GEMINA

AMIE KAUFMAN &

J AY K R I S TO F F
wi t h j o u r n a l i l lu s t r at i o n s by

MARIE LU

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First published by Allen & Unwin in 2016

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For Mel, who always believed

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UTA TRIBUNAL TRANSCRIPTK ERENZA TRIALS DAY 82

Chief Prosecutor: Gabriel Crowhurst, BSA, MFS, JD

Chief Defense Counsel: Kin Hebi, BSA, ARP, JD
Tribunal: Hua Li Jun, BSA, JD, MD; Saladin Al Nakat, BSA, JD;

Shannelle Gillianne Chua, BSA, JD, OKT

Witness: Leanne Frobisher, Executive Director, BeiTech

Industries, MFA, MBA, PhD

Date: 10/14/76
Timestamp: 13:06
c ont. from pg. 359
Frobisher, L: ... over seven hundred thousand employees across

dozens of colonized worlds. Is it that difficult to believe?

Crowhurst, G: Dr. Frobisher, this was a major invasion. Thousands of

personnel. Trillions of IS worth of equipment. Yet youre alleging

you had no idea about your companys attack on Wallace Ulyanov
mining operations in the Kerenza Sector? Despite your position as
director of acquisitions for BeiTech Industries?
Frobisher, L: [Consults with counsel.] Ive already stated I was ap-

pointed to that role well after the alleged invasion.

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Crowhurst, G: But well before BeiTechs attack on Jump Station Heim-

dall.
Frobisher, L: Alleged attack.
Crowhurst, G: Dr. Frobisher, youve read accounts of the alleged at-

tack left behind by residents Hanna Donnelly and Niklas Malikov,

correct? Id like to direct you to the Illuminae Files testimony, Exhibits 178a through
Hebi, K: Defense objects to the inclusion of the so-called Illuminae

documents in these proceedings in the strongest possible terms.

Al Nakat, S: Counselor, weve discussed this already. The documents

have been accepted into the record. Move on.

Crowhurst, G: Dr. Frobisher? Have you reviewed the Illuminae Files?
Frobisher, L: [Consults with counsel.] Yes.
Crowhurst, G: What do you make of Niklas Malikovs testimony?
Frobisher, L: Frankly, Im surprised this tribunal considers the fic-

tions of a teenage drug dealer and convicted criminal worthy of the

title testimony.
Crowhurst, G: Dr. Frob
Frobisher, L: A born-and-bred foot soldier of the Dom Najov? Son of

Zakary Malikov? Everyone here knows what that boy went to prison
for. This is your star witness?

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Crowhurst, G: Do you understand this is the first Dom Najov testi

mony to ever be entered into the records of a UTA tribunal? The

House of Knives cartel doesnt speak to the authorities, Dr. Frobisher.
Frobisher, L: Im certain if given a choice, Niklas Malikov wouldnt

have spoken either.

Crowhurst, G: But he didnt have a choice, did he? Your people saw

to that.
Hebi, K: Objection. Combative.
Crowhurst, G: Ill withdraw.
Dr. Frobisher, I have a few questions regarding Mr. Malikovs testi-

mony, and that of Hanna Donnelly, as pertains to the alleged attack

on Jump Station Heimdall. You wouldnt mind if we review these
files for a while, would you?
Frobisher, L: [Consults with counsel.] No. I have no objections.
Crowhurst, G: Excellent. Perhaps we should start at the beginning.

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BRIEFING NOTE:

Files of interest begin

appearing on Jump Station
Heimdalls systems on 08/01/75.
Its presumed the Kerenza

U-MAIL

colony, science vessel Hypatia

and battlecarrier Alexander
all sent multiple distress calls
during and after the attack on

IV (01/28/75), but none

To: Director Taylor, BEITECH HEADQUARTERS, JIAKerenza
III
of these
files were
From: GHOST ID (9876-5 432-1 098-7 654-E RROR-E RRORE RROR
. . .)recoverable.
BeiTechs agent on the station

Incept: 08/01/75
Subject: [!] Operation: Plainview. Priority Aler t

knew his job.

Director Taylor,
I know Im not supposed to break comms silence until Operation Plainview is
complete, so consider this an EMERGENCY.
Ive been aboard Jump Station Heimdall intercepting communications from
the Alexander and the Hypatia since the colony assault, as per your instruc
tions. Not a whisper of the attack has gotten through. But I just snatched the
attached transmission, and deleting distress calls is about to be the least of my
troubles.
Very soon, somebodys going to be here to deliver the news in person.
The Lincoln has failed.
Were absolutely fucked.
Awaiting instructions.

Rapier

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RADIO MESSAGE: HYPATIA INITIATED

TRANSMISSION FOLLOWS
COMMUNICATION INTERCEPT

FROM: WUC SCIENCE VESSEL HYPATIA78V 101:421:084

(Kerenza system)
TO: JUMP STATION HEIMDALL
INCEPT: 08/01/75
Mayday, mayday, mayday, this is Acting Captain Syra

Boll of the WUC science vessel Hypatia calling Jump
Station Heimdall, please respond.
Please respond, Heimdall, over.

And of course you dont. Why should today be any

different from yesterday? Im not even sure why the
hell Im transmitting anymore.
Well, for the record, and at the risk of repeating

myself, here goes. On January 29, 2575, the Wallace
Ulyanov Consortium mining colony on Kerenza IV was
attacked by hostile forces in the employ of BeiTech
Industries. The colony was decimated, and several
thousand survivors fled aboard WUC science vessel
Hypatia, WUC heavy freighter Copernicus (subsequently
destroyed) and UTA battlecarrier Alexander, which
answered the colonys SOS calls. This fleet was pursued
by a BeiTech dreadnought, BT042-
TN, aka Lincoln.
Please be advised the Alexander and Lincoln engaged

each other twenty-
four hours ago. Both vessels

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were completely destroyed. Hypatia is now the only

remaining vessel in the fleet.
On the off chance we are not receiving your

transmissions, or you are unable to reply, Hypatia
is still en route to the Heimdall waypoint with
Alexander survivors and refugees from the original
Kerenza assault aboard. Were hoping like hell its
not just a smoking pile of debris when we get there.
Estimate our arrival in fifteen days.
If you guys can roll out any kind of cavalry, nows

the goddamn time.
Hypatia out.


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