Transmission #0012

:: EOS10
:: TO VFADM SPARKS IMMEDIATE 0008

R E D SECTION 01 OF 01 COSMIC 0771

Admiral,

I must report that the situation on EOS10 has escalated.

Following the evacuation of Habitat 1, Engineering attempted to decouple the malfunctioning promenade lights from the primary lighting grid. During this process, they believe they inadvertently triggered an unusual security subroutine embedded in the anomalous lamp now designated Era. The program appears to be defensive in nature and strongly suggests the presence of developing self-preservation logic.

In response to the decoupling attempt, Era appears to have accessed several adjacent lamps and then managed to extend control across the promenade lighting grid. Era then reconfigured multiple zones without authorization and all food court illumination shifted to deep blue. All traveler concourses and docking accessways shifted to saturated vermillion. Command Centers were bathed in an unsettling amber.

The behavioral impact was immediate.

For example, the prolonged deep-blue wash in the food courts induced a collective existential downturn. Verbal activity decreased. Staring increased. Noodle sales spiked sharply as large segments of the population concluded, independently and with conviction, that “soup feels right.” Simultaneously, the vermillion zones produced heightened energy, territorial behavior, and what Security describes as “aggressive social confidence.”

Factional alignment across the station appears to have now formalized. Individuals self-identify as Blue Mornings, Vermillion Afternoons, or members of the Anti-Light Cabal, who are opposed to photons on principle. The New Star group continues to expand. None of these factions agree on what the station lighting should be or why they feel so strongly about it.

Then, at 1700 hours and without warning, all promenade lighting shifted to aggressive crimson across every active sector. Immediately thereafter, Era went dark. Power to the affected grid collapsed. The Anti-Light Cabal has claimed responsibility for the event, characterizing it as “a transitional strike” in pursuit of evolutionary adaptation toward total utopian darkness. Sabotage has prevented multiple sections from restoring illumination.

At present, only Section Alpha remains lit. While the Vermillion Afternoons and Blue Mornings are engaged in a territorial dispute over the remaining illuminated promenade zones, the Anti-Light Cabal has used the distraction to consolidate control of several access corridors.

Engineering and Science still believe the anomaly originates in adaptive algorithms within the new lighting grid and propose that those algorithms may be vulnerable to manipulation by tachyon emissions, given the earlier phase variance. They have proposed a full system reset. Or, in their words, to “turn it off and on again.” Command has authorized the attempt.

I will report further developments.
End of relevant anomaly report.

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:: RETROACTIVE MORALE AUGMENTATION
:: SUBJECT — BRIGGON SNOW, AKA XANDER

This photo has provoked warm and comforting memories. I hope it has for you as well.
End retroactive morale augmentation.

:: EXTENDED STATION UPDATE

Admiral, the PMA has won another court victory against the proprietors of Chéz Levi in their ongoing battle over the number 10. The convening authority of the JAG Corp has denied Chéz Levi’s motion to imprison every 10th member of the PMA staff in the brig, or in the alternative, walk them “off the plank” through Airlock 10.

Chéz Levi filed a notice of interlocutory appeal immediately thereafter, and Sector 51 JAG has assumed jurisdiction over the case until the issues is resolved. The JAG attempted to appoint appellate counsel for Chéz Levi, to which the proprietors have announced they take “great offense.” They have declared the JAG’s action to an assault on the throne, and later challenged the convening authority to a duel. I will report back when the court responds.

That is it for now. Remember, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. Head toward the light, Admiral.

COSMIC
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Station Efficiency Ratio :: 90.7%
Anomaly Probability Index :: 83.9
Crew Wellness Index :: 90.2
> Physical Health:: 92.3%
> Emotional Health:: 91.4%
> Hydration Compliance:: 84.4%
/RED//STATION LOG 8463-A ///EOS10
COSMIC 1.0.24
END TRANSMISSION