Etchings and Scribbles

——————————————————— >>OLGa.DIN> connect BRK-GL1.CamSec >>BRK-GL1> Password: ******************** >>BRK-GL1>SS.AI> ? >>BRK-GL1>DIN88130-T># !!!!! >>BRK-GL1>SS.AI> ... PERMISSION DENIED >>BRK-GL1>DIN># >:( >>BRK-GL1.CamSec># Connected >>BRK-GL1.CamSec># camscan -L dock2a.p3 >>BRK-GL1.CamSec># Searching . . . .  >>BRK-GL1.CamSec># Password: ********** >>BRK-GL1.CamSec># Incorrect Password >>BRK-GL1.CamSec># Password: *************** >>BRK-GL1.CamSec># Incorrect Password >>BRK-GL1.CamSec># (*)&#%^!#*&^! >>BRK-GL1.CamSec># exit >>BRK-GL1>DIN88130-T># connect StaSec >>BRK-GL1.StaSec># bcams >>BRK-GL1.StaSec.bcams># camscan -L dock2a.p3 >>BRK-GL1.StaSec.bcams># 1 result — Officer Prady Cauler, BODY CAM ACTIVE >>BRK-GL1.StaSec.bcams># connect OPC.bcam -hp >> Connecting… … … Connect...

Tak gave me one last wave, I gave a smile and a wave back. The airlock whizzed shut between us and then I was alone.      “Kal!” Well, almost alone. Kind of alone? In my head I was alone. Externally however-      “I still need to tell you about what I found!” I had a very excitable new roommate. Back inside the ship and on the main deck, the aftermath of my going-away party was strewn everywhere. I collected some of the garbage into an ever-growing pile and desperately wanted to request a cleaning bot. Would they even come through if the maintenance alert was active? I should probably just take all of this out myself. I ran a hand through my hair and bumped against the autostitcher I’d long since forgotten. The edge was hard, crusty, and before I had a chance to wonder how painful removal would be the whole thing crumbled to pieces. I flicked my hand a few times to dislodge the larger flakes and then ruffled that spot of hair to (hopefully) remove the rest....

I made my way from the maintenance halls into the primary transit areas. Lots of people filtering around, no chromes in sight thankfully, but if my hackles weren’t already raised they sure were now. Too many moving pieces, too many ways this could all go horribly, horribly wrong, and not just for me, but Tak, Lopi, any of the others down on SL4… I just hope that in the process of leaving there won’t be any retaliation. Who am I kidding, of course there will be retaliation… Maybe I should try and talk to StationAI again, see if I could negotiate some extra protection? *THUNK* a nearby vending machine sounded off, startling me. I looked up and saw the soft glow and inviting adverts dancing around on the bezels of the device. “Bug Juice, the only 100% bug-based protein juice!* (contents may contain pulp, which is fully digestible, no refunds)”. Oh, so now they acknowledge the pulp. That’s improvement at least, back in the day you’d have to open a can, let it settle, and then pour off as m...