Atop the Rust Moon Part 2
Intercom Activated: Opening Channel between Captain's exosuit and the Scrapper Orion.
"Bzzzh....Sarah? Sarah can you hear me?"
"Yes, John I can hear you, intercom is functioning and exosuit oxygen flow is full and constant. Exosuit structural integrity could be better though. Over."
"Well, hopefully we can find something in the scrap that'll give us enough credits to repair it. Anyway I just made it through the broken air lock. Nothing here so far but some broken engine blocks that have been scraped to the bone. Over."
"Well Midway is a dump after all. Scavengers like us get what's close to the entrance and get out as soon as they can. If we expect to find anything we're going to have to dig deeper."
"Yeah, yeah I know...I just entered the hallway connecting the docks to the rest of the station...This place is as silent as space...to think this place used to be the biggest station of it's time and filled with people...now there's nothing more then the occasional flicker of the lights...Over."
"That and shambling discarded robots."
"Speaking of which...I think I found one. Sounds a little to quick to be a broken robot though..hey we might be in luck. No one else is one board is there? Over."
"No human shaped heat signatures detected, strange it seems some of the rooms in your area have regained power. Do you see anything? Over."
"Yeah, there's a light that just turned on in one of the rooms down the hall. Probably some repair drone trying to fruitlessly repair the station. Should be worth a few credits. Over."
"Alright, keep me posted. Over."
"John? What did you find?...John? It's been ten minutes, are you there?!"
"Sarah!? Sarah are you there?"
"Yes, I read you loud and clear what is-"
"It isn't just repair drones, it isn't just repair drones!"
"John what are you talking about? John do you read me? Captain!"
"Something is trying to repair the station, I think. Restoring power. The station itself is trying to close me in and some...thing else is in here to. I couldn't go back the way I came so I am trying to go around. I'm almost back to the docks, be by the air locks as soon as you can."
"Which one? Something is blocking my detectors, I can't track you. Where are you?"
"I'm...uh, I'm at dock...A-23. The Air lock is closed I'll have to pry it open with th-Bzzt."
Exosuit Structural Integrity at 75%
"JOHN! John, this ship is not losing it's captain, I'm almost there."
Exosuit Structural Integrity at 63%
"John, I'm at A-23, I'm using the ships collector extension to pry the door open but it isn't budging. John are you still there?"
Exosuit Structural Integrity at 12%
Oxygen flow comprimised, Oxygen reserves engaged.
"That's it! I'm using the forward laser to cut it open. Stand Back!"
Exosuit Structural Integrity at 5%, Oxygen reserves compromised, nearing depletion.
"John hold on! The Air lock turned on and shut the second door, it'll only take me a minute to cut through it. Just stay on the line with me, come on!"
Exosuit Structural Integrity at 0%, Oxygen reserves compromised, oxygen depleted.
"No! John! John can you read me?! I can't see you through the air lock. Where are you? John!"
"Bhzzzzz...WELCOME TO MIDWAY...Bhhzzzzzz...."
Exosuit/ Scrapper Orion Open Channel Connection Terminated
(So yeah, I didn't get to bad a response and I'm in a sci-fi kind of mood so here's part 2 or Atop the Rust Moon)