A Storage Unit

A Storage Unit

Outside the airlock, she backed herself into a storage unit and ran a quick check of its propulsion and guidance systems. Finding everything inn proper order, she undocked and jetted off on a path that looped around the raft of modules at a safe distance.

The brilliant wash of sunlight and earthglow exhilarated her, and she found herself thinking of Daniel. For reasons she could not fully understand, she sensed that their relationship was about to change. Everything that had happened before – the early days of their stint on the station, the blood-pressure testing, her fling with Ben Pogue and Bill Bova – slowly diminished into irrelevance. She did not know exactly what lay ahead for them, but she felt certain that a new relationship between them was beginning. It almost made her smile.

What did he expect to accomplish by traveling to the observatory ? Image : Megan Jorgenson (Elena)

Her thoughts turned to Daniel. What did he expect to accomplish by traveling to the observatory? Would Daniel have any answers, any clues about what the hell was happening to the Solar System? She snapped her helmet into place and called Audry over channel C, the secured comm link she had designated for their chatter.

“I’m all gassed up and ready for egress”, she said. “Any of my crew showed themselves?”

(Trikon Deception, by Ben Bova)