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Black Boxes
Blackbox - Chap (outside Habitat)ExcerptBlackbox: Sovann, Chap Event: Print loss AUDIO CHAP: "My name is Chap Sovann and I am not software." [sound of explosion] POSTMORTEM Cause: blast trauma Complications:...Black BoxesBlackbox - Dr. Wu (depth 55m)ExcerptBlackbox: 吴量海 Wu "Dr. Wu" Lianghai Event: Print loss AUDIO DR. WU: "Seal the bulkheads! Keep the fire away from the lab. Sophie, are you - " [sound of flooding]...Black BoxesBlackbox - Eddy (hot cave cluster)ExcerptBlackbox: 晨伟 Chen "Big Eddy" Wei Event: Print loss AUDIO BIG EDDY: "The roots...follow the roots...they built on the roots, they knew where to build..." POSTMORTEM...Black BoxesBlackbox - Ganzo (hot cave cluster)ExcerptBlackbox: S. "Ganzo" Ganzorig Event: Print loss AUDIO GANZO: "Hey, big guy! I'm feeling kind of woozy. Can you take me to Zip's key? Hey, do you need some air? Try my...Black BoxesBlackbox - Gram (hot cave cluster)ExcerptBlackbox: Grammaticas, Phoebe "Gram" Event: Print loss GRAM: "The roots are like hardlines...I have to fix the hardlines...oh, it's so warm..." POSTMORTEM Cause:...Black BoxesBlackbox - Iso (depth 95m - abducted)ExcerptBlackbox: Isotalo, Rauli "Iso" Event: Print loss AUDIO ISO: "Hello, blackbox...I am almost out of oxygen. The Tailings have taken me into a Cicada wreck. I think they...Black BoxesBlackbox - Mantis (in Habitat)ExcerptBlackbox: Tarvydas, Zygimantis "Mantis" Event: Print loss AUDIO [sound of explosion] POSTMORTEM Cause: blast trauma Complications: severe metal poisoning, severe...Black BoxesBlackbox - Mel (unknown attacker)ExcerptBlackbox: Sansar, Melaku "Mel" Event: Print loss POSTMORTEM Cause: asphyxia Complications: viremia, metal poisoning Nearby pioneers: 3 Time: ~236,000 hours ago Reprint:...Black BoxesBlackbox - Mogami (in Habitat)ExcerptBlackbox: Mogami Kinu Event: Print loss AUDIO MOGAMI: "Chap, don't do it! Please! The kids deserve a chance to - " [sound of blast] POSTMORTEM Cause: blast trauma, flash...Black BoxesBlackbox - Quaker (depth 50m)ExcerptBlackbox: Kapoor, Lucretia "Quaker" Event: Print loss AUDIO QUAKER: "NoA, is there a fire? NoA, do not open the seacocks. NoA? Acknowledge, please. I have a mousetrap,...Black BoxesBlackbox - Raster (hot cave cluster)ExcerptBlackbox: Niauronyte, Rasa "Raster" Event: Print loss AUDIO RASTER: "Need a moment...to rest. Gotta move Marc. Get him warm. Never leave your buddy..." POSTMORTEM...Black BoxesBlackbox - Rowboat (hot cave cluster)ExcerptBlackbox: Rho, Marc "Rowboat" Event: Print loss AUDIO RASTER: "Marc. Hey, Marc! Are you okay? We gotta - come on, we gotta get you out. Marc, wake up!" POSTMORTEM...Black BoxesBlackbox - Ruby (depth 295m - abandoned her Tadpole)ExcerptBlackbox: T. "Ruby" Anar, 02 RUBY: "Blackbox, record. Sorry, boss. I couldn't make it to the southeast wreck. Forced down by needler attack. I can't make repairs - ...Black BoxesBlackbox - Ruby (depth 50m - attacked by predator)ExcerptBlackbox: T. "Ruby" Anar Event: Print loss AUDIO RUBY: "Hey. Ganzo. You hear that? South - close. Everybody get your flares ready. Keep them away from the kids."...Black BoxesBlackbox - Sean (hot cave cluster)ExcerptBlackbox: Harris, Sean "Sean" Event: Print loss AUDIO SEAN: "Carbonatite lava...you don't see THAT on the surface. Zip was holding out on me..." POSTMORTEM Cause:...Black BoxesBlackbox - Singh (Collector attack)ExcerptBlackbox: Singh, Udal "Singh" Event: Print loss AUDIO Vocalizations removed (no information content) POSTMORTEM Cause: cervical dislocation Complications: viremia,...Black BoxesBlackbox - Singh (depth 205m - unknown attacker)ExcerptBlackbox: Singh, Udal Event: Print loss POSTMORTEM Cause: asphxyia after entanglement Complications: metal poisoning, viremia Nearby pioneers: 0 Time: ~250,000 hours...Black BoxesBlackbox - Singh (depth 205m - unknown attacker)ExcerptBlackbox: Singh, Udal "Singh" 03 SINGH: "Iso! The Tailings - they got Tuba, they took Mel's tanks! Go help him, I'll - " [sound of impact] POSTMORTEM Singh died of...Black BoxesBlackbox - Singh (impaled again)ExcerptBlackbox: Singh, Udal Event: Print loss POSTMORTEM Cause: penetrating trauma by spear Complications: metal poisoning, viremia Nearby pioneers: 0 Time: ~250,000 hours...Black BoxesBlackbox - Singh (impaled)ExcerptBlackbox: Singh, Udal Event: Print loss POSTMORTEM Cause: penetrating trauma by spear Complications: metal poisoning, viremia Nearby pioneers: 0 Time: ~250,000 hours...Black BoxesBlackbox - Thing Two (in Habitat)ExcerptBlackbox: E. "Thing Two" Event: Print loss AUDIO THING TWO: "Oh, sh - " [sound of flooding] POSTMORTEM Cause: asphyxia Complications: Habitat flooded by local Noetic...Black BoxesBlackbox - Tuba (Camp One)ExcerptBlackbox: T. "Tuba" Tobukha, 01 TUBA: "Damn it! Okay - blackbox - it's Tuba, I'm trapped by a marrowbreach. I don't have any flares. I'm not getting eaten, the cook...Black BoxesBlackbox - Tuba (unknown attacker)ExcerptBlackbox: T. "Tuba" Tobukha, 02 TUBA: "There must be some spices somewhere in this - " [spear impact, gasp and shout of pain] POSTMORTEM Tuba died of penetrating trauma....Black BoxesBlackbox - Twinkle (hot cave cluster)ExcerptBlackbox: 庆星 Qìng "Twinkle" Xīng Event: Print loss AUDIO TWINKLE: "Screw me. Everyone's gone mad. Have to reprint before it gets me too - if you find this, check the hot...Black BoxesBlackbox - UnknownExcerptIf you are currently underwater, CLOSE your PDA and MOVE to an air supply immediately. Blackbox: UNKNOWN Event: Print loss Unable to identify blackbox. Invalid header....Black BoxesBlackbox - UnknownExcerptBlackbox: UNKNOWN Event: Print loss Unable to identify blackbox. Invalid header. POSTMORTEM Cause: asphyxia Complications: disorientation Nearby pioneers: 0 Time:...Black BoxesBlackbox - Wander (depth 70m - in a viral bloom)ExcerptBlackbox: K. "Wander" Wangmo Event: Print loss AUDIO WANDER: "Miss Nahema...if I get reset...Marrowbreach got me. Should've brought flares. Stupid. Had a parasite on...Black BoxesBlackbox - Wander (hot cave cluster)ExcerptBlackbox: K. "Wander" Wangmo Event: Print loss AUDIO WANDER: "It's stuck - just go ahead, find the key, I'll reprint somewhere. Please tell mom I'm sorry." POSTMORTEM...Black BoxesBlackbox - Zip (depth 305m)ExcerptBlackbox: Malk, Tziporah "Zip" Event: Print loss AUDIO ZIP: "Nahema is wrong. We CAN flourish here. We just have to help..." POSTMORTEM Cause: asphyxia Complications:...Black BoxesBlackbox - Zip (depth 475m - electrical hazard)ExcerptBlackbox: Malk, Tziporah "Zip" 02 ZIP: "Ease up, boss. I got my memory wiped, not my wits. There's no current. After two hundred years the whole complex must be so...Foragers
BlackthornExcerptA morph of Monopter astrapakantha which scavenges the charge crystals of dead hoverthorns. Genetically identical, but with distinct habitat, behavior and reproductive...Unknown
Blister OolapuExcerptOolapu blister, index species of a newly discovered clade resembling Earth's crinoids (sea lilies and feather stars). Challenging to categorize. 1. What is this? At...BloomBloom BiofilmExcerptBiofilm is an external structure created by bacteria - a city to support their growth. The first bodies on Earth were probably biofilms. Biofilms allow bacteria to...Bloom
Bloom CankerExcerptThis chimeric organism (Viroblast gaggraina) is a feeding and reproduction site for a large RNA virus (generated name: Proteavirus beta). It is a colony of...Bloom
Bloom CoreExcerptThis animal (Cecidia gamikos) has no Earthly analog. No apparent ecological niche except to reproduce and release virus. The ancestral firm may be a ctenophore (comb...Bloom
Bloom NodeExcerptThis animal (tentatively Cecidia ctenophora) is a symbiote with - or parasite upon - the titan rockbore below. It is in a paradoxical state of distress and vigorous...
Blackbox - Chap (outside Habitat)ExcerptBlackbox: Sovann, Chap Event: Print loss AUDIO CHAP: "My name is Chap Sovann and I am not software." [sound of explosion] POSTMORTEM Cause: blast trauma Complications:...Black BoxesBlackbox - Dr. Wu (depth 55m)ExcerptBlackbox: 吴量海 Wu "Dr. Wu" Lianghai Event: Print loss AUDIO DR. WU: "Seal the bulkheads! Keep the fire away from the lab. Sophie, are you - " [sound of flooding]...Black BoxesBlackbox - Eddy (hot cave cluster)ExcerptBlackbox: 晨伟 Chen "Big Eddy" Wei Event: Print loss AUDIO BIG EDDY: "The roots...follow the roots...they built on the roots, they knew where to build..." POSTMORTEM...Black BoxesBlackbox - Ganzo (hot cave cluster)ExcerptBlackbox: S. "Ganzo" Ganzorig Event: Print loss AUDIO GANZO: "Hey, big guy! I'm feeling kind of woozy. Can you take me to Zip's key? Hey, do you need some air? Try my...Black BoxesBlackbox - Gram (hot cave cluster)ExcerptBlackbox: Grammaticas, Phoebe "Gram" Event: Print loss GRAM: "The roots are like hardlines...I have to fix the hardlines...oh, it's so warm..." POSTMORTEM Cause:...Black BoxesBlackbox - Iso (depth 95m - abducted)ExcerptBlackbox: Isotalo, Rauli "Iso" Event: Print loss AUDIO ISO: "Hello, blackbox...I am almost out of oxygen. The Tailings have taken me into a Cicada wreck. I think they...Black BoxesBlackbox - Mantis (in Habitat)ExcerptBlackbox: Tarvydas, Zygimantis "Mantis" Event: Print loss AUDIO [sound of explosion] POSTMORTEM Cause: blast trauma Complications: severe metal poisoning, severe...Black BoxesBlackbox - Mel (unknown attacker)ExcerptBlackbox: Sansar, Melaku "Mel" Event: Print loss POSTMORTEM Cause: asphyxia Complications: viremia, metal poisoning Nearby pioneers: 3 Time: ~236,000 hours ago Reprint:...Black BoxesBlackbox - Mogami (in Habitat)ExcerptBlackbox: Mogami Kinu Event: Print loss AUDIO MOGAMI: "Chap, don't do it! Please! The kids deserve a chance to - " [sound of blast] POSTMORTEM Cause: blast trauma, flash...Black BoxesBlackbox - Quaker (depth 50m)ExcerptBlackbox: Kapoor, Lucretia "Quaker" Event: Print loss AUDIO QUAKER: "NoA, is there a fire? NoA, do not open the seacocks. NoA? Acknowledge, please. I have a mousetrap,...Black BoxesBlackbox - Raster (hot cave cluster)ExcerptBlackbox: Niauronyte, Rasa "Raster" Event: Print loss AUDIO RASTER: "Need a moment...to rest. Gotta move Marc. Get him warm. Never leave your buddy..." POSTMORTEM...Black BoxesBlackbox - Rowboat (hot cave cluster)ExcerptBlackbox: Rho, Marc "Rowboat" Event: Print loss AUDIO RASTER: "Marc. Hey, Marc! Are you okay? We gotta - come on, we gotta get you out. Marc, wake up!" POSTMORTEM...Black BoxesBlackbox - Ruby (depth 295m - abandoned her Tadpole)ExcerptBlackbox: T. "Ruby" Anar, 02 RUBY: "Blackbox, record. Sorry, boss. I couldn't make it to the southeast wreck. Forced down by needler attack. I can't make repairs - ...Black BoxesBlackbox - Ruby (depth 50m - attacked by predator)ExcerptBlackbox: T. "Ruby" Anar Event: Print loss AUDIO RUBY: "Hey. Ganzo. You hear that? South - close. Everybody get your flares ready. Keep them away from the kids."...Black BoxesBlackbox - Sean (hot cave cluster)ExcerptBlackbox: Harris, Sean "Sean" Event: Print loss AUDIO SEAN: "Carbonatite lava...you don't see THAT on the surface. Zip was holding out on me..." POSTMORTEM Cause:...Black BoxesBlackbox - Singh (Collector attack)ExcerptBlackbox: Singh, Udal "Singh" Event: Print loss AUDIO Vocalizations removed (no information content) POSTMORTEM Cause: cervical dislocation Complications: viremia,...Black BoxesBlackbox - Singh (depth 205m - unknown attacker)ExcerptBlackbox: Singh, Udal Event: Print loss POSTMORTEM Cause: asphxyia after entanglement Complications: metal poisoning, viremia Nearby pioneers: 0 Time: ~250,000 hours...Black BoxesBlackbox - Singh (depth 205m - unknown attacker)ExcerptBlackbox: Singh, Udal "Singh" 03 SINGH: "Iso! The Tailings - they got Tuba, they took Mel's tanks! Go help him, I'll - " [sound of impact] POSTMORTEM Singh died of...Black BoxesBlackbox - Singh (impaled again)ExcerptBlackbox: Singh, Udal Event: Print loss POSTMORTEM Cause: penetrating trauma by spear Complications: metal poisoning, viremia Nearby pioneers: 0 Time: ~250,000 hours...Black BoxesBlackbox - Singh (impaled)ExcerptBlackbox: Singh, Udal Event: Print loss POSTMORTEM Cause: penetrating trauma by spear Complications: metal poisoning, viremia Nearby pioneers: 0 Time: ~250,000 hours...Black BoxesBlackbox - Thing Two (in Habitat)ExcerptBlackbox: E. "Thing Two" Event: Print loss AUDIO THING TWO: "Oh, sh - " [sound of flooding] POSTMORTEM Cause: asphyxia Complications: Habitat flooded by local Noetic...Black BoxesBlackbox - Tuba (Camp One)ExcerptBlackbox: T. "Tuba" Tobukha, 01 TUBA: "Damn it! Okay - blackbox - it's Tuba, I'm trapped by a marrowbreach. I don't have any flares. I'm not getting eaten, the cook...Black BoxesBlackbox - Tuba (unknown attacker)ExcerptBlackbox: T. "Tuba" Tobukha, 02 TUBA: "There must be some spices somewhere in this - " [spear impact, gasp and shout of pain] POSTMORTEM Tuba died of penetrating trauma....Black BoxesBlackbox - Twinkle (hot cave cluster)ExcerptBlackbox: 庆星 Qìng "Twinkle" Xīng Event: Print loss AUDIO TWINKLE: "Screw me. Everyone's gone mad. Have to reprint before it gets me too - if you find this, check the hot...Black BoxesBlackbox - UnknownExcerptIf you are currently underwater, CLOSE your PDA and MOVE to an air supply immediately. Blackbox: UNKNOWN Event: Print loss Unable to identify blackbox. Invalid header....Black BoxesBlackbox - UnknownExcerptBlackbox: UNKNOWN Event: Print loss Unable to identify blackbox. Invalid header. POSTMORTEM Cause: asphyxia Complications: disorientation Nearby pioneers: 0 Time:...Black BoxesBlackbox - Wander (depth 70m - in a viral bloom)ExcerptBlackbox: K. "Wander" Wangmo Event: Print loss AUDIO WANDER: "Miss Nahema...if I get reset...Marrowbreach got me. Should've brought flares. Stupid. Had a parasite on...Black BoxesBlackbox - Wander (hot cave cluster)ExcerptBlackbox: K. "Wander" Wangmo Event: Print loss AUDIO WANDER: "It's stuck - just go ahead, find the key, I'll reprint somewhere. Please tell mom I'm sorry." POSTMORTEM...Black BoxesBlackbox - Zip (depth 305m)ExcerptBlackbox: Malk, Tziporah "Zip" Event: Print loss AUDIO ZIP: "Nahema is wrong. We CAN flourish here. We just have to help..." POSTMORTEM Cause: asphyxia Complications:...Black BoxesBlackbox - Zip (depth 475m - electrical hazard)ExcerptBlackbox: Malk, Tziporah "Zip" 02 ZIP: "Ease up, boss. I got my memory wiped, not my wits. There's no current. After two hundred years the whole complex must be so...ForagersBlackthornExcerptA morph of Monopter astrapakantha which scavenges the charge crystals of dead hoverthorns. Genetically identical, but with distinct habitat, behavior and reproductive...UnknownBlister OolapuExcerptOolapu blister, index species of a newly discovered clade resembling Earth's crinoids (sea lilies and feather stars). Challenging to categorize. 1. What is this? At...BloomBloom BiofilmExcerptBiofilm is an external structure created by bacteria - a city to support their growth. The first bodies on Earth were probably biofilms. Biofilms allow bacteria to...BloomBloom CankerExcerptThis chimeric organism (Viroblast gaggraina) is a feeding and reproduction site for a large RNA virus (generated name: Proteavirus beta). It is a colony of...BloomBloom CoreExcerptThis animal (Cecidia gamikos) has no Earthly analog. No apparent ecological niche except to reproduce and release virus. The ancestral firm may be a ctenophore (comb...BloomBloom NodeExcerptThis animal (tentatively Cecidia ctenophora) is a symbiote with - or parasite upon - the titan rockbore below. It is in a paradoxical state of distress and vigorous...