Transmission; Start
Identification: Commodore Christina Robinson
Location: Texas system, Sugarland prison station
Ex-Admiral Porter, Captain of the LNX-Thunderbay:
I do hope that you're joking, and would advise you that if you are, your humour is lost on us.
However, since you seem completely serious, I'll also refrain from commenting about your level of maturity and seeming inability to take a slight to your character on the chin. Despite your apparently impecable record of service according to your close friend Captain Patterson, I find it somewhat unsurprising that you've thought to take such drastic measures.
Being stationed for months and months in lawless space rubs off on some people. Perhaps a bit of that lawlessness is seeping into your persona? But, I suppose you think you know better. After all, doing what you think is right comes above what everyone else thinks, doesn't it? Sarcasm by the way, the lowest form of wit to reflect to whom I am speaking.
You and your remaining crew will be charged with treason and punished accordingly. I wasn't going to do that, because as Captain Patterson said, I was merely warning you that such talk could be construed as traitorous. But, it seems, you've decided to take that one step further and actually become a burden to the nation you reportedly hold close to your heart. Incidentally, closer to your heart than one of your collegues and confessed lover. Shame on you.
Expect a visit.
Captain Patterson of the LNS-Ft.Louisbourg;
Whilst your hesitation to fire on the Thunderbay was questionable, it is my personal view that any charges against you be dropped.
As you said, the decision to injure, possibly killing a loved one, is not one that can be made in a split second by the vast majority of officers. This is compounded by the fact that it was this loved one who was committing the crime. However, in the future, bear in mind that you may not understand the actions of your loved one because they are not who they claim to be. Remember, subtle manipulation is the main skill of the nomad inflitrators. You will have to pull the trigger next time, or risk possible Sirius-wide casualties directly caused by the Thunderbay numbering far above its own crew and her Captain.
The three hundred crew that you rescued from the Thunderbay will not be charged with any crime. They chose to stay on the right side, and will certainly not be punished for it. If you wish to absorb them into the crew of the Fort Louisbourg, then that is your perogative. However, please make sure that they are isolated until such a time as they are all tested for nomad infections.
