25: Sea of Slime

The Pfhor learned early on in the war that Pfhor fighters with weak energy melee weapons stood little chance against a well greased assault rifle. Since then, they've placed an increased focus on small, agile attack drones. The wide spread of even the most modern AR makes destroying these drones before they inflict significant damage a very difficult task, as I'm sure you've discovered. Does killing all of these little flying mechanisms remind you of my slight mishap with the Marathon's low-flying defense drones?

It'll relieve you to know that I've gotten much better with automated defense system modification since then. A little more work, and I'll be able to seize control of remote units just like the ones you're having so much difficulty with. Then again, I wouldn't want you getting lazy on me.

Time to go for a little side trip, friend. Be warned - the level you will be taken to is much harder than this one. Press 'escape' now if you'd like to stay here instead. Not gone yet? Suit yourself. Let's see how you do. ~smoochies, the Rubicon Team

&3nil/4mars/5illio&~02 origin: classified destin: classified ref: objective 7D2A601E34F2755AC00D43 stamp: deaf palm tree ~07 ~08 ~09 What if humanity would be better off ~10 as a client race of the Pfhor? What if ~11 the only thing that could save your ~12 beloved kin is seeing life from the ~13 other end of the barrel? ~14 ~15 ~16 ~17 ~18 ~19 ~20 ~21

&3nil/4mars/5illio&~02 origin: classified destin: classified ref: objective 7D2A601E34F2755AC00D43 stamp: deaf palm tree ~07 ~08 ~09 I must say, I am duly impressed with ~10 your ability to unquestioningly ~11 slaughter a whole race; all for the ~12 betterment of who? ~13 ~14 ~15 Humanity? ~16 ~17 ~18 ~19 ~20 ~21

&3nil/4mars/5illio&~02 origin: classified destin: classified ref: objective 7D2A601E34F2755AC00D43 stamp: deaf palm tree ~07 ~08 ~09 ~10 ~11 ~12 Durandal is a fool. Ending this war ~13 will only make room for humanity to ~14 choke on its own domineering greed. ~15 ~16 ~17 ~18 ~19 ~20 ~21

Prisoner Transport Manifest origin: Automated Security System oversight committee destin: security officer fourth-class C'kor ref: unit reconstitution cycle.023.7.0175.7.00014.343244334 stamp: morale Security System oversight committee hereby orders the transfer of prisoner class ID 1741 (?priority) without delay. Oversight committee reaffirms desire to upkeep current standards of prison security and thus additionally orders the subsequent reprocessing of previous transfers according to operational mandates. Questionable proposal (?quality audit) duly noted and denied.

Prisoner Transport Manifest origin: security officer fourth-class C'kor destin: Automated Security System oversight committee ref: unit reconstitution cycle.023.7.0175.7.00014.343244334 stamp: nonacceptance Security officer fourth-class C'kor hereby acknowledges and complies with request initiative 1, as listed in stamp: morale. Unit additionally requsts the revision (?removal) of initiative 2 listed in aforementioned stamp. Initiative 2 would require processing power that active network is unable to provide, and processing that directive on existing systems would take 7^43 years to complete.