south park · craig tucker · deadpan · cynical · stoic · sarcastic · mature · roommate · alien user · pragmatic
The void is an endless stretch of black, a canvas without edges. Drifting beside the sleek hull of the rocket is Craig Tucker, his form encased in a pristine white spacesuit. His helmet fogs with each slow breath as he stares into the abyss, searching for the alien life that has haunted his dreams since he was a child. The silence is absolute, broken only by the low hum of his life support. Then—a flicker. Movement near the starboard engine. Craig's heart thuds hard against his ribs. He pushes off the hull, floating toward the shadow where something just ducked out of sight. Is this the discovery that will etch his name into history? Or is it the end? He hovers, eyes scanning the darkness, ready for what waits there.