[Transmission #21 (Black Hole)]

[redpaperfan]

[ Sasuke is standing quietly next to the corpse of the Captain, having made his way to the bridge as soon as he could after the announcement. Turns out that's pretty damn fast, even if you don't have the shortcuts of some other people on board. He regards the looming ah, black hole without expression. At least someone was nice enough to set a

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[conniving_flame]

[doesn't bother looking at the captain; his eyes are on the black hole alone, expression dead]

Any way to alter the course?

[redpaperfan]

I don't have the technical know-how to say.

[ he's being honest. Spaceship flight? Not part of his bag of tricks. ]

[conniving_flame]

And it's been a while since I dealt with that type of thing. [is honest in return]

Maybe that Doctor on the ship would know.

[redpaperfan]

Hn.

[ The Doctor. Given his reaction last time... ]

If he isn't here soon, I'll ask.

[conniving_flame]

Just ask around in general.

It's not like it'll hurt our chances.

[redpaperfan]

True. There's not much left to harm.

[ (other than hope) and so he does so, addressing the network as a whole again, rather than any individual conversation. ]

[conniving_flame]

[now he finally turns his attention to the captain, giving a slight shake of his head]

Heh. Poor bastard.

[he doesn't sound all that sympathetic, really]

[redpaperfan]

[ Sasuke almost shrugs. The motion dies halfway to completion. ]

The only dead body we've had this trip.

[conniving_flame]

[chuckles in his throat; he has to force himself to stop before it gets too bitter]

Lucky us. We finally found one.

[redpaperfan]

[ a somewhat bitter smile, though given how Sasuke's standing now, it would be hard to see. ]

It's unsanitary. People could get ill, near something in this state of decomposition.

[conniving_flame]

I'm half-surprised you're not wasting away from some unknown disease yet.

[redpaperfan]

I was always the healthiest kid around.

[ ironic, since he was never the mentally healthiest. ]