Story

2021-03-21

You wake up in your sleeping quarters, awoken by some deafeningly loud alert. Is it time for the flip-and-burn and change in trajectory? No, you're just coasting a non-impulsive at 1G somewhere near Hydrophobia, the gas giant, and the screen shows nothing. Other than a flashing "Code Zeta"... evacuation in progress. That's a new one.


You put on gray assistant's jumpsuit, get your anti-burn stimulant cocktail packet, and of course your headset and minimum clearance ID. This was supposed to be a calm and easy seven-cycle, as the crew rotation is soon, and there's really nothing to do anyway, except chilling and partying. In fact, you're still hungover, and the alert is not helping. Hope it's just a test or an error.


There's nobody in the hallways, though...


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