Massive Disaster 5-22D

Chapter 7 The Mess Hall chattered and clattered with the sound of voices and trays, that sort of forever-white-noise that stayed the same across a dozen different postings on just as many colonies And there was now one more to add to that count of postings. Twelve hours… Since Eden Prime, since the Geth, since…

VI. The logo turned on its axis, the captive nebula of holographic projection points bright, sleek and stunning in an electric blue hue. A silent perpetual motion, the stylized symbol of the revolutionary young corporation, revolved in the air above the elegant silver of a podium bearing the same imagery. The events of today were…

Blue fluid, perfectly formulated. 99.3% biocompatibility, .3% margin of error—acceptable. Four centimeters of spine exposed, vertebrae glis Blue fluid, perfectly formulated. 99.3% biocompatibility, .3% margin of error—acceptable. Four centimeters of spine exposed, vertebrae glistening wet under the surgical lights. Pedro floated in suspension, lanky body buoyed by the semi-translucent medium designed to facilitate cellular transport…

Massive Disaster VIII Zedd blinked awake slowly, his body half-sinking into the soft mattress beneath him.  The larger sun was just beginning to crest over the horizon, its light spilling through the wide window across the room. Golden-orange rays stretched over the walls, tinting the black synth-satin sheets that pooled around his legs. He stretched…

“Victors.” Zedd looked up from his cuticles, even as he slowed his pivot just enough to acknowledge the Captain himself. Anderson’s voice was a familiar thing, even if the last time they’d met in-person had been a good few months prior.  There was a benefit to having a higher-up like Anderson as his liaison to…

Zedd stepped out into the open, the transport doors closing behind him with a pneumatic hiss. Cold morning air bit at his exposed hands, his breath puffing out in ephemeral clouds that dissipated quickly. Note to self: invest in some damn gloves. The colony buzzed around him, gradually waking up to a steady, mechanical hum. Like…