WEBVTT 00:00:14.409 --> 00:00:19.269 Good evening, citizens of Hive Gloriana. This 00:00:19.269 --> 00:00:21.829 is your nightly transmission from the Vox Sanctum, 00:00:21.929 --> 00:00:26.410 subsector Delta -9. The air smells faintly of 00:00:26.410 --> 00:00:30.030 ozone and recycled faith. The reactors hum their 00:00:30.030 --> 00:00:33.789 evening psalms. And once again, we are alive, 00:00:34.189 --> 00:00:37.450 by his will and by the continued function of 00:00:37.450 --> 00:00:41.390 the filtration systems. Today we honour Saint 00:00:41.390 --> 00:00:44.350 Vaul of the Filtration Pits, who once drank an 00:00:44.350 --> 00:00:47.250 entire sump to prove faith could purify filth. 00:00:47.990 --> 00:00:50.969 He was later found preserved in solid promethium, 00:00:51.030 --> 00:00:53.530 and is now venerated as a candle in the Upper 00:00:53.530 --> 00:00:57.990 Basilica. May his light burn slow, and his example 00:00:57.990 --> 00:01:02.229 remind us. Devotion requires swallowing the unthinkable. 00:01:04.129 --> 00:01:07.709 Civic announcements. The upper spires remain 00:01:07.709 --> 00:01:10.810 sealed for another 30 cycles while the air purification 00:01:10.810 --> 00:01:14.629 rites continue. Citizens are advised that fog 00:01:14.629 --> 00:01:17.469 is a holy phenomenon, but only when authorised 00:01:17.469 --> 00:01:20.650 by the ecclesiarchy. Unauthorised fog will be 00:01:20.650 --> 00:01:25.010 incinerated on site. The administratum has issued 00:01:25.010 --> 00:01:27.310 a clarification regarding the recent absence 00:01:27.310 --> 00:01:31.420 of daylight. To quote, the Emperor's light remains 00:01:31.420 --> 00:01:35.319 unwavering. The problem lies with you. Citizens 00:01:35.319 --> 00:01:37.480 are advised to show gratitude through fasting 00:01:37.480 --> 00:01:42.620 and increased tithes. Also, a reminder that laughter 00:01:42.620 --> 00:01:46.319 remains a Class C emotional indulgence. If you 00:01:46.319 --> 00:01:48.159 hear someone laughing in the corridors after 00:01:48.159 --> 00:01:51.140 lights out, do not approach. Their joy is a symptom. 00:01:51.299 --> 00:02:00.019 Their joy is not for you. Community news. The 00:02:00.019 --> 00:02:03.500 Arbites Precinct 77 reports that the mutant sighting 00:02:03.500 --> 00:02:06.180 in Manufactorum Quadrant C has been downgraded 00:02:06.180 --> 00:02:10.560 to technically human. However, if you see anyone 00:02:10.560 --> 00:02:12.620 with more than the sanctioned number of limbs 00:02:12.620 --> 00:02:15.080 or fewer than the approved number of torsos, 00:02:15.219 --> 00:02:18.020 please contact your local confessor or the nearest 00:02:18.020 --> 00:02:24.900 Flamer team. In other news. The food distribution 00:02:24.900 --> 00:02:27.460 servitors in the lower levels have been reciting 00:02:27.460 --> 00:02:30.860 scripture before dispensing ration paste. The 00:02:30.860 --> 00:02:33.719 departmento nutrionis insists that this is a 00:02:33.719 --> 00:02:37.599 feature, not a malfunction. Please respond to 00:02:37.599 --> 00:02:40.159 any theological questions asked by the servitors, 00:02:40.300 --> 00:02:43.439 even if you do not understand them. They will 00:02:43.439 --> 00:02:47.400 remember your silence. Finally in community news, 00:02:47.699 --> 00:02:51.199 we welcome our newest residents. A full Habblock's 00:02:51.199 --> 00:02:53.500 worth of indentured penitents have arrived from 00:02:53.500 --> 00:02:56.740 Penal Hive, Kallax IV. Their screams echo through 00:02:56.740 --> 00:02:59.419 the ductwork at night. Please join me in extending 00:02:59.419 --> 00:03:02.199 a warm Gloriana welcome by whispering a short 00:03:02.199 --> 00:03:05.039 prayer into the nearest vent. They'll hear you. 00:03:06.020 --> 00:03:17.180 Eventually. Public Confessions Forgive me, Servitor 00:03:17.180 --> 00:03:21.039 Father. I used the Emperor's name in vain when 00:03:21.039 --> 00:03:24.699 my water ration burst. I tried to repair it. 00:03:24.939 --> 00:03:29.379 The water smelled like ash and memory. I drank 00:03:29.379 --> 00:03:36.780 it anyway. Forgive me. I don't think they are 00:03:36.780 --> 00:03:40.919 watching anymore. But I keep pretending they 00:03:40.919 --> 00:03:47.909 are. Forgive me. I found a tooth in the nutrient 00:03:47.909 --> 00:03:52.389 paste again. I kept it this time. It was white. 00:03:52.789 --> 00:04:19.899 It was beautiful. Today's Litany The Litany of 00:04:19.899 --> 00:04:23.660 Maintenance Blessed be the conduits that carry 00:04:23.660 --> 00:04:27.379 warmth to the faithful. Blessed be the fans that 00:04:27.379 --> 00:04:30.879 breathe our recycled air. Blessed be the pipes, 00:04:31.079 --> 00:04:34.660 though they weep, thrust, and promise. Blessed 00:04:34.660 --> 00:04:37.540 be the reactor's heart, though it beats irregularly 00:04:37.540 --> 00:04:41.399 now. Remember, citizens, to recite the Litany 00:04:41.399 --> 00:04:44.399 of Function before operating machinery. It may 00:04:44.399 --> 00:04:46.339 not help, but it keeps the spirits distracted 00:04:46.339 --> 00:04:50.180 long enough to get things done. The Departmento 00:04:50.180 --> 00:04:53.300 Mechanicus has issued a reminder. The Animus 00:04:53.300 --> 00:04:56.779 Machine loves you. The Animus Machine needs you. 00:04:57.240 --> 00:04:59.920 The Animus Machine is watching you through the 00:04:59.920 --> 00:05:07.740 vents. Smile. Faith Report. Faith levels remain 00:05:07.740 --> 00:05:11.389 adequate. Doubt indicators in Sector 12 are trending 00:05:11.389 --> 00:05:14.589 upwards, but have been reclassified as enthusiastic 00:05:14.589 --> 00:05:18.649 scepticism. The Ecclesiarch has ordered an additional 00:05:18.649 --> 00:05:21.750 sermon at dawn, or whenever the lights flicker. 00:05:22.350 --> 00:05:25.949 A reminder from the Office of Sanctity. Do not 00:05:25.949 --> 00:05:28.610 pray louder than your neighbour. Faith is not 00:05:28.610 --> 00:05:40.009 measured in decibels. designation PAX331, responds 00:05:40.009 --> 00:05:42.949 to gentle humming and the phrase, it wasn't your 00:05:42.949 --> 00:05:47.889 fault. Last seen crying in sub -level 278, sector 00:05:47.889 --> 00:05:51.329 Gamma. If found, please report it to the Vox 00:05:51.329 --> 00:05:56.910 relay station. Found. A heart, still beating, 00:05:57.129 --> 00:06:00.170 inside a ration bin. No claimant has yet come 00:06:00.170 --> 00:06:03.420 forward. If this heart belongs to you... You 00:06:03.420 --> 00:06:05.579 may retrieve it by presenting proper paperwork 00:06:05.579 --> 00:06:08.160 and a signed affidavit of continued loyalty. 00:06:10.339 --> 00:06:13.759 Devotional Reading Tonight's devotional comes 00:06:13.759 --> 00:06:15.819 from the Book of the Unyielding Spark, verse 00:06:15.819 --> 00:06:19.800 17. When the dark grows teeth and the sky begins 00:06:19.800 --> 00:06:23.879 to hunger, stand firm. The Emperor's hand will 00:06:23.879 --> 00:06:27.139 steady you, unless he forgets, in which case, 00:06:27.160 --> 00:06:32.220 steady yourself. Beautiful words. Comforting. 00:06:32.540 --> 00:06:36.399 in a way that feels like drowning. Weather report. 00:06:37.160 --> 00:06:39.819 The fog will roll in from the corpse west this 00:06:39.819 --> 00:06:43.360 evening, thick with memory and spores. The upper 00:06:43.360 --> 00:06:45.980 spires report light drizzle composed mostly of 00:06:45.980 --> 00:06:50.459 purified tears. In the underhive, expect sporadic 00:06:50.459 --> 00:06:53.319 blood rain, followed by a period of uneasy silence. 00:06:53.920 --> 00:06:57.060 The forecast for tomorrow. Ash in the morning. 00:06:57.439 --> 00:07:00.800 Whispers by noon. Something indescribable by 00:07:00.800 --> 00:07:05.449 dusk. Visibility, variable. Hope, low, but measurable. 00:07:08.389 --> 00:07:11.949 And that concludes our daily broadcast, citizens 00:07:11.949 --> 00:07:15.689 of Hive Gloriana. I am your humble host servitor, 00:07:15.790 --> 00:07:18.850 number 241. May your rations stretch further 00:07:18.850 --> 00:07:21.389 than your doubts. May your prayers be heard, 00:07:21.569 --> 00:07:24.970 or at least recorded. And may the Emperor's light, 00:07:25.069 --> 00:07:28.850 however dim, still find you in the dark. This 00:07:28.850 --> 00:07:32.279 is Vox Sanctum, signing off. Until next cycle, 00:07:32.399 --> 00:07:35.680 keep watching the vents. They are watching back. 00:07:36.360 --> 00:07:44.800 Ave Imperator. Host Servitor 241 was played by 00:07:44.800 --> 00:07:47.939 Richard Roberts. Other voices supplied by Kate 00:07:47.939 --> 00:07:54.699 Madison, Matt Doman and Rowan Winter. Vox Sanctum 00:07:54.699 --> 00:07:56.899 Gloriana is an Evil Lighthouse production.