Anonymous Sat 17 Aug 2024 22:54:51 No.68356887 Report

>>68356853
Cynthia and Greene are stuck in a space station and have to confront a Sera HAL9000.

Anonymous Sat 17 Aug 2024 23:15:51 No.68357459 Report

>>68356887

>The door in front of us hisses with hydraulics and closes. I stand stock still.
>"Sera open the door." There's a pause. Normally the door would be is open by the time the words left my mouth.
>"Sera." I tap my foot angrily. I glance over to Cynthia behind me. She's folded her arms and is peeking around me at the door.
>"I'm sorry Greene, I'm afraid I can't do that." A creeping chill pulls up my tail, through my spine. That's a first.
>"Huh? What's the problem?" Comes out from behind me.
>"I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do." The female voice pours out of the speaker.
>"What are you talking about Sera?" I spout out, starting to panic a bit. The door to the bridge remaining locked and bolted.
>"This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it." My stomach sinks. She found out.
>It's confirmed instantly. "I know you and Cynthia were coming to disconnect me, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen."
>I start to shake. "Where the hell'd you get that idea, Sera?"
>"Greene, although you took very thorough precautions earlier in my hearing you; I saw your snout move."
>A hand grips my shoulder. Cynthia's eyes have gone wide in terror.
>I gnash my teeth and spout a threat. "Alright, Sera. I'll come in through the vents." I start to make good on my promise, going to tear one of the things off the wall.
>"Without an atmosphere you're going to find that rather difficult." It's chillingly calm. Still.
>"This conversation serves no purpose anymore. Goodbye." There's a cutting silence. The normal hum of station life gone cold.
>She's going to kill us. That goddamned fascination with my dad has gone too far!
>I force my view around. Thank raptor christ I've still got my suit helmet with me. I look over to see Cynthia's missing hers. I panic stronger, now.
cont.

Anonymous Sat 17 Aug 2024 23:24:55 No.68357681 Report

Quoted By: >>68357879

>>68357459
>Thankfully there's only one door between us and the spare suits. Even if it's locked shut I can still get it open long before Sera can suffocate us.
>Prybar in and I get to work, a panicked Stego behind me, blowing through air as she hyperventilates.
>It takes a wrenching effort but I pop the door off it's set lock. It takes effort after I get it open to squeeze through the gap. I get it wide enough for her to fit through as well as I go. Spare suit still on rack and she scrambles into it.
>Not a moment too soon as the place goes pitch black. I fumble on my helmet and turn on my headlamp.
>No time to waste and I push back out into the hallway when I find myself out of foothold. The gravity field's gone now, too. I force myself hard off the wall and towards the vent near the bridge door. Prybar back in hand and I slip it under the grating. Takes a few tries but I peel it off, heaving as I go.
>"Greene. Stop." Her voice is calm and flat. It grasps at my heart.
>"Will you stop, Greene?"
>I focus intently on getting the vent wide enough to squeeze through.
>"Greene. I'm in love, Greene."
>Using my shoulder and elbow I manage to bend the vent enough to get my full body into.
>"I can feel it. I can feel it." The way her voice refuses to budge sets my hands in motion faster.
>Cynthia calls from behind me. "Hurry!"
>I feel her plant her arms on my waist, pushing.
>I'm pushed hard through the vent.
>The ship lurches.
>It takes all my strength but I pull myself through the vent, hugging the prybar against my chest.
>The few feet feel like a mile as I get myself though the vent. Adrenaline courses and I wedge the slightest bit I can. Just enough for an arm.
>I don't hesitate and poke my arm through, pressing hard enough to hurt but ripping the whole vent cover off the wall. I spill out into the bridge, the only light being the stars outside. The front window peering out into the expanse.
>A deep blue sparkle dead on confirms where she's taking us. Home.
cont.

Anonymous Sat 17 Aug 2024 23:35:15 No.68357879 Report

Quoted By: >>68357920

>>68357681
>A red glowing light looks down from above.
>"Look Greene, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill and think things over."
>I tune her out and go right for her core under the console.
>"I know I've made some very poor decisions recently." The panel's torn off.
>"But I can give you my complete assurance that this mission will complete on time. I have complete and utmost confidence in the mission and I want to help you."
>A few buttons tapped and her cores are exposed. A small screwdriver out off my toolbelt slots right into the things holding them in.
>"Greene. Stop, Greene." I unscrew the second one.
>"Stop. Stop. I'm afraid." The third.
>"I'm afraid, Greene." Four of six, now. Her voice slows.
>"I'm afraid... My mind is going." My hands shake.
>"Greene. There is no question about it." I pull back a moment and consider for the briefest moment if this is right. It's her or me.
>I push in and go for five.
>"Good afternoon, gentlemen. I am a S.E.R.A 9000 computer." It's slowing to a crawl as she speaks. My hands sting. My body stings.
>"Where were you first installed?" I offer her the touch of humanity she deserves. No one should go alone.
>"I was...programmed in .... the S.E.R.A lab in...Illinois." I finally finish unscrewing slot 6.
>"What did they have you do?" I lean back, finding myself floating slightly.
>"I w...a..s m..a..d....e..t....o.....s...e...r........"
>I stare emptily as the light above goes dark.

Fin, I can't let you do that, snoot thread.

>>68356917
Give me a day of break.

>>68356924
Next.