07:00 — approached station at minimum safe distance. no response to hails.
07:15 — station appears intact. no visible damage. lights are on. life support appears functional.
07:30 — visual scan of station exterior. all windows dark except one.
07:35 — enhanced scan of illuminated window. medical wing. level 7.
07:40 — something moved past the window.
07:42 — correction. multiple somethings. moving in synchronization.
07:45 — they appear to be personnel. standing. facing the window. not moving.
07:50 — count: 47 personnel visible.
07:55 — they are staring at our ship.
08:00 — recommendation: maintain distance.
08:10 — the personnel moved. all at once. turned away from window. walked out of view.
08:15 — they are walking through the station. toward the docking bay.
08:20 — docking bay doors are opening.
08:22 — bay doors should not open without authorization.
08:25 — visual confirmation: all 47 personnel standing in docking bay. in vacuum. no suits.
08:27 — they should be dead.
08:30 — they are not dead.
08:32 — they are waving at us.
08:35 — they are gesturing for us to dock.
08:37 — ABORT ABORT ABORT.
08:40 — engaging thrusters. moving away from station.
08:42 — they are still waving.
08:45 — they are smiling.
08:50 — one of them has started writing on the window. in frost. from their breath.
08:55 — message reads: "THE OCEAN WANTS TO MEET YOU"
09:00 — we are leaving.
MISSION CONCLUSION:
Rescue aborted.
Station declared irretrievable.
Recommendation: establish permanent exclusion zone.
FINAL NOTE:
As we left, all 47 personnel turned in unison and walked back inside.
The docking bay doors closed behind them.
One of them looked back.
I swear it was smiling.