[b]Prison 53-2, Char[/b]
The Terran with the gun at his head was obviously afraid, but a sad glance from one of the others quickly reminded him of what was at stake. His muscles tensed, and his eyes lit up with hatred. His face was wrinkled, but he was not a frail old man. No, nobody at his age was frail, not after WWIII. They remembered everything, and he in particular remembered the worst of it. Medina, Washington, Guantanamo-he'd seen all of them. All the pain, all the death, and all the torture. As long as he could hold on to those memories, he wouldn't be broken.

Looking the Sentinel in the eye, a smile on his face and a defiant glint in his eyes, he spoke in an oddly confident tone.

"I'll need a specific request, without one, all I can say about our military is that it's a damn sight better than yours. I bet one of your pathetic excuses for a soldier would cave to such a sad excuse for torture as this!"

[b]Colonial Report, Civilian Colonies (Can be Intercepted)[/b]
"This is Governor Bradford of Noveau Paris. I have been elected to speak for the five colonies due to by achievements here. All colonies have reached the one million population milestone, and all have constructed their orbital tethers. My colony has already constructed a second city on the planet's moon, with an additional ten thousand living there. We've also found that there are large, bamboo-like trees on our planet, which we have used for extra housing so we can gestate more of our colonists. The El Dorado colony has begun mining the vast gas resources of the gas giant they orbit, which has an unusual amount of oxygen. New Ottawa has found dolphin-like creatures near their underwater colony, in the place of fins, these creatures have surprisingly humanoid hands and arms. Their explorers have seen shelters constructed by these creatures, which are most likely built to keep them warm during the harsh nights. New Edinburgh has also discovered unexpected creatures in the form of giant gasbags. These gasbag creatures are almost like whales, earning them many nicknames. They too, appear to be sentient. They seem to have a language of their own, though due to the Venus-like climate of New Edinburgh, they cannot go beneath the clouds. We request a small defense flee to be stationed here at Noveau Paris, as we have the largest population. As long as one of these colonies survives, humanity will endure."

[b]Colonial Report, Epsilon Indi (Cannot be Intercepted)[/b]
=Decoding=
=Decoding Complete, Initiating Jugsaw Program=
=Jigsaw Complete, Displaying=
"Short message, Iscandarians may be close to breaking code. Kaa'ri joined UTF, delegates on way to Terra. Unexpected finds, being delivered by delegates. Population remains at 20 billion, system fully developed according to Colonial guidelines. Warships being built to supplement main fleet, following Dreadnought construction code. Declassification to the public is recommended, nothing to lose. Recommend construction of an alliance to oppose the Iscandarians, strike at all systems at once when adequate strength is reached. Epsilon Indi out."