IC- 20 - Waystation - Kiara

By the waning years of the 22nd century, humanity has expanded beyond Earth, establishing colonies on Mars, Ceres, and the moons of Jupiter and Saturn; the latter of these being largely penal or mining colonies, taking advantage of the isolation and mineral wealth of these moons. One such colony, known as Benedict’s Rest, was established on the shores of the north polar sea of Ligeia Mare on the moon Titan, in the year 2169. Originally a penal colony that used convict labor to harvest liquid methane, Benedict’s Rest was bought out by a German energy conglomerate, Richter Dynamics, and expanded; now, in 2189, contract, or “free” miners outnumber convicts 5 to 1—158 free miners to 31 convicts.

The colony’s productivity, formerly the highest of any Richter colony site, has dropped 19% in the last month with no reasonable explanation provided. In the same period, the colony medic, Dr. Henry Holzer, has died; the administration has been vague regarding cause, though it has been intimated that he committed suicide. Over the objections of colony administrator James Kingsley, Richter Dynamics has sent a team of corporate troubleshooters to investigate these two issues and make recommendations to revive productivity.

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'Moses isn't. He took off his helmet and...'
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“What!?” Kiara exclaims. “Why the hell did he do that?”
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OOC:   I’m loving the paranoia in this game.  
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OOC:   Indeed! It’s very hard not to read the other thread!  
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OOC:   Oi - this is the In Character thread!  
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Over the radio, Kiara hears, 'We need to make sure it's really you. We've gotten some strange transmissions. Before we left for Waystation, we prearranged a password. What is it?'
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"Um, of course it's me!" Kiara exclaims, her brow furrowing in puzzlement. "And we didn't arrange any password that I can remember."

At least I couldn't find one when I did a search!
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'Okay, then it's really you. We got a transmission earlier from someone claiming to be Sergeant Montrose. You know, the dead guy?'
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“Oh jeez,” Kiara responds. “Someone or something is messing with us. I’ve not had anything weird like that happen; we’ve landed at Waystation without incident and are currently killing time refuelling while we wait for you guys.”

“Looks like we’re not the first to land here. I won’t say much more, just in case.”
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'Right, we'll talk more when we arrive. It'll be at least another couple of hours.'
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“Okay, see you in two; but let’s keep in touch. Who knows what other tricks they’ll try to pull… whoever ‘they’ are…”

Kiara leans back and, pinching the bridge of her nose, sighs deeply.
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'Okay, we'll keep you posted,' she hears over the crackling radio.
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Still reluctant to step out and explore on her own, Kiara decides to keep herself occupied.

If the others have been reviving false transmissions, perhaps she can scan for other signal sources? Once again turning to her datapad, she gives it a try.
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