I have come to the conclusion that certain alien parties once claimed to be vis-à-vis with this operation (ie: “on this agent’s side” and “responsible for this agent’s protection”) have turned to the other side and are even now speeding out of orbit where they have left me to die. Though nominally still maintaining their position of responsibility (I receive regular updates claiming that they are only “undergoing routine checks” and that “everything looks fine up here”) it is clear from their extended absence and the limited supplies of oxygen left for me that their intentions are malevolent. In all likelihood this will be my last transmission.