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N EW M AIL

For the duration of your stay, your mailbox address will be cblair@tcn.victory.crew. You

currently have (3) unread messages, and articles from these newsgroups:

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You have 3 new messages.

To: cblair@tcn.victory.crew

From: weisen@tcn.victory.crew

Date sent: 2669.220

William Eisen, Captain, TCS Victory

Glad to have you on board, Colonel.

I have alerted the crew that we may experience some deviations for our routine operation

in the weeks ahead. Rest assured that all men and women aboard this ship are

experienced and dedicated professionals. They can handle just about anything this war

throws at them. I am certain you’ll discover this for yourself as you get to know the

members of this fine crew.

Most importantly, no matter what duty this ship draws in the future, nothing can ever take

away from the fine record that “Tin Can Sally” has recorded.

We will continue to do our best. I know that you’ll endeavor to do your part.

Captain Eisen

To: cblair@tcn.victory.crew

From: adeveraux@tcn.covert-ops

Date sent: 2669.210 Col. Jeannette Devereaux

Bonjour, my friend. The days grow more difficult as we remain apart. Still, you are in my

thoughts every moment. As duty calls, every mission you or I fly could very well be our

last. I cannot help but fear that you will be harmed in one of your many patrols. Take

care, for my sake as much as yours.

Though I long to see you, I must focus all my energy on the task at hand. It is the only

road to togetherness once again.

Take care, mon amour.

Angel

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NEW MAIL

To: cblair@tcn.victory.crew

From: bmiles@earth.tnn.news

Date sent: 2669.219

Attachments: (1) article.txt

Colonel Blair,

I appreciate you taking time out of your schedule yesterday for a Holo-Vid interview. I’ve

completely transcribed the 3-minute piece, and I’d like appreciate your approval – it’s

required before I forward it to the Terran News Network for broadcasting. You may

notice that it has been shortened considerably ... but I feel it hits just the right note. Mail

any comments back to me at bmiles@earth.tcn.news. Thank you.

Barbara Miles

A TTACHMENT 1: ARTICLE . TXT Colonel Christopher Blair

Age: 32 Homeworld: Earth

Miles Colonel Blair, you’ve been at the forefront of the Confederation’s war effort in

several crucial campaigns over the past 15 years. My question is this ... what will

happen if the Confederation still hasn’t pulled off a convincing victory against the

Kilrathi by the time you’re ready to retire?

Blair Who’s thinking about retiring? I’m in this for the long haul. Unless HQ or Covert

Ops has some trick up their sleeve that I’m not aware of, this Galactic War is far

from over. My aim is to fly as long as they let me, to do my part and to escape

from it in pretty much one piece.

Miles After all this time, do you still worry that each mission might be your last?

Blair The day I stop thinking about that possibility, it will be my last. But I wouldn’t

characterize what I do as “worrying.” Instead, I focus in on each assignment and

never take any mission lightly. I go into this zone where I’m paying attention to

everything I do and everything my wingmen are doing and everything the

enemy’s doing. I give my all every time I strap myself into the cockpit. Anything

less would be cheating myself and the entire war effort.

Miles How did you end up on your latest ship, the TCS Victory ?

Blair Admiral Tolwyn felt it would be an appropriate tactical move to bring someone

with my level of experience to a carrier with ... an even greater amount of

experience. That’s all I have to say about that.

Miles If and when you return to civilian life, what will you do?

Blair That’s a good question. I don’t have a ready answer. I’d like to settle down with ...

someone special. Who knows? An old wing-wiper like me will probably end up

back at the Academy as an instructor.

Miles Your loyalty and dedication to the war effort cannot be doubted. But do you

believe, deep down, that we’ll ultimately triumph over the Kilrathi?

Blair Absolutely. I’m as certain of that as I am certain that I’m sitting here right now,

talking to you on the Holo-Link.

And just in case our Kilrathi friends are monitoring this transmission – we’re

never gonna stop, we’re never gonna give up. So they’d just better watch their

furry behinds, because we’re coming after them.

GIF: C ONFEDERATION O ATH OF S ERVICE

>tcn.victory.flight.pilots

I am the heart of the Confederation.

A servant of peace ...

A deliverer of freedom ...

A guardian of worlds ...

As I pave the road to victory

I shall not fear the enemy

For he cannot conquer justice.

As I light the righteous fire of peace

I shall hold life sacred

For it is my duty to rise against evil.

GIF: P SYCHO -A NTHROPOLOGICAL P ROFILE

OF THE K ILRATHI

>tcn.victory.intell

Compiled by 2nd Lt. Christopher Douglas, 2652.102

Last revision: 2668.312

The following information is a compilation of facts offered by Ralgha nar Hhallas and

gathered by Terran Intelligence and various Covert Ops.

P URPOSE

In this war of cultures, it is critical to understand the thinking behind the enemy’s actions.

We must analyze their th ught processes if we ever hope to anticipate their reactions and

prepare for their tactical moves.

E VOLUTION OF THE K ILRATHI

Kilrathi civilization arose from the sprawling savannas of Kilrah, where the species’

predatory forefathers first learned to hunt. Later, they used their forepaws and emerging

intelligence to fashion crude shelters from the scalding acidic ash that frequently followed

massive volcanic eruptions in their tectonically unstable world. With this tool-making

ability came the capacity to construct traps for their more evasive prey (particularly a

small, intelligent, chimp-like creature which remains to this day a Kilrathi delicacy) and

ultimately, weapons.

With the advent of intelligence, territorial conflicts among hunters were inevitable. The

Kilrathi learned early in their social development the art of killing other Kilrathi. In fact,

the whole of Kilrathi history is an extended chronicle of civil wars so brutal that they make

those in human history pale by comparison.

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