"As you were," Markus said, causing Trask to sit back down. "Break this information down succinctly, the Coalition stands a target of a clear attempt to separate it from its allies. Two months ago, an entire industrial sector of the Interstellar Concorduim was destroyed by an at-the-time unknown assailant or fleet of assailants. Sensor logs and security recordings captured this vessel leaving the scene..." Markus hit a button, and an image of a Predator-class Battleship (I assume those currently in this RP know what it looks like) appeared, and painted on the hull was the designation UACS Iron Regent.
"What ship is that?" Trask asked.
"That, Admiral... is the problem," Markus responded. "That's my ship - my new flagship, the Iron Regent. Or, at least, that's what we were meant to believe. Last month, the Interstellar Concordium made an attempt to arrest me for this crime, and only by a diplomatic negotiation was I released. My XO..." he indicated Voro. "... gave the ISC evidence that cleared my name; at the time of the massacre, my ship was in another sector performing maintenance work. The ISC examined my ship and its systems and determined that it could not have taken part in that act. Their consensus was the same as ours; someone tried to frame the Coalition by posing as the Coalition flagship. Unfortunately, neither the ISC nor myself knows who or why; that's why I called you all here. Your job is to find out who tried to frame me and why. Most importantly, find out how they managed to create a perfect imitation of my own flagship, and if possible, capture or destroy it. I don't need to tell you how dangerous Coalition technology is in the hands of its enemies. Any questions?"
