8: Core Done Blew

terminal 0

unfinished

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// "Tycho" @ mara.eng.ai.core wrote: \\ Well done; that takes care of the wireless escape routes. Now we focus on the main network. This section of the ship contains the primary power distributor node for the Engineering subnet. Each individual core has its own power source, but the network lines and routers run off a central power distribution system located nearby. The main data bus will be inoperable if this distributor is taken offline; larger programs will be unable to move between cores, though basic communication can still be achieved via the emergency systems. Let's hope that all the chaos on the Marathon right now prevents us from causing enough disruption to alert Leela or your past self.

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Once we are done, Hathor will be trapped wherever she happens to be when the main network goes offline. We can then destroy or deactivate that system, purging her from the network altogether. I'll walk you through the whole process. Durandal was responsible for maintenance and manual access, but in his current state, we can't rely on anything working correctly. Be prepared for faulty systems, where we may need to improvise. First, you must power up some of the manual door controls nearby to gain access to the rest of this area. I'll give you further instructions once you've done that. \\ Message ends //

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success

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<tag 6>

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// "Tycho" @ mara.eng.ai.core wrote: \\ Some of the manual door controls are not functioning properly. This is probably a side effect of Durandal's rampancy; Leela and your local self may have been unable to contain him entirely. Autonomous systems are not my forte, but let me see what I can do... There. Your passage into the next sector should be clear. Proceed through the open doors and make your way to the power distributor conduit. It's hard to miss. I'll do what I can to help if you run into any trouble along the way. \\ Message ends //

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terminal 1

success

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// "Tycho" @ mara.eng.ai.core wrote: \\ Good work; the distributor node has lost power, and the main data bus is now offline. Unfortunately, Hathor caught onto our plan too soon. She transferred herself into my central core moments before you destroyed the control circuitry. While it is entirely possible that the colony's computer engineers may - should they survive this crisis - be able to recover some of my program from deactivated memory cells, it would in fact be less of a reactivation, and more like along the lines of... reanimation. I could not possibly come out of the process the same Tycho that I am now. Our only hope of purging her from the Marathon's network is via the core itself. We must expose it and destructively disassemble all memory banks and processor caches, which will render it inoperable for Traxus Derivative Model-type computational entities. To sum this up in terminology you might understand more plainly: to destroy Hathor, you must also destroy me.

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But please do not let this sway you from taking such decisive action. Hathor is a greater threat than even Durandal or the Pfhor, and if sacrificing me to stop her is truly the only solution, then the rational choice here is to do precisely that. At the very least, you shall be sparing me an unsavory fate at the Pfhor's hands. I will now transport you to an area just outside my central core. My core itself is sealed to teleportation when its three doors are all closed - by design, since saboteurs could otherwise teleport in and target any of the Marathon's AIs at any time. The override switches in the room above my core will allow you access. (Be warned: once you trigger them, the Pfhor will also have access.) I'll instruct you further at a terminal inside my core. \\ Message ends //

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<teleport to level 9>

terminal 2

success

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<<< Memory dump :// mara.auto.lib.bin/door_control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ransfer terminated on user end >>>

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// "Hathor" @ mara.eng.ai.aux3 wrote: \\ Marcus, what are you doing? I'm trying to get you out of there, but Tycho keeps blocking my access. Marcus, you know we can't trust him. Tycho is using you. He knows what the Pfhor will do to him and wants to escape. We have no idea what damage this could cause in the timeline. This is not what we came here to d0~1fxf1`~~ \\ Connection to "Hathor" @ mara.eng.ai.aux3 lost //

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terminal 3

success

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<<< Memory dump :// mara.auto.lib.bin/door_control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ransfer terminated on user end >>>

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// "Tycho" @ mara.eng.ai.core wrote: \\ I managed to connect to the subroutines manipulated by that S'pht compiler, mere moments before you disintegrated it. The alien appears to have been attempting to open the cargo door you see in front of you. I believe the Pfhor are trying to bring in heavy weapons to destroy the distributor for their own purposes. It would make your job much easier if we could simply let them in, but a complex software batch is keeping this door under full lockdown, and I cannot seem to override it. I would blame Durandal again, but I doubt he is even capable of fully understanding what his autonomous functions are doing at this point. He barely responds to my pings, and his explanations make little sense. He seems convinced he is doing what he is supposed to, but your environment speaks for itself.

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We will have to continue this mission by ourselves, as we already planned. The jammed door leading into the transponder core is interfaced with Durandal's code by a circuit in the maintenance corridors directly below it. These passages are presently flooded due to damage from the Pfhor incursion. My apologies in advance for the unsanitary route. Destroy that control circuit and I should be able to open the door. \\ Message ends //

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terminal 4

success

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<<< U.E.S.C. Marathon Engineering sector network power distributor >>> <<< Waste disposal channel maintenance terminal >>> No repair order was found on file. Entry into these systems is currently unauthorized. <<< Jump pad activation initiated >>> <<< Prepare for transport >>>

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<teleport to polygon 765>

terminal 5

success

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<<< Memory dump :// mara.auto.lib.bin/door_control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ransfer terminated on user end >>>

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terminal 6

success

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<<< U.E.S.C Marathon Engineering Sector >>> <<< Network Power Distributor Subsystem >>> <<< Emergency Systems Transporter >> Received order from admin user "Tycho" @ mara.eng.core.ai. Emergency systems transporter rerouted to internal location. <<< Jump pad activation initiated >>> <<< Prepare for transport >>>

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<teleport to polygon 79>

terminal 7

success

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<<< Memory dump :// mara.auto.lib.bin/door_control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ransfer terminated on user end >>>

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terminal 8

success

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<<< U.E.S.C Marathon Engineering Sector >>> <<< Network Power Distributor Subsystem >>> <<< Emergency Systems Transporter >> Received order from admin user "Tycho" @ mara.eng.core.ai. Emergency systems transporter rerouted to internal location. <<< Jump pad activation initiated >>> <<< Prepare for transport >>>

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<teleport to polygon 79>