Amata LireinWell then... seems like the NMLA didn't take kindly for not getting their mouthpiece Dexter elected by the Marlinist colonies and responded in kind...
Stillman Hub in HIP 22550 is now a damaged station...
Odd though that was the station that was used by Dexter. Guess Theta 7 wanted to silence her and maybe Whyte so they cannot give away information?
Either way: That will surely convince "your people" to support you after all, NMLA. Nice work!
Aaaaand confirmed:
GALNET - 29 JUL 3307 - NMLA Attacks Marlinist Starports
Pilots Federation ALERT
The NMLA has bombed two starports in the HIP 22550 and Hyades Sector RO-P b6-6 systems in the Marlinist Colonies.
Explosive devices were detonated at both Stillman Hub and Tilman Point stations. As is characteristic of weapons used by the NMLA, caustic enzyme payloads caused widespread corrosive damage.
The combined death toll is in the tens of thousands, with many more injured. There are unconfirmed reports that First Minister Jenna Fairfax is among the fatalities.
The following message was broadcast via NMLA propaganda channels:
“Why are they bombing their own homes? Why would Theta Seven kill his own people? Because they are not our homes! Not my people! They are prisons, not colonies, where traitors to the cause beg for scraps from those who exiled them. True Marlinists will never stop fighting until the Republic of Achenar is restored.”
The attacks are believed to be in response to Verity Dexter failing to win a public vote to lead the Marlinist Consulate, where she would have represented the NMLA political wing.
Prime Consul Kayode Tau, the elected candidate, announced:
“I call upon the galactic community to provide humanitarian aid to Stillman Hub in HIP 22550 and Tilman Point in Hyades Sector RO-P b6-6. We urgently require ships to evacuate the people trapped within these starports to safety.”