10 - Dead. Again?

[der_umgekehrte]

[To his generous friend filter]

Status, all, does anyone need assistance? [He sounds worried but significantly less drugged and pain-ridden than before.]

[Filtered to Brax]

Check in at earliest opportunity.

Comments

[audio]

[expectremorse]

...The fuck was that..

[audio]

[der_umgekehrte]

Barge has been badly damaged. And... we're elsewhere.

Re: [audio]

[expectremorse]

This isn't Mexico.

[Hoffman stops short. There's a rustling noise]

I can't feel my pulse.

[audio]

[der_umgekehrte]

[Pause] Neither me. At least it's stopped hurting.

[Is she on the filter?]

[uberwaldian]

Are you all right, Stildyne?

I take it something's gone wrong.

[Totally on the filter]

[der_umgekehrte]

The world took a sharp shift to starboard just there. I'm not sure where we are now.

[Hooray!]

[uberwaldian]

Smells a bit like a graveyard, really... Hang on a moment.

[The communicator goes off. When it goes back on, a moment later, Angua looks the same, only slightly freaked out.]

I can't-- something is very wrong here!

[Filter]

[der_umgekehrte]

Can't-- what, Captain, are you all right? Do you need help?

Re: [Private]

[der_umgekehrte]

[Stildyne's mouth almost turns up at the corners; that formal syntax is practically homey, for values of 'home' equalling 'cruiser-killer starship'.].

If you don't mind the interruption to your relaxation. I've been assigned to find an illudium q36 space modulator, and it looks like I'll be more in the middle of a supply run than relaxation.

[Private]

[der_umgekehrte]

Good idea. I've got a lead to track down there this afternoon. I'll keep out of trouble till you arrive.