Author: Derin

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> Beyond the little safety wall, we have about two metres of clearance before the solid floor of the javelin shielding’s end cap gives way to the grid of straight bars that supports the electrostatic shield. When hauling a body in a bulky space suit … Continue reading 036: HEIGHTS

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> “Are we sure this’ll work?” Adin asks. I look down at the hospital bed. The seven of us are crammed into the small medbay, and the bulky space suit on the bed makes it feel even smaller than usual. There’s a body in the … Continue reading 035: MORALE

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> “Dear Lord in heaven,” Tinera mumbles around a mouthful of greenhouse beans, “I forgot what eating real food was like.” “I didn’t even know you could sautee with moss oil,” Lina says, stabbing a bean with a fork. “But this came out really well.” … Continue reading 034: COMORBIDITY

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> Four of us – me, the Friend, Lina, and Tal – stroll toward Recreation and Medical Ring 2 at a leisurely pace while Tinera runs off to find the boys. I’m not sure why we need the entire crew for this, but apparently my … Continue reading 033: PREDICAMENT

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> Everything about this situation makes less and less sense. Why would Denish be deconstructing a device from Da-bin’s body? And why would he lie about it? The idea that the device is from her body isn’t hard to accept; lots of people have implants. … Continue reading 032: CONVICTION

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> I think the crew are hiding something. And I know how that sounds, okay? I know. I’m very well aware that paranoia is an extremely common symptom of all kinds of stress-induced mental illnesses. I know that there are all kinds of things on … Continue reading 031: CONSPIRACY

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> Once the filters are in place, I drop by the medbay to meet our new doctor. Our Friend isn’t there (apparently it’s doing the autopsy in the other medbay, which is probably smart), but Tinera’s handing the patient a cup of post-chronostasis broth, and … Continue reading 030: BONE

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> All six of us gather around Da-bin’s chronostasis pod. I’m not sure why, but everyone insisted on being there, despite the doctor’s warnings that there was a ninety one per cent chance that we were about to watch somebody die. “Okay,” I say. “Start … Continue reading 029: PRESERVE

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> The next day, I spend the morning working the greenhouse rings and meet up with the crew in Rec Ring 2 for lunch. Adin had made stew, and turned out to be a pretty decent cook with the limited ingredients we had available. When … Continue reading 028: TIME

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> “I want to talk about what happens after we have enough doctors,” I say to the Friend once we’re alone. “Yes, captain?” I hesitate. There’s not really any delicate way to broach the topic, but it needs to be broached. “Back when we were … Continue reading 027: PAST