Contamination

[Zayne Carrick]

Transmission established...
Source: [RHA]RHC-Yggdrasil, Omega-47 system, high orbit over planet Tangier
Source Сomm ID: Director Siegfried Draay

Destination: [RHA]RHB-Gotterdammerung, Omega-11 system, Madsack fragment
Destination Comm ID: Oberleutnant Solveig Draay
Encryption key: Draay DNA - based

Guten tag, sister.

You've probably heard that we have a little... crisis on Tangier.
The truth is, we have nomad host infestation there and now sudden promotion of disfavoured commander starts to make sense. I might be paranoid, but I think that contamination actually happened before my promotion to Director and this's just The Girl's subtle attempt to get rid of me once and for all. It doesn't really matters if it's my fault, since I'm Director, it will be my fault and unlike after Dresden Offence, I won't get away with simple demotion, I'll probably face firing squad. And many in Red Hessian Army would be happy if that would be the case. That's why I won't fail. I WON'T FAIL! And I'm prepared to turn that lab to ashes from orbit.

But still, if that's indeed a grand plan to get rid of me, you need to be ready. Gotterdammerung is stationed as close to Tangier as it could be without raising any suspicions. If you would receive distress call from me, you're to take command of Gotterdammerung and head to Walker Nebula, G2 in Omega-47, I should arrive on my personal shuttle shortly. Don't worry, the crew of my previous battleship is hand-picked and their loyalties lie first with me and only then with The Girl.

Transmission terminated.

"Status report"
"Still no contact with lab in question, Director"
"Move the Yggdrasil to lower orbit, synchronise our orbit speed with planet's rotation, prepare to open fire on anything leaving the research complex without proper codes"
"Jawohl, Director"

Those measures should be enough for now, but when dealing with nomads, there's never "enough for long". Siegfried's been to Omicrons and even to Wilde-controlled Omega-55 and he knew that the whole colonisation project is in grave danger now, but he'll do everything he can to prevent it. He won't fail. And he'll start fixing the situation.

"I need all communication and internal logs from that base for previous month, now"