Part 24: Beyond

Down

Definitely Human

Performing Arts, Science Fiction, Fiction, Arts

4.4 • 619 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The crew of the DSV Virgil have survived horrors and catastrophes, and now it seems too much to hope for survival, let alone salvation. But Marion, Sam and Marcus will not accept defeat. In the past, present or future, in this world or the next, there must be some sliver of a chance. Maybe that will be enough.

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0:00.0	Definitely Human
0:02.0	Definitely Human down. Still no word from the missing submarine DSV Virgil,
0:33.7	currently exploring what has been described as the deepest point on the earth's surface.
0:38.3	Contact was lost with the crew.
0:40.3	I think that's enough of that.
0:42.3	You're handling the publicity?
0:44.3	All very heroic.
0:45.3	Tragic event. Noble sacrifice for human endeavour.
0:50.3	That kind of thing.
0:51.3	We'll probably set up a charity fund.
0:53.3	Or maybe just a sizable donation to a charity fund,
0:57.7	something like that. And the loss of life? It was always factored into our mission planning as a
1:03.7	potential outcome. We were prepared for it, and the board were briefed, unless you're getting squeamish, van luteans don't be ridiculous laura i just don't think
1:14.5	we need to greet the situation with such relish point taken and we have the data it was transmitting up to the
1:19.9	point we lost contact with virgil it's pretty exciting stuff we take ownership of the discovery
1:25.8	it's safe to say we'll be exceeding our quarterly targets for the next few years.
1:30.0	And after we lost contact?
1:31.6	We've checked.
1:32.9	The recorders are still running.
1:35.0	There was a spike of activity about 2,100 last night.
1:38.4	We think the ascent system has triggered,
1:40.4	which means the data recorder should be heading up to a level where it can start transmitting to us.
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