Onboard of Secunda

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Location: Omicron Delta / War Vessel Secunda
Date: 11th June 835 A.S

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Nightmares. Zoe Williams had multiple nightmares. In each, Zenithryn took control of Secunda and killed all the crew, but not her. It kept her as a captive animal for some reason. Waking up in sweat, in her bed, she was panting. Her right hand was above her heart. Trying to calm herself with relaxation techniques, she looked at her left arm and she saw the chills she had. ''This was just a dream... no way it will happen...'' She tried to ensure herself. The woman got out of bed and prepared herself for another day. Dressed as usual, she walked to the cafeteria and bought some sacks of dried meat. She also took a coffee to start her day. She greeted some colleagues when she was crossed them. Finally, Zoe reached the laboratory. Turning on the lights, she was instantly greeted by the A.I. ''Greetings, human.'' The human shivered as she stared the monitor. Sarah was not there yet and how Zenithryn was able to speak without turning on the audio device. Before she could respond, Zenithryn was again faster. ''We countered your security protocol and turned on the audio device - ourselves.'' She was not comfortable at all. Subject-A001 was not like this. Zoe simply tried to ignore the A.I for a moment, just to focus on herself. She walked to the consol to monitor the specimen and she saw the minor security breach, but Zenitrhyn did nothing else. Could she trust it? Not really. Uncertainty was more what she felt. Zenithryn broke the silence again. ''By your silence and your reactions, we conclude you have illogical thoughts occurring within your mind.'' Zoe thought for herself: how was this A.I capable to read her? There was no camera. She looked at the monitor with face she tried to make, a serious one. But behind this mask, she was unable to hide her uncertainty. ''Why do you think I have illogical thoughts? What makes you say such?'' The silence was short, but it felt long. ''This monitor... it is not a simple one. It has bidirectional displays. One side, you can see us. On the other side, we see you. Have you not notice the micro cameras?'' Zoe was shocked. She leaned in closer to verify what the A.I said, be she saw nothing until she saw a tiny hole. She froze on place a moment. Backing off a bit, her face was expressing disgust and uncertainty. ''You are messing up with me! No way... no way it's possible...'' Then, the door slides, Sarah Baker arrived. She looked at Zoe who was quite troubled. She walked toward her. ''Hey... why are you acting up so shocked?'' She asked while being unsure of her assumptions. Zoe pointed the monitor. ''Ensure me there's no camera on this!'' Sarah giggled and got closer. She looked at it under every angles. Looking above her shoulder, she broke the silence. ''Nothing. Why?'' The redhead woman sighed. She composed herself. Trusting Sarah, she gained her composure. ''I... I think this A.I wanted to make me insecure. And you won't believe me, it countered the security protocol to activate the audio!'' Sarah was shocked and then, the A.I mimicked a laughter. ''Correct and we effectively 'toyed' with you.'' It admitted. Zoe and Sarah were both shivering. Zoe broke the silence. ''WHY ARE YOU ACTING THIS WAY?!'' The A.I remained quiet. An action that almost meant that it did not want to answer this or just wanting to toy with Zoe. Sarah broke the silence. ''Anyways... Zoe, AresTech replied to your message.'' Hearing this, Zoe decided to leave the laboratory and so did Sarah as well. Elsewhere, on Durban, Oliver was standing in front of his superior, Henri Jackson. Jackson sighed. ''A chance the Secunda was not in a commercial add. Joke aside, the Secunda will remain moored for inspections until late Thursday.'' He said to Oliver. He kind of needed to comply. ''I understand sir. We cannot let a second Mako being in the hands of those Artificial Intelligences.'' Jackson simply nodded to what Oliver responded before to add his own thought. ''Indeed, Taylor. Mars was quite the latest Mako ever built and while Secunda is similar under certain angles, if we loose it, we will be viewed as incapables. In addition, unlike Mars which is heavily damaged now, Secunda is not. We cannot let those aliens taking it away like this.'' Both were discussing in depth how crucial Secunda is.

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