Iron Lung

The stars are gone.

The planets have disappeared.

There were barely enough of us left to give the end to name--

the Quiet Rapture.

I'm seeing a discrepancy in...

No, it's well within acceptable limits.

Uh, proceeding with the mission.

Supplies dwindle.

Infrastructure crumbles.

Too few to rebuild, too many to feed.

Humanity decays.

But don't despair, my sons.

I tell you now that there is more to these moons

than meets the eye.

The Consolidation--

they hide their technology, their people.

They won't tell you what they found, but I will.

One moon stands apart from the rest.

And in the darkness of that moon...

...an ocean of blood.

Beginning the descent.

Mission clock started.

Exploration of AT-5 under way.

How's it looking down there, convict?

Ready to do some good for a change?

Yeah.

Let's get this done.

Roger that.

Cruising depth in roughly two minutes.

Stand by.

I'm seeing some voltage irregularities

on the instruments,

so keep an eye out for sparks or flames

or anything like that.

Flames? Why would there be flames?

I don't know. That's why I warned you.

You did test this thing, right?

This is the test.

But you're welded in as tight as we could make it,

and that ship's a tank.

Just keep an eye on your depth while you're down there.

The terrain can be unpredictable,

so make sure you're not wandering down

too far into the red.

It can take pressure, but there's a limit.

Hey, Captain,

the-- the hull's starting to feel it, that glass.

Alright. Closing porthole shielding.

Hey, what is it exactly you want me to find?

You haven't told me what it is.

We don't know. You're the first one down.

All we have are surface scans.

That's why you're there--

Well, one of the reasons.

You know, we salvaged that glass from Filament Station.

Not a scratch on it.

I know, right? Pretty lucky.

Funny how some things survive and others don't.

Approaching maximum depth.

30 seconds.

Hey, um...

Hey, are you hearing this?

Hello? Hey.

Uh, hey, you said not to go into the red!

We're in the red!

Head to the coordinates of the map

and catalog as instructed

and we'll consider your penance served.

Be careful.

- Good-- - Hey! Hey!

You can't be serious.

You can't be serious.

You can't be serious.

Okay.

Fuck me.

50.

Camera.

That's useful.

Okay. One down...

five to go.

Oxygen.

Way off.

That's not even on the map.

Maybe...

Hey...

What do I do if I find something not on the map?

You're not just pretending you can't hear me, right?

Why is it so fucking hot down here?

What the fuck?

...what's your stat...

Are you reading me? What's your status?

Yeah, I'm here.

...ship damaged. Did you fall?

Uh-- Uh, I-I-I don't know.

Was that you?

...hull damaged...

I dunno. Is it?!

You didn't tell me that there would be anything down here!

Okay, calm down.

Just tell me if there's a problem with the ship.

We need to know if the ship is damaged

before we send you back down.

Back-- Back down.

Back? No way.

No fucking way!

I'm done. I'm done.

So just bring me back up and throw me in prison.

I'm not doing this!

Is. There. Damage?!

Just tell me if there is a problem with the sub.

Because if you fell, the hull could be punctured,

which means a leak, which means flooding, which means you die.

The sub...

um, seems fine.

Good. Good.

I can't see much, but it seems like the hull is in one piece.

So we're gonna check on your progress

while we wait for the ocean to settle back down.

Hey, do you think we can get any pictures?

What, at that depth?

I mean, you could get a couple, maybe.

Yeah, well, it might take it a while to settle, so go ahead.

Uh, "settle"--

mm, what does that mean?

Um, is that why everything was shaking?

Essentially, yeah.

The bottom isn't exactly rock.

Just layers of congealed blood and gas bubbles.

I wasn't lying when I said it wasn't stable.

- Hey... - What?

You're gonna want to see this,

the most recent picture.

Holy shit. Convict, did you...

Did you find a skeleton?

Yeah.

Yeah. Uh, yeah. And there was something else. - This could just be rocks.

Can you get me a higher resolution?

What rock has teeth? Look at this. - Are you really asking that?

- Yes, I am. - Convict, are you absolutely sure that it was a skeleton?

Yeah. I've seen a skeleton before.

How stupid do you think I am?

We're pulling you up. Stand by. - What?

All hands, prepare for recovery.

13's coming up ahead of schedule.

We might have found something.

Make sure Jack's moving.

He just rotated off duty.

He'll be pissy but I need welds I can count on. -

You. Get me maps.

I want scans going from 13's last location.

Keep walking him out 100 meters at a time

until we're back down there.

Call up anything that looks different from before.

What?

No. Don't bother.

Won't make a difference if we don't get down there in time.

No, they don't need to know either.

Not yet anyway.

Bringing you in now.

Okay.

Okay. Uh...

So now what?

Alright. We're clear.

How's his oxygen?

Hey. So, uh-- So what's the deal?

- Am I done? - How's your oxygen?

See any leaks?

Uh, um, uh, yeah. I'm down a light.

But-- But, yeah, maybe. There might be a leak.

Uh, there was some blood dripping in,

and then there's some kind of liquid building up on the walls.

I don't know-- I don't know what it was.

It's just condensation.

I know what condensation-- Look, it doesn't matter.

You just warn the next person that goes down what I found.

There's something alive down there.

Hey, Captain.

You're gonna want to see this.

We got pictures?

Hmm.

Punch in tighter.

If there are more of these things down there, we might...

Whoa. Does he have enough oxygen?

No. Don't bother. We got to move fast.

- We can't lose this. - Captain, you sure he doesn't need more air

before he goes back down?

You know, just in case?

I'll worry about that. You notify the council.

Yeah. You got it.

Oh, yeah?

Hey, yeah. So I found something, right--

something good?

We downloaded the pictures.

Sure looks like a skeleton to me.

So come on. Get me out of here.

I can't. Like I said, you're welded in.

We take the time to get you out of here,

we might miss the opportunity.

Another slip, might go somewhere that we can't get it.

So I'm gonna give you something to take a sample.