Tressa drags Morrow Nine into the council chamber, and the silence hits harder than gunfire. Empty seats gape at the table. Two personal comms lie where their owners should be.
The remaining Pirate Lords turn in unison. Confusion drains out of their faces as they spot the missing stations, then the cracked archive data in Tressa's grip.
The Dockmaster
Two are gone. Not delayed, gone. Their comms are still here.
Pirate Lord 3
They pulled two seats from under us... and left the room intact.
Morrow Nine coughs against Tressa's hold, frantic eyes flicking over the empty places like he is counting exits that no longer exist.
Morrow Nine
I was only the relay. The council sign-off was bigger than me. Bigger than him.
A holo flickers red across the table, the hidden archive chain unspooling into a clean, ugly pattern, council access linked to the sabotage. The room finally understands the trap. Someone is thinning the pirate lords before the consolidation strike.
Pirate Lord 12
They are cutting the alliance apart, one name at a time. Tressa, tell us who still answers.
✓ Quest Accepted
Learn who the missing council members are
“Look at the seats who are still here contact everyone still on this station I'm heading to my ship I suggest both of you do the same I smell explosives”
SUCCESS (Good Agility, rolled +0)