Yesterday's War

> "If I’m a murderer then so are you. Do you think fighting for the Assembly made you any different?" - *Captain Tamika Jinn, arguing with Tamara 'Meds' Melari*
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## "Yesterday's War"

### Director

Daniel Orrett

**"Yesterday's War"** is the third episode of Volume 1 of *The Sojourn*.

## Synopsis

Meds is forced to confront her past when a bombing attack puts the Avalon on lockdown.

## Summary

The episode opens as Castian Vadric boards the *Cloak of Mercy*, which had only just managed to limp back to Deacon's Post on the edge of Advar's Sanctum. He and Revion Carradin discuss the sudden arrival of the unknown space craft which they'd disabled - the Revion proclaiming that it must be an unholy deception, given the ship's logs suggest it came from beyond the Sanctum; something that is considered impossible by The Faith. The Inquiistor commands that the wreckage be returned "beyond the Aegis" for study, against the objections of the Revion.

Meanwhile, on the Avalon, Croft and Meds run into a pair of Unioners stealing food. The situation nearly turns hostile, before Captain Jinn arrives to the commotion, grilling her men for their actions, and apologizing for them. Meds, however, mistrusts Jinn's intentions but stays quiet for the moment

> "May I draw your attention to Article 14 Section B of the Centrum Defence Force Personnel manual?" - *Elizabeth, convincing Cass to join her for a drink.*
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Elizabeth visits Cass in her office, finding the Defence Adjutant working incredibly hard in her new position. After some convincing (and threatening with a rule that permits mandatory Rest and Recreation), Cass agrees to follow along.

At the Deck 4 Bar, Croft and Meds are joined by Lt. Ravi, followed shortly after by Elizabeth and Cass. The group chatter for a bit, before they are finally joined by Jinn, who talks back and forth with a tense Meds, eventually causing the Medical Officer to leave suddenly.

The next day, an explosion occurs in the lower service decks of the Platform, destroying the refueling and cargo hauling drone supply, with only minor injuries reported. In the wreckage, Meds finds the casing for an explosive device of Unioner design, which she believes is enough evidence to prove the Unioners as responsible for the attack. Cass and Elizabeth disagree for the time being, as the same type of explosive is used by criminals across the cluster. Lt. Ravi is dispatched to sweep the *Abigail,* the main ship in the Union fleet*,* for contraband.

Meds continues to push for her case as Cass tries to make sense of the bombing. This culminates into an argument; Meds refuses to believe the Unioners have changed from how they were during the war, claiming that they're merely lying in wait to take over the Avalon Platform.

In the meantime, Ravi finishes his sweep, finding nothing of note aboard the *Abigail*. Meds is certain that the Unioners had been looting the Colony Supplies for fertilizers, with which they could make makeshift explosives. She recommends to Elizabeth and Cass that, at least while the investigation is underway, they move all Union personnel aboard the Avalon to the *Abigail*, which Elizabeth reluctantly agrees would be the safest option.

> "You have no idea why I left. You see, they think we’re the same, you and me. And there’s nothing I can ever do to change that." - *Meds, to Captain Jinn*
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On the shuttlebay, Union members of the Expedition, including those always aboard the Avalon, are ferried onto the *Abigail* for temporary assignment. On the deck, Meds and Jinn get into a heated argument about the justification (or, perhaps, lack of justification) of moving all Unioners off-platform.

Soon after, on the command deck, Cass continues to ponder the Bomber's motives. As the *Abigail* begins manual fuel transfer, forced due to the destruction of the refueling drones, Cass suddenly realizes the purpose of the first bombing. She requests the Fuel Pipeline to be sweeped, wherein a lifesign is detected; Lt. Ravi confirms no one should be in there.

Moments later, another bomb goes off, this time in the pipeline. Both the Avalon and the *Abigail* are heavily damaged by the explosion, with the *Abigail* being critically hit. Captain Jinn sends a text message, explaining that her ship is suffering Magnetic Bottle Failure and a Reactor Breach. As such, she pulls her vessel away, attempting to move to a safe distance.

At approximately 2500-3000 metres from the Avalon, the *Abigail* detonates, taking all aboard with her, but saving the Avalon Platform in the process. The bomber, much to the surprise of Meds, was a Centran called Inventory Officer Michael Favarra, who holds much of the same convictions as Meds does about the Unioners. Meds blames herself for this outcome.

> *“*And the faithful shall endure only by the grace of Holy Advar. For beyond his Sanctum, no life can exist.” - *Empress Valendra the Sixth*
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Meanwhile, Empress Valendra is visited by an aide; she tells the Empress that a primitive fusion reactor explosion was detected. The Empress assures that this information is kept closely guarded, before asking for Inquistor Vadric to be contacted at once about the situation.

## Cast

### Main

* Larissa Thompson as Captain Cassandra Farren
* Emily Serdahl as Director Elizabeth Ancelet
* Ben Prendergast as Mathias Croft
* Laura Faye Smith as Tamara 'Meds' Melari
* Stephen Trafford as Inquistor Castian Vadric

### Recurring

* Matthew Kaufman as Lieutenant Jasper Ravi
* Lelia Symington as Empress Valendra the Sixth
* Aaron Jones as Revion Jedrish Carradin

## External links

* *Yesterday's War* episode transcript on TheSojournAudiodrama.com