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Xenomorph outbreak in 2179. As a surgeon, Ling was involved in removing the Facehugger from acolonist called John L. Marachuk. Ling later died during the outbreak. (A2)Linguafoeda Acheronsis: The accepted scientific name for the Xenomorph species. Translates to“foul tongue from Acheron”.Little Explorers: A charity organization that supports troubled middle school students who are interestedin science and technology. On November 20, 2042, Little Explorers received a financialsupport of 5 billion dollars by Weyland Industries. (PR:WIW)Lockheed Martin: An aerospace, defense and security company. Weyland Industries acquiredLockheed Martin in 2032. (PR:WIW)Lockheed Martin Special: An engine type. The infamous Betty was equipped with Lockheed MartinSpecials. (A:OS)Loki: A secret organization within Earth government. Founded to entertain contact and dealingswith the alien race of the Mala'kak. Named after the god of lies from Norse mythology. Loki is ruthlessand does not shy away from sacrificing human lives, should its objectives or the concealmentof its existence require it.At an unknown date in human history, mankind made first contact with a technologically advancedrace called the Mala'kak. In order to ensure a peaceful coexistence between the two races, Earthgovfounded the Loki organization as a liaison to the Mala'kak. Its existence as well as that of theMala'kak was kept a secret from the rest of humanity, and Loki itself was conceived to be situatedoutside the governmental structure so that Earthgov could disassociate from its dealings.Over the years, however, Loki's role expanded to that of a negotiator for various transactions anddealings with the alien race. The first major one of those deals occurred in 2121, when Earthgovsought an effective means of fighting political dissidents. Loki approached the Mala'kak with thismatter, and a deal was struck: In exchange for mankind giving up the world of Bahgreb, theMala'kak provided Loki with the coordinates of the Derelict on LV-426, where they knew that numerousXenomorph Eggs still existed, which would suit the need of Earthgov to breed an effectivebiological weapon. Loki in turn relayed these coordinates to a close business partner of the government,the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, who subsequently inserted an android agent called Ash intothe crew of one of their cargo haulers, the Nostromo, who would take measures to redirect the shipand secure a Xenomorph specimen. Although the plan was eventually foiled, this triggered the Nostromoincident, humanity's first major contact with the Xenomorph.During the next 250 years, Loki continued to exist in secret, managing to survive such major eventsas the Earth War and the downfall of Weyland-Yutani. During this time, Loki was responsible forkeeping every contact of mankind with the Xenomorph a secret, possibly even arranging the banningof records about the creatures like Morse's account of the Fury 16 incident. However, duringthe Auton Purge, a single fugitive android named Annalee Call hacked into the mainframe of theMinistry of Defense shortly before she left Earth, discovering hints to the Loki organization and itsconnection to the Xenomorph organism. After she and a clone of the original Ellen Ripley, Ripley 8,had survived the Xenomorph outbreak aboard the Auriga in 2381, they vowed to continue their fightand prevent humanity from getting their hands on the Alien. Their first step would be to track downLoki and stop the organization. Meanwhile, Loki tracked down other Autons who had escaped thepurge and placed them under its control, creating a group of covert agents for its cause.It took several years for Ripley 8, Call and the crew of the mercenary ship Betty to catch up withLoki and its plans. Eventually, the group found out about the most recent deal between Loki and theMala'kak. In exchange for the permission to exploit a world rich in minerals under Mala'kak control,Loki agreed to provide human-bred Xenomorphs for the alien race, which needed the creaturesto combat its infertility. Loki chose the botanic space station Domes Epsilon as the target and inser-