a report to the space patrol

Archival report on subject to RESTRICTED ACCESS ONLY

CEC SNP 1201
Consortium Exploration Corp
Space Naval Patrol
ship build hull number 1201

AC 538 ship christened on
AC 539 shakedown cruise completed
AC 540-550 assigned to local system patrols
AC 550 assigned to jump lane discovery missions near galactic rim

CLASSIFIED reported missing all hands presumed lost.

following are CLASSIFIED records from ships recorders.

1."are they still following us? "
2. "we cant be sure but the more jumps we make the less likely they will find us."

supposition is that the crew of the ship was running from an overwhelming force of
the enemy fleet they encountered on patrol in the CLASSIFIED systems.

3. "whats the status of the drives?"
4." that last jump did a number on them sir.  Doing our best to effect repairs but we need
a full dock to do it right."

5. "it felt like we went over some sort of turbulence, it almost shook the ship apart ."
6." whatever happened lead us here.  Navigation says we are beyond the rim."

Evidence indicated that the ship was accelerated in jump space by unknown means,
and attempts to replicate the event are inconclusive at this time.

halo effect

the HALO effect 

it took some getting used to seeing the glow around peoples faces sometimes.

the apparent user interface projected a circle around faces and things of interest

for Cassie to choose from.

A_ had altered her optic frames to show her more of her surroundings.

Identities and locations...history of her current positioning.

threat logistics and egressive options.

ways in and out of places.

A_ was very protective of his mothers as he/it put it.

The world was falling faster and faster these days.

Massive population drifts amidst the storm damage cycles.

Cassie had to leave quickly from her homeland...

a tale quickly becoming more common across the globe.

She and her friends brained up the technical specs on A_.

The self aware system overlaying most of the network by now.

She had to run because the "Oligs" didnt appreciate a sizeable precentage

of their wealth getting "lost".  

She still thought the assassins had been a bit much of a response.

A_ got her out ahead of them....and sent a few drones after them in turn.

She and her clan was considered the same as a minor nation state now.