22/03/6001 P.E.
0 BBT
Celestial Empire Of Galactya
Quadrant 15
“Got anything yet?”
“No, nothing. I thought I did for a second but it was just a dust globule.”
“The last signals came from here so we should be able to spot it soon…”
“I hope so. Anyways, uh… do you think we’ll be able to rescue anyone?”
“I don’t think so. I mean, we do have the space for a couple of survivors but if they thought there was a chance they’d at least have given us the right equipment.”
“You’re… probably right. At least we’re not the ones who have to inform the families about it.”
“I wouldn’t be able to do that to be completely honest.”
“Yeah… let’s just… stick to our task. Do we have a blueprint of the ship? Usually when those kinds of reactors explode they just tend to break the ship apart. The data banks should still be intact.”
“I think so… it’s should be in the folder A3 if I remember correctly. Can you also check what tools they have given us? Can’t remember if we have an STPR or a HUVO melting arm.”
“Found it! The banks were in the front of the ship and the ventilation system should have sealed in time, so yeah, they’re probably still intact. And, about the arm… we have a HUVO.”
“Okay thanks. They have quite different sensibilities so I just wanted to make sure. Anyways, we should be in radar range. The last signal came just a couple of AUs from here.”
“Let me check… oh. Yeah, there is something! Let’s go!”
“Okay! Pull out the scanners and prepare the suits, we should be there in a couple of minutes.”
“Woah. The implosion must have been real strong, the debris field is enormous.!What the hell happened? Reactors don’t just fail like that on their own, right?”
“Well, if there’s a fault in a connected system they definitely can. It’s weird though, they usually get strictly checked during production. Wait, let me see if the scanners can tell us something about what happened.”
“Be quick, all the debris is starting to get really annoying.”
“Yeah, yeah, I’m already done. Let’s see… uh. That’s… weird.”
“Something weird with the reactor?”
“No, no, it’s not that. It was apparently a malfunction in the cooling system, so I’ll just write it in the report. That’s not what I’m concerned about though.”
“What is it then? You’re starting to get me worried.”
“Well, there seems to be some sort of…weir…energy reading near the data banks.”
“Maybe they didn’t go offline completely?”
“No, no, it’s… different. We should probably check it out ourselves. Despite being an anomaly, it seems stable enough to be checked up on in person.”
“Oh, okay. I’ll start cutting an opening then, the melting arm is already warm. If you can fetch me my suit while I do it.”
“Of course. I’ll bring a scanner with me.”
“This place gives me the creeps.”
“Consider yourself lucky that the few passengers were all near the reactor. Wouldn’t want a charred body floating in here.”
“Oh my stars, why did you have to remind me that?!”
“Sorry, I’m just on edge too. At least the place is intact.”
“Tell me about it. So, according to the blueprints, the room for the main servers should be… that one over there.”
“You mean the one at the end of the ominous and creepily-illuminated long corridor?”
“Y-yeah. That one.”
“…This entire situation is a joke.”
“Leaving that aside, could you help me opening the door? The handle seems kinds stuck.”
“Sure.”
“Okay, on three. One, two, three… push!”
“Hell yeah, it’s moving! Now, we just need to retrieve the data and check that anoma-”
“What the fu-”
