To: Cobra, Latrodectus

[Operative Siren]

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Incoming Transmission
Liberty Security Force
Tactical Operations
Agent 'Siren'

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Vigiliant was the Viper

What do I know of the Alabama?

As much as questioning Xenos and our documentation can supply. An aged dreadnought that was last seen in relatively one piece before, quite effectively, vanishing, and more or less a monument of your movement. I know nothing of its current condition. Was it gutted and left as a husk? Judging by your interest, it wasn't melted down into spare hull panels, which means it still exists in some form that can be called 'workable'. It is up to you to tell myself what sort of condition it is in. If it even has so much as a functioning reactor and drive core, we can accelerate this plan quite easily.

First and foremost, you must understand there will be caveats to the restoration of the Alabama. You will be observed, which I'm certain you're already aware of. Secondly, after initial reactivation, the maintenance and repairs towards the ship will be entirely up to the discretion of the Liberty Security Force. At the risk of my own career, I would leave you with a functioning weapon of mass destruction. But I also leave you with one of the largest drains to your limited economy you could ever wish for. If it's critically damaged in an encounter with Liberty forces, you will not see a single credit of assistance in its repair, and it may yet again be nothing but the largest paperweight you've ever had. Perhaps your movement would do something incredibly bold with it, and cause more in damage than what you risk to lose in the Alabama. But the Xenos did not persist by drawing the entire, incredibly massive ire of Liberty all at once.

But I've lost the plot.

Before anything is given to your cause, and any more specifics are told, I need to know the condition of the Alabama, and in particular, the location of it. A systems diagnostic printout would be particularly appreciated, if any of the electronics are still functional.

Unless you intend to haul it through open space in front of the watchful eyes of Liberty?