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[Kyonoke] REPUBLIC SECURITY SERVICES CONFIRM KYONOKE
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Ayallah
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2017-02-22 17:24:18 UTC
Republic Security Services confirm Kyonoke; Murrokon platform towed into high orbit

Lina Ambre wrote:
MUTTOKON - A press conference held by the Republic Security Services this afternoon has confirmed speculation that the Kyonoke Plague is responsible for the lockdown of a Freedom Extension space elevator in the system of Muttokon.

This new revelation, which was made by Field Administrator Abja Etbald of the RSS, accompanied an announcement that the detached orbital platform of the space elevator has been towed to a concealed location in high orbit by Republic Fleet vessels, in order to further distance it from the densely populated planet below.

During the press conference, Administrator Etbald commented that "despite the fact that we have almost a million people currently detained within the quarantine cordon, the RSS believes that the people of Muttokon II have been incredibly fortunate that the fast actions of Freedom Extension prevented the pathogen from reaching the surface" before continuing to elaborate on the decision to tow the platform into high orbit, saying that "should the platform suffer any form of critical systems failure, or detachment from its positioning array, its location in high orbit will allow the Republic Military more time to react, preventing further complications to an already treacherous situation.

Critics of the Shakor administration have been outspoken about his heavy handed approach to problem solving and diplomacy in the past, referencing both the Colelie incident in the wake of Karin Midular's assassination and the Sanmatar's visit to the Amarr Empire last year for the coronation of Empress Catiz I.

A number of opponents have pointed out that the relocation of the platform into high orbit may be a contingency plan to allow its safe destruction, should the situation be unable to be resolved.

This announcement by the RSS brings the total number of sites where Kyonoke has been detected to four, with the Society of Conscious Thought confirming that representatives have reached out to the Tribal Council, with a view to information sharing and assisting with the increasingly dire situation.

Goddess of the IGS

As strength goes.
Ayallah
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2017-02-22 17:27:55 UTC
Field Administrator Abja Etbald of the RSS wrote:
"despite the fact that we have almost a million people currently detained within the quarantine cordon, the RSS believes that the people of Muttokon II have been incredibly fortunate that the fast actions of Freedom Extension prevented the pathogen from reaching the surface"
I have to agree. A repeat of Myrskaa's situation would make even further outbreak even more likely.



Goddess of the IGS

As strength goes.
Mizhara Del'thul
Kyn'aldrnari
#3 - 2017-02-22 18:02:08 UTC
Good thing it's in higher orbit. The question is whether it now simply serves as a lab for bioweapon research, or if the efforts are focused on containment and neutralization of the contagion. Time will have to tell.

That it is Kyonoke probably surprises no one at this stage, and I still find the tight lipped officials and the refusal to share research data with those who can provide some heavy data crunching to bear somewhat... vexing.

Nonetheless, Muttokon II Containment and Staging center remains active and ready for any eventuality.
Myxx
The Scope
#4 - 2017-02-22 18:15:06 UTC
Well, good to see it is being handled responsibly. Nonetheless, I've got a jumpclone at the staging area just in case.
Soldarius
Dreddit
Test Alliance Please Ignore
#5 - 2017-02-22 21:13:46 UTC
Why am I not surprised that SoCT wants everyone to "share" their information with them. There is something very wrong with all of this.

http://youtu.be/YVkUvmDQ3HY
Ayallah
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#6 - 2017-02-22 21:29:30 UTC
As the lead chair at CONCORD's inner circle I would hope they intend to share information across factional lines.

If not we may all die from this speck while people in power fund research and fear espionage.

Goddess of the IGS

As strength goes.
Claudia Osyn
Non-Hostile Target
Wild Geese.
#7 - 2017-02-22 23:52:14 UTC
Ayallah wrote:
As the lead chair at CONCORD's inner circle I would hope they intend to share information across factional lines.

If not we may all die from this speck while people in power fund research and fear espionage.

I wouldn't doubt they are sharing info. At this point it doesn't benefit them not to. Though that doesn't mean us capsuleers are going to hear about it.... at least not until something needs to be shot, gathered, or built. I mean, would you give a group of sociopaths access to the most dangerous bio-weapon in the cluster unless you absolutely had too?

A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Aria Jenneth
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
Khimi Harar
#8 - 2017-02-23 02:28:18 UTC
Claudia Osyn wrote:
I mean, would you give a group of sociopaths access to the most dangerous bio-weapon in the cluster unless you absolutely had too?

I wouldn't, and I'd probably construe "absolutely had to" really narrowly. It really being needed for something like stopping all of humanity getting enslaved forever by Sansha Kuvakei would probably just about get there. Otherwise, just considering how eager some of us are to see the empires disappear, it'd be a really stupid thing to do.

There are some things in this world that we shouldn't get to know, and maybe nobody should. It's like the "godhood" thing: we're not qualified.
Valerie Valate
Church of The Crimson Saviour
#9 - 2017-02-23 06:24:27 UTC
First to be quarantined, but last to confirm. I'm not sure that that bodes well. Either it was kept secret, or it took longer to diagnose.

Doctor V. Valate, Professor of Archaeology at Kaztropolis Imperial University.
Elmund Egivand
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#10 - 2017-02-23 06:49:04 UTC
Valerie Valate wrote:
First to be quarantined, but last to confirm. I'm not sure that that bodes well. Either it was kept secret, or it took longer to diagnose.


The RSS has always been a bunch of really shady bastards. Who knows what they were doing before they announced 'It's Kyonoke, boys!'.

A Minmatar warship is like a rusting Beetle with 500 horsepower Cardillac engines in the rear, armour plating bolted to chassis and a M2 Browning stuck on top.
Ibrahim Tash-Murkon
Itsukame-Zainou Hyperspatial Inquiries Ltd.
Arataka Research Consortium
#11 - 2017-02-23 07:58:17 UTC
I would not disparage the RSS for reasons circumstantial at best. They, like everybody else, are cognizant of the seriousness of this matter and I have confidence in their response.

Kyonoke might subvert biosuits and survive hard vacuum. The barriers of our quarantines are solar systems and the distances that light takes ages to cross. Kyonoke can't penetrate that. Only man can.

Our true enemy is fear, rumor, and panic. Do not stoke them.

The RSS is not incompetent nor ill-equipped and I believe in their abilities.

"I give you the destiny of Faith, and you will bring its message to every planet of every star in the heavens: Go forth, conquer in my Name, and reclaim that which I have given." - Book of Reclaiming 22:13
Elmund Egivand
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#12 - 2017-02-23 09:27:03 UTC  |  Edited by: Elmund Egivand
Ibrahim Tash-Murkon wrote:
I would not disparage the RSS for reasons circumstantial at best. They, like everybody else, are cognizant of the seriousness of this matter and I have confidence in their response.

Kyonoke might subvert biosuits and survive hard vacuum. The barriers of our quarantines are solar systems and the distances that light takes ages to cross. Kyonoke can't penetrate that. Only man can.

Our true enemy is fear, rumor, and panic. Do not stoke them.

The RSS is not incompetent nor ill-equipped and I believe in their abilities.


They are, however, still incredibly shady as an organisation. I do not doubt their abilities, I do not doubt that their primary motivation is to protect the Republic from unconventional threats, but I do doubt that they do not have a secondary or a tertiary motive.

I wouldn't be surprised that throughout the gap between the quarantine and the announcement, they were doing something that cannot be brought into the light of day without causing some kind of serious repercussion.

A Minmatar warship is like a rusting Beetle with 500 horsepower Cardillac engines in the rear, armour plating bolted to chassis and a M2 Browning stuck on top.
Sinjin Mokk
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#13 - 2017-02-23 17:40:15 UTC
Soldarius wrote:
Why am I not surprised that SoCT wants everyone to "share" their information with them. There is something very wrong with all of this.



I've been saying this for how long?

"Angels live, they never die, Apart from us, behind the sky. They're fading souls who've turned to ice, So ashen white in paradise."
Ibrahim Tash-Murkon
Itsukame-Zainou Hyperspatial Inquiries Ltd.
Arataka Research Consortium
#14 - 2017-02-23 20:37:01 UTC
Elmund Egivand wrote:
Ibrahim Tash-Murkon wrote:
I would not disparage the RSS for reasons circumstantial at best. They, like everybody else, are cognizant of the seriousness of this matter and I have confidence in their response.

Kyonoke might subvert biosuits and survive hard vacuum. The barriers of our quarantines are solar systems and the distances that light takes ages to cross. Kyonoke can't penetrate that. Only man can.

Our true enemy is fear, rumor, and panic. Do not stoke them.

The RSS is not incompetent nor ill-equipped and I believe in their abilities.


They are, however, still incredibly shady as an organisation. I do not doubt their abilities, I do not doubt that their primary motivation is to protect the Republic from unconventional threats, but I do doubt that they do not have a secondary or a tertiary motive.

I wouldn't be surprised that throughout the gap between the quarantine and the announcement, they were doing something that cannot be brought into the light of day without causing some kind of serious repercussion.

I apologize. The bickering between some Empyreans has put me on a hair trigger if I am to be perfectly honest. If this situation spirals out of control it will be because of rumor-mongering and bad attitudes among the Empyreans. Probably.

Mea culpa.

"I give you the destiny of Faith, and you will bring its message to every planet of every star in the heavens: Go forth, conquer in my Name, and reclaim that which I have given." - Book of Reclaiming 22:13