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SETBG "fleetcommunique"

PLAY music "Music_CW_OpeningTheme"
"ENCRYPTED" "SENDER ID A445BV8831 RED ABBEY"
"Red Abbey" "Lieutenant Ross. We haven't met. Let's keep it that way. Commonwealth HIGHCOM sends its regards." "08a-01"
"Red Abbey" "I work with Alban Naval Intelligence. I've been chasing a Fed weapons research project that ANI got wind of a few months back. It looks like the Combine have managed to coopt it for themselves." "08a-02"
"Red Abbey" "We're also monitoring the situation on the Morik war front. It looks like the entire Federation defense line is collapsing." "08a-03"
"Red Abbey" "Someone in Federation Defense Intelligence buggered up, hard. The Combine used FDI's research data to build their superweapon, and the Feds just let it happen." "08a-04"
"Red Abbey" "I'm talking about Solaris, and that data package you lot picked up in Mira. We suspect it goes back all the way to the beginning of the Elam war. The Federation weren't supporting the Republic out of friendship." "08a-05"
"Red Abbey" "The Federation occupied the Mira system months ago, and that 'Combine' base you attacked, was actually FDI's." "08a-06"
"Red Abbey" "The research base was destroyed before we could move in and salvage the data. However, it seems we got lucky." "08a-07"
"Red Abbey" "That intel you got from Juliet is the break we needed. I'm putting together a plan to get a copy of the data to ANI." "08a-08"
"Red Abbey" "Thanks to Lancaster's terrible operation security, you and McKearney are in the perfect position to help us crack Solaris." "08a-09"
"Red Abbey" "As loyal subjects of the King, Crown High Command presumes your cooperation in this matter. Let's not ruin a good thing, shall we?" "08a-10"


PLAY music "Music_Fed_OpeningTheme2"

ACTION fadeout 1

SETBG "briefingscreen"

ACTION FADEIN 0.5

SHOWICON planet file="icon_planet" text="Morik" color="blue" x=50 y=40
SHOWICON lancaster file="portrait_lancaster" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
Lancaster "Alright, eyes up! You all need to see this." "08a-11"
Lancaster "We picked up a transmission from the Osiris, flagship of Rear Admiral Colvin and command ship of Task Force 57. The Osiris is under attack." "08a-12"

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SHOWICON osiris file="icon_carrier" text="Osiris" color="green" x=50 y=40
SHOWICON veritas file="icon_cruiser2" text="Veritas" color="red" x=30 y=30
SHOWICON insolent file="icon_flightdeckcruiser" text="Insolent" color="red" x=30 y=50
SHOWICON vind file="icon_dreadnought" text="Vindicator" color="red" x=70 y=40
Lancaster "The carrier entered Morik fifteen minutes ago with the Combine dreadnought Vindicator in pursuit. From Combine comms traffic it looks like Romanowska has also sent the Veritas to intercept." "08a-13"
Lancaster "The Osiris' fighter reserves have been spent. Without fighter cover she won't last long against a Combine dreadnought and battlecruiser. How do you all feel like playing heroes today?" "08a-14"
HIDE veritas
HIDE insolent
HIDE vind

SHOWICON alpha1 file="icon_stealthfighter" text="Ross" color="green" x=30 y=30
SHOWICON alpha2 file="icon_stealthfighter" text="McKearney" color="green" x=30 y=50

Lancaster "Ross, McKearney. You're Alpha wing. Both of you are the CAG's first choices for flight duty, so you'll fly the Phantom stealth fighters." "08a-15"
Lancaster "Phantoms are good at setting up ambushes against strikecraft and warship turrets. Use them well. They won't even see you coming." "08a-16"
Lancaster "Murphy, I want you to pull up a roster of who else we've got available. If they can hold a stick, they fly. No one gets to sit this one out." "08a-17"
Lancaster "XO, set a condition one throughout the ship. We jump in five minutes." "08a-18"
HIDE osiris
HIDE alpha1
HIDE alpha2
hide lancaster
SETBG "briefingnavigation"

SHOWICON morik file="icon_system_g" text="Morik" color="none" x=50 y=42
SHOWICON durius file="icon_system_y" text=" " color="none" x=62 y=45
SHOWICON shenkuo file="icon_system_g" text="Shen Kuo" color="none" x=40 y=45
SHOWICON bast file="icon_system_g" text="Bast" color="none" x=30 y=42
SHOWICON alphard file="icon_system_r" text="Alphard" color="none" x=32 y=15
SHOWICON actium file="icon_system_r" text="Actium" color="none" x=45 y=20
SHOWICON fed file="label_fed" text=" " color="none" x=20 y=52
SHOWICON com file="label_com" text=" " color="none" x=20 y=22
SHOWICON murphy file="portrait_murphy" text=" " color="none" x=17 y=78
Murphy "Hey. This doesn't look good. The Osiris and Task force 57 were stationed at Shen Kuo to garrison the system against Combine attack." "08a-19"
Murphy "It was a powerful task group. Our entire operation here depended on Colvin's ships coming to our rescue." "08a-20"
Murphy "If the Osiris is here, maybe Task Force 57 got hit by the Combine too." "08a-21"
Murphy "Not that it changes anything. We do the mission. We get the Admiral out of there alive. Lancaster can sort that shit out later." "08a-22"
Murphy "I'll see you on the flight deck. I need to pep up some of the rookie pilots before we go out there. They don't need to know how bad it is." "08a-23"
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ACTION FADEOUT 2
ACTION ENDMISSION