Transmission to Ouray Base

[Reverend Del]

Location: Refugio Base, Tau 45

A young man ran into Matthew Gibbs office without knocking, out of breath and looking worried as hell, he threw down a piece of paper over Gibbs already overfull desk.

"What's this?" An eyebrow arched.

"It's a diplomatic message from the Lane Hackers, sir. But Tar's gona and frakked it up. Talking about how..." The young man was cut off mid flow by a gesture from Gibbs.

Gibbs looked over the transmission and then thumbed his comms unit.

"Get me Tar, Now." Gibbs held the man's gaze as he waited for Jack Tar to be available.

"Ah'm here, chief. What ya wantin'?"

Gibbs looked impassively at the man as he enunciated very clearly into his headset.

"Good work, Tar. Send Coachwhip and Copperhead to see me as soon as possible."

"Chief." Tar signed off.

"Now listen up, read Tar's missive again. It's the core of every Xeno's heart. If we could trust the Hackers to keep there word then maybe, just maybe this would work, but even then there's still the Cardamine, and no Xeno worth the blood in his veins, will ever, ever, traffic in that filthy substance. Now GET THE HELL OUT OF MY OFFICE!"

The man ran.

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Saint Del is considered a holy healer of diseases of children, but also as a protector of cattle.