A robotic voice, smooth and eerily calm, echoed through the chamber: "Override accepted. Sequence 930_a617a0f9_34363 initiated. Purging toxins. Welcome back, Commander."
As he hit 'Enter,' the floor began to vibrate. Deep in the belly of the earth, massive rusted gears groaned into motion. Overhead, the long-dead ventilation fans gave a stuttering cough, then began to spin with a high-pitched whine. 930_a617a0f9_34363
Elias pulled a crumpled, yellowed slip of paper from his pocket. On it, written in his grandfather’s shaky hand, were thirteen characters: . He typed them in slowly. 930 : The department code for Planetary Life Support. A robotic voice, smooth and eerily calm, echoed