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The Meaning in the Message Part 1

Investigate a spate of unusual volatility across the galaxy.

Overview

Warp required1
Operations level34
Warp for completion26
Warp via superhighway1
Completion via superhighway26

Costs & rewards

Mission rewards

Dilithium
Objective ID749,275,271
Amount1,400
Latinum
Objective ID749,275,271
Amount1,400
Premium Recruit Token
Objective ID749,275,271
Amount150

Locations

Objectives

Objective 1

ObjectiveAnswer a distress call in Tau Ceti.
DestinationTau Ceti

Objective 2

ObjectiveDefeat 10 hostiles of level 33 or higher.
Required count10
Required level33

Objective 3

ObjectiveAnswer a new distress call in Valo.
DestinationValo

Objective 4

ObjectiveDefeat 10 hostiles of level 33 or higher.
Required count10
Required level33

Objective 5

ObjectiveTravel to the Jen’rik system.
DestinationJen'rik

Dialogue

Mission dialogue

Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Situation?
Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Spock
Dialogue
Chaos, Captain.
Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Those are Federation citizens out there! What’s gotten into them?
Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Spock
Dialogue
We are being hailed.
Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Onscreen. This is Captain Pike of the USS Enterprise. Who am I talking to?
Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Galt
Dialogue
I’m Captain Galt. What are you doing in our territory, Pike? Whose side are you on?
Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
“Whose side?”
Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Galt
Dialogue
That’s right. Are you here to help us or are you just another freedom-hating federalist looking to crush our precious liberty?
Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
You’re a Starfleet officer!
Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Spock
Dialogue
Captain, we are being hailed by another ship.
Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Alright, let’s hear what they have to say.
Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Cahill
Dialogue
Why are you conspiring with the enemy, Captain Pike?
Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Cahill? Kevin Cahill? You know me! I’m not conspiring with anybody. There is no conspiracy. And you’re not enemies! Something else is at play here.
Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Cahill
Dialogue
You would say that. You’re not a real Tau Cetian.
Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Neither are you! You’re from Alaska!
Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Cahill
Dialogue
We don’t want any more aliens here! Sucking up our precious resources. There’s not enough to go around.
Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
What are you talking about? We have plenty to go around. That’s basically our whole thing. You must know this is all wrong. Why are you all thinking this way?
Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Spock
Dialogue
He has broken off communication. And Captain, we have multiple ships closing in on our position. It appears both sides have temporarily unified against a common enemy.
Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
You mean us, right?
Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Spock
Dialogue
That is correct.
Objective ID
1,393,616,412
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Fantastic. Alright, everyone. Battle stations!
Objective ID
1,970,847,011
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
We can’t stay here. Uhura, notify Starfleet. They’re going to need a lot of ships to contain this.
Objective ID
1,970,847,011
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Uhura
Dialogue
Yes, sir. Captain, we have a similar distress signal emanating from the Valo system.
Objective ID
1,970,847,011
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
The Valo system? Isn’t that in Cardassian space?
Objective ID
1,970,847,011
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Spock
Dialogue
Indeed, Captain. As far as the Cardassian empire goes, Valo is considered a less militaristic and more sedate seat of culture and learning.
Objective ID
1,970,847,011
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
I’m betting that’s no longer true.
Objective ID
1,970,847,011
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Spock
Dialogue
We should see for ourselves.
Objective ID
1,970,847,011
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Agreed. Alright, let’s go to Valo. Helm, take us out!
Objective ID
476,452,862
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Well, this doesn’t look good.
Objective ID
476,452,862
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Spock
Dialogue
Indeed not, Captain. We have scanned their communications and it appears this system has broken down between alleged Bajoran sympathizers and Cardassian purists.
Objective ID
476,452,862
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
I’m definitely sensing a theme here.
Objective ID
476,452,862
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Spock
Dialogue
I concur. Every system we have visited is exhibiting an extreme level of cultural and political polarization.
Objective ID
476,452,862
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
But why? What’s causing this?
Objective ID
476,452,862
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Spock
Dialogue
A biological weapon of some kind? A virus affecting the mind?
Objective ID
476,452,862
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
We need more dat… What the hell was that?
Objective ID
476,452,862
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Spock
Dialogue
We are under attack.
Objective ID
476,452,862
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Battle stations!
Objective ID
749,275,271
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Pike
Dialogue
At last. Space to think without people screaming at or trying to kill each other.
Objective ID
749,275,271
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Pike
Dialogue
So, let’s take advantage to see if we can’t get closer to an answer here.
Objective ID
749,275,271
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Pike
Dialogue
There’s a Federation relay station nearby. We can dock there, and make use of its facilities.
Objective ID
749,275,271
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Alright, I’d done with this. We need some answers, and we’re not going to find them if we hang around here.
Objective ID
749,275,271
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Spock
Dialogue
We are not far from the Jen’rik system, Captain. It appears unaffected by polarization for now. I suggest we make our way there.
Objective ID
749,275,271
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Good idea, Mr Spock. You heard the man, Ortegas. Get us to Jen’rik.
Objective ID
749,275,271
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Ortegas
Dialogue
On it, Captain!
Objective ID
758,515,882
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
What the hell is up with the galaxy these days?
Objective ID
758,515,882
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Spock
Dialogue
Captain?
Objective ID
758,515,882
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Come on, Spock. So far, we’ve been called to four sectors just today and each time it’s been the same story. Systems that have been at peace for centuries suddenly breaking out into violent conflict?
Objective ID
758,515,882
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Spock
Dialogue
It has been my experience that cultures that do not embrace logic are susceptible to such sudden attacks of belligerent neuroses.
Objective ID
758,515,882
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Really, Spock? I think even you… Wait… Are you joking?
Objective ID
758,515,882
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Spock
Dialogue
I understand you find levity soothing. However, joking aside…
Objective ID
758,515,882
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Already?
Objective ID
758,515,882
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Spock
Dialogue
Joking aside, the breakdown of these systems is cause for concern. It is right we investigate. We may be looking at a contagion that threatens to spread across the entire quadrant if left unchecked.
Objective ID
758,515,882
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Uhura
Dialogue
Uhura to Captain Pike.
Objective ID
758,515,882
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
If this is what I think it is, I’m blaming you, Spock. Go ahead, Uhura.
Objective ID
758,515,882
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Uhura
Dialogue
Captain, we’ve just picked up a distress call from the Tau Ceti system. It looks like they’ve fallen to the same civil unrest we’ve seen affecting so many others.
Objective ID
758,515,882
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Alright, let’s go see what we can do. Pike to helm. Set a course for Tau Ceti.
Objective ID
758,515,882
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Ortegas
Dialogue
Yes, Sir.