Author: Derin

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> “Good morning, Captain Aspen.” “Mmmn?” I open my eyes and blink blearily at the person standing over me. The doctor looks a lot sharper without the drugs in its system. It’s cleaned up, shaved its matted hair a lot more neatly than I did … Continue reading 016: SUPPORT

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> Picking someone to revive shouldn’t be too difficult a task, really. There are three main requirements – they need a decent chance of surviving revival with little help (because I’m no doctor), they need to be better than me at doing this (not hard), … Continue reading 015: FRIEND

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> I can’t get back up to block the pipes until I’m in better physical shape, but I can change all the air filters again so I’m not breathing mould and coolant while I wait to heal. I trudge (as well as one can trudge … Continue reading 014: COURSE

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> If I do need to go to the front of the ship, I can’t do it yet. Turning off the gravity while the thermal cycler is running shouldn’t affect anything (all the liquids in there are sealed), but I’d rather not risk it. The … Continue reading 013: FALL

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> I stare at the screen for several minutes. I’m not actually going to do it, of course. I dismiss that possibility immediately. For one thing, the AI made the decision to wake a single person instead of a whole crew, and I trust its … Continue reading 012: INFESTATION

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> The greenhouse doesn’t take that long to get in order. In a couple of weeks, the ground is prepared, the seeds are planted, the honey is harvested, and there are still no critical ship problems to solve. There’s nothing to do but wait. I … Continue reading 011: POPULATION

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> I poke around the system for a full day and a half before I finally find the airlock controls Okay, so in terms of making this place livable for the next half decade, one task takes obvious priority. Captain Kinoshita died alone. Meaning there … Continue reading 010: ALONE

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> The journey down is very, very slow, and gives me plenty of time to get flat and spread my weight out as much as possible. I hit the wall on my hands and feet and immediately spread flat; it buckles dangerously under my weight, … Continue reading 009: ASCEND

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> I poke around the system for a full day and a half before I finally find the airlock controls buried in an atmospheric control submenu. The interface isn’t at all intuitive (this is what the AI is for), but I eventually identify the airlocks … Continue reading 008: OVERRIDE

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> Reluctant to head back to the habitation ring, I pace around the storage ring, puzzling out the issue. It’s a little odd to be pacing in an environment where I can just walk in a straight line and eventually end up where I started, … Continue reading 007: PREDECESSOR