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Darkness Within

Darkness Within (23): Ping

ping ping ping ping ping Grid minus two, plus eleven. Negative ping response. This is taking too long. It’s been almost two of my three hours. And so far… ping ping ping ping ping Grid minus one, plus eleven. Negative ping response. …no sign of the cutter. Just some

Feb 17, 2016

Darkness Within

Darkness Within (21): On the Drift

Z plus four seconds Mind-state transmission received: 3.301229 exp 16 octets validated. Identity confirmed: Isif Alclair-ith-Alclair [UCID and mindprint match]. Reinstantiating… Dynamic mind-state analysis confirms mental integrity. Cannot contact Am-I-Me service [no endpoint]. Cannot contact Identity Tribunal (proxy) [no endpoint]. Cannot contact incarnation insurance provider (proxy) [no endpoint]. Identity

Jan 15, 2016

spotter

Ping

spotter (n.): An ancient spacer’s tool, dating back almost as far as the navigator’s sextant, the engineer’s multi, or the medtech’s hand effector, used for locating and profiling distant objects in space: a boon to anyone who has to manage a docking bay, shift cargo in

Jan 14, 2016

Darkness Within

Darkness Within (20): The One Who Leaves

Z minus four minutes: Damn it. Well, I’ll try, sister. I’ll try hard. Last parts are mounted, the couch from the cutter – right through the forward viewport – and the spare PLSS pack. Software tests clean. The script is ready to shut me down on Gutpunch‘s servers and

Jan 10, 2016
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