un: aximili | voice [forward dated to 12/24 evening]
[For those uninitiated, suddenly experiencing thought-speak is probably pretty strange. It's sort-of-but-not-quite like telepathy, almost, and it's apparently coming out of your communicator. Weird!
The "voice," such as it is, sounds young, male, and somewhat wary.]
<Hello.
Does anyone here know what "protocol S-1704" is?>
The "voice," such as it is, sounds young, male, and somewhat wary.]
<Hello.
Does anyone here know what "protocol S-1704" is?>

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Did they say anything else?
[ Maybe he should take his ship out and see if there's anything happening nearby.]
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Interested in taking a ship outside to see what there is to be seen?
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[A beat.]
<Marco should come.>
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Sure. Meet me in the hangar in say, twenty minutes?