**DISCLAIMER: Mermaid is capable of Astral Projecting so she can still act as if she wasn’t trapped in the Umalator. This will be done to prepare posts in advance for the upcoming Chaos Weekend**

*In Mermaid’s seeming absence, both the Ryukyu and Hokkaido Branches of the Red Sirens have coordinated a series of Naval Raids against Japanese Trade Ships, chokeholding the nations economy while funding the militia’s cause. The new leaders of the Red Siren branches, although currently unidentified, have began developing a far more radical ideology than Mermaid herself could envision.*

*The constant stream of success since the Civil War ended in their Victory, alongside their Allies in the Reinhart Telemon Dreadnoughts and the Vought PMCs who have since completed their Training and ready to Mobilize, have emboldened the Red Siren Radicals into taking further action to undermine Grand Tracen’s current administration.*

*Some moderate members of The Red Siren have reached out to Mermaid in secret to assist in deescalating the situation, previous attempts to call Vought to do so instead have been met with silence from Megatronus.*

*Red Siren Provisional Leadership is now at a crossroads between the Radicals spearheading the Raids and the Moderates who are more open minded for Diplomatic Reconciliation. The Identities of the 2 most prominent Leaders of thr Ryukyu and Hokkaido Branch respectively will be revealed in due time.*

*In other news, Mermaid has been allegedly seen entering the Head of Security Office in response to the Moderate Sirens request to attempt Negotiations to put a halt to the uncalled for Raids by the Radicals. Time will tell if the meeting will bare fruit with Rena and possibly Nolan himself.*

Escalation: Red Siren Trade Raids.