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"MESSAGE INBOX" "KATHERINE LAU - HOSHIKUZU"  ""
SHOWICON lau file="portrait_lau" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
"LAU" "I got an urgent communication from Admiral Bertini's office. The old bulldog wants us flying alongside his flagship against the Malikans. He's got firm intel on Gadaria's location and he wants blood." "21a-01"
"LAU" "The terrorist leader has been tracked to Jotram Station, the logistical, military and spiritual heart of the Malika People's Militia. The place is a fortress, but Bertini wants us to crack it open." "21a-02"
"LAU" "The Sulsians didn't say why Gadaria withdrew back home after spending months in the front lines, though I'd bet good money the inbound Commonwealth battle group's got something to do with it." "21a-03"
"LAU" "It doesn't matter. The Sulsian navy has been crippled by months of Malikan hit and run attacks and most ships have been destroyed or are under repair. Admiral Bertini needs escort ships for the attack on Jotram Station." "21a-04"
"LAU" "Bertini's primary objective is to locate Andri Gadaria and bring him to justice." "21a-05"
"LAU" "Fringe law is relatively straightforward in this regard. Justice for the Sulsians means death, whether it's through a court-sentenced execution or missile warheads." "21a-06"
"LAU" "I've accepted his contract. I didn't even negotiate a higher payment. If Bertini wants to send Gadaria to hell, I'm one hundred percent on board." "21a-07"

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SHOWICON jotram file="icon_asteroidbase" text="Jotram Station" color="none" x=70 y=50
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"LAU" "Jotram Station is the hub of asteroid mining operations in the system. It was the site of the first worker rebellion that birthed the Malika People's Militia." "21a-08" 
"LAU" "Bertini plans for it to be the site where the Militia dies." "21a-09"
SHOWICON virago file="icon_malikancruiser" text="Virago" color="none" x=50 y=35
SHOWICON yama file="icon_malikancruiser" text="Yama" color="none" x=50 y=55
"LAU" "Sulsian intelligence on the station is comprehensive. Jotram is heavily guarded by the cruisers Yama and Virago, and a screen of smaller corvettes." "21a-10"
SHOWICON protogeneia file="icon_neutralcapital3" text="Protogeneia" color="none" x=25 y=35
SHOWICON hoshikuzu file="icon_corvetteold" text="Hoshikuzu" color="none" x=15 y=50
SHOWICON nassau file="icon_destroyerold" text="Nassau" color="none" x=30 y=50
"LAU" "The Protogeneia is the sole remaining heavy unit of the Sulsian Navy and will be the backbone of the assault. The Hoshikuzu and Nassau is to provide CIWS support against Malikan gunships and ASMs." "21a-11"
"LAU" "Bertini assures me the Protogeneia can eat the smaller Malikan ships for breakfast. What the battlecruiser can't do is counter small strike craft and missiles. We'll just have to do that for her." "21a-12"
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"LAU" "Last time the Hoshikuzu faced off against Gadaria's ships, she was a converted transport with only a few light cannons as armament. This time she's a fully armed warship, and she's got friends." "21a-13"
"LAU" "It's time to buckle up. Today the Hoshi and Nassau go to war." "21a-14"
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