Next Directives
Fumacine Defense Headquarters, Fumacine City
Karla: Thank you for the detailed report, Saja.
Saja: I think we covered everything in there.
Malachi: Bachan seemed to be in a hurry. He briefly caught me off guard, landed an attack, and then left.
Karla: And the guards were wearing Zetsfir uniforms, right?
Virulyde: Yes. No insignia but the style was identical.
Karla: We already have a solid case against the Prince but this will be useful to have on file.
Saja: If I may ask, what was the primary evidence against the prince?
Karla: He was seen entering a transport shuttle that immediately entered a 5-D gate.
Saja: That was very careless of him. It's almost as if he wasn't trying to be covert!
Karla: It's possible he doesn't care. If he's working with Zetsfir, it's possible he never intended to even return.
Saja: Still... it's very bizarre that anyone would be so careless.
Karla: Perhaps he forgot that we are still able to monitor the palace despite being otherwise bug-proof.
Virulyde: Maybe he's simply out of his mind.
Karla: If he tries to return, we will detain him for questioning. As things stand, he will not return to power.
Saja: Celaeno is probably going to be elected Prime Minister, right?
Karla: Running unopposed. The election is almost certain to go in his favor.
Karla: We have analyzed the latest information you gave us, Virulyde.
Virulyde: Regarding the V-CORE?
Karla: Yes. In the effort to develop 5-D gate technology, it has been decided that we need to obtain a V-CORE copy.
Virulyde: As I stated in my report, Aufdek has one.
Virulyde: They... uh.... aren't likely to hand it over, though.
Karla: This is true. As you know, Fumacine's diplomacy with Aufdek has been shaky since the incident with the first 23 Virulyde units.
Saja: I'm still not sure if that was Aufdek's negligence or an unforeseen problem that caused them to go out of control.
Karla: We lost a lot of troops as a result. Ever since, we have experienced difficulties negotiating with Aufdek.
Karla: Your next mission, therefore, will require a significant degree of stealth.
Saja: Awaiting your orders.
Karla: The higher-ups have directed us to obtain the schematics of the V-CORE.
Saja: Just go in and steal it?
Karla: Do not take it by force. The idea is to ultimately reverse engineer it.
Karla: The facility housing the V-CORE has been identified. We have a plan for Virulyde to run an analysis of it on site.
Virulyde: I am equipped with the ability to do that. If we can gain access to it for just a few minutes, I can gather enough data from it.
Karla: This is strictly classified but we are also interested in replicating its time displacement abilities, not just the dimensional shift function.
Saja: Entering Aufdek will be tricky. Their industrial and research districts are heavily guarded by automated weapons.
Karla: Nearly all security in Aufdek is automated. This makes it possible to disable over the network using Virulyde's systems.
Virulyde: It's tricky but possible. I have disabled their security on previous missions.
Saja: We will fly in low and disable their security as soon as we're in range.
Karla: Exactly. Once you are inside the facility and the surveillance is disabled, run a detailed analysis on the V-CORE and come back here.
Malachi: Hey there, Pleione. Sorry about not getting you that coffee before.
Pleione: It's fine. If you have a moment, we could go over to that shop for some.
Malachi: Sure, sounds good!
Pleione: By the way, it looks like your face is healing up.
Malachi: Yeah, it's getting better. Might have a nasty scar for a while, though.
Saja: Hey, Malachi. We just got our orders for our next mission.
Saja: We'll be headed to Aufdek tomorrow. We're going to exfiltrate the schematics to their V-CORE.
Pleione: That's going to be a tough one...
Malachi: Don't worry, Pleione. We can handle stuff like that with no problem.
Saja: Virulyde will be doing most of the work this time.
Virulyde: It shouldn't be a problem. It's not too different than what I've done before.
