Super Energy Saver Mode

"Super Energy Saver Mode" is the sixth episode of the podcast. It was released on 26 September 2014.
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== Synopsis ==
The Hephaestus Mission reaches its 500th day since launch, and Eiffel is determined to make the most of the occasion. His celebration is cut short, however, when a power outage knocks out Hera and all of the station’s automated systems. The crew must find a way to get the station’s central processor back online, and Eiffel stumbles onto a new mystery in the process. Plus, homemade walkie-talkies, Hammer Horror, dance cards, Stephen King FM, and barreling towards certain death.
== Plot summary ==
Eiffel is celebrating the 500th day of the Hephaestus mission, procrastinating his work to discuss "top fives" with Hera. They are interrupted by Hilbert who demands more voltage for an arc reactor experiment, annoying Hera, who resents Hilbert's dismissive attitude towards her. Hera crashes mid-sentence, as the Hephaestus experiences a power cut. Hearing strange noises, Eiffel leaves to investigate the situation. He imagines what Minkowski would say, and begins arguing with his imagining of Minkowski as she berates him for incompetence and past incidents that were his fault. He is interrupted by a faint voice, which fades before he can locate its source.
Minkowski finds Eiffel, and instructs him to help her reboot Hera, as she is vital to the station's function. They plan to split up, with Minkowski going to the bridge to reboot the system while Eiffel restores power in engineering. Since the comms are down, they keep in contact using walkie-talkies that Eiffel has made from old portable recording devices. Eiffel continues to hear the faint voice intermittently through the speakers, which scares him.
Eiffel and Minkowski perform the steps to reboot station power, but after hitting the final switch Eiffel's radio dies and the mysterious voice returns. Moments before power returns, Eiffel hears the voice clearly say "You're not the first." Hera reboots and restores the station's systems, but the source of the voice remains unknown.
== External links ==
* Listen on Libsyn
* Recording script
Category:Episodes
Category:Season 1