COMM ID: Inge Wexler, Auxesian Paladin
TARGET ID: EIDO Network Communications Uplink
SUBJECT: Rosalina Romanov
ENCRYPTION: HIGH
PRIORITY: MEDIUM
823 A.S. 2th August
Hereby my personal report on the encounter and event surrounding Rosalina Romanov's infection. I was on assignment, set up by Keeper Endurance, to look for this woman as she had been spotted in the vicinity of Liberty. The focus of the mission was to find out what her business was as she is known to have worked with the Core which made her presence in this sector note worthy.
I had located her in New York midway through the lane between Fort Bush and Norfolk shipyard. She was flying a Military tagged Wraith but it appeared to not be linked to Rheinland anymore directly. This was later confirmed by Romanov as she explained to me that she used to work for the MND and BDM but had joined the Core and was now flying a Black market Wraith. The story seemed to be on loose footing but I managed to gather that she had her training in Rheinland before leaving to the Core. There she fought for quite some time before she ran off with certain assets. She mentioned owning a Bergelmir, Wraith and this larger Core vessel.
As for her reasoning to be in Liberty, she mentioned she was looking for friends of her father. Apparently a D9 unit was supposed to be able to help her with that. We talked in a private channel but before I could get anything really conclusive the channel was cut off. It remained silent for some time before I received an emergency call from her vessel that hailed all Auxesian vessels in the vicinity. I headed out to investigate and found her Wraith in Colorado.
As I approached her vessel I noticed that it was without power. Further scans indicated nothing conclusive about life-signs, however I did hear a faint screaming which I couldn't explain. I couldn't tell if it came from my communicator or from my head. I had to act quickly and decided to board the Wraith. It had visible marks that indicated a firefight which also made entering the vessel fairly easily. Going EVA I latched onto the vessel and boarded it. The screaming became louder and continued even after shutting my communicator off which proved to me that it was all in my head. This also explained why I felt a headache growing by the second. Distracted by it I was caught off guard and I felt a gooey substance latch onto my back. A sizzling noise followed as it was some alien substance that started to eat through my suit.
At this time a Navy patrol moved to our location and I had tried to fill them in on the situation. There appeared to be no sign of a pilot within the vessel and with this substance attacking me I had to bail. The Navy send out support to pull me on board the Thallia Grace. They treated me by cutting a part of my suit out however it appeared to have eaten through it already and I felt my skin aching. Even when I was onboard the vessel I still wasn't out of harms way as a Nomad body managed to find its way into the vessel and started to attack the marines. As a quick response the compartment was vented after me and the Marines found some Navy EVA suits which kept us alive.
At the same time a D9 unit opened fire on the Navy escorts. I had to wait this out before I would be allowed to return to my Falcon that was left unattended. Surprisingly Rosalina's escape pod surfaced and was pulled onboard of the vessel, I am unsure on what followed but one can safely assume that this woman is compromised and this was proven with the recent events.
The Navy let me go without trouble something that surprised me but I didn't protest against it. As soon as I got back in my Falcon I headed back to base to seek for medical attention.
***
To summarise, Rosalina Romanov was located in Liberty and explained vaguely why she was here. Communication was lost and a emergency alert was soon send out to which I responded. Arriving at the location I was caught off guard by a Nomad presence which had set up a trap. Everything indicated that Rosalina has been taken by the Nomads. The trap's purpose appears to be to try and gain access to the a larger vessel, which the Navy happily provided.
There were no Auxesian casualties and I only sustained light injuries and should be back on my feet within the upcoming days.
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