Addicks Refugees Arrive on Towne - Report 'Addicks at War' 11/18/3132
INN - Interstellar News Network
TOWNE—Refugees from Addicks arrived on three DropShips today seeking asylum
and bringing new rumors of war. The DropShips contained nearly 3,000 refugees
from Hesperus, a suburb approximately 40 km north of Neo Carthagia on Addicks’s
southern continent.
The DropShips first appeared at 5:53 a.m. as three unknown blips over Hyborean
orbital space. Aerospace officials dispatched escort jets to bring the DropShips down
to land at the Price John Spaceport in Port Howard after establishing radio contact
with the lead DropShip, Terrestria.
Governor Renee Oscar greeted the refugees personally and met privately with the
leaders in a three-hour debriefing at the spaceport. Afterward, the refugees granted
interviews to the press.
Malia Seneschal, pilot of the Terrestria, read from a prepared statement. “We’re very
happy to be alive, and thankful to the citizens of Towne for granting us refuge. Your
hospitality is as generous as we had hoped.”
Port Howard, a city of nearly 2 million people, has opened their arms to the refugees.
Food, clothing, and offers of shelter have poured into relief organizations, though
housing arrangements are still undecided for the refugees, who have been living on
their DropShips for nearly three weeks.
Hesperus was a community largely populated by workers in the civilian aerospace
industry. According to refugees, their city was evacuated in expectation of a military
action between Dragon’s Fury and Highlander forces.
Displaced and fearing further destruction, a team of pilots and engineers simply took
three DropShips from a nearby conflict, two of which were Dragon’s Fury ships.
The refugees spoke of numerous reports of military action on the southern continent
of Addicks in the days before they left. They reported having seen vehicles, infantry,
and conscripted labor 'Mechs bearing Highlander insignia in several locations. The
refugees did not claim to know why or how Dragon’s Fury forces would attack
Addicks. Before the HPG failure, Dragon’s Fury was known to be led by Prefect
Duchess Katana Tormark. This attack raises uncomfortable questions about Tormark’
s allegiances and intentions on a planet of key resources for the Prefecture.
Further, Neo Carthagia is an important center for off-world transport on Addicks.
Control of the city gives an important military advantage over the entire southern
hemisphere of Addicks.
Harmon Thompson, a mechanical engineer among the refugees said, “The emergency
broadcast network mentioned tanks and infantry units before we lost radio, but I saw
BattleMechs. This isn’t a dust-up. This is the start of a war.”
INN - Interstellar News Network
TOWNE—Refugees from Addicks arrived on three DropShips today seeking asylum
and bringing new rumors of war. The DropShips contained nearly 3,000 refugees
from Hesperus, a suburb approximately 40 km north of Neo Carthagia on Addicks’s
southern continent.
The DropShips first appeared at 5:53 a.m. as three unknown blips over Hyborean
orbital space. Aerospace officials dispatched escort jets to bring the DropShips down
to land at the Price John Spaceport in Port Howard after establishing radio contact
with the lead DropShip, Terrestria.
Governor Renee Oscar greeted the refugees personally and met privately with the
leaders in a three-hour debriefing at the spaceport. Afterward, the refugees granted
interviews to the press.
Malia Seneschal, pilot of the Terrestria, read from a prepared statement. “We’re very
happy to be alive, and thankful to the citizens of Towne for granting us refuge. Your
hospitality is as generous as we had hoped.”
Port Howard, a city of nearly 2 million people, has opened their arms to the refugees.
Food, clothing, and offers of shelter have poured into relief organizations, though
housing arrangements are still undecided for the refugees, who have been living on
their DropShips for nearly three weeks.
Hesperus was a community largely populated by workers in the civilian aerospace
industry. According to refugees, their city was evacuated in expectation of a military
action between Dragon’s Fury and Highlander forces.
Displaced and fearing further destruction, a team of pilots and engineers simply took
three DropShips from a nearby conflict, two of which were Dragon’s Fury ships.
The refugees spoke of numerous reports of military action on the southern continent
of Addicks in the days before they left. They reported having seen vehicles, infantry,
and conscripted labor 'Mechs bearing Highlander insignia in several locations. The
refugees did not claim to know why or how Dragon’s Fury forces would attack
Addicks. Before the HPG failure, Dragon’s Fury was known to be led by Prefect
Duchess Katana Tormark. This attack raises uncomfortable questions about Tormark’
s allegiances and intentions on a planet of key resources for the Prefecture.
Further, Neo Carthagia is an important center for off-world transport on Addicks.
Control of the city gives an important military advantage over the entire southern
hemisphere of Addicks.
Harmon Thompson, a mechanical engineer among the refugees said, “The emergency
broadcast network mentioned tanks and infantry units before we lost radio, but I saw
BattleMechs. This isn’t a dust-up. This is the start of a war.”
| December 18, 3132 |