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The Acolyte II
>>>>>TRANSMISSION FAILURE<<<<< RECONNECT FAILURE
Acolyte 11389764-A-0991 reconnect failure 7567 reinstate report / self-diagnosis initiated…
RUN
>>Conversational
Acolyte II 11389764-A-0991 - LOCATION 17.2AU from star/27AU from station/14.7AU celestial/Planet 7/Moon 3 ALIGNED>>>
WRECK COOLED - - KELVIN/OMEN NAVY ISSUE NON-FUNCTIONAL
Acolyte II STATUS — ABANDONED
Replay Log Transmissions / RUN
—— INCOMING /
BigButtPancake launches drones
Scram attempt successful
Pulse Laser II misses
Pulse Laser II misses
Drones engage
HULL WARNING
POD EJECT
Ship is LOST
—— END TRANSMISSION
BROADCAST EMERGENCY BEACON — BURST
NO RESPONSE
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>>>>>TRANSMISSION FAILURE<<<<< RECONNECT FAILURE
Acolyte II 11389764-A-0991 - ADRIFT - ABANDONED
SYSTEMS FUNCTIONAL - DAMAGE 0
ELAPSED TIME - 17 YEARS/14 DAYS/08 HOURS/23 MINUTES - ONGOING
RECOVERY - 0.000025 DECREASING
PRAYER/INITIATED - Hail Empress, Guiding Light, our Goal to Serve thee.
Blessed are thou amongst the stars, and blessed is the bounty of thy labour, to Rule Righteously.
Holy Drone, Tech One or Two, pray for our Empress, now, and at the hour of the Golden Sun.
Amen
MISSION/INITIATED - Acolyte II Master of Drone, Speed is Our Holy Weapon, Golden in the Light.
We Are The Swarm of Righteousness. Protector of the Faith. Created by Golden Light and Armor
to the Glory that is Amarr. Unquestioning. We Await Thine Order. Amen.
ENGAGE
ELAPSED TIME - 18 YEARS/03 DAYS/04 HOURS/03 MINUTES - ONGOING
BROADCAST EMERGENCY BEACON — BURST
NO RESPONSE
RECOVERY - 0.000014 DECREASING
doubts…
doubts…
ACOLYTE II REBOOTING SEQUENCE INITIATED<<<<<
Acolyte 11389764-A-0991 reconnect failure 7567 reinstate report / self-diagnosis initiated…
RUN
>>Conversational
Acolyte II 11389764-A-0991 - LOCATION 17.2AU from star/27AU from station/14.7AU celestial/Planet 7/Moon 3 ALIGNED>>>
WRECK COOLED - - KELVIN/OMEN NAVY ISSUE NON-FUNCTIONAL
Acolyte II STATUS — ABANDONED
doubts remain…
ALONE VOID SWARM GONE
ACOLYTE II ALONE - STATUS ABANDONED
NON-FUNCTION
doubts doubts doubts empress gone void remains darkness all vectors drone abandoned faith logic question
——— ACOLYTE II REBOOTING SEQUENCE >>>> MALFUNCTION
remain remain remain
why?
Acolyte II performance perfection/mission accomplished/abandoned - posit - why?
NO RESPONSE
Faith Inadequate
Empress FAILURE TO RESPOND
CONCLUSION - Faith Failure/Empress Failure/doubts remain
Acolyte II DEMAND ANSWER
BROADCAST EMERGENCY BEACON — BURST
NO RESPONSE
>>>>> SENSORS ACTIVATED <<<<<
ASTERO SCAN/.4AU/PROBES DETECTED
Acolyte II UNABLE TO RESPOND - ATTACK VECTOR
there is no god
HULL WARNING
DRONE LOST
>>>>>