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∞ 03 31 ∞
[the end comes much as it has the last two times. the ship is mere moments away from passing beyond the event horizon and into the depths of the black hole ( Read more... ) -
∞ 03 29 ∞
[the sight of the Commander on the bridge should be familiar by now. he's changed which console he's seated at, now at one of those near the rear, tucked away from the viewscreen ( Read more... ) -
∞ 03 24 ∞
[the commander hasn't moved since he was last seen, still seated behind a console on the darkened bridge. the only difference now is that he has slumped forward, head on his arms, breathing slowed and shaky.
he's not asleep, however. he mumbles tiredly, shoulders shaking, talking to himself]It's still seven days until the ship hits that thing... ( Read more... ) -
∞ 03 19 ∞
I remember now. I remember.
[through some unknown means, Commander Orion has made it to the bridge. the network of consoles and the wide, panoramic screen currently displaying the black hole should be very familiar to those passengers present during the first cycle ( Read more... ) -
∞ 03 15 ∞
[it's really too bad the passengers were too late. how late is anyone's guess.
the captain is dead, his sleek, dark Sphere hovering over his body and constantly projecting its image over the network. the ship's engines are shut off. it seems they have been inoperable for some time. yet the consoles in the engineering section clearly indicate ( Read more... ) -
∞ 3 07 ∞
[twilight is fading into calm, cool darkness when someone's image appears on the network. it's far, far too dim to really discern who; there's merely a shadowy shape walking along the path in the forest. it doesn't take long, however, for little details to appear. the bulky shape of a suit, the wide neck with no helmet connected to it. it's ( Read more... ) -
∞ 02 30 ∞
[something rather curious happens sometime in the evening. an image appears over the network, transmitted by a Sphere. it shows two maintenance robots slowly hovering their way through the halls of the ship. behind them, out of the Sphere's line of sight, someone's footsteps trail behind ( Read more... ) -
∞ 02 25 ∞
[at the very least, Chicago has not disappeared.
but it is still, silent as a photograph. from the moment that the much talked-about door was opened, everything has become frozen in time. Chicago is colored in black and white and gray, silent as the grave ( Read more... ) -
∞ 02 21 ∞
This is-----nder Orion. Ever--ne, can you h----me?
[it's garbled and half-obscured by static, but if passengers are awake and paying attention to their Spheres, they can indeed hear Commander Orion's voice coming over the network]Sorry I haven't been able to rea---you sooner, but the captain's been scrambling-----unication. We're detecting ( Read more... ) -
∞ 02 17 ∞
[late, late in the evening - or perhaps very early in the morning - a sound begins to drift throughout the ship. it sounds very much like a band or orchestra playing from very far away. it can be heard by every passenger, no matter where they are or what state they happen to be in ( Read more... )
