(fiction) by nuggets Sun Sep 15 2024 at 17:24:53


23/7/2103: Contingency Log Begins.


22:18 : Location recorded. Kissinger Research Outpost, Rachmaninoff Crater, Mercury.
22:19 : User Status Synced. Matthias Corner. Male. Age 35. Internal Temp: 58.5° Fahrenheit.
22:21 : Situation Analysis Construct conversion from Standard to Emergency mode complete. Begin situation Evaluation.
22:22 :User is running down Corridor E. Gunfire can be heard behind him. Bullets whizz by. Most Likely Explanation: K.R.P may be under attack.
22:22 : Attacker appears in front of user. User disarms and neutralises attacker. Analysis of attacker reveals possible affiliation with terror group known as “The Solbenders”.
22:23 : User turns and fires the stolen gun three times at pursuers. Two shots hit, one pursuer takes a round to the head; presumed dead. User is shot once in the abdomen. Nanobots dispatched to clot the wound. No vital organs hit.
22:25 : Wound clots.
22:27 : User tackled. User shoots assailant twice; other assailant also shot twice. User discards current gun (empty), and steals guns from assailants. Assailants each shot once in the head; confirmed kills.
22:29 : User proceeds to Communications Room. Distress Signal sent.
22:39 : Response to Distress Signal received. User instructed to detonate facility to prevent experimental weaponry from falling into the hands of insurgents.
22:40 : User makes his way to the armory. A shootout occurs.
23:10 : Shootout ends. Five more confirmed kills. User rigs experimental weapon designated ######## with a 50-minute timer. Steals man-portable radio and a large quantity of remote explosives.
23:20 : User makes his way to the South Airlock.
23:35 : Airlock system overriden via remotely detonated explosives. Previously planted explosives allow for a 40% depressurisation of station. User begins to suffer from decompression sickness.
23:37 : External temperature measured at 400°F.
23:37 : Internal temperature begins to rise at a rate of 0.05°F per second.
23:38 : User radios MTHQ again, requesting emergency pickup. User is told to wait until demolition is completed.
23:40 : User begins to run from the base.
23:45 : A Solbender ship flies overhead, towards the base. It appears not to notice the User.
23:50 : User falls to the ground, exhausted. Internal temperature is 96°F. User does not attempt to get up, instead looking back at the base.
23:55 : Internal Temperature reaches 110°F. Emergency coolant dispersed.
23:56 : Internal Coolant, operating at an accelerated rate due to extreme conditions, runs out. Temperature has been reduced to 79°F. Temperature resumes previous increase rate.
23:58 : Temperature resistor systems begin to melt due to external heat. Increase rate noted at 0.25°F/second.
23:59 : Suit catches fire. User reacts, but does not attempt to put out the flames.
00:00 : ######## detonates. Blast wave breaks several bones, and user is thrown 5-10 meters. User reports completed detonation. User requests immediate exfil, citing temperature and injuries. User denied exfil.
00:01 : User throws radio. User picks up a rock, contemplating it.
00:01 : User proceeds to bash helmet visor with rock until it shatters.
00:02 : User begins to suffocate.
00:02 : User expires due to extreme heat.
00:03 : User caches fire.
00:04 : Suit begins to enter Blackbox protocol. Log ends.
I like it! 2 C!s