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Book One
Chapter One; Stranger on a Strange Ship-
A stranger arrives on the Lightning Struck. They met Jans and Bayzli, and explain that Captain Baker hired him on and was supposed to meet him. Jans goes to confirm this, and Bayzli and the stranger talk a bit before Jans comes back and confirms, then takes the stranger to Captain Baker’s office. Captain Baker and the stranger talk about the rest of the crew and paperwork, before both retire to bed, and the stranger chooses the alias Zhenya. The next morning, Captain Baker introduces him to the rest of the crew before breakfast. Zhenya leaves to get a handle on the mess in the Medical Bay, and Keone approaches him to ask if he can monitor hormone therapy for her and tells him Captain Baker wants to see him ASAP. As she leaves, Jans enters, and confronts Zhenya about some of his more suspicious behavior. Zhenya tries to defend himself, and ends up leaving in a huff about the incident. As he and Captain Baker discuss something he isn’t telling the crew yet, a woman shows up and curses the crew over something she claims Captain Baker stole from her. They call a meeting to discuss this with the rest of the crew, which is quickly dismissed.
Content Warnings: threats of bodily harm, foul language, discussion of incarceration, brief discussion of dysphoria
Chapter Two; Let Someone Help-
Keone starts the end of her workday and does some work while listening to the radio. During this, she receives a call for Captain Baker from the USAS Abyssal Trawler, who demand her presence. Keone calls her and they activate boarding protocol. Keone tries to go with Captain Baker on the other ship, but after a brief argument, ends up going to the mess with everyone else. Keone tries to take her mind off of things by talking with Hannah and Nadia, then Jans, but ends up insulting both of the former two by commenting on their relationship, and starts an insult fight with the other that goes a little too far. She leaves everyone alone for awhile until they end up clustering together out of anxiety and discuss the situation. She gets fed up and says if Captain Baker isn’t back in 15 minutes, they need to act. Luckily, she gets back before then and calls a meeting. Captain Baker suggests they take business interstellar due to threats she’s received from the US government, and the crew discusses potential plans. Keone leaves to prep to run diagnostics on the engine, but can’t focus on anything. Several alarms go off, interrupting her frustration, and she can’t seem to find the problem. Nadia eventually shows up to help, and Keone realizes the current electricity she’s using is frying the ship’s system. Keone gets Nadia to help her swicth out the current power cells for the old ones, but Nadia is injured in the process.
Content Warnings: foul language, bodily harm, discussion of military violence
Chapter Three; Announcements-
Marc reports to give his statement and ends up telling the Examiner about how he ended up on the Lightning Struck in the first place. Marc clocks in for work at a center for Upward and does morning announcements. Once he’s done, he goes to get a code key for his workspace, but is told no, the CEO, Mr. Alistair, wants to see him. Marc goes to see him, talking with the elevator operator, Frank, about how much he hates this job as he does so. Marc is informed that Mr. Alistair has a job for him, and that he wants him to take out Captain Baker, who is regarded as treasonous and delusional by Mr. Alistair. Before receiving this information, Marc signs away the memories of the “best years of his life” as collateral. Marc takes the job when Mr. Alistair offers to pay his debts and his mother’s medical bills, and is told he’ll leave that night. Marc talk to Frank more, and before he can finiah his testimony, present day Marc starts bleeding from several places in his face and passes out.
Content Warnings: violence, foul language, loud noises, mentions of psychiatric abuse, ableism.
Chapter Four; We’re Hiring!
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Five Years 