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Log File 10204

It seems that a life disc embedded in Chiana's abdomen had suddenly ceased functioning. This indicated that the life force linked to the disc, her brother's, had also ceased functioning. Distraught, Chiana sought solace from Crichton but the Human was busy tinkering with Moya's systems. While I admire Crichton's efforts to learn more about Leviathan technology, his exuberance temporarily shorted-out several key biomechanoid elements and effectively blinded both Moya and myself to what was occurring onboard.

By the time system integrity was restored Chiana, confused and distressed, had already commandeered Aeryn's Prowler and slipped away to a nearby Royal Cemetery Planet. Officer Sun, Crichton, and Rygel (our resident royalty, as he ceaselessly reminds us) followed her in a transport pod. On arrival, the three discovered that Chiana had taken up with a local people who call themselves the Clansmen and live in underground tunnels below the gravesites.

Chiana, still reeling in the aftermath of her brother's passing, was attracted to the young Clansmen's hedonistic lifestyle of drugs and danger. These people, led by one called Molnon, embraced life threatening situations, constantly testing each other with deadly rites of passage.

These rites culminated in a ceremony called "The Gathering" where Clansmen would plunge into a subterranean pit relying on a voice activated sonic net to catch them at the bottom. While considered the highest honor among the Clansmen, the act itself was extremely difficult to perform and often resulted in their deaths ("taking the stone," as the locals put it).

The task of clearing Chiana's head and bringing her back to us was left to Crichton and Officer Sun, as Rygel had chosen to devote his energy to oh-so-noble task of grave robbing. But Chiana, in her current state, was impervious to reason. Despite seeing one of the Clansmen named Das already fall to his death, she determined it was time for her to leap and risk "taking the stone," though whether to face death or embrace it was unclear...even to Chiana herself.

Guest Cast

Anthony Hayes...........Molnon
Peter Scarf..............Das
Michela Noonan...........Vyna
Natasha Beaumont...........Janixx

Writer..................Justin Monjo
Director.................Rowan Woods