In the center of the circle stands Captain Valerio. His mouth is moving, but the voice coming out is not his. It is a chorus of forty-seven voices, layered on top of each other, whispering a single phrase over and over:
My heart. Beating in a box, singing the same Milet chorus. Stranded on Santa Astarta -v1.1.0 Beta- -Doc Ba...
“The beta is stable. The patient is the vector. Patch 1.1.0 is love. Patch 1.1.0 is home.” In the center of the circle stands Captain Valerio