In Transit, Part 4 – Astra Nullius
Jianyu kept having to fight the sense that he was sitting in someone else’s seat.
In Transit, Part 3 – Astra Nullius
Her neurological readouts were normal–or rather, they were wildly outside the realm of what should be possible.
In Transit, Part 2 – Astra Nullius
He was like all the others: small, vulnerable, with external tissue as soft and flexible as a newly hatched maggot.
In Transit, Part 1 – Astra Nullius
Nyx Three days later, the crew of the Benevolence still wasn’t dead. Nyx reviewed the data Mirelle forwarded her, although it didn’t make any sense. She had neither the hardware nor the training to understand what exactly she’d done. Mirelle told her it was simple. Sera told her it was impossible. Jianyu couldn’t tell them…
Do Some Harm, Part 18 – Astra Nullius
Sera She’d guessed correctly that the other ships leaving the station were heading away from earth. All except for one, which followed the Benevolence around the curve of the planet. Sera kept an eye on the proximity chart, monitoring the other ship’s progress. Maybe it was just a pilot who’d wanted to steer clear of…
Do Some Harm, Part 17 – Astra Nullius
Sera Sera had worked with tighter timetables. Fifteen minutes to takeoff should have been easy. It didn’t matter that her hands were shaking as she worked her way down the usual preflight checklist, making sure every engine was functional and checking that none of her special modifications had worn out some crucial part of the…
Do Some Harm, Part 16 – Astra Nullius
Nyx “I’m heading back to my ship,” Nyx said. “Who’s with me?” “Now, there’s no need to rush into anything,” the fussy manager said. “I’m sure things are going to calm down eventually. If we just wait here–” “Fuck that,” Deua said, shoving him aside. “I’m out of here. This job isn’t worth getting killed…
Do Some Harm, Part 15 – Astra Nullius
Nyx The headquarters of the station management hadn’t been what Nyx had expected. There were a few groups of desks scattered around a mostly empty room, sized for a variety of species. In one corner, a 3d printer had been stopped halfway through extruding an office chair for Eridani proportions. On the bare metal floor,…
Do Some Harm, Part 14 – Astra Nullius
Sera “Captain Dysart, can you hear me?” Sera said, holding down the button that should have allowed her to respond to the captain. Nothing happened. The captain kept speaking as if she hadn’t heard anyone trying to respond, pleading for calm. Sera messed with the settings, trying to figure out how the system was letting…
Do Some Harm, Part 13 – Astra Nullius
Sera Jianyu finally began to move as they dragged the wheeled cart through empty hallways toward the Benevolence. By the time they were aboard the ship, he was able to sit up, although he couldn’t get up on Weyland’s exam table on his own. Sera, Weyland, and Mirelle weren’t strong enough to lift him safely,…