you'll hold my hand, so you never go astray (part CI)
(Roleplay entry. Continued from part C.)
Red lights began to flash throughout Tannhauser Gate Station. On all screens flashed a message:
There was silence.
"Confirm, STAN!" Justine yelled.
Another beat of silence, then..."Confirmed," came STAN's slightly resigned voice. "Beta-El held in stasis until containment team arrives."
Justine snorted. "'Kill it' is your answer to EVERYTHING, isn't it?"
There was another pause. Then..."Yes, our prime directive is the Protection of His Grace, Duke of Gearhaven, Archduke of the Neko Republik, Defender of the Gnosis and Guardian of Tannhäuser Gate."
Justine shook her head and prepared to fly to Tannhäuser Gate.
(Continued in part CII.)
Red lights began to flash throughout Tannhauser Gate Station. On all screens flashed a message:
STAN MESSAGE: Intruder alert detected in Computing Lab, Deck 06, Tannhäuser Gate Station, accompanied by high fluctuations in quantum particle and temporal anomaly readings. Highest priority.Elsewhere, Justine scrambled for the controls. "Belay that! We need that robot. Containment team has been dispatched to apprehend and isolate the intruder."
[Sent to Commander Johndory's channel for immediate attention]
Computing Lab: Tannhäuser Gate. Defensive Decompression commencing.
There was silence.
"Confirm, STAN!" Justine yelled.
Another beat of silence, then..."Confirmed," came STAN's slightly resigned voice. "Beta-El held in stasis until containment team arrives."
Justine snorted. "'Kill it' is your answer to EVERYTHING, isn't it?"
There was another pause. Then..."Yes, our prime directive is the Protection of His Grace, Duke of Gearhaven, Archduke of the Neko Republik, Defender of the Gnosis and Guardian of Tannhäuser Gate."
Justine shook her head and prepared to fly to Tannhäuser Gate.
(Continued in part CII.)
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