Kellhound, PCA11-16

[Chrystoph]

~Arrival. The structure is not in Kellhound's database. Correction, neither structure is in the database.~

Sensors probed the huge object, finding numerous electromagnetic broadcasts. Among them was a carrier wave to the other structure.

~Encryption... decoded. Data feed acquired. Various software, a peer to peer network... Astrogation data... Bretonia - Not found in database, Omega 3 - Not found in database, Cambridge - a political unit of the Terran United Kingdom... database mismatch.~

Several minutes were spent accessing information. A secondary database was created, but the information flow came in spurts.

~According to this "Jump Gate's" tracking systems, Kellhound is galactic south of the Imperium, but this territory should belong to the Hive Federation, not to humans.~

There was a pause in processing while Kellhound considered. Hiver Einstein was not a hyperphysist, but the programmer's presence would have been... desirable. An organic point of view, while often irrational, could provide insights that even a hyper heuristic personality was incapable of.

~Negative association leads to the theory that the tachyon weapon has displaced Kellhound universally.~

While this invidious situation was diagnosed, automated functions had continued sorting the information flow of the Jump Gate.

~A Guard channel! Now to determine if it is monitored.~

A mellow baritone voice came over the comm. "Attention, any station! This is ISS Kellhound declaring an emergency! Repeat, ISS Kellhound is declaring an emergency. Any station, please respond."

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