Making their way to the shaft

Nicholas was a young man of about mid-twenties. Short brown hair and blue eyes framed an uneasy face. Moving together as quickly and quietly as they could, the duo had made their way from the dining hall and had now entered a small maintenance area. These areas were much smaller and more cramped, as they were used by engineers to fix machinery and diagnose issues with the ship itself. Armed with her plasma sword, Marie and Nicholas came upon a small cabin that was outfitted with several computers and data panels. These uplinks were essential to diagnosing issues with the ship itself, and Marie moved to the nearest one. Since the power had been turned back on, Marie was happy to log-in and start her upload. Nicholas stood off to the side, his eyes sweeping every nook and cranny of the room.

Not much had been said between the two since the start of their small mission. Marie sought to break the silence between the two. "Its good to see you Nick. I was getting fed up with being alone." She smiled at the thought of finally having company, as her eyes flickered across the computer screen. Nicholas only grunted in reply, his hands gripping a small security pistol. Tapping through a few select menus, Marie waited to hear a reply from Nicholas. However, nothing came from him. Frankly annoyed at his silence, Marie probed his thoughts with a question. "How are you holding up?"

Nicholas took one look at her, his face betraying anger and possible betrayal. "We are stuck on a ship surrounded by monsters that want to kill the males and breed the females. How do you think I feel?" His voice was filled with both dread and guilt, and quivered as he tried to stare directly at Marie. Biting her lip as she continued to do diagnostics, she did not reply to Nicholas. Finally, after a few silent minutes of configuring, Marie was able to find out why the shaft has ceased to work any longer. Pinpointing the location on her navmap, Marie logged off the uplink and relayed the information to Samson. Once that was done, the duo made their way to the elevator piston.