A ROMbuncuous Bunch (BotH AU)

==Description==
Bases on the events triggered in the Blood on the Horizon main story, focus on newly crowed Archon Katrina Steiner & her husband Arthur Luvon.
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==Story==
===Reporting In===
Date: October 21st, 3008
Location: Taurus HPG complex, Comstar
"Adept Reynolds," Precentor Kooper once again flipped through a ROM report. "I am pleased to see that you take your duties seriously. Even potentially at the cost of your own life."
 
"Yes, sir," Adept Kelly Reynolds nodded. "I managed to get the system scans and the jump path we took to get there."
 
"I will personally see to it that this continues onto Terra," Kooper smiled at the field agent. "Are you still secure in your position or will I have to arrange for you to be relocated?"
 
"TMI has gotten much better," The Adept shrugged. "They plugged most of their holes."
 
"You didn't answer my question," Kooper sighed. "Do you require a reassignment and relocation?"
 
"No," she shook her head. "I've not blown my cover yet. I'm secure in my position. I must cease communications aside from dead drops as we move forward."
 
"Then I will leave that to you and my staff to arrange," Kooper stood and helped her out of his office.
 
"Why is it that my peaceful, calm periphery station has become the hotbed of activity," the Precentor sighed as he sent a coded message to a handful of his security staff. "The last thing that we need is ROM poking their noses where it will only lead to destruction."
 
Kooper then grabbed the physical copy of the report and threw it on his ashtray, lighting a cigarette and setting it down on the papers.
They began to smoke and burn away as he smoked, the fan in his office removing the fumes.
 
Then his terminal beeped, the coded message indicating that his security team had done their job.
 
"One day, ROM will realize they are not perfect in their infiltrations," Kooper smirked as he pulled out an original mint Taurian Bull and flipped it along his fingers. "It's a shame that my own people will never know their greatest intelligence asset even exists."
 
He finished his cigarette and emptied his ashtray. Then he stood and made his way to the Communications Center.
 
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===Steadfast Focus===
"Good, we now have everyone assembled," Primus Rusenstein looked at the members who represented the First and Second Circuits. "Our current focus remains on discovering the Wolf's Dragoons origins. Precentor ROM, your updates, please."
 
"They remain insular at the moment," Vesar Kristofur replied. "And have refused to recruit from the Inner Sphere and any of our agents."
 
"So you have done nothing," Tojo Jarlath crossed his arms. "There is much you could have found out if you arranged for one of them to disappear into our care."
 
"Yes," Kristofur snarked. "Because pissing off five independent regiments that you know nothing about is a wise choice. I have several plans in place and am working towards their completion. We will have the information one way or the other soon enough."
 
"You all have the reports," Rusenstein cut the two off before the argument could continue. "Now, we need to continue the rest of the reports from the Inner Sphere and Periphery. Precentors New Avalon and Sian, and Dieron, we will begin pulling back our assistance to the Federated Suns. The balance is shifting in their favor. So instead we will divert our resources and intelligence assets to ensuring that the Capellans and Combine are able to put pressure on them."
 
"And what of the Free Worlds League and Lyran Commonwealth?" Precentor New Earth asked.
 
"Precentor ROM has assured me that he will be dealing with the Free Worlds League directly," the Primus responded. "And the Commonwealth is undergoing enough changes at the moment that I believe we need not directly interfere with them. Their nation is on the verge of splitting along various loyalties. After all, a bloodless coup is still a coup, and will lead to instability for long enough for us to manipulate to our advantage."
 
"I have instructions for the Rom Departments of each of your Complexes," Vesar spoke up. "They will be sent out as soon as our meeting is concluded."
 
"And that merely leaves the Periphery," Rusenstein folder his arms and nodded at Precentor Alpheratz.
"There has been nothing of note happening within the Outworlds Alliance," Precentor Alpheratz shrugged. "There are a few of the military members that have left and gone mercenary, but that is business as usual among the Aerospace pilots here."
 
"The Magistracy of Canopus has been dealing with the pirates that are along their border," Precentor Canopus reported. "But there is some discontent among their military. The ability to purchase your rank is beginning to backfire along with their distrust of mercenaries."
"I will examine your reports after the meeting is concluded," the Primus nodded. "Now, I believe we have reports from Precentor Taurus?"
 
"Yes," Precentor Kooper acknowledged. "As was reported previously, the Taurians are beginning to revive several older designs. The rebuilt Taurus WarWorks facility is continuing to expand and is growing. But the local ROM agents report that the technology base is far from that of the Star League factories that Kerensky relied on when he retook Terra during the Amaris Coup."
 
"As long as they stick to older technology and act as a counter to the Federated Suns then we will allow them to continue as they are. As the opportunity comes, please begin embedding agents among the Taurus WarWorks so that in the event of any Star League rediscoveries are made."
 
"I feel I must also report that the Taurians have returned to investigating the outer reaches of the Periphery for lost colonies and may stumble upon some older jumpships from before the Reunification War."
 
"Such technologies and ships aren't worth the time and effort to hinder rediscovering," Precentor Tharkad laughed. "They can barely make a 20 light year jump if I recall properly. As are most dropshuttle capable Jumpships."
 
"As Precentor Tharkad pointed out so eloquently," Rusenstein nodded. "That is not something we need be concerned with at present. Even if the Taurians were capable of building Jumpships again due to this, I think we would be willing to accept it."
 
"Submit all of your reports to Terra and we will go over it," Precentor ROM replied. "For now, stay vigilant and keep us informed of any possible information that you may find regarding the Wolf's Dragoons or Lostech finds that may impact the balance of power."
 
With that, the HPG call disconnected and Comstar returned to business as usual.
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--FINI--
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A ROMbuncuous Bunch
A ROMbuncuous Bunch
A ROMbuncuous Bunch