Kitty Cat Kill Sat - Chapter 49 (Patreon)

This one is short, different, and mostly just me messing with formatting in a way that I suspect will read better as part of the story and not on its own.  So I apologize for that, but also there will be another chapter soon and I'm writing faster than normal anyway, so I counterbalance that apology.

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>Command structure

./Temporary emergency measures active

>>Emergency crew consensus reached

|\what\|

../Crew voting roster

..//Lily Ad-Alice (Acting Commander)

..//Dyn Four

..

>Command structure alterations

../Prior setting 0-12-M

../Corsair Standard

>>Designate captain

../Lily Ad-Alice

>>Designate first mate

../Dyn Four

>>Rank transfer setting

../Emergency or of*#@

..

..

../Emergency, promotion, or conquest.

//Nonstandard structure logged.

..

>Emergency safety protocols

../New template

>>Automation standards

../Full allowance of au&^))

..

..

../Partial allowance of automated systems

..//Emergency life support (Active)

..//Cargo support (Active)

..//Weaponry (Acccc**@%# Inactive.  Locked.)

//Nonstandard setting logged

..

>Known and accepted species and metatypes

../New template

//Advisory given

//Advisory noted

../Acknowledge crew species

..//Homo Sapiens (Full access, all metatypes included)

..//Felis Catus (Full access, one metatype included)

..//Logos Kinisis (Full access, three meæ¶*ɁɎ)

..//Logos Kinisis (Command access, thɍȸɸ̢̅҈)

..

..

..

..//Logos Kinisis (Local access only, three metatypes included)

//Command-attack code detected

..//Logos Kinisis (Full access, three metatypes included)

//Nonstandard setting logged

..//Canis Familiaris (Pet access, all metatypes included)

..///One metatype updated (Canis Bellum Familiaris)

..

>Command staff alerted to emergency

./Attack code active

>Standdown command received.

./Attack code inactive

..

>Crew roster update

..//Lily Ad-Alice (Captain)

..//Dyn Four (First Mate)

..//Ennos (En҉em҉y)

..//Glittering Seven-Two (En҉nnnem҉y! - Freelancer)

..//Javelin Orbital Marauder Class EX-99 Tripatarka-4 [Jom] (En҉em҉yEn҉em҉yEn҉em҉yEn҉em҉y)

..//Dog (Dog)

//Update complete

..

..

..

>Language settings

>>Add language option

./Cat

.//Database link D-55_cat.lang.fil

|/you cannot make it listen/|

.//Database file corrupted

./Cat

.//Database link D-56_cat.lang.fil

.//Database file corrupted

./Cat

.//Dat%^p+

//Error logged

..

..

>Digital grid settings

>>Reconfigure

>>Command authorization required

./Captain Lily, authorization accepted

./Inputs accepted

.//Location restrictions lifted

.//Uplink restrictions lifted

.//Remote access restrictions altered

//Advisory given

//Advisory noted

..//Data backup standards altered

..

..

>Language settings

>>Add language option

./Cat

.//Multiple database links

.//Clo_5_cat.lang.fil

.//Clo_6_cat.lang.fil

.//…(625 additional entries)

.//Database file corrupted

.//Database file corrupted

.//Database file corrupted

|/stop/|

.//Database file corrupted

.//Database file loaded

>>Language selected

../Translation functions (Active)

../System use (Activ*#5 Partial)

//Interference detected

//Interference logged

///Crew member (Ennos) referred to command

///Reprimand recommended

|\kill it\|

///Advisory noted

../System use (Active)

../Command acceptance (Partial)

//Language file rated low complexity

//Update language file for more options

..

..

>Core system check

>>Authorization - Captain

../All systems nominal

>Subsystem check

>>Authorization - Captain

../Life support tracker(Active)

../Air purification engine (Active)

../EM dampener (Active)

../Radio suppressor (Active)

../Internal lum projectors (Active)

../Cloning array (Inactive)

../Docking beam (Inactive)

../Railgun [M66, designation Bruce] (Inactive)

../Short range impact sensors (Active - Partial)

../…(1309 additional entries)

../Fusion lance (Inactive - Damaged)

../Fusion core [Subunit M] (Active)

../Disciplinary containment systems (Active)

>Subsystem check (Disciplinary containment systems)

>>Authorization - Captain

../Authorization inadequate

..

..

>>Authorization - First Mate

../Authorization inadequate

..

..

>>Authorization - Dog

../Authorization inadequate

>Disable subsystem (Disciplinary containment systems)

>>Authorization - Captain

../Authorization inadequate

..

..

>Update subsystem [Hardware] (Disciplinary containment systems)

>>Authorization - Captain

../Update queued

../Status (Partial function during up(upd(part&#@)

../Status (Active - Locked during update)

..

..

>Subsystem check (Cleaner nanoswarm)

../Status (Active)

../Maintenance cycle (121 years)

../Performance report

../…(12 additional entries)

//Abnormal behavior detected

//Advisory given

//Advisory data requested

//Lo*%# pro*#id*}

|/how do you even know/|

//Advisory data requested

//Logs corrupted, data unavailable

>Subsystem request

../Operational heatmap

../Data backups compl*))&

|\HOW DO YOU EVEN KNOW\|

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>End command alterations

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//Good luck, captain

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|/it wont be enough/|

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“We’ll see.”