Arriving at Hvelfiham, the Informal Measure is directed to land at a Sector Navy high security port facility deep within Main Ops Base. Immediately upon touchdown, the ship is surrounded by a squadron of guards. Still maintaining a holding pattern, watching events unfold below, the crew of the Projectile Dysfunction decline to land. They are urged to do so in short order, or be blown out of the sky. Realizing their choices are limited, they land. Iris, aboard Clarissa's ship and Mr. Smith, aboard the Informal Measure decide to evade the guards and are able to leave their respective ships undetected.

 

Once the remainder of each crew and their "cargo" are in custody they are individually questioned and then separated. 

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From The Diary of Thisby Preem

 

Incarceration Day 1

Returning to the Hvelfiham system proved more problematic than anticipated. The misguided system military decided to arrest us (collectively) and attempt their own clumsy investigation. There was good news, however, before we landed: The Chained One was reported to have turned against the Church completely and is now an open target for those wishing to hunt and destroy the worst of the heretics. Of which, I am one.

I also received personal news. After years of requests and denials an administrative change at my former home, the House of Mary Orphanage on Cornucopia, provided me with the name of my birth mother. Ariannie Exo has risen within the Church to the level of Doyen General of the Lower West Sector Protectorate, which consists of the Unnhild (0004), Eserriedus (0104), Hani (0006) and the Pero (0208) systems as well as the black hole system DQEZ 3248 (0107). She is powerful, motivated, ambitious and, from the time she gave up her child, The Dow Saffer has been grooming Ariannie as her personal choice to succeed her as the next Dow.

I don’t know how I feel about this. I’ve written and deleted dozens of communications to her, but there is no good sentence with which to begin. I will let fate and faith guide my stars. I will not seek her out, but I feel as though our paths will inevitably cross.

Moved into an interrogation room with a very large mirror where I discovered that I may have lost a little weight. Hopefully it wasn’t just a concave effect of an imperfect reflective surface, but it seemed to take off about 10 lbs. And my pants aren't quite as tight.

I cannot speak for the others of Team Six, but I, personally, gave them no new information. In fact, I used my own turn in the interrogation chair to learn what I could about the the military’s investigation. Your standard military officer is a fool. They revealed much, including the fact that they discovered for themselves that Gollum was solely and personally responsible for the bombing of HQ.

When the fool pressed me further for information about our other guest, I discovered that they planned to let Cerys go without charges. I did not reveal our evidence against him and his involvement in a deep, uncovered conspiracy against (or within) the church. I gave Officer Fool a black eye on his way out for his trouble.

Incarceration Day 2

Today I spent several hours focusing on the surveillance camera, looking through it so that the voyeur on the other end would be convinced I was looking at them. Then I exposed a fat nipple and spent the rest of the evening rubbing sexy circles while staring creepily into the monitor. The poor grunt who got third shift will need therapy. I must find out who it was and continue to send them offensive selfies.

Incarceration Day 3

They tell me the rest of my team has been released (or escaped - unclear) and that I’m still here because I’m a “troublemaker”. If they only knew that I still have my pistol, Forgiveness, and my full suite of telekinetic powers, they would be VERY careful about how close they got to me. I’m really only hanging out to see what else I can learn. When I decide to leave I doubt they will be able to stop me.

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(And when I leave we need to regroup and decide what our next course of action should be. We can hunt the Chained One and bring him to the mercy of our Lord Mother, relieving him of undeserved life. OR we can pursue the nefarious plot within the Church herself, exposing the cancer that threatens to shift the balance of power across the universe. OR there may be a push from others to follow a different path - I will not inflict my personal desires upon the team.)

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Out in the city, Mr. Smith was contacted by a mysterious man claiming to be a genetically engineered soldier cut from the same material as Mr. Smith. For all appearances, he was telling the truth. He was virtually identical to Mr. Smith, but about ten years older. 

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Iris attempted a communique to the Onmyou. After about 18 hours, she got a short, cryptic response. Once she reluctantly joined her teammate, Mr. Smith, his "twin" claimed to be the very "help" she'd requested of the Onmyou.

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Next Session begins Friday, May 5, 3200