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[Video] [Locked on the private encrypted frequency]

[The video is fumbled on as Tyrion Lannister is staring out the front of the First Breath, abject horror touching his face.]

By the Seven ... by the fucking Seven! What is that - what is that -

[He looks at his video, fumbling with it, to point it towards the Marvisa.]

There's some sort of .... terrifyingly large gun coming out of the ship and it's - Ah.

AH SHIT!

[He slapped on the communicator, flipping the ship to the encrypted frequency.]

This is a warning! Repeat, this is a warning! You are in grave danger! You must leave immediately - I repeat! Grave danger! The giant gun is pointed Right At You and you have to get out of there NOW -

[The gun goes off with a giant flicker of light into the nothing, and Tyrion sucks in a harsh breath.]

... oh no.

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[Well. Shit.]

Do you think they heard the warning? [Vash wanted to send a warning as well, but Tyrion has been faster. Hopefully fast enough.]

I don't know. I -- I am not hearing anything. I've locked the Atroma out so it is safe but ...

[A heavy sigh.]

I fear they might all have perished.

I hope not.

[A beat.]

I'm a pilot with a free shuttle. I'm thinking I'll see how far I can go out that way before the fleet pulls me back. Want to come with me? See what we might find?

[An exhale, before Tyrion speaks firmly.]

Yes, I am an engineer and I want to see what has happened. I am on the First Breath, and I will be waiting in the docking bay.

I'll be there soon. [And he will. It will still take a few minutes as he was out on an asteroid, but he heads straight for the First Breath as soon as he gets back to his ship.]

What we find may not be pretty.

[It's a hollow warning. He's heard Tyrion's speeches about the world he's come from. He's guessing Tyrion is prepared for the worst anyway.]

[Tyrion is waiting for him, his satchel on his shoulder and his holster on his hip because he is not Entirely Certain what they will find. A dagger is also strapped to his small hip.]

I doubt it will even be ... presentable. Still, we must see. We must know what has happened to our allies.

I'm actually hoping not to find anything at all. [Then they can have maybe just the tiniest amount of hope that they had run away.

He moves the shuttle out and points to where the canon shot.]

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[Watching it all happen.]

Hmm. [It's a good thing she made this hot take private. Wouldn't want it falling into the wrong hands.]

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That's one word for it.

[Is Tyrion's grim response.]

I don't know if that proves they were legit or if it was just designed to do that. [Or maybe she was the only who suspected they weren't. She hardly needs a private showing.]

I don't honestly know - but I hope they didn't just kill their own people to prove a point.

[He is staring at the Marvasia again.]

What it means is - we can't take our ships and run.

They could have been automatons or maybe it was exactly what it looked like. [Spending one year that was also seven years in a shared virtual reality prison really messes with your sense of reality. She does wonder if she should feel more about it. Wonders if there is something wrong with her.]

They wouldn't need to use a weapon on us if we tried to run. They have the augments. They can make us obey whenever they want. [So good at pep talks.]

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It seems a bit much, however, to obliterate something. Why give us information and then shut it all down if it's false? If they are trying to play the bait and hook game -- I am wondering if they want something else.

[He is rubbing his beard now.] Perhaps it is the Atroma, who are looking for help.

[A pause.] Yes, that is an excellent point. And ... they haven't. Any time, any place, and we are still doing what we want to do. Is it more entertaining or are they trying to tell us something? Who really is in charge here?

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[He's a communications officer which is the only reason why he knows to lock this reply.]

The hell was that?!

[For all the use there is of locking that reaction.]

I thought the Marsiva was just a holding station? When the hell did it get a gun that big?!

That ... was a gigantic gun. I am not sure what kind, but yes. One gigantic gun.

[Tyrion's voice was tight.]

And I'm not sure, but I know I don't like it. We are in a great deal more danger than I thought.

That's a goddamn understatement. We're basically shepherding around a giant battleship now - one we can't get away from and one we don't know who the hell the pilots are.

[If there even are pilots.]

Shit. That headed straight for those other guys, didn't it?

I know. We do not have the kind of weaponry which means we could survive an attack from that kind of ship.

[Is Tyrion's grim response to that.]

...It did. We are going to see if they managed to get away, or not.

Unless they were sittin' ready to leave at any moment...

[The start-up sequence for a ship took longer to initialize than it took for that gun to appear. And how quickly it fired?

The only hope he has is that the Marsiva was somehow mistaken in their aiming.]

But more importantly, how the hell did it know they were there?

Unless they were.

[His voice was tighter now, because he wasn't sure if it was possible or ...]

It could be an elaborate trap. All of it.

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[ Catelyn really should have been resting, as she kept urging Sansa and Jeyne to do. Easier said than done. Her thoughts kept chasing around disjointedly, offering no sort of solace, but neither would they let her rest. So a communication with the urgency of this one... ]

What has happened?

[She has been a bit distracted of late. Do forgive her.]

[Tyrion is sucking in a sharp breath, before he makes sure that the private decryption channel is running.]

... The Marvisa ... the Marvisa just released a large gun-like weapon, and took out the Interceptors. Possibly. I am unsure.

[It takes her a moment to understand what he has said. The words, and the possible implications, cascade through her mind. As usual, her children are her top priority. ]

What do you think this means for the rest of us?

[He is looking out into deep space, where the shot has been fired.]

That we need to find a way to control that gun, or we are all at risk.

[ That much is unarguable, and very good sense. ]

Do you have a plan? May I be of assistance?

None yet -- but when I do, trust me Lady Stark, my allies will be the first to know of it.

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[Locking all of this to Private] (Opps knew I forgot something)

[They must not be found out or TERRIBLE THINGS HAPPEN.]

[AND VASH WOULD HAVE KNOW BETTER! CURSE PLAYING A MUSE SMARTER THAN MYSELF/HAS MORE SLEEP THAN ME]

[We are all sleepy it is morning no worries.]

It's 12:30am in the land down under so really early morning! 8D

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//an attempt at nonhackability was made

//no worries mama cat

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