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Crescent Expanse: Warp Lane 7 — Week 6 ————— Bridge Memo: Ship Navigation Good morning, Command and Bridge Crew, Following the investigation of and response to a Coalition of Colonies surveying outpost in CES-142, a number of developments should be noted: After an agreement between Horizon Command and the crew of the surveying outpost, the surveying outpost's crew will be embarking upon the SCCV Horizon in 3 days time as distress signal rescues. They have been provided basic accomodation, passenger credentials, and have been slotted into an essentials-only rationing schema. This information has been forwarded to Coalition of Colonies consulate staff. The SCCV Horizon, by restoring the outpost's water-ice electrolysis-based hydrogen refinery and successfully prospecting a rich ice deposit, has had a number of deliveries of hydrogen, oxygen, and other organic volatile gases. As such, with many of these being usable as bluespace drive moderators, our bluespace jump budget should now accomodate for 3 jumps, up from 2. As part of the outpost crew's evacuation from the surveying outpost and to compensate the SCCV Horizon for aid rendered, we have received a notable quantity of supplies. If we can locate another source of supplies, we should be able to fully resupply for the journey out of Warp Lane 7 and make it out of our supplies struggle. ((The supplies count will remain at 'Partially Resupplied', for which the Scarcity PR will remain merged. Finding one more resupply option will have the Horizon become 'Adequately Supplied' and the Scarcity PR unmerged. Resupplying isn't *necessary* to leave Warp Lane 7, if you can tolerate the scarcity!)) With the dereliction of their damaged Galga-class surveying vessel, the surveying outpost's crew have agreed to refit the vessel to hold an explosive payload, which can be remotely piloted into the Malebranche's heading. It's rendezvous with the Malebranche next week should see significant damage done to the Malebranche or its escorts. Regarding the Malebranche, they are hot on our tail. It appears their familiarity with this region has seen them cross double the anticipated distance. This manoeuvre of theirs has put us into their sensor range. Fortunately, their hasty traversal of the warp lanes spared the ISS Lu'Nioh from a confrontation. Routed via internal relay. Composed by Virgil AI.

This is running the rounds now and will have a decision soon.

TO: Command, Bridge Crew FROM: Automated Bridge Notices SUBJECT: Bridge Notice: Flight Plan Update MESSAGE BODY: A flight plan update has been made. The SCCV Horizon is now routing to CES 142 via WARP GATE TRANSIT. Estimated time of arrival: 5 DAYS. Please make the appropriate preparations.

Crescent Expanse: Warp Lane 7 — Week 5 ————— Bridge Memo: Ship Navigation Command, Bridge Crew, Internal problems aside, I hope some respite was found over the last weekend with no major, external operations having been undergone. Unfortunately, your attention is forthwith required due to a development regarding the Malebranche. The ship has turned its sensors to our current location, having seemingly received a tip off from locals within the region. The Malebranche is likely to begin manoevring to CES 144, which we should endeavour to vacate by their arrival. The ship awaits course plotting. Routed via internal relay. Composed by Virgil AI.

TO: Command, Bridge Crew FROM: Automated Bridge Notices SUBJECT: Bridge Notice: Flight Plan Update MESSAGE BODY: A flight plan update has been made. The SCCV Horizon is now routing to CES 144 via WARP GATE TRANSIT. Estimated time of arrival: 5 DAYS. Please make the appropriate preparations.

———— OOC Permanent Settlements Systems with permanent settlements (prescribed a different colour, EG. purple in the case of the Lu'Nioh) can have actions done to them, as follows: Barter: Resources can be exchanged at a 1:1 rate. EG. 1 Supplies can be bought for 1 Bluespace Jump. Special resources, such as the Warp Interdicton Net, also counts. This doesn't cost a turn, and the SCCV Horizon can still move in the same week. This can be done every 2nd week, and the system will be marked with a green exclamation mark (!) when this option is available. Befriend: Gifting 2 of any resource will sway the settlement towards the SCCV Horion. This doesn't cost a turn, and the SCCV Horizon can still move in the same week. This only needs to be done once. Raid: The SCCV Horizon can raid the settlement for resources. This does cost a turn, and sets the stage for that weekend's event. This will remove the permanent settlement from the map. This can be done at any time. If the Malebranche enters a system with a permanent settlement, and that settlement's faction isn't amiable with the Malebranche's faction, the settlement will be engaged. There is a 80% chance the settlement is disabled, removing it from the gamemap. If the settlement survives, the Malebranche is placed into its Recovering state and misses its movement. ———— The Distress Beacon and Other Turn Options The SCCV Horizon has now become desperate enough to consider the additional options per turn (read: I only just thought of these): Distress Beacon: The SCCV Horizon can deploy its distress beacon, alerting all nearby ships and stations (including the Malebranche) of its location. This will put the Malebranche into's Pursuing state and it will beeline the SCCV Horizon's location at time of emitting the distress beacon. The Distress Beacon is a prerequisite for any rescue vessels to be able to locate the SCCV Horizon. Because of such, the Distress Beacon will be launched uninfluenced by player decision on 2467-10-11, if the SCCV Horizon has not yet found and used Warp Lane 7's exit. It may still take some time for the rescue vessel to arrive however (basically, when I can't manage this minigame anymore and need to wrap things up lol) Create Debris Field: The SCCV Horizon can expend 1 Supplies to leave a bunch of debris in a warp gate's ingress zone, similar to using a Warp Interdiction Net. This will have a 50% chance to put the Malebranche into its Recovering state if it uses that warp lane. A costly and unreliable alternative to a warp interdiction net, for when the net has already been used or you want to save it for a more optimal usecase. Other reasonable actions can be suggested and will may considered. Keep them simple, like the Debris Field action, and avoid contradicting/bypassing any 'rules' or other actions.

Crescent Expanse: Warp Lane 7 — Week 4 ———— Bridge Memo: Ship Navigation Good morning, Command and Bridge Crew, The SCCV Horizon awaits navigation to a new system. After the SCCV Horizon's impromptu port of call at the ISS Lu'Nioh, a sensor data exchange has seen a number of unconventional warp lanes (marked in yellow in sensor graphics) added to the SCCV Horizon's registry. These warp lanes are consistent with lanes often charted and frequented by smugglers and often bypass longer routes, however they can be risky to traverse, particularly in larger vessels such as ours. ((OOC: There is a 10% chance to lose either 1 Supplies OR 1 Bluespace Jump Budget when using a yellow smuggler's lane)) Xar'qui 52 and the ISS Lu'Nioh will continue to be monitered for future transmissions directed to the SCCV Horizon, and it may be possible to trade with them again should we be unable to find a timely route out of Warp Lane 7. It should also be noted that the SCCV Horizon is soon to be overdue its expected return date, with the original flightplan seeing the vessel return on 2467-09-25. It is this intelligence's hope that Central Command will have a contingency plan in place in the event the SCCV Horizon far exceeds its expected return date, however we cannot predict when any such rescue may arrive. Finally, the SCCV Horizon is critically low on supplies. Automated measures will be taken to stretch existing supplies; it is strongly advised to prepare and implement additional supply conservation strategies, and ensure crew members are adhering to preexisting conservation strategies.

TO: Command, Bridge Crew FROM: Automated Bridge Notices SUBJECT: Bridge Notice: Flight Plan Update MESSAGE BODY: A flight plan update has been made. The SCCV Horizon is now routing to XAR'QUI 52 via BLUESPACE JUMP. Estimated time of arrival: 5 DAYS. Please make the appropriate preparations.

Crescent Expanse: Warp Lane 7 — Week 3 ——— Bridge Memo: Ship Navigation Good morning, Command and Bridge Crew, The SCCV Horizon awaits course adjustment after evaluation of the vessel's current situation. Following the incident at the hivebot-infested propellant depot, a number of important developments should be noted: The SCCV Horizon was able to salvage 1 weeks worth of supplies from the derelict, as well as the surrounding graveyards of hivebot robot debris left by the Purpose synthetics. This is only enough to recoup what was lost relocating to the system. Scans prior to the derelicts detonation, a successful attempt to interrupt the worst of the hivebot interference of the SCCV Horizon, indicated the gas holding tanks were left untapped of a potential 1 weeks worth of bluespace drive moderator gases. The Purpose synthetics encountered around the derelict disappeared from our sensors, alongside all equipment and material brought with them. Their treatment by SCCV Horizon personnel suggests future aid is unlikely. The SCCV Horizon continues to experience network faults, despite best efforts to prevent them. ((OOC: For reasons currently unknown to the crew, there is a 25% chance to lose an additional 1 supplies per week)). In addition to this, the Malebranche was detected warping into the Berkley 73 system and is now actively patrolling Warp Lane 7. The sensors suite will continue to track the Malebranche, utilising bluespace sensors unable to be traced by the dated vessel. Routed via internal relay. Composed by Virgil AI. ——— OOC On the Malebranche The Malebranche is now on the gamemap in its attempt to pursue the SCCV Horizon. The Malebranche has a shorter sensor range than the SCCV Horizon, and can only see adjacent systems. The Malebranche will move a random direction as permitted by warp lanes. A random number will be generated, with a number corresponding to a direction. The Malebranche has 4 'patrol' states: Hunting: The Malebranche is not aware of the SCCV Horizon's location and is attempting to locate it. Pursuing: The Malebranche is aware of the SCCV Horizon's location (or last known location), and will begin moving to that direction. This state is triggered when 'spotted' by the Malebrache by being in an adjacent system. This state can be triggered by certain event outcomes, where something may tip of the Malebranche. Disengaged: It is possible the Malebranche to give up, at which point it will return to Sawal. As you can infer by previous posts, this requires rendering its escorts non-operational, which can be done a number of ways, such as with the help of potential allies. Recovering: The Malebranche is recovering from an attack or being interdicted. It skips its movement that week. The Malebranche has 2 'targetting' states: No Lock: The SCCV Horizon is not actively being tracked by the Malebranche. Locked On: The SCCV Horizon has locked on and can 'see' the SCCV Horizon. This is usually hand-in-hand with the Malebranche's 'Pursuing' state, and is used to differentiate whether the Malebranche is pursuing because it can see the SCCV Horizon, or if it's pursuing what it thinks is the SCCV Horizon. The Malebranche has 3 special capabilities: The Malebranche has a 75% chance to perform a special capability a turn, where a special capability is selected by random, and where a special capabilities may require a precondition (eg. being Locked On).

TO: Command, Bridge Crew FROM: Automated Bridge Notices SUBJECT: Bridge Notice: Flight Plan Update MESSAGE BODY: A flight plan update has been made. The SCCV Horizon is now routing to BETA MARAX I via WARP GATE TRANSIT. Estimated total transit time: 5 DAYS. Please make the appropriate preparations.

Crescent Expanse: Warp Lane 7 — Week 2 ——— Bridge Memo: Ship Navigation Good morning, Command and Bridge Crew, The SCCV Horizon awaits its next destination after investigating the signal in Beta Marax II — the appropriate conferences and holocalls should be on the Command Portal calendars now. The Operations and Engineering Departments has also completed an evaluation of the warp interdiction net provided by the ICV Maiden of the Void as part of a barter to repair their Cartographer AI. Planted in the middle of a warp gate connection, the next vessel to utilise the connection will be interdicted, subject to power network overloads, and significantly delayed; it has a potential use-case against the pursuing pirate vessel. The Malebranche and its escorts have not been detected leaving the Sawal system yet; the destruction of their bluespace scanning beacon prior to the SCCV Horizon's emergency bluespace jump has proved to significantly delay them. However, long-range scans have detected the vessel and its escorts rendevouszing at the Sawal—Berkley 73 warp gate, indicating that they have identified which lane the emergency bluespace jump placed us within. The Malebranche is expected to enter Warp Lane 7 imminently. Routed via internal relay. Composed by Virgil AI.