A Different Type of Front

A New Discovery

1400 Hours
July 29, 2259, En Route to PC-2221, aboard SATO Infinity Class Carrier STSS Leviathan
3rd Naval Group Designation

Lt. Briggs is heading to the bridge aboard the Leviathan. It had been 10 hours since their departure from one of SATO's Colonies, Mera, and now, he was heading to a new world, designation PC-2221. He contemplates if he should have slept longer, but he decides to head to the mess hall first to get some food. He heads down towards the lower levels of the carrier, and he bumps into Pvt. Kaden.

"Hey Kaden, you heading to the mess hall too?", Briggs asks, in a nonchalant voice.

"Yes sir. Gonna get myself some taquitos. Haven't had a decent meal since last week." Answering his question. "Although I do have a question Lt." 

"Go ahead"

"Why is the designation of this new colony PC-2221? I mean..."

"Well, the "PC" stands for, Possible Colony, while the number basically tells that it's the 222st possible world that we can colonize. Hold on, didn't you read the briefing?"

"Shit. Might have inhaled some of those amnestics when we were working that operation on Vaunas."

They then reach the mess hall, which was a little busy, with moderate lines on the automated food stations. They eventually get their food and eat, with Kaden ordering his taquitos and adding a few tacos, while Briggs ordered a simple beef stew with rice on the side.

"No matter what command does, those bots will always somehow manage to creep me out." Briggs remarks, immediately proceeding to stuff his face with a large spoonful of beef and rice afterwards.

"They've actually been decent and friendly now ever since their new software and algorithms were upgraded. Now they're only slightly less awkward in a conversation." Kaden responds.

"Well, you better get a move on your taquitos unless you want them to get soggy."

"Yeah, yeah". Kaden then proceeds to stab one of his taquitos with a fork, stuffing it into his mouth. "So I'm in your squad now huh, Lieutenant."

"You're good with that right? I know my team isn't exactly liked for our quirks or procedures, but we've done the best we can ever since the Front."

"Of course I am. Lt. Jackson's been on my ass since our tour in Ganam, and I figured why not move to SCAR so I could actually be able to kick ass publicly. Spec Ops isn't exactly known for their transparency when it comes to their operations."

"Well alright then." Briggs stands up, holding his empty tray, having finished his meal. "I'll just introduce you to my squad tomorrow, though hopefully you might bump into one of them just to know at least one."

"Aye sir."

 Briggs then heads to the bridge, to meet his friend, Admiral Kana, having been quite surprised when he was assigned as one of the SCAR naval combat assistance units on the Leviathan.

"Hey! Kana!"

A moderately young woman, presumably in her late-20's then looks towards Briggs, and immediately recognizes her old friend.

"You know this isn't proper decorum right? I could have you court martialed for not greeting your superior properly, and for accessing the bridge unauthorized."

"Well I'd rather get court martialed than miss an opportunity to greet an old friend. How's it going?"

Unable to hold back from the joy of meeting her old friend, she puts aside her cold demeanor to greet Briggs, as if they were back in the military academy.

"Well, nothing really remarkable in the last 2 years, and I see Spec Ops training hasn't really changed your bitchy attitude."

"Ain't Spec Ops anymore. Got reassigned to SCAR since the war ended, and so guess who was surprised when I got assigned to your ship."

"I knew you were already here. I checked the logs."

"Heh?"

"If you're curious why I didn't greet you, I've been busy. The higher ups want this operation to go as smooth as possible. Ever since we've found Atrios, and my naval group was assigned to the expedition, I've tried to juggle managing the diplomatic attaché and cooperating and coordinating with the other admirals of 1st and 2nd naval group, along with the recon and survey drones that we sent to the planet a week ago. So yeah, if you're asking how I'm doing, I'm perfectly fine." She says, in a sarcastic voice, while thinking to herself, "Shit, I didn't mean to say it like that."

"Oh. Well then, sorry for bothering you." he responds, while also thinking to himself, "What the fuck did I do to make her mad?!"

"So. Any updates from Arkand's team?"

"They'll rendezvous with us back on 2221's moon, so we should get some intel on the locals once we jump in 2 hours, though you should check the database since the drones are back."

"Got it."
Briggs then takes his leave and returns to his quarters on the ship, checking for new updates on the database for the expedition, and finds the reconnaissance report from the drones.
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Operation Type: Expedition
Designation: System A2U9 "Atrios"
Description: The Atrios system currently houses a Sol-Class Star, along with 6 planets, 3 of which are gas giants, and 3 of which appear to be habitable, with one having been confirmed to contain active lifeforms.
PC-2221 World Type: Continental; Climate is highly suitable for human life; Temporarily designated "Artheit"
World Status: Unknown Anomaly, potentially extremely dangerous, Requires more study and surveying.
Description: The planet has been found to be the exact size of Earth, along with the exact same continents and geological and topographical conditions and features, though has been found to have an axial tilt of 336.6 degrees. Entities resembling humans have also been found to reside on the planet, though further research and study is still required to verify this.
Objectives:
Construct a forward operations base on the moon of PC-2221
Make contact with locals on the island identical to Earth's Madagascar
Establish a temporary spaceport to facilitate temporary interstellar travel to and from the system, and to eventually make way for a permanent SATO and UNSA presence
Infiltrate the planet's society in order to attain more intelligence
Make the necessary preparations to accommodate the 56th battlegroup after the expedition's reconnaissance tour
Identify and eliminate potential hostile entities, with so-called "Titans" already being a suitable candidate for extermination.
Subvert the government in Artheit's Madagascar to ensure the secrecy of UN presence to the rest of the planet's inhabitants.

ANY DISCLOSURE OF THIS CLASSIFIED INFORMATION TO UNAUTHORIZED ENTITIES WILL WARRANT THE IMMEDIATE TERMINATION AND PROSECUTION OF THE PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH AN ACT. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
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Rewrite Status: Complete

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