un: mori

[setpoint]

This morning, I received a message on my communicator from the username m.muller. When I tried to message them back, all I received was an error. I don't recognize her, but maybe someone else will.

[So Mako attaches a video file. There's a woman with frizzy red hair and freckles on screen, looking slightly panicked. "My name is Martina Muller," she says, and her voice is calm and slightly accented. There's a sudden crash behind her, and she cuts herself off with a gasp. "You have to warn the others! There is a traitor on board. Wherever you are, there is a traitor on board, you have to–"

And then the message cuts off.]

It seems like not everyone received it, so it wasn't a network wide broadcast. As far as I can tell, it came from the station, but I don't know where.

I also tried to unlock one of the doors. I've figured out which wires control the locking mechanism, but nothing I did to override or overload them seemed to work. Has anyone else had any luck?

Comments

[setpoint]

Something similar happened to my friend. Maybe the station has defense mechanisms we don't understand yet.

[crayzies]

yeah. sounds about right. somebody really fucked up in this place.

you gonna bring someone to try and break that door down?

[he'd volunteer, but suddenly he's hesitant, not sure if he should expose his better-than-human strength.]

[setpoint]

I'm not sure. I don't know what would happen if we broke through a door instead of just a few panels.

[crayzies]

If you want someone to try, I know a guy.

[also known as: himself, in black armor, with his face concealed, just in case that happens to be a good idea when you're lost in space.]

[setpoint]

It might be dangerous. Are they willing to take that risk?

[crayzies]

Yeah.

He's kind of crazy.

But the good way, you know. Desperate times and all.

[setpoint]

Okay. If they're sure. I've been hearing strange things.

[crayzies]

Yeah. Me too.

It's kind of freaking me out. We got some weird stuff in my world, but not like this.

[setpoint]

I know how you feel. It doesn't seem like we're working with the same rules.

[crayzies]

Was it aliens for you guys too?

Beings from other planets.

[setpoint]

[Wow, nailed it.]

Yes. They opened a portal between our world and theirs and tried to colonize Earth.

[crayzies]

What?

Shit.

What? Seriously?

Shiiit.

[setpoint]

[Yeah, that's an understandable way of putting it.]

I haven't met anyone else from Earth who knows what I'm talking about.

[crayzies]

Shiiit.

Well, what happened in my world was kind of half of that. No portals as far as I know. But they came with their giant machine monsters and everything. We had to use their tech to fight back.