A Placid Island of Ignorance

[Crowley]

[Broken mask Echelon One complete.]
[Kernel purge complete. Data sets restored from backups.]
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[17 errors found, retooling...recovering from errors. Complete!]
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CODEC: CINLS-01 | 44:73:ac:7c:8a:ff

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Broken Mask Echelon One: Enabled
Hawfinch Echelon Two: ...Secured
Echelon Alpha: ..........Unconfirmed
Echelon Beta: ...........Unconfirmed
Echelon Charlie: ........Unconfirmed
Echelon Delta: ..........Secured

Herald Status: Stable

I came to on Planet Harris, far out into one of the more large desert regions. I stood up and looked around to get my bearings. How did I end up out here? Where was my ship? My field of vision was littered with warnings, errors, and various other alerts from the Herald Armor. Overheat warning, system damage, missing configurations, and a variety of other alerts. My head felt like it had been rung pretty good too. I referenced local maps and found a landing zone approximately 3 kilometers away. I could see buildings in the distance through the haze that the heat from the local star was kicking up. I made the trek back to the small outpost, removing my helmet from the armor as I did. The heat hit me like an oppressive wave and immediately I started sweating...Herald had done well keeping me hydrated for however long I was out. I was missing time. Last I remembered I was in orbit of the anomaly in Tau-23, leaving for Orkney. I passed a Starflier on my way out...whoever it was seemed to have been following me. I warned them to back off and they took the hint...did they do something to me when I passed by? Did the Anomaly? I didn't remember having any visions before then so it's possible...I don't know. I arrived back at the outpost a couple of hours ago. I cleaned out the Herald Armor and restocked various fluids and medical supplements that had kept me alive out in the desert. The internal chronometer told me that I'd lost almost a week of time. The logs on the suit were wiped so I had no idea where I had gone or done. Checking my ships logs reflected the same thing, the logs just stopped after I left Tau-23 and entered Orkney. Something suspect was going on. I've restocked the Hawfinch and I'm making a return trip to Orkney after stopping by Leeds for a quick check of my mailboxes at Halifax. Being out here in the space sticks means I didn't get any updates to my inbox. Need to send something to a friend before I make my way back out here. Something is afoot...and I don't like that I don't know what it is. Crowley

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"HERE TO STAY"