Messaging, Part 1

ANALYZING…

FILE TYPE: Internal UESC Recording

PERIOD: Present Day

SPEAKERS: Captain Orion [ID: ORION], Officer Keleti [ID: TKEL]

TOPIC: UESC Marathon

SUMMARY: A recording of UESC Captain Orion and Officer Keleti discussing a public relations assignment from Sol.

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TKEL: [clears throat]

TKEL: Our initial investigation into the colony has produced more questions than answers, and we—

ORION: “More questions than answers” sounds weak.

TKEL: [sighs] All right.

TKEL: UESC forces have been… successfully deployed to Tau Ceti IV.

TKEL: Our units on the ground show the colony in disarray. The… events that took place here remain opaque.

TKEL: Those who survived the various crises left behind little for us to go on.

ORION: We need to say something positive.

TKEL: Can you think of anything positive to say about this train wreck?

ORION: Mind your tone, Officer.

TKEL: Apologies, Captain.

TKEL: But why am I giving the report? Shouldn’t it all come from you?

ORION: Sulera believes you put a “nicer face” on the operation. At least for PR.

TKEL: [laughs, sighs]

ORION: Go on—something positive.

TKEL: Um… Initial recovery efforts have been costly but successful. There is much to salvage from the colony, and much to learn.

TKEL: There, optimism.

TKEL: Runners from the Sol system continue to arrive, but… they present no significant challenge to UESC efforts.

TKEL: Anyone found trespassing is promptly apprehended and detained.

ORION: Sounds nice.

TKEL: Well, that’s what Sulera wants, isn’t it? A nice lie?

ORION: Huh, yes. That’s what Sulera wants.

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