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Logbook of the Nostromo, 20.03.2022
Passed Mars.
Follow the extraterrestrial signal that seems to come from one of the two Mars moons Phobos and Deimos.
"Fear" and "terror," the names of the moons instill respect in the crew.
On Deimos a cathedral-like cave with an earth-like atmosphere was discovered.
The signal seems to be coming from here.
An assault squad is determined to get to the bottom of the signal. The helmets are removed by order of the captain inside, against the protest of the first officer.
An intensely smoky, herbaceous smell immediately penetrates us.
It's hard to breathe.
Smoke stands above the ground, sharp and peppery like dry ice mist, through which incense and fire vapor of a ritual sacrificial fire seem to draw.
The crew's getting restless.
There seems to be something animal about it.
Something dark, unnameable lives here, one can physically feel the vibrating radiation that emanates from it.
The walls are covered with a dark, dense weave of herbaceous plants that secrete tough, resinous secretions in emerald green tones. If you rub it between your fingers, it is surprisingly not sticky, rather dry and of almost dusty consistency.
It smells of dried herbs, intense, licorice-like, balsamic and salty.
The smell mixes with the tart smell of small, dried berry-like fruits lying all over the ground.
We get to the center of the cave, the signal gets stronger.
A dark, vibrating glow seems to liquefy the air.
We found the source of the signal.
Black vials containing a dark bluish pathogen are arranged into a group on a tableau of matt black rock.
This is the center.