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File: 2971/31.32_67
Report Filed By: “Inquisitor”
COALITION
COALITION DOWNPLAYS BIO THREAT
Despite continued rumors of a large battlegroup of Bio vessels massed near Saturn, the Iron Coalition urged calm. Major Robert Terrance, Brigadier General Fisk's personal assistant and reportedly the Iron Coalition intelligence chief, warned against “accepting rumor and tall tales as fact. I suspect that the media have been taken in by Belter stories rather than by anything verifiable.”
For weeks, there have been increasing reports of unusual ship movements beyond the asteroid belt. These reports come mostly from Belters and others operating within that region of the solar system. As Major Terrance intimated, these reports vary greatly. Even the number and type of ships seen varies. This has led many to conclude that the stories cannot possibly be true, but are yet another example of the fictions for which the Belters are often responsible. Terrance added, “The Coalition is as concerned as anyone about the reports circulating on DataNet and elsewhere about these Bios. If there's any truth to them, you can be sure the Coalition will act accordingly. For now, I'd recommend a skeptical stance toward these latest reports.”
Major Terrance refers to the video circulating throughout the solar system that purports to show a Bio “enhancement facility” in the outer solar system. If the video is indeed genuine, it represents a possible widening of the conflict in the solar system by introducing a new faction whose goals are as yet unknown. To date, both the Iron Coalition and GigaCorp have been reluctant to make definitive statements regarding the true nature of the Bios and the threat they may pose. This latest round of rumors will only put further pressure on them to act forcefully.
>>LuckyStar_9100: node: 54102.8192_29187: Incredible. We do some of the best investigative journalism anyone's seen in a century and these guys still don't believe us. Don't buy their line for a minute. I was there. I saw that enhancement facility with my own two eyes. I don't scare easily, but that place frightened me half to death. If I can ever get the sight of those Coalition troopers as they were being “enhanced” out of my head, I'll die a happy man.
>>ProfessionalSkeptic: node 0001.189_291: I'm not sure if there's any truth to this latest round of rumors about weird ships beyond the belt. It doesn't matter, though. The Bios are out there - waiting, watching, learning. The Bios are real and they're a threat. Not just to the Coalition or to GigaCorp, but to us all. They're not just going to sit out there beyond the asteroid belt forever. One of these days, they're the ones who're going to act. We'd better be ready.
>>SpaceDog_66: node 7781.920.19_2: Pull the other one, guys. Bios might exist emphasis on “might” - but I doubt they're much of threat.
>> LuckyStar_9100: node 54102.8192_29187: Remember you said that when you're floating in a gene vat.
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