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The Captain waved a hand, signaling the call to come back on. Then he held a finger up to ask Blackwolf to pause but keep the tractor beam readied. =/\=Orion Vessel, We’ve got a party on the ground trying to figure out what happened, but if you know anything, I’d be grateful for your sharing it with us… You say you haven’t been in contact with Diba for months, anything suspicious in your last communications with the colony?/=/\=

-Zarath, CO

=/\= Suspicious? No nothing out of the ordinary other then a report that our shipment was ready for pick up today. It was slightly ahead of schedule but otherwise seemed straightforward. Has something happened to Deba colony? =/\= the seemingly confused and genuinely concerned voice asked. If they were aware of the mad cows or having caused it their speaker was probably an excellent liar, something told the CO though this wasn’t the case and they were genuinely telling the truth in this case.

GM CockRoach