EMERGENCY TRANSMISSION From: IO Station To: Pluto Station, Titan Outpost, Mars Research Base, Starship Sephyr Date: Saturday, 1 September 2142 Lost Contact with Earth and Moon . . . Repeat . . . Lost Contact with Earth and Moon

DO NOT TRY TO CONTACT!

All Mecha sentients have ceased to function by what we can only determine to be a virulent "white out" virus whose origins are unknown. 

It has taken over the Thor weather control system, the TP-Web has gone to full reflectivity, and it has been getting progressively colder very quickly for the last 40 days.

Earth based Weather Satellites reported average Earth surface temperature has dropped to -15° C, before going off line. There may still be human sentients alive there, but communication equipment has been infected and has ceased to operate. 

Tranquility Base attempted to make contact, now it too has also become infected.

DO NOT TRY TO CONTACT OR YOU MAY BECOME INFECTED AS WELL

We are monitoring in passive mode for any news or any signs of life, but it does not look good. We are securing all data in case we too become infected. 

We will have to wait until it is safe before returning to Earth, and that looks like it may be a very long time . . .

Sephyr:

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