MaxwellCharlie
"well, i don't know really, with everyone being as xenofobic as they are recently, it would be a mistake for you to go off on some task... But, i suppose you could do something...
Well... What do you want to do?"
The Second Tau Empire
Jenwuf
Tharix
"Well..." He paused, thinking. "Is there anything technical I can help with, that is war related, technology related, or schematic related?" (Such as fleet commanding errors, miswiring, or blueprint issues.) He looked at the two Tau's, then at his little droid, who was terrorizing poor R4-F88.
MaxwellCharlie
"hmm, well i suppose you could help with our Ship cataloguing system, that would be of great help, and is something you could do now.
Sound alright?"
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Jenwuf
Tharix
"Yeah, that'll work. What's the matter with it? Or is it just a bad system at the moment? Or does it just need maintenance?"
MaxwellCharlie
"Oh, well its just an awful system at the moment
Cant tell a 31-2-3 from a 51-5-6 at the moment!
It would be much appreciated if you could look over it and see what can be done at some point."
Jenwuf
Tharix
"Can't tell a 31-what from a 51 who? Please elaborate, Akio, if you may. Please explain how the current system works, or, perhaps, show me."
MaxwellCharlie
"i cant show you properly without being in a ship, or at the command center, but i can tell you,
basically, we need a new system to identify ships via visual scanning.
rather than getting in range to scan a ship, we use visual identification with high zoom cameras.
at the moment, the algorithm is awful, and we need a new one."
Jenwuf
Tharix
He pauses. "Well, I have two ideas at the moment. 1: what if you were to have a system where, using gravitational lensing, you can see the entire shit, not just the side facing you? And 2: Similar concept, except instead of lensing, it uses a series of cameras at different locations, therefor allowing a three-dimensional model to be made."
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Jenwuf As Akio, Maya and Tharix have their discussion, STE Royal Fleet Command (Or whatever is equivalent - I'm American, I don't know much how Space Monarchies work, I'm sorry!) detects some huge anomalies within their territory. Upon closer inspection they are Rift-signatures, probably used by the Collective, but they couldn't tell for sure. What is known is that some sort of advanced peace signal is sent through the portals as the presumed fleets prepare to exit, but it seems to be taking a while. Any STE ships can use this opportunity to get out of the way, which is advised.
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RandomCommander
STE Royal Fleet Command, alongside the STE pilots federation issues a public order for ships in the areas to move away from the signatures. However, a few small patrol ships stay near, but not too close as a precaution.
A few civil ships get closer than advised, but are quickly forced to move by the patrol ships.
(well, no worries XD. Royal fleet command, STE Command both are fine)
MaxwellCharlie
(ill reply later on pc)
Jenwuf Just as the last civil ships are forced away, not one, but TWO Coreships exit the portals, guarded by a vast assortment of large droneships and Subcores. One fleet is Explorer-Class, and is in the lead, but a much more imposing Assault-Class Coreship is behind them, with its own swathe of Assault Droneships - Light Cruisers and Heavy Cruisers mainly.
The Explorer Coreship is the one that hails the HQ:
/Transmission Start/
"Second Tau Empire, this is Reflex-Jacket of the Dimensional Collective. We are requesting to speak with your Empress. An urgent matter has arisen."
/Transmission End/
RandomCommander
//TRANSMISSION START//
"Affirmative, ill patch in a comms link now.
Unless you wish to speak to her in person?"
//TRANSMISSION END//
a small floatilla of Corvette and patrol ships drop from Echo cruise nearby.
Their weapons remain unpowered, their shields however are up.
The relaxed atmosphere in the STE command room, quickly replaced itself with one of tension.
And the crews of every ship present, and those in the command room, sat in silence awaiting a reply.
Jenwuf ((Wish I could take screenshots of my own, but Drones++ and Automation++ are incompatible with eachother, making my designs kaput 
))
/Transmission Start/
"I would rather speak to her in person - If it puts you at ease, I have a gift of technology that could possibly help her and her subjects - you and your fellow comrades - against a threat that we have just been made aware of. It is important that we talk to her as soon as possible. We mean no harm, Effervescent-Blade is only meaning to defend the ambassador - me."
/Transmission End/
The Explorer-Class do not have shields nor weapons charge. The Assault-Class only have shields at full and weapons at half-power.
Jenwuf The Empress of STE hears a strange voice in her head: "Hello Empress."
Sector-Link Log (Effervescent-Blade, Reflex-Jacket): +2071.06.08 sub_1304.12
Log Begin
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Effervescent-Blade: "I'm detecting chaotic, abyssal signals coming from the Empress' chambers, we must
hurry!"
Reflex-Jacket: "I... I think that's just the bloodied feather that she has around her neck"
Effervescent-Blade: "...Are you sure?"
Reflex-Jacket: "Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's what it is. It came from the Scavangers, which came from...
uh..."
Effervescent-Blade: "Let me guess, Bloodcult Space?"
Reflex-Jacket: "Well, there are a lot of--"
Effervescent-Blade: "I just got word that the New Scavangers have fallen under this demon's influence."
Reflex-Jacket: "SERIOUSLY!? Alright, fine, I'll teleport my avatar directly there after docking."
Effervescent-Blade: "I should come with you"
Reflex-Jacket: "I don't think it's the same chaotic entity! ...but yeah, come with, why not?"Jenwuf
The Assault-Class Coreship slowly lingers to the front as the Explorer-Class Coreship awaits an answer.
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RandomCommander "Great, they are on to me." He uses psionics to block all evilness radiating from him.
Amazing_Goob
Jenwuf
...as Ixornvas started talking to the empress the feather around her neck started emitting a dim bloodred glow, a presence could be felt, watching from beyond...
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MaxwellCharlie
"hmm, two sounds like a good option, seems cheaper to make, and that is always good."
A radio he left in his cloak, now sat on a coat hangar in the main area, blurts out very loud, and rapid messages.
"oh god, what... excuse me for one second"
He rushes out the room and all Tharix can hear is now a mix of Akio and the person on the radio practically shouting at each other.
However silence falls on the radio frequency, and Akio runs back into the room.
"Okay, something urgent has come up, just umm... stay here for now I guess."
He runs back out the room, quickly followed by the sound of the front door closing.
RandomCommander
//TRANSMISSION START//
ok, you will need to use a planetary shuttle in that case, ill attach the coordinates for New Tau.
The HQ is in sector 5, a aircraft will guide you down.
//TRANSMISSION END//
Attached, are the coordinates for New Tau, which ironically is not the biggest planet in terms of population.
(Edit: This is in fact, the second planet to be called New Tau, and overall the third planet to be called Tau)
Amazing_Goob
The empress almost drops her tea when the voice seemingly just appeared from nowhere.
"um... h-hello?"
Drakador_Chaos
Somewhat ironically, she did not even look down to check on the feather.
She clearly is too distracted by the voice to even notice the somewhat obvious red glow.
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(of course all this would happen as the STE finish their next two research projects)
RESEARCH REPORT 10/07/18
The next two research projects have been completed:
Stage II Hart Eter reversal
(lifespans now normalized, damage done not reversed)
Stage I Expansion Effort
(New, small space stations can be deployed to claim sectors faster and more efficient compared to a Tiark co Station)
Smaller research projects progress:
Regenerative hull plating (Anhysbys reverse engineered tech): 8/20 days
Anhysbys translator device: 10/30 days
Eho space theory (unlocks new research related to the Anhysbys home dimention): 3/37 days
FTL fuel efficiency I (reduces FTL fuel consumption): 5/10
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Jenwuf "I'm here to make a offer to you."