FROM: BORDERLINE DEFENSE MATRIX (107 – CHARACH)
RECEIVED AT: BORDERLINE DEFENSE MATRIX COMMAND
RELAY TO: CINCSPIN (CS LIBERTY’S PRICE)
***** EXPEDIENT
***** FLEET CONFIDENTIAL E256
***** SITREP
INCURSION INCURSION
TRANSIT DETECTED REPEAT TRANSIT DETECTED SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEEDING TREATY PARAMETERS AT REPUBLIC GATE, CHARACH SYSTEM.
ESTIMATED TASK FORCE STRENGTH INCLUDES 8 SHIPS OF THE PLANE AND MULTIPLE SUPPORT VESSELS, INCLUDING MULTIPLE CIVILIAN PASSENGER TRANSPORTS AND FREIGHTERS.
ANOMALY DETECTED: TASK FORCE HAS ACTIVE TRANSPONDERS. THESE TRANSPONDERS IDENTIFY THE MILITARY COMPONENT AS KNOWN REPUBLIC NAVY VESSELS, CONFIRMED BY PROFILE DATA, BUT DO NOT IDENTIFY THEM AS UNITS OF THE REPUBLIC NAVY.
TASK FORCE IS PROCEEDING ON COURSE FOR VISARL (VANGUARD REACHES) STARGATE, ESTIMATED INTERCEPT IN 14 HOURS.
MORE FOLLOWS.
AUTHENTICATION HATRACK RATCATCHER GALLANT FLARE BISCUIT LINELAYER / 0xCEEE8273B231AA04
I always wondered how you generate the words that are part of the authentication strings…
I’m certainly slurping at least one robot here!
Plucking random words out of thin air does tend to lead to a certain degree of accidental robot-slurping, yes… 🙂
Interesting! Methinks the Republic’s shaky foundation just visibly cracked…
Seconding this. Perhaps a Vonnie sector governor just got himself some delusions of grandeur?
Eh, there’s a bunch of civvie ships. If I were guessing, I’d venture they’re defecting – or just running like hell, pulling a Battlestar Galactica.