Alice The Mechanisms

[Jonny d'Ville]
It is a truth often forgotten that The End is very rarely the end. Tyrants may fall and galaxies may burn and life goes on. But, as Alice is about to discover, sometimes there are places that fall through the cracks. 

[Alice, spoken]
Come in, Comsat Cheshire, please respond. This is Scout Captain Alice Liddell requesting confirmation, over. 

[Comscat Cheshire, spoken]
Hello! Fantastic to meet you, Alice! What can I do for you?

[Alice]
I’m picking up the signal of an old RABIT beacon circling your planet?

[Comscat Cheshire]
Correct. I have refused it landing and broadcast permissions as its contents have been deemed detrimental to the war effort. 

[Alice]
What? But it’s the ceasefire declaration. The war is over. 

[Comscat Cheshire]
Which I’m sure you’ll agree is very detrimental to King Cole’s war effort!

[Alice]
It’s been sixty years! Who’s in charge of your protocols?

[Comscat Cheshire]
All sufficiently ranking Crown officers are dead.