╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ ▀█▀ ▀▄▀ █▀█ █▀█ ▄█ ║ ║ ░█░ █░█ █▄█ █▄█ ░█ ║ ║ ║ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ TRANSMISSION INTERCEPT // CLASSIFICATION: SEIZED ║ ║ SOURCE: UESC INTERNAL COMMS // DATE: 2391.187 ║ ║ STATUS: AUTHENTICATED // LEAKED TO MIDA NETWORK 2467 ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ FROM: ADM. ████████████, UESC COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT TO: DIR. ██████████, TRAXUS HEAVY INDUSTRIES RE: ACQUISITION TIMELINE ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ BEGIN TRANSCRIPT: ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ The Martian ████████ will agree to our terms. │ │ They have no choice. Their economy depends on Earth │ │ subsidies. Cut the flow for six months and they'll │ │ sign whatever we put in front of them. │ │ │ │ The colonists won't know until it's done. │ │ By then, Deimos will be OURS in every legal sense. │ │ Public relations can handle the narrative. │ │ │ │ Call it PROGRESS. │ │ Call it EXPANSION. │ │ Call it HUMANITY'S DESTINY. │ │ │ │ They'll forget it was ever their moon. │ │ │ │ [PAUSE IN RECORDING] │ │ │ │ And if they don't forget? │ │ │ │ [LAUGHTER] │ │ │ │ What are they going to do about it? │ │ │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ END TRANSCRIPT ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ What are they going to do about it? ║ ║ ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ We are doing it. │ │ You are doing it. │ │ This. Right now. Reading. │ │ │ │ This is what we do about it. │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ [ NEXT INTERCEPT ] [ CONTEXT ] [ SIGNAL LOSS ] [ SURFACE ]