BridgePsychout pondered his next move.
Secondary strike team to ensure Infiltration protocols are intact. That was going to be simple enough, it was Psychout's primary function to tell the masses what to think, and these primitive apes weren't likely to be a heavy challenge. This sort of trip was best kept low key though, a large team would lead to too many 'accidents' but he'd need back-up in case it turned nasty and, as most of this was probably clandestine work he would require a specialist with patience. Of the choices available that meant
Vindicator - assuming Mal had fixed him by now - was the best option as
Shadowing looked to be lined up for another task. Shame, he would have been incredibly useful and he had shown he could be trusted.
First things first though, he needed access to the database and the limited files on the names and locations of the Facsimiles we did have, and then he needed to get to the remains of the factions now-destroyed base on that mudball, and work back from there. Plenty of work to be done...
"As you wish, Commander. If I could have my accesses to the intelligence network, long range and satellite communications and up- and down-link protocols reinstated" he gave Soundwave a sideways glance "And if you can also confirm that we are at the initiation of a Phase Two scenario* and that any Facsimiles I can locate are assumed to be prepared for activation, I can begin immediately, Sir. I will await transmission of further information on the Facsimiles, as they become available."
He allowed
Shockwave the time to conclude an answer, it gave him a few seconds to get Mal to prepare Vindicator for deployment so sent him a private comm.
>>Mal, you done fixing Vin's head yet? I'm going to need him to join me on Sol-3 shortly, so can you re-arm him and ensure he has a suitable disguise for infiltrating fleshling civilian and potentially military outposts, and get my effects ready. We have a Grey Propaganda and double cover-up situation and it looks like we're about to kick-off Phase Two, so you'll probably need to join us eventually to program any new facsimiles. I wouldn't unpack all your weird instruments just yet Maestro...<<Whilst he awaited Shockwaves response, he began to mentally scan though the Facsimile reports he already had access to, there weren't many and he'd not heard of any of these locations, but their organisations were always the same...
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* ooc - I refer to 'Phase Two' as dictated by
this, its the only reference to the infiltration phases I can find, (the comics were years ago!) hope that's right.]