Revelation Chapter 12: Snooze Button

                                    

                                          

Fade in to Church, fuzzily
                          
Church:    What happened? Where am I?
                          
FILSS:    Safety protocols were initiated. Please remain calm.
                          
Church:    Sheila is that you?
                          
FILSS:    Yes.
                          
Church:    What is this place?
                          
FILSS:    Your operator has been injured, or incapacitated, and you are now in recovery mode. You will remain in this state, until such time as you can be extracted by a Recovery Agent, or your operator regains consciousness.
                          
Church:    Wait- you didn't send a recovery beacon, did you? Because that would be really-
                          
FILSS:    Recovery beacons only arm once a unit leaves the facility. This unit has yet to leave the facility. Therefore, we must first en-
                          
Church:    Yeah, yeah, I got it. Is that Tex?
                          
FILSS:    Affirmative. Technically she is not present in this environment, but if you would like to speak to her, I can relay communication through external channels.
                          
Church:    Yes, please.
                          
FILSS:    I am sorry but, she has refused the connection. She should not be able to do that.
                          
Church:    Yeah, that's not surprising. Can you force it through?
                          
FILSS:    I can try, but I would not recommend that action.
                          
Church:    Because it might damage her?
                          
FILSS:    No, I have just learned that when a woman wants to be alone, it is best to leave her alone.
                          
Church:    Myeah, good call. Hey get me outta this but uh, leave her in here until I figure out what to do with her.
                          
FILSS:    Suit yourself.
                          
Tex turns toward him
                          
Church:    Uh... she didn't hear that did she?
                          
FILSS:    Unclear.
                          
Church:    I thought you weren't relaying my messages.
                          
FILSS:    Recovery Mode, disabled.
                          
Church:    You women always stick together. Man I hope she didn't hear that.
                          
Cut to Doc and Wash staring into the cave where the Meta is angry
                          
Washington:    Are you going in or not?
                          
Doc:    Oh do I have a choice? Then not, let me go with that one.
                          
Washington:    Meta, get out here.
                          
Meta:    *something*
                          
Doc:    Yeah I'm definitely gonna stick with 'not', that seemed like the best one of those two choices that you gave me.
                          
Washington:    Get in there.
                          
Doc:    Tell you what: put me back in the wall, I like the wall. It was cozy and it protected me. I miss my wall.
                          
Washington:    You, are utterly useless. I know we brought you along for a reason but for the life of me I can't remember what it is.
                          
Doc:    The important thing is we're becoming friends. They say the bonds of men in combat are as strong as brotherhood.
                          
Washington:    Meta, get out here! Please!
                          
Meta:    *something*
                          
Doc:    Boy he sounds tense. Maybe you should give him a backrub. That wouldn't be weird, right? One Freelancer giving another a backrub?