Log 3 - CMDR Alexis Bright
16 Sep 2021Alexis Bright
Log status: Private - EncryptedDate: 16 SEP 3307*START OF TRANSMISSION*Commander Alexis Bright, reporting on the rescue of squadron commander Aurora Adair.
After GRID reported the decrypted message I found in HIP 9452, I had no time to waste and go to the next location.
That message.. It was as if //-AC planned for me to find it. Did he bait me all along and expected me to go after Adair, instead of leaving her to her fate?
*silence*
Anyway, I'll attach the message GRID disclosed.
Tsk, tsk, Commander. What did I tell you about getting involved?
Play the game then. Newton's Prospect.
GRID found Newton's Prospect was in the Gliese 113.1 system. I immediately departed, there was no time to lose.
Upon arrival in the system, I quickly made my way to the right planet. I decided to rig my ship to silent running and land a good distance away to not attract attention. No easy feat with a Diamondback Explorer and no heat sinks. I nearly melted my SRV bay shut, but it opened with some "motivation".
When I arrived at the settlement, it was still active. It was scattered with bodies outside, but the alarms weren't going off.
Something must've reset it, so immediately I already was wondering what happened here.
I first scouted the area before checking the buildings. I decided to check the power building first to find out what happened with the alarms.
When I entered the building, I noticed the power room's door being forced open. When checking it out I saw yet another body.. But this time it looked familiar.
It was SC Adair, unconscious and badly injured!
She was clearly bleeding out, so I immediately administered medical packs to stabilize her. She must've been searching for medical packs themselves, but didn't reach them around the corner just in time.
Shortly after some CSF soldiers arrived.. God are they trigger happy! They immediately tried to place me under arrest and nearly shot me point blank, before the one person with brains realized it was me.
Remind me not to treat the Concourse channel as a secure channel, as clearly word gets out fast. I guess it was a good thing this time, but remind me to yell at Jaiden Stafford.
CSF helped me secure the settlement. Then we had to wait for a rescue ship. Since I had time on my hands, I went to check all the dead bodies.
I found Adair's last log on her suit while unconscious. It started playing when I was trying to stabilize her.. Must've hit a button or something.
Apparently, she killed them all while trying to escape. She must've been really motivated to get out. Makes me wonder why she got caught off guard and get into her current state.
... I digress. On one of the bodies, I found a message on his PDA: "Well done, commander. See you soon".
I really wonder if this was //-AC's plan all along. I swear I thought I was one step ahead this time.
Anyway... Time to clean up and put in a statement for CSF. Might ask to join them, I missed the action.
Alexis out.
*END OF TRANSMISSION*Thanks for Radium for the help by giving advice and proofreading. Also a huge thanks to allow me to build on top of the awesome lore you write!