Stories from the Sigmaverse/Black Ink

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 *  BULLDOZER  : Thank you all for responding.


 *  ARCHANGEL  : This is the emergency channel, [REDACTED]. What's your situation?


 *  BULLDOZER  : Green, sir. Though this is important.


 *  SILVERBACK  : I've got about an hour's window before I have to go dark, so can we make this quick? Where's [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]?


 *  MATADOR  : Sorry for the delay.


 *  BULLDOZER  : That's almost everyone. [REDACTED]?


 *  ARCHANGEL  : Is this really so important that you couldn't send it via a regular communique?


 *  MATADOR  : C'mon, we all know [REDACTED] wouldn't initiate communication between three, no, make that four separate systems just so he could tell us about his new armour. It's not that, is it?


 *  BULLDOZER  : Don't be ridiculous. It's-


 *  ARCHER  : I'm here.


 *  BULLDOZER  : There you are, [REDACTED]. Now we can begin.


 *  SILVERBACK  : 'bout time.


 *  BULLDOZER  : The GOLGOTHA report hasn't gone through proper screening yet, so everything here is for our purposes only.


 *  ARCHANGEL  : Have you been properly debriefed?


 *  BULLDOZER  : Yes, and not by some handler. This was for the Security Council.


 *  MATADOR  : They wouldn't meet with you just for taking down some crime syndicate, [REDACTED]. What happened out there?


 *  BULLDOZER  : If I had to guess, it was because of my mission report. That man supplying Crimson Star was [REDACTED].


 *  ARCHANGEL  : Impossible.


 *  BULLDOZER  : You told me he was dead, [REDACTED].


 *  ARCHER  : He is, or was. Are you certain it was him?


 *  BULLDOZER  : I wouldn't be contacting you all if I wasn't. [REDACTED] is alive and worse, he's the one Section Three has been running in circles trying to find.


 *  ARCHER  : Those who bother looking for him.


 *  MATADOR  : So [REDACTED], you think that's why they hauled you up before the brass? Because you said it was [REDACTED]?


 *  BULLDOZER  : Can't think of any other reason>


 *  BULLDOZER  : So what did they say? You being sent to kill [REDACTED] or not?


 *  BULLDOZER  : Nope. CINCONI didn't believe me, though I think CNO did.


 *  ARCHANGEL  : Did you have any evidence beyond your report?


 *  BULLDOZER  : Negative. I was armour-free for GOLGOTHA and the Caucasus Station wasn't exactly friendly territory, but I knew it was [REDACTED]. He knew damn well who I was, too.


 *  ARCHER  : You fought him?


 *  BULLDOZER  : Briefly. Managed to score some hits, but he escaped. [REDACTED]'s changed since the last time I saw him.


 *  MATADOR  : You said he'd died during SWEEPOUT, just like [REDACTED] and [REDACTED].


 *  BULLDOZER  : I thought he had. CINCONI said she'd checked the report and as far as ONI could tell, [REDACTED] had died on Endrin.


 *  SILVERBACK  : So the question is, what are we gona do about him?


 *  BULLDOZER  : That's what I asked them at my debriefing. 'Insufficient evidence to justify a full operation', they said.


 *  ARCHANGEL  : Then that settles it. All we can do is keep an eye out and continue on, [REDACTED].


 *  MATADOR  : Still sucks to know that one of your own is out there, causing so much trouble.


 *  BULLDOZER  : Especially after everything with [REDACTED] last year.


 *  BULLDOZER  : [REDACTED], I hate to ask, but can you look into this further? You're better-connected than the lot of us.


 *  ARCHER  : Already on it.


 *  ARCHANGEL  : [REDACTED], we're not sanctioned to perform an official investigation. I wouldn't advise-


 *  ARCHER  : It's not official, [REDACTED]. Besides, our old friend is already an HVT in our current operation.


 *  MATADOR  : Which is?


 *  ARCHER  : Heavily classified, unfortunately.


 *  MATADOR  : Of course.


 *  SILVERBACK  : So, aside from the heads-up, is there anything else to know about [REDACTED]? Haven't seen the man in thirty years.


 *  BULLDOZER  : From what I can tell, there's been some extensive cybernetic modification. Not civvie-grade, either; he's been built up into fighting form in the last few years. Heavy scarring and hair loss, too.


 *  ARCHER  : That sounds a lot like how our man was described. Thanks, [REDACTED].


 *  MATADOR  : If the higher-ups aren't going to acknowledge that [REDACTED] has gone rogue, then what are we going to do?


 *  BULLDOZER  : Watch and wait. Not much else we can do here. That being said, if the UNSC can't or won't take him down and we can, then we'll have to act.


 *  ARCHANGEL  : What do you mean by that?


 *  BULLDOZER  : I'll leave it up to your imagination, Chief.


 *  SILVERBACK  : Think this is worth letting others know about? I've got my own team to worry about.


 *  BULLDOZER  : We've only got our word, [REDACTED], but it's up to you. We can't go in unprepared against a threat like that.


 *  MATADOR  : Think it's the right call to make?


 *  ARCHANGEL  : For now, I agree. That being said, as soon as we get a positive ID back to command, we should be the first to volunteer to eliminated [REDACTED].


 *  SILVERBACK  : Wouldn't be the first time for you [REDACTED].


 *  ARCHER  : I can't officially brief anyone on [REDACTED] without official evidence and backing, but I'll take my chance if he ever shows up.


 *  BULLDOZER  : That's fair. Thanks for responding, everyone. Like it or not, [REDACTED] is - or was - one of us, so I couldn't not tell you that he's alive.


 *  SILVERBACK  : Agreed. I'll be in touch when I can. Signing off.

[REDACTED]?
 *  MATADOR  : How long 'til you're back with us,


 *  BULLDOZER  : I'm here while they review my report again, then it'll be a shuttle to Eurpoa for armour retrieval before I regroup with the two of you.


 *  ARCHANGEL  : Should be something more conventional coming up, [REDACTED]. Pirate cleanup, most likely, but at least you won't be undercover.


 *  BULLDOZER  : Looking forward to it. I'll see you both soon.


 *  ARCHER  : I'll run a counter-intrusion program on this channel when we're done here. Should redact anything important and ensure this isn't seen by the wrong people.


 *  BULLDOZER  : Thanks, [REDACTED].


 *  ARCHER  : Before you go, [REDACTED], I've got to ask you a question.


 *  BULLDOZER  : Shoot.


 *  ARCHER  : Why did you let him go?


 *  BULLDOZER  : Same reason I let him to thirty years ago, [REDACTED]. Five years ago I thought that'd be the end of it, but he keeps coming back to cause trouble. Last week was a near miss, but when I finally do catch up to [REDACTED], I'll make sure only one of us walks away.

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