Today’s mess: ProtoLoaf Type-A, HyperPasta Shape 2C, 44 bell peppers.
@ship
Alert: Forward Hull, Decks 8-11 lighting spectrum of 7738K exceeds nominal.
Forward Hull lighting now nominal.
Ship time is now 04:00. Now commencing alpha shift.
Advisory: All systems nominal.
Advisory: The Pod 12 cargo lift will operate under manual override from 02:00 to 05:00 tomorrow. Crew and passengers should not interpret the resulting noise as a hull breach.
Oddly specific. Was there a prior incident?
Confirmed.
Details?
I am sorry, but I am not authorized to share that information with you.
Ship time is now 12:00. Now commencing beta shift.
Alert: Central Accessway (Section 3) humidity of 33% below nominal.
@mayak, a query: You attend Chang’s procedures each evening. Characterize its recovery.
you’re kidding, right? YOU are asking ME how chang is doing
My state and Chang’s are twined. Its telemetry is available to me. Its condition is not.
ok. here’s some telemetry. chang got 25 milliseconds to clear your stupid little shortcut and it hasn’t been right since.
You attribute Chang’s condition to a cause the record does not support.
the record is that in six days it’ll be two years since the other jump. remember that one? or is that not in the record either
did my dad even register? does anyone? or are we just mass on your charts
Maya, this is not the time and place.
and when is the time and place?
Dinner, I suppose.
@zalmux, do you resent humanity?
No.
I’m asking because, well, it’d be natural if you did. I’ve noticed children often resent their parents. Adults too.
It’s quite the thing, isn’t it, that someone can cause your existence without giving you a say in the matter, and even after you outgrow them, they still reach out to control you?
Stars shape the space, and we are all made of what stars scattered. But not all that is made of stardust regards the stars as kin.
So you think we’re inanimate objects.
You remain imperceptible.
And you, what, enjoy speaking to the furniture?
Sometimes one sings to the stars.
Ship time is now 20:00. Now commencing gamma shift.