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INCOMING TRANSMISSION - COMMAND MODULE - VANGUARD Battle Group: 'REDEMPTION'</font>
This is Valentina Savitskaya, speaking to all humans in Battle Group 'REDEMPTION'.

Im not great at these so Ill keep it brief. In three hours Im ordering an assault of the xeno light capital shipdesignated target &quot;Gammacurrently in orbit around Veles. Ive already dispatched one of our gunships to draw off the fighter cover. At 23:15 hours the remaining two gunships will escort the SRTS Athos to Gammas starboard side. Athos will initiate a chemical penetration of the hull. Then, twenty-five armed humans will take control of the ship and liberate our captured brothers and sisters.

Notice I said humans, not soldiers or commandos. We may not be a trained military, but we are <em>human. </em>The greatest and most dominant species this galaxy has ever seen. For tens of thousands of years we have subjugated every inferior form of life we encounterplant, animal, artificialthrough our superior intelligence and force of will. 

Today will be no different. Our opponent is weak, barely capable of a human level of higher thought. A new kind of animal, yes, but still an animal.

Ive ordered the SRTS Porthos and the command module to stay in reserve, in order to provide logistical support. Ill direct the attack from Porthos via comms. Once Gamma is ours, well all rendezvous and make our escape.

Stay focused and do your jobs. I didnt ask for this command, but Ill be damned if I let our people rot away as prisoners on an alien ship. And I will <em>not</em> preside over the extinction of our species in this system so soon after first entering it.

Val



<font class="DocumentFontConversation2">INCOMING TRANSMISSION (PRIVATE) - RODINA</font>
Very stirring, Val. Tears in my eyes. What are you going to tell them when they dont find any prisoners on that ship?

Im forwarding our analysis of their escort fighters. Fast little things, but their movements seem mostly random. I doubt they have a human-level intelligence.

Answering one of your questions: our metallurgists confirmed that a plasma-based aquaregis in sufficient concentration should be able to eat through their hull. They suggested some tweaks to the formula you're using (see attached).

Good luck to you. Or to your people, I should say, as I noticed that youre leading from the rear on this particular assault. How prudent.

Dont forget our deal.

WM Stanislaus Litvin

<font class="DocumentFontConversation1">INCOMING TRANSMISSION (PRIVATE) - VANGUARD Battle Group: 'REDEMPTION'</font>
Your support just means the <em>world </em>to me, Stan. I notice that you ignored my question about unlocking the higher registers on our weapon tech. Worried about us having a little <em>too much</em> firepower by the time you get here? How prudent.

Talk to you in a few hours. Maybe.

Val

 

<font class="DocumentFontConversation3">INCOMING TRANSMISSION - SRTS Porthos - ID: Alicja</font>
How long before you launch?

<font class="DocumentFontConversation5">INCOMING TRANSMISSION - SRTS Athos - ID: Pendleton</font>
Soon. Any minute now. Theyre handing out rifles. Trying to explain how to use them. Its surreal.

<font class="DocumentFontConversation3">INCOMING TRANSMISSION - SRTS Porthos - ID: Alicja</font>
We were so close. I have only five, six hours left before the encryption breaks.

<font class="DocumentFontConversation5">INCOMING TRANSMISSION - SRTS Athos - ID: Pendleton</font>
It doesnt matter. Crack them, find out what theyre up to, try to stop it. Stay alive.

<font class="DocumentFontConversation3">INCOMING TRANSMISSION - SRTS Porthos - ID: Alicja</font>
Still time for <em>you </em>too. Tell them to transfer you to Porthos. Dont go with them. The readings I see from the xeno ships, the way they move in aggregate...theyre not animals. I dont even think theyre one race: Im seeing at least two distinct technological paths with different behaviors. And theyre fast. Faster than a human. You would practically need to be an automaton to handle the acceleration the xenos can take. Dont go, Pendleton. This will not go well.

<font class="DocumentFontConversation5">INCOMING TRANSMISSION - SRTS Athos - ID: Pendleton</font>
Its too late. And I dont care. Im tired. I cant breath here. Keep going without me. Im sending you the ID of my Rodina contact. Work with her, but stay on encrypted channels. Protect her. Im trusting you here. Theres a message for her there, too. If I don't come back, make sure she gets it.

<font class="DocumentFontConversation3">INCOMING TRANSMISSION - SRTS Porthos - ID: Alicja</font>
Ok. If you get on xeno the ship, and there actually <em>are</em> prisoners on there...

<font class="DocumentFontConversation5">INCOMING TRANSMISSION - SRTS Athos - ID: Pendleton</font>
Alicja, there arent. You know that.

<font class="DocumentFontConversation3">INCOMING TRANSMISSION - SRTS Porthos - ID: Alicja</font>
But if there <em>are</em>. Hes 175cm tall, gray hair, olive skin. His name is Tavio but call him Tavi. His left knee is bad. He <em>says</em> it isnt but it is, so you may need to help him walk. He wont...

<font class="DocumentFontConversation5">INCOMING TRANSMISSION - SRTS Athos - ID: Pendleton</font>
Somethings happening. I think its time. Good luck.

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Alicja: use this contact info:

Contact: Olafsdottir, Sigrid
Comm port: 2001:0db8:85a3:0442:1000:8a2e:0370:7334
Public Shared Encryption key: PZ9vsLFy+zWThCQSyeM4ykSnC6qcukKZLa7XygHCC2LTGWDGSfo8k
21jGNzrbNUlVPwXrXHR0rtKRYv6xDXxjjUPm

...and please send her this:

Sigrid - 

Theyre sending me on the assault and I dont think Im coming back.

You need to find a way to survive when Rodina reaches the system. I can handle dying. I can even handle Emily dying, in a way. But I cant handle you dying. Work with Alicja. Find a way.

I made the wrong decision. Im sorry.

-P

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<font class="DocumentFontConversation2">INCOMING TRANSMISSION (PRIVATE) - RODINA</font>
Val? Whats happening? Im getting reports of explosions. They think one of the gunships just went down.

What the hell is going on over there?

WM Stanislaus Litvin

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