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- What is that - It's a gift.

Do you think it's wise crossing an ocean just because someone didn't answer

What if one of those animals attacked them More than one

They have a SecUnit.

They could probably afford more than one.

Better than ours.

Harsh but fair.

I would want them to come and help us if we needed it.

And they might even know more about those mapping anomalies.

Then they need tech support.

Listen, we could send up a beacon and all be out of here right now.

The Company would love it if we quit.

It would just prove their theory that free planets can't handle themselves.

No, thank you.

- Can't argue with that. - Right.

We're just going to go to DeltFall, check it out,

and we'll be back before you know it.

Personally, I was against this whole trip.

Last thing I wanted was to be stuck with these people

and their pheromones in a small craft.

After you.

No. After you. I insist.

I'll go first. As per usual.

I don't have a stomach, so I can't throw up.

But if I did, I would.

SecUnit.

I think it would be a really good idea if you would keep your helmet down

so that the others remember that you are part of the team.

Thank you.

Much appreciated.

Who the hell ever said I was part of the team

Does it hurt

It's not too bad.

I hope your pain sensors are dialed down.

I can't dial them down.

They disabled that function.

Good old Strife in the Galaxy.

So unrealistic.

Not premium quality like Sanctuary Moon, but still fun.

I mean, it's a good thing their emergency beacon didn't launch.

- Right, Dr. M - Sorry

I mean, it's a good thing their emergency beacon didn't launch.

I think so.

What do you think

They can imprison us.

But they can never stop us from being ourselves.

What do you think

Security Unit

She was asking me.

They have three contracted SecUnits.

But the communications equipment could've been damaged

if their habitat was hit by a hostile.

Aren't the emergency beacons designed to trigger

even if the rest of the comms equipment gets destroyed

They're supposed to.

Equipment failures aren't unknown.

Great.

Yeah, but we have you. And you won't fail.

Hopefully not.

- Hello, you. - Come on.

Just wanted to say, thanks for all the great work.

Yeah. So we heard, or rather we were given to understand

that Imitative Bot Units are partially constructed

- from vat-grown human tissue. - Great conversation starter.

- That is correct. - Wow.

Does that mean you have, like, human feelings too

'Cause it really seems like you do.

It does Shit.

Ratthi, what are you doing

Okay, look. I know we agreed to back off,

but it feels really weird not to treat it as a person.

Why would I want that

- You're upsetting it. - Yeah, Ratthi. Don't annoy it.

I'm just saying, this practice is disgusting.

It's horrible. It's actually slavery.

This is no more a machine than Gurathin is.

Hold on. I definitely am.

You don't think it knows that

Ratthi.

Fine. I'll apologize.

- No, no, no. - No, Ratthi.

- Just come back here. - Sorry…

While they exchanged pointless human sentiments,

I decided to check in on PreservationAux habitat via satellite.

Bharadwaj seemed to be healing well…

Physically.

Are you all right

I didn't see you.

Sorry, it's an old habit. Being quiet.

I just keep seeing that creature bursting out of the ground.

And the smell.

I feel like I can still smell it on me.

I have some behavioral therapy modules if you'd like to try them

- You mean for the - They're nonspecific.

I think I'm okay.

Gurathin. So creepy.

He's like the Stellar Inquisitor on Strife in the Galaxy.

Half man, half lizard.

Wait.

Why was he going into Mensah's room

And why don't these people lock their fucking doors

What was he doing in there

Was he spying on Mensah

I knew he was up to no good.

Was he working for the Company

Or for another corporate entity

Planting an explosive device so they could kill the crew,

take the proprietary data, sell it on the black market

and buy expensive luxury goods for himself.

Just like Bookkeeper Wittenmark did in episode 418 of Sanctuary Moon.

He's smelling her pheromones.

This is truly depressing.

What's this

The satellite signal just went down.

I'm pinging it, but there's no response.

I just felt a chill. Did anyone else feel a chill

That damn satellite's been having outages since we got here.

Yeah, I've been tracking it lately to see if there's a pattern.

You have not.

They have.

Idiot.

How did you know that

Answer please, SecUnit.

The Company makes SecUnits check client activity logs periodically.

That is an invasion of privacy.

It is so fucked up that it is reading our logs.

It kind of is. We're paying the bond company, and they're spying on us

What if that's why the satellites went out. What if it's…

- Come on, you sound like Gurathin now. - Well, maybe he has a point.

Thanks. Should've let that thing eat your wife.

Gurathin was wrong.

You don't mean us any harm, do you

Not consciously.

Can't speak to the dark recesses of my programming.

My job is to protect you from harm.

You just paused for quite a while before you said that.

Yes.

Does anyone want to go back

If the DeltFall team does need our help, and we don't go, how would we feel

- Alive. - We should remember our history.

Captain Makeba, the rescue and all of that.

- Okay, so then let's do it. - Yeah.

Yep. We are not selfish Corporation Rim dirtbags.

We are Preservation Alliance.

Wait.

Get in here.

Not a chance.

Okay. Can't blame me for trying.

This is what happens when man and machine meet.

A hellish, harmful, hateful brew

compounded of tears, oil and blood.

SecUnit, are you awake

Yes, Dr. Mensah.

Would you come sit with me at the controls

Just for a moment Thank you.

Perhaps I could override the lock mechanism

and jump out of the hopper.

Please sit.

What was it with humans and sitting

It was like a fetish to them.

They didn't mean it.

They're just nervous.

I mean, what if we find DeltFall and their whole team has been…

devoured

Yeah, that's pretty likely.

Would you like to get some rest

We are two hours away.

No, I can't sleep.

- Thank you, though. - You're welcome.

- Can I go back to my show now - I feel responsible.

We haven't found anything valuable yet. Resources, information, nothing.

But we need to try.

We need to stay economically independent.

Was I supposed to respond to that

Some of my colleagues in Preservation Alliance

actually want to join the Corporation Rim.

I'm trying to maintain a balance.

But then, when people get badly hurt…

My family didn't want me to go on this trip.

- Please stop. - Two of my spouses sat me down

and told me that they thought that I was doing it to get some time away

from my responsibilities at home.

I need to check the munitions.

Okay, yeah.

Of course. Thank you.

Now that's a habitat.

This is PreservationAux. Can you read me

Nothing.

And we're definitely within local comms range.

Where are they

- Are there any missing transports - No.

Doesn't look like it. Hoppers are all there.

Well, that's good.

Dr. Mensah, I recommend you land outside the perimeter.

Why

In case everybody's been eaten for lunch.

Security protocol.

Are you picking up anything from their SecUnits

Nothing.

Not even pings.

So then they just vanished

Well, we can't be certain without looking.

All right. We are landing outside the perimeter.

Has everyone had weapons training

Of course.

Mostly from games.

They're amazing on KillJoyBloodLustTechRiot.

- Thanks, Ratthi. - I didn't know you played that.

I don't.

- Thank you. - I'll take one of those bad boys.

Ratthi, you haven't had any weapons training.

You were fast asleep when we had to do it at Port FreeCommerce.

Yeah, but I didn't think I'd need it. Plus, you know,

KillJoyBloodLustTechRiot level 4,677.

- You totally autogrind. - No, I don't.

Why don't you stay in the hopper, Ratthi, and monitor things

- But… - Ratthi.

Fine. Okay. Yeah. But I should still have a gun.

Hey, who gets that sucker

Please stay behind me at all times.

Watch out for those crustaceans. Over.

I don't like the looks of them. Over.

Be careful. Do you read me Over.

Do you read me Over.

Yes, we can read you.

Let's keep the communication to the essential.

It rained yesterday.

Mud has hardened.

No activity since then.

Dr. Mensah.

It would be better if I went ahead alone.

Please.

Yes. All right.

We shall wait here. Yeah.

Still no pings from DeltFall's SecUnits or HubSystem.

The place was dead quiet.

This is PresAux Security Unit hailing DeltFall.

Anyone in range of this transmission, please respond.

DeltFall, please respond.

Nothing from inside.

I'm going to blow the door.

Or not.

I have gained access.

Be careful, SecUnit

Ratthi, lower your volume.

Sorry. Sorry, sorry.

I'm going on mute.

Loser.

Idiot. Why did you miss the weapons training

You know why you didn't get weapons training

'Cause you were too fucking hungover again. You twat

Ratthi, bud, we can still hear you.

- Shit, can you - Opening up private channel, SecUnit.

Good idea.

- What's going on - I'm in the habitat.

No movement here.

Shit.

I've got a visual on one of their Security Units.

How is it

It's on standby.

I should've gone back.

Just bailed out and saved my skin.

But, no. I had to get curious.

Please fall back to the hopper immediately.

What's going on

Nothing.

Do they need help

No.

It was better to keep them in the dark.

Humans, when threatened, do irrational things.

What if you need help

If I need help, you should leave as fast as possible.

SecUnit, I want you to leave there now.

I'd like to examine the area.

No, I want you out of…

I'm getting interference.

Having a hard time reading…

- Please go back to the hopper. - SecUnit

If you don't hear from me within ten minutes,

lift off and go back to PresAux habitat.

SecUnit.

Hello Hello Can you hear me

You guessed it. That was me causing the static.

Just like Flight Officer Kogi does

in Sanctuary Moon episode 807 when he's disobeying orders.

And I wasn't ready to leave quite yet.

All right. Back to the hopper.

It looked like one of their SecUnits had gone rogue.

And the others had tried to stop it.

In spite of all the mess, this scenario was too clean.

One SecUnit died trying to protect the communications hub.

And these other two SecUnits

must have killed each other at the exact same moment.

It reminded me of the season one finale of Strife in the Galaxy.

Now the thing is,

Strife in the Galaxy is an inferior show filled with implausible plotlines.

It was a superior model, but it had taken a lot of damage.

And I knew exactly what sequence of moves it was gonna make.

Somebody had taken control of this SecUnit.

Question was: who

Question answered.