The Whale's Song (Book 1)

Part One. An Unwearying Holiday. Chapter One: The Whale's Song

The Whale's Song* rumbled and reverberated silently through the silky black, vast and unaccountable, long and peaceful area of space just outside the planet Jupiter.

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*The Whale's Song. A Class 4 Cruise Liner. Decommissioned in the 42nd century. In size, the Whale's Song is easily double the width of two Titanic's, plus another two on either side. This makes the ship roughly the size of 6 Titanic's in two rows of three.

Class 4 cruise liners were known for their slow, steady speeds, glass bottoms for staring longingly into space, open space decks for evening dances, cramped quarters, and, most importantly, for running tours that no one could afford to go on to places no one wanted to go to^.

In the 41st century, after failing its safety examinations and for poor income, the Board of Interesting Cruise Course Liner Encorporated (BICCLE for short) came up with the decision to decommission the Whale's Song.

As per the service arrangements of the contracts of the crew and personal, all signed in their contracts to leave their homes and make The Whale's Song their new, and permanent home. When BICCLE announced the retirement of The Whale's Song and the dismissals of its crew and personal, Captain Otua Rood, Captain of The Whale's Song, approached BICCLE and requested approval for herself and her crew to stay on the ship, and to continue orbiting around Jupiter.

One large court case later, in which Otua Rood and the personal of the Whale's Song sued BICCLE for breaking their contract and attempting to dismiss the from their homes, Otua Rood bought the Whale's Song and, along with her crew, patched up what little problems had to be fixed on board, and started her own touring company.

Now stuck in orbit around Jupiter, as per the lines in their contract that allowed them to only win the Whale's Song if they kept it in BICCLE jurisdiction, Otua Rood offers a home and a sight tour of Jupiter to anyone who wishes it. And can pay. Of course.

^This was largely due to poor management and in no way reflected the personal ideas or views of crew or passengers.