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Everything goes black. Ari's voice is heard coming from somewhere. Ari explains that the ejection pod was hit by the [[debris]]. Casey got hit pretty bad but he is being fixed up with life support and [[artificial senses]]. Zack tells Casey to hang in there and that he will be OK.
Two months later, Zack activates the audio link and starts the system. Ari tells him to switch on the normal [[interface]], and Zack replies, "You've got it." Ari explains to Casey that his mind has been placed a support [[mechanism]]. Zack interrupts and says, "She's trying to say you're a brain in a box, Case." Ari asks Zack if he could let her handle this, and Zack disappears offscreen. Ari allows Casey to have a look at himself — the shape of a machine, with two tubes moving up and down, simulating [[breath]]ing. Ari tells Casey that he may not look the same on the outside but she knows it is him on the inside; she then asks him to respond and if he can, he is to use the virtual interface in front of him to transmit a "yes". Casey responds "yes" and Ari is pleased that it works. Zack explains that the War is over; they destroyed another Vakkar ship causing the rest of the fleet to retreat. It put Ari and Zack out of a job but War is not an enjoyable job. Zack walks over to the controls and Ari explains how Casey is now on board the [[Artemis]], they are salvaging vessels in the [[wiktionary:Sector|Sector]] and that she and Zack cobbled it together with some transports. Zack adds that they also "borrowed" engines from a destroyer that was more powerful inside than outside, and that it seems only fair (where they see it) that there's a lot of [[cargo]] floating around out there, free for the taking. Ari says that they figured Casey was interested in joining them so Zack hardwired him into the ship systems. Zack tells Casey that it is good to have him back and adds in a calm to an action tone of voice, "So uh, what do you say guys? Let's do some hunting!"
50 hours later in the [[Draylak System]], the Artemis has finally picked up something on the scanners. Zack activates the [[view screens]] showing an abandoned [[freighter]] floating in space not far ahead of them. Ari tells Casey to activate his [[remote-controlled probe]] to help them get a better look at the derelick. Casey starts up the [[sub systems]], runs the [[diagnostics]] and [[deploys]] the [[probe]]. The probe glides ahead of the Artemis, freely, as if it is getting used to the functions. Zack asks what it feels like but Ari tells him to knock it off and explains to Casey the guiding system is pretty much [[automatic]] so he can concentrate on the job and that most other functions are up to him.
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