Yulia's noncompliance has stonewalled the investigation.

For me? I'm just an ordinary technician. What could I do?

I'll leave it in your good hands.

Did you — mess things up again? Are you forcing me to take the blame? I've seen this way too often, Dmitry.

Stop putting it like that. Cooperate with the investigation. It'll help you ... and the UWST as well.

Investigation? Me? I've slogged in this backwater for eight friggin' years through storm and rain. I even soloed that signal outage and fixed it — But now, when the blight hits the fan, you decide to blame me for everything? I guess pinning everything on Yulia is our latest rule.

Then you better explain this — Right before the attack, you made multiple calls to an unregistered comms node outside Valley IV. Your calls are also fully encrypted. What do you have to say about this?

That's my private call! How dare you flip through my records? Did the Security Bureau authorize this search?

You really think I'd betray the UW? Forget things much? You didn't even know how to use the terminal OS back then. Guess who taught you that? And now you're biting the hands that helped you?

I'm not here to argue. I'll keep it simple: Undo the encryptions and prove your innocence.

I refuse!

What did you just say?

I'm Yulia, a comms technician stationed in Valley IV facility of the United Workers' Syndicates of Talos II. I served in the Valley for eight years and six months, and I didn't even run for it when the crisis hit us. And now you want me to prove my innocence without bringing any hard evidence to the table?

Apologies, Endmin... I've messed everything up.

At least we acquired the comms log. Angro will have plenty of materials to analyze for a while.

I'll help decrypt the call contents, but ... this might take some time.

Yulia, your duties have been suspended as we wait for the results... This isn't just about you. We're doing this for the safety of Valley IV.

Hah. That's a nice way to put it. Unfortunately, I'm very much aware that nobody in this blighted place would defend me.

Ugh... Endmin, Supervisor Perlica, just carry on with your tasks. I have to bring her to Angro.

Roger that!