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The <span class="mu-s"><span class="mu-i">Nan</span></span> system has been industrialized in the years since its conquest; much needed Tritium is gathered from the twin gas giants in this system. While both gas giants are infested with Baalathi, they are too deep in the clouds to mess with the cosmic rays that produce your precious fusion fuels.
However, this message has nothing to do with that. It's a distress call. Specifically, <span class="mu-s">Nan-I B</span>. The rocky moon was being surveyed for rare metals or anomalies by a scout frigate until an astronaut was attacked by strange alien lifeforms! You thought it would be impossible for these moons to support life, especially around that pale dim white dwarf that is the star of this system.
These unusual alien creatures, which have since been code named as the <span class="mu-i">Liminels</span>, are capable of apparent levitation, perhaps with lighter then air gases, and are aggressive towards living things. It is unknown if they are attracted to movement, heat, or actually feed on living creatures as a form of sustenance. They can also survive in inhospitable environments; near vacuums and colder-then-life-supporting places. On top of this, they are very strong and can latch on to and possibly chew through some lighter metals and other materials.
Quick field tests done by the astronauts find out more; They do not appear to have any form of intelligence. They seem to be some kind of <span class="mu-i">endemic space animal</span>, or even form of pest. They may be similar or even related to the space whales- a form of space lice? But very much less majestic.
Despite the crew hiding away in the ship, the liminels are sticking to its sides, trying to chew their way inside ravenously. With no life forms on this planet, it's impossible to say how long they have been here, perhaps dormant, or perhaps they arrived here in some other way- like how the worms spread through Hyperspace somehow?
<span class="mu-s">”P-Permission to leave this shitty fucking rock, Sir?!”</span>
Wait a second. If the Liminels are capable of damage to machines, like ships, there is a chance this could be something else. Your AI tells you there is a good chance that the liminels are <span class="mu-i">energy draining parasites,</span> and if you allow the ship to leave the planet, it could spread them out among your robotic installations in that solar system. While it's unlikely that they can leave the moon's gravity well on their own, they could cause absolute havoc if allowed to infest your Tritium skimmers- you <span class="mu-i">need</span> that fuel for your ever more hungry fusion power sources!
>Quarantine the moon and leave the astronauts there to die
>Order them to leave and regroup with Hegemony forces to decontaminate the ship
>Let them leave <span class="mu-i">if</span> they kill all of the Liminels first
>Advise them to hide in suspension pods until a proper science and containment team can arrive
>Other?
