Across the Expanse: Day 73

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Day 73

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Amy: I can't believe you said no.

Jim: I’d rather not rely too much on alien tech to be honest.

Amy: Yeah but that gear could have been useful.

Jim: For what? Odds are the Coalition’s gonna come down on us any time soon and that's just gonna get confiscated.

Wraith: This one is capable of hiding such gear if you are interested.

Amy: Ah Christ Wraith, I told you to stay out of our coms!

Wraith: This one apologizes, but this one’s time is relatively barren of contact, beyond yourselves.

Jim: What, so you're lonely?

Wraith: Correct.

Amy: You know… that almost makes me feel bad.

Jim: Yeah well next time warn us Wraith, don't just pop in whenever you feel like it.

Wraith: Apologies. Since neither one of you showed up today this one was curious as to your wellbeing.

Amy: Yeah well we’re fine, a simple question would have been fine. You didn't have to hack into our coms… how did you manage that anyways?

Wraith: It was a rather simple affair, the current communications equipment you employ, while compatible with the overall Archnet, is far outdated by the current equipment the Coalition employs.

Jim: Well we know that, still doesn't explain how you just hacked in so easily. Isn't our cyber security good enough to keep you out?

Wraith: That is true of the newer technology, yes, but yours has far fewer and firewalls and encryptions to decipher and is much easier to-

Amy: Ok ok we get it. Use shitty equipment, get shitty results. You think the higher ups would have thought of that when giving us the short straw.

Jim: To be fair, what’s there to hide in a mining colony?

Amy: Are you seriously asking that question?

Jim: Ok, what's there to normally hide in a mining colony?

Wraith: While you would correct in your deduction, there is far more to this moon than you mere resources.

Jim: Well yeah I mean there’s you, but-

Wraith: No this one means far more than this vessel.

Amy: Wait… what?

Wraith: This one had conducted numerous scans of the moon and found that are more traces of Faar’Shar technology beyond the capabilities of this vessel.

Amy: And you failed to mention this till now because…?

Wraith: You never asked.

Jim: Oh come on.

Wraith: There is that, as well as the fact that most of these technologies have their cloaking functions active, which, while having deteriorated due to age, still put out a strong enough disruption sequence to evade detection from most scanners.

Amy: Age is right, that tech must be what… at least 400 years old?

Wraith: Correct.

Amy: Well crap man, tell us some of these coordinates.

Wraith: This one is transmitting them now.

Jim: You know, the Faar’Shar themselves are a pretty secretive race, you being this open is… strange.

Wraith: While the Faar’Shar may have developed this one. This one is not one of the Faar’Shar. This one’s purpose is to assist the holder of the Master Key. Since you are in possession of the key, this one is at your disposal.

Amy: Well whenever we ask for it that is…

Wraith: Correct.

Jim: Regardless, those coordinates need a looking into, we’ll have to check them out when the sun comes up. Ready for some more flying Amy?

Amy: Always.

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