Afterworld

[Kauket]

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...W#it#ng N#ur#l En#ry: fi##lj#urney##.6 - "E#sing T##sions Pt. 2.6"

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>... Here we are.
>... The corridors endless.
>... ...
>... ...
>... ...
>... Not a single soul.
>... ...
>... There was a room. Gravity conditions are lower.
>... Empty, devoid of life. Yet remains of what appeared to be a study room.
>... A bag. Hidden beneath the stack of chairs.
>... There was no identity.
>... Curiously.
>... There was only a book.
>... A journal of some sorts.
>... ...
>... ...
>... ...
>... ...
>... Words indecipherable. I cannot discern any identity or belonging.
>... The pages are burnt.
>... Glimpses of remnants remain.
>... It reads:
>... "They are --- Last place --- Here --- The Or--- "
>...
>... Respectfully.
>... I returned the book to the bag.
>... Perhaps one day the true owner will return.
>...
>... For now.
>... I will appropriate the room.
>... To study these crystals.
>... An improvisional workbench is necessary.
>... Dissecting my secondary side arm.
>... The laser optic will suffice.
>... Adjustments necessary. Wouldn't want to melt it.
>... Rigging up a primitive solution...
>... Very rough.
>... But it will have to suffice.
>... Pouches are indeed handy containers to house some tools.
>...
>... Attaching image data:

>... Hm.
>... It would have been prudent to obtain some resources to keep upon my ship.
>... But I cannot but wonder.
>... What are the Sentinels truly?
>... Biology. So similar to the K'Hara.
>... Yet it does not operate as they do.
>... It almost appears it reacts to the hyperspatial plane. Back in Kepler.
>... The Endless void.
>... Just like the Vagrants. But unlike them.
>... Adapted for anything.
>... Everything.
>... Cannot get a stable reading. It changes. Morphs to the environment.
>... It appears far denser than -

... environmental sensor warning: gravitational anomaly detected. current readout: 0.4g

>... ...
>... Feeling...
>... Unusual.
>... Unburdened by flesh. Lighter.
>... Gravity seems to -
>... What did -...
>... ...
>...
>... Audibles active.
>... There was a voice.
>... ... Beginning self inner dialogue. Documenting process.
>... Secondary side arm unavailable. Primary available.
>... Waiting two cycles before proceeding with perimeter sweep.
>...
>... Would not want to walk into a trap.
>... Perhaps I should become the trap.
>...
>... Assessing this scenario...
>... Statistically, breaches and entries are psychologically prone to investigating the most open space of the room. The right.
>... Awaiting by the ceiling corner.
>...
>...
>...
>... When six cycles pass.
>... I have to focus on the materials.
>...
>... There it is.
>... The voice again.
>... It is further.
>... But I hear no footsteps.
>... Or rustle of material.
>... Enigmatic.
>... Initiating wait and see protocol...