RidOv Chpt-20

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==Ridiculously Overboard!! (A Captain Roberts Tale!!)Chapter 20 - Sleeper Agent Activated==
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Lori Pellington...
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...sat down in the ship's CIC. The captain-the REAL captain, Captain Larry, was tending their rescuer as her unvarnished emotional breakdown was going on in sickbay.
Lori had a mission.
She ran through the ship's systems menus. One of the modifications that the previous owners had made to this one, was installation of a portable Hyperpulse Generator near the aft, it cut into the tonnage of consumables some, but it was definitely there and definitely worked.
She had to report, and lo and behold, here was something she could use to make her report!
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From: Operative D-77125 Raven Watch (priority Psi)
To: Howe, Acton, Loremaster
RE: Domestic surveillance of arms trade and smuggling mission compromised...oh, and we found something.
Arms deal went sour with Pirate Group "Sons of Plunder" in a spectacular fashion today. While they were intent on killing us all and just taking the stuff without payment, someone in a Bonaventure class warship showed up...by herself.
Larry and the crew have been 'adopted' by 'The Great Pirate Roberts'-a cybernetically altered teenager with evidence of severe emotional and mental traumas and far too much control over the vessel.
We have been invited to join her crew. Request further instructions.
Glory to the Clan,
Source D-77125.
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To: D-77125
From: Control
RE: remain embedded with vessel OWS Evanescent, observe subject "Dread Captain Roberts" (yes, she cribbed that from THAT holonovel) for possible malleability to serve the Clan. Make arrangements for an additional agent to be added to the crew at soonest possible time and location.
Your mission profile has changed, continue your good work.
Howe.
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Seron read the message...
...exchange twice, before speaking. "If she is found out, and it seems likely with an expert AI system she will be...we will lose our embedded agent."
Acton Howe stared out the window. "That Has occurred to me, Seron." he said, turning, "but, we have an agent among them, and perhaps placed well enough for the time being. You profiled Miss Roberts, and you had a similar idea about infiltrating her organization-well, now she has an organization to infiltrate."
"When do I leave, and where am I going?"
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