G581 by Christine D. Shuck

Author:Christine D. Shuck
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: sci-fi, dystopian, post apocalyptic, space travel, new worlds, Kapalaran Universe, colonization, alien worlds
Publisher: Christine D. Shuck
Published: 2018-07-27T00:00:00+00:00

Departure

“The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.” – Arthur C. Clarke

Date: 09.19.2098

Calypso Colony Ship

Kit Tanner keyed a command on her comm link and activated NARA, utilizing the overhead speakers to clearly direct the attention of the large group of people jammed into the hallway.

“Hello! Welcome to Calypso! If everyone could please pay attention now. I will be showing you your living quarters for the duration of the voyage. I know you have all read the manuals,” she paused and winked at them.

The manuals were a migraine-inducing monstrosity that some bureaucrat had insisted on creating. An inside joke among the crewmembers, the pages were crammed into a six terabyte program full of every possible response to an emergency scenario. One even included an unlikely situation in which the crew had to isolate themselves in their individual coffins in case of explosive decompression (as if that would work out in the long run).

It had been a constant form of amusement, “Just check the manual, I’m sure it’s there.” Or, “We’ve got explosive decompression and aliens boarding our ship via the waste ducts. Quick, consult the manual!”

They knew what they needed to know. Every one of them had been through hundreds of hours of training, drills and simulations, on land and in space. They knew about the living quarters, and a long laundry list of painstaking protocols and procedures, but the way Medry figured it if a pretty girl wanted to tell them again, he wasn’t going to object. Not at all.

Kit pointed to the badge on her navy jumpsuit. Directly below the World Geographic symbol was her name.

She said it out loud anyway, “My name is Kit Tanner and I’m in charge of getting each of you settled in and oriented to the ship and the areas you will be working in. So please follow me.”

Kit was good-looking and had straight brown hair and slate-blue eyes. Her slim hips and small frame were attracting a lot of attention, and not just because she was showing them where they would be living for the next five years. Deeks, Head of the Cryogenics section, exchanged glances with Medry and Aldridge, the latter quietly wolf-whistled under his breath. They all knew each other, but the guys couldn’t resist teasing Kit, who was taking her first official duties on board Calypso rather seriously.

If Kit heard him, she gave no sign, and instead she briskly turned the corner and headed for a hatch marked Living Quarters. The hallway opened up, wider than usual, and on both walls, there were banks of capsules set into the bulkhead. The capsules were numbered and each had a door with a thumbprint reader. Each opening measured one meter by one meter and were 2.5 meters in length. The capsules were stacked three high, with footholds to the upper two levels. Inside each capsule was a small area for personal items, and several cabinets for additional clothing storage.

Kit waited until the group had all filed in.

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