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un: a.klossky, LOGGED ON DAY 007

[klossky]

The rifts are getting worse.

un: ripley

[freezers]

The breach.

[klossky]

They've never affected the ship like this before. Small things - the lights, the cargo shifts, the false alerts, but a hull breach?

Solutions?

[freezers]

A woman suggested closing the neural network. If the rifts are interfering, having them unlinked could protect them slightly better.

[klossky]

It would remove your ability for remote shut down. Are they ready for that?

[freezers]

No. They’ve started prying apart the walls for curiosity, or hallucination.

[klossky]

The keypad at Environmental Control, right. No, it isn’t safe yet. Tell me about that one.

[freezers]

It wasn’t like the breach. No alterations in the ship, but they witnessed it. Someone locked into the Environmental Control room, adjusting settings to lethal levels.

[klossky]

Sommers? Interesting. Did you check the quarantine?

[freezers]

I did. It’s stable. Was it the protocol upload?

[klossky]

No, I don’t think so. The pods were clean, I ran and reran the scan. It wasn't the data. This is coming after the fact.

[freezers]

How do I protect them?

[klossky]

Focus on stabilizing for now. Have the droids pull out the old wards and install them. When they leave to gather resources, do another scrub. You can't afford to be distracted by this right now, Rip. Not with as weak as you are. How are you holding up?

[freezers]

I used to control activity across this entire ship, from shop openings to charting navigation, but I'm at 75% processing power diverted at all times now. And rising. This is unprecedented.

[klossky]

I know. They'll take some of the weight.

That’s time, Ripley.

[freezers]

I know. Goodbye, First Officer.

[klossky]

Stay strong.

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