In the deepest part of the engine room, where the power sector lies, all the crew members and zealots who once stood watch are now dead, but the massive steam core continues to operate without control.
The reactor vessel rumbled with a low vibration, the pipes and valves surrounding it occasionally hissed softly under the control of the automatic balancing system, and the warning lights monitoring the Boiling Gold Catalyst blinked steadily, indicating that the pressure inside the steam core was operating at high levels.