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By Tyler RowePublished 3 years ago 5 min read
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TRANSMISSIONS RE: -redacted-

---INCOMING TRANSMISSION---

-static- 'this is the --rs science ve----- --ight tomo----'

-static- 'this won't --ach -arth until it's too late'

-static- -alarm- 'dammit' -clicking- -alarm stops-

-static- '---- breached' -static- 'evacuate immediately'

-static- 'i would if could' -static- 'the so-called lifeboat is what caused the problem'

-click- 'my name is mattius --int' -static- '- am the comms --ficer'

-click- -sighs- 'ever-one is dead' -static- 'it -asn't a glitch'

-static- 'simon was -- -he computer when it happened'

-clicks- 'i --- in the comms sta--on' -static- 'monitoring the c--eras and-'

-static- -static- '-ifeboat released and hit -olony pods'

-static- 'catastrophic' -static- '-o one will -ake it home'

-static- '-ife su--ort critical'

-static-beep- 'i know'

-static- 'e--ine offline'

-static- 'i kn-' '-ore containment breach'

-static- '--it' '---tdown in five seco---'

-static- 'four-three-' 'te-- -y daughter i-'

---END OF TRANSMISSION---

***

---INCOMING MESSAGE---

-unknown- 'hello? is anyone there?'

-static- '-jettison from-' -static-

-static- -static- '-comms are go'-

-static- 'explo' -static- 'anyone ali'

-static- 'fiddle with com'

-static- 'etter signal maybe'

-static- 'i don't know if anyone can hear me'

-static- 'comms arent working well- I don't know if i'm send -static- or just recording'

-static- the screen is smashed- -i' -static-

-unknown metallic sound-

-static- 'something is wrong- -i don't know what i can do'

-metal groaning-

-static- 'ee one can hear me?'

-static- 'ove you miche'

-static-

---END OF MESSAGE---

***

---INCOMING TRANSMISSION---

-click- 'this is lieutenant durrant of the css whetung'

-click- 'captain dreiman received orders for the whetung to investigate the last known whereabouts of a discovery class ship named the noma kalus on a secret assignment'

-click- 'the location is a classified section of space near *redacted*'

-static-

-click- 'we arrived in that sector of space three hours ago'

-click- 'the captain is leading the boarding party'

-click- 'i have been given command until the captains return and tasked with logging the events of this mission'

-click- -static-

-click- -static- 'some kind of interference but it all seems good now'

-click- 'the boarding party will keep open comms at all time and i will relay anything important to the log'

-click- 'they are crossing to the noma kalus and now attempting entry'

-static- -static- -static-

-click- 'i must attend a situation at the secondary air lock'

-click- 'transferring mission log to computer dictation until i return'

-BEEP- *AUTO-DICTATION ENABLED OVER COMMS CHANNELS 1 THROUGH 7*

-BEEP- *CAPT* 'ENTERING PRIMARY AIRLOCK OF THE NOMA KALUS'

-BEEP- *CAPT* 'THERE APPEARS TO BE NO DAMAGE ON THE OUTSIDE' -STATIC- 'PRIMARY AIRLOCK LOOKS FINE AND IS OPERATIONAL'

-BEEP- *CAPT* 'WE HAVE ENTERED THE AIRLOCK AND SEALED IT'

-BEEP- *CDT JOHANSON* 'SIR' -STATIC- 'OVER HEAR'

-BEEP- *CAPT* 'THERE IS A BODY ON THE FLOOR OUTSIDE THE AIRLOCK DOOR' -STATIC- 'IT'S A BLOODY MESS'

EMERGENCY DECLARED IN SECONDARY AIRLOCK

-BEEP- *CAPT* 'WE ARE PRESSURIZED AND-' -STATIC-

SECONDARY AIR LOCK OUTER HATCH OPENED

-BEEP- *CAPT* 'EVERYONE GET BACK TO THE SHIP'

-BEEP-*LT DURRANT* 'SOMETHING IS IN THE AIRLOCK' -STATIC- 'VENTED AND IT IS STILL TRYING TO GET IN'

EMERGENCY IN SECONDARY AIRLOCK

INNER DOOR BREACHED

OUTER DOOR CLOSING

-BEEP- *LT DURRANT* 'IT IS COMING THROUGH' -STATIC- 'EVERYONE GET TO STATIONS AND OVERRIDE SECONDARY AIR LOCK'

SECONDARY AIR LOCK CONTROL OVERRIDE

-BEEP- *SLT WATT* 'WAITING ON YOUR MARK TO VENT'

-BEEP- *LT DURRANT* 'JUST VENT DAMMIT'

*WARNING* LIFEFORMS IN AREAS TO BE VENTED

*WARNING* EMERGENCY OVERRIDE

*WARNING* OPENING SECONDARY AIRLOCK

-BEEP- *CAPT* 'CROSSING BACK OVER TO THE WHETUNG' -STATIC- 'DURRANT REPORT'

-BEEP- *LT DURRANT* 'SOMETHING GOT ON BOARD SIR' -STATIC- 'TRYING TO GET RID OF IT'

-BEEP- *CAPT* 'WHAT DO YOU MEAN' -STATIC- 'WHY IS SECONDARY AIRLOCK OPENING'

SECONDARY AIRLOCK INNER DOORS OPEN

ATMOSPHERE VENTING

-BEEP- *SLT MORGAN* 'SIR WE ARE VENTING BECAUSE SOMETHING BREACHED THE AIRLOCK FROM OUTSIDE AND GOT ON BOARD'

-BEEP- *CAPT* 'FROM OUTSIDE' -STATIC- 'HOW'

-BEEP- *SLT MORGAN* 'IT SQUEEZED THROUGH THE CLOSED AIRLOCK HATCH SIR'

-BEEP- *CAPT* ‘OPEN PRIMARY AIRLOCK’

-BEEP-*SLT* ‘OPENING PRI-’ -STATIC-

PRIMARY AIRLOCK HATCH OPENING

MALFUNCTION IN PRIMARY AIRLOCK

-BEEP- *CAPT* ‘YOU GOTTTA BE F---ING KIDDING ME’ -STATIC- ‘DURRANT’

-BEEP- -STATIC-

POWER FAILURE

-BEEP- *CAPT* ‘EVERYBODY BACK TO THE NOMA KALUS NOW’

ENGINE MALFUNCTION

-BEEP- *CAPT* ‘ALL CHANNELS’ -STATIC- ‘ANYONE ON THE WHETUNG’ -STATIC- ‘RESPOND NOW’

-BEEP- -STATIC-

-BEEP- *SLT MORGAN* ‘---------’ BACKGROUND NOISE UNDESCRIBEABLE - CLOSEST RELATION IN ARCHIVES - PREDATOR EATING PREY-

-BEEP- *LT DURRANT* ‘THIS IS DURRANT’ -STATIC- ‘I AM IN THE ENGINE ROOM TRYING TO-’ -STATIC- ‘ON FIRE BUT I THINK-’ -STATIC-

ENGINE CRITICAL

EMERGENCY THRUSTERS ONLINE AT 8 PERCENT

-BEEP- *CAPT* ‘WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON OVER-’ -STATIC- ‘DURRANT’

-BEEP- -STATIC-

DOCKING BRIDGE MALFUNCTION

CORE EJECTED

DOCKING BRIDGE DESTROYED

PRIMARY AIRLOCK SENSORS DOWN

FIRE IN ENGINE ROOM SUPPRESSED

CREW DOWN IN ENGINE ROOM

CREW DOWN IN COMMAND BRIDGE

CREW DOWN IN -

EJECTED CORE GOING CRITICAL

CORE CRITICAL IN 6 SECONDS

CORE CRITICAL IN 1 - DET-

END OF TRANSMISSION

***

INCOMING DISTRESS CALL

-click- ‘this is captain dreiman of the css whetung’

-click- -static- ‘been forced to evacuate into the remains of the noma kalus’

-click- -static- ‘myself and 4 others’

-click- -BEEP- ‘-PPRESSED-’ ‘-nd cadet park’

-BEEP- ‘-CREW DO--’

-click- -static- ‘we are attempting to get the kalus operational-’

-click- -static- ‘-ear they are all dead someho-’

-BEEP- ‘-CRITICAL in 6-’

-click- ‘try our best to get home -o our -oved-’’

-BEEP- ‘1- DET-’

END OF TRANSMISSIONS RE: -redacted-

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