by Thane Carios
(Cornea Station) Sutonia College announced today that the study of sentient conflux biomass by Prof. Athena ShaiDen indicates a genetic connection to the Giant Cephalosian, a long-extinct sea creature on Hypsos.
As noted in Prof. Athena Shaiden’s preliminary report on the genetic analysis of a donated sample of sentient conflux biomass, we have found some genetic markers which may indicate a family-level (“Oegopsina”) connection to the giant cephalosian — a deep sea invertebrate that had been found in Hypsos’ Tethiyan Ocean which has been extinct for more than 100 years. It should be noted that this is very a tenuous connection and that before drawing any conclusions, new, unique sentient biomass extractions — preferrably from different sources — would need to be studied.
The initial sentient conflux biomass samples were collected from a C14 sentient on 123.12.27 by pilot GrimGriz and were donated to Sutonia College by Edgar Reece Industries (E.R.I.).
As far as we know, just one captive (cloned) Cephalosian remains — and it is on display in the docking bay of Hyperial Station. According to our sources, a request by the college to Hyperial for a tissue sample was denied.
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Quant Core Organic Foods Processing Shut Down after Contamination Sickens Hundreds
by Thane Carios
(Quantar Core Station) Four have died and several hundred more were sickened on Quantar Core — some critically — by contaminated Organic Food from the Quantar Core processing facility. The outbreak started on 124.1.9 and medical personnel quickly identified Organic Food consumption as the common
link.
“Our medical emergency staff was amazing,” said Delphia Neamru, Governor of Quantar Core. “If it was not for their quick diagnosis, there would have been many more victims. Processing was shut down and all shipments stopped within an hour of the contamination alert.”
“The contaminant was a neurotoxin derived from ekel venom,” said TRI-Security Commandant Solder Ronin, “so this was clearly an act of sabotage. Furthermore, D&L records for the period from midnight UTC on 124.1.8 and 00:40 UTC on 124.1.9 were wiped. And during low-traffic times like those, flight decks are usually empty. We plan on interviewing the following pilots who were on-duty during that general time period: Boelling, Flint, Malachite, Nel, Nari and Tork.”
Ekels are enormous predatory sea creatures native to Martius. Their venom is located in their dorsal fins. We asked the Office of Empress Iulia Atreus about Ekel venom. The reply was:
“Her Highness says that Ekels do not surrender their venom very easily . . . so this was an impressive feat of skill, determination and valor.”
Quantar Core is one of the largest exporters of Organic Foods generating approximately 40u per hour. Officials hope processing can be resumed within a week, once investigations are completed and all equipment has been sanitized.
Nelson Responds
By Thane Carios
(UUNN HQ) In this brief interview via secure subspace channels, the Hyperial Station Governor has denied any involvement in the demise of former Directorate member and Mayor of Barnard candidate Berl Rismore.
Carios: It’s been an eventful few days …
Nelson: It has.
Carios: What is your response to the Directorate’s allegations?
Nelson: Well, it’s kind of shocking . . . out of the blue. I did hear about the emergency session of The Directorate. They kept things very tight and I was not able to gather any information regarding what was going on. Then … this. Of course I had nothing to do with Rismore’s murder. Frankly I’m just not a very political animal. I took this job back in 111 because Graham (Talut) was moving up and the Presdent asked me to take over here. They seemed to be OK with the job I’ve been doing sinc they re-appointed me seven months ago.
Carios: So what happens now?
Nelson: Well until I figure out what is going on … it’s business as usual. I just initiated an important mission to build a new production facility and I intend to see that through. Meanwhile, HSS controls this sector so they can yammer all they want dirtside. I’m going to find out how this started, what alleged “evidence” they used and who is supporting me. Then we’ll see. I don’t even know whether the Hyperial Charter allows them to do this.
Carios: Isn’t that political suicide?
Nelson: As I said, I’m not political.
Carios: Have you had any direct contact with any members off The Directorate . . . or the President or Chief Justice?
Nelson: Probably best not to discuss that.
Carios: Thanks for your time and candor.
UUNN will, of course, continue to follow this developing story.
Estrucera Palace on Lockdown
by Thane Carios
(Great Pillars Station) The palace of Empress Iulia Atreus is on lockdown today after a dispute that ended with a brief battle in Great Pillars sector that resulted in the destruction of two ships — one an Imperial Guard Phoenix and the other the ship of Consul Caelina Arsann. It is unknown whether the Consul was
actually flying that ship.
A source who was at the palace today said there was some kind of meeting that ended up with an unknown delegate leaving very abruptly.
The Empress was allegedly restrained by her advisors as she burst from the meeting chamber screaming:
“They threatened me! They … threatened … ME!!! I’m going to get them. I’m going to BURN IT ALL down! First that picture shit on the dark nets. Now this . . .
Caeli! Where’s Caeli?
One witness said the fleeing ship was “Weird. White with numbers.” They indicated the ship was being chased at high-speed by two Phoenix-class fighters, but then it turned and began firing.
There has been no response to inquiries from Martius.
Hyperial “Prince” Calls for Retribution
by Thane Carios
(UUNN HQ) At an impromptu rally on Hyperial Station, Hyperial Prince Sandrich Fablemi called for a military response against Quantar for the Faction Mission blockade being enforced by some Quantar pilots.
“For the Quantar vermin their jihad has never ended,” screamed Fablemi to the crowd, which roared its agreement. “So if THEY want war — I say they should GET a war! There are tens of dozens of out-of-work mecenaries out there. I say we give the economy a jump-start by HIRING them to put Quantar in its place!” urged Fablemi, as he led the crowd in a ‘death to Quantars’ chant. Continue reading
122.4.30 Marks a Milestone Anniversary
by Thane Carios
(Solrain Core) I remember 112.4.30 . . . spending a late evening, relaxing with a Solrain Stoudt, listening to JPR. Then everything went black on Solrain Core Station. We lived in the dark for weeks while engineering teams struggled to get emergency systems back online. First the air scrubbers. Then the water processors. It was a miracle many, many more didn’t die in those dark weeks.
It seems more like a hundred years ago than ten.
To memorialize The Catastrophe once again I’ll offer this recording of Sarath V‘s final speeech on the third anniversary (he died six months later), because I don’t believe any other words would be better.
Given the significance of this anniversary, Solrain has planned no major celebrations this year for it’s annual Alkotó holiday
Pilot Releases Amazing Photos of Ghost Ship
by Thane Carios
(Solrain Core) Pilot Nimdas shared images at The SpaceBar Pub yesterday that he claims he captured “a few days ago” while flying in a shield storm in Saron’s Shoulder sector.
The images, if authentic, could be the famed “ghost ship” The Holländer which has allegedly been appearing in storms, along with a garbled distress call for years. There is only one known image of this ghost ship and it was a very blurry image captured from a distace. If the Nimdas images are in fact The Holländer, it would be a huge breakthrough.
Nimdas refused to provide additional information to a TRI-SEC official, but he did mention that he tried to use a “transport beam” (which we assume means an Insight/Displacer combination) with no results.
Many say that the distress call is an echo from pre-collapse times, but most scientists have dismissed that possibility. Some believe that finding the ship would be finding amazing new pre-collapse technologies and riches.
The first report of The Holländer’s distress call was in 106.10.
Hyperial Livid Over Mission Delays
by Thane Carios
(Barnard/Hypsos/Hyperial) Hyperial authorities, fuming over the slow progress of the Antiflux Science Factory mission, released the following statement:
This is the MOST CORRUPT mission in the history of TRI! We have irrefutable information that this excellent effort was actually completed by the good pilots WEEKS ago, but TRI Corporation — well-known as the puppets of Quantar — has rigged the system so that completed missions are not counting. Our engineers are working on adjusting our new Antiflux so that it won’t operate in Quantar ships. It could even explode.
We DEMAND an audit of the mission computers immediately and we will not be compensating TRI Corp. for running this mission. IF they don’t like it they can talk to our lawyers.
When we asked Dorakk Thol, VP TRI-IND, about the Hyperial allegations he said, “We closely monitor all progress. The mission is proceeding exactly as it should. It’s a pretty significant mission and there are just not that many pilots running it right now. And the allegations about us and Quantar are just Hyperial baseless accusation. They hired us to run this thing because a lot of pilots don’t trust them. We will be paid.”
Drama Builds in the Aftermath of RB-2 Facility Attack
by Thane Carios
(Quantar Core) A Quantar-sponsored mission to rebuild the RB-2 facility began unexpectedly this morning:
The Tahirs have called for an emergency mission to rebuild the RB-2 factory that was destroyed by Hyperial terrorists. Please be aware that members of Edwin Reece Industries are Hyperialist terrorists and should be considered enemies of all.
The rebuilding effort is expected to take quite a while given the few number of active pilots these days and the complexities of the construction.
Although Quantar has laid the blame squarely on Edgar Reece Industries, E.R.I. has 
suggested that the attack was the coordinated work of a rogue employee and a member of Quantar squad The Brotherhood, releasing the following interrogation transcript.
Sources have also indicated that Solrain Premier Demeter Garreth and E.R.I. foundar Edgar Reece will be meeting on Cornea Station on 120.7.21 sometime around 20:00 UTC.
Hyperial was asked for a statement regarding the attack on Quantar. They declined to make a formal statement and simply replied: “It’s such a shame.”
E.R.I. Employee Destroys RB-2 Facility; Receives Serious Censure
by Thane Carios
(Solrain Core) Pilot GrimGriz of Edgar Reece Industries today attacked and destroyed the damaged RB-2 factory in Quantar Core sector with minimal resistance.
“He’s a Hyperial terrorist,” said First Tahir Pejia Neamru. “And this attack was not on Quantar — it was on ALL of the civilized factions who need this important equipment for maintenance and repair.”
While GrimGriz took credit for destroying the facility, he did not indicate why he chose that particular target rather than something more specifically-vital to Quantar..
The Office of Solrain Premier Demeter Garreth released the following statement:
We are all saddened and angered by the acts of this troubled individual. Not only because he is a Solrain citizen — but because we just conferred one of our high honors upon him. We are embarrassed in the extreme. This irenegade also had the
impudence to contact our just-elected Speaker, Ms. Duvazaco, and infer her involvement.
This last act moved Mr. Grim’s behavior from being obnoxious and embarrassing — to being an affrobnt to Solrain. Because of the seriousness of these circumstances, I am using my authority as Premier to strip pilot GrimGriz of both is Solrain political standing and his place in our Hall of Fame.
The Premier would not say whether other employees of E.R.I would be receiving any censure, but a staffer who asked not to be identified heard Garreth yelling: “Where’s Reece. I want his ass sitting in my office tomorrow or there will be hell to pay!”
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