34TH BRIGADE REPORT MESSAGE VESPUCCI, BATTLESHIP ATUM, 21/08/835 This message is compiled from templates compiled by the 34th Brigade security division and approved by Order High Command effective April 2, 835 A.S. Transmission of the message into the hands of third parties is authorized with the written permission of the Brigade Commander or the Brigade Commandants. Any other cases will be considered a crime against the Order and will be punished in accordance with the law on violation of the secrecy provisions of internal communication. Attempting to change the internal code of the message will be treated the same way.
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KEPLER-ALBERTA INVESTIGATION
As was planned before and due to low activity in sectors that are designated by the order of commander Amhrad, yesterday's flight was aimed for Kepler. The path there was uneventful, no hostile nor friendly encounters occured along the way.
I have entered the system from Colorado, as the way from here was the most convinient and safe. Kepler itself greeted me no different from anyone else - dark matter storm was as dangerous as before, apart from thin corridors inside which I followed. Using partial nav-data and buoys installed by zoners from Ames.
First stop was the "Prophet". A curious anomaly by itself, yet my path was headed to the northern reaches. I found my way around the anomaly, but after - it was a series of mistakes and successes in proceeding forward.
The further I went - the less navigation systems were relevant. With luck, I've found the second stop, the buoys "in the middle", vaguely hinting the road. Up to this point the hull of my ship held up nicely, proving the toughness of Bastet in harsh conditions of space around.
The next stop was the anomaly itself. Visual will ba attached, yet to describe it with words: the sight was reminiscent of standart collapsed Jump Holes, yet differences are notable with less deteriorations of the collapsed one, The gravitational pull of the anomaly felt weaker than usual, as well as sensors were not reading the usual collapse signs. Though, it is up to debate and closer inspection to determine wether it is true or not.
The way back was more difficult than to the anomaly's position. Navigational systems gave out, so I had to blindly find the relativaly safe corridor. Upon reaching the "middle buoys", the hull started to deteriorate, failing to oppose the dark matter around. Reactor let out a leak, stting the ship on fire, though, I managed to make it as controlled as possible. Systems were failing, therefore I had no choice but stop by Ames once I made it out from the North of Kepler.
The ship's condition was far from optimal, yet the repairs were possible. And once those were made to the point of no risk for the vessel to fall apart along the way, I have made the run for return. The way back to Atum was as uneventful as before.
Conclusions of the science team will be attached:
From the little, but still relevant data that was extracted by lieutenant d'Arce, the following can be drawn as more or less certain facts:
The anomaly to the North of Kepler is, indeed, a phenomenon known by the public as a Jump Hole, the electromagnetic readings are similar to which are recorded near the more stable and usual ones;
Though this particular anomaly differs from the reading we can get near Collapsed Jump Holes, for example - a closer one in Sonora Ice field;
All the differences may or not occured from the envolvement of dark matter in the space around the observed phenomenon, at least said matter is known to be connected to other examples of big enough catastrophies involving Jump Gates and Jump Holes alike.
If we are to theorise, keeping in mind the data about wrecks of infected vessels that were found in that area of the system, our conclusion might be as facinating as concerning in the same time. The noted difference of Alberta's Jump Hole can lead us to assuming the low but not zero possibility of re-opening this passage. The information from those Wilds' wrecks themselves could be useful to point out a more accurate theory based on their goals.
The other though that comes to mind, is speculating about the Blackout, Pulse and Dallas incident as a whole, yet that would be too much speculation before any reliable assumptions.
We do not assume, that flooding Kepler with the dark matter is caused by this particular anomaly, yet theoretically it can be connected with this two occasions, as well as with the Blackout and similar catastrophie regarding the Dallas incident.
LIEUTENANT ANDREA D'ARCE 34TH HADES BRIGADE | 411TH WING
21/08/835
ATTACHMENT FILES
[1], [2] - 20/08/835 - Visual contact with the remnants of Alberta Jump Hole, recording of the sensors' readings.
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