Echelon - The Devil in the Dark

[Casta]

You're like a machine, killing without mercy. Do as ordered. Don't value your life. You've changed.

Gabriellas voice is without emotion. Cold, impersonal.

Shades of black fill the room, the translucent particles that fill Omicron-EightyOne are the only source of light that illuminates the room. Right next to the stasis field working as screen to the outside, perhaps in the most dark corner, Estefania is sitting, her thoughts distant, her appearance a shadow of herself.

I've looked into the Abyss. I've seen the darkness. I've looked beyond it. And there was void. Nothing's there. Nothing ever will be there.
When I look at Ishmael, I'm in tears. It's falling apart. It erodes under the poison of its inhabitants. Drifting apart to become an meaningless nonentity.
Times have changed, we're lost since Jamesons era ended.
We've been flying too high, Icarus touched the sun already. And all what you're doing is to put the flames out, but our wings won't be regained. We're falling, and we won't live to hear the impact on ground.
What you're doing is wrong. Everything.
You know it. I know it. All you'll achieve is to delay the inevitable end.

Estefania lights up a cigarette and inhales the smoke by a deep, long breath. Her view shortly touched Gabriella before it focused on space again.

I see you've gotten the Dies Irae to guard this place. Would've never thought you'd get Command to relocate her.

Walking upfront the screen, her hands folded behind her back, Gabriella takes a look at the massive warship closely stationed over Galicias docking hangars.
Her manner is militaristic, her behaviour estimating situations.
They both have changed. Estefania, once known for her temper, became a ruthless coldblooded machine in mind, Gabriellas fist, willing to strike upon any target called.
And Gabriella herself is with every day more intented on the idea to perish in the ashes Jameson left behind.
Her looks never regarded Estefania the time they have talked.

Angela will be here. Then we'll see about our next steps.
We won't get our wings once more. You're right. But we'll fly even higher as we had been, clearing the ground to a distance so far, impact won't ever happen.

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