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Chasing starlight since 829 A.S.

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From: "SLRC-XPS>Attlerock" - Dr. Aspen Harlow

Subject: A Little Place Called Home

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Howdy friends. On my way back to Ikarus from a short trip into Pennsylvania to visit Allentown on Erie, though I had to travel on the downlow. You just know Liberty wouldn't be able to resist hassling me over my gear...

Speaking of gear, that was half the reason I went. Harrisburg in orbit was able to import some of those Kishiro Jintsuriki scanners, and I've been meaning to get my hands on an upgrade after my radar got scrambled in O-55. While I was there, dropping more cash on that than I've ever had before in my life, I picked up a few new tools.

If what I heard from the person ID'd as "Revenant" (ominous name) from Auxo is correct, not all the AI drones we might encounter can be reasoned with, so I picked up a single one of those fancy Helios beam emitters for deterrence. I'm still not comfortable with the thought of using it to actually fight, but... it does at least serve an additional purpose as a cutting tool. I've come across a lot of wrecks in a really short time, and having a way to "make my own door" if I need to EVA into one could be handy. The other new attachment is just a simple mining array, useful for taking small material samples aboard for analysis.

As for visiting the planetary capital itself, well, I've got some family who're members of one of the Civil Defense detachments planetside: the 3rd New Vernon Regiment run by my uncle. I met up with my cousin Jerron in Allentown, and we talked about Bretonia going haywire and the other stuff I'd seen. He said if somethin' insane happens and any Zoners need to relocate, his dad's in frequent contact with other militia and community leaders all across the world, and he's willing to help 'em out. Just a nice visit otherwise, but could be a useful bit of info to keep in our back pocket.

I've been a bit busy lately with some, uh, personal projects, but once I get back I'm going to start laying plans for another tour. Either getting some intelligence on the potential Nomad threat in nearby Orkney, or looking into some nooks and crannies in-between House space. Will keep you posted.

--Dr. Aspen Harlow
Exploration, SLRC

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