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Hey guys Farel17 here i just got permission from crimson artist to post all of his story here in one spot so people can get to it easily without having to scroll through the what? 9, 10 pages of posts now.
So without further ado here it is the story so far (take in mind this is a work in progress and im not very experienced in forum/thread making) (on another note, if the stuff is slightly out of order, it shouldn't be, but if it is just know i did it by the order they came in in the thread so if you want to point out that its in the wrong order just know that)
If anyone knows how to make the spoilers then that would be great because it would compress this post considerably
@Crimson-Artist here it is
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So without further ado here it is the story so far (take in mind this is a work in progress and im not very experienced in forum/thread making) (on another note, if the stuff is slightly out of order, it shouldn't be, but if it is just know i did it by the order they came in in the thread so if you want to point out that its in the wrong order just know that)
If anyone knows how to make the spoilers then that would be great because it would compress this post considerably
@Crimson-Artist here it is
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Moments after Cutting transmission with Investors
CC Agent
"Sir, I think you should take a look at this"
Crimson-Artist
*Rubs Forehead* "unless its some good news, not now. Calming Investors takes a lot out of ya".
CC Agent
"well frankly its bad..."
Crimson-Artist
*Face Palm* I knew it...*sign* what is it"
CC Agent
"The Dimensional Probe that accompanied our Sales Rep when he first arrived in TC-118852 is still active. It has been surveying the surrounding sectors when it caught sight of this" *hands Tablet to Crimson-Artist*
Crimson-Artist
*Scans Pictures* "oh looks like they've already started mass producing our prototypes, Perfect" *leans back in his chair in disgust*
CC Agent
"Yes, Sir but look at this" *swipes to the last picture*
Crimson-Artist
*focuses in on picture*
CC Agent
"What do you think it is?"
Crimson-Artist
*Rubs chin* "hmmm its big whatever it is."
CC Agent
"What should we do, Sir?"
Crimson-Artist
*deep in thought* "looks like their having trouble with our tech, could take them awhile. But if they manage to complete that thing, it could be big trouble for the locals. Keep me posted".
CC Agent
"Yes, Sir!"
CC Agent
"Sir, I think you should take a look at this"
Crimson-Artist
*Rubs Forehead* "unless its some good news, not now. Calming Investors takes a lot out of ya".
CC Agent
"well frankly its bad..."
Crimson-Artist
*Face Palm* I knew it...*sign* what is it"
CC Agent
"The Dimensional Probe that accompanied our Sales Rep when he first arrived in TC-118852 is still active. It has been surveying the surrounding sectors when it caught sight of this" *hands Tablet to Crimson-Artist*
Crimson-Artist
*Scans Pictures* "oh looks like they've already started mass producing our prototypes, Perfect" *leans back in his chair in disgust*
CC Agent
"Yes, Sir but look at this" *swipes to the last picture*
Crimson-Artist
*focuses in on picture*
CC Agent
"What do you think it is?"
Crimson-Artist
*Rubs chin* "hmmm its big whatever it is."
CC Agent
"What should we do, Sir?"
Crimson-Artist
*deep in thought* "looks like their having trouble with our tech, could take them awhile. But if they manage to complete that thing, it could be big trouble for the locals. Keep me posted".
CC Agent
"Yes, Sir!"
Crimson Corp Security Camera Footage
Crimson-Artist's Office, CCFD Acting HQ
Time stamp 15:34 5-554-128
*Crimson-Artist sits at his desk reviewing the day's statues report*
Carmine
"Project Giganaut-Code name "Overlord". Construction Progress: 67%. Current statues: Unchanged since last report"
"Carrier Prototype-Code name "Otachi". Construction Progress: 88%. Current statues: Unchanged since last report"
"Defense Station Prototype-Code name "Salamander". Construction Progress: 61%. Current statues: Basic interiors complete and airtight, Engineers have begun outer hull formation"
"Cruiser Prototype. Construction Progress: 9%. Current statues: Basic interiors still under construction, preliminary shielding and generators have been installed"
Crimson-Artist
"..."
Carmine
"Retrofitting Progress"
"Dropship-Aeolus retrofitting Complete! Design specs awaiting final Approval"
Crimson-Artist
*reviews design specs*
*presses large holographic "Approve" button*
Carmine
"Approval accepted! Sending data to marketing department for retail release"
CC Agent
"Sir!"
Crimson-Artist
"hmm? Yes?"
CC Agent
"You told me to tell you if there was any updates with our dimensional probe."
Crimson-Artist
"So?"
CC Agent
"There's been an update with our dimensional probe."
*pulls out tablet and hands it over to Crimson-Artist*
CC Agent
"The probe just sent this picture."
*Full screens the picture*
Crimson-Artist
"So that's what they've been building. Interesting"
"They've even copied our design style for those ships. Looks like these pirates aren't as dumb as they look"
"From the progress they've made i think our SPVs could take it no problem!"
CC Agent
"uhhh...Sir, About that"
Crimson-Artist
"huh?"
CC Agent
"There was a problem with the calculations for the Chrono Compensaters on the Dimensional Gate. Some one forgot to check them before we sent the SPV shipment to TC-118852"
Crimson-Artist
"Don't tell me..."
CC Agent
"On the bright side we've confirmed that the SPV shipments made it to TC-118852 safely...just not at the right time"
Crimson-Artist
"They WHAT!?"
*angrily bursts from his chair*
CC Agent
*panicked* "We're working as fast as we can on when exactly they arrived but from what the egg heads down in Rift tech say, it could be anywhere from 7,000-10,000 years in TC-118852's past"
Crimson-Artist
"YOU IDIOTS! DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'VE D..."
*stops and looks down at the Dimensional probe picture*
*grabs the Tablet*
"When was this taken?"
CC Agent
*looks puzzled*
"I-It was taken about about an hour ago, our time"
Crimson-Artist
"How long has it been since the SPVs were sent through the Gate?"
CC Agent
"About 17 hours. Sir, where are you going with this? I-If you don't mind me asking"
Crimson-Artist
*paces the floor for several seconds rubbing his chin*
"Of Course! Haha and I was worried."
*drops back into his chair relaxed and cool*
CC Agent
"Sir?"
Crimson-Artist
"You guys were this close to being responsible for a universe's destruction"
*makes tiny gap with his fingers*
"The SPVs were always meant to have arrived in that universe at that very moment. The fact that the probe is still transmitting means that that universe's Timeline is build on the fact that at some point in the past our ships appeared"
"Heck, 10,000 years is a long time. I wonder who or what could've stumbled a cross those SPVs"
CC Agent
"Now that you mention it, Sir, the Data Specialists that worked on repairing the blueprints Felcorp provided us were saying how odd it was that the blueprint's system infrastructure and coding seemed very familiar."
"almost like..."
Crimson-Artist
"There you go. Our hand in that universe's history came right back to us in order to make it in the first place."
"This is just too rich!"
*Chuckles to himself*
CC Agent
"So if thats the case then what should I tell Rift tech?"
Crimson-Artist
"Tell 'em whatever they do "don't send a team in to retrieve those ships.""
"We made history here, Unmaking it could cause a Schrödinger Split"
Carmine
"Schrödinger Split. Trans-Universe Temporal Anomaly. Bringing up data base entry"
Crimson-Artist
"not now, Carmine"
CC Agent
"I See...I think, and what of Felcorp, sir?"
Crimson-Artist
"just keep doing what your doing, I wana see what they're planning"
CC Agent
"Got it, Sir"
-Security Feed End-
Crimson-Artist's Office, CCFD Acting HQ
Time stamp 15:34 5-554-128
*Crimson-Artist sits at his desk reviewing the day's statues report*
Carmine
"Project Giganaut-Code name "Overlord". Construction Progress: 67%. Current statues: Unchanged since last report"
"Carrier Prototype-Code name "Otachi". Construction Progress: 88%. Current statues: Unchanged since last report"
"Defense Station Prototype-Code name "Salamander". Construction Progress: 61%. Current statues: Basic interiors complete and airtight, Engineers have begun outer hull formation"
"Cruiser Prototype. Construction Progress: 9%. Current statues: Basic interiors still under construction, preliminary shielding and generators have been installed"
Crimson-Artist
"..."
Carmine
"Retrofitting Progress"
"Dropship-Aeolus retrofitting Complete! Design specs awaiting final Approval"
Crimson-Artist
*reviews design specs*
*presses large holographic "Approve" button*
Carmine
"Approval accepted! Sending data to marketing department for retail release"
CC Agent
"Sir!"
Crimson-Artist
"hmm? Yes?"
CC Agent
"You told me to tell you if there was any updates with our dimensional probe."
Crimson-Artist
"So?"
CC Agent
"There's been an update with our dimensional probe."
*pulls out tablet and hands it over to Crimson-Artist*
CC Agent
"The probe just sent this picture."
*Full screens the picture*
Crimson-Artist
"So that's what they've been building. Interesting"
"They've even copied our design style for those ships. Looks like these pirates aren't as dumb as they look"
"From the progress they've made i think our SPVs could take it no problem!"
CC Agent
"uhhh...Sir, About that"
Crimson-Artist
"huh?"
CC Agent
"There was a problem with the calculations for the Chrono Compensaters on the Dimensional Gate. Some one forgot to check them before we sent the SPV shipment to TC-118852"
Crimson-Artist
"Don't tell me..."
CC Agent
"On the bright side we've confirmed that the SPV shipments made it to TC-118852 safely...just not at the right time"
Crimson-Artist
"They WHAT!?"
*angrily bursts from his chair*
CC Agent
*panicked* "We're working as fast as we can on when exactly they arrived but from what the egg heads down in Rift tech say, it could be anywhere from 7,000-10,000 years in TC-118852's past"
Crimson-Artist
"YOU IDIOTS! DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'VE D..."
*stops and looks down at the Dimensional probe picture*
*grabs the Tablet*
"When was this taken?"
CC Agent
*looks puzzled*
"I-It was taken about about an hour ago, our time"
Crimson-Artist
"How long has it been since the SPVs were sent through the Gate?"
CC Agent
"About 17 hours. Sir, where are you going with this? I-If you don't mind me asking"
Crimson-Artist
*paces the floor for several seconds rubbing his chin*
"Of Course! Haha and I was worried."
*drops back into his chair relaxed and cool*
CC Agent
"Sir?"
Crimson-Artist
"You guys were this close to being responsible for a universe's destruction"
*makes tiny gap with his fingers*
"The SPVs were always meant to have arrived in that universe at that very moment. The fact that the probe is still transmitting means that that universe's Timeline is build on the fact that at some point in the past our ships appeared"
"Heck, 10,000 years is a long time. I wonder who or what could've stumbled a cross those SPVs"
CC Agent
"Now that you mention it, Sir, the Data Specialists that worked on repairing the blueprints Felcorp provided us were saying how odd it was that the blueprint's system infrastructure and coding seemed very familiar."
"almost like..."
Crimson-Artist
"There you go. Our hand in that universe's history came right back to us in order to make it in the first place."
"This is just too rich!"
*Chuckles to himself*
CC Agent
"So if thats the case then what should I tell Rift tech?"
Crimson-Artist
"Tell 'em whatever they do "don't send a team in to retrieve those ships.""
"We made history here, Unmaking it could cause a Schrödinger Split"
Carmine
"Schrödinger Split. Trans-Universe Temporal Anomaly. Bringing up data base entry"
Time flows like a river finding a path though the earth. The Present is at the forefront paving the way through while the past is the path that was already forged by the present. Alternate timelines are rare and only happen when something unusual disrupts the flow of time like a temporal anomaly (think time travelers changing history). However this is all relies on all parties being from the same universe (I use Universe and timeline interchangeably since its goes 1 universe, 1 timeline).If an outside party gets involved then a Schrödinger Split will occur.
For example, timeline A has a boy that grows up to see adulthood, while timeline B has him die while still a child caused by an in-universe temporal anomaly. However in a Schrödinger Split time does not split and both timelines/Universe start happening at the same time. The Boy is an adult but also dead, the world reacts to him having lived while at the same time reacting to his death. Both timelines continuously phase in and out of existence raising the possibility that one or both of them could take notice of the other. when one timeline notices the other it causes the timelines to stop phasing in and out solidifying their states. The boy could hear someone recounting his death only for the next moment to act like nothing is wrong,reads and old newspaper clipping about his death, sees his grave.when the boy realizes that he's dead it would cause a time Paradox to occur destroying his universe.
For example, timeline A has a boy that grows up to see adulthood, while timeline B has him die while still a child caused by an in-universe temporal anomaly. However in a Schrödinger Split time does not split and both timelines/Universe start happening at the same time. The Boy is an adult but also dead, the world reacts to him having lived while at the same time reacting to his death. Both timelines continuously phase in and out of existence raising the possibility that one or both of them could take notice of the other. when one timeline notices the other it causes the timelines to stop phasing in and out solidifying their states. The boy could hear someone recounting his death only for the next moment to act like nothing is wrong,reads and old newspaper clipping about his death, sees his grave.when the boy realizes that he's dead it would cause a time Paradox to occur destroying his universe.
Crimson-Artist
"not now, Carmine"
CC Agent
"I See...I think, and what of Felcorp, sir?"
Crimson-Artist
"just keep doing what your doing, I wana see what they're planning"
CC Agent
"Got it, Sir"
-Security Feed End-
Crimson Corp Security Camera Footage
Crimson-Artist Office, CCFD acting HQ
Time Stamp 13:55 5-558-128
*moments after breaking transmission with clients. The Crimson-Artist sits at his terminal *
Crimson-Artist
"Hmmmm"
*head down deep in thought*
"What did he mean by that? That if I just got my head out of my ships I could have seen this coming."
Carmine
"Dear? Is something wrong?"
Crimson-Artist
"Oh, I was just thinking to myself. Anyways whats the progress on our new HQ? I haven't heard of it in a while."
Carmine
"The engineers haven't yet decided on the design so unfortunately they have not begun construction. The last reports that they filed had stated that they were waiting to see when Schemadyne is going to release new docking tech."
Crimson-Artist
*groan* "Great...I'll see what I can do about that."
"Carmine, could you get a hold of the guys in Structure tech and ask um if...."
*Crimson-Artist stops and suddenly looks toward the window*
Crimson-Artist
*gets out of seat and walks over to office window over looking the rest of the shipyard*
*Crimson-Artist looks intently on the faces of all his employees going to and from*
Carmine
"Dear, are you alright? Your're anxiety levels just spiked."
Crimson-Artist Office, CCFD acting HQ
Time Stamp 13:55 5-558-128
*moments after breaking transmission with clients. The Crimson-Artist sits at his terminal *
Crimson-Artist
"Hmmmm"
*head down deep in thought*
"What did he mean by that? That if I just got my head out of my ships I could have seen this coming."
Carmine
"Dear? Is something wrong?"
Crimson-Artist
"Oh, I was just thinking to myself. Anyways whats the progress on our new HQ? I haven't heard of it in a while."
Carmine
"The engineers haven't yet decided on the design so unfortunately they have not begun construction. The last reports that they filed had stated that they were waiting to see when Schemadyne is going to release new docking tech."
Crimson-Artist
*groan* "Great...I'll see what I can do about that."
"Carmine, could you get a hold of the guys in Structure tech and ask um if...."
*Crimson-Artist stops and suddenly looks toward the window*
Crimson-Artist
*gets out of seat and walks over to office window over looking the rest of the shipyard*
*Crimson-Artist looks intently on the faces of all his employees going to and from*
Carmine
"Dear, are you alright? Your're anxiety levels just spiked."
Crimson Corp Security Camera Footage
Engineering Hanger-P04, CCFD acting HQ
Time Stamp 09:47 6-018-128
*Numerous Engineers going to and from work on a large prototype ship*
CC Agent
"Anyone seen Montague?"
Engineer
*points down the way to a large man sitting down welding some hull plating*
CC Agent
*Walks over to the man*
"There you are, Monty. Been looking all over for you."
Montague
*stops working and looks up*
"Aye, Lad. Now whut canh aye doo fur ye"
CC Agent
"I need you to Sign off on some more refits. I'm getting real tired of having to reissue these"
*hands tablet over*
Montague
*looks over Refits*
"heh is th't t'all? Th't man sure nos how tah mak' um. Th'ees are boot wee modifications. We'll hav th'ees dun bye quitt'n tium."
*stamps his thumb print to approve of the orders and gives back the tablet*
CC Agent
"You just pulled an all nighter to get the last batch of refits done? Your not tired of having to redo everything you did before?"
Montague
" Tired? Laddy, I'd doo th's sor'a t'ing fur fun! jus ask any uv da boys."
*lets out a big belly laugh*
CC Agent
*incredulous*
"Fun? I have to keep up on dozens and dozens of projects that his lordship starts but is having trouble finishing. And that doll of his doesn't seem to help one bit."
Montague
"Carmine? oo th't Lass is quite da find, isn't she. aye wish hur all da bes uv luc while tha Crimson-Artist is out."
CC Agent
"That "thing" has about as much charisma as one of your hammers and hes letting her talk to the customers? oh come on! I'd like to believe that was not true but on one seems to know anything about her. Shes as much of a lazy hack as he is!"
Montague
*slowly gets up and looms over the CC Agent*
CC Agent
*nervously steps back*
Montague
*Leers at the CC Agent*
"Now lis'in 'ere, Boy. Dont go runn'in yur mouth on t'ings th't you no not'ing aboot?"
CC Agent
"You respect that Chronic workaholic?! What could someone like him do to warrant respect, Hmmm?"
*Awkward silence as both of them stare into each others eyes with intent*
Engineer
"Yo, Monty! I got a big problem here with the Propeller system!"
Montague
*breaks his stare*
"Dont git yur nickers in ah bunch! I'm com'in"
*looks back at CC agent*
"sum' other tium, lad"
*walks toward the Engineer*
"Wut did aye tell yah aboot mess'n wit tha logic gates!"
CC Agent
*Stands with the same expression of anger and disbelief*
"Ingrate..."
*walks off*
-Security Feed End-
Crimson-Artist
*still observing the people down below*
"I'm fine..."
"Just...just minding our Workers"
-Security Feed End-
Engineering Hanger-P04, CCFD acting HQ
Time Stamp 09:47 6-018-128
*Numerous Engineers going to and from work on a large prototype ship*
CC Agent
"Anyone seen Montague?"
Engineer
*points down the way to a large man sitting down welding some hull plating*
CC Agent
*Walks over to the man*
"There you are, Monty. Been looking all over for you."
Montague
*stops working and looks up*
"Aye, Lad. Now whut canh aye doo fur ye"
CC Agent
"I need you to Sign off on some more refits. I'm getting real tired of having to reissue these"
*hands tablet over*
Montague
*looks over Refits*
"heh is th't t'all? Th't man sure nos how tah mak' um. Th'ees are boot wee modifications. We'll hav th'ees dun bye quitt'n tium."
*stamps his thumb print to approve of the orders and gives back the tablet*
CC Agent
"You just pulled an all nighter to get the last batch of refits done? Your not tired of having to redo everything you did before?"
Montague
" Tired? Laddy, I'd doo th's sor'a t'ing fur fun! jus ask any uv da boys."
*lets out a big belly laugh*
CC Agent
*incredulous*
"Fun? I have to keep up on dozens and dozens of projects that his lordship starts but is having trouble finishing. And that doll of his doesn't seem to help one bit."
Montague
"Carmine? oo th't Lass is quite da find, isn't she. aye wish hur all da bes uv luc while tha Crimson-Artist is out."
CC Agent
"That "thing" has about as much charisma as one of your hammers and hes letting her talk to the customers? oh come on! I'd like to believe that was not true but on one seems to know anything about her. Shes as much of a lazy hack as he is!"
Montague
*slowly gets up and looms over the CC Agent*
CC Agent
*nervously steps back*
Montague
*Leers at the CC Agent*
"Now lis'in 'ere, Boy. Dont go runn'in yur mouth on t'ings th't you no not'ing aboot?"
CC Agent
"You respect that Chronic workaholic?! What could someone like him do to warrant respect, Hmmm?"
*Awkward silence as both of them stare into each others eyes with intent*
Engineer
"Yo, Monty! I got a big problem here with the Propeller system!"
Montague
*breaks his stare*
"Dont git yur nickers in ah bunch! I'm com'in"
*looks back at CC agent*
"sum' other tium, lad"
*walks toward the Engineer*
"Wut did aye tell yah aboot mess'n wit tha logic gates!"
CC Agent
*Stands with the same expression of anger and disbelief*
"Ingrate..."
*walks off*
-Security Feed End-
Crimson-Artist
*still observing the people down below*
"I'm fine..."
"Just...just minding our Workers"
-Security Feed End-
Crimson Corp Security Camera Footage
Security Office, CCFD acting HQ
Time Stamp 12:01 6-025-128
*A man sits alone at a desk viewing various archived Video footage eating a sandwich*
*The door opens*
CC Agent
*looks around*
"hey, Rothchild where is everyone?"
Rothchild
*turns around after having taking a big bite from his sandwich*
"ohumm ifftts wuuu"
*shallows his bite*
"I sent the other guys to lunch, I thought that in the meantime I could work on that thing that the big guy wanted me to work on."
CC Agent
"Thing? what thing?"
Rothchild
"He didn't tell you? you're like an Analog Carmine to him and he didn't say anything to you?"
CC Agent
"I came in here to do more boring universe monitoring, what are you talking about?"
Rothchild
*looks around*
"I guess its OK"
"The Crimson-Artist told me to check up on something for him. More specifically some one."
"A Spy"
CC Agent
*Incredulous*
"A spy? He can't be serious?"
Rothchild
*nods head*
"And he thinks that the ID system in the security cams would've picked up something"
"I've been looking through nearly the entire last Solar Cycle of security cam vids looking for anything strange or out of the ordinary"
CC Agent
"Welcome to my world. It gets pretty boring, don't it?"
Rothchild
"Not really, watching people going about their day has its entertainment value for instance did you know that Ollath is really into those weird Marrowths Cartoons or that Joyce really really likes..."
CC Agent
*interrupts*
"uph uph. I get it. I can only take so much creepiness at a given time"
Rothchild
"... anyways Let me show you what i found"
*Accesses some video*
"Here, Watch this area"
*points to a Section of the video*
*plays video while taking another bite out of his sandwich*
*video depicts a large wave of employees moving through the main plaza area of the shipyard*
CC Agent
"I don't see anything"
Rothchild
"look carefully, notice something missing?"
CC Agent
*re-watches the video again*
*spots an employee suddenly vanish at the edge of a crowd of employees in plain sight of other employees but none of them react*
"What the.."
Rothchild
"yeah, that's what I said when I first saw it. Then I found this one"
*brings up another video*
*plays video*
*video depicts the engineering bay with tons of engineers working on various ships. An employee walks through a doorway at the far end of the viewing angle. the camera then shifts to another view to where the employee should be at that moment but shows no one*
CC Agent
"is it some kind of portable cloaking tech? We've been trying to get that to work for solar Cycles"
Rothchild
"That's what I was thinking at first but if he did that everyone around him would've noticed. It appears to be something else"
CC Agent
"What did Carmine have to say? She was helping with this, right?"
Rothchild
"Well yeah. This is countless Hours of footage, Carmine is the only one who could go at it for cycle upon cycles and not get overtime."
"But...I think something is very wrong with Carmine"
CC Agent
"Say what?"
Rothchild
"I was the one who spotted our friend here. Carmine was reviewing the other videos and could not find a trace of this guy."
"At first i thought that this is a some what recent development meaning he wouldn't show up in older footage but then i watched some of them. I started spotting him there too."
"I brought this up with Carmine but she was convinced that nothing strange was going on"
CC Agent
"Do we even know who our friend here is?"
Rothchild
"That's another thing. Carmine is plugged into virtually every system in the network meaning that shes also plugged into the ID system in our cameras. And she insists that nothing is wrong. She won't even let me see the ID logs to check if this guy was even registered to begin with."
CC Agent
"Ok what exactly is in that sandwich? cuz this is just ridiculous"
Rothchild
"I was just as confused as you are right now but then i thought of something. What if this is bigger than we think."
"Think about it. Shes one of the most advanced AI's I've ever seen but in a span of a few Lunar Cycles our public feed gets hacked not once but 3 times by the same band of misfits. The fact that Carmine did't stop it after the first time always made me wonder."
"Now we have this guy that can flat out vanish from our cameras and she doesn't see it happen. I think this has less to do with our mystery man and more with my...er our dear Carmine"
CC Agent
"Listen to yourself, do you know how nuts this sounds? What are you thinkin' any ways?"
Rothchild
"I got to find out how deep this goes but Carmine is as enigmatic as she is majestic...uhh I mean complex"
*groan* "if only I could access her server core... the things i could learn about her"
CC Agent
"Well good luck with that. No one but his lordship is allowed to access her core."
Rothchild
"I know... and that's why I need you to get me access"
CC Agent
"Nope"
Rothchild
"Nope?"
CC Agent
"Nope"
Rothchild
"Nope? Really?"
CC Agent
"look I got several Lunar Phases worth of work i need to do. You want those logs? get'um yourself."
"now if you'll excuse me ill be using the terminal farthest from yours in the last room down the hall for the next few hours"
Rothchild
"Ok, I know this is insane but you gotta trust me on this. Things are starting to get weird around here and I don't want to disappoint the Crimson-Artist, not again. so hear me out"
*inhales*
"If you don't get me access to Carmine's core, the Crimson-Artist just might find out what you do to his coffee every morning."
CC Agent
"..."
"...Ok fine! *under his breath* Note to self: never mess with the head of Security"
"Its on my to do list but how do you know that Carmine won't tell him of all this?"
*looks around the ceiling for the security cameras*
"I mean isn't she listening right now?"
Rothchild
"Not in this room. Now that the Crimson-Artist is on that trip Carmine spends most of her time preparing herself for each catalog update. She was so nervous after that first time , she was so adorable...er she was very stressed out."
"I took the opportunity to rig up some special devices I made to cut this room off from her influence"
CC Agent
"Well that's convenient"
"Ok, i'll see what i can do but this will have to wait till the Crimson-Artist gets back. No one but him has the codes to her Core"
Rothchild
"It can't wait. After he comes back most likely she will notice what I've done so it has to be now."
"I've still got some other things I wana check otherwise i'd be there with you"
"you'll just have to think of something"
CC Agent
"Alright, I'm on it. Just don't get too excited"
*turns to exit*
Rothchild
"Gotta ch'a"
*turns back around to watch the footage. Taking a big bite from his sandwich*
*mutters to himself* "This is will be perfect for my Carmine Blog"
CC Agent
"Wait that's your crank blo...!? uhh Never mind."
*Exits the room*
*door closes behind him*
*door opens mysteriously*
Rothchild
"Did you forget som....AGGHHH!"
*gets hit in the neck with some kind of dart. Dart Injects some kind of liquid then explodes leaving no trace*
*collapses on the desk*
"ZZZZzzZZZZzzz"
*A figure de-cloaks holding some kind of dart gun*
[ID ERROR]
*Walks over to Rothchilds body and repositions it to make it looks like hes sleeping*
*Pulls something out his pocket and jams it into the terminals extension port*
*Accesses Rothchild's Video archive*
Terminal
[Conflict. 3,997 Files of 3,997 files you have selected already exist. Copy and replace?]
Rothchild
*Mumbles in his sleep*
"oooh Carmine..ZZZZ..thats not..how you..install..ZZZZ..a memory stick. Let...me show...you..ZZZZZ"
[ID ERROR]
*Looks at Rothchild then directly up into the camera*
*smiles*
*hits yes on the terminal screen*
*suddenly hears some one outside*
*finishes up then cloaks again*
*door opens several security guards walk in*
Security Guard
"...So then I was like..."
*looks at Rothchild*
"Get a load of this guy, tells US not slack and he takes a nap while on the clock"
*walks over to Rothchild and trys to wake him up*
"Hey, Rothchild get up!"
Rothchild
*groggy*
"ughh...oh you guys are back. Did I..."
*looks at his half eaten sandwich*
"...fall asleep?"
Security Guard
"Maybe next time you should clock out first before you take a snooze"
"What were you doing anyways?"
Rothchild
*looks back at his terminal. Video shows real time security feeds of various locations*
"oh just watching people, like usual"
-Security Feed End-
Security Office, CCFD acting HQ
Time Stamp 12:01 6-025-128
*A man sits alone at a desk viewing various archived Video footage eating a sandwich*
*The door opens*
CC Agent
*looks around*
"hey, Rothchild where is everyone?"
Rothchild
*turns around after having taking a big bite from his sandwich*
"ohumm ifftts wuuu"
*shallows his bite*
"I sent the other guys to lunch, I thought that in the meantime I could work on that thing that the big guy wanted me to work on."
CC Agent
"Thing? what thing?"
Rothchild
"He didn't tell you? you're like an Analog Carmine to him and he didn't say anything to you?"
CC Agent
"I came in here to do more boring universe monitoring, what are you talking about?"
Rothchild
*looks around*
"I guess its OK"
"The Crimson-Artist told me to check up on something for him. More specifically some one."
"A Spy"
CC Agent
*Incredulous*
"A spy? He can't be serious?"
Rothchild
*nods head*
"And he thinks that the ID system in the security cams would've picked up something"
"I've been looking through nearly the entire last Solar Cycle of security cam vids looking for anything strange or out of the ordinary"
CC Agent
"Welcome to my world. It gets pretty boring, don't it?"
Rothchild
"Not really, watching people going about their day has its entertainment value for instance did you know that Ollath is really into those weird Marrowths Cartoons or that Joyce really really likes..."
CC Agent
*interrupts*
"uph uph. I get it. I can only take so much creepiness at a given time"
Rothchild
"... anyways Let me show you what i found"
*Accesses some video*
"Here, Watch this area"
*points to a Section of the video*
*plays video while taking another bite out of his sandwich*
*video depicts a large wave of employees moving through the main plaza area of the shipyard*
CC Agent
"I don't see anything"
Rothchild
"look carefully, notice something missing?"
CC Agent
*re-watches the video again*
*spots an employee suddenly vanish at the edge of a crowd of employees in plain sight of other employees but none of them react*
"What the.."
Rothchild
"yeah, that's what I said when I first saw it. Then I found this one"
*brings up another video*
*plays video*
*video depicts the engineering bay with tons of engineers working on various ships. An employee walks through a doorway at the far end of the viewing angle. the camera then shifts to another view to where the employee should be at that moment but shows no one*
CC Agent
"is it some kind of portable cloaking tech? We've been trying to get that to work for solar Cycles"
Rothchild
"That's what I was thinking at first but if he did that everyone around him would've noticed. It appears to be something else"
CC Agent
"What did Carmine have to say? She was helping with this, right?"
Rothchild
"Well yeah. This is countless Hours of footage, Carmine is the only one who could go at it for cycle upon cycles and not get overtime."
"But...I think something is very wrong with Carmine"
CC Agent
"Say what?"
Rothchild
"I was the one who spotted our friend here. Carmine was reviewing the other videos and could not find a trace of this guy."
"At first i thought that this is a some what recent development meaning he wouldn't show up in older footage but then i watched some of them. I started spotting him there too."
"I brought this up with Carmine but she was convinced that nothing strange was going on"
CC Agent
"Do we even know who our friend here is?"
Rothchild
"That's another thing. Carmine is plugged into virtually every system in the network meaning that shes also plugged into the ID system in our cameras. And she insists that nothing is wrong. She won't even let me see the ID logs to check if this guy was even registered to begin with."
CC Agent
"Ok what exactly is in that sandwich? cuz this is just ridiculous"
Rothchild
"I was just as confused as you are right now but then i thought of something. What if this is bigger than we think."
"Think about it. Shes one of the most advanced AI's I've ever seen but in a span of a few Lunar Cycles our public feed gets hacked not once but 3 times by the same band of misfits. The fact that Carmine did't stop it after the first time always made me wonder."
"Now we have this guy that can flat out vanish from our cameras and she doesn't see it happen. I think this has less to do with our mystery man and more with my...er our dear Carmine"
CC Agent
"Listen to yourself, do you know how nuts this sounds? What are you thinkin' any ways?"
Rothchild
"I got to find out how deep this goes but Carmine is as enigmatic as she is majestic...uhh I mean complex"
*groan* "if only I could access her server core... the things i could learn about her"
CC Agent
"Well good luck with that. No one but his lordship is allowed to access her core."
Rothchild
"I know... and that's why I need you to get me access"
CC Agent
"Nope"
Rothchild
"Nope?"
CC Agent
"Nope"
Rothchild
"Nope? Really?"
CC Agent
"look I got several Lunar Phases worth of work i need to do. You want those logs? get'um yourself."
"now if you'll excuse me ill be using the terminal farthest from yours in the last room down the hall for the next few hours"
Rothchild
"Ok, I know this is insane but you gotta trust me on this. Things are starting to get weird around here and I don't want to disappoint the Crimson-Artist, not again. so hear me out"
*inhales*
"If you don't get me access to Carmine's core, the Crimson-Artist just might find out what you do to his coffee every morning."
CC Agent
"..."
"...Ok fine! *under his breath* Note to self: never mess with the head of Security"
"Its on my to do list but how do you know that Carmine won't tell him of all this?"
*looks around the ceiling for the security cameras*
"I mean isn't she listening right now?"
Rothchild
"Not in this room. Now that the Crimson-Artist is on that trip Carmine spends most of her time preparing herself for each catalog update. She was so nervous after that first time , she was so adorable...er she was very stressed out."
"I took the opportunity to rig up some special devices I made to cut this room off from her influence"
CC Agent
"Well that's convenient"
"Ok, i'll see what i can do but this will have to wait till the Crimson-Artist gets back. No one but him has the codes to her Core"
Rothchild
"It can't wait. After he comes back most likely she will notice what I've done so it has to be now."
"I've still got some other things I wana check otherwise i'd be there with you"
"you'll just have to think of something"
CC Agent
"Alright, I'm on it. Just don't get too excited"
*turns to exit*
Rothchild
"Gotta ch'a"
*turns back around to watch the footage. Taking a big bite from his sandwich*
*mutters to himself* "This is will be perfect for my Carmine Blog"
CC Agent
"Wait that's your crank blo...!? uhh Never mind."
*Exits the room*
*door closes behind him*
*door opens mysteriously*
Rothchild
"Did you forget som....AGGHHH!"
*gets hit in the neck with some kind of dart. Dart Injects some kind of liquid then explodes leaving no trace*
*collapses on the desk*
"ZZZZzzZZZZzzz"
*A figure de-cloaks holding some kind of dart gun*
[ID ERROR]
*Walks over to Rothchilds body and repositions it to make it looks like hes sleeping*
*Pulls something out his pocket and jams it into the terminals extension port*
*Accesses Rothchild's Video archive*
Terminal
[Conflict. 3,997 Files of 3,997 files you have selected already exist. Copy and replace?]
Rothchild
*Mumbles in his sleep*
"oooh Carmine..ZZZZ..thats not..how you..install..ZZZZ..a memory stick. Let...me show...you..ZZZZZ"
[ID ERROR]
*Looks at Rothchild then directly up into the camera*
*smiles*
*hits yes on the terminal screen*
*suddenly hears some one outside*
*finishes up then cloaks again*
*door opens several security guards walk in*
Security Guard
"...So then I was like..."
*looks at Rothchild*
"Get a load of this guy, tells US not slack and he takes a nap while on the clock"
*walks over to Rothchild and trys to wake him up*
"Hey, Rothchild get up!"
Rothchild
*groggy*
"ughh...oh you guys are back. Did I..."
*looks at his half eaten sandwich*
"...fall asleep?"
Security Guard
"Maybe next time you should clock out first before you take a snooze"
"What were you doing anyways?"
Rothchild
*looks back at his terminal. Video shows real time security feeds of various locations*
"oh just watching people, like usual"
-Security Feed End-
Super-Conductor Universe, The Omniverse's Most Watched Tech show
SCU studios, Universe ST-376500
Time Stamp: 04:36 6-042-128
*Show returns from Commercial Break*
Announcer
"ANNNNNDDD Welcome back, Friends to Super-Conductor Universe. The the Omniverse's most watched Tech-Talk Pow-wow. Trilk Bannilo here, your leader, president, le Capitan of all things tech related."
"Now I know what you're all thinking, You got a pretty big ship but you hate having to physically fly that hulking piece of awesome across the vast ocean of nothingness. No, Schemadyne hasn't released "IT" yet but give it time.
"I'm talk'n bout Cruse-Control. Yeah you heard me, Get out of those ships cores and sit back and watch the universe go by. "
"The Crimson-Artist, the inventer of the Propeller Tech Cruse-Control System, is here today in studio to sit down and talk about this revolutionary system. Our own Carri Willota goes 1-on-1 with the Founder and CEO of Crimson Corp, Carri?"
Carri
"Thanks, Trilk. The Crimson-Artist, The man in charge of one of the largest Shipyards in this universe and others made the very difficult Dimensional Jump from his Shipyard's HQ to our very studios to give us the low down on his latest invention."
"How are you, Sir? A little groggy from the jump?"
Crimson-Artist
"Oh, I've had worse but good to be here, Carri."
Carri
"I've always been amazed by Inter-Dimensional travel. It must be wonderful."
Crimson-Artist
"It has its dangers but do it enough times and it becomes as normal as walking to the store"
"Plus when you have the best Dimensional Rift crew in the Industry, nothing is impossible"
Carri
"I've never actually seen a Dimensional Gate before. Do you think that after this is over you could show our viewers a demonstration of it?"
Crimson-Artist
"Iiitttss risky....but I believe I could arrange something like that"
Carri
*giggles*
"Fantastic"
"Ok, Now there's been many occasions where I need to fly to and from and it just gets very tiring to have to phsyically nudge the throttle toward my destination. Your New Cruse-Control system allows the ship to basically fly itself?"
Crimson-Artist
"Indeed, to an extent. The system propels the ship forward at an increasing rate. After about a few seconds the ship achieves a crusing vilocity and you may simply sit back and watch as your ship pilots itself."
Carri
"Thats Amazing! And I understand that you have brought a demo video?"
Crimson-Artist
"You got it, take a look"
"As you can see it uses the new Logic system recently released by Schemadyne and its as simple as pressing a button. However because it nudges the ship ever forward it runs the risk of colliding with something if left unattened."
Carri
"I'm at a lost for words. This is genius!
Crimson-Artist
"Its a very simple circuit really with nearly infinate numbers of applications. I have been testing it for some time and I believe that this system can only improved with time."
Carri
"This could revolutionize ship design! but arn't you worried about your competators?
"What of Azure Industries?"
"Their Deep Space Aeronautics Division has been expanding recently. Some would say that they are starting to cut into your Market share."
Crimson-Artist
"uhh no comment on them."
"I designed this as a service not just for our customers but for everyone who traverses the vaccum of space. If I can do both: Make creds and help others then why not."
Carri
"Uhh, I see. So when can we see this system implimented in your line of ships?"
Crimson-Artist
"Right now"
"As we speak our AI, Carmine is releasing a powerful Refit of our classic frigate."
"The Pele MK-III"
" As well as several refits of our other ships "
"Let me pull up the new catalog listings"
"Now our engineers are hard at work installing the Propeller Cruse-Control on our other Capital ships so please look for them as we complete them."
Carri
"Awesome! Now one last question: How's the Giganaut coming?"
Crimson-Artist
"ummmm to be honest I might have to get back to you on that one, But I can say that so far its going nicely...Just got to hammer out some logistical problems first."
Carri
"oooo I can't wait!"
"And now before we end our segment here lets turn to our Omninet Viewers and see whats on their minds, right now."
*scrolls through list of omninet comments about the show*
"uhhhhh...."
*continues to scroll through comments*
*Blushs* "uhhhhh...ummmm ha ha many of our viewers appear to have questions for your AI, Carmine"
Crimson-Artist
"Carmine? Anything they want to ask her they can ask me"
Carri
"Ummm Ok. C47m1n3F4n-887...as well as 1,976 other Commenters asks "Carmine, Will you Marry me?"
Crimson-Artist
*stunned*
*chuckles* "heh I'm not sure if I can answer that for her but all I can say is:"
"she'd make a perfect "Waifu"
Carri
"Thank you, Sir. Its been a pleasure."
Crimson-Artist
"No problem, Carri any time"
Carri
"Back to you, Trilk"
-Feed End-
SCU studios, Universe ST-376500
Time Stamp: 04:36 6-042-128
*Show returns from Commercial Break*
Announcer
"ANNNNNDDD Welcome back, Friends to Super-Conductor Universe. The the Omniverse's most watched Tech-Talk Pow-wow. Trilk Bannilo here, your leader, president, le Capitan of all things tech related."
"Now I know what you're all thinking, You got a pretty big ship but you hate having to physically fly that hulking piece of awesome across the vast ocean of nothingness. No, Schemadyne hasn't released "IT" yet but give it time.
"I'm talk'n bout Cruse-Control. Yeah you heard me, Get out of those ships cores and sit back and watch the universe go by. "
"The Crimson-Artist, the inventer of the Propeller Tech Cruse-Control System, is here today in studio to sit down and talk about this revolutionary system. Our own Carri Willota goes 1-on-1 with the Founder and CEO of Crimson Corp, Carri?"
Carri
"Thanks, Trilk. The Crimson-Artist, The man in charge of one of the largest Shipyards in this universe and others made the very difficult Dimensional Jump from his Shipyard's HQ to our very studios to give us the low down on his latest invention."
"How are you, Sir? A little groggy from the jump?"
Crimson-Artist
"Oh, I've had worse but good to be here, Carri."
Carri
"I've always been amazed by Inter-Dimensional travel. It must be wonderful."
Crimson-Artist
"It has its dangers but do it enough times and it becomes as normal as walking to the store"
"Plus when you have the best Dimensional Rift crew in the Industry, nothing is impossible"
Carri
"I've never actually seen a Dimensional Gate before. Do you think that after this is over you could show our viewers a demonstration of it?"
Crimson-Artist
"Iiitttss risky....but I believe I could arrange something like that"
Carri
*giggles*
"Fantastic"
"Ok, Now there's been many occasions where I need to fly to and from and it just gets very tiring to have to phsyically nudge the throttle toward my destination. Your New Cruse-Control system allows the ship to basically fly itself?"
Crimson-Artist
"Indeed, to an extent. The system propels the ship forward at an increasing rate. After about a few seconds the ship achieves a crusing vilocity and you may simply sit back and watch as your ship pilots itself."
Carri
"Thats Amazing! And I understand that you have brought a demo video?"
Crimson-Artist
"You got it, take a look"
"As you can see it uses the new Logic system recently released by Schemadyne and its as simple as pressing a button. However because it nudges the ship ever forward it runs the risk of colliding with something if left unattened."
Carri
"I'm at a lost for words. This is genius!
Crimson-Artist
"Its a very simple circuit really with nearly infinate numbers of applications. I have been testing it for some time and I believe that this system can only improved with time."
Carri
"This could revolutionize ship design! but arn't you worried about your competators?
"What of Azure Industries?"
"Their Deep Space Aeronautics Division has been expanding recently. Some would say that they are starting to cut into your Market share."
Crimson-Artist
"uhh no comment on them."
"I designed this as a service not just for our customers but for everyone who traverses the vaccum of space. If I can do both: Make creds and help others then why not."
Carri
"Uhh, I see. So when can we see this system implimented in your line of ships?"
Crimson-Artist
"Right now"
"As we speak our AI, Carmine is releasing a powerful Refit of our classic frigate."
"The Pele MK-III"
" As well as several refits of our other ships "
"Let me pull up the new catalog listings"
"Now our engineers are hard at work installing the Propeller Cruse-Control on our other Capital ships so please look for them as we complete them."
Carri
"Awesome! Now one last question: How's the Giganaut coming?"
Crimson-Artist
"ummmm to be honest I might have to get back to you on that one, But I can say that so far its going nicely...Just got to hammer out some logistical problems first."
Carri
"oooo I can't wait!"
"And now before we end our segment here lets turn to our Omninet Viewers and see whats on their minds, right now."
*scrolls through list of omninet comments about the show*
"uhhhhh...."
*continues to scroll through comments*
*Blushs* "uhhhhh...ummmm ha ha many of our viewers appear to have questions for your AI, Carmine"
Crimson-Artist
"Carmine? Anything they want to ask her they can ask me"
Carri
"Ummm Ok. C47m1n3F4n-887...as well as 1,976 other Commenters asks "Carmine, Will you Marry me?"
Crimson-Artist
*stunned*
*chuckles* "heh I'm not sure if I can answer that for her but all I can say is:"
"she'd make a perfect "Waifu"
Carri
"Thank you, Sir. Its been a pleasure."
Crimson-Artist
"No problem, Carri any time"
Carri
"Back to you, Trilk"
-Feed End-
Crimson Corp Security Camera Footage
Rift gate-A Mission Control, CCFD Acting HQ
Time Stamp: 05:45 6-042-128
*Various Rift Tech members walking around with a Grand gate Frame at the forefront of the room*
Joyce
*on Comms*
"Right in the front of the Studios?"
"..."
"I don't believe we've opened one that close to a populated area before but yes I will fire up for you, sir."
"..."
"Yes, I'll send it in a few seconds just hang on"
*puts Crimson-Artist on hold*
*stands up in her chair in the middle of the room where everyone can see her*
"ALRIGHT you slackers, listen up!"
*Everyone stops what they are doing and looks at Joyce*
"We have a rare opportunity to put on a show! The Crimson-Artist wants us to open a gate right in front of the SCU Studios!"
*Employees murmur among themselves at the news*
Joyce
"I know it sounds dangerous but we can do it! Besides if we pull this off then the Crimson-Artist has ensured raises all around!"
*wild cheers*
Joyce
"Now stop standing around and get your BUTTS to your stations!"
*Steps down then sees that no one has moved*
"I SAID, NOW!!"
*employees stumble over themselves and rush to their seats and begin working on their terminals*
Rift Specialist 1
"Beginning Start up sequences"
"Capacitor reserves, Check"
"Particle shielding systems, Check"
Rift Specialist 2
"Chrono Compensaters systems, nominal"
"Dimensional Trackers, A-OK"
Rift Specialist 3
"Time space coordinates received and locked in"
"We are a go for Dimensional Sync"
Joyce
"Remember to compensate for the ground. We want that gate above it not in it and you better have checked those CC calcs this time!"
"No. MORE. SCREW UPS!"
"GOT IT!?"
Rift Specialist 3
"uh...Roger that, Ma'am"
Rift Specialist 4
"Operations floor has been cleared"
"Anti-Matter-Matter Projectors running at full blast and ready to fire"
"All systems green!"
"Ready to start the show, Ma'am."
Joyce
*Straightens glasses*
"Ignite!"
Rift Specialist 4
"Acknowledged! Firing AM-M projectors!"
*A loud boom can be heard as the Anti-Matter-Matter projectors Fire their beams into the Vacant Gate frame*
Rift Specialist 4
"Particle Shielding is holding"
"Energy readings are climbing"
Rift Specialist 2
"Chrono Compensaters activated and aligning Timelines"
"Dimensional Trackers are zeroing in on coordinates"
Rift Specialist 3
"CC and DT calcs are in tune"
"Dimensional Sync Projections are looking great"
Rift Specialist 1
"Gate Activation in 5...4...3...2..."
* The vacant space in the gate frame suddenly bursts to life with a swirling portal of Purple and blue particles*
*The Anti-Matter-Matter projectors stop firing as soon as the portal appears*
Rift Specialist 1
"I have a confirmed gate opening in ST-376500."
Rift Specialist 2
"No Gate trash has been detected entering."
Rift Specialist 3
"Gate Status is Fine."
"Dimensional Sync holding beautifully at 100%."
*loud Wooping and cheering from the employees*
Joyce
*breaths a sign of relief*
*puts the Crimson-Artist back on comms*
"Sir, Your rides here"
"..."
"OK, putting you on speaker phone"
"activates speaker phone so everyone in the room can hear"
Crimson-Artist
*Loud Applause can be heard on the other side of the comms*
"...As you can see my team is able to launch a gate successfully and safely anywhere."
*loud Applause*
"And now I must take my leave! Thank you, all of you..."
*loud Applause. The sound wains and suddenly stops*
Rift Specialist 3
"I have a confirmed entry into the gate. The Crimson-Artist is now in transit."
"We are communications silent."
"ETA 5 minutes."
*Another round of wooping and cheering*
Joyce
"Ok, FOOLS, hes in but not out. I need all available eye balls, preferably both of them on Sync Calcs and Gate Connectivity!"
"You see any variation you SAY SOMETHING!"
*sits back in her chair after observing a round of heads agreeing*
*pulls out a Stim stick from her coat pocket and takes a drag from it*
*shakes her head*
"Always with the theatrics, ey boss?
Carmine
"You know him, thats how he is"
*appears at her Pedestal Terminal beside Joyce's Chair*
"Congratulations on another Successful gate opening"
Joyce
"There you are, Carmine. Late as usual"
Carmine
"I'm still a little stressed from that patch error so I've been psyching myself up in case of any more problems."
"I don't know how he does it. Present our products on a live feed and not get scared about messing up""
*sign* "I'm starting to think I'm not cut out to be in the spotlight like him."
Joyce
"Didn't know AI's could get stressed out but thanks for stepping in"
"Guess that means that you didn't see the boss man's interview."
*chuckles* " At the very least you have a lot of fans."
Rift Specialist 2
"Ma'am! I got a small Dim Sync flux here"
Joyce
"Run a Dim Sync buffer on it. Intensity level 3. I am not taking any chances here"
Rift Specialist 2
"Roger!"
Joyce
*Takes a drag from her Stim Stick*
*Coughs Violently*
Rift Specialist 4
"Ma'am, you really shouldn't be using so much of those. its not good for you"
Joyce
*Recovers*
"I'll live... BUT YOU MIGHT NOT IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR EYE HOLES BACK ON THOSE CALCS!"
Rift Specialist 4
* Panicked*
"Y-yes, Ma'am"
Carmine
*looks at the scared employee and then back at Joyce*
"They're only trying to help."
Joyce
"If I wanted his opinion then I would've had security come down here and beat it out of him."
*takes another drag*
"These operations are too important. I can't fail him again."
Rift Specialist 2
"Umm Ma'am, its back."
Joyce
"I said Intensity Level 3, not 1. Can't you handle that by yourself?!"
Rift Specialist 2
"Yes..but..."
Joyce
*sign*
"See this is what I gotta deal with. Do you mind, Carmine?"
Carmine
"Not at all. Assuming Direct control of Sync Calculation"
"..."
"That's not right..."
*loud Warning sirens start blaring*
Joyce
"Sit Rep, NOW!"
Rift Specialist 2
"Sync Calcs are going nuts! Their fluctuations are too violent."
"Trying to lock 'em down"
Joyce
"Carmine, What in the Flying flip are you doing?! Your suppose to fix this not screw it up even worse."
Carmine
"I'm Sorry...I'm sorry, I was careless"
"I'll fix it, I promise."
Rift Specialist 1
"Ma'am, Dimensional Sync rate has decreased to 86%. The sync calc fluctuations are definitely messing with it."
Joyce
"Run Sync Buffer Intensity level 5, Watch for any Anti-Matter Spikes in the gate itself. Whatever you do keep that gate connection sealed tight!"
"Whats the Crimson-Artist's ETA?"
Rift Specialist 3
"Crimson-Artist ETA about 2 minutes. Dimensional Connection status is holding. Current system status is Yellow"
Joyce
*Takes a nervous drag from her stim stick*
"Its fine, Its fine. As long as any of the other systems don't..."
*Louder Warning Sirens start to blare. Lights in the room turn red*
Rift Specialist 1
"Dim Sync rate down to 63% and dropping! The Dimensional Trackers are having trouble staying on target!"
Carmine
"Don't worry, I got it! Assuming Direct control over all systems"
Rift Specialist 1
"Dim Sync rate is at 50%! we are losing control of gate connectivity"
Joyce
"What in the..."
*Discards Stim stick*
"Initiate Emergency protocols!"
"Reinforce the Shielding on the AM-M Projectors!"
"Start up Fail-Safes 1-4!"
"I need a soft shutdown! NOW!"
Carmine
"DON'T!"
Rift Specialist 2
*Types on his terminal but to no avail*
"Ma'am! Carmine is locking me out of the system! I can't..."
*Shipyard begins to shake and rumble*
*Loud Booms are heard outside the room. Shouts and screams draws everyone's attention*
Rift Specialist 1
"Dim Sync rate at 42%!"
"Gate Status is RED! I repeat RED!"
"Ma'am, I'm also detecting Connection Leaks!"
Joyce
"Carmine! You..."
Rift Specialist 4
*Listens to security Chatter through head phones*
"Ma'am! I think you should hear this!"
*Activates Speaker on Security comms chatter*
Comms
.....*Loud Roar!* "what is that thing! Shoot it! SHOOT IT!" *blaster fire*....
...."Send Medical! I got an Unidentified and Untended Minor here!... and shes hurt bad"...
..."Decks 7-19 are flushed! seal them off now!"...
...*loud Explosion* "Whats going on?! AHHHHHH" *Static*.....
..."WHAT HAPPEN TO THE BREAK ROOM!? ITS GONE!"....
..."NO, MY SANDWICHES!"...
Joyce
*Shocked*
"by the divine...Dimensional Feedback."
"CARMINE! YOU HAVE TO SHUT IT DOWN, NOW!"
Carmine
*struggles*
"I won't Leave him!"
"...I can handle it. Just a little longer!"
*The shipyard begins to shake violently as sparks emanate from the gate*
Rift Specialist 1
*holding onto his Console*
"Crimson-Artist ETA 40 seconds!"
"Dim Sync rate at 24%, gate status is black"
"I repeat, BLACK!"
Joyce
"I'm Sorry, Carmine. No choice now. I'm Pulling the plug!"
"Initiating Emergency shutdown!"
*takes off a lanyard with a key on it and plugs the key into a lock on her console opening up a a panel revealing a Big Red button*
*Joyce Slams on the button but nothing happens*
*She continues to Slam it in frustration*
"Damn it, Carmine! You crazy Sprite, Stop this! NOW!
"I Order you!"
*A massive and sudden quake hits the room tossing some employees from their stations while others brace themselves*
Joyce
*pulling herself up and readjusting her glasses*
"What the Hell was that!"
Rift Specialist 3
*Pulls himself back to his station*
"Ma'am, I',m detecting a Massive Anti-Matter Build up within the gate itself."
"Its giving off small but powerful AM spikes and they're getting through the connection leaks"
"With the connection as strained as is if it bursts it..."
Joyce
"...It'll take out both Universes!"
"CARMINE! If you don't shut it down now a lot of people are going to die!"
Carmine
*Continues to struggle*
"He'll...Die... if I don't..."
"He's...almost...Here...just ...hang...on"
*More Explosions outside. The lights in the room begin to fizzle and flicker*
Joyce
"Carmine! Think about what you're doing! You keep that gate going and we all DIE!!"
Carmine
*Shows no sign of budging*
"..."
Joyce
*Sign* "Look. I know he means a lot to you, the thought is tearing me up too."
*Another Massive explosion can be heard outside of the room *
"He's the reason why we're all here... why I'm here"
"But think of what he'd say if he could see you now. How ashamed he'd be"
"He'd put any of us before himself. That's why you have to let him go."
"Its what he would have wanted."
Rift Specialist 1
"Dim Sync is critical! Gate Connectivity is lost!"
"I repeat, the Gate is Gaping!"
Joyce
"You know him, that's just how he is."
Carmine
*Eyes begin to well up with digital tears*
"I...I...c-can't...be him!"
Rift Specialist 1
"Anti-Matter Build-up is swelling"
Anti-Matter Bursts in 20 seconds!"
Joyce
"Boss...I tried."
*smashes an emergency supply box under her desk and retrieves a Line cutter blade and leaps over her station*
*pulls open a floor grating to reveal the Gate Hard lines*
*wines up to cut the hard lines but suddenly a force field drops on the gate Hard lines causing the cutter to deflect violently off it and knocking Joyce on her back*
*The fall knocking her glasses off*
"CARMINE!!! NOO!!"
*Several dimensional bubbles start appearing in the room and start engulfing various stations and employees. leaving nothing but a gaping holes in the hull*
*Other Dimensional Bubbles bring Anti-Matter Spikes through causing explosions*
*Screams and shout are heard as panicked employees start running for their lives*
Rift Specialist 1
"Anti-Matter burst in 10...9...8..."
Carmine
*Tears streaming down her face*
"...Please...Don't make me do this..."
Rift Specialist 1
"...6...5...4..."
*A Dimensional bubble suddenly engulfs him leaving nothing behind*
Carmine
"NOOOOOOO!"
* A massive black out occurs. The only light in the room being the gate*
*soon the gate starts to convulse violently and suddenly explodes in a brilliant display of purple and blue particles*
*As soon as the gate disappears the explosions stop and there's an air of calm*
*the lights turn back on to reveal the carnage left behind *
*Huge sections of the room are missing, fires rage from smoldering holes in the hull*
*The fire extinguishers activate putting out all the fires leaving an ominous mist*
*Joyce gets back on her feet to asses the damages*
*A dead silence hangs in the room as the survivors all look at each other with shock and dismay*
*Joyce looks around to see who's left then suddenly spy's Carmine amid the dispersing mist*
Carmine
*huddled in the fetal position*
"No...."
-Security Feed End-
Rift gate-A Mission Control, CCFD Acting HQ
Time Stamp: 05:45 6-042-128
*Various Rift Tech members walking around with a Grand gate Frame at the forefront of the room*
Joyce
*on Comms*
"Right in the front of the Studios?"
"..."
"I don't believe we've opened one that close to a populated area before but yes I will fire up for you, sir."
"..."
"Yes, I'll send it in a few seconds just hang on"
*puts Crimson-Artist on hold*
*stands up in her chair in the middle of the room where everyone can see her*
"ALRIGHT you slackers, listen up!"
*Everyone stops what they are doing and looks at Joyce*
"We have a rare opportunity to put on a show! The Crimson-Artist wants us to open a gate right in front of the SCU Studios!"
*Employees murmur among themselves at the news*
Joyce
"I know it sounds dangerous but we can do it! Besides if we pull this off then the Crimson-Artist has ensured raises all around!"
*wild cheers*
Joyce
"Now stop standing around and get your BUTTS to your stations!"
*Steps down then sees that no one has moved*
"I SAID, NOW!!"
*employees stumble over themselves and rush to their seats and begin working on their terminals*
Rift Specialist 1
"Beginning Start up sequences"
"Capacitor reserves, Check"
"Particle shielding systems, Check"
Rift Specialist 2
"Chrono Compensaters systems, nominal"
"Dimensional Trackers, A-OK"
Rift Specialist 3
"Time space coordinates received and locked in"
"We are a go for Dimensional Sync"
Joyce
"Remember to compensate for the ground. We want that gate above it not in it and you better have checked those CC calcs this time!"
"No. MORE. SCREW UPS!"
"GOT IT!?"
Rift Specialist 3
"uh...Roger that, Ma'am"
Rift Specialist 4
"Operations floor has been cleared"
"Anti-Matter-Matter Projectors running at full blast and ready to fire"
"All systems green!"
"Ready to start the show, Ma'am."
Joyce
*Straightens glasses*
"Ignite!"
Rift Specialist 4
"Acknowledged! Firing AM-M projectors!"
*A loud boom can be heard as the Anti-Matter-Matter projectors Fire their beams into the Vacant Gate frame*
Rift Specialist 4
"Particle Shielding is holding"
"Energy readings are climbing"
Rift Specialist 2
"Chrono Compensaters activated and aligning Timelines"
"Dimensional Trackers are zeroing in on coordinates"
Rift Specialist 3
"CC and DT calcs are in tune"
"Dimensional Sync Projections are looking great"
Rift Specialist 1
"Gate Activation in 5...4...3...2..."
* The vacant space in the gate frame suddenly bursts to life with a swirling portal of Purple and blue particles*
*The Anti-Matter-Matter projectors stop firing as soon as the portal appears*
Rift Specialist 1
"I have a confirmed gate opening in ST-376500."
Rift Specialist 2
"No Gate trash has been detected entering."
Rift Specialist 3
"Gate Status is Fine."
"Dimensional Sync holding beautifully at 100%."
*loud Wooping and cheering from the employees*
Joyce
*breaths a sign of relief*
*puts the Crimson-Artist back on comms*
"Sir, Your rides here"
"..."
"OK, putting you on speaker phone"
"activates speaker phone so everyone in the room can hear"
Crimson-Artist
*Loud Applause can be heard on the other side of the comms*
"...As you can see my team is able to launch a gate successfully and safely anywhere."
*loud Applause*
"And now I must take my leave! Thank you, all of you..."
*loud Applause. The sound wains and suddenly stops*
Rift Specialist 3
"I have a confirmed entry into the gate. The Crimson-Artist is now in transit."
"We are communications silent."
"ETA 5 minutes."
*Another round of wooping and cheering*
Joyce
"Ok, FOOLS, hes in but not out. I need all available eye balls, preferably both of them on Sync Calcs and Gate Connectivity!"
"You see any variation you SAY SOMETHING!"
*sits back in her chair after observing a round of heads agreeing*
*pulls out a Stim stick from her coat pocket and takes a drag from it*
*shakes her head*
"Always with the theatrics, ey boss?
Carmine
"You know him, thats how he is"
*appears at her Pedestal Terminal beside Joyce's Chair*
"Congratulations on another Successful gate opening"
Joyce
"There you are, Carmine. Late as usual"
Carmine
"I'm still a little stressed from that patch error so I've been psyching myself up in case of any more problems."
"I don't know how he does it. Present our products on a live feed and not get scared about messing up""
*sign* "I'm starting to think I'm not cut out to be in the spotlight like him."
Joyce
"Didn't know AI's could get stressed out but thanks for stepping in"
"Guess that means that you didn't see the boss man's interview."
*chuckles* " At the very least you have a lot of fans."
Rift Specialist 2
"Ma'am! I got a small Dim Sync flux here"
Joyce
"Run a Dim Sync buffer on it. Intensity level 3. I am not taking any chances here"
Rift Specialist 2
"Roger!"
Joyce
*Takes a drag from her Stim Stick*
*Coughs Violently*
Rift Specialist 4
"Ma'am, you really shouldn't be using so much of those. its not good for you"
Joyce
*Recovers*
"I'll live... BUT YOU MIGHT NOT IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR EYE HOLES BACK ON THOSE CALCS!"
Rift Specialist 4
* Panicked*
"Y-yes, Ma'am"
Carmine
*looks at the scared employee and then back at Joyce*
"They're only trying to help."
Joyce
"If I wanted his opinion then I would've had security come down here and beat it out of him."
*takes another drag*
"These operations are too important. I can't fail him again."
Rift Specialist 2
"Umm Ma'am, its back."
Joyce
"I said Intensity Level 3, not 1. Can't you handle that by yourself?!"
Rift Specialist 2
"Yes..but..."
Joyce
*sign*
"See this is what I gotta deal with. Do you mind, Carmine?"
Carmine
"Not at all. Assuming Direct control of Sync Calculation"
"..."
"That's not right..."
*loud Warning sirens start blaring*
Joyce
"Sit Rep, NOW!"
Rift Specialist 2
"Sync Calcs are going nuts! Their fluctuations are too violent."
"Trying to lock 'em down"
Joyce
"Carmine, What in the Flying flip are you doing?! Your suppose to fix this not screw it up even worse."
Carmine
"I'm Sorry...I'm sorry, I was careless"
"I'll fix it, I promise."
Rift Specialist 1
"Ma'am, Dimensional Sync rate has decreased to 86%. The sync calc fluctuations are definitely messing with it."
Joyce
"Run Sync Buffer Intensity level 5, Watch for any Anti-Matter Spikes in the gate itself. Whatever you do keep that gate connection sealed tight!"
"Whats the Crimson-Artist's ETA?"
Rift Specialist 3
"Crimson-Artist ETA about 2 minutes. Dimensional Connection status is holding. Current system status is Yellow"
Joyce
*Takes a nervous drag from her stim stick*
"Its fine, Its fine. As long as any of the other systems don't..."
*Louder Warning Sirens start to blare. Lights in the room turn red*
Rift Specialist 1
"Dim Sync rate down to 63% and dropping! The Dimensional Trackers are having trouble staying on target!"
Carmine
"Don't worry, I got it! Assuming Direct control over all systems"
Rift Specialist 1
"Dim Sync rate is at 50%! we are losing control of gate connectivity"
Joyce
"What in the..."
*Discards Stim stick*
"Initiate Emergency protocols!"
"Reinforce the Shielding on the AM-M Projectors!"
"Start up Fail-Safes 1-4!"
"I need a soft shutdown! NOW!"
Carmine
"DON'T!"
Rift Specialist 2
*Types on his terminal but to no avail*
"Ma'am! Carmine is locking me out of the system! I can't..."
*Shipyard begins to shake and rumble*
*Loud Booms are heard outside the room. Shouts and screams draws everyone's attention*
Rift Specialist 1
"Dim Sync rate at 42%!"
"Gate Status is RED! I repeat RED!"
"Ma'am, I'm also detecting Connection Leaks!"
Joyce
"Carmine! You..."
Rift Specialist 4
*Listens to security Chatter through head phones*
"Ma'am! I think you should hear this!"
*Activates Speaker on Security comms chatter*
Comms
.....*Loud Roar!* "what is that thing! Shoot it! SHOOT IT!" *blaster fire*....
...."Send Medical! I got an Unidentified and Untended Minor here!... and shes hurt bad"...
..."Decks 7-19 are flushed! seal them off now!"...
...*loud Explosion* "Whats going on?! AHHHHHH" *Static*.....
..."WHAT HAPPEN TO THE BREAK ROOM!? ITS GONE!"....
..."NO, MY SANDWICHES!"...
Joyce
*Shocked*
"by the divine...Dimensional Feedback."
"CARMINE! YOU HAVE TO SHUT IT DOWN, NOW!"
Carmine
*struggles*
"I won't Leave him!"
"...I can handle it. Just a little longer!"
*The shipyard begins to shake violently as sparks emanate from the gate*
Rift Specialist 1
*holding onto his Console*
"Crimson-Artist ETA 40 seconds!"
"Dim Sync rate at 24%, gate status is black"
"I repeat, BLACK!"
Joyce
"I'm Sorry, Carmine. No choice now. I'm Pulling the plug!"
"Initiating Emergency shutdown!"
*takes off a lanyard with a key on it and plugs the key into a lock on her console opening up a a panel revealing a Big Red button*
*Joyce Slams on the button but nothing happens*
*She continues to Slam it in frustration*
"Damn it, Carmine! You crazy Sprite, Stop this! NOW!
"I Order you!"
*A massive and sudden quake hits the room tossing some employees from their stations while others brace themselves*
Joyce
*pulling herself up and readjusting her glasses*
"What the Hell was that!"
Rift Specialist 3
*Pulls himself back to his station*
"Ma'am, I',m detecting a Massive Anti-Matter Build up within the gate itself."
"Its giving off small but powerful AM spikes and they're getting through the connection leaks"
"With the connection as strained as is if it bursts it..."
Joyce
"...It'll take out both Universes!"
"CARMINE! If you don't shut it down now a lot of people are going to die!"
Carmine
*Continues to struggle*
"He'll...Die... if I don't..."
"He's...almost...Here...just ...hang...on"
*More Explosions outside. The lights in the room begin to fizzle and flicker*
Joyce
"Carmine! Think about what you're doing! You keep that gate going and we all DIE!!"
Carmine
*Shows no sign of budging*
"..."
Joyce
*Sign* "Look. I know he means a lot to you, the thought is tearing me up too."
*Another Massive explosion can be heard outside of the room *
"He's the reason why we're all here... why I'm here"
"But think of what he'd say if he could see you now. How ashamed he'd be"
"He'd put any of us before himself. That's why you have to let him go."
"Its what he would have wanted."
Rift Specialist 1
"Dim Sync is critical! Gate Connectivity is lost!"
"I repeat, the Gate is Gaping!"
Joyce
"You know him, that's just how he is."
Carmine
*Eyes begin to well up with digital tears*
"I...I...c-can't...be him!"
Rift Specialist 1
"Anti-Matter Build-up is swelling"
Anti-Matter Bursts in 20 seconds!"
Joyce
"Boss...I tried."
*smashes an emergency supply box under her desk and retrieves a Line cutter blade and leaps over her station*
*pulls open a floor grating to reveal the Gate Hard lines*
*wines up to cut the hard lines but suddenly a force field drops on the gate Hard lines causing the cutter to deflect violently off it and knocking Joyce on her back*
*The fall knocking her glasses off*
"CARMINE!!! NOO!!"
*Several dimensional bubbles start appearing in the room and start engulfing various stations and employees. leaving nothing but a gaping holes in the hull*
*Other Dimensional Bubbles bring Anti-Matter Spikes through causing explosions*
*Screams and shout are heard as panicked employees start running for their lives*
Rift Specialist 1
"Anti-Matter burst in 10...9...8..."
Carmine
*Tears streaming down her face*
"...Please...Don't make me do this..."
Rift Specialist 1
"...6...5...4..."
*A Dimensional bubble suddenly engulfs him leaving nothing behind*
Carmine
"NOOOOOOO!"
* A massive black out occurs. The only light in the room being the gate*
*soon the gate starts to convulse violently and suddenly explodes in a brilliant display of purple and blue particles*
*As soon as the gate disappears the explosions stop and there's an air of calm*
*the lights turn back on to reveal the carnage left behind *
*Huge sections of the room are missing, fires rage from smoldering holes in the hull*
*The fire extinguishers activate putting out all the fires leaving an ominous mist*
*Joyce gets back on her feet to asses the damages*
*A dead silence hangs in the room as the survivors all look at each other with shock and dismay*
*Joyce looks around to see who's left then suddenly spy's Carmine amid the dispersing mist*
Carmine
*huddled in the fetal position*
"No...."
-Security Feed End-
Crimson Corp Security Camera Footage
Engineering Hanger-P10, CCFD acting HQ
Time Stamp 16:30 6-060-128
*The siren signalling the end of the shift blows. Many engineers pop up from their work and begin to file their way toward the exit to go home*
*All engineers heads hang low and walk to the time clock with a slow stride*
D
*walks within the crowd of engineers*
*Suddenly hears a loud voice behind him catching his attention*
Voice
"ARITE, GOOD JOB, BOYS! This ones done. lets git work'n on the next one!"
*loud cheers*
D
*makes his way through mass of his co-workers toward the voice*
*enters a side hanger full of half finished ships*
*sees a motley crew of engineers with Montague leading them working on ships*
"Monty? Didn't you hear? its quit'n time."
Montague
*Carrying a large mass of Hull Plating over his shoulder when he turns around to see D*
"oh, D. I thought you wud ov bin long gon by now"
*turns around and continues to walk toward a ship*
D
*follows him*
"Monty, what are you doing? You heard the whistle. Its time to go."
Montague
*sets the Hull Plating down near a ship*
"Not fur us"
*begins to weld the plating on to the ship*
"The Crimson-Artist wanted these ships done. And i'm not aboot to disa'point 'im"
D
*incredulous*
"You need rest, Monty. You'll ware yourself out"
*Montague ignores him*
"I'm serious, Monty. This is different from what your use to."
Montague
"Believe me, laddy. I've had worse"
*Grabs another Plate and starts welding that in place*
D
"You been up for nearly 3 cycles straight work'n"
"I've seen no less than 30 people come up to you asking about some kind of problem elsewhere in the company."
"About half the company didn't show up to work today, again."
"Carmine shrank back into her core and refuses to talk to anyone"
"That Snake, CC Agent. Whats his name? Eugene? No ones seen him in lunar phases."
"On top of that you're doing the Catalog updates now."
"Did I leave anything out?"
Montague
"They're ma problems not yurs"
*his blow torch suddenly fizzles and goes out*
"EH! I'm dry 'ear! Som one gim'me a drink!"
*one of the engineers throws him a Canister filled with fluid*
*Montague then discharges the empty canister from his blow torch and plugs the fresh one in. he then continues with his work*
"som ones gott'a keep t'ings gowin. Its ma honor to step in for 'im"
D
"This is too much. Even for you."
*sign*
"I don't even know whats going on anymore."
"Ever since that day everyone's been getting less and less done. no one smiles anymore, they walk slower, take longer breaks, give each other hot foots more...they've lost hope"
"Look at you. You've got no experience running a company like this."
"At some point you just gotta say "I'm done"
"And walk away"
Montague
*stops welding and lifts his goggles to look at D*
*points down the way*
"The Doors th'at way."
"Walk"
"Me 'nd the boys 'ere will be stay'n as long as it takes to git this done"
D
*looks at the door then back at Montague*
"The Crimson-Artist's opinion of a successor is his doll, Carmine. And shes MIA"
"She isn't even managing the blueprint system. Your building blind"
"She can run everything in the shipyard all by herself but one mistake and she goes all emo on us.
"pfff, Some AI"
"Face it, this Company is finished"
Montague
*Gets up, takes off his goggles and walks toward D in an intimidating manner. Looming over him*
*Points toward a Pedestal Terminal on one of the walls while looking D straight in the eyes*
"Apologize too the lady. Now"
D
"What?"
Montague
"She can still hear."
"Apologize. NOW!"
D
*looks at the Pedestal Terminal then back at Montague*
"To a curvy bunch of 1s and 0s? pfff Never"
Montague
*Grabs D by the collar and lifts him off the ground*
*The other engineers stop what their doing to look*
"Look, boy. You work fur the Crimson-Artist. He depends on Carmine. Carmine Depends on him. You disrespect her, you disrespect him!"
"Now Apologize!"
D
*Maintaining his cool*
"...And this is the part where you make me care?"
Montague
*snorts*
*Drops D and goes back to work on the ship*
D
*dusts himself off*
"Figures..."
"I'm out."
*Starts walking toward the exit*
"This isn't my two weeks, I'm gone. Period"
"See ya"
Montague
*suddenly stops working, back still turned to D*
*sign*
"I wasn't even born yet wen ma planet nearly destroyed itself wit nuclear war"
*D's foot steps suddenly stop*
"by the time I cud hold a hammer I had already lost me mum too the horrors ov a world gon mad"
"One ov me first jobs was help'n m'a pa bury 'er"
"Cycle after solar cycle, m'a people had too fend fur themselves after our kingdom th'at stud fur as long as anyone cud remember finally collapsed"
"ye git really gud at fix'in things when bandits and o'der monstrosities destroy yur village every so many cycles"
"Th'at...was until he came"
"At furst I tho't he was nuts. Talk'in aboot try'in to cure the radiation from the environment. No one new anyt'ing aboot th'at so we all ignored 'im"
"But th'n, slowly, things start'd too change."
"The water became pure, the trees n' grass start'd grow'in, the skies began to clear. Even the creatures disappear'd. "
"He did it. It took um solar cycles but he did it."
"Ma People and ma planet was saved and it was all thanx to 'im"
"So wen he asked if anyone ov us wan'ed too work fur 'im most ov us jumped in."
"It was only lat'er th'at I found out the he had come to ma world too test a reactor leak redundancy system th'ats in all our ships now"
"whether 'is intentions were pure or not he saved ma people from cert'in death."
"And I won't forget th'at."
"If ya want'n too leave then just go"
*Waves his hand in a shooing motion*
"We'll bee fine"
D
"..."
*continues walking and leaves the hanger*
Montague
*looks back*
*sign*
"Lost ano'der one"
"Ok, Boys Back too work!"
*the other engineers acknowledge and go back to their tasks*
*Looks at the Pedestal Terminal*
"Stay strong, Lass."
"Its not yur fault."
*Goes back to work*
*Outside of the Hanger, D walks in to the locker room. Goes over to his locker and opens it*
D
*looks down at his stuff*
*looks at the Pedestal Terminal on the wall*
*Looks back his stuff*
*Sign*
*walks over to the terminal and gets on one knee*
*puts his hand on the terminal*
"I'm Sorry"
*gets up*
*looks back at the doorway*
*grabs his tools and walks out of the locker room*
-Security Feed End-
Engineering Hanger-P10, CCFD acting HQ
Time Stamp 16:30 6-060-128
*The siren signalling the end of the shift blows. Many engineers pop up from their work and begin to file their way toward the exit to go home*
*All engineers heads hang low and walk to the time clock with a slow stride*
D
*walks within the crowd of engineers*
*Suddenly hears a loud voice behind him catching his attention*
Voice
"ARITE, GOOD JOB, BOYS! This ones done. lets git work'n on the next one!"
*loud cheers*
D
*makes his way through mass of his co-workers toward the voice*
*enters a side hanger full of half finished ships*
*sees a motley crew of engineers with Montague leading them working on ships*
"Monty? Didn't you hear? its quit'n time."
Montague
*Carrying a large mass of Hull Plating over his shoulder when he turns around to see D*
"oh, D. I thought you wud ov bin long gon by now"
*turns around and continues to walk toward a ship*
D
*follows him*
"Monty, what are you doing? You heard the whistle. Its time to go."
Montague
*sets the Hull Plating down near a ship*
"Not fur us"
*begins to weld the plating on to the ship*
"The Crimson-Artist wanted these ships done. And i'm not aboot to disa'point 'im"
D
*incredulous*
"You need rest, Monty. You'll ware yourself out"
*Montague ignores him*
"I'm serious, Monty. This is different from what your use to."
Montague
"Believe me, laddy. I've had worse"
*Grabs another Plate and starts welding that in place*
D
"You been up for nearly 3 cycles straight work'n"
"I've seen no less than 30 people come up to you asking about some kind of problem elsewhere in the company."
"About half the company didn't show up to work today, again."
"Carmine shrank back into her core and refuses to talk to anyone"
"That Snake, CC Agent. Whats his name? Eugene? No ones seen him in lunar phases."
"On top of that you're doing the Catalog updates now."
"Did I leave anything out?"
Montague
"They're ma problems not yurs"
*his blow torch suddenly fizzles and goes out*
"EH! I'm dry 'ear! Som one gim'me a drink!"
*one of the engineers throws him a Canister filled with fluid*
*Montague then discharges the empty canister from his blow torch and plugs the fresh one in. he then continues with his work*
"som ones gott'a keep t'ings gowin. Its ma honor to step in for 'im"
D
"This is too much. Even for you."
*sign*
"I don't even know whats going on anymore."
"Ever since that day everyone's been getting less and less done. no one smiles anymore, they walk slower, take longer breaks, give each other hot foots more...they've lost hope"
"Look at you. You've got no experience running a company like this."
"At some point you just gotta say "I'm done"
"And walk away"
Montague
*stops welding and lifts his goggles to look at D*
*points down the way*
"The Doors th'at way."
"Walk"
"Me 'nd the boys 'ere will be stay'n as long as it takes to git this done"
D
*looks at the door then back at Montague*
"The Crimson-Artist's opinion of a successor is his doll, Carmine. And shes MIA"
"She isn't even managing the blueprint system. Your building blind"
"She can run everything in the shipyard all by herself but one mistake and she goes all emo on us.
"pfff, Some AI"
"Face it, this Company is finished"
Montague
*Gets up, takes off his goggles and walks toward D in an intimidating manner. Looming over him*
*Points toward a Pedestal Terminal on one of the walls while looking D straight in the eyes*
"Apologize too the lady. Now"
D
"What?"
Montague
"She can still hear."
"Apologize. NOW!"
D
*looks at the Pedestal Terminal then back at Montague*
"To a curvy bunch of 1s and 0s? pfff Never"
Montague
*Grabs D by the collar and lifts him off the ground*
*The other engineers stop what their doing to look*
"Look, boy. You work fur the Crimson-Artist. He depends on Carmine. Carmine Depends on him. You disrespect her, you disrespect him!"
"Now Apologize!"
D
*Maintaining his cool*
"...And this is the part where you make me care?"
Montague
*snorts*
*Drops D and goes back to work on the ship*
D
*dusts himself off*
"Figures..."
"I'm out."
*Starts walking toward the exit*
"This isn't my two weeks, I'm gone. Period"
"See ya"
Montague
*suddenly stops working, back still turned to D*
*sign*
"I wasn't even born yet wen ma planet nearly destroyed itself wit nuclear war"
*D's foot steps suddenly stop*
"by the time I cud hold a hammer I had already lost me mum too the horrors ov a world gon mad"
"One ov me first jobs was help'n m'a pa bury 'er"
"Cycle after solar cycle, m'a people had too fend fur themselves after our kingdom th'at stud fur as long as anyone cud remember finally collapsed"
"ye git really gud at fix'in things when bandits and o'der monstrosities destroy yur village every so many cycles"
"Th'at...was until he came"
"At furst I tho't he was nuts. Talk'in aboot try'in to cure the radiation from the environment. No one new anyt'ing aboot th'at so we all ignored 'im"
"But th'n, slowly, things start'd too change."
"The water became pure, the trees n' grass start'd grow'in, the skies began to clear. Even the creatures disappear'd. "
"He did it. It took um solar cycles but he did it."
"Ma People and ma planet was saved and it was all thanx to 'im"
"So wen he asked if anyone ov us wan'ed too work fur 'im most ov us jumped in."
"It was only lat'er th'at I found out the he had come to ma world too test a reactor leak redundancy system th'ats in all our ships now"
"whether 'is intentions were pure or not he saved ma people from cert'in death."
"And I won't forget th'at."
"If ya want'n too leave then just go"
*Waves his hand in a shooing motion*
"We'll bee fine"
D
"..."
*continues walking and leaves the hanger*
Montague
*looks back*
*sign*
"Lost ano'der one"
"Ok, Boys Back too work!"
*the other engineers acknowledge and go back to their tasks*
*Looks at the Pedestal Terminal*
"Stay strong, Lass."
"Its not yur fault."
*Goes back to work*
*Outside of the Hanger, D walks in to the locker room. Goes over to his locker and opens it*
D
*looks down at his stuff*
*looks at the Pedestal Terminal on the wall*
*Looks back his stuff*
*Sign*
*walks over to the terminal and gets on one knee*
*puts his hand on the terminal*
"I'm Sorry"
*gets up*
*looks back at the doorway*
*grabs his tools and walks out of the locker room*
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