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Host ship identified. The Far Flinger. Class B47065. Crew 2. Crew Members: Captain Markus Venkel, First Lieutenant Ryan Tarsen. Mission Destination: Mirach Star Orbit.

Please enter name:

>tarsen, ryan

Good afternoon, Lieutenant Tarsen. Confessional is PsyCorp’s next generation emotional therapy software. Confessional helps you address the psychological problems specific to deep space travel faster and more securely than ever before. New feature implementations include religious preference settings and empathy folders.

Please choose a title for this Confession file to enable you to access your results in future.

>murder

Thank you. File name: MURDER

Lieutenant Tarsen, please enter a brief description of your confession.

>i’ve murdered Venkel
>i’ve fucking murdered Venkel
>this fucking junk ship didn’t registered his loss of vital signal
>it thinks the bastard’s still alive
>i should be in control n#

Word limit 30.

Please refine vocabulary. Word not recognised: FUCKING. Word not recognised: BASTARD

>i murdered venkel
>you understand that?

Thank you. Analysis of your confession indicates issues of anger and anxiety.

Please select the word that best describes how you are feeling. Hurt. Threatened. Stressed. Ashamed.

>fucking piece of crap this is the only damn programme responding on this damn shi#

Please select the word that best describes how you are feeling. Hurt. Threatened. Stressed. Ashamed.

>fuckin#

Please select the word that best describes how you are feeling. Hurt. Threatened. Stressed. Ashamed.

>threatened

What or who do you feel is threatening, Lieutenant Tarsen?

>i can’t fly the damn ship and the computer’s not responding
>it didn’t register venkel’s loss of signal
>fucking corpse is still captain

Would it be right to say you feel your colleagues are not responding to you, Lieutenant Tarsen

>like hell they are

How do you feel your colleagues relate to you, Lieutennant Tarsen?

>they don’t
>damn ship doesn’t respond to anything
>the co-ordinate readings are dead

Do you feel you have attempted to confront your colleagues about this issue, Lieutenant Tarson?

>you could say that
>venkel’s dead

Is grief an issue, Lieutenant Tarson?

>no

Does that worry you?

>no
>bastard would’ve killed me otherwise

If you are not worried, how can I help?

>you can tell the damn computer venkel is dead
>tell it to hand the controls to me
>send a message home to tell them about the malfunction
>i should be captain

Analysis of your query indicates issues relating to home and loss of control. Do you miss home, Lieutenant Tarson?

>tell the computer to contact home

Do you desire contact, Lieutenant Tarson?

>i need contact with the computer
>or with home

Why do you feel you need contact, Lieutenant Tarson?

>i can’t steer the damn ship
>the controls won’t work
>the air locks won’t open
>i can’t get rid of Venkel’s body

Analysis of your answer indicates issues of introversion and repression.

>i’m trying to tell you
>I’m trapped in here with a dead body

You feel trapped, Lieutenant Tarsen?

>yes
>please
>tell the computer
>tell them at base

Thank you Lieutenant Tarsen. Your psychological analysis is complete. The file will now be transmitted to your base for analysis and response... PLEASE WAIT

>thank god

The connection to base could not be found. Connection status requires authorisation by ship's Captain. Please check your connection terminal and try again. Restarting.

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