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Part 8: Control

Down

Definitely Human

Performing Arts, Science Fiction, Fiction, Arts

4.4619 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2020

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Without contact from Mission Control, and no way to manually ascend to the surface themselves, the crew of the Virgil submarine are essentially trapped in The Bottomless Pit. Still numb with shock, Marion tries her best to remain calm, but Charlie believes there’s a conspiracy to uncover. 


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0:40.3

The So this is what they were up to all along, is it?

1:09.0

Tell us we're going down to explore the ocean and then lock us out of the controls when we start thinking for ourselves. I'm sure there's a rational explanation for all this. Really, Marcus, even after they've seized control of our submarine, you're still on their side? Of course he is! I suppose they've made you here to keep an eye on us, didn't they? They're wild, you little worm! Oh, worm. Hey now, I'm just as upset as the rest of you, but there's no use panicking, and there's certainly no need for name-calling. What was the scheme, Wild? Send us to the bottom of the ravine with the illusion of control to see what was down there, and if it's dangerous, then we'll be the guinea pigs. That's ridiculous. Advantage aren't like that.

1:44.9

Or do they want to see how we'd react to captivity?

1:46.9

Okay, Captain, I think you need to calm down.

1:49.7

Well, well, well.

1:51.4

So you're taking their side, I, Mr. Jansen?

1:54.0

I should have known.

1:55.2

There are no sides, Charlie, and there's no scheme either.

1:59.5

This is a science mission, and you're just freaking out. No one's out to get you. I can't believe you'd think I was some kind of spy. I'll drop the act, Wild. What do you claim to add to this mission? You have no technical skills. You don't seem to know any more science than Dr. Strayker or Dr. Frame, and you certainly have no idea how to handle yourself in the sea. You're a mole! Right, right, that is a very serious allegation, Mr. Dresden, and I don't think I appreciate your tone. You're a Fink, a dirty rat. That's enough, Charlie. Right, you're being extremely unprofessional. Get off my bridge, Fink! Oh, for God's sake. I am going to leave,

2:35.1

but not because you said so. I'm going because you're completely out of order here, and I think

2:40.2

you need to take a long, hard look at yourself. Tell it to your pay, masters.

2:47.0

What the hell's wrong with you, Charlie? It's bad enough that we don't know what's going on at mission control and that Virgil's gone haywire, we don't need you being an asshole too. We need to stick together. We were never together, Stryker. I was supposed to be the captain of this vessel and you were all supposed to be the crew, but then you tried to turn it into some kind of hippie commune and now we've been stabbed in the back.

3:09.0

What a mess.

3:10.7

That is... That's just a bizarre takeaway from this situation.

3:14.3

Clearly, if we're going to find out what's actually going on,

3:17.9

we need to restore communications as quickly as possible.

3:21.2

Sam, do you think you could get on that?

3:22.7

No problem.

3:23.5

And I'll see if there's some way to override the override.

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