A million years into the future, mankind is scattered, yet not broken. We have spread through multiple solar systems on multiple planets, conquered worlds, making new homes for our race to survive.
Yet our first home, Earth, has died. A dust ball without oceans. Life - an idea lost to the ages - has not moved upon its crust for many, many years. A small team of scientists, botanists and ecologists remain on the ISS locked in orbit, journeying to The Dome once every eight - six months.
The Dome, located near the old European centre, is a colossal green house designed to bring plant life back to Earth, though on the most recent study, the team never returned.
The planet seems perfect for human settlement: water, an earth-like atmosphere and a lush vegetation. Mil plunges into the study of the biosphere with professional enthusiasm. But one detail slips her attention...