So… we got I-9 back, as well as Ash’s sniper rifle that was stolen from the ship. Somehow, a doppelganger, disguised as a purple skittermander, made it as far as the warehouse and reassembled Ash’s weapon. Lucky for us, it didn’t know how to use the weapon, and we dispatched it quickly. All the skittermanders working on the dock that happened to be purple, shrieked and started hiding– hopefully they are not still hiding.
I saw security come in just as we liquefied the doppelganger, so I took off with Widget and a case full of disassembled I-9. I’d already procured a new power core, so he just needed put back together. He seems fine, honestly. He said the virus had forced him to go to the shuttle bay, and was to steal a ship and take it to specific coordinates via Driftspace. I-9’s powercore was set to burn up if he didn’t succeed. I realize he didn’t mention if he’d burnt it out himself instead.
He’s off to help Widget with something in security already. Main power has been restored!