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In short, ladies and gentle badly and there are sharks in the water We are understaffed and outgunned, and over sixthe following order, effective immediately:

Any Kerenza colonist with a skill set useful in plugging our shortfalls is to be conscripted into the United Terran Authority ineers Medical personnel Scientists Anyone with a history of ed eighteen years or older will be immediately tested for aptitude in: computer science, mechanics, electronics, spatial awareness, pattern prediction, hand-eye coordination, twitch reflex, and stress rade ability or better is to be conscripted iunners We need spanner monkeys and chipheads And we need thee, no stellarcorp has ever openly attacked a United Terran Authority ship I don’t care if BeiTech Industries’ litigation departiftwrap a small moon These corporations need to learn nobody is above the law, and nobody attacks a UTA vessel without consequences

You have worked tirelessly, acquitting yourselves with distinction and valor We have lost comrades We have lost brothers and sisters and those we loved dearly I know the past few days have been hard The road ahead will be harder still But knowing each of you as I do, I have no doubt you will rise to the challenge before us, and get these civilians to the Heimdall waypoint alive

Centrum tenenda

David Torrence

General, United Terran Authority

Commander, Alexander 78-V

Hey Kades,

They told me almost everyone on the Hypatia has been fixed up with an onboard coet this

I’ is aBut I wanted you to know I made it out alive I wanted to say thanks Without you I don’t think I’d be here

Delete that I don’t think, I know

I’m in the med bay on board Alexander They’ve pumped me full of nanotech and ht Figure out what the hell happened I heard a rumor that the Alexander’s ju with the water supplies but they won’t say what Sohts that attacked the colony are still chasing us But I also heard we’re just days away fro up with a whole UTA fleet So maybe we’ll be safe soon

I feel bad about what happened between us I keep feeling like there’s so I could’ve said to fix it And then I wonder if I’ that way I wonder if it was supposed to happen I mean, if you hadn’t have broken it off, if you hadn’t driven to school that day, we’d both be dead, right? If that’s not the universe’s way of telling me it wasn’t et this I’lad you and your mom made it out I hope you’re okay

Happy Valentine’s Day

Love E