#>ben

Fuck

Okay

Well

We'll get to that eventually...

Anyways

Jackson, are you able to get the sub up?

> Unfortunately, no

> the sub's too deep under the ocean and the magnetic field for the sub can't pull it up without it being on the surface

> we can't control the sub either since its in manual mode

> and the terminal is not connected, so I can't even ask Scout to switch

Its not?

Not even The Crow?

> No

> it's not for personal use, only remotely, so we never needed to connect the terminal into anything since it was always in remote mode

> from what I can tell, Scout changed it to manual mode when they dropped into the ocean

> they'd need to change it back to remote mode for me to even have a chance in bringing them back up

> but I don't think they know how to do that

> how they unlatched the sub without any help is a mystery to me

fuck

so we can't even get into contact with them?

right.

do you think you could try to connect to the sub?

> probably?

> but it'll take a better part of the hour

shit.

okay

try your best to get into contact with Scout and the Sub

let me finish up here and I will be on the way

> ...

> okay Captain

> I'll try my best, but I can't guarantee anything will come out of it

that's all I ask for.

...

wait

is Simon still connected to the call?

> Uhhhh

> I think so?

Simon, if you can hear this

Scout has dropped into the ocean

They have limited time in that sub

IF you can get into contact with said sub

and force Scout back to the surface

I'll try and see about...

that criminal record of yours

and yes

I do know about it

Scout, on the other hand, has no idea

I won't tell them

but one wrong move out of you...

> Captain

Sorry.

Right

Simon, try to get into contact with Scout.

Jackson, I will talk to you soon

Captain, out

> ...Bye Captain

> ...

just thinking of this all made his head hurt >

[ CONNECTING TO MOTHERSHIP ]

[ CALL CONNECTED ]

Jackson. How is it going?

Is scout okay?

> I wouldn't say okay but apparently Simon has reached out again.

has he now?

and what did he say?

did you hear anything?

> well he told K that he hated them.

> and that they werent real

> so its going great!

Shit.

How did Scout take it?

> not well

> from what I can tell

> but they said they'd still save him despite it all

Im not surprised, really

considering what this could be about

but nevertheless

we'll help Scout out

> yeah well

> I dont know how much we'd be able to help

> on that note

> Simon

> you're still looking into him

> yeah?

> theres something fishy about this whole thing

Mhm

Ive tried getting into contact with C.O.I but no one has answered me yet

and going through the files we do have about the C.O.I well

You remember Filament Station, right?

> Yea

> its one of the first stations we learned about when we arrived here

> why?

Well

I looked into the destruction that happened on Filament Station a bit more

Its said that one lone member of Eden took the fall for the deaths on Filament Station

and is currently doing uhh

what they call "conviction realization"

something something to get them integrated into the C.O.I or something

Im not sure, sounds boring if Im going to be honest

however...

> ...You think thats Simon

I dont think, I know

> and K doesnt know

> about any of this

you know their track record for reading anything.

And even if they did know...

they'd probably still help either way.

> I dont like this

> I dont know why we're helping

> this just seems like an overall sketchy situation

It is

and I have no doubt it'll get worst the longer the two of you hover near AT-5

Look

for now

just try to go along with what Scout says

I'll keep trying to get in contact with the C.O.I about this rescue mission

till then

try to keep a level head and keep scout on the right path

> will go captain

> take care

you too