_____________________________________________________________________ It's me, your new Sergeant. The "great" Admiral Terrance demoted half of the survivors from the assault on the J'kima, including myself, for what is apparently insubordinate behavior. Thankfully, Terrance put me under Anderson's control, so the two of us can easily monitor your progress. Anderson wants a word - he's scanned the area, and has some important information. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ That was, indeed, a S'pht'Kr that attacked you when you entered this structure. I knew the S'pht'Kr were here a couple hours ago. While you were slaughtering Pfhor on the J'kima, which was captured successfully by the way, I notified General Ford, who contacted the other S'pht'Kr, the ones that are in those little red/blue craft. They had nothing to say except "they are not Kr," a frustratingly cryptic message that one would expect from the S'pht'Kr. But, since nobody has any qualms about you killing them, you might as well continue. _____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________ Your mission here is simple. I'm detecting massive power surges from a structure northwest of here - could it be part of the AI system that keeps interfering with our research? Either way, I want you to investigate it before you leave. Oh yeah, leaving - none of the terminals here have teleportation capabilities. You'll need to find a jump pad for teleports. I don't know where any are, but they have to be around here somewhere. That's all. Anderson out. _____________________________________________________________________ END TRANSMISSION
***JS'PHT'A>ENGLISH TRANSLATOR ACTIVE*** ***EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION*** * Security breach in upper areas of planetary facilities of the * highest level - single highly armed and dangerous carbon-based * human/cyborg has infiltrated the area and destroyed first-level * security dispatchments. Additionally, AI Construct Primer has * detected the intrusion of foreign/hostile AI Construct of unknown * origin and purpose. Two intruders are presumed to be in league. * All high-security areas, especially facilities for AI Construct * Primer, are to be put on Security Lockdown Level Six until threat * has been exterminated. In addition, all available personnel are to * engage hostile human/cyborg threat. AI Construct Primer and tech. * crew are to isolate and eliminate foreign AI Construct. * Furthermore, all sensitive documents and materials logged on easily * accessible computer interfaces are to be wiped immediately to * prevent the leaking of important research progress. This emergency * notification is effective immediately.
***JS'PHT'A>ENGLISH TRANSLATOR ACTIVE*** Jump pad coordinate-entry interface: With the reinstallation of jump pad sys, coordinates must be determined for jump pads 104 through 110. Please enter jump pad coordinates now. Warning! Once entered, coordinates cannot be changed without confirmation from AI systems. Jump pad coordinates: _
***JS'PHT'A>ENGLISH TRANSLATOR ACTIVE*** Jump pad coordinate-entry interface: With the reinstallation of jump pad sys, coordinates must be determined for jump pads 104 through 110. Please enter jump pad coordinates now. Warning! Once entered, coordinates cannot be changed without confirmation from AI systems. Jump pad coordinates: FCX2 5GG7 2D38 VX92_
***JS'PHT'A>ENGLISH TRANSLATOR ACTIVE*** Jump pad coordinate-entry interface: With the reinstallation of jump pad sys, coordinates must be determined for jump pads 104 through 110. Please enter jump pad coordinates now. Warning! Once entered, coordinates cannot be changed without confirmation from AI systems. Jump pad coordinates: FCX2 5GG7 2D38 VX92_ Jump pads have been slaved to: FCX2 5GG7 2D38 VX92 - Sewer/Filtration Are you sure? Confirm - Y | N
***JS'PHT'A>ENGLISH TRANSLATOR ACTIVE*** Jump pad coordinate-entry interface: With the reinstallation of jump pad sys, coordinates must be determined for jump pads 104 through 110. Please enter jump pad coordinates now. Warning! Once entered, coordinates cannot be changed without confirmation from AI systems. Jump pad coordinates: FCX2 5GG7 2D38 VX92_ Jump pads have been slaved to: FCX2 5GG7 2D38 VX92 - Sewer/Filtration Are you sure? Confirm - Y | N Jump pads successfully slaved. Have a nice day!
***JS'PHT'A>ENGLISH TRANSLATOR ACTIVE*** Document pertaining to **security omission** date **security omission**, from science- class Alpha name **security omission** as follows: Progress on **security omission** has been extremely [successful?], but hazardous. Test subjects **security omission** have been tested in combat fields **security omission** and have been **security omission** in all areas except for upper facilities. Expect deployment of **security omission** as of **security omission**. However, there is **security omission**. [T'Krandis? /~proper noun] was assaulted by **security omission** even though proper conditioning methods were used. Research on **security omission** continues tomorrow.
(**security omission** cont'd) News of action between hostile Pfhor forces and some as-of-yet unknown **security omission** in nearby hills brings a [unknown /~metaphor syntax]. Not because I fear the Pfhor, but because I fear the **security omission**. Field investigations concluded it is the same unit that dealt with our weaker [bretheren?] on **security omission**. I must notify the security department to beware intrusive **security omission**. I do not worry beca***security override-- remainder of document terminated!* Message terminated >> translator deactivated.
_____________________________________________________________________ Things could be perking up here on the J'kima. After all, our lives weren't dramatic enough without Admiral Terrance going berserk. He ordered the arrest of Sergeant Carver for treason, but none of the guards followed his orders. I don't think Terrance is going to be part of the UESC admiralty for much longer. Ah yes, you did find the jump pad chamber, though. That's a plus. Now, there is a problem - another one, that is. Jump pads in these structures are slaved to one location and locked there so that only the AI can change their destination. Carver tried bypassing the AI, who resisted, and caused a circut to fry, deactivating all the jump pads entirely. This is no good. So, you will need to repair them. There should be repair parts lying around someplace. Find one and try to insert it back into the circuitry. Luckily, when that happens, the teleportation subsystem has to reboot, and thus a technician - or someone - has to manually set the destination coordinates. You will do this - set them to FCX2 5GG7 2D38 VX92. Make sure you find that energy source, too! Anderson out. _____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________ Not bad. The coordinates that I sent you were to the sewer systems - the lowest dependable coordinates that Carver could muster. From there we will try to get you lower. Interesting things are afoot, though, whatever it is these renegade S'pht'Kr do. Naturally you noticed the Pfhor they were flanking. It's strange that they would be doing such a thing - but we will soon find out. Now that you found that structure, which was in fact the AI housing chamber, we can use the J'kima's orbital bombardment gear to destroy it. This will make everyone's life easier. Step on one of these jump pads to be taken to the sewers. Well, one of the other ones. The one in front of this terminal doesn't work. I have no idea why. Anderson out. _____________________________________________________________________ END TRANSMISSION
***JS'PHT'A>ENGLISH TRANSLATOR ACTIVE*** Jump pad coordinate-entry interface: With the reinstallation of jump pad sys, coordinates must be determined for jump pads 104 through 110. Please enter jump pad coordinates now. Warning! Once entered, coordinates cannot be changed without confirmation from AI systems. Jump pad coordinates: _
***JS'PHT'A>ENGLISH TRANSLATOR ACTIVE*** Jump pad coordinate-entry interface: With the reinstallation of jump pad sys, coordinates must be determined for jump pads 104 through 110. Please enter jump pad coordinates now. Warning! Once entered, coordinates cannot be changed without confirmation from AI systems. Jump pad coordinates: FCX2 5GG7 2D38 VX92_
***JS'PHT'A>ENGLISH TRANSLATOR ACTIVE*** Jump pad coordinate-entry interface: With the reinstallation of jump pad sys, coordinates must be determined for jump pads 104 through 110. Please enter jump pad coordinates now. Warning! Once entered, coordinates cannot be changed without confirmation from AI systems. Jump pad coordinates: FCX2 5GG7 2D38 VX92_ Jump pads have been slaved to: FCX2 5GG7 2D38 VX92 - Sewer/Filtration Are you sure? Confirm - Y | N
***JS'PHT'A>ENGLISH TRANSLATOR ACTIVE*** Jump pad coordinate-entry interface: With the reinstallation of jump pad sys, coordinates must be determined for jump pads 104 through 110. Please enter jump pad coordinates now. Warning! Once entered, coordinates cannot be changed without confirmation from AI systems. Jump pad coordinates: FCX2 5GG7 2D38 VX92_ Jump pads have been slaved to: FCX2 5GG7 2D38 VX92 - Sewer/Filtration Are you sure? Confirm - Y | N Jump pads successfully slaved. Have a nice day!