But for the grace of god....
23 Jan 2016Terra Sheer
Jesus! That rock came out of nowhere!Go figure the best these pathetic little suns can boast are "planets" less than a foot across.
But not ten seconds after dodging that little bugger, I get another hit on my scanner. "Salvageable wreck," it says.
Huh. Odds are it's a glitch, this far out. What idiot would wreck this far from civilization?
But as soon as I drop down, it's clear some idiot did. It's splayed out for megakilometers. A bit here. A bit there. There are lifepods, but they're long since frozen through. And yet the distress beacon is still going.
And I can't help but wonder if I'm the last person who will hear that voice, whispering its last into the cosmic night.
I leave shortly after. There's nothing for me here.
Only 37 more jumps until I'm home.