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Date-Local: 29 Mar 2436 2019 GSRT +0015y

Date: 19 Dec 2463 17:27:44 +0042y

Subject: Status Report 3

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VHE-0j0 Relay Station Eta Status Report

Messaging

Relay Functions ................................................[99%]

Compliance

Stealth Procedure 7 ......................................[in effect]

Passive Observation

vp0e44-κ reports a broad-spectrum radio communication detected from

the direction of VHE-0d3 (idx.51 Pegasi). Signals intensity is dim and

slowly increasing. Manual reconstruction, modal translation, and

transcription for message performed by vp0e44-κ. Requesting automatic

signals reconstruction, modal translation, and transcription.

Initiating systems attention requisition. Relay client 0003

designation assigned.

Signals frequencies listed below. Requesting historical mission

archive read and write access.

[recv'd & transcribed by vp0e44-κ @ relay station VHE-0j0-η ]

[recv'd on 100Hz+-15Hz, 112.358Hz, 112.358KHz, 33.33MHz, 66.66MHz ]

[radio 112.358MHz, 121.5MHz, 130.167MHz, 143.625MHz, 244.30MHz ]

[freqs. 358.13MHz, 581.321MHz, 633.9MHz, 922.7MHz, 2113.853MHz ]

Crew Status

Aster-Α reports having had a disturbing dream again.

vp0e44-κ reports feelings of excitement about the signals discovery.

miniVISR 0x798α reports all crew member assessments indicate sleep

cycle completion, recreation period, and vp0e44-κ's recent signals

discovery have increased crew morale indicators by an average of 12%.

miniVISR 0x798α announces the games tournament round 2.

Crew consensus established the following conditions:

Each round of competition shall require a different game. No

Card-games and chess-alikes unless neither or both opponents are

swarms. The two lowest-scoring contenders will move ahead from the

first 3 rounds. The games shall be ordered in reverse chronological

order from contemporary to ancient.

Round 2 - μ-μ Rocket

Players race to organize supply chains for Silurian remittances being

sent by rocket to competing factions at the Silurian colony on Luna.

The rockets cannot launch until they are full, so each player must

direct the flow of cargo for successive rockets in the alloted time.

The winner is the player who successfully launches the most rockets.

Opponents can interfere with each other by employing the Grumpy, an

orbital laser platform. Opponents can also assign spies to distract

the rocket pilots with surprise Purr attacks, as well as by jumping

upon the control panels to redirect the rockets and steal the cargo

for their own faction.

Round 2 Roster

vp1d30-σ Tug-48λ Tug-44σ(*) Aster-Α

Aster-Γ Aster-Ε Aster-Α Har-33ι

(*) Tug-44σ withdraws before first move. Har-33ι promoted to face

Aster-Α in round 2.

Round 2 Winners

Aster-Γ Tug-48λ Aster-Α

7343MT 1438.4MT 7255.3MT Cargo Launched

6215MT 1400MT 7000MT Cargo Landed

Round 2 Sneaker Roster

vp1d30-σ Har-33ι

5334MT 1247.2MT Cargo Launched

2247MT 700MT Cargo Landed

miniVISR 0x798α reports some commentary from the crew:

vp1d30-σ has mixed feelings about moving on to round 3 as the sneaker.

Aster-Ε won't underestimate Tug-48λ again.

END MESSAGE.