear Strider, I sincerely hope you do not doubt me as a result of this. I know better than most not to go poking around - [13.04.2026 04:20:41] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: where we don't belong. [13.04.2026 04:21:17] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "You might not, but I do wonder about those under you. It's an unfortunate consequence of worker autonomy that sometimes-- [13.04.2026 04:21:37] A/)-ACV-Andraste: --workers might be fools. Regardless, I'm more relieved than anything else that we were present when they made their move." [13.04.2026 04:22:47] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: You raise an excellent point. Which brings me to a grim observation, and a request, if only temporary. [13.04.2026 04:23:23] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: As you can see my men are ill-prepared for the wrath of the spirits, and subterfuge in our ranks. Would you and your host - [13.04.2026 04:23:41] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: be willing to stay awhile on Madeira for a time before you return to your duties? [13.04.2026 04:24:20] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "We'll be remaining for a bit as we ensure the area is secure. I'll be contacting the Directorate immediately with-- [13.04.2026 04:24:34] A/)-ACV-Andraste: --a report on what happened here, as well. I can forward your request up the line." [13.04.2026 04:27:27] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: I appreciate that, dear Strider. This has been a rather harrowing evening, my host has suffered, and I feel rather false. [13.04.2026 04:28:02] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: The mind, a tricky thing. Truly there is nothing I could have done to prevent this happening, yet it still feels terrible. [13.04.2026 04:28:30] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Mm... maybe. We'll end up seeing where this leads. I suspect this is just the beginning of something more." [13.04.2026 04:28:41] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: How ominous. [13.04.2026 04:28:49] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Comes with the job." [13.04.2026 04:34:43] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Well, I suppose I did call this vessel my "palace of scrap", now it's considerably more accurate... [13.04.2026 04:35:23] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [Rutherford would take down a whole cig in one inhale, before dropping the ashes to crush under his boot with the slowest - [13.04.2026 04:35:55] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: exhale he could ever be heard giving a comm-link, sending a plume of ghost-like fog across his control surface. This clearly [13.04.2026 04:36:05] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: must've stressed him the fuck out despite how calm he seemed for the while.] [13.04.2026 04:36:11] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "At least the palace is left standing. We tried to minimize damage with our fire, though it seems we, uh... did a lot." [13.04.2026 04:36:45] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Not so worried about the ship, dear Strider. My people are dead because I didn't simply kill the treasure hunter when we [13.04.2026 04:36:47] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: found him. [13.04.2026 04:37:04] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: A lesson in ruthlessness, perhaps. [13.04.2026 04:37:49] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: [Rutherford didn't seem quite able to lay back in his lounge like he normally would, displaying himself gracefully, if not - [13.04.2026 04:38:14] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: in a grossly regal display of vanity, he sat rather stiff compared to normal, though his right elbow would rest on his knee - [13.04.2026 04:38:23] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: seemingly unable to avoid posing in some way regardless of his mood.] [13.04.2026 04:38:49] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: [She would lean back fiddling with a pen.] "As a shorthand, it's worth believing in superstitions with these things." [13.04.2026 04:39:24] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: I know that, I was worried the object might be active, have disastrous consequences if I'd destroyed it improprely. [13.04.2026 04:39:53] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Perhaps their wrath would have been worse if I had done so. There's too many unknowns with such sacred things. [13.04.2026 04:40:29] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: That's why I'd intended to hand it over to those more... enlightened, than I. Or at least, make it someone else's problem. [13.04.2026 04:40:42] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: The fool damned us the moment he brought to us. [13.04.2026 04:41:14] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "The IMG, of all people... the mind is puzzled at it." [13.04.2026 04:41:20] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Why sell to miners?" [13.04.2026 04:42:52] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Perhaps he thought we'd be less likely to kill him for it, compared to the other banners present. [13.04.2026 04:43:08] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Do you have contact info on this guy?" [13.04.2026 04:43:28] [OOC] A/)-ACV-Andraste: if he says some shit like montes im gonna actually shit my pants [13.04.2026 04:45:09] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: No, said he'd never need to work again. Some Kusarian, flew a vessel dubbed the "Heavenly Koi" [13.04.2026 04:45:23] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Far from home, must've been desperate. [13.04.2026 04:45:33] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Heavenly Koi..." [She writes notes down on a pad.] [13.04.2026 04:46:06] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "I wouldn't be surprised if he might've known who was on his tail." [13.04.2026 04:46:14] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: The threads of fate weave confusing patterns. I've avoided to the best of my ability to not wander far from our hives. [13.04.2026 04:46:28] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: To not agitate that which sunders the soul. [13.04.2026 04:46:38] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Yet here I am, having faced the consequences of that exact happening. [13.04.2026 04:47:14] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: The only reason I'm alive, is because of you, dear Strider. The crossing of our paths always seems so opportune. [13.04.2026 04:47:35] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: First, you saved Guildmaster Schulz' life. Now, you've saved mine. [13.04.2026 04:47:50] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "I didn't expect to be a guardian angel for the Guild, admittedly." [13.04.2026 04:48:10] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Confusing patterns, as I said. I couldn't have imagined such a thing becoming recurring myself. [13.04.2026 04:48:44] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Nor could anyone, were I to guess. [13.04.2026 04:49:52] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Regardless. I'll have Warden Jackson's team continues making sweeps of the Stellar Consequence." [13.04.2026 04:50:13] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Expect scans and searches to ensure -nothing- has spread." [13.04.2026 04:50:42] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "We'll also conduct the same on Madeira, with your blessing." [13.04.2026 04:51:10] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: Of course, all too naturally. [13.04.2026 04:51:20] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: It's a horrendous feeling, not feeling safe in one's own home. [13.04.2026 04:52:47] Tip: Are you new to our server? Introduce yourself on our forums in the Welcome Section at Discoverygc.com [13.04.2026 04:53:39] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "We'll see to it that that feeling doesn't last long." [13.04.2026 04:54:53] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: I suppose this is rather unlikely. But you wouldn't happen to have any guest rooms on that vessel, would you? [13.04.2026 04:55:10] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: I'm feeling rather exposed in light of this infiltration in this increasingly tomb-like vessel. [13.04.2026 04:55:47] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "We'll have to conduct screenings of the whole crew before allowing anything like that. Standard protocol." [13.04.2026 04:56:21] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "We'll brief you soon, if everything is cleared." [13.04.2026 04:57:29] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: As you wish. [Rutherford didn't move in his position, still seated stiffly in that forward-leaned pose of his, but if - [13.04.2026 04:57:49] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: Strider was to look very closely at the feed, through the wet-dog bangs of Rutherford's, the subtle shifting of his eyes - [13.04.2026 04:58:18] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: could be seen looking over the bridge, paranoia had set in, and he was clutching what appeared to be a firearm hidden on - [13.04.2026 04:58:27] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: the inside of his leather outfit] [13.04.2026 04:58:57] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: [A soft sigh. She did feel sympathy for the man.] "We'll be in touch soon, Guildmaster. The hard part is over." [13.04.2026 05:00:05] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: R: No rush, I'd rather you not miss anything. [For once, Rutherford seemed lacking in his flair-driven behavioral patterns - [13.04.2026 05:00:14] IMG|Stellar.Consequence: he didn't sound happy at all, perhaps simmering] [13.04.2026 05:00:45] A/)-ACV-Andraste: S: "Stars keep you." [The feed cuts off, and the Andraste moves to stand guard over Madeira.]