This thing was actually much bigger than you think, and shows how the 'contingencies' work...
Far before Karlina was captured I was approached by the COmmander for the CoT forces, and asked to lead a rescue mission for the editor of the Voice of Freedom. Well I guess the omnis were slow, and thanks to Davesbane and Unitsi it went off without a hitch, we got him away without even seeing an Omni of note.
Funcom, tho, was ready for us... They wanted the omnis to have something to do, so with Tucker safe, they slipped in Karlina and set up the capture/rescue situation. .
I dunno why I"m blabbing about this, I guess I'm impressed by the planning here.