[Mazrim]

The passengers were scared. Were they scared of the unknown, or scared because their lives may end on this nondescript transport ship? Every person seemed to have a differing opinion on this, and on what to do. Some were ready to give up and accept that their lives were lost, and some refused to believe that they had no chance to survive.

They had begun to figure out exactly where the alien species was. It was hard to miss the tendrils on the hatchways and closed doors. They were slow to move, but seemed to be targeting key areas. The bridge, the engine room, and the crew mess were all off limits to them now. One could only wonder what happened to the crew...

One of the passengers ran into the cargo bay they had determined was the furthest from the alien tendrils. As he came into the room, he was yelling "I found a console!"

This was a surprise. So far almost all the communication devices were offline or the alien species had already taken control of the consoles. "I was able to see the crew communications before they were cut off by the aliens, and they got a response!"

He pulled out a common holographic data projector from his jacket and displayed the information he got from the console.

• WE HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE YOU ARE UNDER ATTACK FROM AN ALIEN SPECIES. DO NOT ATTEMPT CONTACT.
• THE SUSPECTED SPECIES HAS THE ABILITY TO GRAFT ITSELF TO HUMANOID OR MECHANICAL SURFACES AND TAKE CONTROL.
• THE HOST CAN TRANSFORM TO RESEMBLE WHAT IT HAS GRAFTED ITSELF TO, OR DISGUISE ITSELF. FOR THIS REASON, THE HOST PREFERS TO REMAIN IN HUMANOID BODIES. BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS IF INFECTION IS SUSPECTED.
• IF INFECTION IS CONFIRMED, DESTROYING THE BODY THE HOST IS ATTACHED TO CAN ALSO KILL THE HOST.
• WE HAVE DISPATCHED SHIPS TO YOUR LOCATION. SEND LOCATION INFORMATION AT REGULAR INTERVALS.
• WE WILL SEND FURTHER INFORMATION AS WE RECEIVE IT. STAY SAFE.

"Who was it from?" asked one of the passengers. "It was from home. Well, home for many of us here, I assume. It was signed by Commander British from the Gradian Military."

Some of the passengers looked ill. "The military...are they going to destroy us to stop these aliens?" Many recalled the incursions of the past and the force the military used to save their way of life.

The electronics were too difficult for the unarmed passengers to destroy without being turned by the host themselves. They realized their only chance was to find the source of the host and hope they were using the bodies of the crew to take the ship.

It is now Day 1. With 17 alive, it takes 9 votes on any one player to hammer. It takes 6 votes to deadline lynch.

The deadline is Tuesday, May 26th at 10:00 PM Mountain Time. Hammer cannot be dropped before Friday, May 22nd at 10:00 PM Mountain Time.