"Simon, ya've done alotta work for da Blue... and in da process ya'vent made any friends with Earthforce. Things have changed though."

"Earthforce Scientists have found wormholes leadin' to a dimension they call 'Subspace'. It's filled with all sorts of nasties and they're endangering everyone in our corner of the black. Not just Earthforce. Not just Paxians. Even da Blue could come unna attack. Everyone."

"So. Earthforce needs alda help it can get. They're willing to pardon your past misdeeds and turnna blind eye to any future ones, for a while anyway, if ya head to Subspace and conscript. Notta bad deal is it?"

"Simon? From the Blue Pirates? It's good to see Command's call to some of the more... unseemly factions hasn't gone unheard. You're probably only here for the pardon -- which according to your record -- you desperately need." Earthforce Command Officer Evans gives you a disgusted look. "Well, if you're serious about this..."

"Since you seem intent on this," starts Earthforce Command Officer Evans, "I have no choice to give you your first assignment. You are to report to the E.F.V. Horizon in Earthforce Defense Hub immediately! Good luck Simon... you are most definitely going to need it."

You are greeted by a gruff and grizzled veteran. He must be Warden Greene. "Welcome aboard Simon. I take it you're ready to put the boot to some aliens? Good!"

"Earthforce is in a pickle right now. Enlistment is down and a lot of ships are allocated to the borders to stop pirates from terrorizing the colonists. You can see why they hit upon this plan, it is absolutely genius! Pirate activity decreases on the borders, more ships show up here to help with the aliens. It's kind of a feedback loop. Whatever, who cares, it's a good plan."

"Anyway, here is the deal. If you enlist for a tour in subspace, Earthforce will pardon all your past offenses -- and this is a really good deal for you. I've seen your file; you have one heck of a record makes me jealous. Being out here, it's not the safest gig -- these aliens are dangerous, but it'll give you some breathing room for a while when you get back home. So? Whaddya say?"

You are greeted by a gruff and grizzled veteran. He must be Warden Greene. "Welcome aboard Simon. I take it you're ready to put the boot to some aliens? Good!"

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"In order to better fight out enemies in subspace, Command has issued a contract to the Blue Photon Corporation", begins Earthforce Command Officer Evans."They'll be designing and producing specialized weaponry and armor for our ships. I know you are thinking 'but Evans, what does that have to do with me?"
He continues. "Blue Photon has put in a request for Earthforce Personnel to assist their research scientists in Subspace. It's a dangerous place and they can't have researchers traipsing around out there collecting samples -- that'd be your job for this assignment! Report to Archimbald Muenster, B.P.M.R.S for further instruction. Good luck!"

Archimbald Muenster, B.P.M.R.S is a short balding man of Germanic descent. He introduces himself. "I am called Archimbald Muenster. Ja, ja. I know I am named after ein Kaese. Laugh now for we have much verk ahead of us!"

"Ah-ha! Dis material is quite interesting! It is vhat I dought it vould be! A bio-metallic chitin -- amazing, ja?" says an excited Archibald Muenster, B.P.M.R.S. "But I need further testing! Machines in mine lab can only tell me so much!"

"I haf created armor plates, vich I haf affixed to testing drones. I vill launch dese drones just outside the station und fur me, I vould like you to stress test dese drones! Dey are not combat drones so dis should be a fery easy task. As you damage them, I vill take readings und measurements und hopefully I can learn how to reinforce dese materials und create an e-fen more resilient composite mateiral!"

"Ha! Tricky drones were they not? I had dem modulating shield harmonics in order to properly test multiple damage types!" Archimbald Muenster, B.P.M.R.S. smiles at his cleverness. "In any case, I haf dee results I needed. Good verk <playername>!"