Tau Reborn

[Atreides2]

Tau 44, after the Orange Hammer. A system with debris and fires.

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Guarded by the Zephyr Class vessel Triton, the Minato station still bore the damage of the attack and the shuttle transporting the Governor has to duck a few remains which are still orbiting the station. "We really need to fix this. Jo, you managed to get in contact with Hephaestus Company and see what is taking them so long to get here?" he spoke to one of his aids aboard the shuttle. "Sir, they will be coming to the system within the next 3 days." Grabbing his datapad and looking over the numbers of military staff and civilian, he could still not understand why the Government was not sending more troops and materials, why the delay...

With his mind occupied, he didn't felt his shuttle docking with Minato, only when the door opened he smelled the smoky air in the docking bay 3, as the teams were occupied with melting and repurposing some of the debris to reinforce the outer hull. "Jo, I want a report on the progress done by our Damage Control teams. Oh, also, please get me a report from the New Gemini storehouses, we may need to send more material here." and he proceeded down the ramp towards Deck 9, unofficially designed The War Room.

Going around the decks, he noted so many soldiers coming out of their free time to help the engineers and civilians aboard to repair the station, noting with pride that everyone had a small flamed Phoenix insignia on their chest or hand. Smiling, he also observed the air of the people, that these are not of a beaten nation, that they are proud and ready to the ultimate sacrifice.

Inside the conference room, he took a chair and while waiting for the BMS delegation, he started to check some datapads, whispering to himself "We will prevail... like the Phoenix" ...

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