Low Earth Orbit
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Last published Wed, Aug 19, 2020
In the year 2050, Ryuzaki is working for Hideki Lunar Corportaion as a normal spacefarer involved in the Lunar Mining trade, shipping resources from the Moon to the Earth constantly. Previous tensions involving the rights of common astronauts, the political interest of corporations, and the economic interests of the Earth government escalate when a mysterious EMP attack shuts down the engines on Ryuzaki's cargo ship, leaving them stranded in the emptiness of space.
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