He cannot be serious.
“Can you hear me, Maeve? Please respond”
Her mouth stayed shut.
“Can you hear me?”
Maeve pressed the button to respond. “No, I’ve never taken control of the ship. I’m sure the Captain would be much better; she is much better.”
The male voice responded. “I have been examining the schematics of the ship. Your control room is set up for internal communications only. It must be done from your location, and it needs to be done now, I’m afraid.
There is a backup ability to take control at your location. You need to listen and do exactly as I say.”
Maeve bites her lip. “Okay.”
“Come on, you have ruled large Empires. You can do this. First of all, I need you to press the orange button on your console.”
Was he referencing the games I play? How does he know about that? There’s no way. Look, need to concentrate on the here and now.
She presses the button. Her screen momentarily turns a bright orange. “What’s happening?”
The male voice calms her. “It’s okay. I now need you to enter the following code. The screen may go blank and the communications may be temporarily interrupted, but don’t be alarmed – C865322567.”
She enters the code.
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