You break into a sprint down the narrow starboard maintenance corridor, your boots clanging against the grated floor. Emergency lights cast strobing red shadows that make the tight passage feel like a pulsating artery. The air grows hotter with each step, thick with the scent of overheated circuits and something acrid you can't identify.

Rounding a sharp corner, you nearly collide with a maintenance drone repairing a sparking conduit. Its mechanical arms flail as you leap over it, catching yourself against the wall. A new sound joins the alarm - the deep, ominous groan of the ship's structural supports straining against some unseen force.

You skid to a halt as the corridor splits. To your left, a flickering sign points toward Engineering with an ominous 'RADIATION LEAK' warning flashing beneath it. To your right, a service ladder leads down to the secondary access tunnels, normally used only during repairs. From below comes the distinct sound of shouted orders and plasma torches - Chief Oren's voice barking above the chaos.

Just as you're about to move, the entire ship lurches violently. You're thrown against the bulkhead as gravity fluctuates again. The radiation warning suddenly blares at maximum volume as the left corridor's emergency door slams shut with a hiss of compressed air. Through a small viewport, you see the normally invisible shield emitters along the hull glowing cherry-red with overload, casting eerie reflections across the sweating metal walls.