0000 Hours, August 29, 2552 (Military Calendar) / narrow-band point-to-point transmission:
origin UNKNOWN; termination: Section Three, Omega secure antenna array, UNSC HQ EpsilonEridani System, Reach Military ComplexPLNBPriority Transmission XX087R-XXEncryption Code:GAMMAPublic Key:N/AFrom:CODENAME:COALMINERTo:CODENAME:SURGEONSubject:PROGRESS REPORT/OPERATIONHYPODERMICClassification:EYES ONLY TOP SECRET (SECTION III X-RAY DIRECTIVE)/file extraction-reconstitution complete//start file/Secured space-dock repair bay. CorvetteCircumference undergoing final stealth upgrades. Shipyardrecords successfully altered.
Queries detected from transient AI. Operation deemed AT RISK of being uncovered.
As per contingency plan TANGO: ship registration numbers scrambled; hard isolated from docksidecomputer network; counterintrusion software implemented; Alpha security protocols enacted onboard.
Just as you called it, sir. Don’t worry—as far as the station computers are concerned,Circumferencenever even existed.
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