Azimuth Responds to Allegations about Survivor
06 Nov 2023Kasumi Goto
November 6, 3309Azimuth Biotech has responded to the allegations about its responsibility in the current situation revolving around a rogue Titan survivor, claiming that its current leadership had no direct influence in its creation.
CEO Torben Rademaker personally delivered a statement to the media in a public meeting, saying the following:
"While this situation is unfortunate, and tragic, I must stress again that our current leadership never had any knowledge of, or participation in, Project Seraph. I will not deny that this facility may have existed, as it would have been Salvation's personal project, and some of the scientists who have survived his era of research were dedicated to this field. But I, and others currently guiding Azimuth Biotech to its new future disavowed him and turned away from this esoteric field of study. We would not have supported such actions."
"I would also like to add that I personally offered Kira Azimuth's assistance when she went public with her story, as there is no doubt much that is sinister hidden within my predecessor's legacy - though at the time, neither of us were aware that she had been a victim of Project Seraph, if indirectly. Kira refused, stating her personal distrust toward our company, on the basis of what was done to Seo Jin-ae at the Oaken Point facility in HIP 26176, which is a matter of personal regret for me."
"Though understandable, I am left to wonder if this horrific experience could have been spared on her, had she allowed our specialists to assist her with her plight, with focus on her personal well-being first, and studies of her peculiar nature second. It may have provided Kira with the health and mental fortitude necessary to resist the influence that the Thargoids are attempting to exert on her, something that her state in the care of Aegis clearly did not. Should she change her mind, we will ensure she is cared for, with necessary safety measures taken."
Professor Alba Tesreau replied to the statement after its release, providing further details:
"Kira spoke to me about her fears regarding Azimuth in private, several months ago, much like Seo did - she was always afraid of operatives looking for her, and getting subjected to horrific experiments if captured. She has been given no reason to trust them, suspecting all along that her presence in HIP 22460 had been due to external influence. This, as I mentioned in my call for help, was proven when a former Azimuth employee led her to the planetary outpost where she had - ostensibly - been prepared for an eventual continuation of Project Seraph. I cannot say I doubt the integrity of the data, particularly after I sent a team to investigate the location, who confirmed those findings."
"However, I must state that I do not believe she lacked the mental fortitude to resist the Thargoids. Kira's psychological evaluations from the Pilot's Federation state that she is notoriously difficult to approach and struggles to share her personal problems, doubts and worries with others, yet I know that, had the Thargoids risked breaking her mental defenses, she would have warned me of it, and asked me to ensure she would not be able to leave. Given the nature of her departure from Duamta, it is much more likely the Thargoids tricked her into leaving in clandestine manner through subtle, hard-to-notice manipulation, and sprung a trap where she was most vulnerable, unable to be aided in timely manner."
Search efforts for Kira are continuing, but have as of yet proven unsuccessful. No traces of her have been found in the vicinity of the Shamash system, making it likely that she has abandoned the area. Stations in various systems around Titan Oya have begun to report erroneous, inexplicable system failures, however, providing a potential hint as to where she may currently be.