Those who had taken interest in the first message sent by the anomalous starship could eventually track another message; the signal much stronger. It was dated for the first of the current year. --- RAMJET.............................................................................OPERATIONAL MAIN_SPIRE.........................................................................OPERATIONAL PRIMARY_RING.......................................................................OPERATIONAL LIFE_SUPPORT.......................................................................OPERATIONAL BIOLOGICAL_SYSTEMS...MALFUNCTIONS_DETECTED: S5-C28-R58 | S3-C18-R238 | S4-C52-R38 | S3-C22-R73 SECONDARY_RING.....................................................................OPERATIONAL TERTIARY_RING......................................................................OPERATIONAL CARGO..............................................................................OPERATIONAL REACTOR............................................................................OPERATIONAL THRUSTERS..........................................................................OPERATIONAL --- The report is written in an ancient human language. This report has been generated and sent from starship η-3 towards the direction of Sol for review and advisory by the Western European Union Date: January 1st, 3288 Subject: ANNUAL UPDATE 956 This message is being sent to the United Government of Earth as an update on the status of the Eta-3 Generational Starship. "United Government of Earth, please acknowledge previous requests for assistance. The situation has progressed to the point that the onboard administration believes that the prime mission directive is no longer viable. This information has not currently spread to the main population. Any further deliberation in responses will prompt us to follow our new mission directive."
