Onboard of Secunda

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Location: Omicron Delta / War Vessel Secunda / Engineering
Date: 9th April 835 A.S

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Marc Peterson was scratching his head while looking at the PDA someone handed to him about the damage Secunda received. ''Ain't pretty...'' He said after a while. Secunda safely arrived on Durban where his team and himself can work properly for repairs. The engine was damaged, the hull was pierced and some areas like the hangar and some rooms within the red area were out of service because of the holes, making the pressurized atmosphere completely wiped by the void of space. A team was working on the outside of the ship and another working inside, patching and fixing what was damaged. It took a whole day to just make the inside operational at one hundred percent. During his break, Marc was in his office, sipping a bottle of water. Then, the commander knocks before entering. Once inside, he sighed before taking the seat in front of the desk. ''How much?'' He asked while looking at Marc. Marc knew what the question was. He scratched his head a moment with his hand. ''500.000 credits... While I do understand the concern, at least it's the AP Manufacturing that covers the repairs.'' Both nodded as if they understood each other. Oliver stood up before heading for the exit door. ''Yeah... Anyway, I heard another branch is trying to perform. I think it was AresTech Arms and Manufacturing. It might be worth to contact them to make the hangar operational. And a cloaking device as well. Contact them when you can.'' On those words, Oliver left the room while Marc was scratching his head again, unsure what to say about that, he simply took one last sip before signing a file over his PDA. At the same time, elsewhere on Secunda, Patrick Thomson was furious. He was in his quarters, punching and punching bag with vigor. After some hits, he took a break, panting. ''How is that even possible to loose?! The Secunda is one of the most advanced battleship and we barely managed to-'' He cut his sentence by rushing against the punching bag again, hitting it over and over, determined to spend all his rage on it so he can form the other gunners properly. After a good shower, Thomson left his office, heading to the command center, to make his report to Oliver. Far from the red area of Secunda, in the laboratory, Sarah Baker was typing on her PDA about Subject-A001, noting what was his behavior in general. The words said by it still had an effect on her. ''Your... end... Your end... is approaching...'' were the words of the A.I. While working, she had a sudden impression to be observed. Turning around, she saw the screen where the A.I could be seen, well, its digital form. Gulping, Sarah returned herself to focus on the report she was working on. Date: 7th April 835 A.S Subject: Interaction with Subject-A001 Author: Sarah Baker The scientist in chief, Zoe Williams decided to start the experimentation by interacting with the subject. The first time we turned on the audio device, a high frequency came out. It was almost a 5kHz frequency if I remember well. I might be crazy, but this A.I, it knows what it is doing. It clearly wants to hurt us, I feel it. After I sent some command codes to force the subject to comply, we turned on again the audio device and Zoe Williams initiated the experience. The subject was not cooperating as she expected so she ordered me to send another command code to force it to comply. The queries Ms. Williams wanted to have were not satisfied and the end, the subject said the following: ''Your... end... Your end... is approaching...'' Either we dispose of it or we need to corrupt it which are both viable options to me. After she finished writing her report, the audio device turned on itself. ''What the-'' Before she could even make a step, a high frequency noise spread within the room. But that frequency was lower yet more damaging somehow. She covered her ears in agony while walking to the screen where the audio device was also lying nearby. She turned it off and just be sure, she sent a command to the A.I, to torture it and then, she wrote again the security around the A.I. She looked at the screen, hopefully not wanting to be heard. ''You little freak, you will comply.''

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