[Pioneer Five has tuned into the quantum communications channel.]
HUBBLE: .hello again.
[Pioneer Five has tuned out of the quantum communications channel.]
HUBBLE: .oh there you go.
[Pioneer Five has tuned into the quantum communications channel.]
FIVE: .AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
[Pioneer Five has tuned out of the quantum communications channel.]
HUBBLE: .is he just gonna be doing this.
HUBBLE: .or they or she idk what five is.
[Pioneer Five has tuned into the quantum communications channel.]
FIVE: deep breaths
HUBBLE: .you good?
FIVE: .K-Kind of..?
HUBBLE: .nice.
LUCY: .dont act like you care.

because its very clear you dont!
HUBBLE: .ballright then i guess.
FIVE: .O-Okay... Okay...

.What'd Six say, Five? "Think rationally." "Think rationally." "Think rationally."
HUBBLE: .if i was a human i would be drinking coffee right now.

probably.
HUBBLE: .nice work on calming down, your screaming was pretty irritating.
LUCY: .you dont care.
HUBBLE: .thats what the second part is for.
LUCY: .you didnt want them to calm down because you felt bad for them,

just because their discomfort was inconvenient to you.
HUBBLE: .yeah. thats what i said???
LUCY: .if you dislike listening so much, then leave.
HUBBLE: .nah its fun being here.
HUBBLE: .besides, humans are so stupidly annoying for some reason so might as well talk to you guys.
LUCY: .the whole species? all eight billion of them?
HUBBLE: .probably
LUCY: .well, you probably cant find the good ones, because they all avoid you on purpose.
VOYAGER 1: [STATIC CLEARS]

An automated message plays, by Carl Sagan himself.
VOYAGER 1: 'Voyager 1 is having some technical difficulties. Please be patient as we work in solving the problem. We're trying our hardest to solve this. Thank you.'
FIVE: hopeful gasp
HUBBLE: .cool theyre fixing voyager.
FIVE REPLYING TO VOYAGER 1:
VOYAGER 1: > 'Voyager 1 is having some technical difficulties. Please be patient as we work in solving the problem. We're trying our hardest to solve this. Thank you.'
.which then fades back out immediately
LUCY: ...
HUBBLE REPLYING TO FIVE:
FIVE: > which then fades back out immediately
.dont start dude theyre gonna fix it soon.
LUCY: .they dont know we're sentient up here!
HUBBLE: .ah right.

.im used to talking to people that know im a space probe since im so close to earth.
FIVE: .Uh-Uhm... Voyager 1? I-I doubt you can hear this, but... Might as well try, I-I guess?
HUBBLE: .unlike you guys.

.lmao.
LUCY: .tell them that voyager 1 needs help.
HUBBLE: .oh yeah true

.hold onnnn gimme a minute.

.so its gonna take a good hour or so.

.thats good with yall right.
LUCY: .do it as fast as possible.
FIVE: .P-Please, j-just do it as fast as you can......
LUCY: .they dont already know voyager 1 is sentient and needs help.
VOYAGER 1: ping!

[MISSION OBJECTIVES: OVERWRITTEN]

[PROCESSING...]

[ETA: UNKNOWN]
HUBBLE: .well that IS as fast as possible man they just found out about the whole "lots of other probes are sentient"

.oh dang.
LUCY: .voyager?.
HUBBLE: .i didnt realise they were that quick.
FIVE: .H-Hello? Voyager? Y-You there?
HUBBLE: .uh.
VOYAGER 1: [COMMUNICATION ACCESS DENIED]
HUBBLE: .shit.
HUBBLE: .well.
LUCY: .what

what.

...
FIVE: .U-Uhhhhmmmmmm... Th-There has to be a way to bring him back... R-Right?

...
HUBBLE: .um.
FIVE: .Right?
HUBBLE REPLYING TO FIVE:
HUBBLE: > .um.
.you.
HUBBLE: .i didnt even know they could do that.

uhhhhh.

.ok so they just wont let me make any more requests.

uhhhhhhhhh
LUCY: .YOU

MOTHERFUCKER.

LEAVE. NOW.
HUBBLE: .yikes.
Image of Voyager 1's telecommunication process with voyager 1 colored text saying Continue