[ He parrots it back dumbly, half-stumbling over his words. Sure, he knows what the reports say. He's known for years now. He knew what they told him after Robert April's ship got he and his friend Thomas to the nearest starbase. It was an accident, an attack.
Of course he agreed. What else could he do? ]
Distress calls were sent out. Help just---it came too late. By the time Starfleet arrived, there were only 4,000 of the 8,000 settlers left. They found the governor's burned body in the mansion. It was assumed that he was there during the most focused attack on the ruling body.
[ In reality it was a revolt. The starving people of the colony fighting back to take control. To try and bring sanity back after thousands were butchered without remorse. They stormed the mansion. Jim remembers hearing the explosions, but he was too exhausted and weak to do anything save huddle on the outskirts with his best friend. ]
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[ He parrots it back dumbly, half-stumbling over his words. Sure, he knows what the reports say. He's known for years now. He knew what they told him after Robert April's ship got he and his friend Thomas to the nearest starbase. It was an accident, an attack.
Of course he agreed. What else could he do? ]
Distress calls were sent out. Help just---it came too late. By the time Starfleet arrived, there were only 4,000 of the 8,000 settlers left. They found the governor's burned body in the mansion. It was assumed that he was there during the most focused attack on the ruling body.
[ In reality it was a revolt. The starving people of the colony fighting back to take control. To try and bring sanity back after thousands were butchered without remorse. They stormed the mansion. Jim remembers hearing the explosions, but he was too exhausted and weak to do anything save huddle on the outskirts with his best friend. ]
I was on that colony.