Council Transcript - Introduction and Early-Warning System

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Harrison: We thought we'd start with a smaller gathering before subjecting you to the whole Council. It'll go faster... hopefully.

 

Harper: Thank you for that, sir.

 

Harrison: Sit down, and don't look so nervous.

 

Heiran: We'll want to hear everything, but the most important thing is the tactical information on this new threat. How much data were you able to gather on their ability to just... appear in our space?

 

Harper: To JoN's and Condacin. I think that's a project you both worked on.

 

Condacin: Basically, as you all know, the Soltan use subspace technology. While what we're now calling the "early-warning system" wasn't so important to us when we were in Perseus Arm, we did acquire quite a bit of data that's helping us coordinate now, with several other ships in the Fleet.

 

JoN's: This early warning system is a viable defense now. It always was, but now even moreso. The Soltans can effectively cloak themselves using the subspace, and we don't always know where they can pop up.

 

Condacin: When we were first pulled into the subspace "bubble" with the rest of the fleet -- when we were pulled into Perseus for the first time -- we picked up several fleet subspace frequencies.

 

JoN's: Those frequences could herald a Soltan ship.

 

Condacin: Now we have some single-ship signatures too -- we think -- but we haven't had as much time to study those, as they were from the fleet that attacked Earth. We have a Soltan drive, too.

 

JoN's The drive enabled the ship's engineers to enable us to tag along with a Soltan fleet in the subspace. The warning time for one of these fleets hawking in on you is really short. Any theories are untested, but there isn't much of a window to work with.

 

Rieve: While we have a chance to know when or where they might appear, the initiative is all the Soltan's. If we wait on the defensive, our response time will be improved, but they will have the tactical advantage in any attack.

 

JoN's: In addition to their tactical superiority, they also have a nice little ability to turn a species into a Soltan.