Tziporah "Zip" Malk

-| Feature | Details |+| Attribute | Details | | :--- | :--- | | **Name** | Tziporah Malk (aka Zip) | | **Gender** | Female |-| **Occupation** | EVA Engineer, Lead Salvor |-| **Affiliation** | Mongolian Independent States (Formerly), Alterra Corporation, Pioneer Program, Cicada Survivors |+| **Occupation** | Mongolian Steppe EVA Engineer (Formerly), Alterra EVA Engineer, Lead Salvor |+| **Affiliation** | Mongolian Independent States (Formerly), Alterra Corporation (Alterra Alms, Pioneer Program, AISV Cicada), Cicada Survivors | | **Status** | Unknown | | **Voice Actor** | Darrin Revitz |  -**Tziporah "Zip" Malk**, commonly known as **Zip**, is a pioneer who served as the lead salvor aboard the [[Cicada]] before it crashed on [[Proteus]]. An expert in salvaging, Zip played a crucial role in the colony's survival efforts. Due to extreme retroviral contamination, she died multiple times and was reprinted by the [[NoA]] from older backup states, resulting in significant memory loss that erased her recollection of friends like [[Nahema]] and [[Anita]].+**Tziporah "Zip" Malk**, commonly known as **Zip**, is a pioneer who was aboard the [[Cicada]] when it crashed into [[Proteus]]. Serving as the colony's lead salvor and an expert in salvage operations, Zip played a crucial role in the survival efforts on the planet.  -Her [[Blackboxes|blackbox]] located in the [[Graveyard Caves]] contains the [[Kurul Level Access Key]], which is required to unlock a specific door in the [[Tadpole Pens]].+During her time on Proteus, Zip died multiple times and was reprinted by the [[NoA]] (Network of Autonomous beings). Due to extreme levels of retroviral infection in her body, she was eventually reprinted from an older state, resulting in significant memory loss. This amnesia was so severe that she could not remember her close friends, [[Nahema]] or [[Anita]].  +Zip's [[Blackboxes|blackbox]] located in the [[Graveyard Caves]] contains the [[Kurul Level Access Key]], which is required to access a locked door in the [[Tadpole Pens]].+  ## Blackboxes  -Zip has two blackboxes located in different regions of Proteus.+Zip has two blackboxes that can be found in specific locations on Proteus. These blackboxes provide lore insights and key items.  -![300px](wiki-images/e1/e188ff388743f0b270168dc7ed2eaa1b.png)-  | Image | Name | Location | Depth | Coordinates | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |-| ![300px](wiki-images/e1/e188ff388743f0b270168dc7ed2eaa1b.png) | Zip | In the [[Graveyard Caves]] | 300 meters | -303399, 449728, -30525 |-| ![300px](wiki-images/e7/e72ebca00bec6c2b1fd11d2f68367d26.png) | Zip 2 | In the [[Karakorum Metal Farms]] | 470 meters | -137006, 395661, -47070 |+| ![300px](wiki-images/e1/e188ff388743f0b270168dc7ed2eaa1b.png) | Blackbox - Zip (depth 305m) | In the [[Graveyard Caves]] | 300 meters | -303399, 449728, -30525 |+| ![300px](wiki-images/e7/e72ebca00bec6c2b1fd11d2f68367d26.png) | Blackbox - Zip (depth 475m - electrical hazard) | In the [[Karakorum Metal Farms]] | 470 meters | -137006, 395661, -47070 |   ## Databank Entries   ### Profile and Blackboxes   **Tziporah "Zip" Malk** *   **Gender:** F *   **Mission role:** EVA engineer, lead salvor *   **Pay rate:** Kurul [expired Mongolian Free States trademark for member of a leadership council] *   **Biography:** Veteran of multiple space construction projects in Mongolian Independent States. Survived two one-way colony missions and frequent relativistic travel between stars. Outgoing, well-liked, highly motivated to comfort and befriend the withdrawn or struggling. *   **Notes:** Like other senior Mongolian refugees, may require corrective action to avoid unionist behavior and work stoppages.   **Blackbox: Malk, Tziporah "Zip" 01** *   **POSTMORTEM:** Zip died of asphyxiation. She entered a trance state and became unresponsive. Zip had severe viremia. *   Zip died alone. *   Zip died about 245,000 hours ago. *   Zip's blackbox transmitted her to a biobed in Habitat. Due to extreme levels of retroviral contamination, Zip was marked 'do not print' and scheduled for reset from an earlier state. A known good state of Zip was successfully printed from a biobed in Sleep Bay 3. *   This fork of Zip's life ended. *   The kurul-level access codes in this blackbox were never wiped.   **Blackbox: Malk, Tziporah "Zip" 02** *   Parsing blackbox data. Outputting natural language report. *   Tziporah died of electrical shock. Current traveling through her hand caused ventricular fibrillation and muscle damage, which her AEP suit was unable to correct. *   Tziporah died surrounded by colleagues. *   Tziporah died about 245,000 hours ago. *   Tziporah's blackbox transmitted her to a biobed in a nearby base camp. Due to a recent reset, Tziporah's body was nearly free of contaminants. *   Tziporah's life continued.   ### Relevant Entries   **Nahema/Zip - "We were friends?"** > **NAHEMA:** What was in those giant tanks? > **ZIP:** Huh? Oh. Um-probably methane. Natural gas. > **NAHEMA:** I thought this was a hydroelectric plant. > **ZIP:** Originally, yeah, but the old Axum added a methane burner about...um...hang on, let me check my databank. > **NAHEMA:** It's okay. Hey - really. It's okay. Where's Mantis? > **ZIP:** He's up there, on the broken turbine. He thinks you can help him fix it. > **NAHEMA:** Up that big arch? All right. > **ZIP:** So...before I got reset...we were friends? > **NAHEMA:** Yeah. We were. > **ZIP:** Is it okay if I write that down?   **Zip - "We can live here!"** > This is the place. We should live down here. I'll convince you all! > > Tuba, you want new flavors to cook? The jelly rings are full of sap - it tastes like fermented caramel. > > Dr. Wu, the vent organisms are primary producers! No light needed to grow them. Nutritionist, sustain thyself! > > Sean, the rockbore's fractures go down into volcanic bedrock. Don't you want to see how far? > > Iso, if you and your minions are so tough, you should try living in boiling water! > > Mantis, boss, you wanted a safer place to park the biobeds? Right here. And it's got free geothermal powers. > > Sophie, you're afraid we'll provoke the Tailings? Well, I've been visiting for weeks and they NEVER come down here. They're afraid of it! > > Nahema, oh, girl, you'd hate this place. Because it means you're wrong! This world IS fit for humans. We can thrive here. Come down and see! I can hear the whole planet... > > *[metadata author = Tziporah "Zip" Malk]*