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Just then a message comes through from Jerrold.

I talked with Foster. He's okay but won't open the hatch. Says he must handle the problem on his own.

And then from Haidee:

Look, we have to act fast. Foster's CO2 is at a dangerous level. If we can't turn it around, his emergency hatch will open automatically. And that means the simulation will be ruined. Thornton will be furious.

 

Let's look at his pod data. If we can figure out what's gone wrong in his pod and fix it, maybe we can save the simulation. But I'm guessing we only have about 15 minutes at this point. Maybe 20.

You glance at the alert clock. It flips over to 15:00. You flip on the microphone and tell the team: "Attention, everyone. Samara, wake up. What's gone wrong with Foster's ecosystem? What could happen to make his oxygen level drop and his carbon dioxide to rise? Let's get all the theories on the table, now."

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