Specter's voice answered from the control console, her purple light reflecting in the monitors. "Given signal strength and the known sensor capabilities from Arbiter logs, probability of detection by the Nexus within the next 24 standard hours is 31%. Probability of detection by other, unknown local or transitory entities is an unknown variable, estimated between 5% and 40%. The broadcast is, by design, a conspicuous anomaly."
"It's a shout into a dark forest," Veronica muttered from her station, her arms crossed tightly. "We just have to hope the wrong things are deaf."
"Or that the right things are frightened," Julian replied. "Initiate the sequence. Full power."
