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[Leo]

Starlight Research Consortium
Chasing starlight since 829 A.S.

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From:
Dr. Leo Morningstar

Subject:
Bad News

Encryption Strength:
SLRC Protocol

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Afraid I've got some bad news, Director. The sister ship to the Dreamscape, the Andromeda, was lost last night due to a catastrophe while researching the nearby asteroid that was discovered by Pathfinder-1.

During their research, protocol was broken in bringing a sample of the crystalline substance onboard without proper vetting and scans. As it turns out, the material the crystal is made of is extremely hyper-conductive to air molecules when exposed to atmosphere. The sample wasn't large but it was enough to completely cripple the ship. It would seem that despite appearing to completely discharge, the crystal sample then detonated with the equivalent energy of multiple Supernova torpedos ... inside the ship an hour after evacuations were completed. Damage to the nearby asteroid is negligible. As such, additional studies can investigate this strange sample. However, moving forward I would advise extreme caution to prevent the destruction of another research vessel.

The good news is, no researchers or personnel were lost. However, with budgets being strained as much as they are, we cannot afford to lose any additional vessels in careless violations of protocols meant to keep our people and equipment safe. The word is, Pathfinder-1 is searching for additional shards of this asteroid in the local sector so we must ensure we are cautious around these strange substances to avoid any undue destruction of our equipment.

In the meantime, I will investigate the wreckage of the Andromeda and see if the ship can be salvaged or if we should process it for scrap after retrieving any proprietary technology that was equipped onboard ... if it survived.

--Dr. Leo Morningstar
Chief Engineer, Ikarus Station
Ever upwards, towards answers.

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