Following the heavy battles during the weekend, particularly around Zychion Citadel and Hadesheim Central, the front seems to stabilize. Major Jenny Carramone described the weekend as “a carnage”, but also commends the colonial troops and their sacrifices in the battle.

However, the High Commander was less than pleased to announce the reply from the Federal Imperial government for the pleas for help. In fact, her voice was downright poisonous as she delivered the response from Earth:

“The Under-Secretary of Colonial Affairs in charge of Calypsian Development, mr Otto Kummel, has replied that we seem to be on top of the situation. For that reason, and as the federal budget’s post for extraordinary events is nearly depleted for the semester, the Under-Secretary has decided to call off the relief mission to Calypso.”

Major Carramone did not offer any further comments.

For the last days, robot motherships have threatened several of our cities. We have requested help and stalled for time for Earth to come to our aid. However, the Federal Imperial government has responded that we can’t expect any help from Earth. We’re on our own.

Because of that, and in response to the robot attacks on Calypso, I am declaring a state of emergency. Effective immediately, I am personally in command of all Calypsian civilian and military agencies.

All citizens bearing arms should report to duty stations immediately. Crafters and miners will be needed for the manufacture of weapons, ammunition, provisions and supplies. Anyone found knowingly or unknowingly supporting the robot hostilities or any separatist tendencies will be dealt with accordingly.

This state of emergency will be enforced for the duration of the robot attacks. Questions about this declaration should be directed to Defense Forces personnel or to my office.

Thank you for your cooperation.

/Major Jenny Carramone, Calypso Defense Forces high commander

For the last week, the robots have used the Calypso emergency broadcast system to piggy-back their own sinister messages. Of course, the messages themselves were encrypted.

Thanks to a valiant effort by a community of code-breakers, the robot codes have been cracked, even as the robots switched communications protocol to make decryption harder.

“We owe these clever people a great deal”, Major Jenny Carramone says. “They’ve cracked the code just for the challenge of it, and they have given the CDF a peek inside the minds of the robots. that have been invaluable to us. I would like to express my gratitude to each and everyone of them. They may very well have won the war.”

However, Major Carramone still has concerns about cracking the code on a public forum. “They know that we know” she says, “and the code has evolved all the time. I fear that pretty soon, we won’t be able to read their code.”

A self-proclaimed group vying for independence of Calypso has entered the negotiations with the robots. The hitherto unknown group, called the “Provisional Government of Calypso”, has issued the following statement:

“This is the Provisional Government of Calypso. The Provisional Government is negotiating with the robots and Calypso Defense Forces to ensure our planet’s independence. We will soon be free from Imperial rule!”

CDF authorities confirm that the group exist and has entered the negotiations, but will not give any details at present time.

Calypsian authorities have entered negotiations with representatives from the robot forces.

Sources within CDF indicate that the negotiations are designed to stall for time in order for Earth to send reinforcements to Calypso. There has been no confirmation on this from CDF High Command.

This is an official Calypso Defense Forces broadcast. There is a heightened state of alert in Wolverine Hope and Nate Valley on Amethera, and  Fort Ithaca, Fort Troy, Zychion and Hadesheim on Eudoria.

Please make sure you have supplies and survival gear stocked. Restrict outdoor movement as much as possible; try to remain indoors. Please cooperate with Imperial forces and follow their instructions.

Repeat: there is a heightened state of alert in Wolverine Hope, Nate Valley, Fort Ithaca, Fort Troy, Zychion and Hadesheim. An evacuation order might be issued for these areas. This automated broadcast will be repeated every two hours.