“As it’s possible that this was sent by Theta Seven, we welcome any assistance from the galactic community in decoding it. It is unclear why this wasn’t transmitted via the NMLA’s dark-comms network, which remains undetectable despite our best efforts.” “Unfortunately the message has been encrypted using a pre-arranged cipher key, without which its contents are unreadable. At this point most of Theta Group were being harboured by Neo-Marlinist sympathisers within the Marlinist Colonies, but Theta Seven and his closest aides had fled to an unknown destination.” “Theta Group managed to delete most of their data prior to capture, but we retrieved a short message that they received on the 31st of July. This latest breakthrough was explained by Captain Milo Castile: The Affiliated Counter-Terrorism unit has acquired an encrypted message that may reveal Theta Seven’s location.ĪCT successfully captured most of the bomb-making engineers known as Theta Group, and has now prioritised hunting down the NMLA’s de facto leader. After all, as fellow scientists and researchers, they are a living embodiment of our university’s core values.” My colleagues are urgently discussing ways to convince the Scriveners Clan that we have their best interests at heart. “The last thing we wish is for any harm to befall these people. Professor Elizabeth Perez, Orion University’s head of anthropology, responded: Orion might inherit the dredger after all, but it will be a ship of the dead.”

If the Scriveners maintain their siege mentality, further mechanical failures are inevitable. “Independent observers are now reporting malfunctions in the vessel’s power and life support systems.

The Scriveners Clan remained stationary for months while salvaging the Hesperus, but in this system they are trapped without such vital intakes.” “Dredger-class bulk cruisers are the sharks of space – they must always keep moving, constantly gathering raw materials to synthesize into fuel, air and other resources.

But the nomadic tribe’s refusal to abandon their home has placed them under great pressure, as observed by freelance reporter Casey Kilpatrick: In the Oochost PC-C c29-0 system, the university’s megaship Scientia Aeterna has used override codes to prevent the dredger from departing. Orion University has been informed that its ownership claim of the Scriveners Clan dredger is placing its population at great risk.

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