Time to Orbit: Unknown

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> Captain Sands gestures his companions forward to explain. Sunset, eyes glittering, drops a stack of identical computer printouts on the table. We all take one. “The chronostasis pods we sampled can be divided into three groups,” she explains. “The position where Rynn-Hatson died and … Continue reading 068: RATE

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> Captain Sands had said ten minutes, but I really want to get to the bottom of this mess, so I go to grab supplies from Laboratory Ring 2 immediately. I’m pulling a box of sample containers off a high shelf when I hear Renn … Continue reading 067: CYCLE

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> “Okay.” Captain Sands claps his hands together and surveys the crew. “Let’s talk about progress. Anything to report?” It’s the morning after I found the bacteria. We’re all in Network and Engineering Ring 1 for this meeting, abandoning the usual Recreation and Medical Ring … Continue reading 066: PROGRESS

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> “Lina!” Lina looks up from fiddling with Zale’s life support. “What?” “The chronostasis fluid. How are you studying it?” “The fluorescent element is really easy to concentrate. I just don’t know enough molecular chemistry to get a better idea of what it is.” “Did … Continue reading 065: VECTOR

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> The condenser is a large rectangular block about twice the size of me, lying flat against the outer wall of the pressure vessel above. It’s the same non-reflective grey-white as the wall to which it’s bolted, and several black tubes lead into it, all … Continue reading 064: SABOTAGE

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> With all our recently acquired information and the full help of a more widely experienced crew than we’re used to, investigation on the brain hijacking phenomenon progresses rapidly. Lina’s further scans for luminescence give her the results she expects; whatever the fluorescent chemical is, … Continue reading 063: INVESTIGATE

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> “Aspen!” Tal calls from behind the computer terminal as I enter the medbay. “Come check this out!” I head over. Tal has one of kes own x-ray scans up on the screen. Ke’s standing in the image, arms raised slightly. Ke skips to the … Continue reading 062: LUMINSCENCE

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> I follow Captain Sands into Storage Ring 2. He leads us a little away from the path between airlocks, to a spot where nobody’s likely to interrupt us accidentally while moving about the ship, and fixes me with one of his usual easy smiles. … Continue reading 061: NEGOTIATION

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> I’ve done a lot of jobs on this spaceship. Technically, I’ve done all the jobs on this spaceship. I’ve been pretty bad at most of them. I’m an okay gardener, but I broke several bones playing engineer, avoided being the psychologist as much as … Continue reading 060: INFORMATION

<<First .......... <Prev .......... [Archive] .......... [Map] .......... Next> .......... Last>> The Public Universal Friend, me, and Tal are selected for the mission of briefing our captain. It seems like the group best suited to give the maximum amount of information with the minimum amount of freaking out. We sit him down at the table … Continue reading 059: RESPONSIBILITY