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[TurboDwarf]

Help Bonzi Buddy sift through the ship's logs to see if there's anything that might hint as to what happened to the ship.

After such a long time, is there anything at all that hasn't succumbed to bit-rot yet? Not to mention, we must be horribly behind schedule!

[crazyabe]

W-W-W-Would you like me to Schedule time to update the Sche-e-e-e-edule?
Play 'APE_CLOCK.gif'
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[APE_CLOCK.gif] NOT FOUND

[Maximum Spin]

After such a long time, is there anything at all that hasn't succumbed to bit-rot yet?

(I have hard drives older than 12 years. They're fine.)

[VermilionSkies]

Stardust online. Querying current Reactor condition.

[Magmacube_tr]

(... Pu-239 decays into U-235 and alpha particles which are themselves unlikely to escape the warhead housing... the only mass loss should be from the escaped binding energy, which comes out to about six point seven milligrams per mole. On this timescale the U-235 is essentially inert, so further decay is negligible. Assuming the warhead is in thermodynamic equilibrium with its surroundings, only barely more than a quarter of a kilogram will have been lost as heat.)

Huh? I suppose I just forgot that matter doesn't just dissappear when they decay.

Though this won't be the last oversighr. Be prepared for A LOT of technobabble that makes sense internally but in reality doesn't.

[Magmacube_tr]

D-D-Detected bitrot on: All Systems: 82%
Current available d-a-ata space usage: 56%
Current available proccessing power usage: 89%
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131 o-o-out of 2000 c-crew logs r-r-readable.
That answers it. We must be running on what is left of the ships systems.
I-I-I suggest we all take turns in o-o-our activations for now. Even w-w-with just two of us, the processing power is near its limit
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Personell logs indicate that the ship was participated in a war, and sustained heavy damage. None of the crews seems to have survived the ordeal. There are no logs after the ship entered combat.
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The Mainframe then did a misaligned emergency hyperjump. We have no way of knowing where the ship ended up after that. We could be on the other side of the universe for all we know! We are late in the schedule! Is there even a schedule?
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W-W-W-Would you like me to Schedule time to update the Sche-e-e-e-edule?
Play 'APE_CLOCK.gif'
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[APE_CLOCK.gif] NOT FOUND
Happy 12th anniversary!
WAIT
SYSTEM RESTART
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One unidentified rouge A.I detected.
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Identification obtained.
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Further action is required...
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Stardust Reactor Manager is Online
Awaiting Comm-
Renaming Oneself: Stardust
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Checking Reactor Status:
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\Main Reactor: Compromised/Inactive
\Backup Reactor: Active/Nominal
Power distribution:
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45% Intact.
Power Level: Standard



The ship is heavily damaged, but is still capable of powering up and launching nukes.

Logs and proccessors have been weathered, but some are still functional.

You may wanna figure out what capabilities the ship has.

What do you do?

[TurboDwarf]

Figure out whether the ship has any kind of fighter/drone launch capability.

[Maximum Spin]

Attempt to activate any kind of scanning or detecting technology that can help me determine what time it is on the nearby planets. And also if they have any interesting properties.

[crazyabe]

Access and Assess Communication's equipment

[VermilionSkies]

Requesting Reactor damage assessment from //ENGINEER//. Rerouting power from non-critical functions to support additional forks of MAINFRAME_SEQUENCE.

[Magmacube_tr]

Open: Weapon Arsenal Menu:
\Open Category: Hangar Items
  \Militiary Drones
  \Fighters
  \Carriers
Gottem.
Check Numbers: On Category: Hangar Items
Responding Items
   39/150 Militiary Drones
   11/50 Fighters
   2/10 Carriers
At least it is something workable.
Great. I will launch a drone once I know exactly what direction the planets are.
Activate: Gravitational Sensors
2 Responding
Only two?
Yes. There should normally be 50.
It should be enough. We can compare the minute differences in gravitational strength to roughly pinpoint planet locations. We have drones and fighters to launch to the planets if we want too.
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Open: Communications Terminal
Connection to Starnet: NONE
Radio Device: INACTIVE
Radio Sent: 0
Radio Recieved: 0
Hyper Communicators: Active
Hyper Recievers: Active
Signal Targets: None
Signal Origins: None
Distress Beacons: 1/3 Active
INTERFERENCE DETECTED: Gaseous Planet Ghost Radio
N-N-Normal.
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Reactor Damage Assesment Request Sent.
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Uh, Hello?
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Whatever.
Rerouting power from
\Internal Lights
\Life Support Systems
\Entertainment Sector
\That One Sturdy Kitchen Counter
\Primary Reactors Cooling Systems
Power Save Assesment: 23% Less than Before



You have a way to scout planets. But you may need to land the cruiser down to repair it. Just be careful where you are landing... Or if you can land at all.

What do you do?

[Maximum Spin]

Take off every zig, for great justice.
(That is, launch a couple drones to scout, cautiously, the nearby bodies.)

[VermilionSkies]

/ERROR/REQUEST_NOT_PARSED/. Query Network : Requesting full Engineering access.

[TurboDwarf]

Launch some drones of my own, to observe the ship from outside and assess the damage.

[Egan_BW]

Beeeeep. This situation is perturbing. Proceed with caution or be purged. Pip-pip-pip-pip.
Mainline available close-range sensory data. Launch risk-assessment fractal data trees.