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[anesthetic_rage]

Zaeed with Ship Security here.

I'm in the process of rounding up all bracelets for the prior crew. Apparently L3TH3 doesn't have the ability to handle some of the processing and needs human hands on it. I have the list of the last crew cycle's IDs. Please remand any bracelets currently in storage to me and we'll make sure they've all been reset. L3TH3 has handed over access to me to make sure it gets done.

Be aware that I have an exact record of the 28 crew members, excluding the Cap and one member of Operations. If I don't have 29 factory reset bracelets in 48-72 hours, I'll be tearing this place apart to the bulkheads to get them. We've already had one incident because we weren't informed of the oversight. I don't intend this security flaw to happen again.

On a related note: Security logs from 20 years ago leave one crew member in Operations unaccounted for. Aether T34 was a member of the Ops team. I'll be investigating the disappearance further. Any information is appreciated.

I'd appreciate a check in at your leisure so both Security and Medical have records of your identities. Take your time with it.

[He was being a little vague, but there were only, what, 12 of them? 13? He didn't need to be too vague. They just needed to make sure this was addressed. Honestly, he hadn't imagined anyone would do something quite so crazy as stealing a former command officer's bracelet for the stunt pulled, so he was just going to start being paranoid again.

Seemed a good idea.]

If anyone needs me, I'll be in the Hangar at the Security Offices, resetting these blasted things. That'll be all.

(OOC: Action tags are available if you want in the Security Offices in the Hangar.)

Comments

[itdoesntlikeyou]

Fine. I can do data analysis from anywhere.

[Ignoring that one of the possible outcomes is revoking their access to any ship systems, temporarily... it'll be fine. They're not anticipating the threat of personal retaliation from the Captain right now, though after the status update they might. That's in the future. For the present, Rin is occupied with trying to figure out everything they can about the Bridge.]

She already won't give me access to shit, so not like that'll change.

[anesthetic_rage]

She's got weird ideas about what we need to have access to.

[He would reflect later that, had she been willing and he willing, they could have distributed some pieces of information that would have avoided this whole conversation. He'd feel bad about the invasion of privacy, but... glad to know that the man's presence wasn't being falsified.

He didn't think the captain understood how nervous they were about L3TH3's process of deciding what they needed.]

For one, I damned well think we need to cut this whole "classified" shit. We're all the ship has.

[itdoesntlikeyou]

Even on a crew of thirty it doesn't seem useful unless there's a high degree of mistrust. Which there shouldn't be. They didn't wake up to an emergency situation.

[Rin goes silent, pausing the steady crawl through the footage corners.]

I've seen a lot of horror movies that start like this.

[anesthetic_rage]

I've seen my share too. None of them end well. The AI keeping secrets is fine right up until the secret ends up being lethal for all of us.

[He snorted and shook his head.]

But without the command badges, not sure if we can figure out what that is in advance, when it comes.

[itdoesntlikeyou]

Maybe we can talk the Captain into authorizing it.

[Since they've established that he's real, and all! And... well. They haven't established how sound of mind the man is as far as Rin's aware, but getting the man to rubber stamp things they propose doesn't require much input from him.]

Next time she sends an update. Seems like she runs those by him. Sometimes.

[He was silent on the last one, but... it's better than nothing, right?]

[anesthetic_rage]

My impression... and this assumes that everything's up and up and I think... [He grunted, hating this inability to be sure of himself.]

I don't think the AI is intentionally deceiving us. So, if he's not replying, he's not lucid. Which, considering twenty god-damned years like that, is hard to fault if he's alone the whole time with just the AI for "company." When he's lucid, they run it by him, yeah.

How much control he has right now, open to debate, but he might authorize it.

[itdoesntlikeyou]

Probably better if you do that.

[They're blunt about it - they're many things, but 'good with people' is a descriptor that most people wouldn't apply to them after about five minutes in their presence.]

[anesthetic_rage]

I've had a decent conversation with the man once. Might be able to convince him. But we need to be damned clear what we're asking him, so next time it's possible we get it right.

We'll see if he's up to it.

[itdoesntlikeyou]

[Rin nodded, staring at their screen.]

I don't know what else to do about his situation.

[It's an unbidden admission, and entirely begrudging. The thought just kind of - spilled out, before they thought better of opening their mouth. Almost as soon as it's out in the open, they clench their jaw again.]

... Never mind.

[anesthetic_rage]

It's... not something we can damned well fix on our own unless we find some miracle. Try not to let it settle in.

Those thoughts'll drive you mad.

[itdoesntlikeyou]

Right.

[More a mutter than any proper answer. Rin rallies again after a moment, resuming their work.]

If this turns up anything else interesting, I'll forward the relevant details to you.

[anesthetic_rage]

I won't hold my breath, but we've got time. Just let me know. For now... I'm going to keep up my patrols. [He grunted, trying to get some thoughts out of his mind.]

See you around.