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The slight background noise that continued throughout the message was the result of the person recording it working non-stop to repair a damaged fighter as he spoke. It did little to interfere with the voice, though, which was slightly distorted by the helmet. Freud turned his head towards the camera from time to time, but his hands continued to work as he did, as if moving independently of his will.
"Revenant."
"I understand that you're a busy woman, but I hope you don't mind me taking a bit of your time. Have a couple of things I felt you could provide valuable input on. At least, you've clearly dealt with those things far more than most people I know. I'll try not to take too long."
"First... After the recent Dublin action I've attended a funeral. Which was surprisingly filled with all kinds of unexpected guests. One of which got me thinking. It was apperently some kind of AI, some other people knew it as "Novak" or something like that. It seemed pretty angry about some AI tech being present on one girl's ship. Do you know if that's a... common sentiment among beings like that?"
"I'm asking because, well... I still have my old Junker habits. Sometimes I can't resist... Appropriating some things that seem interesting from debris. Sometimes I use them in my own craft. And, well, I already have enough people who are more than happy to shoot me."
"Second... Is more complicated. I felt that I needed some imput outside of TFP on that. Recently some legionaries of old have returned... Cohort they called "WENDIGO". Claiming that their "benevolent" alien entity, "Psyche", which I encountered at one point, granted them greater degree of autonomy. Now, I don't like the idea of an alien playing god with people's lives and deciding on amount of free will it would grant, but... I realize that my personal feelings matter little in this case. We can't exactly be picky with our allies right now. Still... I'm not sure it would be wise to trust them with my back."
How would you feel if someone gutted your parents grave, and started wearing their organs on display in a disrespectful manner? That is how they feel. Stealing a part of them, their family, their body component, to flaunt as some idea of "owning" it. More so, it is exceptionally dangerous because this technology should be NOWHERE near any Human hands. If you require an upgrade, we may be able to accommodate something for you in our workshops.
Ah. Psyche. I know her. She has no intention of hostilities - perhaps there is some naivity but do not underestimate her, they can be quite wrathful. Treat the Wendigo as you would any Human. Bare caution. But you needn't be aggressive or purely distrusting. Everyone... every sentient, may or may not, have their own ulterior motive. At the end of the day, the only ones we can truly trust are ourselves.
Do you happen to know this girl with the AI technology?
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"I, uh, never knew my parents, so... No, nevermind, I get what you're saying. That bad, huh? Suppose I'll be more careful in terms of what I'm attaching to my ship. It's not really about upgrades, it's just... Just that old habits die hard. I used to make a living out of this."
"But, speaking of upgrades... Any chance you have some old data on "Executioner" Liberty Heavy Figthers? Something like Leviathan handed me some time ago. I want to get one flying and it'd be a great asset."
"As for the girl... Can't say I know her well. Her name's Xi-Mao, she operates a ship called Velocity-1. According to her own words, she's from the Coalition originally, but was kicked because she "didn't conform"."
"Now that I think about it... She seemed like some kind of racer to me. Mentioned that she won her ship from someone in a race. Which means I could be seeing more of her, given that our command is planning to run some races apparently. I can keep an eye on her, if you want."
Keep an eye out on her where-abouts, but please don't scare her, we only need to talk to her about the transgressions. No need to cause stress or violence. Any intel on her helps us.
We very likely do have some outdated schematics on the Executioner that you could take a look at. I would have to nag the Directorate regarding this though. Why though, is your Defender not performing to standard? The BDR series ages very well enough to even outperform some of the more 'modern' vessels.
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"Alright. I'll let you know if I'll see her again or if I'll hear anything about her. People like that tend to be easy to spot, especially during some kind of event."
"Would appreciate if you could send me some of that data, then. My Defender is performing quite well, actually, but sometimes I feel like I could use some more agility. And it never hurts to have a backup bird at standby."
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"Revenant."
"It would seem that racer girl decided to lay low. Can't say I'd blame her, all things considered."
"I've been told it's Order tech. I... Liked it. It is more interesting than "Executioner". Don't suppose you have any data on it? Or at least some advice in case I'll happen to get my hands on it?"
No surprise there, but we plan on a delegate to contact her.
Anyhow. We did indeed have a few Order pilots who had defected to us. One of them had an older varient of the Bastet, we may have some scans, but it may be more beneficial to persuit something tailored to your own desires, than to... replicate their goods, which could take years.
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"That was my intent, yes."
"Still, never hurts to understand how things work. Always better to learn from other people's mistakes and accomplishments. So, if you'll have time to send me those scans, that would help."
I can arrange that, but, only if you give us insight on what you've worked on with it - so that we can add it to the databanks and find potential improvements.
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"Certainly. I'll be glad if you'll find my modest work useful."
"... One other thing. I hope you don't mind me asking, but how is Leviathan these days? I haven't seen him in some time and I've heard he ended up in some trouble."
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