just know that if you hide, it doesn't go away (part CXXVIII)
(Roleplay entry. Continued from part CXXVII.)
A conversation between ship minds.
William Gibson (WG): "Has anyone been able to engage with STAN?"
Grown Up Conversation (GUC): "Negative. Appears to be locked down in War Drill."
WG: "Was a drill alert issued?"
Prometheus 1: "There is no drill alert."
A burst of static.
STAN: "EXTERMINATUS Protocol--"
WG: "Willam Gibson to STAN. Authenticate--"
WG: "STAN, authenticate--"
Gray Area: "STAN, need you to authenticate, mate!"
Silence.
GUC: "I am heading to evacuate the Nursery."
Prometheus 1: "Careful. He might torpedo you early. I see no signs of a breach. WG--anything moving into or out of the wormhole?"
WG: "Negative. Drones in the station are swarming. Significant activity."
Gray Area: "WG. You need to clear that area before the EMP blast."
WG: "Agreed. Prepping for warp. Taking His Grace to the Fortress of Solitude."
A sound that might almost have been laughter, then:
GUC: "Good one. A leopard Superman."
Gray Area: "Signalling the Duchess. I'll attempt the jump once I get her on board."
Prometheus 1: "That is large volume Encrypted Data hitting the array--"
Gray Area: "Blast Detected--Dark Area!"
Prometheus 1: "Confirmed. Back-up Station destroyed."
Gray Area: "STAN, this is Gray Area. Authenticate and confirm command authority for EXTERMINATUS Command."
Broadcast wideband:
Gray Area: "Transmission priority, all channels. This is the Gearhaven Flagship Gray Area. We are under attack."
STAN: *static*
Broadcast to Tannhäuser Gate Station: "This is the General Carrier William Gibson. We are near the Tannhäuser Gate. Under heavy attack. Activating Wormhole Drive--"
"This is Gray Area--do not jump with--"
Whirring through the channels.
"Gray Area to William Gibson--"
WHIRRING--
"GRAY AREA TO WILLIAM GIBSON--"
Prometheus 1: "The William Gibson appears to have made a transdiminsional jump into the Wormhole..."
Gray Area: "--with the Duke on board..."
(Continued in part CXXIX.)
A conversation between ship minds.
William Gibson (WG): "Has anyone been able to engage with STAN?"
Grown Up Conversation (GUC): "Negative. Appears to be locked down in War Drill."
WG: "Was a drill alert issued?"
Prometheus 1: "There is no drill alert."
A burst of static.
STAN: "EXTERMINATUS Protocol--"
WG: "Willam Gibson to STAN. Authenticate--"
WG: "STAN, authenticate--"
Gray Area: "STAN, need you to authenticate, mate!"
Silence.
GUC: "I am heading to evacuate the Nursery."
Prometheus 1: "Careful. He might torpedo you early. I see no signs of a breach. WG--anything moving into or out of the wormhole?"
WG: "Negative. Drones in the station are swarming. Significant activity."
Gray Area: "WG. You need to clear that area before the EMP blast."
WG: "Agreed. Prepping for warp. Taking His Grace to the Fortress of Solitude."
A sound that might almost have been laughter, then:
GUC: "Good one. A leopard Superman."
Gray Area: "Signalling the Duchess. I'll attempt the jump once I get her on board."
Prometheus 1: "That is large volume Encrypted Data hitting the array--"
Gray Area: "Blast Detected--Dark Area!"
Prometheus 1: "Confirmed. Back-up Station destroyed."
Gray Area: "STAN, this is Gray Area. Authenticate and confirm command authority for EXTERMINATUS Command."
Broadcast wideband:
Gray Area: "Transmission priority, all channels. This is the Gearhaven Flagship Gray Area. We are under attack."
STAN: *static*
Broadcast to Tannhäuser Gate Station: "This is the General Carrier William Gibson. We are near the Tannhäuser Gate. Under heavy attack. Activating Wormhole Drive--"
"This is Gray Area--do not jump with--"
Whirring through the channels.
"Gray Area to William Gibson--"
WHIRRING--
"GRAY AREA TO WILLIAM GIBSON--"
Prometheus 1: "The William Gibson appears to have made a transdiminsional jump into the Wormhole..."
Gray Area: "--with the Duke on board..."
(Continued in part CXXIX.)
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