ACCESS: RESTRICTED DECRYPTION KEY: 73XK5V2PG1$AUN-326 REP #: 18020-VIP-2029 AGENT(S): IKO-006 SUBJ: Eliksni Quarter VIPs 1. We've intercepted an internal communication within the Eliksni Quarter between VIP #1889, the Spider, formerly known as the Baron of the Tangled Shore, and prior to that, Rakis of the House of Wolves, and VIP #4143, Eido, Scribe of the House of Light and adoptive daughter of VIP #3987, Mithrax, "Kell of Light." The conversation regards VIP #2029, Eramis the Shipstealer. 2. This communication between #4143 and #1889 took place over an encrypted connection between a Botza District terminal and a personal datapad owned by #4143. It was not difficult to access. Security protocols should be reviewed and relayed to #3987 to avoid any future external data breach. 3. Communication has been transcribed below. Background noise and nonverbal communication is described in annotations. SPI: Scribe. EID: Spider. SPI: Well, now that we've gotten the pleasantries out of the way… Note: Here the recording captures two seconds of muffled noise and an indistinct sound, possibly of several large, heavy objects dropped on a tile floor. EID: Now's not a good time. SPI: I don't care. I know what you're up to. You're not covering your tracks, and the Vanguard won't like you looking into Eramis's whereabouts. Note: Here the recording captures approximately three seconds of silence. EID: W-Well… I can't imagine the Vanguard would like what you're doing, either! Shall I tell them? SPI: Hah! Is this your first blackmail? Very sloppy, little Scribe. Come now, we're past this. You know I have your best interests at heart. Note: Here the recording captures one second of short, barked laughter from VIP #4143. EID: I don't believe— SPI: That's not my problem. Why are you looking for Eramis? I've told you she isn't listening. EID: Eramiskel has lost a great deal of support— SPI: Yes, yes. Her House is in shambles. What else? EID: I had hoped— SPI: This again? EID: I had HOPED— SPI: She's gone. For good this time. No House, no Witness. And from what I hear, even Xivu Arath has given up on her. EID: That's precisely why— SPI: Do you know your father talked to me about this obsession of yours? He wants this to stop, but he also knows you won't listen to him. EID: What? But she saved his life! SPI: And the debt is paid. Give up, Eido! It's pathetic. She doesn't care about you. She never has. Note: Here the recording captures eleven seconds of high-pitched wheezes punctuated by a staccato clicking noise from VIP #4143. SPI: Don't—I didn't— EID: You might not see the good in people, but I do. And I will never give that up. I don't want to live in a world where no one can change, and nothing can get better. Eramis needs to know that, and I won't stop trying to tell her. Note: Here the recording captures two seconds of a rolling, filtered sigh from VIP #1889. Communication ceases. 4. I advise continuing to monitor #4143's personal logs. Any unauthorized and unsupervised contact with House Salvation could have dire consequences. 5. Additionally, I advise approaching EKS-443 for greater cultural context on Eliksni non-verbal communication. MESSAGE ENDS