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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kinem" data-source="post: 6027130" data-attributes="member: 24234">"Bellarune. It's a barely habitable planet, small population. Harsh places breed harsh rulers. The rebels - Hedtekkists, you know - held a scientific base, and ten of us were sent to capture it. We wore exosuits for the cold and low pressure. We couldn't just blast our way in, since we were supposed to preserve the research. We built an ice cave around the door, to hold in the pressure, then cut open the door with plasma torches.We had laser rifles, but were ordered not to use them, in case we blasted the science stuff or made a hole in the wall. So we went in with monoblades in hand. Initially there was no resistance. As we moved deeper into the lab, walking among colored test tubes and bubbling beakers, there was suddenly an explosion. Turns out they'd rigged the chemicals to explode. I lost six buddies then.The remaining four of us pressed on. Hot for revenge, we killed one man soon after. The one who triggered the bomb. We continued searching the complex, very carefully now, probing ahead of us with improvised long sticks.Eventually we found the rest. Blades out, we were ready to finish the rebels. But something felt wrong, and I made the others stop. There were men and women, unarmed. These rebels weren't soldiers. They were the scientists.So we had control of the base, but now what? We had the small ship we'd come in, and after burying the men we'd lost we headed into space with the scientists. I helped operate the ship, and the scientists made themselves useful, so we were able to manage despite the losses.Turned out the scientists had been working on some kind of powerful bioweapon. That's why they joined the rebellion - it didn't sit right with them. Well, we issued some threats to both sides of the conflict, claiming we had the weapon, gave a few key details, and got them both to stand down. The actual research had been destroyed long before we showed up. You won't get this story from official channels, of course.True, I didn't obey orders to the letter. But I stand by my actions. We defended the whole planet, the way I see it.That specific enough for you, sir? I've served in a number of other conflicts, but that story is my favorite."</blockquote>

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