It's actually evening time by now, and the lab would be closed. You think that it would be best to go back in the morning. (You have already visited the lab during Day 4. See here:
link to a message in this game )
You sleep for the night, and see the following announcement broadcast the next morning:
"Today the Commercial Council has expelled Vist'Lat from its ranks. The Council feels that much of the recent unrest can be attributed to VL's policies. Its latest move to sack its Human workers and evict them from their homes is untenable. The Council cannot condone or accept this behaviour."
(You remember that two days ago (on day 3), Vist'Lat had sacked all its human workers and forcibly evicted all human workers.)
(You also remember the people who killed LeGrange shouting out before the assassination: "This murder will not go unavenged!", "Vist'Lat murderers will all die!", and "The KLC cannot be crushed!"
Reports had also stated that many Vrusk had held Vist'Lat accountable for the murder (which may have been why Vist'Lat expelled the humans to appear like it was fixing the problem).
You remember that Vist'Lat is also the group that runs the starport.
You also remember that RIK Zzik'Ti (your contact at the Starport) did not want Vist'Lat to know about the deal he struck up with you related to the investigation.
Vist'Lat is also holding all your unauthorized weapons and equipment while you are on the planet.)
You review the video and remember the following tidbits coming out related to LeGrange's claims:
- Vrusk are enslaving Humans; the Humans have no choice but to work for the Vrusk in their factories or indirectly on the farms.
- Humans are treated as second class citizens; no Human holds a managerial post, all have low jobs in the hierarchy.
- Vist'Lat, described as "by far the most rapacious trade house on Kraatar", has been carrying out vigilante raids against Humans.
- When asked about his connections with the Fulbourn-McCoy board of trustees, Legrange was very offended and terminated the interview. This behaviour aroused Charletta's suspicions.
It is now the morning of day 5, mid-morning by the time you make it to the laboratory, but you eventually make it back to the "good" side of town and to the lab. Your IDs allow you entrance, and you go back up to where you usually meet Nuna.
Dr. Nuna meets you. She is with a colleague, whom she introduces as Dr. Yoshiko Matsuhara. The two women update you.
In the last day, there have been power fluctuations which they believe to have emanated from the Sphere, even though it is encased and should not be able to bring anyone across dimensions. But the power in nearby offices and with tools and computers has occasionally flashed on and off, which has never occurred before.
They believe they have isolated the communication conduit that will allow communication between the two dimensions. However, whatever "friendly" alien was helping has not yet responded. It may be away from its communication device or something worse might have happened.
Otherwise, not much has happened.
But they inform you that a delegation of 5 people have arrived on planet and are being rushed through the Starport (forgetting all quarantine protocols so they can come look at the device). They will arrive at the lab in little more than an hour, and Dr. Nuna and Dr. Matsuhara invite you to stay if you want.
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:41, Mon 02 Dec 2013.