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[Raphael]

!STRIKE
Hit em' hard, be ready to pull out at any moment. Really, just engage from a distance the entire time.

Oh yeah! Bring it on.

 

[PBalfredo]

I dunno how much you should value a flyboy's opinion on whether or not the boys on the ground head into the hornets nest, but that monstrosity nearly knocked RAVEN-4 out of the sky, so if we have any chance of taking this thing out and learning how to take out others like it, then we need to

!STRIKE

 

[Squoig]

!STRIKE

Bring as many grenades as you can. Then find a way to bring more.

 

[Lamptramp]

Well damn it all, we're going to do it arent we? You crazy bastards we're actually going to do it?

There had better be some particularly "hot gates" for us wedge the [REDACTED] into as that's the only way they're going down.

Go tell the Humans, you who pass by,
That here, obedient to their laws, we lie

 

[Moonlight]

I am gonna go ahead and change my vote to !CAUTION. There are better hills to die on.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Abandon hope all ye who deploy there.

 

[Doczu]

If we are going to strike (i'm not having second thoughts, although i fear this will be suicide) then those who remain please remember those words:

"If i forget about them, then you, God in heaven, forget about me"

 

[Jintor]

“…you believe the Director put this to a… a vote? This is supposed to be a professional outfit…”

“…on all equipment, double-checked, then triple checked! That goes double for the armour! I see even a dent, cycle it back in and get a new one! Do I…”

“…Would the following soldiers please report to staging area three: Lance-Corporal Hazaro, Lance-Corporal Tangaroo, Lance-Corporal Sober, Lance…”

“…with your shield, or on it…”

“…hearing reports that Air Force officials have lost all contact with Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, as the unidentified object remains within the military cordon…”

“…getting at least a week’s R&R after this op, assuming I survive, so I guess it’s okay…”

“…sir, BELIEVE-1 is standing by and ready for takeoff. Strike Team Alpha-Bravo is loaded.”

“Acknowledged. Commence Operation Bloody Ring.”

 

[Erheller]

I hope we retreat before anyone gets killed.

 

[hooijdonk17]

Die with your boots on lads.

 

[Screaming Meat]

“Acknowledged. Commence Operation Bloody Ring.”

More so for the aliens than us, I hope.

 

[Doczu]

Remember boys and girls. When things go FUBAR, play this song and make a dash back to the dropship.

 

[GoodCoffeeJoey]

!SIGNUP-PILOT

Ready to kill. Ready to die.

 

[Doczu]

!SIGNUP-PILOT

Ready to kill. Ready to die.

MI does the dying, Fleet just does the flying.

 

[Jintor]

CLASSIFIED TOP SECRET
//INCIDENT REPORT_0010//
OPERATION BLOODY RING
<<UFO-004 LANDING SITE - HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA>>
9 April 2016

STRIKE TEAM ALPHA-BRAVO
LCLP Hazaro (Medic)
LCLP Tangaroo (Scout)
LCLP Sober (Gunner)
LCLP Coolasj19 (Sniper)
SPEC A Sentient Keyboard (Rocketeer)
SPEC Incendiary (Engineer)

---Audio Transcript Excerpt - STRIKE TEAM ALPHA-BRAVO -

Bigsky: Tantalus drive engaged&#8230; we&#8217;re approaching. Conditions are&#8230; snow&#8230;?
Sober: Snow? At this time of year?
Tangaroo: In Mississippi?
Bigsky: Hey, I&#8217;m just calling it as I see it.
A Sentient Keyboard: Friggin&#8217; aliens.
Incendiary: Think it&#8217;s part of their experiment?
Hazaro: Yeah, sure. Maybe they need a ship that big to carry their damn weather machines around.
Coolasj19: Yeah&#8230; big ship&#8230;
A Sentient Keyboard: Yep. Pretty big.
All: &#8230;

Sober: &#8230;so. Approaching the dropsite&#8230; now...

 

[Clevinger]

Godspeed, gentlemen.

 

[Doczu]

We await your safe return.

 

[Jintor]

Sober: Touchdown! Move, move, move!
Tangaroo: We’re right at the foot of the damn thing!

Coolasj19: Goddamnit BigSky!
Incendiary: Hug the wall...
Hazaro: Hey, I think I can climb up here.

Sober: Does it look solid?
Hazaro: Seems so. Yeah… it’ll support my weight decently.
Sober: Right. Me and Coolasj better come with you. Tangaroo, you take point with ground team.
Tangaroo: Roger.

Sober: And Tangaroo?
Tangaroo: Yeah?
Sober: Good hunting.
Tangaroo: …you too, man.

<--timestamp advance +63 seconds-->

Hazaro: Hey, there’s a hole in this damn roof.
Tangaroo: Battle damage?
Hazaro: Negative… looks like a port.
Sober: Best back away from it for now. We don’t want to activate the command pod before we’ve had a chance to set up properly.
Hazaro: Roger that. Skirting around the side.
Tangaroo: Yo, there’s a generator up here.

Sober: Hmmm.
Coolasj19: Suggest ground team get eyes on around the generator at ground level.
A Sentient Keyboard: Acknowledged… moving up…

<--timestamp advance +123 seconds-->

Incendiary: Clear.
Hazaro: Roof is clear…
Sober: One second… going to peek inside…

Sober: …No contact.
Hazaro: Looks like a bridge-looking kinda place, though… I see some flight computers
Coolasj19: Maybe. But where the heck is the command pod?
Sober: Could be up by the doors there, waiting for breach-
Tangaroo: Uh, roof team - contact, contact, contact, contact!

 

[Jintor]

Tangaroo: New contact type! Flying robosquid!
Sober: Fuck!
Hazaro: Shit-
Coolasj19: Suit on the roof, cover me!
Sober: Firing!
Hazaro: Nade out!

[LMG fire]
[explosion]

[acid sac rupture]

Tangaroo: Ground team, weapons free!

[shotgun blast]
[SMG fire]

[minor explosion]

A Sentient Keyboard: Squid down-

[plasma ??? discharge]

A Sentient Keyboard: Second squid’s on the mov-
Sober: What the- hrrrkhhhh-!

 

[Raphael]

Stay safe guys, proceed carefully and kick the asses of those sobs. Good luck.

*salutes to screen*

edit: so far so good. coolasj proving once again his aim is godly.

e2: And tangaroo as well. Shot seemed quite far for a shoty.

 

[Jintor]

Hazaro: Holy shit!
Incendiary: Squid&#8217;s got Sober!
Coolasj19: Steady&#8230; steady&#8230;

[sniper rifle fire]

[minor explosion]

Sober: -HHGh&#8230; ho&#8230; ly&#8230; shit&#8230;
Coolasj19: You okay, Sober?
Sober: Yeah&#8230; thanks for&#8230; the assist&#8230;
Hazaro: Your vitals are reading within acceptable parameters to me. Suit&#8217;s gonna need some dents beaten out of it later though.
Tangaroo: Health check later, killing time is now!

[legs scuttling, distant roaring]

A Sentient Keyboard: Quiet&#8230; you hear tha-

[plasma ??? discharge]

A Sentient Keyboard: Someone get eyes on!
Tangaroo: I&#8217;ll do you one better-

[shotgun blast]

[minor explosion]

Tangaroo: Pod cleared.

 

[Doczu]

Off the record:

I love reading this stuff, shit is tense.

 

[Incendiary]

This mission was probably not the one for me to wear a red shirt on, right guys? .....guys?

(Go team! Let's kick some alien butt!)

 

[Jintor]

Hazaro: Jesus Christ, did you see that skinny just burst out from that hole?
Coolasj19: Looks like the suits can jump.
Sober: I’m… more worried about… those damn squids. Man, my… throat!
Tangaroo: They still die to bullets pretty easily.
Incendiary: I think they’re bots too. They soak damage the way those laser bots do…
A Sentient Keyboard: Guys, there's… some kind of… I don’t know. Something else inside the UFO. You can hear it skittering…
Sober: Okay everyone… quick breather. Reload and rearm… then we’re back to roof team and ground team. Let’s sweep this… side corridor before we try and breach…


<--timestamp advance +221 seconds-->


Tangaroo: Clear.

Hazaro: All clear.

Sober: Okay… Tangaroo, can you guys get up here from there?
Tangaroo: I see another ladder.
Sober: Excellent. Get your team up here, we’ll double back around to the engine-
Coolasj19: Sober, on your six!
Sober: What- shit!

[LMG fire]

Hazaro: Contact-

[assault rifle fire]

Coolasj19: I count two skinnies- no, three skinnies -and a sectoid-
Hazaro: One floater this side, but it’s not reacting-
Coolasj19: Give me a second…

[sniper rifle fire]

[acid sac rupture]

Coolasj19: Go, go, go!
Sober: Ground team, we could use some support up here-
Tangaroo: Roger, dashing for the ladder-

[assault rifle fire]

Hazaro: He’s moving in…
Coolasj19: Don’t let him get that close!

[plasma carbine discharge]

Coolasj19: Jeepers!
Hazaro: Rocketeers are moving-
Sober: Forget about them, we’ve got bigger problems! Tangaroo, where is ground team?
Tangaroo: We’re coming-

[automatic rifle fire]

[acid sac rupture]

Hazaro: Skinny’s dead, but my ammo’s spent and the floaters are probably inbound…
Incendiary: We’re here, we’re here. Sitrep?
Sober: Floaters seem disinterested, but that could change... Get set up… not much cover here, but there’s not much we can do about-
A Sentient Keyboard: Clicking’s getting closer...!

[chitin on metal]

Sober: Motherfuck! What is THAT?!?

 

[Poodlestrike]

Alright, that's it for the easy part, guys.

EDIT: Off the record, wow at that timing XD Hadn't even seen the

Spoiler

Chryssalid

when I hit post

 

[Jintor]

[shotgun blast]
[automatic rifle fire]
[automatic rifle fire]

Tangaroo: One down!
Hazaro: Fucking giant bugs!
Coolasj19: Central, we have a new contact-
Sober: It&#8217;s retreating!

Tangaroo: Moving in pursui-
Sober: Belay that! Who knows how many are down there? Stand your ground-
A Sentient Keyboard: Here comes another&#8230;

[automatic rifle fire]
[automatic rifle fire]
[shotgun blast]

A Sentient Keyboard: Two more, two more!
Tangaroo: Can&#8217;t get a bead-

Hazaro: Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccccccccckkkkkk-
Incendiary: -meeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

 

[coolasj19]

Oh my god... Tangaroo has the grenade. I feel some danger close coming on.

EDIT : Uhhhhh....
Crap.

 

[dkoy]

Don't you just hate it when chrysallids just close in on you like that? Hope you have some grenades for these guys.

 

[Jintor]

Hazaro: Wha-
Incendiary: HEAD DOWN, HAZ-
A Sentient Keyboard: FRAG OUT!

[explosion]
[explosion]

Hazaro: Jesus fuck! Nearly flipped a lid when you pulled me outta there.
A Sentient Keyboard: Targets shrapnelled… they’re toast.
Incendiary: Sorry Haz, no time to vocalise ‘fore I grabbed ya.
A Sentient Keyboard: Glad you dropped that nade, though.
Incendiary: All that time playing rugby paid off.
Hazaro: I guess anything’s better than being bug food.

Sober: AB, regroup asap! We’ve still got a rocketeer problem out there somewhere!

 

[Poodlestrike]

God damn, y'all lucky.

 

[Jintor]

<--timestamp advance +221 seconds-->

Tangaroo: Okay… I can hear them down there…
Coolasj19: Too scared to come up here…
Incendiary: Sir, I’ve still got an AP nade and two regulars left.
Tangaroo: I’ve also got an AP… huh.

Sober: Me and Coolas will fire from here, if they’re coming outta that hole. Watch my six.
A Sentient Keyboard: I can cover from there too.
Tangaroo: Okay, if they don’t come up here first, me and Incend will drop these suckers on their heads. You guys mop up the stragglers from their flank.
Hazaro: Roger.

<--timestamp advance +45 seconds-->

Tangaroo: Yeah, they’re down there alright.

Sober: Positions set.
Coolasj19: Ready.
Hazaro: Set up…
A Sentient Keyboard: Fingers on the trigger.

Incendiary: Shall I open?
Tangaroo: Hell, why not.

Incendiary: Okay… angling… bounce off that… hey, rocketfuckers! Package for ya!
Tangaroo: And a kiss from me, too!

[explosion]
[explosion]

Incendiary: Reckon we got all of them?
Tangaroo: That’d sure be nice.

 

[Jintor]

Sober: Nope! Weapons free!

[LMG fire]
[automatic rifle fire]
[automatic rifle fire]

Hazaro: Another one’s running -
A Sentient Keyboard: Firing!

[automatic rifle fire]

Coolasj19: Clean kill.
Tangaroo: Uh, there’s a skinny roaming free down there-

[plasma carbine discharge]

Tangaroo: Anyone see a good way to drop him?
Sober: If there’s another engine on the other side of the ship, we could try to breach behind him…
Hazaro: I’ll check it out-
Tangaroo: Wait, I’m gonna put my head down, maybe he’ll jump up and you guys can blast him.

Sober: Ready…
A Sentient Keyboard: Waiting…
Coolasj19: Don’t bother, I heard his footsteps. He’s bugged out.

Hazaro: Yeah, but you hear that engine?

[automatic rifle fire]
[automatic rifle fire]

Hazaro: I did.

 

[Feonix]

A couple close calls, but so far, so good... Come home safe, guys and gals.

 

[Sober]

Spoiler

Dammit Jintor, don't leave us hanging!

 

[coolasj19]

A couple close calls, but so far, so good... Come home safe, guys and gals.

Understatement of the week.
Suits getting flank shots on me. 3 flying Squids that fortunately chose poor targets. Danger close Mega-Bugs to Incindiary and Hazaro. Operation has gone swimmingly considering everything. Hopefully the command pod is in an advantageous position for our long range squad.

 

[Moonlight]

I'm still waiting for the other shoe to drop. For all the close calls, things are moving a little too smoothly. Might just be anxiety speaking.

 

[Jintor]

Hazaro: Okay, I see the other engine roo- squids!

Sober: Count &#8216;em!
Hazaro: 4 contacts, 3 inbound, one&#8217;s disappeared-
A Sentient Keyboard: Haz, head down!
Hazaro: What, again-

[rocket launch]

[explosion]

[minor explosion]

A Sentient Keyboard: These fuckers are tough-
Sober: Supressing!

[continuous LMG fire]

Incendiary: Another one moving in-

[automatic rifle fire]

Hazaro: Ah... shit.

[plasma ??? discharge]

 

[Jintor]

Hazaro: Holy fuck!
A Sentient Keyboard: How the fuck did you dodge that, Haz?
Hazaro: I don&#8217;t know.

[sniper rifle shot]

[minor explosion]

Coolasj19: We can discuss miracles later- just shoot the blasted thing.
Hazaro: Alright, alright! Moving&#8230; firing&#8230;
Incendiary: Supporting.

[automatic rifle fire]
[automatic rifle fire]

[minor explosion]

Sober: One more out there, then?
Hazaro: Yeah&#8230; one more.
Sober: So you gonna go look for it?
Hazaro: Me? I-
Sober: Great, miracle worker! Get out there.

Hazaro: You utter bastard, Sober.

 

[Jintor]

<--timestamp advance +75 seconds-->

Hazaro: I don&#8217;t like this&#8230; it&#8217;s too-

[ufo hatch opens]

Hazaro: Buh?

[plasma carbine discharge]

Hazaro: JESUS H CHRIST!
Tangaroo: Haz, get back here! I&#8217;m going up around&#8230;
Sober: Good ide-

[unknown mechanical sound]

Sober: WHAT THE FUCK-
Incendiary: SQUID!
A Sentient Keyboard: Shoot, shoot, shoot!

[automatic rifle fire]
[automatic rifle fire]
[shotgun blast]
[LMG fire]

[minor explosion]

Coolasj19: That thing just appeared out of nowhere!
Incendiary: I&#8217;d better put that down in the report, assuming we live through this.
A Sentient Keyboard: If those fuckers have invisibility cloaks then I&#8217;m going to flip my shit.

Sober: Tangaroo, you find that missing skinny yet?
Tangaroo: Uh&#8230; and a few of his friends&#8230;

Tangaroo: Simisai.

 

[dkoy]

No-one's even been hit yet! Even when flanked or out in the open. Damn lucky OP so far.
I've never seen outsiders spawn outside the ship though.

 

[Jintor]

Tangaroo: F-f-f-four Outsiders! Falling back!
Sober: FOUR?
Incendiary: Oh, shit. Oh shit oh shit oh shit-
Tangaroo: And a skinny. But four! FOUR OUTSIDERS!

Coolasj19: Anyone have any bangs?
Incendiary: Negative, frag &#8216;nades only-
Sober: Ladder that side, right?
A Sentient Keyboard: Doesn&#8217;t look like they need ladders! Here they come-

Sober: Fuck off, sunshine!

[LMG fire]

A Sentient Keyboard: He dropped again-
Sober: None of you got shots off?
Incendiary: That one was out of range-
Tangaroo: It's coming lah!

[automatic rifle fire]
[automatic rifle fire]
[shotgun blast]
[LMG fire]

Sober: Okay, scratch one&#8230;
Tangaroo: Can&#8217;t see any on the roof&#8230;
A Sentient Keyboard: I think they&#8217;re moving &#8216;round our sides!
Coolasj19: Me and Sober will cover from the rear, the rest of you- fan out! Tangaroo, what do you see?
Tangaroo: Uh&#8230; nothing.

Sober: Shit! We&#8217;ve got 3 loose crystals and a skinny out there somewhere and we can&#8217;t even chokepoint them on the ladders!
Coolasj19: It&#8217;s alright. Maybe they&#8217;ll just keep jumping up right into our sights.
Tangaroo: I bloody well hope so, cos that&#8217;s three more crystals than I&#8217;d like to be dealing with. Jialat lah.

 

[Jintor]

A Sentient Keyboard: Okay, repositioning&#8230;
Tangaroo: One last check and then I&#8217;ll join up with you- woah. Stray sectoid.

Tangaroo: Night night, fucker.

[shotgun blast]

Tangaroo: They&#8217;re so cute when they&#8217;re dead.

 

[Jintor]

Sober: Shit, behind us!
Incendiary: Eh?!?

Coolasj19: Shit!

[sniper rifle shot]
[automatic rifle fire]
[automatic rifle fire]
[LMG fire]

Sober: God damnit- cover that hole!
A Sentient Keyboard: Coming around this side-
Incendiary: Repositioning!
Tangaroo: Running back…

<--timestamp advance +54 seconds-->

Sober: Steady… steady…

Sober: ALPHA-BRAVO, LET ‘ER RIP!

[automatic rifle fire]
[automatic rifle fire]
[LMG fire]
[SMG fire]

A Sentient Keyboard: Fu-

[sniper rifle shot]

Coolasj19: Booyah.

 

[Jintor]

Hazaro: Okay, so that’s… how many?
Sober: 3, I think. One more out there.
Tangaroo: And a skinny.
Sober: And a skinny, yeah.

Coolasj19: Same plan again?
Sober: If they keep falling for it, why not?


<--timestamp advance +54 seconds-->


Incendiary: -ey’re pretty dumb, eh?
Sober: They’ve got rocks for brains, sure.
Tangaroo: [groaning]
Sober: See, ‘cos they’re made of crystal, so-
A Sentient Keyboard: Fingers ready!

Sober: Easy pickings.

[automatic rifle fire]
[automatic rifle fire]
[LMG fire]
[SMG fire]
[sniper rifle shot]

Sober: …phew.
Tangaroo: Crystals ain’t shit.
Sober: Not when you’ve got a decent killing field. HUD says RECONSAT_A2 reads only one more sucker on this thing.
Incendiary: That’s it? Man.

Coolasj19: Best not relax just yet. This guy’s still packing heat.
Tangaroo: Who’s left? Our skinny friend?
Sober: Our skinny friend, indeed.
Hazaro: Let’s go say hi.

 

[Jintor]

Incendiary: Man, some raid. We haven’t even seen the inside of this thing, hey?
Tangaroo: We’re going to have to – our good pal is scuttling around down there and I don’t think he wants to come up and play.
Sober: Okay. Door breach team… hmmm… me, Tanga, Hazaro. Coolas, you stay up here with Keyboard, make sure he doesn’t jump out at ya. We’ll try the far engine room.
Coolasj19: Roger that.

<--timestamp advance +155 seconds-->

Sober: -oes anyone know how to work this damn door thing?
Tangaroo: I saw Baalzebup run straight through one on UFO-002.
Hazaro: Maybe it works like the MELD cans? Biometrics around a certain area?
Sober: Worth a shot. I’ll just… wave my hands, I guess…?

[UFO external forcefield opens]

Sober: That did the trick… Kinect technology. Microsoft spaceships.
Tangaroo: No eyes on, moving to cover – there!

Tangaroo: Target in centre of ship, central column, taking cover by sidebars. Telemetry uploaded.
Coolasj19: Roof is secure.
Hazaro: Moving to side…
Incendiary: Flanking.

Hazaro: Hey, Tanga?
Tangaroo: Yeah?
Hazaro: Freak him out a bit, I’ll plug him as he runs.
Tangaroo: Fine by me.

[shotgun blast]

Tangaroo: Oops, I hit him.
Hazaro: That’s fine too.

[automatic rifle fire]

Hazaro: Damnit, missed.
Tangaroo: Here, let me get some holo for you…

[ballistic pistol fire]

Hazaro: Cheers – adjusting sights.

[automatic rifle fire]

[poison sac rupture]

Hazaro: Done and done.

Tangaroo: Reading no additional contacts from RECONSAT, Sober.
Sober: Excellent. Command, UFO-004 is… secure.
A Sentient Keyboard: Seriously? Phew.
Tangaroo: Not exactly a walk in the park, but a mite easier than I thought.

Incendiary: …did any of us even get hit?
Coolasj19: One of those squid things grabbed Sober, remember?
Sober: To be honest with you, I think we got kinda lucky with this crate. It’s got a nice roof. Alpha-Bravo, pair off and trawl the ship, map every nook and cranny, make sure there’s no bloody squatters on board what is now officially XCOM property. Move out!
All: Yessir!

--- MISSION TRANSCRIPT ENDS ---

 

[Baalzebup]

Unholy shit! 6 guys mowed down 24 of the shitbags, including two completely new contact types and they did it practically unharmed? Man, that was plain legendary. Elephant size brass balls on you guys. I think the drinks will be on the home team for the whole month, minimum. I'll cover the tab alone if need be.

Though I think some of you guys shouldn't put any money on gambling any time soon. I think some of ya spent all credit Lady Luck is going to pass for a while.

The pay-off for getting our hands on all that E.T tech must be a fucking jackpot for the egg-heads and tech folk alike.

You've put those caution guys ashamed alright.

Now that is just crazy talk, Raphael. They made everyone giddy and proud of their heroics, not ashamed that some of us were looking at the odds and found them too long for our tastes. I've never been happier to have proven wrong. I'll be happy to be wrong every single time if this is result I have to "swallow."

 

[Doczu]

The pay-off for getting our hands on all that E.T tech must be a fucking jackpot for the egg-heads and tech folk alike.

Yeah i just can't wait till i can shoot some plasma back at the aliens.

By the way, do they fear us? Or are we just a minor inconvenience to them?

 

[Raphael]

Wow, this went much better than expected. Congratz guys, mighty fine work. impossibly fine work even.

You've put those caution guys ashamed alright.

 

[McNum]

"Listen, I don't care all that much how difficult the logistics are, there has to be cold beers available on-site BEFORE the team gets back. Yes, I am aware express deliveries to a secret facility like ours is is a nightmare. Just arrange a dropoff somewhere, I'll go get it personally if I have to."

Celebrate tonight, worry about invisible robo-squids and giant bug monsters tomorrow. I am not sure I like the implications of either of those things, to be honest. ...but I hope one of the squids are intact enough to get something useful from.

Fantastic operation all around.

 

[Jintor]

RECOVERED: 1 x Sectoid Corpse, 3 x Floater Corpse, 3 x Thin Man Corpse, 2 x &#8220;Bug&#8221; Carcass, 69 x Elerium, 76 x Alloys, 11 x Weapon Fragments, 3 x MELD, 4 x UFO Flight Computers, 2 x Alien Surgery, 2 x UFO Power Source, 6 x "Squid" Wrecks

KILLS/MISSION BOARD &#8211; STRIKE TEAM ALPHA-BRAVO
Coolasj19: 13 | 4 (+5)
Hazaro: 12 | 4 (+4)
Tangaroo: 11 | 4 (+6)
A Sentient Keyboard: 7 | 3 (+5)
Sober: 5 | 4 (+3)
Incendiary: 4 | 3 (+1)

NB: SPEC A Sentient Keyboard has been assigned to Contact Team Alpha.