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FROM: CAP. CHENG KIM LEE
TO: ADM. REBECCA NIGHTMARE
SUBJECT: OPERATION "BLUE HOUR" - FIRST CONTACT
Lee: Rolling Justice, this is Stern Indictment. We've got eyes on the 1st fleet, but something's off.
Nightmare: What's wrong, Stern?
Lee: Numbers are way off, and several vessels show sign of attrition. We might not be their first rodeo.
Nightmare: Unexpected, but not unwelcome. Keep watch, Rolling Justice out.
Lee: Yes ma'am. Stern Indictment out.
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FROM: CAP. MACZEK HARDING
TO: ADM. REBECCA NIGHTMARE
SUBJECT: OPERATION "BLUE HOUR" - INITIAL ENGAGEMENT
Harding: Rolling Justice, this is Silent Thunder speaking: confirmed engagement with planetary defense fleet. Early reports were on the money.
Nightmare: Elaborate, Thunder.
Harding: PDF seems to be in a state of disarray. Several vessels appear lightly to moderately damaged, at least one flagship appears missing. Do we press'em?
Nightmare: Like a juicer, Thunder. Let's bag these pansies by dinner.
Harding: Pizza or BBQ, Justice?
Nightmare: Neither. We're getting local, tonight.
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FROM: CAP. PALMIRA HIGHLANDER
TO: ADM. REBECCA NIGHTMARE
SUBJECT: OPERATION "BLUE HOUR" - UNKNOWN CONTACT
Highlander: Rolling Justice, this is Bravery Unbound - we may have a situation, please advise.
Nightmare: Go ahead, Bravery.
Highlander: We've got incoming from low orbit, unknown signature. Cruiser-sized, but way too fast to be a Jacob. Sent a flight out to provide visual recon, but we lost'em.
Nightmare: Shit. Hold on tight, Bravery: I need to confirm something with ONI. They're off system, so it'll take a while. Maintain defensive positions until then, send out more UAVs if needed.
Highlander: 10-4, Justice. Going defensive.
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FROM: CAP. JADE BOWMAN
TO: ADM. REBECCA NIGHTMARE
SUBJECT: OPERATION "BLUE HOUR" - "ANGEL" SIGHTING
Bowman: Rolling Justice, this is...uh...t-this is Soldier Blue. We...we have a problem.
Nightmare: We are aware.
Bowman: Whatever the fuck just came up from LPO...that's not a warship, Justice. It's uh...
Nightmare: It's a battleframe.
Bowman: It's a monster, Justice.
Nightmare: Monsters bleed, Blue. Make it so.
Bowman: It's...i-it's staring right at us, Justice.
Nightmare: Well, what are you waiting for? Lay onto the thing! Fire at will!
Bowman: U-understood. Charging front cannons, volley ready in 3, 2, 1...
/// CONNECTION TO CALLER LOST ///
Nightmare: [Loud Swearing]
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FROM: ADM. REBECCA NIGHTMARE
TO: REAR ADM. LYNDON WAKEFIELD
SUBJECT: OPERATION "BLUE HOUR" - "ANGEL" ENGAGEMENT [01]
Nightmare: Flow State, this is Rolling Justice. Status report.
Wakefield: [Incoherent shouting from command crew, Wakefield's voice is barely audible.]
Nightmare: Speak up Wakefield! Are hurting the thing?!
Wakefield: [More incoherent shouting, ending with the words "he's coming right for us"]
Nightmare: [Nightmare slams the Justice's command console]
Nightmare: Retreat if you can, Flow State! Sending backup right now, don't you fucking die on me!
/// CONNECTION TO CALLER LOST ///
Nightmare: [Nightmare swears in spanish]
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FROM: ADM. REBECCA NIGHTMARE
TO: REAR ADM. SULLY J. THORMAN
SUBJECT: OPERATION "BLUE HOUR" - "ANGEL" ENGAGEMENT [02]
Nightmare: Liberty Blade, this is Rolling Justice: what the fuck was that?!
Thorman: [Through heavy static] WE'RE BUYING YOU TIME, REB! REPOSITION, FOR FUCK'S SAKE!
Nightmare: You just killed 300 people, Thorman! Why the fuck'd you ram it?!
Thorman: [Through heavy static] MOVE BACK! MOVE EVERYONE BACK! THE THING HAS NO GU-
/// CONNECTION WITH CALLER LOST ///
Nightmare: [Shouts in frustration]
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FROM: ADM. REBECCA NIGHTMARE
TO: USAS ROLLING JUSTICE COMMS CREW
SUBJECT: OPERATION "BLUE HOUR" - "ANGEL" VOICE RECORDINGS
Nightmare: Holy fucking shit, you think that's really him?!
Roland: Voice samples match, ma'am.
Gunsmoke: He seems pissed, too.
Nightmare: Fucking...you've gotta be kidding me. Brat really drank his own Kool Aid, huh?
Freeland: He must piss bright red by now.
Nightmare: We need to run this by ONI, they've got files on the guy. I think we can pull this off, but we've got to have the right decoy.
Roland: What's the idea, ma'am?
Nightmare: Get me some Avvie frequencies, I think we've got new ones from a cipher we just captured. I'll run the rest by ONI, confirm the gossipy shit. You've got 10, let's kill this [CENSORED].
Comms Crew: [In unison] Yes ma'am.
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FROM: ADM. REBECCA NIGHTMARE
TO: [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: OPERATION "BLUE HOUR" - ENCRYPTED MESSAGE
Nightmare: Wake her up.
[REDACTED]: At once, Admiral.