Chains of Command

[Boss]

In the cargo bay, there were the cases of food and H-fuel the manifest stated, as well as off in one corner the containment units. I walked over to the latter, opened one, and was promptly rebuffed by a stench best described as burnt plastic mixed with urine, a decidedly unpleasant combination. This was one of the dead ones, alright.

I spent the next hour and a half searching for the one that still worked. They were arranged in a four-deep five-by-five arrangement, and the one that worked still was in the fourth row down, far left, two in. They werent huge things, but they did have some heft to them. I pulled off enough to get to it and moved it to the center of the hold. The power indicator was flashing slowly; itd be dying soon too. I pulled out my service pistol and took careful aim at the unit, then pushed the unlock button with my toe. Overly cautious? I didn't think so either.