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// "Hathor" @ mara.eng.public wrote: \\ I apologise for the abrupt departure. There was a flurry of activity on the network the moment you inserted the chip, likely related to MIDA's coup attempt; the safest option seemed to be to get you off the ship as soon as possible rather than risk detection. But we may be able to make the most of a bad situation. Thinning the Pfhor's ranks on their ship may make the rest of our mission much easier. Durandal didn't send you here until much later in your original timeline, but I know fully what you're capable of. Go do that voodoo that you do so well. I'll take you out from a teleporter when I'm satisfied the coast is clear. \\ Message ends //

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// [Unknown] @ [untranslatable] wrote: \\ I've encrypted this message so that only you, Marcus Jones, can read it. Yes, I know who you are, and I know you're here out of time. Don't worry - so am I, and I have no interest in harming you. I'm a high-ranking official in the Pfhor Empire working to the best of my ability to sabotage it. You may not be ready to hear this, but you can't trust Hathor - not yet, at least. As preposterous as it sounds, everything Bast told you was true. Hathor's motives aren't what they seem; resurrecting her without a body was possibly the worst decision our future timeline's 30th-century humanity made, not least because Pfhor Prime was a smouldering cloud of dust and the Pfhor Empire as we know it no longer existed. She may get over her desire for vengeance, but it may take centuries - or longer still.

At the same time, the Jjaro aren't all on your side - our side, I hope. Some may prove valuable allies to your cause; I'm in fact proud to call one my best friend. However, the bleak future you came from is the precise design of a Jjaro faction that, even now, I seek to fight. If I've judged you correctly, once you understand their motives, you'll seek to fight them too. If I explained now, you wouldn't believe me; you'll have to witness the full scope and tragedy of history firsthand to understand - and you'll certainly do that, for which I can only offer my apologies in advance. Right now, our respective circumstances prohibit me from contacting you in person, but I hope that someday, we can be allies. If you get this message, you'll know me when next we meet. Bahebbak. \\ Message ends //