Into The Gate
Morgan's Gate Colony Ship
Bus: I think we're approaching the Morgan's Gate..
Ravenna: We're going to have to make a run for it as soon as we dock.
Bus: We should be passing through the airlock right about now.
Bus: I think the coast is clear. You'd think they'd guard this area a little more to keep people from trying to leave.
Ravenna: No doubt. Well, let's go.
Bus: I don't have a map of this place so I guess we'll have to get to the city level and ask around.
Ravenna: Sounds like a plan. I want to hear how people are coping with being forced into this, too.
Ravenna: Looks like we need to go that way...
Ravenna: Look at this, Bus! I can't believe how many people are here already!
Bus: This place... is packed. Wasn't expecting this.
Ravenna: They look surprisingly okay. Let's talk to some of them.
Passenger: Hello there. Are you new here?
Ravenna: Yeah, just got here today.
Passenger: I see. I hope they weren't too rough with you.
Ravenna: Rough? Like how?
Passenger: Some people don't react well to the marking.
Ravenna: Oh... um... "marking"?
Passenger: Everyone is implanted with a tracking chip upon arrival. I mean that.
Ravenna: Oh, yeah... sure, nah, it went okay... heh heh.
Passenger: That's good to hear. They want to keep track of everyone to make sure they don't go into restricted areas, you know?
Ravenna: How do you feel about all of this?
Passenger: Shhh! Not so loud! Didn't they send you to orientation?
Ravenna: Oh... um... sure! I just... uh... kind of dozed off during that... Yeah.
Ravenna: Heh, heh, heh...
Passenger: Well, young lady, you're an interesting one. I guess I can share a few thoughts with you.
Passenger: To tell the truth, they don't take well to dissent here. Still... there are rumors of a passenger takeover.
Ravenna: I figured there should be something like that.
Passenger: It's no secret that most of us aren't happy about having our lives permanently uprooted.
Ravenna: Are you even allowed to say goodbye to your friends and family?
Passenger: Huh? You're asking some strange questions.
Passenger: Sure, sometimes. Usually, entire families are drafted to migrate. I guess there were some exceptions, however.
Ravenna: I heard a much different story in the news... but I can see how that might be. How about you?
Passenger: My immediate family is here. We're livid about never seeing our extended family again, to say the least.
Passenger: Let's just keep this low-key but there's a growing resistance movement here. Most of us want to return to Earth.
Ravenna: I figured that. I'm not staying here if I can help it.
Passenger: Listen... be careful spreading this but there's a meeting tonight...
Bus: Hey Rave, this guy over here knows how to reach the lab area.
Ravenna: Sorry, let me get right back to you, okay?
Passenger: Sure, no rush.
Bus: Sorry to interrupt, Rave. I think I found someone who knows the layout of this place pretty well.
Ralph: Hey, there. So, yeah... rumor has it there's top-secret equipment on level 4-B.
Bus: How do we get there?
Ralph: If something gets in your way...
Bus: Look, we didn't come here for 228-year-old movie quotes, pal.
Ralph: Fair enough. There's an elevator over there. I'll leave it to you to figure out the access codes, alright?
Bus: Sounds good to me. Thanks buddy.
Ravenna: Bus, we should figure out what to do if something gets in our way. It's not like we can just "turn"...
Bus: Unfortunately, I don't know what to expect here.
Ravenna: There's the elevator.
Bus: Well, the access code was easy enough to brute force through the local network here.
Bus: Really, it's disturbing that there's no link to the global network. It's completely isolated.
Ravenna: Yeah... I don't like that at all. I can't call home from here!
Bus: This is gonna complicate things.
Bus: What in the world is that thing...?!
Ravenna: I'm thinkin' trouble.
