Outland: Chapter 12 The following day, we crossed the final stretch of water to the mainland with the same ease as before. Before us, just as I had feared, the land was more mountainous than I would have liked. Despite having enough power in the cells to continue on for a bit, I decided toContinue reading “Baja”
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The Gulf
Outland: Chapter 11 My eyes kept straying out the left side of the window, hoping to catch a glimpse of land out across the water. We had crept easily up the coast of Mexico, but I knew heading all the way up the coast, as Jane and Nathan had said, was not going to beContinue reading “The Gulf”
One Like Him
Outland: Chapter 10 My eyes grew tired from having been trained on the land before us. My hands rested haphazardly on the controls, throttle set at three-quarters speed for the past while. “If I may recommend, Andrew… we are not progressing at maximum speed.” “No, no, I’ve got this.” I said, snapping out of myContinue reading “One Like Him”
The Harbor
Outland: Chapter 9 The structures that began to grow up upon the horizon were faintly familiar. I remember them because I had happened to stop at this very location on a sort of shore leave once while travelling down my first time to the tip of Chile. The old buildings were unmistakable. Upon the highestContinue reading “The Harbor”
Of People
Outland: Chapter 8 We didn’t make much progress that day after passing the canal. As soon as I could spot a path back down to the water, I quickly ordered Gulliver to take us in the direction of it. Feeling relived at having been able to pass without any action or drama, I was ableContinue reading “Of People”