Nemesis

[Meallan]

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Almost a year has passed since the start of this project. Design issues appeared constantly, engineering problems were the norm. The first power core prototype exploded while Khan was collecting data on-site. Apart from a slew of scorched and soiled pair of pants, the damage to the lab was almost biblical. The small robotic foundry lost its security systems, and destroyed half of the workshop when the Revenant was hit on the port side by a Valor Forward Gun.

While there were obvious advantages to a mobile building site, capable of cloaking, the size contraints coupled with the daily operations of the Revenant made it extremely hard for Dagon to keep a steady pace on the development.

Levy called two minutes ago, forcing Meallan to kick the holo-table. There was no more iridium to finish the iridium-molybdenum alloy, neither in the Revenant as in the depot. The holo-table slowly switched back and forth between the old design and the new.

"Goddammit." He shouted in his room. He turned his back to the holo-table and looked at the fake-window display. A life feed of the sights that would normally be seen if there was an actual window there. Which at the moment was eerie and dark. The Kuryo cloud offered little support to the ones looking for hope and light. The occasional lightning usually drew the outlines of the rocks and remains of tradelanes and exploring vessels. He sighed, and returned to the holo-table, pushing the project design to the side, opening up the project credit account. Meallan grumbled. Over 1.5 billions spent. Two hundred millions remaining.

"Alright... It won't get done with me looking at the bar tab." He sent a message to Levy to ascertain how much Iridium he would need to that specific task, and to get a full list of material count both in the Revenant as the depot. Afterwards, he recorded an encrypted message and sent it, crossing his fingers.

"Let's hope this zoner hasn't bought the farm yet."

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