Hollow Disciple: The Elpis - Sci-Fi Horror Podcast Episode 1

The Discovery of the Elpis

• 🚀 A scavenger crew aboard The Elpis discovers a derelict vessel, hoping for a lucrative find.
• ⚠️ The ship's alarm system unexpectedly turns their radio to static, raising immediate concerns.
• ❓ The crew questions how the ship is void-sealed, with survival attributed to luck and the captain's will.

Initial Investigation and Unease

• 🧑‍🚀 Lars, part of the extraction team, is tasked with a solo EVA to investigate the silence from the scouting party.
• 🛠️ Lars struggles with unfamiliar suit equipment, highlighting a lack of advanced technology on their own ship.
• 🌌 Upon entering the derelict, Lars is struck by its unusual dark purple interior, unlike typical ship designs.

Unexplained Phenomena and Disappearances

• 📊 Air quality readings are inexplicably normal, contradicting the captain's earlier concerns.
• ⚠️ Lars follows an ISO marker and hears a sound, which Rosa identifies as Murphy.
• 👻 Upon reaching Murphy, Lars finds his suit empty and still fastened, with a disturbing sound emanating from within.

Doubts and Crew Loyalty

• ❓ Lars questions the source of the sounds, suspecting a prank or a setup due to the lack of clear communication.
• 💬 Rosa dismisses Lars's concerns, emphasizing crew loyalty and the captain's directive to always have each other's back.
• 🤔 The crew discusses the possibility of advanced Human Expansion Collective technology, such as radio jamming, being involved.

The Final Descent

• 🚶 Lars heads back to the ISO marker, determined to find the missing crew members.
• 🚨 A flashing light on the right side of a corridor leads Lars to a dead end.
• 😱 The episode ends with Lars realizing the vessel is indeed from the Human Expansion Collective and a sudden, ominous event occurs.