FROM: MAJOR TERRENCE O'HEARN
TO: MAJOR KARL BOWEN; LIEUTENANT LANCE CASEY
SUBJECT: POSSIBLE SITUATION

THIS IS NOT GOOD.

I'M SURE YOU'VE CHECKED OUT THE STANDARD NEWS FEED REGARDING THE PRIVATEERS, MERCS, PIRATES, AND NON-ALIGNED CORPS POKING THEIR COLLECTIVE NOSES INTO THE ALIEN WRECKAGE FLOATING AROUND THE SECTORS WE'VE RECENTLY BEEN THROUGH.

I REMEMBER WATCHING THE FLATVID OF MARINE ENGAGEMENTS INSIDE THE ALIEN CRAFT AND CHECKING OUT DATA ON THE INTIIAL RESEARCH INTO THE COMPOSITION OF THE ALIEN SHIPS AND I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO TAKE FROM THEM.

I MEAN, THEY'RE GOING TO GET THER HANDS ON THE TECH ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, I'M MAINLY WORRIED ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER THE TECH TOUCHES THEIR HANDS.

WITH THE KILRATHI WE HAD KNOWN MECHANICAL SYSTEMS THAT FUNCTIONED PRETTY MUCH LIKE OUR OWN, BUT THIS IS LIKE TRYING TO ANALYZE DOUBLE-HELIX INFO-STREAMS WITHOUT THE CORRECT HARMONIC FILTERS. THESE SHIPS ARE ORGANIC IN NATURE, HOW THEY FUNCION, OR WHAT THEIR STRUCTURAL MAKEUP IS IN ANY GIVEN STATE IS STILL UP FOR SPECULATION.

I DON'T KNOW…MAYBE ITS NOTHING, BUT I'M CONTACTING MY FATHER AND SEEING IF HE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT ANY POSSIBLE CONTAMINANTS THAT COULD POSE A THREAT UPON PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH THE SHIPS.

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