Science Fiction story set in the near future, increasingly powerful solar flares are making the Earth inhospitable, Humanity is facing a crisis. Six characters, two timelines.
Adam: Recently married, starting to work in a security detachment on the...
Leaving Jovian system traveling sunward 2113 old Earth Calendar
Dirk:
"Cockroach, how is that data analysis coming? We need to have a sense of direction. We don't have an infinite supply of fuel, and more importantly we have no credits for any more. About those ships that were tailing us, I think I gave them the slip. You can say thank you anytime guys"
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Both Adam and Nia in unison, "Fuck you Dirk!"
"Ahhhh this is what it must feel like to have a family", I am glad I grew up in an orphanage"
"I am trying my best to make sense of all this shit, but it is heavily encrypted", pleaded Nia. " Gonna need a few more days"
"Okay I am going to park this boat on a nearby asteroid, to conserve a little fuel. You can both say thank you at any time."
"Fuck off Dirk!!"
"No gratitude, I really should just crash this fucking thing", he complained derisively.
Nia:
Working with Adam closely on the decoding was an odd feeling. Up to just a few weeks ago they were complete strangers. But there was an innate comfort level between them. He gave her back the picture, and discussed this odd circumstance. But so far they have not unearthed anymore clues. The only information they have decoded so far was mundane operational logs and manifests.
Adam leaned unbearably close, "Nia, what you make of this sequence, it looks like a random space weather report. There just doesn't seem to be any cohesion to it, it kind of jumps all over the place randomly. " Adam brushed the hair off her face, a gesture that displayed a level of intimacy.
Nia felt her body warm with Adam's touch, "None of this shit makes any sense! We know they were extracting ovum, to enable cloning for the Ghouls. It says it was a technique developed by a Dr. Ridgeway for The Winters Corporation. This guy must be a real piece of shit, he ruined the lives of many children"
"Isn't that the same asshole, who caused the problem with birthrates in the first place. If I ever met this guy I would kick his ass!!"
Dirk feeling like the odd man out decided he wanted to impose himself into their intimacy. "Now that we're parked, let me have a look at that data, you need somebody with a brain to solve this puzzle for you." He said smugly.
