[Equius's faciliberry is triggered by one of the cleanup crew robots. It sets the device upright after dusting it off and rolls away, giving a clear view of the dim inside of the maintenance bay.

Nearly everything is destroyed. He's torn the work benches off of the walls, bent huge pieces of metal in half, punched holes in the walls themselves, and ( Read more... )

[Equius looks very distraught, settled in front of one of the stasis pods, which he has covered unceremoniously with what appears to be a very sweat-stained sheet from his old bed. He's a little blue in the face, and he is, like clockwork, sweating copiously.]

...What purpose do these pods serve, and how do we remove individuals from inside?

[He ( Read more... )

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[The feed begins when the owner of the faciliberry fumbles with it. He hasn't meant to turn on the video function, as evidenced by a muttered "fiddlesticks", which immediately gives away who it happens to be, in spite of the darkness. What is visible of his face in the dim recording light is masked when he turns on a light that appears to be ( Read more... )

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[Well, someone is feeling better. Equius is sitting on the floor of the general store, his face and shirt caked in a strange white powder which, upon closer investigation, members of the facility will realize is powdered milk, as evidenced by the canisters behind him on the shelf.

He looks annoyed, but a good deal more relaxed than he has been, ( Read more... )

[The feed cuts on with a lot of muffled fumbling. When Equius speaks, it's short, and strained.]

...She's gone. She's been terminated. I've failed.

[The video isn't on for obvious reasons. Anyone who listens hard enough will be able to hear that his voice is weaker than usual, and he's in nowhere near top condition. Someone with a keen ear will also ( Read more... )

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