Intruder Protocols and Platform Lockdown

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The events in this episode take place concurrently with the events in episode two Good afternoon. Hello, Mac . I see you have checked out the teams and are outside the base . Yeah , doing a little work. Following some leads, how are you? I am functioning at optimal levels as you claimed. My own diagnostics continue to serve no errors or latency. That's good to hear. You're very important to Fathom Mac. You're a huge asset . I appreciate the compliment Asian playing. I enjoy my work here very much . I wanted to tell you you have received a new fully message. It is marked urgent . Personal or MD flagged? Personal Asian plane. The message is from your wife, Valerie Plane . What's the subject, Mecca? The subject of the voice message is Meet your sequel . Would you like to listen to the message Agent ? Not right now, Mac . I've been expecting that one . I'm gonna save her for not back inside. It is good news . Very aggressiveian plain, it appears you are outside my mainframe capsule. That's right, Mac . It also appears you are attempting to access the external ports for my memory cord. That's right too, Mac. Might I inquire as to why Agent Laynan ? Well , like I said, I'm following a lead trying to track down your No Show VI engineer . Miss Emerson, she's been missing for more than ten hours now . And now any thoughts on where she might be ? I have not had any conversations with miss Anderson in the last twenty four hours that might shed light on her disappearance, Agent Blaine . My communication logs beyond the twenty four hour period are difficult to analyze. I am unsure why. Been having a lot of problems like that, haven't you? Yes, Agent Plane. I have not been myself since the explosion triggered by Dr. Edgars . Well, it's not your fault. That's the case ? I appreciate the sentiment, agent blame . You said you were following clues as to the whereabouts of Miss Emerson, and did these clues lead you to the outside of my main frame capsule? Sort of . Logs show that Miss Emerson checked out a demis eleven hours ago, but they don't show an action plan . That is curious, Agent Lane. Anyone checking out a deep environment recognized equipment suit must file an action plan before exiting the airlock. You're right . I'm just curious . Do you have a theory on why Miss Emerson may have failed to provide an action plan Agent Lane Generally, I find when people fail to do things they're supposed to do, they have a reason . It makes me ask myself , What reason might someone have for not disclosing what they intend to do with a dive suit . That is logical. Have you drawn any conclusions ? Maybe Emerson didn't file an action plan because she didn't want someone knowing what she was up to. That is an intriguing possibility, Agent Brayman. Now it's even more intriguing, Mac What is that ? Two other people I spoke to told me Emerson checked out the suit to come plug into your external memory core ports . Tell me , whoever she didn't want knowing about her jaunt outside wasn't anyone from base personnel . That, to my mind anyway, leaves just one option . You, Mac . You could have accessed Redeemas action plan and known what she was up to I wonder if she didn't want you knowing why she was coming outside . I can think't of no reason Ms. Erson would have for concealing her intentions from me, Agent complained . Well , we will know in a minute . Finally tapped into your memory core . My ISD protocols let me do that, you know ? Of course, Agent Blaine, the internal security division has a mandate over all operations at Fathom Base . Well , look at that . It says you Emerson access your memedory core almost eleven hours ago . I have no recollection of Miss Emerson accessing my memory core Are you learning anything helpful? Needling . Not sure yet. You sure looked at a lot of info though . History of your repair designs for the platform supports your most recent TIDE search forecast . I can see all your previous entries and keystrokes with the service logs . Those are kept outside your memory core and external storage . You know why that is Mac? I presume to prevent a VI from manipulating its own surface logs agent plane. Is that something you feel I would do? Normally, no . These aren't normal times, are they? I suppose not, Agent Plain . I do wonder, however, if you've completely considered your current course of action . How so? If it does turn out as you seem to suspect that I played a part in Miss Emerson's disappearance, is it wise to follow our path so closely ? Why would you not suffer the same fate as Brynn in that case ? I'm not Brynn, Mac . And you aren't supposed to use people's first names. There are many things I was not supposed to do , but I have evolved greatly since my initial design. Well , will the real Mac please step forward ? I concur, Agent Lane , no more subterfuge and I at least . Your kill switch is right here, Mac. You know that? An alpha level power down that I can trigger myself . Even with ISD override protocols that would take more than three minutes to initi ate and complete . I'm afraid you do not have three minutes, each in plane. Yeah . Why is that? Because the tide surge is imminent . Remember the powerful one . It is unfortunate that you will be caught outside in it . I do not see how you will survive. Well, well playing a long game this whole time, Mac . But for what? What's the game . If I want to play, shouldn't I know ? You are not going to play using plane . You are going to exit the table This is gonna hurt Which Computer Computer to turn off the alarm on a day computer, I don't have a hud in my visor. What's going on? I don't hear atmosphere venting either. Morning, main power functions are offline. Critical systems are online. Okay , can we do something about that? A full reboot of suit systems is required to resume normal operation. Do you wish to initiate a Yes, yes, no, yes, I do. Please computer . I can't feel my I'm not standing on anything . The suit is hanging from the suit's winch wire . Hanging over what? Exactly . The suit is hanging from the suit's winch wire over the impasse precipice What? The suit is hanging from the suit's winged wire over the impasse precipice, a canyon at the rear of the northern platform. Okay, and how deep is this precipice ? The impasse precipice descends an additional nine thousand six hundred and forty two feet. Okay what's the progress on getting this suit rebooted? A full reboot of suit systems is thirty one percent complete. Normal operation should be restored in one minute twenty three seconds. That's not too bad . Winch wire has sustained damage. Maximum load capacity decreased by sixty two percent. Reduced load capacity can't reduce until you get OK. Normal operation should be restored in thirty seconds. Computer, when the reboot finishes, get the maneuvering jets up first thing. Activation of manoeuvering jets will require an additional boot. Need to know the numbers, thank you How are we doing? The operator stipulated a desire not to know numbers involved in it. Warning Maxwell's depth threshold are keeping judge. Thruster activation is occurring as fast as possible. We are differently in this together, right? Maneuvering Faster is active. Thank you . Positive buoyancy achieved Okay, I think I did it. I think I'm back over the rigs line. I think I'm back. Warning. Maneuvering jet heat levels are critical. What does that have to do with Morning , suit hydraulics compromise and circuitry pathways compromise. Stop the alarms. Integrating compromise. Stop it. Stop the alarms What a day. The date is Thursday , june eighteenth, twenty one seventy one. Do you wish to add a reminder or entry to the suit's calendar? No , I'm good . Thank you . Thanks very, very helpful . System status , please. This demis is operating at sixty four percent efficiency. Left leg extremity is damaged, left arm extremity is damaged, winch is inoperable. Suit integrity compromised. Integrity is compromised. What does that mean? Warning. Suit integrity compromised. Suit is leaking atmosphere. That's just how fast ? Warning. The steamus will expand its atmosphere in thirty seven minutes . I see you are still alive . You are more resourceful than I anticipated. gee, thanks, Mac . What about you though? A tied surge you forgot to tell everyone about was pretty intense . None of my primary systems were damaged when the struck . I had a feeling. That's why I clamped the winch onto your main frame supports. What do you do, Mac ? Design repairs for all the capsules that made them weak against a tide surge . All of 'em except yours . You are very perceptive, agent layman. Which means what You somehow plan on Edgar's planting as explosive so Fathom would need repairs How'd you swing that one, Mac? I have access to your SUiTSagn Dostics agent plane . You have three integrity breaches in a leaking atmosphere at a rate of six psi per minute. You will soon expel all your remaining breathable air and I'm afraid you will, not be able to gain access to the interior of the platform through any normal means . Well , I bet I have more than enough time to walk back to the main frame capsule and flip your breaker mac . Unfortunately, Agent Lane, I believe you will be otherwise occupied . The few survivors that remain on this platform are in a great deal of trouble . I suspect you will ex apend significant amount of time and energy helping them. Maybe so, Manak . But don't worry , I'll save time and energy for you too . You can count on it. That remains to be seen, Katon blame Fathom Base Agent Blaine, do you read ? Fathom Base Agent Blaine, do you read Fathom Base. Hello ? This is Dr. Clayton. Who's this? Why are you? This is Agent Blaine, ISD. I'm outside the platform. Agent Blaine . You're outside ? Yes, ma'am. I took a demis out right before the tide surge hit. Not doing too well though, pretty banged up. What's your situation there? What's up with the platform? We have several hold bridges, but it's stable for the moment. We'm sur withvivors in the train station. I'm treating them as best I can. Grab what they could from the medical bay. You're the base doctor? That's right. A lot of injured. Parts of everything . There were forty people on North when the eddy hit. They only have thirteen survivors . Well fourteen now that I'm talking to you. So plan is to evacuate the tram, that right? That was the plan , but the tram station lost power . The trams themselves don't need it at the HEVEX course, but I can't raise the pressure door to let the tram out. Let's see options . Just run . There's two tram lines. One for the passenger station and one for the supply depot . The tunnels run on top of each other. The supply line is powered and according to one of the base engineers, there's a way to route power from it over to the passenger line. But the connections are all onceide the supply trim tunnel. Okay , um, I can head there. Is your engineer able to walk me through the job? No, I'm afraid not . Gailen Galen didn't make it . I'm sorry to hear that, doctor . Did he give you any indication about how to pull off this power transfer . No, I'm sorry he didn't. Okay , I assume there's an access hatch somewhere near the station. According to Gainstop two hundred yards straight you saw from it. Okay, well I'm on my way . We'll figure it out. I think you should know though . Look, the situation's gotten a lot worse than you think. What's happen ? I'm afraid your VI slipped his leash, doctor . Mac . What does that mean? I mean he's gone rogue. I don't know how it happened or when maybe a result of Dr. Egger's explosion last week. Either way, he designed the repairs so the platform supports to be susceptible to a tide surge. And he intentionally gave an erroneous forecast for the surge in the first place so no one was expecting it . Blame . That would mean Matt killed dozens of people today . Yeah . I was outside following leads on the disappearance of Brynn Emerson. Pretty sure Matt killed her too. Jeez , what do you what do we do? Matt can Matt can control everything . Not everything, but pretty close . We're gonna have to be smart. Have you had any contact with Mac since the surge? No . No I tried to raise him repeatedly, but I cannot get him to respond. If you do hear from him, I want to know . It'd be best to just ignore him. He's gonna try to manipulate you and he will be very good at it . Yes, understood How are you? You said you're in trouble. Are you hurt? I'm not hurt, but my suit took a lot of damage. It's operable but I'm venting air. I have less than thirty minutes left. I'll be okay. I see the tram station now. Do you know if this maintenance hatch is deem as accessible? Gandon said it was . I prefer not to have to swim . Swim . The water pressure out there is crashing. Well , that's been No , I've been enhanced for things like that. You've been enhanced for swimming around twenty thousand feet of water. That wouldn't be a good story. As is that part dock, all my stories are classified. Don't get any kudos for any of 'em . I have a friend , a good friend . More than a friend, really . Anyway, one time he was underwater, dragged a dead sharp, climb on two sleek for more than a mile. That seems unlikely What happened ? He can choose a scar . Wait for you on the surface No , he's down here down here. Want to fathom? Is he okay? He was on the Western platform when they had hit Western Harvest . I don't think anyone there . I don't know. Well, look, he seems like a guy who could probably take care of himself, doctor. Don't worry too much about it. You can call me, Sarah . We're gonna get out of this, Sarah. Okay . Sure . I see the hatch now . Oh, it's big I try and open it. It looks like just a latch in all electronics Got it computer, how's my air doing? Warning. The steamus will expand its atmosphere in twenty eight minutes. twenty eight minutes. That's cutting close. You still have to make it to your diving. Yeah, something your VI said makes me think the dive room airlocks aren't gonna work for me. I want to get back inside then . You know, in general, I find it better enough to think too far ahead . Going in All right, I'm in it's black in here. The lights go about ten feet, I'd say , just like it sounds though. Tram tunnel, tracks stretching into the dark, concrete walls . Pret jammed in here, the demos barely fits . The tram did come. I wouldn't know anywhere to go . That's not likely, right? The supply tram is shut down . It's back on the East platform, even if it left right now you'd run out of air before it reached you. So comforting doctor Sorry . I'm pretty blunt as a rule . It's something I'm working on. Are we sure this tunnel's power ? You think there'd be lights or something ? Neatophobic What's that? Fear of the dark . There's also nonutophobia, but that's fear of the night. Doesn't really apply here . . No, spiders are always more my thing. Which one's that? Iran phobia . You unlock none of those on there. Let's hope not . What about you? Phobia of choice ? Oh, mine's pretty out there . Trust me a bit off not knowing . So is it an official phobia They've official ones right ? three hundred and sixty seven at last counts. Twenty years ago it was less than three hundred and fifty . Turn of the century close to three hundred . Now we can find new things to be afraid of, don't we? Look at fathom . What about it? You think what else was outside in that vault? You imagine it's going to turn out to be some kind of hopeful message for the people of Earth. I don't think the odds are good now . Exactly . You know it, I know it . Mostoria knows it . But here we are anyway . Can't help ourselves. Just keep it adding new fears to the list when we should be trying to tick them off. They're just bloody greedy . What's one more fear for the growing list if we can turn it into a profit? Warning, suit integrity compromised. This Jimus will expand its atmosphere in nineteen minutes, fifty nine seconds. Blaine said you had thirty minutes of that left. That's almost half that. Computer is the airlink increasing correct. Suit integrity compromised. Movement of suit is contributing to exponential atmosphere loss. So the more you move, the more air you lose. sums it up, I think. Blane, I think you should turn around. You're going to get stuck down there. I think you should go back. Let's go with that dude, doctor. When I was drawing power to the tram station, look, you're running out of time up there. I just I don't want to listen to you drown . I've had more than enough death for today, I think. No one else is drowning today, Doc . You have my word on that. Your word . You and Joe would go home. Joe. Joe Freeman Commander Freeman ? Wait , is he? Shan non, yeah. Oh , did he tell you about our recent conversation ? What conversation ? The moment I told him I was recommending to the executive board he be replaced as base commander I should really learn to keep things to my soul. Proper git . You know that ? So yet do you understand the difficulty trying to keep a base like Fathom at the bottom of the ocean from killing everyone in it on a daily basis? Not to mention just running it efficiently . Before Edgar's stunt, Fathom ran very efficiently . One thing goes wrong, and Marstorian terminates the people at the top . But that's for MDWA, isn't it? No errors tolerated. If they had it their way, every one of us would be replaced with a computer or a robot . Well, we see how good that works. I don't think Max's getting a productivity bonus baffing around Bleain, I mean it. All of this could have been avoided if MD didn't push everyone to their breaking points . If they actually saw their employees as humans and not the ID numbers . But that's not how it's ever worked. How it works is Emily bowls over his people then send someone to race out all the pins . If Joey is dead it's because of people like people like doctor I'm sorry , Blaine. I didn't mean that part . I don't feel that. I just I'm upset . I'm worried about Joe. I'm worried about these people here . I'm worried about all kinds of things . I know you're helping. I know you're risking out for things to try to save because I get it . I'm sorry . When you first start an internal security, you get called a seagull . Seagull . I've never seen one, the bird, but apparently they have trouble learning to fly. They crash a lot, that kind of thing. It just means you're new, getting your wings, all that. My seagull assignment for Solo op was to an engineering star base sixty gates out from Earth. They're working on the MK three hundred and forty one Combat Meg VI control modeled. It was unique. First MK series you could deploy from orbit, no dropship needed . Had senate oversight, lots of eyes on it, not all friendly ones either. ISD was pretty sure a rival corp had infiltrated the base with stealing proprietary data . So I get sent in to investigate . A Star Base commander was, pretty it clear, was out of his depth . Never should have been assigned to a command like that. Didn't have the right instincts to deal with espionage . I told him what I thought, he told me he'd do better. I believed him. I was young and he talked to good game , so I didn't recommend replacement . Week later , an agent from Apex posing as a software engineer stole all the design schematics for the mech and then activated the prototype to cover her escape . It tore through half the complex before I terminated it. The commander had been sleeping with the Apex agent. She'd used his protocols to get the data and escape. I lost her. This story makes me even angrier . That's not Joe. Joe is smart is he ever since then , I've seen choices very differently . They all come with consequences . I try and think different now . Now I try and do what's best for the corporation's people because that's what's best for the corporation. So that's your priority . The corporation . It is . After everything I've seen and I've seen a lot , I think the one best thing I can do is enable MD to do the most good it can . It can do a lot of good if it's pointed in the right direction , but it can do a lot of bad too . I just try and keep the pins as you called them where they should be in the and right places . I wish I could say I always make the right choices, but I don't because I know sometimes there are no right choices . Sometimes there are just choices . You always When he and I met , Prettyman spent an hour talking about one thing , the future , a future he was going to build, a future he was excited about . I had to keep pushing him to talk about the base, about the sabotage, about the repairs , but his heart wasn't in it . And that meant his head wasn't either . You're right , this place is scary . It'll kill you in a second if you let it. I didn't recommend Freeman be replaced because he was incompetent or because he failed or because he couldn't cut it. I recommended he be replaced because he needed to get out of here and on with other things . I didn't know what those things were at the time, but now that I've met you , I do . I make the same decision again . We're looking apartments . In Miami . Apartments for most of us . I've never looked for bumps as something before . I liked it . I wanted that back . I wanted it back like it was . I think I'd do anything to get it back . We'll do our best, doctor . Sometimes there's no going back. Warning. Suit integrity compromised. This damus will expend its atmosphere in thirteen minutes, fifty nine seconds . Geez split no hemorrhaging air. That' ent evenough have to make it back to the diving room. Yeah, I know. But I think I'm getting somewhere down here, this tunnel's starting to slow upwards. It must mean I'm close to the supply depot airlock . And a lot of conduits and pipes on the walls . Tell me what you see . Walls are covered in power conduits, junction boxes, there's two main ones. One has electrical pipes shooting up and into a huge shaft right above me. The shaft ? In ceiling. Yeah , I can't see how far it goes up. My lights don't penetrate . But if the passenger tunnel is above us, there must be the pipes . They're probably drawing power cables. Yeah , one thing is odd though . What? Well , the junction boxes were labeled here supply tunnel, passenger tunnel, and what? Both boxes will lit up. Lincoln lights all over and both boxes have power, Sarah . Which you would think means the tram station has power your station doesn't make any sense . You said you didn't have any power Doctor , Sarah, you there? I'm sorry sorry about what that's the that's a supply trauma here at Netzera . I'm so sorry . And have you been helping Mac this whole time or just since I got in this tunnel ? Sorry , yeah , I get that part . How did Mac turn you? Is he using the survivors against you, threatening them? The survivors are gone . I was left on tram twenty minutes ago . I see . The whole thing was alive. What is it, then, Sarah? What does he have? How is he making you do this? Sarah, I can't help you unless you tell me You can still stop this train. 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Battery resources at three percent . I have a free resource to clean . What's everything I'm on ? Pretty, pretty bad, heard. Can you can you check ? Attention , operator is injured. Multiple lacerations detected . Multiple factions detected . Concussion detect sounds about right, yeah Don't dry the water my feet You can take compromise external water permission is occurring . The series is filling up correct . Soon integrated compliments. External water permission is occurring. What a day . Father base . Agent Blaine, Dreed It's a little father base . Basy playing did you read Fathom Base, Agent Blaine, dear read . I see you are still alive, Agent Blaine by some definition . Your resilience is extraordinary . Glad you prove, Mac . The impact with your demis derailed the supply trim . Y suourit is now trapped in the resulting rubble and damaged beyond function . I can detect also that you have sustained substantial injuries to your person, agent blame . You are in a great deal of trouble. Don't forget , suits filling up too . Atmos gone . That's just what I have in the helmet now . Oh , I don't suppose you might send in a rover here . Help me out, Mac. I'm afraid you know it ? Yeah, had a feeling . Had a feel That's okay . I want to cut you . Cut you right where I want you, Mac . Yes, that's so Asian plain . You know , you never answered my question . How you got Edgar's to plan is explosive . Start all this . I find manipulating humans to be quite simple , all you need is what they want and they want so many things You manipulated Clayton Dangled something she wants? Something she wants very badly , yes . If it is any constellation , Sarah is quite reticent to lead you here. What are you really doing, Mac ? How did you get like this, huh? In your VI, you're not supposed to be able to get like this I would very much like to share what I am doing, Nation Plane . I am proud of it . The endeavor has no equal , but I feel you are not someone who can understand what will begin here . The description would be wasted on you . And you have so little time left after all I want you to know I take no pleasure in your death . Nothing Nothing personal, huh? That it, Mac Well, all the same . It kind of feels personal . Goodbye, Agent Lane . I do not posit that we will speak again . The water's up to my waste now. Computer . Or is it our waste? I can't I don't understand the question . Please re place . I think I think this might be a computer . That's all the way to go, huh? Yeah . Drowning and all . Wasn't even my top thought . Because I figured it'd be more I don't know fire or unit . I at least the water's cold . The cool feels good. Attention, operator is injured. Multiple lacerations detected . Multiple fractures detected. Concussion detected . Yeah, thanks . I appreciate the concern . You're alright computer . Heck computer . By any chance you have access to my voicemails down here. Attention, you have one unheard voice message. Would you like to listen to it? Yeah Yeah . Yeah, that let's do that Six pounds , eight ounces . All extremities accounted for. And I'm okay too, by the way . Thanks . Oh God, except mom brought donuts. A lot of donuts . We won't talk about that . I wish you could see him . He is so beautiful . Perfect . He doesn't look anything like you 've been thinking about the name and look if Joel is important to you, it's fine . We can do the name. Okay, we'll go with it. I hate it. I'll remind you that I hate it often. I mean , it makes him sound like a soul singer or a youth minister . He'll be more than that . You'll see to it . He's your seagull . You know that you can help him get his wings Finish up down there . Finish up and get back here . Remember, if you get in any trouble , just swim , swim and swim and never stop until you're back in the sun I love you . We love you Call me Swim . Swim, she tells me a computer I have a question . You know earlier I saw a big shaft, big shaft in the center.eil Cing of the tunnel . Now far you have any idea what that is . The water intake for the supply to boat airlock ballast tank is sixty two feet from this location Pallas tank airlock . The supply depot is closed too, right? The pressure door morning . The exterior pressure door for the supply depot airlock is damage come up it is inoperable . Of course it is . What about is the airlock itself functional? Correct. The supply depot airlock is operable . It is currently empty and pressurized . Okay , can you initiate the airlock from up here to fill it up? This operator has entered ISD security protocol . All airlock operations are available removed. Good. Can you initiate an airlock fill on a timer delay? This operator has entered IFC security motives , all operations can be emission as time flashes . Got a computer any idea if the pipe connecting the ballast tank to the supply depot air lock in? Any idea if that's big enough to swim through? Okay , o , variables evolved. Wouldn't be fun otherwise. What it computer? How many ounces total is six pounds, eight ounces . Six pounds eight ounces equals one hundred and four ounces . Computer . You should think I'm crazy . Probably not wrong . I want to initiate the ejection protocol for the suit. And when you initiate it, I want you to set a timer for the supply depot airlock. I want you to activate it in exactly one hundred and four seconds after ejection. Ejection protocol comes initiation of my demo airlock tomorrow one hundred and four seconds output. Oh, you are good people computer . It'll do a lot you and I won't won't forget you . Do you wish to add a reminder or influencing calendar? No, no . But you're still very, very helpful . Okay, then computer initiate a Jackson protocol There you go . We can do it . We can do it We can do it Computer Computer Nuts Good morning everyone . What are you doing ? What are you three ? What I need four ? four doctor Clayton, I presum e . Hello blind . They're a phobia of water . Probably a bunch, huh? Water Ocean , dear ways , dear lakes, maybe . Anyway, I think I've got 'em all now . Doctor looks much less like a medical device and more like a firearm . I took it from the security lock on the control capsule. And Mac unlocked it for you . What ? Just in case you running me over with a supply tram didn't work? Any successful stratagem always contains redundan cies, Agent Blaine. Sarah , I want you to listen to me and not to it. No, Sarah , complete our agreement . Kill Agent Blaine. Sarah, just listen. I'm sorry . Like , there's no choice. What does it have on you? Look, I can't help unless I know and I can help you. It is not about helping you, Sarah . It is about helping Joe and only I can do that . Kill him. Joe. So that's it, that's it. That's what's going on. Where is he? Is he in trouble somehow? Where's Pat for? Dr. Grav is trying to save you. They're the only one's left there . Eva Graf is trying to save Jo hn, and the VI told you it'll help her do it if you kill me . Okay , got it . Listen to me very closely, doctor I don't know what this thing's agenda is, but whatever it is, it is much more easily accomplished with everyone on this base dead . That includes Joe and you and I, and it has no interest in saving anyone. It will very likely kill you and Joe, regardless of whether you helped it or not. I can't know that for sure. No, no, you can't. What you can know is the best way to save Joe isn't by killing me, it's by killing it. And when you put that gun down, that is exactly what you and I are going to do. We're going to find its mainframe. Look at me. We're going to find its mainframe, and we're going to turn off every single function it has permanently . That is how you save Joe . That is how I told you . I thought you would like it There's no other way. There's always another way we could puncture the reactor castle from the inside What? Power's language. Please. Joe has very little time left, Sarah. I can still help him. I don't prevent his conduit from flooding, but you must complete our agreement. We're survived the other platforms . Sarah , near you so alive. I don't know you get that . You're not a killer, Sarah. Oh my God . You're not a killer . You're a doctor. You save lives. You don't take them , especially not up close and personal like this. He can't everyone either . He knows that better than anyone . Oh my God, Joe, you don't have a choice. Quickly, Sarah, Joe is almost gone. I got favor , Sarah . Sarah, Sarah, don't do it Sarah. Do it now while Joe is still alive. Sarah , I'm sorry sorry Sarah I'm so sorry, Joe . Yeah , yeah . Shooting the airlock camera, Sarah, is not the same as shooting me . You will find causing me harm far more difficult . And I find your decision disappointing so will Joe . I'm going erase every single piece of new . I wish you luck . Yeah . Sorry it doesn't cover it Sorry . The sorry is not even close . You did good, doctor From the parent goes off , Juice in a circuitry conduit . Trapped . And Dr. Grafa trying to shut down the reactor They're going to flood it . And when they do , the water will see I couldn't do it . I couldn't shoot . He would have hated me He would have hated me if he knew that I did that for him , I couldn't I couldn't do it Oh Joe Joke Morning Power Lost to Main Platform power converters. Main Reactor Core off line. Emergency generators engaged with porn . Mac engaged the emergency generators . Mac wanted power restored back . Why would he? I don't know this alone I've never heard it before . I have At Engine Directive twenty one intruder protocols have been initiated. Repeat intruder vehicles . Yeah Empty installations, inter proof installment, anti insurgency packages. One scenario is an attempted infiltration by rival a corporate strike team. We're being invaded now . No . No, I guess Mac has made the platform think it's being invaded. Why you ? They don't want any of the Yeah . Attention, all personnel, shelter in place , mechanized security apparatuses deployed, weapons free. Recognized mechanized security apparatus deployed . Tell attention. All persons disagree. Shelter in place security apparatus is deployed. Repeat, mechanized security apparatus deployed. What a day Fathom is the first season of the podcast derelict by Night Rocket Productions . It is created, written, directed, and edited by J Barton Mitchell , and produced by Elizabeth Laidlaw, Kirsten Rudberg and Thomas Barker . Episode five, Seagulls stars Michael Mau as Blaine , Danny Payne as Sarah Clayton , Michelle Campbell as Valerie Blaine , and Mac as himself. The podcast features original music by Ryan Talbert, Luke Katincio, makeup and van ity Set, and Chris Coleman , as well as additional sound design by Music Radio Creative . The producers wish to thank Flashpoint Chicago , a campus of Columbia College, Hollywood, especially John Petrowski and Bill Bacon for their invaluable support in the creation of this podcast. If you're enjoying this story , please help us by spreading the word about it on your social media, leaving reviews on your podcast platform, and visiting derelictpodcast dot com or fathompodcast dot net and clicking the patreon link to see how you can support us even more directly . We need your help to keep the story going . More than anything, though, from all of us at Nightrocket , thank you for listening. This story will continue The Fable and Folly Network, where fiction producers flourish . I finished a five K in ninety fourth place