27: Repository Nine

The Pfhor interfered with our networks when you teleported out of the water-vessel; it is fortunate that we managed to locate you 12 hours later on the Italian peninsula. We would inquire into what passed in that time, but there are more pressing concerns. The Pfhor still need to be accounted for. We cannot simply depart this (/time?) and leave the slavers in orbit. Their ship must be destroyed utterly, so that there is no trace of their presence to taint your history.

We are going to transport you to the K'alima. We have infiltrated the slaver's network to some degree, but it could be difficult to give you instructions once you arrive. We are sending you into the communications core of the K'alima. Unfortunately, this area is being vigilantly monitored by the Pfhor command mecha, and any attempts to transport you directly into the core could therefore be hazardous. There are a number of communications terminals nearby that we can gain access to, and transport you safely. These terminals are located in the living quarters of the hated enforcement units -- as you would say, we are sending you into the very den of the (/enemy beast?) Prepare yourself for immediate engagement once you transport.

Once there, you must find a maintenance shaft which will lead down into the communications core. The three firewall circuits you need to disable are in the smaller core, which is located beneath the main core. It may be difficult to gain access to the three circuits; the only way to the controls for the core lift is through the communications command area, which is protected by remotely operated security doors. Destroying these circuits will enable us to take direct control over the K'alima's drive and astrogation computers.

In that smaller core, you will find a small maintenance passage which leads a long distance to the drive engineering spaces of the K'alima, where you will find a large descending stairway. At the top of those stairs is a terminal; we will give you more instructions there. The slavers and their mecha are desperate. The mecha is composed partially out of your neural pattern; remember that you are facing the most cunning of possible opponents.

Somewhere aboard the K'alima is an individual combatant unit who has rebelled against the command mecha, and sees the true consequences of the Pfhor actions. This individual is named Ha'rar, and deserves to be spared, if encountered. However, we cannot predict whether Ha'rar or his followers will recognize you as our envoy. Use your best judgment.