VESSEL: NIMA‐9
HEADING: ANDROMEDA
DIST: 2.537M LY
STATUS: CRITICAL
NIMA‐9 // SYSLOG 032 ■ ACTIVE
> Mission log 32
> Approaching Andromeda
> Dropping out of sub‐light travel
> System diagnostic check: ACTIVE
> All systems nominal_
NIMA‐9 // ALERT██:██:██
> ERROR / ERROR / ERROR
> COLLISION DETECTED ‐ DEBRIS FIELD
> GRAVITY GENERATORS: FAILING
> SYSTEMS: MALFUNCTIONING
> NIMA‐9 SUSTAINING HEAVY DAMAGE
ALAN
WHAT THE FCK IS GOING ON Alan screams
BRENT
We've collided with small dust particles.
TENDO
When moving at near light speed, everything ‐ even atoms, even dust ‐ becomes deadly.
POLINA
But our… our shield generator is active… It's active… right?
MIA
Nima, pull up system diagnostics.
NIMA
> Systems offline.
BRENT
Tries pressing various buttons on the front command module, desperately trying to get systems back online ‐ until finally, something clicks.
NIMA‐9 // SHIELD STATUSPRIORITY ■ HIGH
> SHIELD GENERATOR: COMPROMISED
> SHIELD HEALTH: 40%
> DECAY RATE: ‐5% / MIN
> TIME REMAINING: ~8 MINUTES
ALAN
FCK‐ Alan screams again
TENDO
We need to exit sub‐light. NOW. Tendo says frantically
MIA
W‐we're going to die, we're going to die, oh god oh god, no please… Tears well up in her eyes
POLINA
Shh, shh. Mia. We'll be fine… we'll be… fine. She pulls Mia close, arms around her, full well knowing the promise she just made is worth nothing. Not right now.
NIMA
> Dropping out of sub‐space.
NIMA
And like that ‐ you are thrown into the middle of open space. 30 million light‐years from Andromeda. But your troubles are not over.
NIMA‐9 // PROPULSIONCRITICAL
> FIRE DETECTED ‐ SUBLIGHT THRUSTER 5
> PRIMARY THRUSTERS: FAILING
> SECONDARY BOOSTERS: ACTIVATING
> STABILIZING...
> STABILIZING...
> STABILIZING... FALLING
> STABILIZING... FAILED
NIMA‐9 // EMERGENCY██:██:██
> BRACE FOR IMPACT
CREW
Everyone straps in. Crash landing mode activates across the ship. The harnesses lock. The emergency lights bleed red.
>> CRASH LANDING IMMINENT
>> CRASH LANDING IMMINENT
>> CRASH LANDING IMMINENT
>> CRASH LANDING IMMINENT
You wake up. You do not know how much time has passed. You crash‐landed somewhere ‐ on what, you are not yet sure. The ship groans around you. Emergency lighting flickers. Slowly, you hear movement. The rest of the crew is coming to. No one appears critically wounded. A beat passes.
Then ‐ something flickers on your suit's HUD. NIMA activates.
NIMA‐9 // REBOOT COMPLETE ■ SUIT AI ONLINE
> Crew status: ALL ALIVE
> Current position: 30,000,000 LY FROM ANDROMEDA
> Planet classification: HABITABLE
> Documentation status: UNDOCUMENTED ‐ NO RECORDS FOUND
> Threat assessment: UNKNOWN
> Proceed with caution.
COORD: ███.███ / ███.███ / ███.███
