Tectarch West departed Valravn Citadel and began a patrol at approximately 1900 hours, Guadalajara Time. Immediately upon entering the Ontario system, we discovered the Sudbury anomaly had grown in size and intensity, pulsing a beam of energy towards the Barrier. While our instruments could not ascertain its exact target, we were fortunately able to rule out Inverness from its vector. As a personal note, I'm getting really sick of the Order pretending that the Technocracy and by proxy ourselves are as big a problem as whatever the fuck is growing in Cobra's back yard. Be nice if we could, I don't know, work together on this?
Shortly thereafter we were joined by Lieutenant Carmine and former Star Colonel Osorio, who as I understand it has temporarily been asigned the rank of Commander. We continued our patrol to Colorado and then New York, where we were greeted by an Orbital Spa & Cruise restaurant ship, the Beefmaster, near Fort Bush.
We took this opportunity to engage in some hearts and minds relations building, placing a few orders and making conversation with various civilians in the area, including what I believe was a self-sufficient commune ship, the Meadowsweet. Unfortunately, it wasn't long before hostile combatants began to arrive, including the battlecruisers Upheavel and Justice.
Some verbal sparring ensued, but the shooting began when what appeared to be a rogue Judicator - the INS Subjugator - decloaked nearby and deployed two Rogue strikecraft, presumably with the intent to take out patrol. Judging by the captain's words, him and his crew have a bone to pick with the remnants of the Legion and Insurgency. Almost immediately, Republic forces engaged and regretably the Subjugator was able to slip away amidst the chaos. Towards the end of the engagement a Technocracy pilot callsign Shimmer arrived to assist, as did the Eidolon Wraith, which after a protracted engagement sunk the Upheavel. Full report of combatants and status follows:
Date:10.08.34, 07:00 GAST Rank & Name:Commander Crowe, Bellamy Reporting From:Valravn Garrison Recipients:Exrch. Megiddo, Exrch. K. With, Exrch A. West Subject:DOUBLETAKE Priority:Routine
I encountered the one which calls itself Psyche inhabiting a spaceframe - a shell, I believe they call them - of what appeared to be cruiser specifications. It took an interest in the recent conflict in Inverness, and even offered comfort and advice when I expressed that I was, and frankly still am, struggling with taking pleasure in shooting down a hostile combatant recently. This will probably have me grounded for psych eval for a week, and honestly at this point? That's okay.
I was at a low point, and put myself completely at the entity's mercy. If it wished to, it could have easily shot me down or taken control of my body or mind. To my knowledge, none of these scenarios occurred. Instead, we "spoke" until being interrupted by an Order vessel, the Cognito. Pscyhe's vessel vanished, and the entity continued to communicate with me several lightyears away from Coronado before we cut our exchange short. I would attach a log, but I haven't the faintest idea how to do that with a conversation that took place inside my mind. Maybe R&D can look into a solution to that slight problem.
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