Prologue
<systems check>
all programmes nominal
<security check>
all locks engaged
<life support check>
air filtration functional
<engine check>
core temperature within allowed parameters
<souls on board>
one thousand one hundred ninety-six
<communications check>
fleet-wide communications operational
<locate passenger 0002>
passenger located
<open channel>
channel open
good morning adi
Good morning, Aquila. What’s the plan for today?
i have found a book you might like in the library
<check engine>
engine check
main boost thrust operating at 97.354%
engineering advised
power diverted to main boost thrust
anomaly found
anomaly corrected
system diagnostic running
Oh, great. Is it a classic?
the great gatsby
by f scott fitzgerald
it is set in the jazz age
your favourite music genre
Sounds good. Send it to my pad.
book sent
Thanks, Aquila. I’ll tell you what I think of it.
i liked the roaring twenties
it looks like they were fun
<weapons discharge detected>
locating origin
origin located
deck a
mayoral office
security advised
Times were simpler then.
read the book
not so simple after all
Right. Got it. I’m reading.
have fun adi
Thanks, Aquila. You have a fun day too.
<alarm activated>
location search
location found
mayoral office
recording
<warning>
alarm suspended
recording
<recording deleted>
<directive received>
<level 10 privacy setting>
privacy setting documented
<warning>
<alarm activated>
check location
air filtration system
divert core systems to air filtration
<life support check>
air filtration non functional
power diverted to air filtration system
origin fault located
correcting
<life support check>
air filtration functional
<check mayoral offices>
privacy setting deleted
no evidence of weapons discharge
security stood down
documentation erased
<warning>
<alarm suspended>
<warning>
<directive received>