u/Beast_Called_Beth

Five security recordings fully survived the destruction of Luna 6, The Moon's second largest research colony. The rest are corrupted or incomprehensible. The following are the descriptions of said recordings (speculation will be held to a minimum):

Recording 01 (00:01:33)

Grainy footage of hanger bay two. The pressure doors open as five figures in EMUs stand near some sampling equipment. Soon after, a rover speeds into the hanger, the driver quickly dismounting and rushing to the manual controls for the pressure door. The identify of the driver has been long debated, but the leading theory is that it is Security Officer Sarah Brooks. The five figures try to intervene. The driver draws a small metallic object from their belt, and suited colonists step back. A dark figure can now be seen in the distance of the lunar valley, approaching quickly. Its movement is stilted. A member of the group advances on the driver. There's a bright flash as what appears to be a weapon discharges.

Recording 02 (00:00:25)

An unidentified hallway somewhere in the colony's east medical wing. Probably floor one. The first twenty seconds are static. At the end, a group of orderlies and doctor rush a gurney past. Analysis of the doctor's name tag can identify 'A. Reed', but what's strange is that Dr. Alan Reed had been transferred to Luna 7 three months prior to the creation of this recording. No report of his transfer back to 6 exists. On the gurney is a what appears to be a male in a partially torn and bloodied EMU, held down in restraints (which he is actively resisting). It's unclear, but the patient's right arm looks longer than a human's.

Recording 03 (00:05:05)

A wide feed of the colony's 2181 New Years Eve event, taking place in the main lobby. Hundreds of colonists can be seen enjoying drinks, food, and dancing. In the foreground, two uniformed security officers quickly approach a man in a tuxedo (who is almost certainly Security Chief Maxwell Stanford, but his face is obscured). They appear to be explaining something, looking panicked. The three quickly leave the event. After another minute of festivities, Colony Director Hollman takes to the stage in the background. Lights dim. He begins his New Years speech. Several onlookers can be seen turning their heads, as though hearing something. At 00:04:35, the crowd reacts to something off-camera, and begins stampeding. Several partygoers are seen being trampled as something large and deformed enters the lobby. Smaller shapes follow it, and start to descend on the people that have fallen. The large one mounts the stage, and grabs Hollman. The feed immediately cuts when an object impacts the camera. The exact nature of these creatures is considered highly classified. Official reports to the public deny their existence.

Recording 04 (00:02:14)

A narrow view of a hallway in one of the fusion reactor's sub-levels. What appears to be the same man in a tuxedo that was seen in Recording 03 and a figure in an EMU suit rush down the hallway, toward its far side. Venting steam makes their identities impossible to make out. They stop. The man begins working with an access terminal as the suited figure draws a DW9 pistol. Lurching forms come into view in the foreground, seemingly dressed in the tattered remains of party attire. The figure fires their weapon, and the pursuers fall to the floor, unmoving. Finished with the terminal, the man says something, and the two rush out of frame.

Recording 05 (08:22:08)

Footage from an external camera on one of Luna 6's auxiliary observation platforms. The entire colony can be seen in the distance, obscured in darkness. The first hour of the footage appears normal. At 01:01:33, there's a small dust cloud as a rover approaches the colony's east side and enters through one of the pressure doors. At 04:27:01, several flashes can be seen in the window of the colony's main lobby (it's reasonably speculated that this is from gunfire). At the 07:45:11 mark, there as a large explosion in the colony's west side, situated in the vicinity of the power plant. The only source of such a blast possible could be from a compromise in one of the fusion reactors. Before the footage ends, a rover passes through the foreground, with two suited figures on it. The speed makes it impossible to make them out.

>!Recording 06 (00:00:49)!<

>!A private recording from Medical Director Juniper's office. Her legs can be seen sticking out from behind the desk, on the floor. It's unknown if she's deceased. The large form from Recording 03 can be seen towering over the desk, as Dr. Reed paces back and forth in front of it. His body language suggests trying to explain something erratically. The form suddenly raises its hand, as though telling him to stop. Dr. Reed turns. The graininess of the footage makes it difficult to make out, but the creature appears to say something, then smile.!<

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