MOD- Redchigh, Shade and Ne Demord Jamais, would you please email me all the technologies and improvements you have made since the beginning of Part? Thanks in advance.
OOC- I wrote out an important scene, but it got murdered by my computer crashing (three times in a row.) The general jist is that the Council of Four make a public appearance at the Gateway, Lariat is informed from Dacona that Tetra-Alpha is secure, but the assassins had already left, Idune and Lariat talk, Idune reveals that the new commander of ZSN will be expected to marry her to boost the fading morale of the ZSN. If I can, I'll write this up again later, but, you know how things are.
Thunder- I'm now joint-producing your supercruiser with you, if you don't mind, as you'll see as you read the post. Make sure you count my advancements to it, 'kay?
Gateway
{From: Lariat, Commander of IGNA, Gateway}
{To: Kayan Union}
The Strand League shipyards, especially those under the control of the Igadzra Grand Naval Arm, are perfectly suited for the construction of subassemblies for large vessels. I'm sorry if it negatively effects your plans, but we have begun the construction of various subassemblies for the Kayan Supercruiser that you have yet to build. I'll keep contact with your engineering department if you would so allow, and build for you the various necessary parts of the vessel.
There is no use holding emnity over you for not choosing an Igazrada: after all, I must confess that the Azdgari Supercruiser is superior, if only due to its size.
{end transmission}
{From: Idune, Subcommander of ZSN, Gateway}
{To: Kayan Union}
Bear in mind that the following is most definately not a request that you develop anything, as you seem to have a habit of doing (flattering, really, but we don't want to waste your time.)
I'll be frank. IGNA is annoying me with their little (big, even) Igazrada, and even though we outmatch them in all other departments, I still don't think it's enough. ZSN needs a vessel matching the Igazrada, preferably a combat-capable heavy carrier rather than some form of escort battleship, as the size of the vessel would make it a very clumsy melee attacker.
My basic plans are in the category of ambitious, borderline friggin' impossible. It might be slightly easier if you could send me the schematics of your Hive carriers, so that I may examine how you manage such a high carrying capacity. My aims are to build a vessel that will support ten Zidaras and several score Ziradas.
I fully recognise that a destroyer-carrier is an almost unheard of idea. Trust me.
{end transmission}
Athena
Ionar rushed out of his starglider when he reached Athena, and made his way directly to the science department, so excited that he didn't even stop to stare at the glories of the Miranu's wondrous capital. He had sent the basic message of thanks to the department, not wasting any time in landing.
He was shown to building 35 and brought in.
"Hello," Ionar greeted them, his voice crackling in excitement. "I still can't believe that I'm here...ah, anyway, I've brought a sample of kydronium crystal grown into a sheet. It's a novelty item sold on many Zidagar worlds, but not very strong. I was wondering if you could help me test a tachyonic shield wave through it for resistance. Ah - are the Kayans here?"
*Technology
Pailgun Railgun Upgrade / P-Rail: 7/10 -halted
Kayan Supercruiser: 11/18
Hyper-velocity Rocket: 8/12
4 Aries Colonisation: Completed
5 Aries Colonisation: 4/4
*Naval Stats
ZSN: 230,500
IGNA: 230,500
IXD: 50,000
ZEN: 120,000
(Special: 1500 Igazradas)
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-Lyat Esponer Corsair
(This message has been edited by SilverDragon (edited 06-22-2002).)