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As the two moons neared transit, the remaining garrison – a respectable force consisting of several cruisers - directed their torches towards the outer system, abandoning their homeport in favor of their hardened home world without a trace of hesitation. A wave of chemically-fueled shuttles followed their example – some racing towards interstellar space, but most bound for planetary surface. The vast, high-orbit docking rings that looped around both moons were being vacated at a rapid, almost reckless pace.
The sole remaining defensive station – now equidistant between the two moons – fired a stuttering brace of ranging lasers, collecting detailed targeting information on the orbital infrastructure it was supposedly protecting.
All of these actions were perplexing to me. While we perhaps understood their decisions in isolation, it was difficult to imagine that the Mizarians would simply abandon their last two colonies in favor of the homeworld – drawing all their forces together to gamble on a final, desperate defense."
- [UNSIGNED], EXECUTIVE AUDITOR, TRS NOVEMBER RAIN, AD. 2242, OCTOBER 18th, PERSONAL JOURNAL
>ENGAGE. Nothing that we have observed seems to indicate a hindrance to our original attack plan. In fact, the defensive station’s peculiar actions make it less likely to intercept our strike. We will maintain our original plan and maneuver the RAIN into a position to launch against both moons.
>INTERCEPT. Perhaps the escaping ships are carrying something that is significantly more important than the survival of either colony. We will vector the RAIN to intercept and engage both the escaping task force and the trailing civilian ships.
>INFORMATION. We will attempt to spend a measure of time performing a deep intercept of their communications to see if we can decipher the underlying strategy that the aliens are attempting to pursue – if it exists at all. While our time is limited, possessing reliable information is no less crucial. [Roll Required]
>WRITE-IN/GUESS.
