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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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 Two: Lost But Now Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina
“It’s a magical world, Hobbes, ol’ buddy….Let’s go exploring!” –Bill Watterson, “Calvin and Hobbes” “Ten unis that we find microbial life there, sir?” “I’m not betting with you, Ted,” Cmdr. Tatenda Marechera chuckled. “Even if I win, what will I spend it on?” “Hala? Viktor?” “No chance, Ted,” Maj. Hala Nejem said. “One, my dad …
Chapter One: This Little Light Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina
“In the starry realms above/God will mete as we may measure.” –Friedrich Schiller, “An die Freude” Shang Xiao Xú Mùlán sat up, icy gel sliding off her body with a sickening thwuck, which was soon replaced by the even more sickening retching of Xú. “Easy, Ma’am,” the quiet Australian doctor said. “Just lie back. You’re …