Intergalactic Summit

Fear of death is irrational.
It will come to us all regardless of our decisions. Even us "immortals" are going to die, eventually.
Living by a perspective so short that your own life matters more than your legacy is a shameful choice. This is doubly true for us capsuleers.

Gentlemen and Ladies, I beg you to put national, political, and personal quarrels aside and be willing to help stop the person or persons planning this terrorist attack. We think Cobbs is telling the truth and we think he may give us more specific information soon. We believe it is in the interests of all to join together to stop this potential act of terror.

From the latest conversations, Cobbs has indicated that the time frame is about one week and the terrorist group is desperate to get their hands on what Cobbs knows. We are growing very uncomfortable with our ability to provide sufficient security. We have not found a reasonable explanation for the problems we have had in Yulai and believe it was an attempt to penetrate our security and abduct Cobbs. We are equally concerned about moving him. We feel that if we don't, there may be another, more serious attempt to take Cobbs. At the same time, moving him is a risk as well.

I have called in a favor and found another pilot to cover my patrol duties. I will be staying with Cobbs until this is resoved.

As mentioned earlier, Mr. Cobbs is not the real name of the Minmatar Emissary. He actually has not told his real name. We have received a couple offers for assistance in moving Mr. Cobbs to a safer place. Dr. Nalthkh will have the final say in that. We are feeling a bit more urgency in this after another incident last night. Our center in Edmalbrurdus experienced an attempted hack into our communications network. A sophisticated hack program was running a subroutine in our transponder tracking program.

Mr. Cobbs has also told us that his intelligence indicates that the terrorist group planned to use Sansha activity as a cover for their movements. But we still have no further information on where this group currently resides or exactly when they plan to move. As far as we know, they do not yet have possession of the Nyx as the access and activation codes are locked up in Mr. Cobbs brain. That is why protecting him is priority.

A little more than 12 hours ago, Mr. Cobbs was captured by an element of the Northern Coalition, Marlona Sky. In the 12 hours that have passed, we have received evidence in the form of a taunt of sorts, that she and her cohorts have stolen a Nyx Supercarrier.

It began as we initiated an evacuation of Mr. Cobbs from our Yulai facility. Convinced that our security had been completely compromised, we determined to move him in spite of the danger. I had made a contact with a trusted and capable pilot to take over providing sanctuary for Mr. Cobbs. He and I prepared to set out to rendezvous with this individual.

Cobbs had earlier stated, “They know every move you make.” As I said at the beginning, I believe we were in over our heads from the start. This proved to be true. Prior to Mr. Cobbs boarding my shuttle and departing for our ill-fated rendezvous, he gave me a small capsule. "Swallow this," he said, "It contains an encrypted memory chip that requires dual activation." "If we should come under attack, they we seek to capture me and kill you." "In that event, the chip will be remotely activated by me and also only if the host dies." "Skilled cryptography will be needed to recover the data contained in the chip."

Mr. Cobbs was obsessed with the secrets he knew and even though it would have been for his own good, he refused to reveal the information. Even at the end, he would only give it to us encrypted. Now he is in the hands of those who can and probably have forcefully extracted it. We need to extract that information also.

The infiltration of the Yulai office was far greater than we thought. They were able to plant bug devices on all of our docked vessels, including the shuttle DSS Cab. They knew all of our movements. They knew the departure time and route. They also planted subroutines enabling them to shut down our engines and overload the core. It was very clever to intercept us with a rookie ship, seemingly harmless. The attack was a long and purposeful taunt. Mr. Cobbs had time to ponder what was going to be his fate. He performed the first activation of the chip before I ejected his life-pod. And when my capsule was destroyed, the chip was fully activated, but encrypted. The pilot we were to meet, Captain Scherezad, was contacted when we were first attacked and arrived in time to retrieve my corpse. Cobbs was right, they took him, killed me and left my body behind.

Operation Whitehall, as we are calling it, is the concerted effort to decrypt the information on that chip. What we are looking for is the location of the Nyx supercarrier, the day of Sky's planned attack, and the specific time and location of her departure. We have asked Scherezad to head up Operation Whitehall. We wait for her response. We are asking for expert cryptographers of all races, nations and factions to volunteer to assist in Operation Whitehall. Interested parties should contact DSTON or Captain Scherezad directly. Time is of the essence.

What I am now asking risks even the core of my own values. Marlona Sky must be stopped at all costs. Capsuleers, we need to put aside our race, politics, enmities; we need to join together to stop Marlona Sky from wreaking death and destruction. Even as a pacifist, I know that this can only be done with force. I feel the tension; death to prevent greater death; violence to stop unspeakable violence. Caldari, Minmatar, Gallente, and Amarrian pilots need to join together. Many will be needed once the information is decrypted and made public. I risk the edifice of my own pacifism in calling all of you to arms against this threat.

Operation Whitehall will post information here as it becomes available.

Two appeals:
1. Those who can are encouraged to assist Ms Scherezad in Operation Whitehall. Time is of the essence.
2. Those who can prepare themselves to intervene should the information be decoded should. Please note the following log excerpt from yesterday:
Ston Momaki > Ms. Sky, please consider your plans, the many lives that will perish.
Ston Momaki > Mr. Cobbs, secure yourself in your escape pod, now.
Marlona Sky I only need to worry about my own... everyone else is expendable.
Marlona Sky > It's over Cobbs. The location and codes will be mine.
Ston Momaki > We are into structure, prepare for jettison, Mr. Cobbs

"I only need worry about my own... everyone else is expendable"
This is what we are facing. Perhaps if enough commit to intervene she might be deterred from her nefarious plans.

Good luck.

How odd, I have not seen news nor report about any 'leveled' home districts. Also, I do not believe he has advertised his home?

My my, capsuleer dementia is going around quite a bit lately. I suggest seeing a neurologist before making further false claims.

Thank you Scherezad for your untiring labor in this Operation.

I find myself again having to step out of my own comfort zone and ask my fellow capsuleers, many of whom are skilled and experience warriors, to not wait to muster yourself to meet this threat. Praparations must be made and pilots must be ready to move to stop Captain Sky at short notice. It is a matter of time before location information is determined but lead time will likely be very short. We also may be receiving other intelligence soon that will help us out.

This is a woman who has sworn to take vengeance. She has clearly indicated that loss of life matters not. Whatever her plans are, they are set in her mind and she is determined to carry them out. My encounter with her has convinced me that she is fully capable and will not hesitate to use what she possesses to bring about the most destruction possible. If another Malkalen is to be prevented it will take a concerted and united effort.

According to the latest decryption above, this is approximately six hours away. Operation Whitehall is working non-stop to locate the system where this will initiate. 100,000's, perhaps millions of innocent lives are at stake. Marlona Sky must be stopped. We urge a mass of capsuleer minimally crewed vessels to prepare to meet this potential catastrophy. This will be about saving lives; as many as can be saved.

Any updates from Whitehall will be immediately posted here. Stand by.

You are too late Ston! Federation will pay for their crimes!