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[ heeeeey network, have a video of auggie! he's at his desk in the communications office and his headphones are around his neck. the communicator is in his hand and he's looking off to the side, in a sort of spaced out way. which is probably because he's blind. ]

Heeeello, network. Your friendly neighborhood communications team with a tiiiiny bit of an update. As you all know, this ship is ... [ a wave of his hand as he tries to come up with a word before he snaps his fingers ] insane and you're probably all dealing with the repercussions of that at the moment so I wish you the best of luck!

Juuusst, to anyone actively using the network at the moment, please do not be alarmed if you hear something, uh, out of ordinary, so to speak? We picked up a bit of a disturbance and the source seems to be from the ship itself, not anyone on the network. If you do happen to hear it, you will probably be a bit alarmed at the sudden noise. Please please, do not panic and try not to go looking for the source because like I said, it's from the ship. Stay in your groups, stay in your camps, don't do anything stupid.

[ or at least, they think it's from the ship. There's not actually much of a source but he's at least sure that the screaming isn't coming from anyone on the ship. ]

Anyway, yeah, there's your warning. We'll be watching the channels from here to keep track of ... whatever it is. Good luck!

[ AUGGIE'S SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE ENCRYPTION 100%; FILTERED TO COMMUNICATIONS DEPT + EVERYONE NATHAN SENT A MESSAGE TO ]

So. Screams, huh?

[ hey, at least it's to the point ]

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[He's nearby enough to hear everything, as per usual, and if she's got a problem with that then she hasn't done nearly enough to make it clear. Nor would it stop him. After Nathan's warnings, though, he can't help but be amused.]

Screams aren't coming from any passengers.

[There's another word he'd rather use - prisoners - and it's clear in his tone.]

[ She doesn't have a problem with it. Not yet, anyway. If she did, he'd know and she'd try harder to at least pretend he wasn't around. ]

I know.

[ But she shrugs slightly. Let him warn her, if it makes him feel better. In the end, it probably won't make much of a difference either way. ]

No. You don't.

[She hasn't seen the video Tony recorded alongside those screams. It didn't mean the screams were coming from the figure, but it wasn't a matter of some passenger being attacked somewhere. This was something else.

He could warn her, but she doesn't need it. And he doesn't know the specifics of what he's warning about, except the same as usual. Something was going to try to kill them, now or later. That was the way it always was.]

Should sleep, Carolyn. [He shifts from where he's been leaning against one of the shuttles, turning to move away.] Running on fumes isn't gonna keep anyone alive.

[ He could warn her. He's warned her enough by saying she doesn't know, and it makes her turn her head to look at him more closely, eyes narrowing. ]

You should tell me what it is you know, then.

[ Because not knowing is just as bad. It claws at you in the dark, drags you down until sleep is impossible because you're stuck thinking of the possible scenarios (what should I have done differently). ]

I'm fine.

[Maybe he should, but doing what other people think he should do has never really worked out well for Riddick. Nothing of what he knows is critically important in this situation. Not yet. And he likes holding the advantage, even when it comes to Carolyn.

He gives a small laugh instead, and though it isn't as dark and bitter as it could be, it's still not a nice sound.]

Fine doesn't mean shit when the real screaming starts.

[It's all he's going to say. Not his job to nag her into sleeping; she'll either carry on til she burns herself out or realise how stupid that is and rest. He heads off deeper into the shuttle bay.]

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