Tziporah "Zip" Malk

 | Feature | Details | | --- | --- |-| **Name** | Tziporah Malk (aka Zip) |+| **Name** | Tziporah Malk |+| **Nickname** | Zip | | **Gender** | Female |+| **Status** | Unknown | | **Affiliation** | Mongolian Independent States (Formerly), Alterra Corporation (Pioneer Program, AISV Cicada), Cicada Survivors | | **Occupation** | Mongolian Steppe EVA Engineer (Formerly), Alterra EVA Engineer, Lead Salvor |-| **Status** | Unknown | | **Voice Actor** | Darrin Revitz |  -**Tziporah Malk**, known as **Zip**, is a pioneer who served on the [[Cicada]] before it crashed into [[Proteus]]. As the colony's lead salvor, she was an expert in recovering materials. During the survival efforts on Proteus, Zip died multiple times and was reprinted by the [[NoA]]. Due to extreme retroviral contamination, she was eventually reprinted from an older state, resulting in significant memory loss that caused her to forget friends like [[Nahema]] and [[Anita]].+**Tziporah Malk**, known as **Zip**, is a pioneer who served as the lead salvor for the colony established after the [[Cicada]] crashed into [[Proteus]]. An expert in salvaging, Zip played a crucial role in the survival efforts on the planet.   -Zip's [[Blackboxes|blackbox]] located in the [[Graveyard Caves]] contains the **Kurul Level Access Key**, which is required to open a locked door in the [[Tadpole Pens]].+During her time on Proteus, Zip died multiple times and was reprinted by the [[NoA]] (Network of Autonomous Agents). 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 severe enough that she could not remember her close friends, [[Nahema]] and [[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  -There are two blackboxes associated with Zip:+There are two blackboxes associated with Zip that can be found on Proteus.   | 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 |   ## Databank Entries   ### Profile and Blackboxes   **Zip Profile** > **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.->-> *Source: Acquire a blackbox belonging to Zip*   **Zip Blackbox 01** > **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.->-> *Source: Find Zip's blackbox in the Graveyard caves*   **Zip Blackbox 02** > **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.->-> *Source: Find Zip's blackbox in the Karakorum Metal Farms*   ### Relevant Entries   **Kurul Level Access Key** > This encryption key grants "kurul-level" access privileges. This is not an approved Alterra pay rate and is therefore cryptographically insecure. > > The keylog indicates this key was used several times by the keyholder, especially at a site logged as "Tadpole Pens".->-> *Source: Find Zip's blackbox in the Graveyard caves*   **ZIP: Met my old friend** > **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?->-> *Source: Found southwest of the Karakorum Power Plant, near the Methane Burner*   **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]*->-> *Source: Found in the Graveyard caves*- -## Related Databank Entries-*   Anita - "Zip is dead"-*   MANTIS: Getting through it-*   Nahema - "Was I murdered?"+> *[metadata author = Tziporah "Zip" Malk]*