[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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[imjustnogood]

[watching him in silent/awed horror]

What happened?

[redpaperfan]

Reality caught up to us, it looks like.

[imjustnogood]

Is he really...?

[redpaperfan]

Advanced decomposition. He's been dead for a while.

[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.

[bit_impossible]

I'm on my way.

[redpaperfan]

[ He hasn't looked over; he recognized the voice. ]

Thank you.

[bit_impossible]

[finally makes his way through to level 1 and nears the bridge. he's slightly breathy--running nine straight floors can do that. he calls out before he enters]

Sasuke? You still there with our good ol' captain?

[redpaperfan]

Yes, for all the company he's worth.

[dawnward]

Yes, it does, doesn't it?

I'm coming.

[redpaperfan]

[ Ah, Riku's voice. Much like with the Doctor and Axel, he doesn't turn toward the sphere, but allows his shoulders to fall a fraction of a centimeter. ]

Hn.

[ It's another sort of thank you. ]

[dawnward]

...wait.

Actually, I'm going to the library.

Keep your Sphere on; now that I know what I'm looking for, I might be able to find something on it, even if it's just how those consoles are constructed.

[redpaperfan]

I'll be here.

[ if that here was a location rather than available on the network was up to debate. ]

Good luck.

[goldenpine]

[ Rangiku got down here in spirit first, having instructed her gigai to follow. She didn't want distractions if anything were to be amiss that she needed to handle, but looking around, it was spiritually dead.

Well. If you ignored the gaping mass of distortion that seemed to echo out of the space in front of the ship.

She won't be much of a presence until her gigai arrives, but for a brief mment, she lays a hand on Sasuke's shoulder... if the teen doesn't move. ]

[redpaperfan]

[ Sasuke almost doesn't notice the sensation, though it sends a shiver down his spine.

How strange. And how appropriate. ]