generally important info
(possible) major NPC
minor/incidental NPC
After the acts of sabotage used to cover Rajesh's (and accomplices) escape the crew finds itself together again in the guest dormitories. They decide to attempt to use personnel assets to grant them access to secured systems. In order to do this they head off to Admin Living Quarters. Meanwhile they send Crow to check the generators for any undetonated explosives for use on the Comm Station in order to knock out the info blast (t-minus 3h:30m).
Crow takes the tunnels discovers a secondary set explosives designed to pierce the dome and reports them to repair and security crews for defusing. Further investigation yields an inoperative 2kg of superthermite. Explosives gathered, Crow returns to the dormitories to have Sara Chen refit the timer/firing mechanism. She sets it as he asks (3min timer) and he makes his way to the Comm Station via the tunnels. Crow rigs it to the neck of the dish and interfaces in order to try and offload some of the transmission history. Accessing the node he meets three unique spiders programs (Widow VIs named Ananzi, Arenea, and Kumonga) who ask for authentication. While they are busy screening Crow's information he becomes aware of point defenses located on the periphery of the base structure outside of the dome. Not able to successfully spoof his way past the Widows he logs out and waits for backup.
While Crow is on his way to the Comm Dish via the tunnels the rest of the group ends up arrested by security forces who have put the site on lockdown. A brief stint in a holding cell and scan for illicit materials sees them in front of a frazzled Security Chief. Azif's deceptions succeed and he passes himself and the crew off as Oversight. The group is given a (partial) data packet of transmitted data and sent on their way. Upon their release they are informed that Crow has rigged the Comm Station to blow and has started the countdown timer, which they quickly have him kill.
Realizing Crow is unable to effectively arm the bomb to their specifications they have him return and grab assistance. Colin's character (name needed) hops in using an ecto and they are able to rig up the explosives. Colin attempts to interface with the Comm hub and is cyber attacked by the Widow VIs who do a lot of Stress damage with their various scorcher programs. He is unable to get any information off the servers. They call it a wrap and set up to call their ride (t-minus 2hrs:30min).
The group makes their way outside and launch radio boosters, allowing them to piggyback off a passing comm sat. Rupak calls in a favor with the Argonauts of Mitre who agree to send in a Medean strike team. Their ETA is 1hr27m putting it within acceptable time frames. They want the group to extract on foot away from point defenses some 2km to be safe. Unknown to the rest of the crew Azif goes ahead with his plan to alert Fresh Kills, informing them of the point defense systems and the lucrative research habitat. Joe attempts to call in Reclaimer support but they are otherwise occupied.
(t-minus 1hr:45m) Azif triggers the superthermite charge mid conversation with the Security Chief after warning him about finding additional terrorist explosives, killing the Comm Station and their connection to the habitat.
(t-minus 45min) After an hours travel on foot they arrive at the landing spot for a highly armed/armored Medean strike squad. On extraction they go into battle stations as a Fresh Kills raiding party comes screaming into the area using the Solar backscatter to cover their approach and lock weapons. Azif groans as the unpredictable pirates have arrived 3hrs early. He manages to call them off of the Argonaut vessels and the group makes their escape to Mitre.
Everyone (excluding Azif who called the strike, and Crow who is desensitized to hyper-violence) suffers anguish witnessing the destruction of Angels One as the pirates pierce and vent the habitat and then set to work pillaging and clearing the facility of personnel.
Evacuated from the facility (taken with the group to Mitre) are: