# Derelict — RSV Halcyon Verge — room key

RSV Halcyon Verge is under quarantine, by its own crew, in the end by whoever was left. Something came aboard in a cargo lot and moved through the ship in days. Medbay is sealed. There are marks on the doors, from the inside.

Last log entry: Tech Adeyemi.

Hook: The beacon says WARN OFF. Somebody switched it back to MAYDAY an hour ago.

## Upper deck

**1. Bridge**

Cold. Frost on every surface. Viewports forward. Someone scratched a tally into the frame.
Log fragment (Cpt.): "Set the beacon to WARN OFF. If a ship answers anyway, they were warned."

**2. Crew quarters**

Two bunks stripped; nobody says why.
Hazard: one bunk is still occupied and the occupant is still warm.

**3. Galley**

Dark. Emergency lighting only. Long table. Someone always leaves a mug out.
Log fragment, scratched into the table: "we kept it out of the galley for nine days"

**4. Medbay**

Runs on battery. Something was treated here recently.
Salvage: full trauma kit, sealed, and a case of broad-spectrum antivirals that did not work.

**5. Cargo hold**

Ladder down. Crates torn open from inside.
Log fragment (Deckhand): "Lot 14 was breathing when we loaded it. Told the XO. XO said crates don't breathe."

**6. Cargo hold**

Ladder down. Crates torn open from inside.
Salvage: forty crates. Lot 14 is open. The others are worth a fortune to someone who does not ask where they came from.

**7. Engineering**

Reactor hums. The engineer sleeps here.

**8. Lab**

Sample cases, a sealed cabinet, a log nobody finished.

**9. Escape pods**

Something moved in here — recently. All pods gone.

**10. Life support**

Dark. Emergency lighting only. Scrubbers and water reclaim. Pump 2 knocks.

**11. Hangar**

Empty cradle. Scorch marks.

**12. Drive section**

Main engines. Loud, hot, hostile.

Connections:
- Ladder at column 8, row 3 → Lower deck

## Lower deck

**1. Cargo hold**

Sealed containers. The manifest says "agricultural".

**2. Life support**

Something moved in here — recently. Scrubbers and water reclaim. Pump 2 knocks.
Hazard: bodies, arranged. Someone took care over this. Disturb them and the air changes.

**3. Escape pods**

All pods gone.

**4. Engineering**

Reactor hums. The engineer sleeps here.

**5. Lab**

Something moved in here — recently. Sample cases, a sealed cabinet, a log nobody finished.
Hazard: broken sample cases. The floor is wet and it is not water.

Connections:
- Ladder at column 2, row 3 → Upper deck