Topic: Private and Secure Message: SPI Incident

FioHelston

Date: 2012-09-03 21:31 EST
The following letter was couriered to Alain DeMuer on Monday morning and cc'd to Dib Jaster Aurene. Signatures were required for delivery.

****SECURE AND CONFIDENTIAL**** ****OFFICIAL MISSIVE****

Alain,

I know you have your hands full but make sure I get copied on the security reports related to this morning's incident.

We will do what we can to assist, and I've sent word to Jaster's office that he will be coordinating the city response. Relay requests for what you need directly to him.

I am assuming this is related to the subject we spoke about the last time we met. You understand that I have to prioritize the security of this city over the need to continue the search for survivors. If you cannot assure me that this can be contained, I will have no choice but to take action from this end.

Godspeed to you and yours, Fionna

Alain DeMuer

Date: 2012-09-04 07:46 EST
****SECURE AND CONFIDENTIAL**** ****OFFICIAL MISSIVE****

Fionna,

Current estimates place the window of opportunity for a large-scale breach between 9/6/12 at 1350 hours and 9/9/12 at 1900 hours, which could occur locally or in St. Aldwin. Gate specialists are on hand on our side of all Nexus connections between the realms of RhyDin and Drasill. Please prepare specialists on your end to help seal the connections in case we are unable to contain a large-scale breach in St. Aldwin. List of these locations attached with security reports.

I understand you must be prepared for another breach at SPI. Please allow as much time as you feel you are able - I know someone had to survive the collapse, and I have every intention of finding them. I appreciate all of your support.

Your friend, Alain

* * * Saleh cut his way through the refugee camp that sprawled into the hills around the Newbreton gate, past the prefabricated shelters at one end to the tents at the other, until he reached the Baron's command tent almost within sight of the gate. He pulled open the flap, stepped in and announced himself with a question: "You have a job for me, milord?"

"A delivery," Alain replied through a slow sigh; he finished sealing the folder containing the letter and security reports. No sooner was it relinquished to Saleh than he had returned his gaze to the maps and correspondence on the table before him. He was very still.

"Baron — "

"See that delivered personally to the Governor." At the curt dismissal Saleh left. It took several deep breaths before Alain trusted himself not to upend the table, and he rose from his seat to place a call. "Sir Luca" Find Jaster and report back to me every hour."

Alain DeMuer

Date: 2012-09-06 10:00 EST
Electronic message transmitted from secure SPI server

Fionna,

I am deeply saddened to learn that there is no longer any hope of finding survivors in the ruins of SPI. I appreciate the enormous effort you and others mounted in the search-and-rescue operation, and I understand at this point, for these and security reasons, it must become strictly a recovery operation.

However there is something we will need for the fight ahead, a weapon capable of closing the Abyssal planes in a reinforced chamber called the Arcanex, located on the lowest level of SPI headquarters. Please permit my people to continue excavation until we reach this chamber.

Thank you, Alain

* * *

Text to Fio: Pls play along. Thanks.

FioHelston

Date: 2012-09-06 18:31 EST
Electronic message transmitted from secure RASG server. Encryption codes unverified.

Alain,

My sympathies to you on the loss of your people. I undertand the need to recover the remaining bodies, if possible. The aid stations will remain open for your workers.

Given the other information you provided about this Arcanex device, I have ordered the Watch details reduced and am supplementing them with continued aerial surveillance and air/ground reinforcement from our special tactical team.

My previous proviso still stands. Continue your operations as long as the situation can be contained.

Good luck, Fionna

* * *

Text to Alain: Asking the Avengers to form a perimeter. Should buy you some time to get what you need out of there. The gods help us all.