ShipCore: A LitRPG Adventure by Erios909

Author:Erios909 [Erios909]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2024-02-06T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

OMEGA AUTHENTICATION

USD: ~Sixteen weeks since awakening

Location: Unknown Yellow Dwarf, L4 Lagrange Point, nearby Federation Heavy Cruiser wreckage in Debris Cloud #32

It took an entire day for them to return to the heavy cruiser wreckage. As soon as they arrived, Nameless eagerly began collecting scraps and replacement armor from the debris. Alex couldn’t help but notice how the recent events had affected Elis’s mood, and she felt responsible for her companion’s emotional state.

Determined not to let Elis sink deeper into her melancholy, Alex knocked on her door and cautiously peeked inside. Elis lay on her bunk, giving Alex a questioning look.

“Yes?” Elis inquired.

Alex swallowed hard and tried to smile. “Hey, I was wondering if you would come with me. I want to take a look at the neural recording you found.”

Elis hesitated before sitting up and pulling on her jacket. “Might as well. It’s the only thing we have to show for our rescue attempt…”

Alex silently nodded. They made their way to the mess room where they laid out the box beside the holovid player.

“Umm, I wasn’t exactly sure how to work it,” Alex admitted.

Elis chuckled. “Oh, jeez. Yeah, it doesn’t play like a holovid; it’s a neural recording.”

Confused by this revelation, Alex tilted her head.

Elis pulled out a small, round device from the box. “This will replay the memories directly in your mind.”

“Is that safe?” Alex asked with wide eyes.

[Notice: Intense memories and events could cause heightened anxiety, a fight-or-flight response, and induced physiological effects. Avatar is in good health, so these effects are unlikely to cause cardiac arrest or other potentially fatal side effects.]

Elis nodded at Nameless’s explanation while continuing: “It can be pretty intense depending on the settings; I’ll keep it set to low.”

“Okay,” agreed Alex, “but there’s only one, so we can only watch it one at a time?”

Elis sat on the couch and patted the seat beside her. Alex complied, and Elis scooted closer until their bodies touched. She then pressed the device between their temples.

The blush that crept onto Alex’s face was as much a reaction to their close proximity as the gentle touch that sent a pleasant jolt through her. The feeling was…welcome. Her heart skipped a beat when Elis casually draped an arm around her shoulder.

Elis gave her a comforting squeeze, her fingers gently kneading the tension from Alex’s arm. “Relax; it hasn’t even started yet,” she murmured with an undercurrent of amusement.

Alex couldn’t help the flutter in her chest. She knew Elis was referring to the recording, but it was hard to ignore the other, more personal, source of her racing heartbeat. For the first time, someone was touching her, holding her close…and they weren’t trying to harm her. It was an unfamiliar yet oddly soothing feeling.

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