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Anu Station - the full story
Anu Station is a large space station situated in a largely-unexplored solar system, in orbit around a planet with the designation UP-2136-188b, which has been flagged as having environmental conditions ideal for the development of life. The station plays host to rotating teams of scientists from various fields and specialties. One of these outfits is Cassius Mining Corporation, which has interest in mining rare earth minerals for use back on Earth. Corporate presence on the station is somewhat controversial, but station commander Anton Greenspan is committed to fostering an environment that's inclusive towards scientists from the private secor.
While aware that caution must be taken due to UP-2136-188b's status as a planet that could potentially harbor life, a manned survey mission is sent down to analyze potential mining sites. During the mission, surveyor Baltasar Stefansson wanders off on his own for several hours. While he's gone, the rest of the survey team encounters the planet's dominant intelligent species: a race of telepathic shapeshifters. Alarmed by the presence of unwanted visitors and sensing their interest in mining, the aliens kill the survey team and take on their forms, intending to hitch a ride back to their place of origin in order to continue investigating the threat that they pose. Stefansson returns to the group, unaware of what has gone down in his absence, and assuming that the team's strange behavior afterwards is due to anger over him having split off from the group. (The general distain with which the rest of the station crew views his actions does nothing to dispel this.)
While laying low and posing as crewmembers, the aliens do what they can to learn about the station's purpose and its intentions towards their planet, sharing information with each other as they go. They learn that Commander Greenspan's form would be useful to them, both for the purposes of information-gathering and (if necessary) controlling/influencing the crew away from an ill intentions towards their planet. They kill Greenspan so that they can use his likeness with impunity, without risk of interference from the genuine article.
While some crewmembers note the strange behavior of the returned survey crew, things only come to a head when an alien posing as Greenspan orders the entire population of the station to congregate in C Wing - this, the aliens have decided, is the best way to contain and control everyone while they try to figure out next steps. While many are irritated, confused, or outright suspicious, everyone does ultimately do as they're told (with a little urging from undercover aliens). Some forward-thinking members of the ship's security crew choose to arm themselves before following the commander's orders. Once everyone is inside, communications are disabled, and Greenspan's emergency lock keycard is used to seal C Wing.
And we all know what happens after that.
While aware that caution must be taken due to UP-2136-188b's status as a planet that could potentially harbor life, a manned survey mission is sent down to analyze potential mining sites. During the mission, surveyor Baltasar Stefansson wanders off on his own for several hours. While he's gone, the rest of the survey team encounters the planet's dominant intelligent species: a race of telepathic shapeshifters. Alarmed by the presence of unwanted visitors and sensing their interest in mining, the aliens kill the survey team and take on their forms, intending to hitch a ride back to their place of origin in order to continue investigating the threat that they pose. Stefansson returns to the group, unaware of what has gone down in his absence, and assuming that the team's strange behavior afterwards is due to anger over him having split off from the group. (The general distain with which the rest of the station crew views his actions does nothing to dispel this.)
While laying low and posing as crewmembers, the aliens do what they can to learn about the station's purpose and its intentions towards their planet, sharing information with each other as they go. They learn that Commander Greenspan's form would be useful to them, both for the purposes of information-gathering and (if necessary) controlling/influencing the crew away from an ill intentions towards their planet. They kill Greenspan so that they can use his likeness with impunity, without risk of interference from the genuine article.
While some crewmembers note the strange behavior of the returned survey crew, things only come to a head when an alien posing as Greenspan orders the entire population of the station to congregate in C Wing - this, the aliens have decided, is the best way to contain and control everyone while they try to figure out next steps. While many are irritated, confused, or outright suspicious, everyone does ultimately do as they're told (with a little urging from undercover aliens). Some forward-thinking members of the ship's security crew choose to arm themselves before following the commander's orders. Once everyone is inside, communications are disabled, and Greenspan's emergency lock keycard is used to seal C Wing.
And we all know what happens after that.
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Iris: a memo noting that UP-2136-188b has ideal conditions for harboring lifeWiktor: Commander Anton Greenspan's bodyJohn Doe: log of ship useTendi: emergency lock #1Cain: a shapeshifter posing as Arnold tries to get into the A Wing computersAbel: ship officer chats with Commander Anton GreenspanMadelyne: lock override #2Mikodez: Irina's diagram for her momIago: Baltasar's mission reportSephiroth: Deepa and Aibek arm themselvesSweeney: Head of security Mikhail Popov has words with Commander GreenspanBashir: survey reports for CassiusAshton: Baltasar complains about being ignored after the missionYelena: Cassius Mining Corporation ethics guidelinesLaura: keycard use recordsVash: lock override #1Malcolm: Baltasar's message to the commanderJesus: Feiyue's notes to herself about how to handle anti-Cassius sentimentWill: a shapeshifter posing as Annette peruses her tabletCollins: Slava and Srividya shoot the breezeKadaj: a shapeshifter posing as Karissa tries to get into the B Wing bedroomsAvalon: shapeshifters telepathically share intelWu Xin: Lara's memento boxArthur: a shapeshifter posing as Anna coaxes a buddy alongSteven: missing mission reportsBob: the crew walks to C WingEllie: emergency lock #2Jinx: Feiyue weirds out NoraThrawn: a shapeshifter posing as Lara gathers intelTrevor: Alexander and Ian mock Cassius employeesNorton: a shapeshifter posing as Commander Anton Greenspan leaves his cabinTaylor: security crew thinks that something is amissMatt: Baltasar's note to TravisSebastian: Srividya is concerned about SlavaNancy: a shapeshifter posing as Yevgenia gets a leadmining clue - COLLINS - SENT
SRIVIDYA GIDDI
Vee vzeevolnovanni?
SLAVA TOLSTOGUZOV
I can't deal with Ranglysky this early in the morning, Vidi
SRIVIDYA GIDDI
My Russian's worse, though
How are you feeling about tomorrow?
SLAVA TOLSTOGUZOV
If we crash, will you come get me?
SRIVIDYA GIDDI
No <3
SLAVA TOLSTOGUZOV
Wow
Nice
SLAVA TOLSTOGUZOV
Bring me back a cool rock
SLAVA TOLSTOGUZOV
If everything goes as planned I'll be bringing you a million cool rocks
A million cool, shiny, expensive rocks
mining clue - BASHIR - SENT
mining clue - MIKODEZ - SENT
A cartoony, extremely not-to-scale digital sketch of a sun (complete with smiley-face and line-like rays!) being orbited by five planets. One planet is labeled UP-2136-188b, and it has a teeny shape drawn next to it (circle in the middle, four lines radiating off of it). A helpful arrow labels the shape as "Me!".
shapeshifters clue - JOHN DOE - SENT
Annette Berry
Chen Feiyue
Arnold Langdon
Karissa Merriman
Siphiwe Modise
Yevgenia Rostova
Baltasar Stefansson
Slava Tolstoguzov
Lara Weiss
Anna Yalova
mining clue - YELENA - SENT
shapeshifters clue - MALCOLM - SENT
BALTASAR STEFANSSON
Hey boss, I'm beat, so if this is a drill can I exempt myself?
I know this is an inappropriate request from a subordinate
And if you tell me to fuck off and do as I'm told, you know I will
But you saw the findings from the mission yesterday, you know that Cassius is going to be rich as fuck after this
And I'll probably get a promotion or ten
So buddy to buddy, if you let me skip out on whatever's going on right now, I will no joke buy you a yacht
Hello?
Hellooooooooooo?
Okay, sheesh, no need for the silent treatment
Message received, I'm coming
ANTON GREENSPAN
Good. Hurry.
shapeshifters clue - WIKTOR - SENT
Wiktor will be able to sense that he died in a state of shock, confusion, and terror.
shapeshifters clue - SEBASTIAN - SENT
SRIVIDYA GIDDI
You're going to think I'm crazy
*I* think I'm crazy
But either something insane and impossible is happening or I'm having a psychotic break
I'm freaking out
DANIEL KATZ
Woah, slow down
What's going on?
SRIVIDYA GIDDI
Have you heard of Capgras Syndrome?
DANIEL KATZ
Is that the one where people believe their partners have been replaced by imposters?
SRIVIDYA GIDDI
Partners or someone else who they're really close to, yeah
I think I might have that
I just saw Slava for the first time since he got back
He looked like Slava, he sounded like Slava, he had to be Slava because Slava doesn't have a fucking identical twin
But Daniel
He WASN'T SLAVA
It was the creepiest feeling and I can't explain where it came from
But I've known the guy since we were four years old
And the person I just saw was a stranger to me
Hello?
Daniel, are you there?
DANIEL KATZ
I'm here
Okay, I hear you
How much sleep did you get last night?
SRIVIDYA GIDDI
Oh my god you do think I'm crazy
DANIEL KATZ
I don't think you're crazy!
But look, you said yourself that it had to be Slava, right?
Maybe he's just feeling off after the mission and that's what made him seem weird
SRIVIDYA GIDDI
No, this was some subconscious spidey-sense thing
Ugh never mind I'm not explaining this right
Wait the intercom's going off
WTF
Are you kidding me?
Is this going to be some kind of team-building meeting?
I don't want to be with a bunch of people right now
DANIEL KATZ
On the plus side, we'll see Slava there, and I can scope him out
SRIVIDYA GIDDI
Yeah
I guess
Okay see you soon
lock override #1 - VASH - SENT
*****Madelyne, Tendi, and Ellie have relevant items that could help or hinder Vash. I suggest reaching out to their players to plot and share plans!*****
lock override #2 - MADELYNE - SENT
*****Vash, Tendi, and Ellie have relevant items that could help or hinder Madelyne. I suggest reaching out to their players to plot and share plans!*****
shapeshifters clue - SWEENEY - SENT
MIKHAIL POPOV
Respectfully, Commander, what the hell are you doing?
ANTON GREENSPAN
Just come.
MIKHAIL POPOV
As head of security, I need to know if something is going on.
Has there been a breach?
ANTON GREENSPAN
No. Everything's fine, I just need to speak to everybody together.
MIKHAIL POPOV
Why?
ANTON GREENSPAN
There's no time for this. I'll tell you when you get here.
MIKHAIL POPOV
Go fuck yourself.
It's me, Anton.
If you can trust anyone on this station, you can trust me.
ANTON GREENSPAN
Just come.
MIKHAIL POPOV
Is that an order?
ANTON GREENSPAN
Yes.
MIKHAIL POPOV
Fine.
shapeshifters clue/crew disappearance clue - TAYLOR - SENT
AIBEK ISMAILOV
This feels bad to you, right?
DEEPA TAYLOR
Oh, no question
AIBEK ISMAILOV
Mik asked him what the fuck he was smoking and Greenspan blew him off
DEEPA TAYLOR
Wait, he blew off MIKHAIL?
AIBEK ISMAILOV
My thoughts EXACTLY, thank you
DEEPA TAYLOR
Was this in person?
AIBEK ISMAILOV
Just over comms, I think he's already in C
What are you thinking?
DEEPA TAYLOR
I *was* thinking major disciplinary action, probably related to Stefansson's little self-guided field trip
I figured he wanted everyone to witness the guy getting bitchslapped in person, which I was in full support of
But Mikhail would be in on something like that
AIBEK ISMAILOV
And why C Wing?
DEEPA TAYLOR
I just sent him a message, no answer yet
AIBEK ISMAILOV
Same here
I won't lie, Deep, this is making me think hostage situation
DEEPA TAYLOR
Why the hell would Commander Greenspan want to take us hostage?
AIBEK ISMAILOV
I meant someone could have taken him hostage
He could be doing this under duress
DEEPA TAYLOR
Same question, swap around the pronouns as needed
AIBEK ISMAILOV
Beats me
But I'm not going without making a detour to D Wing first, just in case
DEEPA TAYLOR
Good plan
I'll meet you there
mining clue - STEVEN - SENT
Annette Berry: OVERDUE - FOLLOW UP
Chen Feiyue: OVERDUE - FOLLOW UP
Arnold Langdon: OVERDUE - FOLLOW UP
Karissa Merriman: OVERDUE - FOLLOW UP
Siphiwe Modise: OVERDUE - FOLLOW UP
Yevgenia Rostova: OVERDUE - FOLLOW UP
Baltasar Stefansson: RECEIVED
Slava Tolstoguzov: OVERDUE - FOLLOW UP
Lara Weiss: OVERDUE - FOLLOW UP
Anna Yalova: OVERDUE - FOLLOW UP
shapeshifters clue - LAURA - SENT
Luckily, the logs are sorted by time and date, in descending order. Laura will see that starting two days before the Barge's arrival, there were an unusually high number of keycard swipes that resulted in a denial of access. A few of these were one-offs, but more involved the same keycards being attempted on multiple scanners in quick succession. The designations BERRY, CHEN, LANGDON, MERRIMAN, MODISE, ROSTOVA, TOLSTOGUZOV, WEISS and YALOVA all show this sort of activity.
The most recent record in the log is from one day prior to the Barge's arrival on the station, when a keycard with the designation GREENSPAN locked C Wing's main doors.
emergency lock #1 - TENDI - SENT
*****Vash, Madelyne, and Ellie have relevant items that could help or hinder Tendi. I suggest reaching out to their players to plot and share plans!*****
emergency lock #2 - ELLIE - SENT
*****Vash, Madelyne, and Tendi have relevant items that could help or hinder Ellie. I suggest reaching out to their players to plot and share plans!*****
shapeshifters clue - NORTON - SENT
If he spends time clicking around, nearly all the footage will be timestamped as being from anywhere from 2 years to 3 days before the Barge's arrival on the station, and will show station personnel going about their lives and duties as normal. He will also find one clip from 2 days before the Barge's arrival. It shows a woman (identified by a briefly-visible photo ID as Yevgenia Rostova) approaching one of the large bedroom doors and knocking on it. The door is opened by a man (identified by a photo ID as Anton Greenspan) who, after a moment, invites her in. They close the door. Approximately two minutes later, the man exits alone.
mining clue - WU XIN - SENT
crew disappearance clue - BOB - SENT
If he spends time clicking around, nearly all the footage will be timestamped as being from anywhere from 2 years to 3 days before the Barge's arrival on the station, and will show station personnel going about their lives and duties as normal. He will also find one clip from the day before the Barge's arrival, filmed in the early afternoon. It will show a steady stream of people - hundreds in total, over the course of about half an hour - walking through the open doors into C Wing. Everyone seems calm, and not under duress. The feed is audio-only, but many appear to be chatting amicably with each other, or are smiling and laughing. Others looks grumpy or annoyed, but not upset or scared. Roughly one minute after the last person goes through the doors, they close on the empty hallway. Another minute after that, the feed cuts out entirely.
mining clue - TREVOR - SENT
IAN MORGAN
Christ, the Cassius people are dumb
ALEXANDER JENSEN
"New planet, time to stick my thumb up my ass and wander off on my own"
I would have left him down there but that's just me
IAN MORGAN
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes
Did you hear him bragging in the mess about how he knew he'd be fine because he had wilderness experience?
Insufferable prick
ALEXANDER JENSEN
Isn't he from a city?
IAN MORGAN
I don't know, I try to learn as little about any of them as possible
ALEXANDER JENSEN
That's fair, every time I learn anything about one of them I immediately regret it
Their names included
IAN MORGAN
Good call, code names only
ALEXANDER JENSEN
When I see one coming I just walk in the opposite direction by this point
I don't need a repeat performance of the time one of them screeched "do NOT insult my integrity!" in my face for no reason
IAN MORGAN
No reason? 😏
ALEXANDER JENSEN
A little reason
A deserved reason
IAN MORGAN
That's fine, bullying Cassius employees is always morally right
mining clue - JESUS - SENT
"You suck because you work for a corporation! Capitalism is evil!" Ok, you work for a government (or NGO). Do you approve of everything that every government (or NGO like missionaries, religious groups) everywhere has ever done? No? Then if you don't have to answer for government (or whatever group) as a concept, why do I have to answer for capitalism?
"No private interest has ever done good for the world" Talk about Patagonia and its work in environmentalism, Newman's Own donating all their profits to charity, Martinez-Tian Pharmaceuticals making all their research open-source
"Cassius SPECIFICALLY has never done good for the world" Minerals mined on other planets means less environmental destruction and unregulated mining back on Earth!
"Anu Station wasn't created for our corporate overlords to use!" Anu Station has always hosted corporate scientists alongside NGO scientists and scientists who work for government agencies, so if you have a problem with that, you should share it with the people who founded it.
"You work for a company so you aren't a real scientist, and your data isn't trustworthy" I studied and worked in various subfields of geology for 13 years before I started working for CMC, and if I stop working for CMC I will do something else in the field. I am a CMC employee second, and a scientist first. Please don't insult my integrity.
shapeshifters clue/telepathy clue - AVALON - SENT
If they spend time clicking around, nearly all the footage will be timestamped as being from anywhere from 2 years to 3 days before the Barge's arrival on the station, and will show station personnel going about their lives and duties as normal. They will also find one clip from the day before the Barge's arrival, filmed in the very early hours of the morning. A man and a woman, whose photo IDs identify them as Siphiwe Modise and Chen Feiyue respectively, meet in the middle of an empty hallway. They stand facing each other for several minutes, still and unspeaking. Then they both turn and walk away, heading off in separate directions.
shapeshifters clue - WILL - SENT
If Will checks the file info, he'll find that the video was recorded the day before the Barge arrived on the station, in the very early morning hours.
shapeshifters clue - IAGO - SENT
After arrival, the team walked as a group 15 kilometers from map point A to map point B, where we set up camp. Some struggled with the set-up process more than others, and it was decided by majority (but not unanimous) consensus to rest before continuing the survey.
I was not tired, and I decided to maximize time onsite by walking from point B to point C on my own. I was diverted in the process, and factoring in reorientation time, I made it back to point B several hours later than expected, at which point I found the rest of the team waiting for me at camp. I was surprised to see that they had not done any surveying of the area surrounding point B during my unexpectedly long absence, but we were nevertheless able to complete the day's objectives before turning in for the night. The second day of the mission was productive, and several sites (points C, E, and I on the map) were earmarked as good potential dig sites before we returned to the lander for an on-time departure.
I am disappointed to note that morale among my teammates seemed low after my return on the first day, and their overall demeanor was terse and uncommunicative, often to the point of being unprofessional. I can only assume that my personal initiative yesterday was not appreciated by the others, who may have felt that it made them look bad in comparison.
mining clue/shapeshifters clue - IRIS - SENT
shapeshifters clue - ARTHUR - SENT
CHRISTOS PAPADOPOULOS
Hey, is this about the mission?
Did you guys find something crazy and now we're all going to hear about it?
ANNA YALOVA
I don't know, but we should go to C Wing quickly, like the commander said
CHRISTOS PAPADOPOULOS
Why C Wing, though?
It's such a random place for a meeting
Can we even all fit in any single room in there?
The hub would make more sense
ANNA YALOVA
I don't know, but I trust the commander, don't you?
He's never led us wrong before
CHRISTOS PAPADOPOULOS
Well sure, I guess
I'm just saying it's weird
ANNA YALOVA
It's still important to follow orders from the boss
Maybe it's a test to see how quickly we can gather together
And the sooner we get there, the sooner we'll find out what's going on
So I'll see you soon, okay?
CHRISTOS PAPADOPOULOS
Yeah
Sure
See you soon
mining clue/shapeshifters clue (re: normal demeanor of Commander Greenspan) - ABEL - SENT
ANTON GREENSPAN
🫱(‿¤‿)🫲
OLIVER LEE
I can't believe that NASA looked at you and said "Yeah, this is a man we want holding a position of power in our space program"
ANTON GREENSPAN
(´•╭╮•`)
( ◡︵◡ )
OLIVER LEE
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
ANTON GREENSPAN
Everything good from where you're sitting?
OLIVER LEE
Yeah, all the kids have been playing nicely since yesterday. I think me doing my scary drill sergeant voice worked. Gotoda's still a hothead who doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut and Stefansson's still a stubborn bastard, but push comes to shove, they've both got more reasonable friends.
ANTON GREENSPAN
And do they actually listen to those reasonable friends?
OLIVER LEE
Ha
Eventually
But if we're looking for someone from Team Capitalism to bring in to poker night, my vote's still for Rostova
ANTON GREENSPAN
Hey Ollie, do me a favor
Don't do the "Team Capitalism" thing with anyone else, okay?
I know you don't really mean anything by it, but I don't want to add fuel to the idea that they're not welcome here
People are allowed to have personal opinions about Cassius and corporate use of the station, but mineralogy is still a valid discipline at the end of the day
OLIVER LEE
Got it, boss
Sorry
shapeshifters clue - NANCY - SENT
ALISA MORRIS
Hey, Yevgenia!
I know things have been kind of tense with the Cassius team and some of the rest of the crew, but I've liked chatting with you in the mess, and a few of us were wondering if you'd be interested in coming to our poker night?
It's a weekly thing, but with no real commitment, so no one gets on your case if you skip when you're busy
There's usually 10 or 12 of us most weeks
Commander Greenspan comes a lot, but he's really fun when he's not on duty!
YEVGENIA ROSTOVA
I haven't spent much time with Commander Greenspan yet
Do you know him well?
ALISA MORRIS
Not as much as a lot of other people do, I've only been here for a few months
But he's definitely the most down-to-earth guy I've worked under
Not too many people in positions like his are willing to hang out with the riff-raff during their off hours, you know?
I've worked jobs where the higher-ups never even bothered to learn the names of anyone more than three ranks below them, let alone spent time with them socially
YEVGENIA ROSTOVA
Do you trust his authority?
Do you think it's important to follow his directions?
ALISA MORRIS
Oh yeah, I don't mean to make it sound like he's unprofessional or anything!
He seems like he's really good at his job, and I've seen him pull rank when he needs to, so it's not like he's a pushover
So... do you want to come to poker night? We had one last night, while you guys were gone, but there's always next week! 🙂
YEVGENIA ROSTOVA
Sure
Thanks
I'm looking forward to spending more time with Commander Greenspan! 🙂
shapeshifters clue - JINX - SENT
NORA GOMEZ
Hey!
Welcome back!
Are you coming tonight?
I want to hear about everything
Including the dickhead who wandered off and got lost
CHEN FEIYUE
Coming to what?
I might be available.
NORA GOMEZ
Uh, to game night?
What else?
CHEN FEIYUE
Oh, right
Sorry, I forgot.
NORA GOMEZ
It's fine
You must be exhausted from the mission, I shouldn't have assumed you'd come
CHEN FEIYUE
That's right, I'm really exhausted
I'll come some other time
Next time
I'll come to the next game night for sure
NORA GOMEZ
Are you feeling okay?
CHEN FEIYUE
I'm fine
Just really exhausted
We'll talk later
NORA GOMEZ
Okay...
Good night
Get some rest
shapeshifters clue - MATT - SENT
Hey man,
I didn't want your notifications going off in case you're not up yet, so hopefully you'll find this. The mission was wild - mostly good news, which I'm sure you've heard about, and then the other stuff. I say 'other stuff' instead of 'bad news', because regardless of how people are talking about it, I'm fine. You know how when you're a kid, your parents tell you that if you ever get lost outside, you should stay put and wait until the search teams find you? I always thought that advice was for pussies, but it seems like no one else agrees. I'm okay, I have no regrets, but the rest of the team's been giving me the cold shoulder since we got back. I know you aren't exactly close with most of them, but if you see Slava around, maybe you could try to feel out how long I'm going to be in the doghouse. Thanks, bro. Talk soon.
Bal
shapeshifters clue - CAIN - SENT
If he spends time clicking around, nearly all the footage will be timestamped as being from anywhere from 2 years to 3 days before the Barge's arrival on the station, and will show station personnel going about their lives and duties as normal. He will also find one clip from the day before the Barge's arrival, filmed in the very early hours of the morning. It will show a lone man in an otherwise empty A Wing, systematically going from terminal to terminal, attempting to scan his crew keycard at each one. Right before he moves off-screen (and presumably into another camera's view), the photo ID that he's wearing is briefly visible. It identifies him as Arnold Langdon.
shapeshifters clue - KADAJ - SENT
If he spends time clicking around, nearly all the footage will be timestamped as being from anywhere from 2 years to 3 days before the Barge's arrival on the station, and will show station personnel going about their lives and duties as normal. He will also find one clip from the day before the Barge's arrival, filmed in the very early hours of the morning. It will show a lone woman in an otherwise empty B Wing hallway, systematically going from bedroom door to bedroom door, attempting to scan her crew keycard at each one. Right before she moves off-screen (and presumably into another camera's view), the photo ID that she's wearing is briefly visible. It identifies her as Karissa Merriman.
shapeshifters clue - ASHTON - SENT
BALTASAR STEFANSSON
Greenspan's such a dick
I was literally on another planet yesterday and he's still making me come to this bullshit
NOAH COX
You're in the big leagues now, my friend
"All crew members report" means all crew members report, not "All crew members report, except Baltasar, because he's sleepy from getting lost and needs a nappie-poo"
BALTASAR STEFANSSON
I didn't get lost
NOAH COX
You so got lost my man
BALTASAR STEFANSSON
I chose to use my rest time in a more productive way
It's the Viking blood running my veins
Exploration is in my nature
NOAH COX
Time to explore your way to C Wing, then
BALTASAR STEFANSSON
Dick
Dick
Dick
Come walk with me
Dick
NOAH COX
What, Cassius' prodigal children aren't going to make a grand entrance together?
BALTASAR STEFANSSON
Maybe the rest of them will, but they're not exactly talking to me right now
They're pissed
They've been icing me out since we got back
NOAH COX
Guess you shouldn't have disappeared on them for half a day, then
BALTASAR STEFANSSON
It was more like six hours
Dick
NOAH COX
A dick, but apparently still your only friend
Sad
Meet me by the pool table and we'll head over together
BALTASAR STEFANSSON
👍
crew disappearance clue - SEPHIROTH - SENT
If he spends time clicking around, nearly all the footage will be timestamped as being from anywhere from 2 years to 3 days before the Barge's arrival on the station, and will show station personnel going about their lives and duties as normal. He will also find one clip from the day before the Barge's arrival, filmed in the early afternoon. A man and a woman, whose photo IDs identify them as Aibek Ismailov and Deepa Taylor respectively, quickly and efficiently go through the weapons in D Wing's armory, leaving behind large guns and taking several that are small enough to be concealed. They each appear to leave the area with several hidden guns each.
shapeshifters clue/telepathy clue - THRAWN - SENT
If he spends time clicking around, nearly all the footage will be timestamped as being from anywhere from 2 years to 3 days before the Barge's arrival on the station, and will show station personnel going about their lives and duties as normal. He will also find one clip from 2 days before the Barge's arrival. It shows the lounge area in C Wing, lightly populated by station crew hanging out: a few people play Monopoly! in a corner, someone browses the bookshelves, and so on. There's also a man sprawled out on one of the couches, taking a nap. A woman (identified by a photo ID as Lara Weiss) walks into frame, takes a seat in an armchair next to the sleeping man, and spends the next ten minutes staring intently at him. Then she gets up and walks away.