Massive Disaster 5-23A

The helmet pressed against Caleb’s scalp—too tight, too evenly distributed, like someone had measured his head down to the millimeter and then subtracted just enough to make it uncomfortable. His spine ached from sitting in the metal chair for what felt like forever, his lungs catching with that familiar hitch that always showed up when…

Interlude 8 – o – o – o – o – o – o – o – Metallic-looking clouds churned in dark red and muddy orange, the planet below almost invisible through the haze. Despite the lack of visibility, though, a ship broke through from orbit and aimed its way down to the surface. The…

Massive Disaster II – o – o – o – o – o – o – o –​ The omni-tool’s interface blazed to life under Zedd’s fingers, menus cascading in familiar patterns that his mind processed with unsettling ease. Each swipe and gesture felt natural, muscle memory from years he couldn’t quite remember, yet his…

Bip-Bip-Bip!!! One red-rimmed eye creeped itself open, blinking past the crust keeping him asleep, as the alarm on his bedside chirped at 5:15. Same as it always did. Same as it always would, till the day he retired. Thirty-seven years of that sound, first on Luna, then Titan, now here on Arkadia IV. A wrinkled…

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