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@sm-15-pilot
I was told to find the last guy sent down here and found this in my sub. Maybe you guys could help me?
(Ask blog for my IL OC Erica! She's the protagonist of my fic and she might want to tell someone else about what she saw down there...)
(Edit: Asks are on now!)
Sorry I haven't been very active right now. The sub had a leak, so I had to patch that up, and then I lost track of time because of it. I've also been working on deciphering what the old pilot's been saying to me, and now I have conformation that he's not aggressive, so that's good. He just needs someone to talk to, I guess. That's the update, I guess. Someone please respond, I haven't heard from my regular contacts in a while, and I'm worried something happened to them.
[the light on a compass turns on, signaling something nearby]
Hello? Who is this?
this is Starlight, I'm here to help whoever need it
Can I trust you? I don't exactly trust any random submarine that shows up with me.
Hi, I was sent down to look for you. They told me to find the ship and the info box, and whatever remained of you. Guess I found it.
@sm-15-pilot
Simon had been doing a solo dive when the submersible approached him. Hm, why didn’t the COI tell him another one was coming down? Usually he went down with them, not them finding him.
“What remained of me? What-? …is David still telling convicts I’m dead? He did this last time too, accidentally jumpscared the fucker.” His voice came from the intercom, clear as day.
The sm-13 was docked on the shoreline, but it wasn’t complete as the COI knew and was missing its black box. Seems like they were either trying to mess with him or hide this particular dive. Hm…
A soft gasp can be heard from the other end.
It's really true, I thought the guys at the prison were just saying shit...
[the light on a compass turns on, signaling something nearby]
Hello? Who is this?
Hey, Erica? Is there anywhere you want to go next after we finish here? If you don't have any plans, I'd be more than happy to offer a permanent place on the Black Cat.
- @aubrey-of-enceladus
Oh. That'd be nice, thanks.
On it!
It gives a thumbs up and begins to examine the branches.
[Since it was getting long]
Erica works on tweaking the diagram, making the captions actually readable and defining the drawings more.
If what you said is right, then maybe we could show this to the COI, and then they can finally have a reason or explanation for where the blood oceans came from.
That would be great! Any large group having an idea on it's origin is great.
Yeah.
She finishes the sketch, gently tearing out the page and giving it to them.
And hey, sorry about earlier, I got excited. I get a bit crazy sometimes.
It's fine! Back where I came from, I'd often be... intense when I got invested in something. Getting excited about something is awesome.
It is, yeah.
She runs her fingers through her hair.
It really is.
Hey, Erica? Is there anywhere you want to go next after we finish here? If you don't have any plans, I'd be more than happy to offer a permanent place on the Black Cat.
- @aubrey-of-enceladus
Oh. That'd be nice, thanks.
On it!
It gives a thumbs up and begins to examine the branches.
[Since it was getting long]
Erica works on tweaking the diagram, making the captions actually readable and defining the drawings more.
If what you said is right, then maybe we could show this to the COI, and then they can finally have a reason or explanation for where the blood oceans came from.
That would be great! Any large group having an idea on it's origin is great.
Yeah.
She finishes the sketch, gently tearing out the page and giving it to them.
And hey, sorry about earlier, I got excited. I get a bit crazy sometimes.
Hey, Erica? Is there anywhere you want to go next after we finish here? If you don't have any plans, I'd be more than happy to offer a permanent place on the Black Cat.
- @aubrey-of-enceladus
Oh. That'd be nice, thanks.
On it!
It gives a thumbs up and begins to examine the branches.
[Since it was getting long]
Erica works on tweaking the diagram, making the captions actually readable and defining the drawings more.
If what you said is right, then maybe we could show this to the COI, and then they can finally have a reason or explanation for where the blood oceans came from.
Hey, Erica? Is there anywhere you want to go next after we finish here? If you don't have any plans, I'd be more than happy to offer a permanent place on the Black Cat.
- @aubrey-of-enceladus
Oh. That'd be nice, thanks.
Yeah, of course! And even if you do have another destination, I'd be happy to take you there! That's what friends do!
Can we finish this first? Maybe now Simon will tell us why he's been talking to me.
Of course. Would just be ridiculous to not figure things out!
Great.
She picks up part of the roots, putting it under a microscope.
Hey, can you look at this?
The microscope shows the roots writhing on the slide, almost as if they were fully alive.
Oh, weird. It's like it's still alive.
Do you know anything about this? I heard from some others that went down there that it's all some sort of hivemind.
Never heard about anything like it. We can do some experiments with it? I've got some fruits I can see how it reacts to the flesh of. I can also see how it responds to human blood.
Maybe later. First I just want to see what it's even made out of.
Ae give Erica a thumbs up.
Got it! Any ideas on what we can look at?
What do you think we should do?
Hm. Well, we can isolate some cells to do a more in-depth analysis.
Okay, sounds good. I'll get the microscope while you grab some samples.
Erica tugs on her sweater sleeve as she grabs the aforementioned tool.
Aubrey focuses, pursing his lips as he takes a scalpel and cuts the sample.
Okay, I think I've got a good portion to examine.
E looks over at Erica.
She takes the sample from Aubrey and placed it onto the microscope.
Okay, nothing really out of the blue here. Just a mix of plant, animal, and blood cells. Weird.
Definitely weird. Ugh, wish this ship had a DNA sequencer. Then we could get even more information.
Wait. These blood cells, why do they look like... human blood cells?
Yeah, those definitely resemble human blood cells. Can't know for certain, but the ratio between platelets, white blood cells, and red blood cells points towards being human as well.
What the...?
The speaker crackles back to life.
Wait, there's another signal.
Aubrey quickly returns to the ship's console, trying to get a better connection.
Hello? Who's there?
Nothing. Then, a multitude of voices.
We are salvation
Give into us
We will help you
An audible groan could be heard from Erica.
Not these bastards again.
I take it you've also encountered asshole entities with similar vocabularies?
Xe lean towards the microphone.
Fuck off!
The voices recede, leaving the pair in silence.
Anyway, where were we?
Looking at the blood cells and noting how human they looked.
Oh, right.
She turns to look at them with confusion.
I just don't get it. The Quiet Rapture killed nearly every human in the galaxy! How can there be human blood cells in an alien ocean hivemind?
Same way there's an alien ocean made of blood with an alien hivemind, and how laws of conservation of matter and energy were violated, I guess.
A soft gasp comes from Erica's mouth at xer comment.
Wait, what was that about a law?
An idea seems to be forming in her head.
Law of conservation of matter and energy. Neither can be created or destroyed, the form can only be changed. Always been the main thing about the Quiet Rapture that I've thought about the most.
She contemplates for a minute before slamming her hands down on the desk.
THAT'S IT!
She grabs one of Aubrey's old notebooks, furiously scribbling some sort of diagram. Her mood is almost manic.
Put this here, a little bit of that there, God so I'm glad I like art...
She mumbles furiously to herself as she keeps drawing, Aubrey looking on with curiosity and a hint of concern.
Oh? What?
Aubrey watches curiously, wondering what Erica realized.
Erica finishes her drawing, putting the pencil down and stares at it before shoving the notebook into Aubrey's hands.
It seems to be some sort of diagram titled "Why The Ocean Is Made Of Human Blood?" With quick, aggressive sketches of a humanoid figure with a beam of light through clouds, with and equals sign dictating a water droplet, representing the blood ocean. There are captions provided for each of the drawings, but they were written so fast that she can barely read them.
So the blood ocean is basically what happened to everyone who vanished in the Quiet Rapture. Fascinating and horrifying!
Erica laughs, a wild screech.
I know! It's just that, when you said that thing about energy only being able to change, I got this idea that if humans are all composed of energy, why can't we be changed into something else! It's amazing, right?!
Aubrey is grinning.
This is wild and incredible! I think you're right!
Erica reaches her hands towards him, looking like she wanted to kiss her or shake their shoulders. Her smile faltered for a bit as she put her hands back at her sides.
Anyways, I'm gonna refine this diagram a little bit more. Can you look at the branches?
Hey, Erica? Is there anywhere you want to go next after we finish here? If you don't have any plans, I'd be more than happy to offer a permanent place on the Black Cat.
- @aubrey-of-enceladus
Oh. That'd be nice, thanks.
Yeah, of course! And even if you do have another destination, I'd be happy to take you there! That's what friends do!
Can we finish this first? Maybe now Simon will tell us why he's been talking to me.
Of course. Would just be ridiculous to not figure things out!
Great.
She picks up part of the roots, putting it under a microscope.
Hey, can you look at this?
The microscope shows the roots writhing on the slide, almost as if they were fully alive.
Oh, weird. It's like it's still alive.
Do you know anything about this? I heard from some others that went down there that it's all some sort of hivemind.
Never heard about anything like it. We can do some experiments with it? I've got some fruits I can see how it reacts to the flesh of. I can also see how it responds to human blood.
Maybe later. First I just want to see what it's even made out of.
Ae give Erica a thumbs up.
Got it! Any ideas on what we can look at?
What do you think we should do?
Hm. Well, we can isolate some cells to do a more in-depth analysis.
Okay, sounds good. I'll get the microscope while you grab some samples.
Erica tugs on her sweater sleeve as she grabs the aforementioned tool.
Aubrey focuses, pursing his lips as he takes a scalpel and cuts the sample.
Okay, I think I've got a good portion to examine.
E looks over at Erica.
She takes the sample from Aubrey and placed it onto the microscope.
Okay, nothing really out of the blue here. Just a mix of plant, animal, and blood cells. Weird.
Definitely weird. Ugh, wish this ship had a DNA sequencer. Then we could get even more information.
Wait. These blood cells, why do they look like... human blood cells?
Yeah, those definitely resemble human blood cells. Can't know for certain, but the ratio between platelets, white blood cells, and red blood cells points towards being human as well.
What the...?
The speaker crackles back to life.
Wait, there's another signal.
Aubrey quickly returns to the ship's console, trying to get a better connection.
Hello? Who's there?
Nothing. Then, a multitude of voices.
We are salvation
Give into us
We will help you
An audible groan could be heard from Erica.
Not these bastards again.
I take it you've also encountered asshole entities with similar vocabularies?
Xe lean towards the microphone.
Fuck off!
The voices recede, leaving the pair in silence.
Anyway, where were we?
Looking at the blood cells and noting how human they looked.
Oh, right.
She turns to look at them with confusion.
I just don't get it. The Quiet Rapture killed nearly every human in the galaxy! How can there be human blood cells in an alien ocean hivemind?
Same way there's an alien ocean made of blood with an alien hivemind, and how laws of conservation of matter and energy were violated, I guess.
A soft gasp comes from Erica's mouth at xer comment.
Wait, what was that about a law?
An idea seems to be forming in her head.
Law of conservation of matter and energy. Neither can be created or destroyed, the form can only be changed. Always been the main thing about the Quiet Rapture that I've thought about the most.
She contemplates for a minute before slamming her hands down on the desk.
THAT'S IT!
She grabs one of Aubrey's old notebooks, furiously scribbling some sort of diagram. Her mood is almost manic.
Put this here, a little bit of that there, God so I'm glad I like art...
She mumbles furiously to herself as she keeps drawing, Aubrey looking on with curiosity and a hint of concern.
Oh? What?
Aubrey watches curiously, wondering what Erica realized.
Erica finishes her drawing, putting the pencil down and stares at it before shoving the notebook into Aubrey's hands.
It seems to be some sort of diagram titled "Why The Ocean Is Made Of Human Blood?" With quick, aggressive sketches of a humanoid figure with a beam of light through clouds, with and equals sign dictating a water droplet, representing the blood ocean. There are captions provided for each of the drawings, but they were written so fast that she can barely read them.
So the blood ocean is basically what happened to everyone who vanished in the Quiet Rapture. Fascinating and horrifying!
Erica laughs, a wild screech.
I know! It's just that, when you said that thing about energy only being able to change, I got this idea that if humans are all composed of energy, why can't we be changed into something else! It's amazing, right?!
Aubrey is grinning.
This is wild and incredible! I think you're right!
Erica reaches her hands towards him, looking like she wanted to kiss her or shake their shoulders. Her smile faltered for a bit as she put her hands back at her sides.
Anyways, I'm gonna refine this diagram a little bit more. Can you look at the branches?
Hey, Erica? Is there anywhere you want to go next after we finish here? If you don't have any plans, I'd be more than happy to offer a permanent place on the Black Cat.
- @aubrey-of-enceladus
Oh. That'd be nice, thanks.
Yeah, of course! And even if you do have another destination, I'd be happy to take you there! That's what friends do!
Can we finish this first? Maybe now Simon will tell us why he's been talking to me.
Of course. Would just be ridiculous to not figure things out!
Great.
She picks up part of the roots, putting it under a microscope.
Hey, can you look at this?
The microscope shows the roots writhing on the slide, almost as if they were fully alive.
Oh, weird. It's like it's still alive.
Do you know anything about this? I heard from some others that went down there that it's all some sort of hivemind.
Never heard about anything like it. We can do some experiments with it? I've got some fruits I can see how it reacts to the flesh of. I can also see how it responds to human blood.
Maybe later. First I just want to see what it's even made out of.
Ae give Erica a thumbs up.
Got it! Any ideas on what we can look at?
What do you think we should do?
Hm. Well, we can isolate some cells to do a more in-depth analysis.
Okay, sounds good. I'll get the microscope while you grab some samples.
Erica tugs on her sweater sleeve as she grabs the aforementioned tool.
Aubrey focuses, pursing his lips as he takes a scalpel and cuts the sample.
Okay, I think I've got a good portion to examine.
E looks over at Erica.
She takes the sample from Aubrey and placed it onto the microscope.
Okay, nothing really out of the blue here. Just a mix of plant, animal, and blood cells. Weird.
Definitely weird. Ugh, wish this ship had a DNA sequencer. Then we could get even more information.
Wait. These blood cells, why do they look like... human blood cells?
Yeah, those definitely resemble human blood cells. Can't know for certain, but the ratio between platelets, white blood cells, and red blood cells points towards being human as well.
What the...?
The speaker crackles back to life.
Wait, there's another signal.
Aubrey quickly returns to the ship's console, trying to get a better connection.
Hello? Who's there?
Nothing. Then, a multitude of voices.
We are salvation
Give into us
We will help you
An audible groan could be heard from Erica.
Not these bastards again.
I take it you've also encountered asshole entities with similar vocabularies?
Xe lean towards the microphone.
Fuck off!
The voices recede, leaving the pair in silence.
Anyway, where were we?
Looking at the blood cells and noting how human they looked.
Oh, right.
She turns to look at them with confusion.
I just don't get it. The Quiet Rapture killed nearly every human in the galaxy! How can there be human blood cells in an alien ocean hivemind?
Same way there's an alien ocean made of blood with an alien hivemind, and how laws of conservation of matter and energy were violated, I guess.
A soft gasp comes from Erica's mouth at xer comment.
Wait, what was that about a law?
An idea seems to be forming in her head.
Law of conservation of matter and energy. Neither can be created or destroyed, the form can only be changed. Always been the main thing about the Quiet Rapture that I've thought about the most.
She contemplates for a minute before slamming her hands down on the desk.
THAT'S IT!
She grabs one of Aubrey's old notebooks, furiously scribbling some sort of diagram. Her mood is almost manic.
Put this here, a little bit of that there, God so I'm glad I like art...
She mumbles furiously to herself as she keeps drawing, Aubrey looking on with curiosity and a hint of concern.
Oh? What?
Aubrey watches curiously, wondering what Erica realized.
Erica finishes her drawing, putting the pencil down and stares at it before shoving the notebook into Aubrey's hands.
It seems to be some sort of diagram titled "Why The Ocean Is Made Of Human Blood?" With quick, aggressive sketches of a humanoid figure with a beam of light through clouds, with and equals sign dictating a water droplet, representing the blood ocean. There are captions provided for each of the drawings, but they were written so fast that she can barely read them.
So the blood ocean is basically what happened to everyone who vanished in the Quiet Rapture. Fascinating and horrifying!
Erica laughs, a wild screech.
I know! It's just that, when you said that thing about energy only being able to change, I got this idea that if humans are all composed of energy, why can't we be changed into something else! It's amazing, right?!
Hey, Erica? Is there anywhere you want to go next after we finish here? If you don't have any plans, I'd be more than happy to offer a permanent place on the Black Cat.
- @aubrey-of-enceladus
Oh. That'd be nice, thanks.
Yeah, of course! And even if you do have another destination, I'd be happy to take you there! That's what friends do!
Can we finish this first? Maybe now Simon will tell us why he's been talking to me.
Of course. Would just be ridiculous to not figure things out!
Great.
She picks up part of the roots, putting it under a microscope.
Hey, can you look at this?
The microscope shows the roots writhing on the slide, almost as if they were fully alive.
Oh, weird. It's like it's still alive.
Do you know anything about this? I heard from some others that went down there that it's all some sort of hivemind.
Never heard about anything like it. We can do some experiments with it? I've got some fruits I can see how it reacts to the flesh of. I can also see how it responds to human blood.
Maybe later. First I just want to see what it's even made out of.
Ae give Erica a thumbs up.
Got it! Any ideas on what we can look at?
What do you think we should do?
Hm. Well, we can isolate some cells to do a more in-depth analysis.
Okay, sounds good. I'll get the microscope while you grab some samples.
Erica tugs on her sweater sleeve as she grabs the aforementioned tool.
Aubrey focuses, pursing his lips as he takes a scalpel and cuts the sample.
Okay, I think I've got a good portion to examine.
E looks over at Erica.
She takes the sample from Aubrey and placed it onto the microscope.
Okay, nothing really out of the blue here. Just a mix of plant, animal, and blood cells. Weird.
Definitely weird. Ugh, wish this ship had a DNA sequencer. Then we could get even more information.
Wait. These blood cells, why do they look like... human blood cells?
Yeah, those definitely resemble human blood cells. Can't know for certain, but the ratio between platelets, white blood cells, and red blood cells points towards being human as well.
What the...?
The speaker crackles back to life.
Wait, there's another signal.
Aubrey quickly returns to the ship's console, trying to get a better connection.
Hello? Who's there?
Nothing. Then, a multitude of voices.
We are salvation
Give into us
We will help you
An audible groan could be heard from Erica.
Not these bastards again.
I take it you've also encountered asshole entities with similar vocabularies?
Xe lean towards the microphone.
Fuck off!
The voices recede, leaving the pair in silence.
Anyway, where were we?
Looking at the blood cells and noting how human they looked.
Oh, right.
She turns to look at them with confusion.
I just don't get it. The Quiet Rapture killed nearly every human in the galaxy! How can there be human blood cells in an alien ocean hivemind?
Same way there's an alien ocean made of blood with an alien hivemind, and how laws of conservation of matter and energy were violated, I guess.
A soft gasp comes from Erica's mouth at xer comment.
Wait, what was that about a law?
An idea seems to be forming in her head.
Law of conservation of matter and energy. Neither can be created or destroyed, the form can only be changed. Always been the main thing about the Quiet Rapture that I've thought about the most.
She contemplates for a minute before slamming her hands down on the desk.
THAT'S IT!
She grabs one of Aubrey's old notebooks, furiously scribbling some sort of diagram. Her mood is almost manic.
Put this here, a little bit of that there, God so I'm glad I like art...
She mumbles furiously to herself as she keeps drawing, Aubrey looking on with curiosity and a hint of concern.
Oh? What?
Aubrey watches curiously, wondering what Erica realized.
Erica finishes her drawing, putting the pencil down and stares at it before shoving the notebook into Aubrey's hands.
It seems to be some sort of diagram titled "Why The Ocean Is Made Of Human Blood?" With quick, aggressive sketches of a humanoid figure with a beam of light through clouds, with and equals sign dictating a water droplet, representing the blood ocean. There are captions provided for each of the drawings, but they were written so fast that she can barely read them.
Hey, Erica? Is there anywhere you want to go next after we finish here? If you don't have any plans, I'd be more than happy to offer a permanent place on the Black Cat.
- @aubrey-of-enceladus
Oh. That'd be nice, thanks.
Yeah, of course! And even if you do have another destination, I'd be happy to take you there! That's what friends do!
Can we finish this first? Maybe now Simon will tell us why he's been talking to me.
Of course. Would just be ridiculous to not figure things out!
Great.
She picks up part of the roots, putting it under a microscope.
Hey, can you look at this?
The microscope shows the roots writhing on the slide, almost as if they were fully alive.
Oh, weird. It's like it's still alive.
Do you know anything about this? I heard from some others that went down there that it's all some sort of hivemind.
Never heard about anything like it. We can do some experiments with it? I've got some fruits I can see how it reacts to the flesh of. I can also see how it responds to human blood.
Maybe later. First I just want to see what it's even made out of.
Ae give Erica a thumbs up.
Got it! Any ideas on what we can look at?
What do you think we should do?
Hm. Well, we can isolate some cells to do a more in-depth analysis.
Okay, sounds good. I'll get the microscope while you grab some samples.
Erica tugs on her sweater sleeve as she grabs the aforementioned tool.
Aubrey focuses, pursing his lips as he takes a scalpel and cuts the sample.
Okay, I think I've got a good portion to examine.
E looks over at Erica.
She takes the sample from Aubrey and placed it onto the microscope.
Okay, nothing really out of the blue here. Just a mix of plant, animal, and blood cells. Weird.
Definitely weird. Ugh, wish this ship had a DNA sequencer. Then we could get even more information.
Wait. These blood cells, why do they look like... human blood cells?
Yeah, those definitely resemble human blood cells. Can't know for certain, but the ratio between platelets, white blood cells, and red blood cells points towards being human as well.
What the...?
The speaker crackles back to life.
Wait, there's another signal.
Aubrey quickly returns to the ship's console, trying to get a better connection.
Hello? Who's there?
Nothing. Then, a multitude of voices.
We are salvation
Give into us
We will help you
An audible groan could be heard from Erica.
Not these bastards again.
I take it you've also encountered asshole entities with similar vocabularies?
Xe lean towards the microphone.
Fuck off!
The voices recede, leaving the pair in silence.
Anyway, where were we?
Looking at the blood cells and noting how human they looked.
Oh, right.
She turns to look at them with confusion.
I just don't get it. The Quiet Rapture killed nearly every human in the galaxy! How can there be human blood cells in an alien ocean hivemind?
Same way there's an alien ocean made of blood with an alien hivemind, and how laws of conservation of matter and energy were violated, I guess.
A soft gasp comes from Erica's mouth at xer comment.
Wait, what was that about a law?
An idea seems to be forming in her head.
Law of conservation of matter and energy. Neither can be created or destroyed, the form can only be changed. Always been the main thing about the Quiet Rapture that I've thought about the most.
She contemplates for a minute before slamming her hands down on the desk.
THAT'S IT!
She grabs one of Aubrey's old notebooks, furiously scribbling some sort of diagram. Her mood is almost manic.
Put this here, a little bit of that there, God so I'm glad I like art...
She mumbles furiously to herself as she keeps drawing, Aubrey looking on with curiosity and a hint of concern.
Hey, Erica? Is there anywhere you want to go next after we finish here? If you don't have any plans, I'd be more than happy to offer a permanent place on the Black Cat.
- @aubrey-of-enceladus
Oh. That'd be nice, thanks.
Yeah, of course! And even if you do have another destination, I'd be happy to take you there! That's what friends do!
Can we finish this first? Maybe now Simon will tell us why he's been talking to me.
Of course. Would just be ridiculous to not figure things out!
Great.
She picks up part of the roots, putting it under a microscope.
Hey, can you look at this?
The microscope shows the roots writhing on the slide, almost as if they were fully alive.
Oh, weird. It's like it's still alive.
Do you know anything about this? I heard from some others that went down there that it's all some sort of hivemind.
Never heard about anything like it. We can do some experiments with it? I've got some fruits I can see how it reacts to the flesh of. I can also see how it responds to human blood.
Maybe later. First I just want to see what it's even made out of.
Ae give Erica a thumbs up.
Got it! Any ideas on what we can look at?
What do you think we should do?
Hm. Well, we can isolate some cells to do a more in-depth analysis.
Okay, sounds good. I'll get the microscope while you grab some samples.
Erica tugs on her sweater sleeve as she grabs the aforementioned tool.
Aubrey focuses, pursing his lips as he takes a scalpel and cuts the sample.
Okay, I think I've got a good portion to examine.
E looks over at Erica.
She takes the sample from Aubrey and placed it onto the microscope.
Okay, nothing really out of the blue here. Just a mix of plant, animal, and blood cells. Weird.
Definitely weird. Ugh, wish this ship had a DNA sequencer. Then we could get even more information.
Wait. These blood cells, why do they look like... human blood cells?
Yeah, those definitely resemble human blood cells. Can't know for certain, but the ratio between platelets, white blood cells, and red blood cells points towards being human as well.
What the...?
The speaker crackles back to life.
Wait, there's another signal.
Aubrey quickly returns to the ship's console, trying to get a better connection.
Hello? Who's there?
Nothing. Then, a multitude of voices.
We are salvation
Give into us
We will help you
An audible groan could be heard from Erica.
Not these bastards again.
I take it you've also encountered asshole entities with similar vocabularies?
Xe lean towards the microphone.
Fuck off!
The voices recede, leaving the pair in silence.
Anyway, where were we?
Looking at the blood cells and noting how human they looked.
Oh, right.
She turns to look at them with confusion.
I just don't get it. The Quiet Rapture killed nearly every human in the galaxy! How can there be human blood cells in an alien ocean hivemind?
Same way there's an alien ocean made of blood with an alien hivemind, and how laws of conservation of matter and energy were violated, I guess.
A soft gasp comes from Erica's mouth at xer comment.
Wait, what was that about a law?
An idea seems to be forming in her head.
Hey, Erica? Is there anywhere you want to go next after we finish here? If you don't have any plans, I'd be more than happy to offer a permanent place on the Black Cat.
- @aubrey-of-enceladus
Oh. That'd be nice, thanks.
Yeah, of course! And even if you do have another destination, I'd be happy to take you there! That's what friends do!
Can we finish this first? Maybe now Simon will tell us why he's been talking to me.
Of course. Would just be ridiculous to not figure things out!
Great.
She picks up part of the roots, putting it under a microscope.
Hey, can you look at this?
The microscope shows the roots writhing on the slide, almost as if they were fully alive.
Oh, weird. It's like it's still alive.
Do you know anything about this? I heard from some others that went down there that it's all some sort of hivemind.
Never heard about anything like it. We can do some experiments with it? I've got some fruits I can see how it reacts to the flesh of. I can also see how it responds to human blood.
Maybe later. First I just want to see what it's even made out of.
Ae give Erica a thumbs up.
Got it! Any ideas on what we can look at?
What do you think we should do?
Hm. Well, we can isolate some cells to do a more in-depth analysis.
Okay, sounds good. I'll get the microscope while you grab some samples.
Erica tugs on her sweater sleeve as she grabs the aforementioned tool.
Aubrey focuses, pursing his lips as he takes a scalpel and cuts the sample.
Okay, I think I've got a good portion to examine.
E looks over at Erica.
She takes the sample from Aubrey and placed it onto the microscope.
Okay, nothing really out of the blue here. Just a mix of plant, animal, and blood cells. Weird.
Definitely weird. Ugh, wish this ship had a DNA sequencer. Then we could get even more information.
Wait. These blood cells, why do they look like... human blood cells?
Yeah, those definitely resemble human blood cells. Can't know for certain, but the ratio between platelets, white blood cells, and red blood cells points towards being human as well.
What the...?
The speaker crackles back to life.
Wait, there's another signal.
Aubrey quickly returns to the ship's console, trying to get a better connection.
Hello? Who's there?
Nothing. Then, a multitude of voices.
We are salvation
Give into us
We will help you
An audible groan could be heard from Erica.
Not these bastards again.
I take it you've also encountered asshole entities with similar vocabularies?
Xe lean towards the microphone.
Fuck off!
The voices recede, leaving the pair in silence.
Anyway, where were we?
Looking at the blood cells and noting how human they looked.
Oh, right.
She turns to look at them with confusion.
I just don't get it. The Quiet Rapture killed nearly every human in the galaxy! How can there be human blood cells in an alien ocean hivemind?
Hey, Erica? Is there anywhere you want to go next after we finish here? If you don't have any plans, I'd be more than happy to offer a permanent place on the Black Cat.
- @aubrey-of-enceladus
Oh. That'd be nice, thanks.
Yeah, of course! And even if you do have another destination, I'd be happy to take you there! That's what friends do!
Can we finish this first? Maybe now Simon will tell us why he's been talking to me.
Of course. Would just be ridiculous to not figure things out!
Great.
She picks up part of the roots, putting it under a microscope.
Hey, can you look at this?
The microscope shows the roots writhing on the slide, almost as if they were fully alive.
Oh, weird. It's like it's still alive.
Do you know anything about this? I heard from some others that went down there that it's all some sort of hivemind.
Never heard about anything like it. We can do some experiments with it? I've got some fruits I can see how it reacts to the flesh of. I can also see how it responds to human blood.
Maybe later. First I just want to see what it's even made out of.
Ae give Erica a thumbs up.
Got it! Any ideas on what we can look at?
What do you think we should do?
Hm. Well, we can isolate some cells to do a more in-depth analysis.
Okay, sounds good. I'll get the microscope while you grab some samples.
Erica tugs on her sweater sleeve as she grabs the aforementioned tool.
Aubrey focuses, pursing his lips as he takes a scalpel and cuts the sample.
Okay, I think I've got a good portion to examine.
E looks over at Erica.
She takes the sample from Aubrey and placed it onto the microscope.
Okay, nothing really out of the blue here. Just a mix of plant, animal, and blood cells. Weird.
Definitely weird. Ugh, wish this ship had a DNA sequencer. Then we could get even more information.
Wait. These blood cells, why do they look like... human blood cells?
Yeah, those definitely resemble human blood cells. Can't know for certain, but the ratio between platelets, white blood cells, and red blood cells points towards being human as well.
What the...?
The speaker crackles back to life.
Wait, there's another signal.
Aubrey quickly returns to the ship's console, trying to get a better connection.
Hello? Who's there?
Nothing. Then, a multitude of voices.
We are salvation
Give into us
We will help you
An audible groan could be heard from Erica.
Not these bastards again.
I take it you've also encountered asshole entities with similar vocabularies?
Xe lean towards the microphone.
Fuck off!
The voices recede, leaving the pair in silence.
Anyway, where were we?
Hey, Erica? Is there anywhere you want to go next after we finish here? If you don't have any plans, I'd be more than happy to offer a permanent place on the Black Cat.
- @aubrey-of-enceladus
Oh. That'd be nice, thanks.
Yeah, of course! And even if you do have another destination, I'd be happy to take you there! That's what friends do!
Can we finish this first? Maybe now Simon will tell us why he's been talking to me.
Of course. Would just be ridiculous to not figure things out!
Great.
She picks up part of the roots, putting it under a microscope.
Hey, can you look at this?
The microscope shows the roots writhing on the slide, almost as if they were fully alive.
Oh, weird. It's like it's still alive.
Do you know anything about this? I heard from some others that went down there that it's all some sort of hivemind.
Never heard about anything like it. We can do some experiments with it? I've got some fruits I can see how it reacts to the flesh of. I can also see how it responds to human blood.
Maybe later. First I just want to see what it's even made out of.
Ae give Erica a thumbs up.
Got it! Any ideas on what we can look at?
What do you think we should do?
Hm. Well, we can isolate some cells to do a more in-depth analysis.
Okay, sounds good. I'll get the microscope while you grab some samples.
Erica tugs on her sweater sleeve as she grabs the aforementioned tool.
Aubrey focuses, pursing his lips as he takes a scalpel and cuts the sample.
Okay, I think I've got a good portion to examine.
E looks over at Erica.
She takes the sample from Aubrey and placed it onto the microscope.
Okay, nothing really out of the blue here. Just a mix of plant, animal, and blood cells. Weird.
Definitely weird. Ugh, wish this ship had a DNA sequencer. Then we could get even more information.
Wait. These blood cells, why do they look like... human blood cells?
Yeah, those definitely resemble human blood cells. Can't know for certain, but the ratio between platelets, white blood cells, and red blood cells points towards being human as well.
What the...?
The speaker crackles back to life.
Wait, there's another signal.
Aubrey quickly returns to the ship's console, trying to get a better connection.
Hello? Who's there?
Nothing. Then, a multitude of voices.
We are salvation
Give into us
We will help you
An audible groan could be heard from Erica.
Not these bastards again.
