voice; un: rocipilot

[donkeyballs]

 Hey, ya'll.

[ Hi Reverie Fam, it's your resident faux texan Martian, here, his warm drawl caressing your ears. For those of you that have them and can still hear out of them, anyway. ]

So I've been thinkin'. 

We've been gettin' access to some new areas, but I'll be honest and say that there's on in particular I've been most interested in gettin' in, but we might need a team to do it like we did for the door to Operations. We need to get into the Hangar Bay. We know there is one - the map up in operations made that clear, and I'm pretty sure I even know the exact door we need to get in. We just need to get in  it.

So I thought--

[ He cuts off sharply with an ow!, and then there's a clattering noise as the communicator hits the floor. Silence for a couple seconds, and then in a breathless whisper that sounds like it's coming from several feet away: ]

Holy shit, where did these come from? [ There's another rustling and clattering and the next time his voice is audible, it's from much closer to the mic. ]

Folks, I think we've got a ride. 

I think we've got two rides, and--

Wait, what? Where the hell'd they go??

[The audio disconnects.]

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voice; un: nines

[twoaffirmations]

[The hangar... If they got access to that, they could leave. Even if it's only to the nearest planet's surface, at least it's a change of scenery. He can't take being cooped up in here any longer. He can't take being useless any longer. Even though a human has hurt him, he still...wants to reach out to them, and please them. He wants acknowledgement for a job well done, but he's done nothing to earn that.]

How big were the ships? Single or multi-passenger? I'll see what I can do about getting that door open, but...how were you able to see the ships if the hangar's inaccessible?

[donkeyballs]

Multi-passenger, for sure. Some kind of shuttle, maybe, or a drop ship. Looked like at least 20 passengers, each, but kinda hard to say for sure when I only got a quick look at the outside.

Uh -

Well -

Your guess is as good as mine, partner.

But I think I may have teleported.

[twoaffirmations]

And teleportation isn't an ability you had prior to this? You know, just checking.

[And just to make sure no one is rash...]

We'll have to make sure the planet's surface is hospitable before sending any organic lifeforms down.

[donkeyballs]

[ He gets a helpless snort of a laugh, in reply to the first question. ]

No. I ain't ever had any of those special tricks that everyone else here seems to. Just normal.

If we're lucky, any ships we find might actually have a decent sensor array. Might be able to get a good scan of the planet.

Though god knows how much wishes count for.

[twoaffirmations]

I could take it down to the surface.

[9S gets right to the point.]

If the ship doesn't have an atmospheric sensor, that's our best bet.

[donkeyballs]

If they're built for it. Last thing we want it someone gettin' down there and not bein' able to get back up.

You a pilot?

[twoaffirmations]

I've piloted a flight unit before, how different can it be?

[At least he's confident.]

[donkeyballs]

[ His smile is audible in his voice. ]

Depends on if you flew it in atmo or in orbit - the mechanics are quite a bit different, when you're workin' outside the atmosphere. All the rules change.

[twoaffirmations]

I've descended from orbit into the atmosphere? Besides that, all my flight experience has been within Earth's atmosphere...

[Now he's not sure how qualified he is, but it can't be that hard to learn what he's missing.]

[donkeyballs]

We'll probably have to get you up to speed then - drop ships pretty much only gotta point straight down and then figure it out once they're in atmo.

Don't you worry, though. We'll get you caught up in no time.

[twoaffirmations]

I look forward to it, Sir. Until then.

[There's a little more life to 9S' voice than there had been at the start of their conversation. Finding something like this to focus on was just what he needed right now.]

[donkeyballs]

[ Alex gives a bit of a salute, and a smile. ]

Good work, and good luck.

[ And he disconnects. ]