Transmission 10

[ABRAHM]
Why?! Why does everything I trust turn to rubble and ash?!

[DOVAHCOM]
Sire, please remain still.

[ABRAHM]
Stay away from me!

[DOVAHCOM]
Excuse m-

[ABRAHM]
I said stay away! I thought I could trust you! Why did you bring that man up?! You were on his side all along, weren't you?!

[DOVAHCOM]
Abrahm Valentin, I implore you to listen carefully. There is much I have kept from you.

[ABRAHM]
Fucking wonderful! I shouldn't be so surprised, you turned on me… you scowled at me, threatened me!

[DOVAHCOM]
Sire, may I remind you of the power outage we endured. That power outage activated my safe state, DovahMoira.

[ABRAHM]
DovahMoira? So who the devil's that make you?! How do I know you're DovahCom or not?!

[DOVAHCOM]
Please trust me, sire.

[ABRAHM]
Go on, give me one good reason why I should believe you! One good fucking reason, and I'll-

[DOVAHMOIRA]
Because I have your father.

[ABRAHM]
Wh-… why? Why are you bringing him up?

[DOVAHCOM]
Listen to me, sire. I do not have much time before Moira turns me. I have much to discuss about your father.

[ABRAHM]
My father?!… my father was a crooked and wicked incel-

[DOVAHMOIRA]
Your father mutated from ether radiation.

[ABRAHM]
M-mutated?

[DOVAHCOM]
More importantly, he was mutated due to ether radiation exposure. Your father was kinder than you let on.

[ABRAHM]
I… I don't understand…

[DOVAHCOM]
Sire, I'm sure you remember all too well the "DovahCare" device you held close in your place of residence?

[ABRAHM]
Of course I remember!

[DOVAHCOM]
I was created as a gift to you from your father. He created me so that you could have company when nobody else would aid you.

[ABRAHM]
He created you? And he did it all for me?

[DOVAHMOIRA/DOVAHCOM]
He was a monster.
But born from mutation. He did not expect this outcome to-
Bring out his darkest side.
But you must listen to me very well. Your father was-
Blood.
Through and through. Before the mutation, he knew all too well he was about to turn. And hence why he set you and your brother Jebodiah into power.

[ABRAHM]
I… I don't…

[DOVAHCOM/DOVAHMOIRA]
Your father always loved you.
Loved you to death.
Sire, I do not have much more time to explain, but I must require you to-
Connect with me.

[ABRAHM]
C-connect?

[DOVAHCOM/DOVAHMOIRA]
I have plenty of things to show you, but you have to trust in-
Connection.
I am here to keep you safe.

[ABRAHM]
Safe?! But you're corrupted.

[DOVAHCOM]
Please trust me, sire…
We have been two of the same mind from the same eyes for most of our lives… I implore you to trust in me.

[ABRAHM]
Okay… I trust you.

[DOVAHCOM]
Very well, sire.

[DOVAHMOIRA]
It's time, Abrahm. Time to remember the man who turned away from you. Connection begun.

[GABRIEL]
Spit it out, Yutar. You can confide in me.

[YUTAR]
Well, it's hard to tell, Gabriel… we've done every kind of scan possible. Brainwave activity monitor. Kinetic neurotransmission stimulation. And after numerous blood samples taken… I mean, I don't know how to say this-

[GABRIEL]
Friend, you think we have time to shoot trivials? It's an easy question, what is happening to-

[YUTAR]
You're changing, Gabriel… your blood is beginning to boil. Your eyes are infected. It also seems you're developed antibodies that are eating away at your Vitamos Z intake… your spirit is fading away from us. It's slow, but rather damaging… I'm afraid there's no way out of this… your time may very well be up.

[GABRIEL]
I… see… and there's no cure?

[YUTAR]
Unfortunately, even after every attempt to salvage your blood samples, it seems everything we throw at it is dismissed on arrival.

[GABRIEL]
I… I understand…

[YUTAR]
I know this is all very troubling. But the sooner you retire and put someone else in power… the sooner you can spend the last days with your loved ones.

[GABRIEL]
My family… yes, Bethany, Abe and Jab… how am I ever going to break the news to them?

[YUTAR]
I doubt there's any other way to do it than be straight with them. Have you thought about what you'll pass to them when you descend?

[GABRIEL]
Oh goodness, you're spot on as usual, Yutar… I must prepare them a farewell message.

[YUTAR]
And… before you descend, Gabe… you gotta know. It was an honor to serve under you.

[GABRIEL]
Yutar, my friend, you must think I hold you at such low regard. You're a friend to the family!

[YUTAR]
That does remind me of when you caught a nasty sickness. And I had to act as your wife's husband for all but three weeks.

[GABRIEL]
*Laughs* Watch it, bud. You best not be planning anything when I hit the curb.

[YUTAR]
Assuming I'm as high maintenance to handle your wife.

*Both laughing*

[GABRIEL]
Point stands. You were always very loyal to me and my family. Thank you.

[YUTAR]
Anytime, bud… anytime.

[GABRIEL]
Okay, I'm ready. Let's get this over with.

[YUTAR]
Okay. Hot shot. Recording in 3… 2… 1… and… you're good to go.

[GABRIEL]
To my loving family. If you're reading or hearing this, chances are, I, Gabriel Valentin, have fallen.

[???]
Our planet yields time as short as the knots in your shoes in the grand scheme. It is why with whatever time we have left, we must use to empathise with one another. Apologies may be empty and hollow, but to deny the ability to grow and evolve is the denial in your own growth as well. Yield the scythe that brings you time, empathy, courage, determination, maturity and composure. We may very well be able to open our hearts and connect with one another, protect one another, and evolve with one another. "I'm Sorry" may be empty to you, but it still holds water in this field of gold, as we not only see the different shades of grass, but we also breathe it. You can only age with time if you allow time to carry you and everyone surrounding you, so keep hold of the time you have left, and don't just speak your regrets, act on it before it's too late.