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PLAY music "Music_CW_OpeningTheme"
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"ADMIRAL'S READY ROOM" "HMS FORMIDABLE" ""
SHOWICON cleghorn file="portrait_cleghorn" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"Cleghorn" "Deckard. Hope I caught you at a good time." "25a-01"
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SHOWICON tierney file="portrait_tierney" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"Tierney" "Admiral." "25a-02"
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SHOWICON cleghorn file="portrait_cleghorn" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"Cleghorn" "A few things to discuss. There's been some developments." "25a-03"
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SHOWICON tierney file="portrait_tierney" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"Tierney" "Commander Riza's got the bridge. I've got time." "25a-04"
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SHOWICON cleghorn file="portrait_cleghorn" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"Cleghorn" "I've just got off comms with Admiral Bertini. He's pleased with the Guardador op but wants to maintain 'strategic momentum', in his words." "25a-05"
"Cleghorn" "He's building up a force to assault Vicare Station. Says he needs the shipyards to maintain his fleet strength." "25a-06"
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SHOWICON tierney file="portrait_tierney" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"Tierney" "Straight to Vicare? Can't fault him for lack of ambition. Has he got the forces to make a serious job of it?" "25a-07"
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SHOWICON cleghorn file="portrait_cleghorn" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"Cleghorn" "Maybe. I'm not sure if Kakotchka would commit to a serious defense if there's a risk of high losses. Vicare Station's useful but not crucial. He may have a chance." "25a-08"
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SHOWICON tierney file="portrait_tierney" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"Tierney" "It's not like Kakotchka to give Vicare up so cheaply. It's her only major base in Sulsia." "25a-09"
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SHOWICON cleghorn file="portrait_cleghorn" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"Cleghorn" "The Archon doesn't care about bases. He wants the artifact back under Combine control. Everything else is a smoke screen." "25a-10"
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SHOWICON tierney file="portrait_tierney" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"Tierney" "Speaking of which. Are you planning to help Bertini at Vicare?" "25a-11"
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SHOWICON cleghorn file="portrait_cleghorn" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"Cleghorn" "I'm considering sending a small detachment to support the attack. If Bertini takes Vicare, he'll be less dependent on our support for the rest of the Malikan war. It's a decent enough investment." "25a-12"
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SHOWICON tierney file="portrait_tierney" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"Tierney" "That'll be the best outcome. The Sulsians resent us being here, but expect us to follow them lockstep in all things." "25a-13"
"Tierney" "I know we're allies and the future of Sulsia hinges on this, but really? If you want my opinion, the galaxy'll be better off without the Hegemony." "25a-14"
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SHOWICON cleghorn file="portrait_cleghorn" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"Cleghorn" "The Sulsians can be occasionally useful. Bertini plans to attack once his forces are ready, maybe a week or so. I need your input. What can we deploy in that time?" "25a-15"
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SHOWICON tierney file="portrait_tierney" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"Tierney" "Hmm...we'll have to reprioritise our resupply schedule, release some of the light escort units. Have the Ladigue workers run double shifts. Might work." "25a-16"
"Tierney" "We could have a force mission-ready within a week. I'll have my staff run some estimates and get back to you later." "25a-17"
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SHOWICON cleghorn file="portrait_cleghorn" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"Cleghorn" "Thank you Deckard, that would be splendid. We only need to send a few light units with a cruiser anchor. I'll also ask Admiral Aguillard to contribute some Republique ships." "25a-18"
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SHOWICON tierney file="portrait_tierney" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"Tierney" "Should keep the old bulldog happy. In the meantime, should we continue preparations for the Veil op?" "25a-19"
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SHOWICON cleghorn file="portrait_cleghorn" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"Cleghorn" "Yes. Tell me Deckard, is Stuart Ross still at Aria? Do you plan to rotate him to Royal Oak's squadrons?" "25a-20"
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SHOWICON tierney file="portrait_tierney" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"Tierney" "The LC is doing well enough at Aria for now. He's a competent enough pilot, but it sounds like he's been stung by ANI before. I'm keeping his clearance as-is." "25a-21"
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SHOWICON cleghorn file="portrait_cleghorn" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"Cleghorn" "Agreed. In any event he's most useful at Aria under Cameron's observation. I want him close at hand and accessible at all times. He's going to be of more use with ANI than with Fleet Air." "25a-22"
"Cleghorn" "And Deckard? Keep trying to pin down the location of those high value targets we discussed. I plan to meet Kakotchka with every advantage we can muster." "25a-23"
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SHOWICON aria file="icon_corvettenew" text="Aria" color="none" x=45 y=48
SHOWICON cameron file="portrait_cameron" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"Cameron" "Lieutenant Commander. Tierney's beamed over our mission orders." "25a-24"
SHOWICON asteroids file="icon_asteroids" text=" " color="none" x=60 y=40
SHOWICON asteroids2 file="icon_asteroids" text=" " color="none" x=60 y=20
"Cameron" "The Sulsians have requested a recon element scout out an asteroid cluster in the Multnomah system. The system is currently contested between Malikan and Sulsian forces." "25a-25"
"Cameron" "There's been unusually high ship activity in the area. Bertini wants to see if the Malikans have established a resource hub or fleet staging infrastructure that his forces could comandeer." "25a-26"
"Cameron" "Like her sisters in the Arrowhead class, HMS Aria has an advanced sensor suite that makes her suited to reconnaissance missions like these." "25a-27"
"Cameron" "The cluster is a dense field of chondrite rocks and thick dust. Even with Aria's specialised recon systems, sensor strength will be compromised. Your fighter will act as a mobile sensor relay as you scout out the field." "25a-28"
SHOWICON glaive file="icon_jaccorv" text="Glaive" color="none" x=40 y=35
"Cameron" "The Jacobine corvette Glaive will accompany us to provide sensor support. Her attending fighter will support you on this mission." "25a-29"
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SHOWICON assurance file="icon_cwhcruiser" text="Assurance" color="none" x=40 y=35
"Cameron" "HMS Assurance is currently stationed in Multnomah as part of the Sulsian security detail. If you run into a significant enemy presence, the cruiser will be deployed to assist." "25a-30"
"Cameron" "It'll be the two of you on your own out there. Be careful, and remember that part of your duty to the Crown is making it back home alive." "25a-31"
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