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Scannex

2770.5823 - Emperor claims rights to all colonial resources.

NEWS NET HISTORICAL ARCHIVES: August 1, 2770 will be remembered as a historic date in the history of the Empire. His Imperial Majesty presented the Fortress Earth Proclamations today before an enthusiastic crowd at the Good Fortune Pavilion in Nova Alexandria. Response from the colonies is less enthusiastic, as colonial representatives call the Proclamations "heavy-handed exploitation." More clear-eyed citizens, however, harbor no illusions about the overriding need to defend Earth, the ultimate target of the Cybrids.

2814.0523 - Cybrid brain found in accident victim skull.

NEWS NET HISTORICAL ARCHIVES: Cybrids walk among us! Although officials have clamped down on further details, we do know that a hovercar accident in Mega-L.A. led to the discovery by startled medics of a cybernetic brain in one of the victims. How many more Cybrid spies are out there?

2819.7301 - "Phoenix" resigns from Imperial Knights.

NEWS NET HISTORICAL ARCHIVES: Harabec Weathers, the infamous "Phoenix," resigned his commission following a closed-door session with His Imperial Majesty. Observers speculate the decision arose from Weathers' role in the disastrous Turkhazakistan defeat earlier this year. Grand Master Caanon Weathers could not be reached for comment, but sources close to the Weathers say the news has saddened the family.

2825.8376 - Straight talk from the digital resistance!

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DYSTOPIAN SNO-MEN:

Reading some history? News Net jingles out a lot of happy-joy crap about how great things are here on Earth.

Yay, Empire, and all that.

Well, we're gonna pop some of those nice comfy bubbles, so all you citizens out there keep an eye on the O-Web. We're out there along with the truth, your friendly shadows in the snow.

2825.8710 - Emperor increases colonial quotas.

NEWS NET HISTORICAL ARCHIVES: His Imperial Majesty permitted increased colonial quotas this week despite allegations that production pressures were responsible for recent fatal accidents in Venusian mining operations. Any protests on Mars and Venus will be dealt with severely.

2826.4598 - Empire makes example of Venusian insurgents.

NEWS NET HISTORICAL ARCHIVES:

His Imperial Majesty announced today that Strikeforce Rocking Horse has been dispatched to Venus as a peacekeeping measure. The Emperor expressed deep regret over the escalation of the Palusteri crisis, but declared that such arrogant defiance would not be tolerated.

"No one who challenges the laws of the Empire will escape punishment. All insurgency members will be executed."

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2828.0170 - Martian strike resolved peacefully.

IMPERIAL POLICE (Mars): Imperial Police peacefully faced down striking miners at a Tharsis City facility on Mars yesterday. Several miners were cited and released.

2828.0174 - Imp Lice brutally crushed a peaceful strike!

VOICE OF FREE MARS: "Cited and released." Who are they kidding? The Imp Lice left 'em bleeding in the street after "citing" them with stunstaves!

2828.0200 - Cybrid signals detected. Do not panic. Exercise caution.

IMPERIAL NAVY: Cybrid transmissions have been detected in near-Venus space! All ships on Venusian approach vectors are warned to exercise extreme caution!

2828.0220 - Cybrids. Riiight. How conveniently distracting...!

VOICE OF FREE MARS: Ooooo. Cybrids. Citizens, don't pay any attention to the tyrant behind the curtain. Pay attention to the big scary Cybrids.

2828.0850 - The Navy is on full alert status. TDF is ready.

IMPERIAL NAVY: Seventh and Ninth Strike Fleets to hold maneuvers off Venus this week. TDF is confident in its ability to defend Imperial citizenry.

2828.1001 - TDF reassures public as it confirms location of Cybrid signals.

NEWS NET: TDF tracking Cybrid transmissions. Citizens are urged to remain calm.

2828.1002 - Mission: Finish off a downed Imperial cargo ship.

Mission: Vulture Duty

Location: Mole Deep

Campaign: Yoke Offensive

Date: 2828.1002

Briefing:

Rise and shine, duster. We got ourselves a situation.

Some of our boys did a half-ass job scorchin' an Imperial Police flyer that was sniffin' around where it shouldn't have been. The Lice pilot managed to set down way outta their range, and there's a good chance the pilot saw something he shouldn't have. So you got the clean-up job, you roj? Locate and destroy the flyer. One of the Garson tunnels opens near the crash site. I'll stay in touch through tactical communications. The Imps have probably scrambled salvage rigs by now, so move quick. And keep your ears open to the Imperial radio frequencies. OK, move it out!

Success:

Not bad! This operation confirms what we've been sayin' about you: You're one helluva pilot. Seems Mole Command agrees. You're transferred to Harabec's crew. Supposedly Harabec's from Earth. Heard he was in some kind of trouble there, but he's the man here on Mars. Best field commander in the show. Congrats, duster, you're runnin' with the big dogs now.

Failure:

Mission failure. The Imperials control the crash site.

If you are receiving this and can comply, return to the access tunnel at Nav Bravo.

Repeat: This mission is a failure....

2828.1009 - Imperial cargo ship goes down on Mars.

NEWS NET: An Imperial cargo transport went down on Mars today. Equipment malfunction was to blame, and no one was hurt. "Just another day on the job," says the Imperial Security Director for Mars, Ernesto Navarre. "Nothing for the law-abiding citizens of Mars to worry about."

2828.1010 - "Cybrids" were a rebel trick!

NEWS NET: Recent "Cybrid transmissions" discovered to be a rebel hoax to draw off TDF interceptors from smugglers. Imperial Navy will exercise extreme skepticism in future, Admiral Vladijon says.

2828.1011 - Successful raid on terrorist base!

IMPERIAL POLICE (Mars): A terrorist base was located and eradicated today by members of the Sixth Tharsis Ranger Patrol. The terrorists were using a freejack mining station as a lair. The patrol took no prisoners.

2828.1013 - Lice murdered an innocent miner!

VOICE OF FREE MARS: The Sixth Tharsis "raid" happened when the Lice took a fancy to some miner's daughter! When the miner protested, the patrol took out the poor bastard's rigs and hanged him from the wreckage alongside his two crew members! We still don't know what happened to the girl.

2828.1024 - Don't associate with subversive elements!

IMPERIAL POLICE (Mars): Due to the number of violent criminals filling our prison space, Director Navarre has authorized magistrates to impose longer sentences of chemical incarceration for non-violent convicts. All citizens are urged to avoid contact with subversives.

2828.1025 - Let's all help the nice police, hey?

DYSTOPIAN SNO-MEN: "Subversive" is just a government-defined term for people with questions!

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