IC Announcement

[Triogenix]

== For General Horizon Crew Dissemination ==

The Conglomerate is happy to welcome the Horizon back into Tau Ceti space. As some of you may have already heard, there will be a small celebratory party onboard the Horizon once it safely reaches Tau Ceti’s gravity well; hosted by NanoTrasen. It is our hope that we can both sufficiently congratulate the Horizon crew for their work on Konyang, and also share the good work conglomerate employees did with the wider spur. Therefore, we expect all employees to be on their best behavior, as you will all be representing the conglomerate.

Furthermore, the Horizon will be receiving a VIP during this party, who will be accompanied by a heavily armed protection squad, whose only goal is the safety of the VIP. While the VIP is excited to meet all crew of the Horizon, their safety and job aboard the Horizon assisting with boosting the public perception of the event are considered our top priorities, and we expect all employees to act professionally.

That is all, and we look forward to seeing you back in Tau Ceti!

== Command Eyes Only ==

OOC Note: Yes, this is not in the command WL section of the forums. However, this information is still something only command characters would have access to. Obv, if you’re interested and don’t play command, you can still read the following.

Greetings Horizon Command team. I apologize if this section seems informal, but I want to be as clear as possible about this whole situation, and stiff language leaves too much room for interpretation. Put simply, the brass want some good PR out of this event. No stories about crewmembers getting outrageously drunk, no workplace incidents, etc. We need to present the Horizon as a professional, well disciplined crew who are capable of lending a hand in times of need on behalf of the SCC, similar to what you all did in Konyang. Your actions gave us an avalanche of goodwill not only among the population, but among the government - however that won’t happen again if the wider spurs thinks the crew of the SCC's flagship can’t even look after themselves.

Furthermore, in regards to the VIP, you’ll all need to make sure the crew stay on their absolute best behavior around her. She’s going to be guarded by a Heavy Asset Protection Team, and those guys/gals are serious about her safety. Glossing over the fear that they might end up shooting an employee, they aren’t perfect and there’s a chance the VIP can get hurt. With that said, and being 100% honest, if a hair on the VIPs head gets hurt, or there’s any incident involving her, we’re all, myself included, going to need to have a damn good reason why it happened, or we’ll be out of a job before the end of the day. That might be a bit of a hyperbole, but it gives you a good idea just how important this VIP is to the brass.

It’s a lot of weight on your shoulders, but this is your responsibility as command. I expect you to live up to these expectations.

- Madyson Boyer
NTCC Odin, CCSA.

[Triogenix]

Attention Crew of the SCCV Horizon;

 

While doing a routine check of the Leviathan Prototype Zero-Point Artillery, also known simply as the Leviathan, representatives of the Zavodskoi Interstellar including the principal investigator for the lab developing the device discovered several potentially catastrophic defects in the device. As of now, sabotage is not suspected, though the cause of these defects is unknown. The principal investigator, who will remain anonymous for security reasons, has however put out an official statement that attributed the defects to as of yet unknown issues with the Leviathan Prototype Zero-Point Artillery when used on extended deployments outside of a laboratory setting*, specifically saying this conclusion is “almost certain”. They have further stated they and their team will be working over the data collected during the time the device was installed aboard Horizon to remove the root causes of these defects from the device.

 

Although setbacks were expected in the experimental process, as they always are, the nature of the defects and their potentially catastrophic results for the Horizon has led the SCC to determine the device poses an unacceptable risk to the safety of the crew, and the device must be removed from the Horizon until the root issues are resolved, and any potential defects no longer put the vessel at undue risk**. For security and safety purposes, Hephaestus Industries is currently negotiating with Zavodskoi Interstellar to send a specialized team of engineers to handle this removal, alongside two Zavodskoi Representatives, due to the nature of Hegemonic Law restricting Zavodskoi from sending their own team of engineers, with the SCC mediating negotiations. While negotiations have become somewhat heated, it is expected they will be concluded within a short timeframe***.

 

That is all.

 

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Assistant CCSA Boaqo Xireq-Kupta here, there’s a couple parts that the CCSA wanted me to give further context for, indicated by the * annotation, the number of * indicating a different annotation.

 

*; The Horizon was the first ship that the Leviathan was properly mounted on without constant monitoring by lab equipment, or with a specific experimental goal in mind. It was the first live trial run, in simpler terms.

 

**; Currently, there is no timeline for when the Leviathan will be able to meet this standard. However as a general estimate, it is expected that this could take many years.

 

***; Before the release of this announcement, negotiations between the two corporations were concluded with the final deal being a specialized Hephaestus Team under direct Zavodskoi contract and oversight, with additional oversight provided by the SCC, to ensure all went smoothly during the removal process. Thankfully no incidents were reported, and the Leviathan has been safely uninstalled from the SCCV Horizon.

Edited August 15 by Triogenix
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