I’m glad Oliver was wearing her seatbelt. Very sensible

Let's go get some Toast! :3

It's all agreed. The first operation you'll undertake with your team you at a team's side shall be:

"CC_01.28| Toast Reservoir"

OPERATION COMMENCES MARCH 14, 2022

What on earth does CBT stand for? Aside from that, though, let's give the audio file a listen and then check out vehicular repair, see if there's anything that can be done with any of the wreckages?

Cruel Blood Thesis? Collaborative Bear Torture? Citizen's Ball Today?

Oh! That. That sounds like something that exists, Cellog probably does that all the time.

But yes the message, you feel so distractable at the moment for some reason. A lot on your mind? Not a lot on your mind? It is rare for you to savor a moment to (almost) to yourself like this. Yes let's see what is on this audio portion and...

OOH! Good point. Well that's 1.5 out of 2 voices saying to look at repair documents.

That felt like a whole lot all at once. Like someone turned a little valve in your head and a deluge of technical information and meticulous details was processed into an occular smoothie. Brainular nourishment that your hungry eye mouths devour like a calf eagerly supping from a mother's-

Oh goody; A Badge! You can put it next to your pretend badges for "Shock Resistance" and "Oyani Language Comprehension" in your little mind palace. You feel like you've gone a little off track.

So let's get back on it. Back to you, first voice in your head! Let's take a listen to that audio file. Maybe that might clear some of this stuff up.

part 1/2

Hey, since were at a *data* centre, does that mean it could read our *data* casette? Last I recall we tried to eat it to read it or something, though you can leave that out when you mention the casette. Actually, you might want to ask for some privacy too.

Yes there could be crucial info on this thing. Neat that you remembered that for all this time. In fact, you're pretty sure finding a computer was one of your first objectives way back when you were getting your bearings in the dropship. It had a detachable console inside (you think) but you were too busy "trying not to fall down a cliff and falling down anyways" to get a better look or a chance to mess with it. Eh! It was upside down anyways.

All in all, Good(?) times.

Anywho enough reminiscing! You put forth your inquiry:

Okay that's slightly embarrassing, but let's be honest, you've had a lot on your plate. And thankfully Slim's been taking care of it since the mountain incident. It doesn't take long for Cellog to note the twinge of discomfort.

Thinking about it... Could be useful for multiple people to carry these around. Depends on if the colonists have any to spare but still...

[SUBMIT COMMANDS]

[INVENTORY]

I don't like Cellog, she's acting suspicious. I mean, what kind of Director hates accumulating extra power, emergency or otherwise? An incompetent one that's who.

Good question, you might phrase it a little more diplomatically, especially once you've stepped out of the elevator.

She seems proper pleased by that question. And she is more than happy to provide an answer.

Seems like a sweet old lady to you. Perhaps say something encouraging.

Yes, indeed. There were at least a couple more things on your mind. You'll bring them up in short order.

[INVENTORY]

Well damn. So what's exactly the situation then? Szere menace?

Honestly, that might be an explanation for the signal couldn't it?

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[INVENTORY]

Three years since coms went dead? You left 3 weeks ago, when Colony Corps stopped getting messages from Midsommar. One of those has to be wrong, either the communication issues were way more complicated or you've been on that ship a lot longer than you thought. But if it's been three years, then that means three years without regular supplies or contact, three years on just the resources the colony can acquire or produce, and three years without whatever resource Midsommar has for Colony Corps

Gosh and you still haven't remembered what it is yet.

You decide to voice a lot of that out loud while you are all piled into the elevator.

Well that explains a few things.

Cellog and Dividi manage to converse incredibly fluently. It's rather impressive. Though it does seem to cause Olivier and Slim some concern.

Something else entirely? You... You might actually have a guess about that actually.

1/2

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[INVENTORY]

We should probably let her know about the crash, right? That's kind of important, a whole ship of people and supplies didn't make it.

Talking earnestly sounds like a good idea. You enter into the administrative center, passing by a variety of motivational posters, a memoriam, some colonists of the month, and the receptionist at the front, towards what looks like an elevator, so let's make a pitch.

You just figured that was the case. Was there something special in it?

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[INVENTORY]

Compliment her hair streak.

That seems to have worked. Though now it feels a little like we're veering off topic.

What was it she wanted?

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[INVENTORY]

Surely you stabbed it with your bayonet?

Charging out from behind cover you decide to do just that. The bayonet plunges into the plush flesh of the (artificial) Szere, and you can hear the gears and tubes sputter and spurt.

Before the harsh clattering drive motor of the simulator whir and with a sound like several heavy canisters of paint clattering down a set of stairs, it spins around ripping the weapon in your hands away, and clocking you in the skull with the butt of your rifle.

You're pretty sure that sounded disappointed rather than depressed but you do have at least one more idea up your sleeve. Don't you?

R-right?

>Wait What's Happening In the Present?

Trade pills a little so you each have some of each

Sounds like a nice idea. Honestly any idea sounds like a nice idea to you. You broach the subject.

A fair point raised by Olivier, and a nice offer from Slim. Though you do have to wonder,

Is it a combat drug of some some sort? Or something more innocuous like an anxiolytic?

Olivier takes a rather heavy step forward and grabs Slim by the scruff before he could finish. Now this you didn’t expect. Much less want. Did you put Group Cohesion at risk all for some pills?

At that Olivier has let Slim go, the altercation going mostly unnoticed by the guards at the gate, and Dividi. After getting Slim a little straightened up, you form up behind Olivier, and beside Dividi as the guards prepare to buzz you through.

You have a couple other things on your mind, that you are gonna get to in a moment. But still...

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