[ video : failed Normandy encryption]
[The video clicks on to show a panning shot of The Marker currently on the station. The video slides up it slowly, making a full vertical reference of it before it shifts away as Kasumi turns her wearable around to point at her face, shrouded in the shadows of her hood. She's pale, even for her, and her eyes look sunken and tired. She's also something like twelve hours overdo to report in.]
Shep, whatever this thing is it is big and...I don't know. It's not just art, it's doing something but I'm not sure what. I took some video shots of it, I've been trying to figure out what it does but other than making me itchy I don't -
[She cuts off, turning to look away as if she's listening to someone talk, and then she nods.]
I know Keiji. I'm telling her now. Shh. [Her eyes flick back to the screen.]
Keiji thinks it's some kind of signal, almost like radio except we can't pick it up on anything except our brains. I don't know, it sounds crazy but he's better with this stuff than I am. We got close enough to touch it, I think. I don't know. I'm...missing some time.
[She's got her hand pressed into her head, as if trying to ward off a headache. It seems to pass though, and she smiles weakly.]
We're gonna do another sweep around it and then head back. You might wanna keep everyone away though Shep, this place isn't - Hey! Keiji, wait, I'm not...damn it. [The video wobbles as Kasumi starts moving.]
Shep, I gotta go, Keiji spotted something. We'll call you back.
[Click.]
Shep, whatever this thing is it is big and...I don't know. It's not just art, it's doing something but I'm not sure what. I took some video shots of it, I've been trying to figure out what it does but other than making me itchy I don't -
[She cuts off, turning to look away as if she's listening to someone talk, and then she nods.]
I know Keiji. I'm telling her now. Shh. [Her eyes flick back to the screen.]
Keiji thinks it's some kind of signal, almost like radio except we can't pick it up on anything except our brains. I don't know, it sounds crazy but he's better with this stuff than I am. We got close enough to touch it, I think. I don't know. I'm...missing some time.
[She's got her hand pressed into her head, as if trying to ward off a headache. It seems to pass though, and she smiles weakly.]
We're gonna do another sweep around it and then head back. You might wanna keep everyone away though Shep, this place isn't - Hey! Keiji, wait, I'm not...damn it. [The video wobbles as Kasumi starts moving.]
Shep, I gotta go, Keiji spotted something. We'll call you back.
[Click.]