003 | video | something missing, left behind

[chromosomes]

This is supposed to be a colony ship, right?

[ Judging by the video, John is sitting on his bed, the camera focused on the empty bed across the room. ]

So not only were there crew members living on board, but there were civilians, too. Couples, families looking for a new life. And all of them are gone now.

[ There's a slight shift, a creak from his bed. ]

When someone disappears from here, their stuff is usually left behind. So... what happened to the stuff from those people? Did they take it with, or did something happen to it?

[ The comm is flipped suddenly, facing up at John from his lap. He's frowning, not really looking at the device. ]

I guess that's another question we may not ever get an answer to.

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[chromosomes]

I wouldn't have gotten this far if I didn't know that, Mason. [ He sure as hell sounds bitter, and he doesn't even try bothering to hide it. ]

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[angerissues]

[ Well, they can just be bitter at one another. ] Then I'd like to know your secret because some of us aren't that lucky. [ Sure, Mason's alive here, but he's also on a spaceship that tries to kill them every chance it gets. ]

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[chromosomes]

Is it luck, being the only one left alive? [ He didn't really mean to say it outloud, but... still, the question stands. ]

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[angerissues]

You're asking the wrong guy. [ It's a heavy, depressing thought, sure, but so is being killed. ]

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[chromosomes]

More questions without answers. Seems to be a trend around here.

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[angerissues]

[ He snorts and nods. ] At least that's one thing we can count on.