Re: Gorky - ARG facility - Arrival
"Please, sit down," Edak motions to a conference table near the windows. She sits, and a large holo display comes to life over the table. A woman, who looks a lot like Radshir, but older and clearly tired, looks out of the display at them.
"Hello from the Adair-Ritterburg Group, or what's left of it, at least. I'm Hattie van Adair, the facility manager. If you are seeing this, then Edak has identified you as one of my family members. I wish I could meet you, but I will probably be dead and gone by this time." The woman sighs softly.
"It's been a rough two years since the war ended. At least, it's ended for everyone around here. The damn Navy just trashed everything they could find. Fortunately for us, this facility wasn't on the official installations list. This is, or was, an off-the-books shipyard for our own projects, and it has been a life saver. We've repaired several ships, including some of the remaining traders who've come here."
"Now, though, the gathered survivors have decided to go elsewhere. I thought we could stay here, and I advocated for it. But, the vote went to travel to Depot, there to hopefully find more survivors. Some people are planning to travel to Hiver territory, but I will go to Depot."
"In the meantime, this facility is yours, once Edak is confident that you have the skills and training to operate it. The maintenance remotes and automated systems can keep the place running indefinitely. We took what we needed, but we did leave enough supplies and equipment to get you started."
"By the way, watch out for Keipes. If those bastards ever get this base, this sector is screwed. The Kideans are gearing up to fight them, even though both systems took a pounding from the Navy."
Hattie smiles wanly. "I'm sorry to drop all of this on you, but maybe it will be enough to rebuild. Good luck."
The screen fades to the ARG logo.