Sir, a massive herd of Reindeer has been spotted 15 miles due north and are heading directly towards us. News has reached the city and faithful can be seen moving to the north gate to await them.

Thankyou System. Fucking Reindeer, that’s the last thing I need. This could be a problem, he thought. With a Fall imminent having Reindeer and their followers in the mix could complicate things. Ever since the Reindeer protection act of 409 ED it’s been nothing but a problem. If we had continued to research them, we probably would have had the answer to their survival by now and subsequently ours. The only species on the plant not affected by the Water Eaters. The damn creatures walk right up to it and eat it! Now after 100 years their population is in the millions. So many that during the winter their florescent antlers create a glow on the horizon. For 100’s of years we researched them, dissected them, tried to understand why they were immune. Now unchallenged in the wild they have grown to be massive animals standing 15 feet tall. Many can be found throughout the city aimlessly milling about without a care in the world.

But the weirdest thing was not their glowing antlers it was their freakish intelligence. If you needed a guide to go anywhere one will just appear. You can then safely walk along under it as it takes you where you need to go. It somehow knows where you need to go. This is the reason experimentation was stopped. People started to believe they are “gods” or sent by God. After 50 years of war over the issue, I guess the 409-protection act was the only solution possible. And I admit I often look for a guide when heading home of late. Another excuse for some transparency I figure.

Sir Spot has been detected in Cubit 185.

Thank you system, bring Cubit 185 on the large screen and show analysis. There it was, back and the top of the right thigh, less than an inch in diameter. Bad place to start being evaporated from, many hours before death would set in. System, Spot confirmed. Inform Cubit 185 of infection and begin final ride. Yes, Cubic 6.

A distant scream echoes through the facility and the march of the Wiggle heads begins. Everything was automated today unlike the horrors of old. The confirmation was basically moot these days as well. No Cubic would dare ignore a Spot confirmation.

Instantly services are cut to the self-contained Cubic as each side fades to translucent. Lifting drones with flashing lights arrive to lift the Cubit and move it to the nearest safety airlock exit. In the airlock 24 security drones walk the Cubic and take any last messages or requests. We call the drones Wiggle Heads as all they really do is nod in agreement. It was found this helped to lessen the stress of the soon to rocketed Cubic.

The Cubit is allowed to dress if they like, then the freedom flyers attach themselves. We liked to call, what was nothing but single-use rockets, freedom flyers. Death was an escape after all. The Cubit then straps into their chair and prepares for launch. This is the point where most take their final transparency, their final ride.

Once launched the Cubit accelerates and within 30 seconds reaches Mach 3. When a distance of 150 kilometres to the Water is reached the freedom flyers reverse and the Cubit is opened, expelling the contents towards the Water Eaters from a height of 10 kilometres. Contents containing water are instantly ripped apart at the cellular level over a span of 100’s kilometres. The Cubit and all of its none water-based contents smash against the Water Eaters, falling to the ground below to add to the ever-growing mountain of human desperation.

Sir? Yes System. Cubit 185 is screaming she does not have her final transparency with her. Dear god no, there’s nothing we can do System.