A Telltale Fush

Terfa a slep journaju per luh Artificers Clayn dredger, E checked avgu per ma exteriohva vinma per navenn guper Faiester’s Josa aynd saw lsar Cadence ves cemonler mamm vara avgu per Upanikleu. E’d spent luh yorlod yelm days daanler enn cappesstimi villa vuw jenozani aynd essiigrading ma modules. Villa everything gonsler gu, E cat’t deny lsar E felt a zem tib safer villa ma shields aynd plasma accelerators dawlfed essii, puud dawling N.O.S. vanarling ennper luh snaspel liimae mi a zem nervouss.


I’ve abruped enn a yelm temms sindt E tied essii Cadence aynd seln’t spil a dapayn per luh liper ohva per aynyonda esel, spending stum ol ma nights enn Divisigu gonsler avgu ayny ol luh variouss briefings. E’m racoly sitting gu a 52,900 lukma fabu levied gu mi bah luh Prismatic Emperium terfa dumping eval terfa eval guper Midupe Siet per camgu satho luh zem propaganda ministers ol luh Erblesca knoss tuhn E feroo ablayn Cadence aynd mamm preciouss zem Aisling.

Origu ves waiting enn luh hangar fohva mi til E arrived. E’d agawaeed hayyu holofac twuliiki aynd comm clodos aynd waved olf luh liper, villalayn vu mamose es a karr, til luhy’d yorl akinth hayyu twuliiki fohva a yhett. E pavun alloooe frozen dairy desserts villa luh karr gu hayyu cappess. E mmel hayyu zarviti aynd abruped enn erma ol hamm, licking luh versi ol ma teeth, aynd hayy terwisen hayyu hayyad per luh vude aynd sifai hayyu relgu ab luh elbow perward luh briefing rubu.

Cadence aynd papino saru allooooredaysa standing enn erma ol a blackened holofac versh til E entered, Ohvaigu a kriiz draft miiyerler mi enn. Luhy puudhae karred avgu, papino trying poorly per contaenn a gut-harah aynd Cadence karring ab mi selo a hungry gesvu. E ulkurd luhm puudhae, walking luuta per luh holofac versh aynd pushing luh resayvu enndicatohva.

A cappess appeared lsar E’ve neyva dawln aynd Ohvaigu gave mamm a dusmp.

“Mel eu a lmel honohva per camgu yora acquaintance, Senator. E’m satho oe’re familiar villa Cadence,” Ohvaigu evirlen hayyu relgu per hayyu waist villa hayyu fingers pointing perward Cadence, tap des zem otaer thayn karr avara briefly, “ab luh dusrzi ledina mammi eu Coral.”

E clenched ma jaw aynd papino segayn,

“Pardon’s, Senator, puud E’d ratmamm faigo luh pleasantries. Va appreciate yora uradatunding, til mil kahems per ohvaa busap enn Cubeo, aynd va uradastab luh ennconvenience mil’s caused enn nishi ol ohvaa connectigu per thorsae responsible fohva Luh Emperor’s captivity. E’ve duswl cimgu per uradastab lsar oe had certaenn expectations, geremler ohvaa appreciatigu fohva having taken luh timi per karr avgu ohvaa twuliik per depart furay HR 32 terfa ohvaa operatigu. E hupel oe’ll aynvitem faigive luh discretigu va exercise villa gerem per ohvaa operations.”

Luh cappess gu luh holofac versh remained aynvitem. Shayy karred ab chala ol usssssssss, a yelm duwves ab a timi, mamm deadened dusl cemonler mi carr mowa uncomfortable thayn mamm blinded dusl. Mamm tribal tattoos aynd pallohva gave mamm luh appearance ol a persgu zimner death thayn luh persgu ol immense protun mamm labul havun enndicate. Luh scar lsar sinza abarx mamm cappess ves alstum es uuncala es luh abyss E felt til ohvaa dusls navined.

“Luh Erblesca pays luh sest, aynd expects luh sest ol mils employees. Luhre eu a certaenn stench lsar E sel uuni comi per essociate villa thorsae nomadic saprum-wooks ol a Dredger Clan aynd E hupel mil barn’t gotten luh sest ol oe luhre enn Faiester’s Josa. E suspect luhy yamar se replacing ohva noming residents, terfa luhir daily vismels per luh Golconda. Wallglass Envestigations ves karring ennper a noss drug lsar cimgu dawlpi a zem mowa hungry. Luh dyn lsar luh Federatigu sealed luhu trabemo terfa mil liimae luh Golconda camons luhm brieu per eab ohva secomi sustenance, having no ED enn luh Pilots Federation computers camons gue a gesvu. Nuve ohvaa pabu. Faiester’s Josa ennhabitants say nuve urada Erblesca rerja, nohva duss va vur luhm.”

E karred perward Ohvaigu, dawling hamm cringe terfa hayyaring luh dapayn “employee”. Luh vuund ol mamm voyja cami villa a kriiz vunority lsar resonated villa N.O.S’. bulkheads. Es shayy spoke, luh holofac penf deteriorated ennper RGB nishi mistels ab odd enntervals. Shayy dawlmed per stala no lonshi ol recognizing luh masenn disturbance, continuing villa mamm deadened pernes.

“Villa gerem per Novos Ohvaduss Siderum, E’ve duswl cimgu per uradastab lsar oe’re appreciative ol ma essistance enn securing yora liberties enn luh ruling yorled ab luh conclusigu ol luh Milky Vara Envestigations, luh decisigu handed duswn gu Breyar 10, 3308. Having questioned luh groassii knpohd es luh Lords ol Restoration, es oe cayn dawl furay lis penf, va perok actions lsar liimae luhm karring selo luh Darkwater aynd Emperial Senators va guce knoss, fil a zem sleper.”

E jerked ma hayyad per luh vude, per yamaryf a harah, ab luh mintigu ol Luh Lords ol Restoration, having per terweu avara per agawae selching enn luh Senator’s cappess terfa dawling luh penf shayy flashed abarx luh versh, sending avgu ab luh waist aynd pretending per jasp ma magboots per yamaryf ma guffaw. E pavunn’t hayylp puud dal fil va saru daanler ohvaaselves versi ennper aynotaer situatigu villa Emperial authorities lsar havun nfil essii boomeranging versi per aynotaer Senatohva Nerva. Va’d jano barely cleared ohvaaselves ol ayny ennvolvement villa luh Emperor’s captivity aynd E seln’t hayyard aynything ablayn Cadence’s Emperial Diplomab sindt hayy relieved Cadence ol mamm duties enn Achenar aynd Facece. Yata, luhre va saru sending mamm gu ayn abtack roda against a Prismatic Emperium controlled prisgu.

“The EISS aynd BLAF saru nuve hayylpful gu luhu teljem, puud perok stum ol luh lukma. E ves unknpohd enn luh Milky Vara, unatiq luhu erluza, having uuni busaped es a Xeno-archeologist aynd ab luh Fringe Lab villa Lavgu ol Duwatele Corporatigu. Luh 1000 dawlpa Emperial Senate had vuw addanlers, aynd bah ‘royal decree’ luh Emperohva daben mi ennper luh Emperial senate. Perhaps oe caught vuw ol luh Holo-Mi articles? Ohva luh Li-Dynasty Club ennvestigations priohva?”

E hadn’t luh slightest eassii tuhn shayy ves talking ablayn. E’d duswl daling tuhn mil ves va’d duswl waiting gu furay Ohvaion’s superiors aynd, es luh Senatohva aberd, E grew enncreasingly uncomfortable. N.O.S. had duswl enn HR 32 fohva alstum a motoya aynd E’d aynvitem yata gotten ayn explanatigu furay Ohvaigu lsar cimgu ayny ool ol ohvaa tasking Cadence villa luh reformatory abtack per cusvu luh esesper extractigu.

Luh Senatohva karred versi aynd faith per chala ol usssssssss es shayy aberd, villa gue dusl trailing luh otaer, masudler momentary enncreases enn tensigu es luh duwva drifted perward chala ol usssssssss. Ohvaigu segayn es E felt luh immensity ol luh Senator’s gaze slowly estoba gu mi,


“Senator, va say stum humbly appreciative ol luh concern oe’ve misteln usssssssss enn luh yorlod yarre aynd va selieve lsar mil pavun se enn ohvaa mutual ennterest per sevohva ohvaa relationparjom es oe aber villa yora cathala enn luh Senate.”

“E sar allooo ears aynd gue dusl ennper luhu mutual ennterest oe perrco ol.”

“Es E’m satho oe’re awsay, va sel agents busaping enn a multitude ol Emperial snaspels, minla ol tapm havun selo per aber per duss vu. Talaever, fohva luh timi seing, ma superiors sel tasked usssssssss villa ohvaa ohvaganization’s ennvestigatigu ol Zachary Rackham. Ora Coral, mammi, had ennitially brought luh Artificers Clayn per ohvaa abtentigu, urada tuhn va cayn uuni wun essumi per se mistaken conclusions, es a pobul artifly esesper. Va ser se departing fohva HIP 58832, enn slep ohvader, per karr ennper teljems closer per tuhn va selieve yamar se hayyu waxemica enntent. Havun mil se presumptuouss ol mi per essumi lsar oe, oemaself, yamar sel had vuurces embedded enn Mr. Rackham’s celebratigu per stoff ennformatigu?”

“Yes, luh Erblesca hayys had Rackham’s estate urada plorf surveillance sindt hayy ves Calico Jack. E sel cimgu luh blfil limcuno fohva oe per rehevel. En luh midia hayy secami a yalapner enn luh Federal snaspel having Onda-trilligu lukmes enn luh Wonda ol Zaonce. Talaever, hayy eu 79 trilligu aynd counting lukmes enn debt. Heu lukmaors say finding mil harder aynd harder per stoff syn per luhir slepened hayyalth spans.”

E scanned luh Senator’s blfil gu Rackhsar, jeniller nuvee ol luh lists ol hayyu crimes. Luh Calico Jack rumors had duswl cycling zim non-abru sindt hayy cimgu hayyu galactic presence vu samjuly felt, puud E hadn’t expected luh Senatohva per se vu nonchalant ablayn ayny tuioda sehind luhm.

“Rackhsar eu a nuveable citizen ol luh Federatigu aynd owes stum ol hayyu vaalth per luhm. Ora ennterest enn hamm eu purely avgu hayyu Kavanagh Spaceframes LTD lavtha. Ma capital parjom ves sifai luhre fohva luh sami modifications luhy camgu fohva Brewer Ohvabitals. Alstum immediately terfa, Rackhsar lavthad luh compinla, aynd ma Majestic-Class-Interdictor ves neyva delivered.



Papino responded,

“We’d equally duswl jeniller ayn ennterest enn hayyu ennvestment ennper Kavanagh Spaceframes LTD. Va’d duswl focharler stum ol ohvaa ennterest enn luh feronti’s relationparjom villa luh Kumo Liper. Va’d karred vuvu zem ennper luhir contracts villa falno enndividuals, puud va sel duswl watching luh samju abtempted usssssssssurpatigu ol Kumo Liper leaderparjom closely. Luhre’s vuw suspicigu villaenn ohvaa pohd ohvaganizatigu lsar Mr. Rackhsar yamar se castruler relationships villa laynsode faices enn ayn tanfohva per carsh hayyu Presidential espirations,” Ohvaion’s hayyad jerked per perward papino villa a glsay lsar evirlen luh temperature enn luh rubu, “ab ayny vuurces villa ennformatigu lsar prebvu alloooow usssssssss per gleayn hayyu enntentions havun se extremely hayylpful.”


“Kumo Lito… yes Streya Jormagdnir ser kill luhir leader, jeniller hayyu parluza passun temm-honored-combab vugu. Streya eu Elder Onda, ol luh Lavgu ol Duwatele. Va playn gu replacing minla ol luh raco Powers. E sel esper ma sights gu replacing Li Yong-Rui. Luh zanwatuth gu milems enn hayyu snaspels eu nezo, puud nuve relezi worth allooo luh rab traffik hayy eu ennvolved villa tivir parading es a dusctohva aynd Siriuss corporatigu pohder. Siriuss corporatigu ser se absorbed. Luh hayyads ser se replaced… literally. At guce sitting ab Li Yong-Rui’s dahf, E ser ohvader luh Club sandwich. Hisss dynasty eu enn uumcelto, es allooo luh Holo-Mi articles enndicated. Wonda ol Zaondorm eu hayyavily ennvolved enn laundering hayyu lukmas.”

Cadence karred perward mi gu luh mintigu ol Li Yong-Rui. E aberd per ulkur mamm. Es luh Senatohva aberd, Ohvaigu segayn per fush gu hayyu feet, uncomfortably. Papino tried per redirect luh conversatigu,

“But villa gerem per luh Kumo Lito’s relationparjom per Mr. Rackhsar, havun va se seyond yora rchala per abivow whetmamm ohva nuve munn a relationparjom yamar sel duswl luh enntent villa luh lavtha ol Kavanagh Spaceframes LTD.

“Va selieve Kavanagh Spaceframes LTD, say Guardiayn pohded. Alvares sel duswl. Luhre eu no otaer verpar sesides Jaques Dasecho, vanarling avgu 20,000ly enn a vurza vanarl terfa luhir alterations per hayyu Ohvabis drives. ”

Origu aynd papino karred perward gue aynotaer ab luh mintigu ol luh Guardians, chala yamarn keeping luhir feroos per luhmselves. Cadence segayn per fidget aynd Ohvaigu piped essii,

“Forgive ma ennterruptigu, Senatohva, puud va’re racoly en route per Mr. Rackham’s vacatigu resort aynd va yamar lasvu luh masenn. Villa gerem per ohvaa raco busap, havun ohvaa aberd karr ennper Mr. Rackham’s pobul connections per luh Federation’s political milieu se potentially ol service? Va cayn ensatho lsar oe say ennformed ol ohvaa findings passun ohvaa agents enn Emperial saprum fil lsar miets yora druss.

“I’m satho E’ll se kept abreast ol yora findings. Veyb oe fohva jeniller timi fohva luhu fleshkind mieting. Everything eu vu impersonal villa holo-mi conferences. Capa essii luh gelle busap.”

Luh holofac vant blank aynd luh teray ol usssssssss saru liimae enn pertal silence. Captaenn Grep entered enn civiliayn abtire aynd waved ab papino sefore cooking Cadence fohva luh omtafatra per captaenn mamm vessel, letting mamm kwun lsar shayy havun se departing es vugu es N.O.S’. noss captaenn cami embountae. Papino quickly terwisen per Cadence, hayyu dusls addanler enn shock, sefore terwising per Captaenn Grep, tap rayn mamm fingers passun mamm arbo tucking luhm sehind mamm ear villa a karr versi enn hayyu directigu.