“To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether ’tis Nobler in the mind to suffer The Slings and Arrows of outrageous Fortune, Or to take Arms against a Sea of troubles, And by opposing end them.” –William Shakespeare, “Hamlet,” Act III, Scene i “Sally Ride, this is Captain Lauryna Gwenn of the …
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Prologue The Continuing Adventures: Sojourner by D.X. Machina
“I still don’t see why we’re using a human for this.” Engine-Fixer’s tail twitched in disdain; she really wasn’t sure New-Assistant-Systems-Fixer was working out. It wasn’t that she was bad at understanding systems. She was quite competent. It was just that she was a bit provincial. A crewmate has to be able to adapt to …
Chapter Eleven: Undaunted, True, and Brave Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina
“Do I dare Disturb the universe? In a minute there is time For decisions and revisions which a minute will erase.” –T.S. Eliot, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” “Thank you kindly for agreeing to see us on such short notice, Representatives.” “The pleasure is ours, Representative. Thank you for being willing to meet …
Chapter Forty: The Enemy of My Enemy Titan: Exile by Dann
Lyroo sat at her desk, which was normally organized meticulously to the point of obsession, wondering if a tornado had in fact been through her office. Things were a mess! Everywhere, the state of her HOS office was just a remarkable convenient bit of irony, icing on the cake. Her short blond hair was frazzled, …
Chapter Thirty-Nine: Aftershocks Titan: Exile by Dann
(“Things were pretty hopeless.” Darren reflected and sat on the edge of the gondola with his legs dangling over the side. He could feel Pryvani carefully watching him, but he didn’t mind so much. “I remember as much, I mean…well it was all anybody was talking about everywhere.” Pryvani say on the edge of 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. …