Prelude Chapter 7: Day 189
00.00.00 BEGIN DAY 189 Logging Cycle.
00.00.01 LOG OUT: Log Administrator Severous.
00.00.03 LOG IN: Log Administrator Malagant.
00.00.11 Log Administrator Severous indicates he will be on a 24-hour sleep cycle.
00.15.00 INC activity 8.12% of contractual maximum load capacity.
02.28.22 Disturbance reported at Enhancement Facility 5.
02.42.41 Second disturbance reported at Enhancement Facility 5 (Designated: PEC5). Camp Security Terminator Detachment A/11/51 to investigate.
02.43.10 Mastermind Agrellex Minor posits that if the disturbance is similar to disturbances on 188.02.55.10, 187.01.23.09 and 186.01.45.21 this would account for normal Pike behavior.
02.43.15 CSTD cautioned.
02.43.55 Consensus taken by Agrellex, Cantor, and Optimus order use of force to stop disruptive Pike behavior in PEC5.
02.44.00 CSTD A/11/51 notified.
02.46.01 Disturbance at PEC5 quelled by CSTD A/11/51.
02.46.05 PEC5 Pike casualties: 245 terminated.
02.48.41 CSTD A/11/51 back on station.
03.44.59 Agent SubtleKnife reports traversal of Mutant-occupied Region 541, very low activity.
04.15.00 INC activity 4.99%
05.00.00 Normal work cycles begin.
05.10.12 Request for return to active duty status – ReqID 05864-A – filed by General Jack Dunlap (ret).
05.10.14 ReqID 05864-A denied by Supreme Commander’s Office.
05.22.05 Moderate level earthquake felt, Richter-scale level 5.59. Triangulation of epicenter in relatively unoccupied Region 589 at 5560.5510/6114.1210, 895.89 meters below surface. Agent Odin sent to investigate.
05.22.25 Minor earthquake damage to housing facilities at Winston.
05.51.09 Agent Odin reports large amounts of particulate matter (smoke or dust) covering much of Region 589 and the western half of Region 590. Multi-spectral analysis forthcoming.
05.53.32 Multi-spectral analysis non-functional. Repair suggested.
06.01.02 Visual disturbances reported by Agent Odin in center of Region 589. Agent Danzig ordered to area.
06.02.35 Contact lost with Agent Odin.
06.08.01 Terminator 5/2 Battalion brought up to ALERT-1 status.
06.08.05 Terminator 4/2 Battalion brought up to ALERT-1 status.
06.10.22 Constructor Corps mobilized.
06.30.44 Command staff concerns at lack of information regarding Region 589 occurrences.
07.15.00 INC activity 7.88%
07.22.36 Agent Danzig locates Agent Odin’s vehicle. INC summoned to location.
07.22.40 INC summons refused.
07.22.42 INC requests contract renegotiation.
07.25.49 Transmissions in the microwave wavelength identified coming from Region 589 basin.
07.26.36 Agent Danzig requested to remain at location to relay ELINT information on unknown transmissions.
07.31.10 Terminator 5/2 Battalion deployed to Region 551 holding area.
08.00.00 Numerous transmissions continue from Region 589 basin.
08.05.22 Terminator 3/2 Battalion brought up to ALERT-1 status.
08.15.35 Long-range visual imagery indicates presence of high technology shielding within the Region 589 basin.
08.22.01 Further analysis of visual imagery, relayed by Agent Danzig, shows appearance of unknown structures. Probability they emerged from underground high.
08.28.30 Terminator 3rd Regiment brought up to ALERT-1 status.
08.44.59 Supreme Commander Gerzy to meet with Regional Command Staff.
09.02.32 Passive analysis continues.
10.00.00 Vehicles of unknown origin and type are reported to be emerging from Region 589 basin.
10.01.25 Contact with Agent Danzig lost.
10.01.37 Terminator 5/2 Battalion ordered into area. Orders: destroy immediate invaders, salvage what technology remains for analysis.
10.03.30 Terminator 4/2 Battalion deployed to Region 551 holding area.
10.06.21 Request for return to active duty status – ReqID 05864-A-Prime – filed by General Jack Dunlap (ret).
10.06.27 ReqID 05864-A-Prime denied by Supreme Commander’s Office.
10.45.49 Terminator 5/2 Battalion reports contact with unknown (now designated) enemy forces.
10.51.43 Heavy fighting reported in Region 589 by Terminator 5/2 Battalion.
11.01.21 Unknown vehicles observed in Regions 450, 455, 461, 471, 476, 482, 487, 502, 520, and 550.
11.11.32 Agent SubtleKnife observes enemy forces destroying Mutant habitation in Region 541.
11.15.00 INC activity 68.01%
11.15.01 Rapid increase in INC activity noted. Increased airlift capacity boosted for Terminator Battalions.
11.24.52 Terminator 4/2 Battalion reports contact with enemy forces in Region 551 holding area.
11.40.05 99.97% of Terminator units engaged in Region 551 and Region 589.
11.49.25 After-Action Report from MasterMind Ordos: Enemies use advanced defensive shielding and weaponry.
11.55.18 Terminator 5/2 Battalion in Region 589 withdrawing.
12.00.00 INC reports that airlift activity at 129.72%
12.03.24 Constructor B/5/9 Company ordered to Region 551.
12.11.44 Terminator 3/2 Battalion ordered to Region 551.
12.20.00 All Terminators placed on ALERT status. ORDER-WIDE EMERGENCY DECLARED.
12.48.35 Enemy forces retreat from Region 551. After-Action Report from MasterMind Warpath: 349 enemy vehicles destroyed, 486 Biomek vehicles destroyed. 2 humans of unknown faction captured.
13.00.00 INC reports airlift activity in conflicted regions at 244.32%
13.05.11 Command staff consensus requests prisoners moved to Fort Logan for interrogation.
13.28.51 All in-field Agents requested to reconnoiter surrounding regions.
13.33.31 Contact with Shadowton town (Region 389) lost.
13.45.09 No further reports with enemy in controlled regions.
14.00.00 INC activity 68.05%
14.30.00 Agent info-polling commences.
14.47.11 Mutant population reduced by 11% in local regions within last 12 hours, 94.02% of which due to enemy contact (remaining 4.80% caused by Biomek attacks, 0.81% by factional attacks, 0.36% due to internal strife, 0.01% to miscellaneous activity).
14.49.30 Supreme Commander’s Office proposes limited truce with Mutants to deal with new threat considered. Possibility of success: 1.51%
14.50.21 Speaker of the Order Jasmine Jade issues a Declaration of Impeachment – Dec# 1450JJ-A – calling for Supreme Commander Gerzy’s abdication for collusion with the enemy.
14.59.45 Declaration of Impeachment – Dec# 1450JJ-A – rejected by sealed vote of eleven to two by the Supreme Commander’s Office and the Regional Command Staff.
15.00.00 INC activity 72.91%
15.01.55 Prisoners arrive in Fort Logan. Interrogation to commence immediately.
15.11.24 Proposal to negotiate limited truce with Mutants deleted.
15.38.41 Contaminated zones reduced by 18.80% in local regions within last 12 hours. Enemy attacks suspected.
16.00.00 INC activity 45.43%
16.00.40 INC reports airlift capacity highly strained.
16.04.57 Request made to INC for airlifts leased to Mutants in order to enhance lift capacity and hinder Mutants.
16.14.01 INC denies request.
16.28.39 Prisoner interrogation concludes. Both subjects are designated for conversion to biomechanical lubricant.
16.47.39 Broadcast announcement scheduled for 18.00.00.
17.00.00 INC activity 71.83%
17.05.09 Enemy forces attacking Moat.
17.05.11 Terminator 1st Regiment ordered to reinforce Moat. Constructor A/5/9 Company also ordered to Moat.
17.14.22 Use of energy weapons from orbital satellites observed at Moat.
17.19.04 Analysis indicates the energy weapons directed against Biomeks only.
17.36.22 Casualties high at Moat. 39.13% of city proper destroyed.
18.00.00 INC activity 144.07%
18.00.00 BROADCAST ANNOUNCEMENT: The Betrayers have returned. Designated: Humans.
18.25.49 Humans disengage from Moat. 761 Human vehicles destroyed, 1254 Biomek vehicles destroyed. 47.50% of Moat proper destroyed.
18.26.20 Disparity in Biomek to Human destruction ratio noted.
18.48.00 Terminator Battalions involved in battles being reorganized and reconstituted.
19.00.00 INC activity 61.91%
19.14.11 ELINT indicates Human negotiations with INC.
19.36.47 Agent SubtleKnife observes 515.39% increase of Mutant population in Region 541. Counterattack indicated.
20.00.00 INC activity 26.56%
20.22.48 Terminator Battalions reorganization complete, resource use high.
20.35.40 Mutant counterattack appears to begin with disorganized assault of Region 589.
20.49.01 Fighting spills over into Region 551 and Terminator staging areas.
20.49.10 Mutants observed engaging Biomeks and Humans.
20.49.45 Proposal to negotiate limited truce with Mutants deleted.
21.00.00 INC activity 129.34%
21.05.59 General combat observed in areas around Region 551. Casualties very high.
21.08.24 INC reports airlift capacity strained to limit.
21.08.55 It is believed that INC now has three-way contract with Humans, Biomeks, and Mutants.
21.20.00 Biomek casualties since 20.00.00: 8539 vehicles. Mutant and Human casualties unknown.
21.30.00 Central regions engulfed in chaos. Probabilities of success and failure do not compute.
22.00.00 INC activity 255.38%
22.00.05 INC requests cease fire. It is indicated that INC communicates this to all three sides.
22.20.56 INC reports Humans and Mutants agree to a temporary cessation of hostilities. Terminator units to withdraw and reorganize at Region 501 and Region 504.
23.00.00 INC activity 56.16%
23.38.45 All military units to return to holding areas for reorganization and rest periods.
23.59.59 END DAY 189 Logging Cycle.
00.00.00 BEGIN DAY 190 Logging Cycle.
00.00.01 LOG OUT Log Administrator Malagant.
00.00.03 LOG IN Log Administrator Severous.
00.01.15 General Billings was right... they’re back.
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