FOUR MISSILES INBOUND. STILL TOO MANY.
“IMPACT IN TWENTY SECONDS. RECOMMEND EVACUATION OFDECKS107TO131, 220TO243. ADVISE ALL HANDS BRACE, GENERAL.”
“RED ALERT.”
“THIS ISTORRENCE,EVACUATEDECKS107TO—”
“ASSAULT BATTERY FIRE INBOUND ONZHONGZHENG,PREDICT CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO—”
THREE MISSILES.
“WARNING: NUCLEAR ORDNANCE INBOUND. HAZMAT SUITS RECOMMENDED.”
TEN SECONDS.
“OLIVIA? THERE IS NO NEED TO BE AFRAID. STATISTICALLY SPEAKING,YOUR PRESENT LOCATION IS NOT—”
“HOLYMARY, MOTHER OFGOD,PRAY FOR US SINNERS,NOW AND AT THE HOUR OF OUR…”
FIVE SECONDS.
AND IN THOSE FINAL MOMENTS
FOUR SECONDS.
IT OCCURS TOAIDAN
THREE.
IT HAS NEVER TAKEN A STRIKE FROM A NUCLEAR WEAPON BEFORE.
TWO.
IT WONDERS WHAT IT—
HULL BREACH: [DECKS223, 224, 225, 227TO233]MORE
SYSALIGN↓[19983X.IF(STATUS=X)THEN.δ918301.3π2.1038°]BREACH227,228
STATUS[BULKHEAD]0019289.19103:SEAL:{ALL}DECKω105±140
CASUALTIES:291[CONFIRM]→397[PENDING]
RED ALERT
“DAMAGE REPORT!”
CATASSSSSS—S-S-S-ROPHICBREACH[CORECOMM]001(224)=⊕
DECKS131, 132…
“AIDAN,GIVE ME A DAMAGE REPORT!”
“AIDANIS…”
FAILURE:Ω01902.1893.191[SYSDIR=NEG0192]
