SOPHIA!
Rejoice, dear readers! Today I’ve received a message from Sophia Skobeleva and it seems she is fine. Well, generally speaking. She is in an orbital hospital on Khorat and we will go there tomorrow to get her. Meanwhile, here is the text of Sophia’s message for you to reflect upon:
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“Vesuvius. That’s the name of a planet you need to investigate, Jeremiah. Investigate ASAP. Don’t worry about me, I’m alive and well. To be honest, I was slightly injured but right now I’m staying in a private not-quite-legal hospital that orbits Khorat and everything is ok. It’s a long story. And a rather interesting one that features insane cultists, secret societies, interplanetary cover-ups and a couple of action-packed chase sequences. I’ll write it down. So, first and foremost — Vesuvius. Immediately. Don’t let them go away with it!”
The usual Sophia: no self-preservation, just hunger for a page-one bombshell. Vesuvius, right. This is another newly found planet with some major anomalies in its structure. We’ll definitely look into it — but only after Sophia is out of danger.
