Paquin Mercury Reports
When Deebrane String's disabled ship
crashed into the Keajra Sea, the Phoenix Acolyte was left in a coma for a week.
Chief of Staff Fa-Le Yan jumped to the conclusion that the Orions were attacking
and had kidnapped their High Priestess. Now, the High Priestess is making plans
to handfast with the same Orion Ambassador Yan accused of kidnap. Yan seems to
be looking for another story to cover up or distract attention from her hasty
actions.
Recovery operations continue in the Keajra Sea. Reports of a
giant custom-built salvage vessel, named by some sources as the Extromar
Explorer, cannot be confirmed. Unnamed sources have revealed to this
investigative reporter that the bulk of String's ship has been recovered. Flight
recorders may confirm that the attacker was not Orion, but a Romulan revenue
cutter on legitimate anti-piracy patrol.
Resistance, Flight,
Breach Of Arrest, And Escape
The Romulan cutters apparently hailed
and asked String to heave-to. The Acolyte seems to have ignored the lawful order
and fled. The cutter may have fired warning shots that were also ignored.
Finally, the Romulan disabled String's ship but broke off pursuit as String
entered Alliance-controlled space.
String admitted to knowing at the time
the pursuers were Romulans. However, String refuses to discuss the reasons for
being in Romulan-patroled space or for fleeing from the patrol. When given a
chance to comment, Yan relied on her usual formulation, saying she can “neither
confirm nor deny the presence of any activity” around String's ship. She added
“I am unfamiliar with what Deebs might have said as she was coming out of the
coma.”
Onsite Nanite Fright
Night
Evidence of String's evasion of law enforcement appears to
have been destroyed or concealed with the Guild's usual efficiency. Whatever
remained of the wreck after the Extromar Explorer did its work has vanished.
CNS has learned that String released an uncertified unregulated
nanotechnology swarm into the Keajra Sea, hoping to consume the debris field on
the sea bottom. String and her shadowy connections among the powers that control
Extropia once again show their reckless disregard for safety. When pressed for
comment, they dismissed the known danger of a “grey goo” runaway should even one
of the trillions of “nanite” fail to shutdown as hoped.
Guild
Grows, Government Glad
Paquin government agencies remain firmly
protective of the mysterious cult, refusing to regulate their activities even as
aggressive recruiting swells their ranks. Alliance forces may become involved at
last, now that the Guild has provoked interstellar forces that may drag the
entire 'Verse into conflict.
And CNS will be there, probing,
investigating, and exposing the secrets you have a right to know.
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