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<span class="mu-s">GLOBAL</span>
In an interesting turn of events, not one, but two messages crisscross the galaxy over the course of this cycle, and the coming cycles as well. The first is the familiar refrain of the IUNE, broadcasting their language, history, and location to the galaxy at large. What is new is the image of an IUNE soldier holding aloft the mangled head of a horned humanoid and the message ‘EARTH STANDS’. Apparently the IUNE attracted, and then defeated some sort of invader.
The second message is accompanied by a series of discrete cluster of satellites and appears to come from a species called the ‘Scret’. The satellites form a communication network that within a few cycles will span the galaxy. The satellite system has a rudimentary AI on board that provides translation services. This ‘Scret Net’ seems to be primarily centered around facilitating intragalactic trade, but also allows a steady flow of other information, already a quite a bit of chatter from minor space capable species is flowing across the system, and more than a little excitement is occurring on industrial worlds capable of interacting with the satellite system, but who were otherwise unaware of the greater galactic community. Savvy Scret agents almost immediately begin to wheel and deal, buying and selling across the galaxy. Savvy governments all across the galaxy near immediately outline the location of the Scret on their galactic maps.
Opting into the Scret Net will undoubtedly bring a flood of economic and cultural gains to all nations who join it, but it very well may bring trouble and foreign meddling as well. The major players of the galaxy must think carefully about their response to this new development.