separocean_anxiety
"When you're stuck between two places, no one knows where you're coming from."
After half a life spent on the tracks, Grace finally takes flight... only to find herself trapped in an egg (or, at least a spaceship that looks the part). Grace always thought her Exit would take her back home, and even though this new place is distinctly alien, it's the most "at-home" she's ever felt. Is her destination a layover, or a new beginning in disguise?
Galactaron doesn't get many visitors, and Grace's arrival comes as a surprise to both parties. While the residents of the egg-ship welcome her with open arms, the tide effects of their most recent venture have only just begun to fester. Emily's keeping secrets again, and Grace finds herself caught between a prospective soulmate and her new alien friends.
There's also the matter of the ship itself--don't think I'd let you forget! For the grieving world from which it alights isn't so ready to let it depart. Where some seek to forsake their pasts, others cling for dear life. The Replicators may have reconciled, but the same can't be said for the Conductor and Brakeman of tidal鐵道.