voice/text | 2/24 evening | un: aximili

[canadese]

<I have discovered another body in a corridor near the general commerce area. I have sent the remains to the medical bay for examination. I will update once they have been identified.>

[A pause.]

<And if anyone has information regarding Marco's whereabouts, I would appreciate hearing it.>

[TEXT UPDATE, forward dated to 24 hours later, 2/25 evening]

according to the lab data the remains are those of ukoku sanzo. my condolences to anyone who knew him

[He's skeptical, though. Who says the data is true?]

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voice; un: REAPER

[hellshot]

...

Been a while since Marco has sent me any of his meaningful texts.

Was actually starting to wonder if his body was going to be one of the ones cropping up on the Eluvio.

[Tactful.]

2/25, voice, un: (´｡• ᵕ •｡`)

[straycloud]

Ukoku Sanzo? So that's where he went off to. That's a relief, it isn't any good to misplace the dead.

[canadese]

[fuck this guy]

<The possibility had crossed my mind. So far we have been lucky.>

[canadese]

<You don't seem particularly concerned.>

[He's curious more than anything.]

[straycloud]

Huh? I was! It's a problem if you don't know where a body is. There's a lot you can't do if that happens.

[canadese]

[wat]

<Such as?> [RITUALISTICALLY HONORING THEIR DEATH RIGHT.]

[straycloud]

Well, you can't cremate someone if you lose their body. That's pretty bad, right? It's not like there are enough scavengers here to take care of things.

[canadese]

<I am uncertain if you will be able to cremate him. The lab has not responded to any of my attempts to follow up with them.>

voice; un: jace (2/24 evening)

[estrayer]

Another one.

[ This is getting to be a very bad habit. Where are all the people who tried to tell him this ship was safe? ]

Was anything else found at the scene? And if you don't mind my asking, was it a whole body this time, or...parts, like before?

voice; un: altea

[juniberries]

I...am not familiar with anyone by that name, but I do hope you hear from your friend soon. With what has been happening on the ship, I--

[there's a bit of a pause]

Each disappearance is now of concern.

text; un: tonyhawkprosk85

[shenunigans]

have you tried yelling out polo
thats a sure fire way to find marco

voicel un: goku

[rockthemonkey]

Wait, seriously?! Ukoku? He's dead, for sure? Are ya really, really sure?

[Frankly he's just shocked there's someone else on board strong enough to kill him, but that could be confused for friendly concern.]

[canadese]

[Tersely:] <No. It was only his head. And what appeared to be one of those disease-inducing white cylinders humans are so mystifyingly fond of.>

[canadese]

[A pause on his end as well, and what sounds like an inhale.]

<Yes. However, I am confident that Marco is more than capable of taking care of himself.>

[canadese]

is this a joke based on the historically significant human

[canadese]

<I know only what the lab techs felt fit to inform me. So no, I can't confirm for certain whether the body is Ukoku Sanzo's.>

[rockthemonkey]

Oh. [Bummer.] It might not be then. He's a pretty weird guy and he's really strong.

[canadese]

<That is always a possibility. There is no reason the ship's staff could not be lying.>

[rockthemonkey]

Yeah. It sucks, but we can't really count on him bein' dead, I guess.

[Ukoku's castmates are a loving, compassionate bunch.]

[canadese]

<However, if he is not dead, then where is he?>

[Pause.]

<Along with the many other missing.>

[rockthemonkey]

[Hm. Where is Ukoku? Goku feels the hair on his neck stand on end and he looks behind him cautiously before replying. (No one's there.)] ... Probably creeping around or something.

[Shitty crow bastard.]

But you're right, we gotta find the others... Even if they're- ya know... We didn't find all of 'em, right? Just bits and pieces.

[canadese]

<From what I understand, the identities of the other remains have only been confirmed by the ship's lab as well. So those results are about as trustworthy as these.>

[Of course, that begs the question of what is there to gain by convincing them that they're dead when they're not. But then, the whole situation is an increasingly disturbing mystery.]

<Neither possibility is particularly comforting, honestly.>

[shenunigans]

its a joke based on a game based on the historically significant human

[When your heart says sympathise with the poor guy and your brain says everyone loves sarcasm.]

did you try it

[canadese]

no

[No further elaboration required.]

text | encrypted | un: v-nikiforov

[genice]

How long has he been out of contact?