As soon as Bedra was through the door to the deluxe residential housing unit, she kicked off her shoes and dropped her bag on the floor. The apartment was standard-issue, with a few more common luxuries than the standard simple issue unit. For the most, part Bedra Tae was a neat person; there were a …
Chapter Twenty-Three: The Princess of Squander Titan: Exile by Dann
Bedra’s exuberant smile had been chopped down by recent events, but it was no small surprise that as soon as she had cleared the red tape and paperwork to pass back to the Adoption area, her smile had returned. Degu was occupied battling the tingling feeling that came with a fresh chemical bath, and was …
Chapter Twenty-Two: Tubby Twat and Dawwen Titan: Exile by Dann
“Will you tell me where were going already?” Aisell spoke with merriment in her voice as she was pulled off the domestic commuter shuttle to the very outskirts of the city center. “You don’t know?!” Bedra sighed with a longfull woe. “We only used to do this like every day!” Bedra smiled a little and …
Chapter Twenty-One: The Home Coming Titan: Exile by Dann
Two weeks and one day had passed since Eyrn had arrived on Titan station. The crowds had died down, the excitement and anxiety had faded, and she had settled into life on the station, much as she had life at Area 51. In fact, the routine was remarkably similar. She had people to feed her, …
Chapter Twenty: Life-Line Phone-a-Friend Titan: Exile by Dann
Eryn’s eyes darted from one futuristic looking contraption to the other. Walking slowly began to feel more natural the more she kept at it, and before long she went from an elderly shuffle to a mildly encumbered but dignified hobble. Next to the dusty and eternally sandy facilities at Groom Lake, The medical facilities at …
Chapter Nineteen: Meet the Doctor Titan: Exile by Dann
Captain Bass paced back and forth with heavy, determined steps. Commander Lemm stood with her hands behind her back and her legs spread slightly in an ‘at ease’ position. Junior Crewmate 3rd Class Lauryna Gwenn bit her lip and cringed as she awaited the inevitable explosion that was to come. She could feel it, smell …
Chapter Eighteen: Welcome to Titan Station Titan: Exile by Dann
“The best we can do, captain, is to retrofit a pair of grav-inhibitors to her. But we’ll have to fiddle with it a bit, to find the right body mass ratio.” Nurse Talec Venkah, furrowed her brow and looked over the pad Aertimus Bass had handed her. “I don’t suppose this is something you have …
Chapter Seventeen: Message in a Bottle Titan: Exile by Dann
Corporal Ibanez rubbed her eyes and leaned against the neck of the stranger-turned-acquaintance. They had only just met hours ago, or was it longer? She was starting to lose track of the time, truthfully. Izzy had stopped asking questions long ago, as Lauryna quietly sifted through the data base for something, anything. Izzy felt like …
Chapter Sixteen: The Miracle Girl Titan: Exile by Dann
Thursday, May 2d, 1872 Ft. Arula-Ak. Alaska Territory (cont’d) It was Prof. Carey that woke her, though he did not intend to. He was looking for possible ways to remove the three towers from the cavern, they being the most significant remaining items here. He investigated the box which appeared to power the towers’ lights. …
Chapter Fifteen: The Journals of Archibald Fitzgerald Titan: Exile by Dann
Excerpts from the Journal of Archibald Fitzgerald Monday, September 23d, 1866 Outside of Three Saints Bay, Kodiak Island, Russian America Concluded the purchase of two sled dogs and dried salmon with some Russian fur traders. They demanded a high price, but then there are precious few white men to trade with in this part of …