[b]Kimo[/b]

[b]Security footage, executive communications room, dreadnaught Empress Delatti, flagship first fleet.[/b]

In the centre of the circular room is a round table with a number of chairs arrayed around it. Only three are occupied. Admiral Siri Kil Kratha, the commander of the first fleet, is seated in the centre between general Daku Ferran, commander of the first fleet’s supporting army group and high-operative Selu Dos Van, liaison with the Federation Intelligence Service.
Suddenly, three other chairs are filled by projected holograms of High-Admiral Go Diras, Chairman Ner Visato and director Nel-Hira. The chairman immediately opens the meeting.

“Ladies and gentlemen, where do we stand on our military operations?”

“As you would have all read in the initial reports, we have scored a great victory against the Krall, with several of their dreadnaughts destroyed along with dozens of smaller ships. For now they are fighting a desperate defensive battle in order to land as many ground troops as they can before their last orbital defences crumble…” Admiral Kil Kratha explains.

“Excellent work Admiral, excellent. Though I read here that the supership is still in operation?” the chairman looks to her information tablet briefly now.

“Indeed, though its engines have been disabled and our ships are currently shelling it from a safe distance… it is only a matter of time before its defences break. However significant they may be, no ship can withstand sustained fire from our dreadnaughts.” 

“Excellent, Excellent… I want all remnants of their fleet wiped out. It would send the strongest message our Federation can possibly send: that even their superships are no match for us.” The chairman allowed herself a moment to break her normally reserved state and show some joy at the recent victory.

Director Nel-Hira now spoke up as well.
“Politically, this victory is of course extremely important as you all know but there is a further reason the destruction of every last Krall vessel and crew… You have probably already read the reports we have sent you and in that case you also know we cannot discuss this in any further detail on this channel. What I would like to say however, is that all care must be taken to avoid direct contact with Krall equipment, expired soldiers or any other debris. A grade 1 contaminant is no laughing matter ladies and gentlemen and we cannot afford any of our own to be exposed.”

High-Operative Dos Van now spoke.
“With all due respect my lady, given the information’s source… is it even reliable?”

“We have no reason to doubt the source high-operative and even if this were the case, it is better to be safe than to be sorry as they say. Grade 1 contaminants have the potential of destroying everything we have spent centuries building, it is a risk we cannot take.”

Admiral Kil Kratha now looked around the room an cleared her throat.
“It would drastically delay our recovery operations of enemy material however… time we could be sending researching our enemy’s weaknesses is being wasted while we wait for this ‘unmanned research and recovery ship’…”

Director Nel-Hira now gets a little bit annoyed.
“Admiral, like I said mere moments ago: we shall not discuss the details of this operation over this channel. As for your concerns, they have been noted but your orders still stand. No contact with Krall troops, their material or any debris from their ships until the research team gives you the all clear.”

The admiral simply nods now and remains silent.
General Ferran now opens up a small file on his pad and sends it to all involved in the meeting.
“In light of recent events I have taken the liberty of devising a new strategy to protect our ground troops from contamination. It would involve deployment of unmanned drones only to conduct strategic fighter interceptions and targeted ground strikes… I would also like to request permission to use our ‘Immolator’ ordinance on entrenched enemy positions. I am no scientist but I’d wager no contaminant could survive such high temperatures.”

The chairman seems quite happy with this strategy as well.
“Very good general, very good indeed. Sadly we cannot simply deploy our assets to the Seraphian homeworld without their express consent. It would not do to appear as invaders while we are in fact the opposite. We will be liberators to them. Unfortunately this means we will have to go through the needed diplomatic channels and these appear a bit slow… but regardless, keep your drones on standby for the second we receive permission, they need to be in the air and killing Krall.”

The general shows a faint smile on his face now and nods in agreement.

“Well then, I think this meeting is just about done then… ladies and gentlemen, you will have to excuse me for I need to prepare for the arrival of the Karilac embassy.”
The Chairman’s hologram already disappears.

“The chairman is indeed correct… so therefore I hereby call this meeting adjourned. Good luck out there people.” High-Admiral Go Diras concludes and those words end the call entirely.

(Summary: The Kimo have received information from their Karilac allies that Krall troops are using reaper upgraded weaponry which led the Kimo high command to brand all Krall combat personnel as an ‘indoctrination hazard’. While that information is classified towards everyone but those at the highest levels of the Kimo government and those responsible for reaper research, the Kimo troops in the field have been given strict orders not to interact with any Krall equipment or personnel. To justify that order, a lie has been constructed stating that Krall troops and equipment are potentially infected with an as of yet unknown ‘class 1 contaminant’. (a designation for civilisation ending biological, chemical or computerised agents)
The Tsoni institute has already deployed one of their specially designed ‘reaper researchers’, a completely unmanned remote controlled ship equipped with all manner of drones and robots. The ship is out of date as far as most operation systems are concerned since it is very old already but it would still be able to do the job I was made to do.

Lastly, the Kimo government has officially asked permission to deploy ground forces to the Seraphian homeworld to help fight the Krall that have landed there but is yet to receive a response. Kimo officials are also preparing to receive an embassy of the Karilac in their home system as well as send a delegation of their own to the Karilac homeworld.)