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[FILENAME] secure-meeting-xc1249n

[LOCATION] stuttgart, germany-uea

[C.A.] Do you know how bad this is? Thirty-four dead. Thirty-four. That’s what they're saying right now. Casualties could still go up once the reports are finalized.

[N.F.] I’m well aware. It's all over the internal channels. Damage control's been on the phone nonstop.

[C.A.] Well what the hell happened?

[N.F.] Emerson reported total failure of the MPT-4 test. Something to do with the fuel. Fire spread quickly after the engine exploded.

[C.A.] The facility is supposed to be fire-proof. So what happened to the suppression system?

[N.F.] It was active at the time of-

[C.A.] It clearly wasn't if our fucking foundry burnt down.

[N.F.] Well that's how quickly the fire spread, Crisanto. I don't know what to tell you.

(loud thud)

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[C.A.] We can't let this incident get to the public. This will ruin the House and the Collective if we can't give them a reason.

(silence)

[N.F.] It won’t. We’ll spin it. Say it was an external factor. Blame it on those low-life leeches at GENROL Racing.

[C.A.] You're forgetting about the investigation.

[N.F.] The Collective has people for that. They'll find nothing but convenient paperwork. Pair that with GENROL's comments and it's arson.

[C.A.] I still don't think this approach is optimal.

(silence)

[N.F.] Then what do you suggest?

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