Pripyat - Ship Log

[Chronicron]

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>time=2300.10.02.835.
>logtype=comm
>source=co_quarters
>source=CO_Korbut
>source=nemezida

N: Report.

CO: It was unlike anything we've ever seen, Comrade Overseer. Nothing like I've ever seen. I saw massacres conducted by the Corsairs, the brutality of Bretonian Marines as they tried to sweep Gran Canaria under their hands, but never something of this scale. The PSA sent out by the Order was not a cover-up - it was a distress signal. The Nomads came out on the march in full in Omicron Zeta. Both Capetown and Cairo are in ruins.

N: I see. They did not alarm the public or their allies of the real threat. Indeed, it is something they would do. Have you managed to stay undetected?

CO: I doubt the Order cared much about our presence. Surprisingly, the aliens have shown no interest in us, as well. As much as it pained me, we... We resolved not to provoke them in any way. No interventions, no combat assistance. Didn't even suggest the Order to use our docking bays for swift repairs.

N: Good. I have no doubts that they saw you as the rest of pesky nuisances in the area, but aligning with the Order would've made you and the Pripyat a target. Though I don't question your crew and their capabilities, I also have no doubt that you would have sustained severe damage in an open confrontation against such odds, and given their predicament at the time, I doubt the Order would be too keen on letting you use their drydocks. Not to mention it would also mean compromising ourselves to them. It was a tough decision, Comrade Commodore, but a correct one. I hope you stayed out of harm's way not without a result.

CO: Right. Although we could not approach enemy vessels for close-up scans, nor could we overstay our welcome nearby to conduct any long-range surveys, we did get the visuals. You may find them... peculiar, I would say.

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N: Interesting... How very interesting.

<prolonged pause>

N: How I wish I could probe those things with a scalpel to learn their secrets. Even though you couldn't get any scans, your camera shots are already telling me a lot. Quite a lot, indeed...

CO: So? I take it you are satisfied with those results?

N: More than. Don't worry, I remember our deal. We will talk about it - and your findings - in person. Relocate to Point ZI-35. I will be there shortly.

CO: ZI-35? That's relatively close to our location, but you?

N: Not to worry. It's far away from the prying eyes. If there was a "nowhere" in our space, that would be it. Nemezida, Out.

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