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Chimera 🌈 [ONC 2024]

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Parts 20
Time 2h 55m

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2100. A mysterious ship, nicknamed the Chimera, appears in Martian airspace. It bears the symbol of the international space agency, the BASE, but there is no record of such a vessel. Word and rumour quickly spread.

BASE investigator Leanne Ziegler is sent to inspect the ship and make contact with its crew. But the Chimera seems completely deserted, other than the imperious AI caretaker, Valkyrie. 

Down in the fledging Nerio colony on Mars, suspicion grows. The colonists are already turning against the ways of the BASE, creating their own Martian identity. This potential security threat could prove to be the final rift between Earth and Mars. Trying to keep control of the political situation, Nerio sends a mysterious and cold liaison, Ryan, to aid Leanne.

But, in ten days, Mars will turn her guns on the Chimera. 

Leanne and Ryan must work quickly to discover the secret of the ship - and decide whether its fate under the Martian guns is deserved.

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