2163 AD ૨૧૨૫ MA “Did you ever think we’d be here this soon, Admiral?” “Not a chance,” Xú Mùlán said, looking at the vessel wistfully. “Not after just eleven years. You know, it was designed for sixty. Could have made 100 with refit.” “Counter-Admiral Chandrasekhar’s fault,” Ted said, following his former Commanding Officer’s gaze. “No …
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Second Intermission Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina
“We do spend too much time on the telephone, and you know something? We love it.” –Dr. Michio Kaku Admiral James Harwell sat in mission control, Houston, not wanting to leave his workstation. It was very late in Texas. In just an hour or two, he would have to begin calling the loved ones of …
Chapter Ten: Inextricably Bound Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina
“Questions are never indiscreet; answers sometimes are.” –Oscar Wilde “And there has been no sign of them?” “No, sir.” “Lovely.” Ziah Solis sighed. “You’re sure they didn’t die on the ship?” “Kir was very clear on that, sir. They haven’t moved it, but they’ve scanned it thoroughly. I can tell you how many bacteria are …
Chapter Three: The Dark and Desolate Valley Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina
“Ill news is wing’d with fate, and flies apace.” –John Dryden, “Threnodia Augustalis” Aertimus Bass simply stared at the viewscreen. There was nothing else he could do. The report from Titan Station was not itself a disaster. Disasters were far less destructive. No, the report Centurium Oden gave was a gorram black hole of awful, …