Onboard of Secunda

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Location: Omicron Delta / War Vessel Secunda / Reunion office
Date: 6th April 835 A.S

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The ambiance within the room was palpable. It was filled with concerns and frustration. They were seven sitting at the round table and the commander of Secunda called everyone for an urgent reunion. The recent events surely were the less pleasant. Especially with the Mars's case. Oliver Taylor was the commander and he furiously slammed his fist on the table. ''We need to do something and quick!'' He said while the others were nervously thinking what to say. He took again the lead of the reunion. ''The fiasco of Mars still hits us badly. The crew was killed and the ship stolen by the entity Hesione.'' He looked at the chief of the R&D division, Zoe Williams before to continue his speech. ''I do hope you do the necessary that your experience doesn't go badly.'' In his voice, not only he was stern, but there was a hidden fear. Despite the situation, Zoe was calm. She took her turn to speak. ''You do not have to worry commander Taylor. We established severe protocols to follow while doing the experimentations. So far, the subject is responsive and did not show any concerning behavior. While I do understand about the Mars's case, I can ensure we have a twenty-four hour check on the subject, monitoring its status.'' She responded with professionalism and confidence. It somehow eased Oliver hearing this from Zoe Williams, a formidable scientist from Cambridge. The reunion then continued. Every member told what was needed to be told. Medical units and medicine was in green according to Dr. Jane Spencer, the engine and all the vital systems was green according to the engineer in chief, Marc Peterson. As for the communication relays, everything was working well according to Sheila Langley. The gunner in chief, Patrick Thomson said that all the weaponry systems were clean and ready to be used if needed and finally, a rookie yet talented navigational expert, Thomas Johnson explained that the navigational system was also green and up to date. Satisfied, Oliver ended the reunion. ''Alright, thank you everyone. We are ready to depart from Durban. Our first mission is the following; patrolling the Omicron Delta system and monitoring the traffic around Nauru. You can leave to your occupations.'' As everyone was leaving, Oliver was still on his chair, holding his head with both hands a moment. He sighed. ''The project that Zoe is running needs to be a success. We need to avoid another fiasco...'' Zoe Williams was brilliant in most situations while doing researches. Accompanied with Sarah Baker, her assistant, things were doing great most of the time. Heading for her laboratory within the yellow section of the ship, Sarah joined her and spoke. ''Hey. The subject is fascinating. It started speaking!'' Zoe looked at Sarah while walking with her a moment, interested with this news. ''This is quite an interesting news! I do hope it has no access to anything yet.'' Nodding negatively, Sarah replied. ''No. It is isolated and everyone followed your instructions. We blocked the firmware in which the A.I is isolated.'' Sighing in relief, Zoe smiled. ''Good. We need at all cost forbid any openings. While I am aware it learns quick, we always need to modify and adapt the security around it. We can't let it run from our hands. After all, we could end up like the crew of Mars... Thinking about it, I already have cold sweat.'' Both women finally arrived in the laboratory and like any procedure, they changed clothes to those isolating them from any organism. They both walked to a screen where a digital form was locked inside. The screen itself was connected to a fragment of a Gammu core in which the personality was still alive. An expedition team from The Core handed this piece to the scientists of Secunda in order to redo the experience with A.I. Obviously, Zoe was more than willing to do so. The screen was also connected to a computer that allowed to the scientist to have control over the A.I by limiting its extension only to the screen. Like this, the A.I was unable to corrupt anything.

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