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"FLEET COMMUNIQUE" "ADMIRAL AKRAMI- FNS COLOSSUS, DURIUS SYSTEM"
Akrami "This is Rear Admiral Akrami. I bring grave news."
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Akrami "Two hours ago we lost FTL comms with Fifth Fleet Command. All outbound communications traffic from Morik have ceased."
Akrami "30 minutes ago, long range sensors detected a significant cosmological event in the Morik system."
Akrami "A massive energy burst was detected, powerful enough to cause shockwaves through hyperspace."
Akrami "My analysts believe this is the cause of the comms blackout."
Akrami "I can only conclude that some disaster appears to have happened at Morik. I am authorising a reconnaissance mission to the system."
Akrami "Morik is a critical military and industrial hub, and was home to the bulk of Fifth Fleet."
Akrami "It is imperative we re-establish contact with the system and our fleet. The outcome of this conflict depends on this."


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"FLEET COMMUNIQUE" "CAPTAIN RAMLY - FNS ARTEMIS, DURIUS SYSTEM"
Ramly "Admiral Akrami is deploying the Artemis to the Morik system for a recon mission."
Ramly "Though the Artemis is fully repaired and combat capable, we're going into this mission understrength."
Ramly "Commander Cavill is still on medical leave in sickbay, and we still await pilot replenishment to bring our wings back up to strength."
Ramly "Despite these setbacks, I know we are more than capable of performing this mission."
Ramly "Deck crews will notice the new complement of Thunderbolt interceptors to replace our Vipers."
Ramly "Our mission parameters have changed. With the escalating conflict, we are progressing into an ASM-heavy combat environment with Combine warships."
Ramly "Artemis wings will consist of Thunderbolts and Hornets to counter both missile and warship threats."
Ramly "This contrasts with the fighter-heavy combat of the Elam-Qahtadnan war."

"MESSAGE INBOX" "Giles Cavill - CAG"
Cavill "Hey Razor. The medics tell me I'll still be on enforced sick leave for another 48 hours."
Cavill "I got a report from forensics after they dug through my bird - looks like a Combine shell tore through the fighter's oxygen supply and gave me a dose of waste emissions before the safeties kicked in."
Cavill "Anyway, I may grumble but I'm counting my lucky stars I'm still here."
Cavill "Not making me any less impatient to be back in the cockpit. Don't get into too much trouble out there while I'm down, okay?"

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Ramly "Raptor, Razor. Our two Alban representatives. Welcome."
Ramly "We have arrived in the midst of a debris field."
Ramly "Positioning reads correct. We should be in the vicinity of Fifth Fleet headquarters. Instead there's rubble."
Ramly "The planet Bulwark was a temperate Earth-like planet with a thriving planetary infrastructure."
Ramly "Nothing's left on the surface but molten rock."
Ramly "Initial sensor readings indicate the area contains massive gravitational shifts within a relatively localised area in space."
Ramly "Shear forces have caused extreme tectonic friction on the planet's surface."
Ramly "This appears to be the result of a massive, temporary gravity well in close proximity to the planet."
Ramly "We have no idea what caused this, nor the means by which the Combine managed to generate this phenomenon."
Ramly "This is a disaster of unprecedented scale, but we have our mission."

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Ramly "You two will fly as Alpha wing. Waypoint coordinates will be sent to your ships."
Ramly "They will be visible on your HUD and will show up sequentially as you move through each waypoint."
Ramly "Patrol the area, scan for survivors, and identify anything that may give us a clue as to what happened here."
Ramly "Black boxes, sensor picket data, energy traces...if there's anything out there, find it."

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