Author: Derin

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> I’m still reluctant to go opening more doors than I absolutely have to. I’m almost certain that there’s at least one corpse on this ship, and possibly as many as twenty one. I look through the two bedrooms with open doors but don’t find … Continue reading 006: RECOVERY

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> As the airlock finishes pressurising, I tell myself not to expect too much. The computer can’t assess the condition of this part of the ship; it might be in terrible shape. The pumps stop. I open the hatch. I climb up into Pod Launch … Continue reading 005: GHOSTS

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> Okay. I can deal with this. The Courageous AI doesn’t have a voice or any voice recognition capabilities. I have no idea why. It’s common technology, available in every home and most public places, and I’d have thought that it would be a really … Continue reading 004: TRAVEL

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> Okay. I can deal with this. The Courageous was designed for a twenty year trip into deep space, with no chance of resupply or any external human contact, and expected to get to its destination with enough systems and supplies to colonise a planet. … Continue reading 003: ASSESSMENT

<<First ............... <Prev ............... [Archive] ............... Next> ............... Last>> Okay. I can deal with this. Where’s the crew? - The crew of the Courageous are in Network And Engineering Ring 1. - Where is NAER 1, in relation to me? - You are currently in NAER 1. - I glance around the ring. It isn’t … Continue reading 002: DUTY

<<First ............... <Prev ............... [Archive] ............... Next> ............... Last>> There’s a problem with the Javelin Program. Well, there are probably numerous problems with the Javelin Program. I imagine that constructing several dozen interstellar spaceships, packing them with static humans and launching them in the direction of any remotely viable exoplanet within detection range comes with … Continue reading 001: JAVELIN

So I guess you could say that the time to orbit... is known. It's June 4. We're celebrating launch with a 5 chapter release marathon -- one chapter per day on the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th of June. From then on, updates will be every Wednesday. As usual, patrons will have access to … Continue reading Time to Orbit: Unknown launches June 4