Bits and Bytes

Rescue

oh shit !!!! what was that scream ? oh gravity!!! please, not another one! run ! where was it coming from ? store room ? ummmm.... no ... from quarters !!! who was there??? who is left alive ? ellena was dead in ion engine room, rocket dead in medical bay corridor of ranger ship, doctor is dead in airlock of sigma corp ship's cargo bay. bobo, zypsum, jav and rav are only left. and those 7 from corp ship.

OK... think...... that scream sounded like .... kind of girly.... maybe. so zypsum, or that chik from corp ship? maybe bobo..... nah, her voice is more like a man. maybe, maybe not. OK maybe it was not girly...... great.... my life is in danger and I am worried about girly voice..... okkkk. 1st check quarters.

OK..... no one in corridor. shit all doors are close. OK. i have no backup. weapon... common room!!! kitchen part will have knife... check .... what was that sound ?!?.... maybe air filters.... empty ! good (sigh). no one behind me ... OK .... shit! lock door first..... you don't want to get stabbed in back do you ?........ knife..... OK lid of oven ... no. too heavy... need something light weight. ....... oh!!... electric panel cover !!! lightweight, impact proof thermoplast .... with handle!!!.... good shield. so ...now check quarters.

OK. still empty corridor.... why no one else heard this scream ? or maybe they are locking themselves up in some room. maybe. i need to check my back.... need mirror....get back in common room... lock door. mylar sheet, good !! i can check my back in shining surface. tape it to panel cover. .... if it came from behind, i need to see it. good. now move !!! ..... wait...... i can't lose this knife... OK tape it to my hand.... tape another in my fist.... good ... better.... magazines!!!..... rav's porn... he will be angry... hell with it ... i need protection.... tape them on my back... and neck.... OK, on mid section of my hands also.... no ... need to cut them short... i should be able to move freely.... hummm... OK ... humm.... OK tape is useful... on chest also..... more mylar sheet on panel cover..... good ... maybe

what will i do, if it came out of some other door ?..... i cant keep track of all the rooms ..... eliminate all the options.... i lock all doors from outside..... only open the room i need to check. wait... broom !!!..... OK.. yes!!! stick fits with panel hand... .... stop delaying now.... go!!!....

lock room, lock room... lock.. lock.... lock... huffff.... good now lock corridor from inside.... wait ... what if it is stronger then me ?!!! great!!! what if it has real weapon !! ... very good Doby... you just locked yourself up with killer with unknown weapons....what if it do not need a weapon!?? what if it can make weapon like knife or ... or sword from its hands !!... like that holo-video !!! . shit!!!... it took form of rocket!!! maybe it CAN change its hands into a knife!! ......maybe i don't need to check quarters.... maybe i should call in backups...... call everyone to same location?.... my comms will work in ship only!... use common room connection to broadcast message to other ships... they should know!!!... anyone can be falling in its trap... oh gravity!!!.... why did we responded to SOS....

OK... calm down....... steps... steps to do... call everyone to ship cargo bay. ... then ...... search ship ??... no ... i am not going alone anywhere.... or maybe i should be alone.... it can copy anyone ..... wait .... deep breath.... so call everyone... send sos ??.... yes!!!..... maybe PSU will do something !!... hell... they don't have ships to check everything out... maybe some big ship will help ?.... why would anybody help without gain ?..... no they wont... wait !!! ships !!! sigma corp will pay for retrieval of their ship/cargo !!!... yes i should put that in sos..... they will come.... i should warn about killer copycat also... but then they will shoot first!! human life is not worth a ship and cargo ... maybe they will try to capture a copycat alive... yes... it will be fortune in market... any suit will pay a planet to get their hand on one... good for me ... so ... send a sos first... and call everyone to cargo bay....