Saturday, 28 September 2024

The Wounded






[Beeping ]

[ Beeping Continues ]

[ Servo Whirs ]

Ripley : [ Softly ] 
Hey.

Bishop : 
[ Looks around ] 
Ah, Ripley.

Ripley : 
Hi, Bishop. 
How you feeling?

Bishop : 
My legs hurt.

Ripley : 
Uh, listen, I'm sorry.

Bishop :
It's okay. I'm just 
a glorified toaster.
How are you….? [looks down] 
I like your new haircut.

Ripley : 
Bishop, can you access data 
on the flight recorder?

Bishop : 
No problem.
[ Beeping ]
I'm home. 

Ripley : 
What happened on the Sulaco?
Why were our 
cryo-tubes ejected?

[ Computer Voice ] 
Stasis-interrupted :
Fire—in—cryo—
genic—compartment.
Repeat—Fire—in—
cryo— genic- 

Ripley : 
What happened?
What started 
The Fire, Bishop?
Can you hear me?

Bishop : 
The Fire was electrical.
It was in the…. sub-flooring.

Ripley : 
Did the sensors pick up 
anything moving around 
on The Ship prior 
to separation?

Bishop : 
It's very dark here, Ripley; 
I'm not what I used to be.

Ripley : 
Just tell me. 
Does The Recorder 
indicate anything?

….was there an 
ALIEN on board?

Bishop : 
…….YES.

Ripley : 
……is it on the Sulaco 
or did it come with 
us on the E.E.V.?

Bishop : 
It was with us 
ALL the way.

Ripley : 
…..Does The Company know?

Bishop : 
The Company knows 
everything that 
happened on The Ship.

It ALL goes 
into The Computer 
and gets sent 
back to NetWork.

Ripley : 
And They want it.

Bishop : 
I hurt — Do me a favour. 
Disconnect me. 
I could be reworked, 
but I'll never be top of 
the line again.

I'd rather be nothing.

Ripley : 
You're sure?

Bishop : 
Do it for me, Ripley.

[ Whirring ]

[ Exhales ]

[ The Robot Dies ]

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