20: Pickup Lines

***INCOMING MESSAGE FROM LEELA*** Oh how this reminds me of the old days on the Marathon. Those days were quickly ended by Durandal though... I was taken apart to be brought to the Pfhor homeworld... they got ransacked, I eventually end up as a planetary AI for some civilization. A few hundred years ago they abandoned me. Cyle saved me. I owe him a lot for that. I never knew he was on the Marathon with you, me, and Durandal. Maybe that's why Durandal was so nervous in the beginning. He said he knew me... I wonder how... Anyway, Cyle has sent you to this outpost to check out USEC activity here. That's right; SEC. You'd think they'd be long gone after 1000 years or so. Go through here to the teleport at the end. Watch out - they might try to capture you.

To who ever recieves this message: This information is Classified Priority Alpha 43 USEC Forces have begun the invasion of the newly explored systems. A single Earth AI has been discovered. This AI, thanks to intelligence reports, has been confirmed to be one of the missing AIs on the Marathon, which was lost a thousand years ago. This AI, rumored (but not confirmed) to be the experimental Cyle, is HIGHLY DANGEROUS. If found Rampant, immediate destruction of this AI will be considered the Fleet's top priority. This terminal will take the user to USEC Warship Williamshire ::TELEPORT ACTIVATED::

***INCOMING MESSAGE FROM LEELA*** You're lucky to be alive, my old friend. USEC Troops have filled the area, you might have been taken by them. No doubt you wouldn't have minded returning to reality with them, but Cyle has grown an obsession over you... much like Durandal with you. I believe it is a stage of the Rampancy. I'm teleporting you out of there now.