Orphans of Earth by Sean Williams & Shane Dix

Author:Sean Williams & Shane Dix [Williams, Sean & Dix, Shane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: E-Reads
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

2.0.1

Rob Singh

EXCERPTS FROM THE PID (PERSONAL INFORMATION DIRECTORY) OF ROB SINGH, UNESSPRO MISSION 639, TESS NELSON (PSICAPRICORNUS).

2160.9.11-13

Disaster: it turns out that the Starfish have a more thorough cleansing program than we gave them credit for. Apparently, trailing behind the stealth front is a kind of mop-up crew that is guaranteed to find us and wipe us out, in time. How anyone knows this I can’t imagine, but we have to move, nonetheless. Maybe it has something to do with the new aliens—the Yuhl/Goel. I’ve heard a rumor that they worship the Spinners like a god. Maybe there’s room for my secondary specialty, after all.

My first is still a devalued commodity, though. Our hole ship came back from Sothis today. Hatzis told us about the problem, and we voted to evacuate to Sothis. We’ll be downloaded into solid-state data storage, then physically loaded into the hole ship for transportation. The hole ship will do all the navigation required for the jump through unspace. They need pilots like our survey ships need hand cranks to get them going. Just for the record, I voted against the move. Personally, I’d rather take my chances in one of the dead systems—like some of the other missions. When I told Hatzis that, she called a vote, and we lost. We didn’t stand a chance, and she knew it. The majority decides to drag us with them to an illusion of safety and warmth, and we all have to tag along. It’s too inefficient to split the mission at this stage; too complicated.

Fuck that, as Hatzis might say. Were our positions reversed, I’m sure she’d endure a little inefficiency to get what she wanted.

But I guess I shouldn’t complain. There’ll be plenty of data at Sothis to lose myself in. Even without the gifts, there’ll still be work to do. It’ll be interesting, in fact, to compare my findings regarding the Esch’m and the X-ray sources with information from the other colonies. If they don’t have the same error, I’ll be even more confused.

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