Atomica Page #4

[clicking, hissing continue]

[cries out, gasps]

[sighs]

[gasps] Wha...

You were screaming.

I was concerned.

It was just a nightmare.

About your dad?

You said his name.

It's this place.

I'm fine.

Could've fooled me.

My dad euthanized my grandmother

when I was seven.

[Klaxon blaring]

[blaring continues]

[Robinson coughs]

Fan's not working.

Look, look!

N-No, that's impossible.

Just reset the console.

All of your readings have been off.

[Abby] I'm sure that's it.

[blaring stops]

[machinery whirring]

Whew. Okay.

That helped, but look.

It's still...

It's not movin'.

Okay.

[Beeping]

I'm gonna check it out.

You just... stay here.

Okay.

[door opens]

[machinery rumbling]

[Robinson] What happened?

Did you go back in there?

Huh? What?

[Abby] The fan.

I can't.

I don't have access.

Remember?

What are you accusing me of?

I'm sorry.

It... It's not possible,

unless somebody

sabotaged the engine room.

It just... it can't... it can't happen.

[sighs]

I need to get the comms back up.

Get back in touch with HQ.

This is beyond me now.

Okay, how serious is it?

Do we need to evacuate?

No. As long as the other fan is up,

it'll take days before the gases

build up to a dangerous level.

Zek.

We are experiencing unprecedented

shutdown of the machine and fan.

Requesting immediate

emergency facility repair team.

Reason for the shutdown is unknown.

A fan is down.

How does that make sense?

With Auxilisun systems,

a fan cannot go down unless...

Someone sabotaged it.

Signing off.

[strumming]

I don't like him being here.

He's handcuffed.

You don't know him like I do.

[plucking guitar string]

Look, why don't you let me

watch him for a while.

No, I got it.

You've got a job to do.

It's under control.

You can't just stand here

all night watching him.

I got this.

He wakes up...

he moves...

call me.

[plays guitar]

[sighing]

[heart monitor beeping]

[clicking, hissing]

- Wha...

- It's... It's okay.

- What?

- It's okay.

What is this... What is this place?

Where am I?

You're at Auxilisun Gibson Desert North.

- Gibson Desert North?

- Robinson. He's awake.

Robinson. Robinson?

Oh.

[chuckles] Okay.

- Okay?

- Thank God.

Wha... What?

Why am I...

I'm Abby Dixon. I'm the facilities

engineer from Auxilisun.

I was flown in.

What happened to me?

Just relax, and, uh,

we'll get you up to speed.

- [Zek] Uh...

- Dr. Sale told me to say hello.

Dr. Jeffrey Sale?

Three years in his class,

and then I was his intern.

He got me my first job

interview at Auxilisun.

[chuckles] He told me to tell you hi.

Oh. We haven't talked since I came here.

Jeffrey and I got our master's together.

I was in his wedding party.

Yeah.

He's got some very nice things

to say about you.

He made 'em up then.

[laughs]

Well, he says that

you are the most brilliant

nuclear containment scientist

that he's ever had the pleasure to meet.

[Abby] Here.

[Panting]

Hello.

Thank you, Robinson.

You're welcome.

How do you feel?

[handcuffs rattle] What's this for?

Do you not remember what happened

with the night that you left?

I can't recall.

- You went a little crazy.

- You had a nervous breakdown.

[Robinson] So that is, unfortunately,

the reason why you're in handcuffs.

For our safety,

but primarily for your safety.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

I'm not feeling well.

I'm gonna lie down.

[Robinson] Yeah, right. Relax.

Do you have a, um,

personal hygiene kit?

I just think... it'd make

Dr. Zek feel a lot better

to not have a week's worth

of desert filth all over him.

- You want me to go get it?

- I'll be fine.

Two minutes.

[door opens, closes]

Dr. Zek?

Is there something

you're not telling me?

Come here.

I have to know that I can trust you.

Well, of course you can trust me.

Dr. Jeffrey Sale's son,

tell me about him.

He's in his... 20s.

He just got married. I haven't

actually met him in person, but...

Tell me the truth about

Jeffrey Sale's son, now.

He's not Dr. Sale's real son.

[sighs] His wife was pregnant

when he met her, but I'm not

supposed to tell anyone that.

- Nobody knows that.

- I know. I know.

Except people worth trusting.

[sighing] Okay.

That man...

...isn't Robinson Scott.

What?

Dr. Zek,

you acted like you knew him.

Well, I had to. I'm handcuffed here.

The only reason he's not killing me is

because you think that

he's Robinson Scott.

Okay, look. The other night,

I was in my lab, alone.

I was working. And then suddenly,

there was a breach.

And Robinson...

the real Robinson Scott,

he went out to check it out, and he was

obviously overpowered by this guy.

And then this man, he found me.

I left Robinson.

So if this isn't... Robinson Scott,

then how did this person get here?

We're in the middle of the red zone.

I have no idea. He must have been

dropped in. I'm not sure. I don't know.

Do you know anything

about what he wants?

We need to get out of here.

We don't have much time.

So when's your next scheduled pickup?

I told them that I'd contact them.

Sh*t. Are the comms still down?

Yes, but the antenna on your buggy.

I can hot-wire it, use the universal

comm hub to get a signal.

Good. Then you send out

a Code 7 distress call,

but you can't let him know

that you sent it.

As long as he believes that you

don't know the truth, we'll be okay.

We will.

And why wouldn't he just kill us?

And he hasn't tried to kill you yet?

He needs you for something.

I'm setting up my two-way

tuned into my frequency.

So while I'm gone, if he comes back,

I'll hear everything that happens.

Good. Thanks. Abby.

Yeah.

We can do this.

[child giggling]

[beep] [Zek on comm]

Abby, he's here.

He's coming.

Okay. Here we go.

Where?

[chuckles] Where?

[beeping]

We have a problem.

Robinson is not Robinson.

Somebody broke into the facility.

That's why Dr. Zek attempted to escape.

We need help immediately.

So lie back.

Just lay your head back.

There.

Must feel nice.

Get that desert grime off you.

If you just put your hand down.

Gotta keep you handcuffed

for your own safety, Dr. Zek.

I know.

These razors are incredibly sharp.

Try and think

that you're in one of those old

movies... in a barbershop.

Where's Abby?

She went to my office,

to my lab, to get my tablet.

Just gonna... Yeah, that looks like

it's gonna work just fine.

Ah, yeah.

Okay. I'm actually gonna have to

just lean you back a little further.

Just can't quite reach those...

- Oh, no.

- Difficult areas.

You-You don't have to do my neck.

[Robinson over comm] Relax.

[Robinson] Just relax.

- Robinson?

- Just finishing up here.

[Robinson] Much better. Done.

You do look much better.

Here.

You forgot my tablet.

Your lab was such a mess,

I couldn't find it.

You'll have to give

me better directions.

Oh.

Yeah, of course.

[Abby] Dr. Zek,

you've had quite a day.

I know.

Think you could maybe use a little rest?

- Hmm? No, no, no.

- I'll give you this to relax.

I don't...

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