┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ TRANSMISSION INTERCEPT // CLASSIFICATION: SEIZED │ │ SOURCE: MARATHON COLONY SHIP // DATE: 2794.███ │ │ STATUS: PARTIAL DECODE // SIGNAL DEGRADED │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ AUTOMATED BEACON // MARATHON COLONIAL VESSEL CURRENT POSITION: ███████ LIGHTYEARS FROM SOL TIME TO DESTINATION: 94 YEARS REMAINING ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ POPULATION STATUS: ├── CRYO STORAGE: 24,789 COLONISTS ├── ACTIVE CREW: 127 ├── AI SYSTEMS: 3 OPERATIONAL └── CASUALTIES SINCE LAUNCH: REDACTED MESSAGE FRAGMENT [PERSONAL LOG - UNAUTHORIZED]: ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ...never asked to be here. None of us did. They selected us, told us it was an HONOR. Said we were PIONEERS. Said Mars would be PROUD. Mars. I've never seen Mars. My grandparents never saw Mars. We were born in transit. We will die in transit. Our children will land on Tau Ceti IV knowing nothing of the world we supposedly represent. And Mars? Mars lost its moon for this. Are they proud? Does anyone still remember? Does anyone still care about D̴̛̫E̸̢̛I̶͓̐M̶͙̌O̴̳͝S̷̱̋? ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ░░░ SIGNAL LOST ░░░ SIGNAL LOST ░░░ SIGNAL LOST ░░░ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ They remember. Even 200 years into the void. The theft echoes. [ NEXT INTERCEPT ] [ THE SKY ] [ WHO ARE YOU ]