Cycles Go ‘Round [Chapter 7] “A fallen meteor came down and did some damage to a bit of farming equipment,” were the details I got from dispatch on my way to the client’s planet. “The Grengians there are a simple kind, welcoming, but I’ve heard they can be stubborn. We’ve set aside several cycles forContinue reading “Matroyshka”
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Cargo, Held
Cycles Go ‘Round [Chapter 6] Pirates. Yes, they do still exist, even in times like this. And here I find myself, captured by these self-proclaimed pirates, all before I was scheduled to have my days off. To think, it began as such a simple assignment. It began with docking my little ship to the freighter.Continue reading “Cargo, Held”
Simple
Cycles Go ‘Round [Chapter 5] “This one’s a bit of a high-maintenance client, Anna,” Grep explained to me as I was en route, diverted from my much-desired pit stop. “I’m sorry to hand this off to a rookie like you, but the agent that usually handles her account is halfway across the galaxy.” “I assumeContinue reading “Simple”
Behind Closed Doors
Cycles Go ‘Round [Chapter 4] New assignments had yet to cease in their ability to make me sweat through my suit. At the very least, I managed to get a full night’s rest and a shower in one of the pod hotels in Zexa station, the tab courtesy of the company. I was still payingContinue reading “Behind Closed Doors”
Dim Side of the Moon
Cycles Go ‘Round [Chapter 3] You’d think that with the unfathomable greatness of the universe and all the horrifying dangers and life-threatening anomalies, people would be tumbling hand over fist for services like ours. Well, the first thing that I learned when I joined Cycles Go ’Round is that more than a few customers haveContinue reading “Dim Side of the Moon”