BBS video from some admin staff member's ID

[wrnpcs]

This... this video was sent to us by a representative from Esthar. We debated long and hard about whether or not we should post it, but... we believe that you should see it.

[The attached video opens with a view of the Great Salt Lake, along with numerous digits in the corner that appear to be an artifact of the recording process, possibly a timecode. The picture is fairly grainy, as if the camera were of lower quality, but is in color. There is no audio.]

[After a moment of nothing but slowly moving clouds, several large words appear, clearly edited into the video in post:] FIXED TIME COMPRESSION CANNON TEST

[They fade, just in time for distant movement to register in the video image. The background jumps forward as the camera zooms in. As it focuses, the blocky, blotchy squares resolve into the still-grainy, but nonetheless unmistakable tri-cannon shape of Trabia Garden in its mobile form.]

[The camera holds on this until Trabia starts to move out of its field of vision, then jumps back to its original wide angle. Trabia is much less clear in this shot, just a moving group of pixels in the background, headed at an angle past the Great Salt Lake which it cannot effectively pass--]

[A pillar of light blooms from its location, rainbow light in countless swirls and confusion. The effect is unmistakable, for anyone who has seen the slightest hint of Time Compression in action. The rest of the scene remains horribly still and unmoving, and the camera doesn't even quiver as it should have, were this an actual explosion.]

[Suddenly, the bloom of light collapses on itself as if it had been violently yanked through a hole much too small for it. The camera again focuses on that same scene it always has, as if nothing had changed. A moment later, more edited-in words fade onto the screen:] SURRENDER BALAMB GARDEN

[The video abruptly ends.]

Comments

[redcinemareel]

[Grell, who had been trying to work with the rest of the computer scientists in creating a more secure network, while scanning it for breaches, encounters the latest post. She watches it, and her green eyes go wide after a while. With this large scale attack, how could Balamb possibly stand a chance? Does this mean that Esthat is actually responsible for Sol Invictus, or did Sol Invictus give or lost control of their information to Esthar?

How could they get this much power without some sort of connection to Sol Invictus?

She wonders if anyone in her crew has seen this yet.]

So are you telling us to prepare for the worst?

[sirlagunaspage]

I did say they were weaponizing it. Looks like they succeeded! You did get the whole 'declaration of war' speech, right?

Though I guess we're kind of at a disadvantage now...

[redcinemareel]

I didn't think it would be this fast, honestly. [It just means to her that they had this technology for either longer or they have more competent people working on it.]

Who didn't hear the speech.

They obviously have a long range with that weapon, so they could be nearby right now. [Which means they need to see just how close they are.]

[sirlagunaspage]

That's a 'fixed' cannon though. That means they're still working on a mobile version!

[redcinemareel]

Then doesn't that mean we shouldn't allow them to get to such a point?

[sirlagunaspage]

That's the idea behind the whole war thing! But Balamb Garden's kind of in bad shape right now!

[A separate, private BBS post to Grell]

[om_nom_namur]

Bet ya wish we had a shitty boat now huh?

[Private BBS]

[redcinemareel]

Why are you sending me such an idiotic message to me? Or is this meant for Marco?

[She was for the idea!]

Besides, it isn't as if we still can't.

[Private BBS]

[om_nom_namur]

Dont remember who all shot it down. Feel free ta pass it on ta captin sparkulbutt too. Aint seen him round lately.

Do we have enuff for something with lots of guns?

[Private BBS]

[redcinemareel]

I'll be sure to do so. [Even if she's not his secretary.]

Define 'lots of guns'?

Mind you, I know little in the way of ships.

[Private BBS]

[om_nom_namur]

Metric shitton. See us coming and it makes ya shit a ton

[om_nom_namur]

LIKE HELL

[trainedbywarlords]

I agree. We shouldn't be intimidated by them.

[om_nom_namur]

We all been thru time compreshun before it aint like its gunna kill us

[Well, with a few exceptions for those whose only thing to go home to is their dying breath BUT HE'S NOT GONNA THINK ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW.]

[trainedbywarlords]

Exactly! I'm not sure why they are hoping to scare us with this. We have to fight back.

[om_nom_namur]

Sing it sweetheart yer playin my tune!

[trainedbywarlords]

We should do some more training. That way we are ready for them and this silly trick of theirs.

[bratbeyond]

[Slag.

Damian knew he'd missed a lot since he'd left, but he wouldn't have guessed that international relations had turned this sour.] Explains the declaration of war. 8|

Those zifts really think we'd give this place up without a fight?

[trainedbywarlords]

What do they really hope to accomplish? Just telling us to surrender.

[fionna_time]

Well. Shit.

[om_nom_namur]

Great minds think alike sweetheart lol

[fionna_time]

What should we do now?

[om_nom_namur]

Kick some ass. Duh.

[fionna_time]

DUDE. DUH.

Besides that, I mean.

[om_nom_namur]

Hell if i know. Thats what thatch does. Make the plans and all that. I just beat shit up.