TAZ27

==Chapter 27 - The Absolute Zero==
LCS Delphin FC-2218
Lyran Navy Cutter
New Dallas Star System, Republic of the Sphere
February 19, 3159
[Log Entry of Captain Nguyen]
It takes as long as it takes.  isn't that the saying? we found the beacon, almost missed it.  105 milimeters in diameter, solid-state and sophisticated as all hell, embedded camera in the base, a lump of what looks almost like brain-matter made out of a silicone gel, and according to my RTO, a pretty improved version of the same black-box tech we're using for long range comms.  
The sophistication is enough that I'm pretty sure our BlackBox gear. If it isn't compromised all the way, is compromised to the point that encryption even on that is going to be completely necessary, probably from now on.
RTO's got it broken down on a work-bench in one of our boat bays.
Our pursuers have entered the system.  How do I know this? because there used to be four Clan modified Mjollies and a Texas class Battleship. Now there's two and a half Mollies and a Texas. The Wolves are banging away with active sensors and deep radar looking for them.
Radio-traffic intercept suggests there's going to be more Clan mod mollies, only we're not in a good spot.  Next jump point we can use is 7 hours away AFTER we get the core charged-and that's going to take another 22 hours.  The bright side of things, is that the beacon's been found and we know how to find one of them again if we have to.  The down-side is, until we can jump out, we're sitting in a system with the entire battlegroup for three pissed off Wolf Warships and a stealth attacker we can't detect, and they can't detect either.
Just gotta hope they can't spot us before we get out of here.
It's been an eventful week...aw who am I kidding, this last month has been pretty eventful, this last week's just been really uncomfortable.
-Cham Nguyen
Addendum: I think I know how Nicole Minh felt infiltrating her way into the Sol system during the war now...
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