I would not have left Widget behind! And I can’t believe he would stay behind on purpose. And, he is still conscious? After at least two weeks? He’s badly damaged on the surface, but I can fix him. The only real problem, other than the fact that he has a gravball collectable card from four years in our future, is that I already have Widget hovering beside me.
So, we had joined with the Stewards’ crew on the Arbitor to find our supposedly wrecked ship (while actually having left the ship on Absalom Station for upgrades). I enjoyed my time in engineering, and our bots had a good time getting into minor trouble on the ship too. But then, after a bit over five days, we found the wreck. There is no doubt in my mind that it is our ship. Same paint; same name on the side. Even with a few minor changes like locations of weaponry, I was able to go onto the bridge and found some recognizable claw marks from Brock. No Brock there, of course, as he was on the Arbitor with I-9 and their crew. Most of the bridge was wrecked, and there are holes from what looks like weapon fire. Ash was pulling data storage and other important parts of our computers, and Sresaka was checking the starboard side of the ship– what was left of it, while Lexx and I were going down the hall room by room, confirming our fears. And then we found I-9. He was embedded and fused with a corridor wall. They wanted me to wake him for a few seconds to find out what happened. And, I know he wouldn’t technically be in pain, but, our bots are my friends and I can’t do that to him without his consent. So, the guys are cutting that section of the wall out so I can deal with this later, back on the Arbitor. We moved on down to engineering. I had not felt anyone else on board, but of course, Widget wasn’t touching the floor or walls; he was caught up in some cables, and melted enough on the outside that he couldn’t free himself. I have him safely now. How could I have left him behind? I hope we can piece together what happened from what we bring back. Do I have two Widgets now?
And where is Venn?