UGT: Unknown

  Location: Unknown yellow dwarf system

  The way to the Bridge had been... challenging. While I had initially thought that ASO-17309 was nearing its final days, I now questioned how the station was still standing at all. The officer quarters had been surprisingly well-preserved. According to Aso, this was because of the quarters' location, which had somehow remained unscathed throughout the last 980 years. But now, as I had to cross the full span of the two-kilometer station, I began to realize just how dire the situation was. Multiple times, I had to take long detours or even backtrack as Aso rerouted me, constantly changing the course due to ongoing hull breaches. If this continued, there was no doubt that ASO-17309 wouldn't last much longer. But now, I stood before the sealed metal doors that were supposedly the entrance to the Bridge of ASO-17309. "So... how do I get this door to open?" I asked aloud, already expecting Aso to respond.

  [ Inheritor needs to transfer user identification code to main data bank to open doors. User identification code is dispatched... ]

  [ ERROR ]

  [ Main data bank lost connection to ASO-17903 outpost. Main data bank changed location. Reconnecting... ]

  [ ERROR ]

  [ Identification codes outdated. Station reactivates automatic defensive measures. ]

  [ Inheritor-Protocol #2-A override! ]

  [ Identification codes updated. Identification codes accepted. ]

  [ ASO-17309 recognizes inheritor authority. Access to Bridge granted. ]

  [ Welcome on deck, Captain / Inheritor. ]

  "What the heck? Aso, explain this to me!" I demanded, still reeling from the flood of information being projected into my mind.

  [ Because of relocation into Inheritor's built-in high-end quantum compression brain stem computer, full access to outpost systems was temporarily lost. Inheritor-Protocol #2-A allowed override of ASO-17309's defensive measures and reconnection to outpost systems. This unit is now in full control of all functioning outpost operations. ]

  [ Redirecting system output information... ]

  [ Outpost reconnection completed. ]

  [ Status analysis completed. ]

  [ This unit is now able to give a complete status report to inheritor about outpost functions. ]

  [ Show ASO-17309 status report? ]

  [ Y/N ]

  "No, hold that for now. Other things take precedence. Give me the environmental situation around us first. And don't leave anything out."

  [ Current environmental situation only vaguely discernible due to lack of active scanning and damaged passive scanners. Shall the analysis be displayed anyway? ]

  [ Y/N ]

  "Yes, please continue. Any intel is better than none at all."

  [ Current location of ASO-17309 is within a mountain range on (DATA LOST), the third moon of the gas giant (DATA LOST), which is the third planet of the (DATA LOST) system. While the first planet of the system is a gas giant as well, the second planet is a habitable terrestrial world. The star itself is a standard yellow dwarf, without any particularities. There are no other natural celestial bodies worth mentioning within the system. ]

  [ A species listed in ASO-17309's database as "humans" lives and always lived on the second world of the system, which the Aetherian Empire classified as habitable but otherwise irrelevant. Therefore, no deeper studies of this celestial object are available within data memories. ]

  [ A few days ago, a battle broke out in the system. The defenders and owners of this system seem to be part of a galactic nation called the Second Human Federation, or "SHF" for short. The attackers call themselves the Ruidian Raider Association or "RRA" for short and seem to be remnants of (REDACTED). Termination of the Ruidian Raider Association as fast as possible is advised. ]

  [ At the moment, the mountain on top of ASO-17309 threatens to collapse, as more and more misdirected ammunition, as well as ship debris, hit the mountain range. This is a direct consequence of the space battle raging on around the moon. ]

  [ This unit advises securing ASO-17309 and ensuring that aetheric presence in the system goes undetected. Otherwise, the chance of inheritor's death rises to 61.4%. ]

  "Okay. That was... a bit much. So there's a mountain ready to collapse on our heads, and I guess we're currently unable to do anything about it, right? And while I'm at it, tell me what the hell REDACTED is, because from everything I know right now, it sounds pretty terrifying!"

  [ Show ASO-17309 status report? ]

  "Fine, ignore my other question then. Yes, please give me the status report."

  [ ASO-17309 STATUS REPORT ]

  [ Operational Status: ]

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  [ Sensor Systems: 78% ]

  [ Energy Systems: 49% (3 DIRE WARNINGS) ]

  [ Life-Support Systems: 39% (4 DIRE WARNINGS) ]

  [ Camouflage Systems: 26% (1 DIRE WARNING) ]

  [ Computer Systems: 13% (GROWING) ]

  [ Defensive Systems: 13% (2 DIRE WARNINGS) ]

  [ Preservation Systems: 0% (OFFLINE) (1 DIRE WARNING) ]

  [ Utility Systems: 1% ]

  [ Weapon Systems: 1% ]

  [ Industrial Systems: 0% (OFFLINE) ]

  [ Propulsion Systems: 0% (OFFLINE) ]

  [ Communication Systems: 0% (OFFLINE) ]

  [ Overall Operational Status:] 18.4% ]

  [ Inner Outpost Integrity: 63% ]

  [ Inner Hull Integrity: 54% ]

  [ Outer Hull Integrity: 19% ]

  [ Shield Integrity: 8% ]

  [ Overall Outpost Integrity: 36% ]

  [ Show spaceship list as well? ]

  [ Y/N ]

  [ This unit recommends rectifying all dire warnings as fast as possible. ]

  "This... is bad. Very fucking bad. Aso, how the hell am I supposed to fix all this?! How is the outpost even still functioning at all?"

  [ Current dire warnings are direct consequences of the space battle currently being fought around ASO-17309. See list of dire warnings? ]

  [ Y/N ]

  "No, I fucking don't want to know what exactly all the problems are! I want a priority list of what I have to do, and how I have to do it, to fix this mess!"

  [ ASO-17309 EMERGENCY REPAIR LIST ]

  [ 1. Failing energy system: ]

  [ 1.1. Failing antimatter reactor — risk of catastrophic explosion. ]

  [ Recommendation: Stabilize the antimatter reactor immediately. ]

  [ 1.2. Failing cold fusion reactor — partial destruction of outpost imminent. ]

  [ Recommendation: Stabilize the cold fusion reactor. ]

  [ 1.3. No fuel rods left for fusion reactors. ]

  [ Recommendation: Salvage working fuel rods from ship debris from the ongoing space battle. ]

  [ 1.4. Two cold fusion reactors are offline. ]

  [ Recommendation: Repair and reconfigure the cold fusion reactors, followed by reactivation, with support from nanites. ]

  [ 2. Failing life support systems: ]

  [ 2.1. No oxygen reserves left. Oxygen leaks throughout the inner hull. ]

  [ Recommendation: Block oxygen leaks or shut down manual ventilation systems to stop oxygen from escaping. ]

  [ 2.2. Oxygen recycling plant offline. ]

  [ Recommendation: Repair and reactivate the oxygen recycling plant. ]

  [ 2.3. Water harvesting plant malfunctioning. ]

  [ Recommendation: Conduct a manual inspection to identify and rectify the issue with the water harvesting plant. ]

  [ 2.4. Leak in water tank. ]

  [ Recommendation: Seal the leak in the water tank to restore full functionality. ]

  [ 2.5. Food synthesis plant offline. ]

  [ Recommendation: Repair and reactivate the food synthesis plant. ]

  [ 2.6. Heating system offline. ]

  [ Recommendation: Repair and reactivate the heating system. ]

  [ 2.7. Cooling system offline. ]

  [ Recommendation: Repair and reactivate the cooling system. ]

  [ 3. Failing camouflage systems: ]

  [ 3.1. Camouflage shield rapidly destabilizing. ]

  [ Recommendation: Redirect more energy toward the camouflage shield and cool the camouflage generator. ]

  [ 3.2. Gasket plates severely damaged. ]

  [ Recommendation: Repair and produce new gasket plates for the hull. ]

  [ 4. Failing defensive systems: ]

  [ 4.1. Two hypershield generators overloaded by 162% with critical failure expected around 598%. ]

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  [ Recommendation: Relieve the shield generators by cooling them down and adding additional energy. ]

  [ 4.2. Four hypershield generators offline. ]

  [ Recommendation: Reconfigure and reconnect the energy lanes to the shield generators. ]

  [ 4.3. Twelvefold staggered hypershield generator offline. ]

  [ Recommendation: Reconfigure and reconnect the energy lanes to the twelvefold staggered shield generator with support from nanites. ]

  [ 5. Failing preservation systems: ]

  [ 5.1. Cryostasis pods failing. ]

  [ Recommendation: Repair the cooling system to automatically resolve this issue. ]

  [ 5.2. Time limit on cryostasis for biological beings reached in 20 years. ]

  [ Recommendation: Awaken outpost personnel in the next 20 years or never. ]

  [ This unit detected a total of eleven dire warnings that need to be rapidly resolved. ]

  "Aso... how the hell am I supposed to fix all of this without even having my memories?! This outpost is literally falling apart around us! You should have ensured biological support was activated much sooner! Now, tell me what I need to do first. I’m damn well not going to let this place crumble on my watch! I intend to stay alive, and I need this outpost functioning again!"

  [ This unit recommends blocking the manual ventilation system to stop oxygen from escaping the station. ]

  "Alright, but first, highlight the path to a spacesuit. I’ll need that for some of these repairs."

  [ ERROR ]

  [ No functional spacesuit detected. ]

  [ No repairable spacesuit detected. ]

  [ No capabilities to create a functional spacesuit detected. ]

  [ Inheritor's request cannot be carried out at this time. ]

  "So, no spacesuit, huh? That’s just perfect... Well, that means I need to be extra cautious in everything I do. Aso, highlight the path to the manual ventilation system. Let’s start clearing some of this massive workload."

  [ Path highlighted. ]