The signal
A dormant relay receives a transmission from uncharted space.
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INT. ORBITAL STATION — NIGHT
A dormant relay begins transmitting from beyond the mapped system.
M
MARA
That signal was sent before we arrived.
I
ION
Then someone knew where to find us.
Mara isolates the transmission. Coordinates fill the screen.
OUTLINES · TOGETHER
One story. Every screen.
Plan together on the big screen. Refine a beat on your phone. Keep everyone working from the same shared outline.
Act I · Discovery
An impossible origin
The timestamp predates the station’s arrival.
REdited by RinAct II · Pursuit
The lost vessel
Ion traces the signal to a ship declared lost.
Beyond the map
Its coordinates lead outside the surveyed system.
Act III · Contact
A closing window
The relay begins to fail. There is time for one reply.
The response
Mara sends the station’s coordinates into the dark.
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The SignalR
Shared with Alex
Act I · Discovery
The signal
A dormant relay receives a transmission from uncharted space.
An impossible origin
The timestamp predates the station’s arrival.
REdited by Rin Same board. Up to date.
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