Project: Euryale

[Locksmith]

recording...
location: palau ice cloud, omicron delta system
current date: 19.07.835
local time: error
detected entities: locksmith, lachesis

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Project Update II

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A Liberty fighter hovers in a dark cloud. A Core fighter hangs nearby, badly damaged, its engine flickering on and off.

"To be honest, I had a much better chance of being killed in this place than achieving anything. The Order, the Core, the Nomads and their puppets... If I had fallen into the hands of any of them, a quick death would probably be a relatively good outcome."

"But... Something similar could be said about my entire career as part of the Legion. It's been a year since I've been... One foot in the grave, so to speak."

"And yet here I am. Alive. And with a downed Sawback... Had to fly quite a bit, the Core guy desperately tried to escape into this cloud. And had to be very careful not to blow him up completely."

A deep sigh. A short laugh.

"Lachesis, status."

"... The Core Fighter is effectively disabled. It has sustained heavy damage to its electronics, life support, and weapons. Engines can operate at 28.4% efficiency. Power Core is stable. Pilot is unconscious."

"Hack progress?"

"73.4%. Should be able to remotely control the fighter in 3 minutes."

"Once you're done, direct it to the Freeport in this system. We'll fly at a distance to avoid drawing unnecessary attention. At worst, I'll try to distract the enemy; continue flying regardless."

"Yes, Creator."

"With luck, we'll drop off the pilot on the Freeport and let Zoners tend to their wounds, while we... Figure about getting this thing back to Inverness."

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