[There's a little flicker of hope in Terra's expression when the stranger actually has answers to give.
A little flicker of hope followed by complete bewilderment.
Redundant power grid? Backup? Accessible terminals? Abused systems?
Terra stares openly for a moment. All of that certainly must mean something. Probably something important, too. He's gotta try and wrap his head around this... somehow.]
We're not messing with anything in the stasis unit because the pods are still working the way they're supposed to... keeping everyone alive and asleep? And we... don't want to do anything that might accidentally change that? [He hazards a guess at the first part, glancing briefly over his shoulder at the door he's been guarding.
The second part, the terminals and systems part... ... ...Yeah, he's got nothing. But it does get him thinking.]
You understand how all these... machine things... work? [He gestures with his free hand to the walls around them.] These computers and other devices? ... Sir.
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A little flicker of hope followed by complete bewilderment.
Redundant power grid? Backup? Accessible terminals? Abused systems?
Terra stares openly for a moment. All of that certainly must mean something. Probably something important, too. He's gotta try and wrap his head around this... somehow.]
We're not messing with anything in the stasis unit because the pods are still working the way they're supposed to... keeping everyone alive and asleep? And we... don't want to do anything that might accidentally change that? [He hazards a guess at the first part, glancing briefly over his shoulder at the door he's been guarding.
The second part, the terminals and systems part... ... ...Yeah, he's got nothing. But it does get him thinking.]
You understand how all these... machine things... work? [He gestures with his free hand to the walls around them.] These computers and other devices? ... Sir.