Initianal Containment Audio Log Transcript
Date: 02/04/1962
Containment Team: Mobile Task Force Sigma-9 “Underminers”
Team Lead: SG-9 Nelson
Team Members: SG-9 Marks, SG-9 Ruben, SG-9 Khan
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[[BEGIN LOG]]
SG-9 Nelson: And radio’s up. You guys good?
SG-9 Marks: I’m good.
SG-9 Ruben: Ditto.
SG-9 Khan: What she said.
Site Command: Alright Sigma-9, you know the drill. Contain quietly. No need for this to get loud. Standby.
SG-9 Nelson: Copy. Alright Underminers, let’s get in there. Stay cool, keep your eyes peeled. This mine is a maze, so there’s a good chance we might get separated. Shoot anything that moves. (Pauses) Unless it’s a civilian or one of us. Keep in mind we’ll be going underground, so radio may get garbled.
Site Command: Underminers, you are clear to begin containment.
SG-9 Marks: ‘Bout time.
Site Command: Keep in radio contact and let us know if you see or hear anything unusual.
SG-9 Marks: Copy. Over and out.
SG-9 Nelson: Really?
SG-9 Marks: What? I’ve always wanted to say that.
Team descends into mine for approximately four minutes.
SG-9 Nelson: How we looking?
SG-9 Ruben: No visual.
SG-9 Khan: Same.
SG-9 Marks: Just a whole lotta nothing. Honestly for something that caused an entire mine to shut down, I was expecting something more - (Screeching sound) the [[EXPLETIVE REDACTED]]?!
SG-9 Nelson: The hell was that?!
Site Command: Underminers, we got it on our end too.
SG-9 Khan: And?
Site Command: That sound matches no known animal in our database. It’s definitely our mark. Proceed with caution.
SG-9 Marks: No [[EXPLETIVE REDACTED]] Sherlock! What, did you think we weren’t going to use caution? That’s literally rule one! If you think …
SG-9 Ruben: Shut up, Marks. We got a job to do.
SG-9 Marks: Oh, right. Sorry.
SG-9 Khan: What is going to shut you up?
SG-9 Marks: Oh, sorry.
Team continues decent for another three minutes minutes, at which point visual contact with subject is made. Aside from the occasional screeching sound, nothing of note particularly happens.
SG-9 Marks: How deep does this mine go?
SG-9 Nelson: Target spotted.
SG-9 Ruben: Confirmed.
Site Command: Copy that Sigma-9.
SG-9 Marks: Ugly little bastard. (Screach)
Site Command: Begin containment, MTF Sigma-9.
SG-9 Nelson: Khan you take lead. (Pause) Khan? Where the hell’s Khan?
SG-9 Marks: Honestly he says so little I totally forgot he was here.
SG-9 Ruben: I’m not his keeper.
SG-9 Nelson: Crap. Khan, you there? (pause) Khan respond.
SG-9 Marks: Hey Ruben, ten bucks says he’s dead.
SG-9 Ruben: Hm? (yawns) Sure, whatever.
SG-9 Nelson: Repeat, Khan Respond! Dammit Khan! Pick up!
SG-9 Khan: (noticeably straining) Oh, hey guys. Where are we?
SG-9 Marks: Dammit.
SG-9 Nelson: Khan, we’re on a - (Screach)
SG-9 Khan: Forget it. I don’t care. Too tired.
SG-9 Marks: Seriously? Even I wouldn’t use an excuse that lame.
SG-9 Nelson: Quiet Marks. (yawns) For once. Khan, you’d better have a damn good explanation. screech On second thought, nevermind, he’ll just hold us back. We’ll get him on the way back. We’ve got bigger fish to fry. Marks, Ruben, let’s get this thing.
SG-9 Marks: Right.
SG-9 Ruben: I would prefer not to. (screach)
SG-9 Marks: What?!
SG-9 Nelson: Ruben, (yawns) you’d better have a damn good explanation.
SG-9 Ruben: It just seems so stressful and hard. I’m way to tired to deal with this crap.
SG-9 Marks: What?! (Screach) Ruben, you were just ready to kick ass and take names!
SG-9 Ruben: Yeah, but that was like an hour ago.
SG-9 Marks: It was literally five minutes ago! Nelson, help me out here.
SG-9 Nelson: She’s right.
SG-9 Marks: Exactly! Wait, what?
SG-9 Nelson: She’s right. We can’t contain that thing. It looks even more powerful than 682. (Screach) Why bother?
SG-9 Marks: What! That thing is pathetic compared to that stupid lizard! We can take it down easy!
SG-9 Nelson: Marks, you’re young. You don’t have much experience. I do. We can’t take it down.
SG-9 Marks: Fine. Give up. I’m not going down without a fight! (yawns) Come at me! Give me (pause) your best (pause) shot. (yawns) Wait, why am I so tired all of a sudden.
(Screach)
SG-9 Marks: Wait, that’s it. (groans) Site Command (pants) come in.
Site Command: This is Site Command.
SG-9 Marks: Command, this thing (groans) I think, (pause) I think this thing’s a cognitohazard.
Site Command: Explain. Every bit of intel you have could be useful.
SG-9 Marks: Every time it screams, (groans) my gear feels like (pause) it gets five pounds heavier. (at this point, a soft sound is heard. SG-9 Marks has evidently fallen over.) I’m almost completely drained. Don’t think I’ll last much longer. Already got the others. I’m, I’m all that’s left.
Site Command: Copy. Get out of there. Advance to the (pause) Scratch that. Just get as
SG-9 Marks: Right. On. My. ((pause) I can’t. (pause) Too (pause) tired.
[[END LOG]]