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Days passed as the crew traveled towards Mars, and the reality of their abandoned home consumed them. Their attempts to re-establish contact with Earth were met with silence, driving them into despair. As the weight of humanity’s fate pressed on their minds, crew morale plummeted, leading Captain Alexa to silence all efforts to call back to Earth.
In the solitude of space, strange occurrences began to unfold aboard the ship. Signals obscured their communications, and unsettling sounds reverberated through the corridors. This led to an increasingly pervasive feeling amongst the crew that they were being observed. Jerry began actively vocalizing his fears regarding the potential for otherworldly surveillance and how it might relate to the Great Filter.