Chapter 13.1

Monday, November 26, 2018 (Johnday, Aries 28, 0031) 08:40 – When Tom knocked on the door to the stateroom, Carl had been asleep for a mere three-and-a-half hours. Groggily he yawned, “Are we there yet?” Tom smiled wryly and replied seriously, “Yeah, but we may be leaving soon. Get dressed and meet us in the control center. We have a …

Chapter 12.2

Once there, Jackie sat on the edge of the little round stool and mentally started sifting through different possible replies from Mike, in her head. One might be: ‘what sort of message did you get from your friend in China? What has gotten you so worried?’ In which case, Jackie would know that he was OK and Kaiying was just …