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She issued the orders.

Julian (first officer), the lead geologist (because she's worried about mission data), and engineering (because they suspect the software patch). Not the whole crew—too much noise. Not Guam yet—too far away to help in 10 minutes. mas 2.7

For three days, the Argo had been collecting oceanographic samples along the subduction zone east of the Mariana Trench. Then the swarm of autonomous underwater drones went silent—not crashed, not lost, but silent . Telemetry showed they were still moving, but their sensor feeds returned only static. Meanwhile, the surface weather model was splitting into three contradictory forecasts, and the onboard AI for route optimization kept cycling between "Hold position" and "Full reverse." She issued the orders

If any drone transmits a single valid temperature reading, my assumption of "total sensor failure" is wrong. If the fog lifts by 200 meters of visibility, I can revert to standard navigation. Not Guam yet—too far away to help in 10 minutes