text.

[fullmoon]

Is this quiet permanent? It's a little unnerving.

[ He means the literal quiet from the engines powering down, not the metaphorical quiet from the absence of overt disaster. The metaphorical quiet can stay. ]

Comments

[technologist]

What was I thinking, it's right there in front of me. Must have put my tea on it. I'll get it now.

[fullmoon]

Good man.

Second suggestion: someone goes outside & gives it a push.

[technologist]

Seems like something a wizard would be best suited to.

[fullmoon]

I'll look for a wizard if you look for Resnik or Ward.

[technologist]

May as well be looking for ghosts. When's the last time anyone heard from either of them?

[fullmoon]

I couldn't say. Someone must have hit the 'stop' button, though.

Right?

[technologist]

I suppose so, unless it's an autopilot response.

Can't decide which is less reassuring. Everyone's always talking about the ship like it's got a mind of its own, but then they've also been speaking like those two are as good as dead, so the idea of our fate being in their hands isn't much of an improvement.

[fullmoon]

Do you think there's any point trying to visit the bridge?
If no one's there to tell us to get out.

[technologist]

Well there's always a point in trying, isn't there? May as well.

Should we loop SEC in on it?

[doggedly]

hullo this is sec

[technologist]

Yeah I meant the actual SEC
no offense

[fullmoon]

He is actual SEC.
Terribly convenient.

[doggedly]

^-- what he said

B)

[technologist]

Yes I'm aware you're ON SEC, but there's SEC and then there's SEC, surely. I was thinking more the members who don't go round creating potential threats in their off time.

[doggedly]

the mistletoe was hardly a threat
& my radio-active rat has never done anything to anyone

anyways shows what you know im a highly valued senior member of SEC
& i could actually get you places if only you werent so snobbish

[technologist]

Do you really have a radioactive rat

[ bc that sounds pretty cool tbh ]

And yeah alright consider this your official report to SEC, then

[doggedly]

course i do
brunhilda
youre welcome to meet her sometime if you like shes a darling

[also not some weird innuendo promise this is an actual rat]

anyways thanks
well consider

what dyou think would be up there thats worth finding

[technologist]

The button labeled 'go'.

[ HAVEN'T YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION ]

[fullmoon]

Or 'stop'.

[doggedly]

2 very different things arent they
stop & go