Inferno

[Ryummel]

"Mein Kapitän! Contact with the engineering deck has been re-established. They have reported several issues with the pulse emitter when re-routing the power back to the engines, which also caused the comms jamming. It appears we're 100% functional now."

"How was the pulse emitter supposed to affect our internal network? I wasn't told about any critical side effect."

"Perhaps the High Command didn't find it 'critical', mein Kapitän."

"I'll make sure to submit a complaint to the HC should you be right. Did the security team report yet?"

Zähler had already left the bridge when the crew in the bridge could hear the shouts coming from the corridors linking to the lower deck, followed by the communications officer replying to Heidrich in an agitated tone.

"Security team reported a casualty in the medical deck!"

"What? What the hell is going on down there!?"

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The containment cells aboard the Rosenheim were located close to the engineering deck, right below it. It's unknown whether such sinister location was chosen so the sound of the engines could keep bothering the existance of the prisoners, or in case of being forced to evacuate the ship, the autodestruction systems attached to the engines would leave no undesirable survivors behind. While the rest of the crew were becoming more agitated, Zähler could barely hear any shouting or voices coming from the upper decks, given the noise of the engines reached the highest and usual peak.

"Did we reach Diamant? Did we? Did we? This noise is going to drive me crazy!"

"I will be keeping an eye on you here since there's troubles with ship's electronics. Won't risk anything."

"Implying I'm unable to keep my word? It's a safer bet than hoping to be recovered by a Hessian patrol in the middle of this radioactive hole! Even machines and computers can't handle it, ha-ha-ha!"

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