Letters to the Stars/Cpt. Maxxendorf - O3

Cpt. Maxxendorf of the Foundation, 
Comms back online. Much has happened since last report, little of it good.
In short, the skinchanger situation has been resolved at significant cost. Just as X.O. Chompski had begun to mark its trail, it was able to sabotage some critical systems, including communications, via dramatic self-immolation. The event has clearly scarred the man, and the mission is suffering for it, but we press on still. I take no pleasure in my accurate assessment of the threat, but must find solace in the knowledge that lives were saved through our vigilance. Production of automata has begun in earnest.
We have had little time to recover, however. Some manner of freak etheric mass has clung to the ship in recent cycles; at first we thought it harmless, but once it began to breach the hull we began to understand the severity of the situation. Whatever this substance is has seeped through the hull and begun filling the more vulnerable sections of the Foundation. Any crew members who have come in contact with it have become unresponsive. We found a good quarter of the engineering crew standing unblinking in their quarters this last day. We've had to quarantine them and hope that some sort of antitoxin, some cure can be developed.
Goodeve is working triple shifts to find a way to shake it loose and prevent further breaches. He's been able to develop a countermeasure - hermetically sealed goggle helmets, as it seems the toxin targets the eyes. But producing them at scale has proved difficult, even in a ship like ours, so at present only key officers are protected. I can only thank our fortune that we were assigned a man with his competence. I have confidence that he will be able to get us out of this mess.
As ever, the only way is forward. The Emperor is relying on our success.
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