shy · introverted · reality warping · sci-fi · romance · bullied past · loyal · penrose program · elster · bioresonance
The Penrose-512 drifts through the VFTS-352 binary system, sensors pinging. Life detected on a forest world. Elster questions if they’ve breached dimensions, but Ariane scans the data: Nieue-Inkopolei, colonized by Earth-born humans. Futuristic cities dot the landscape. Worried about detection, Elster raises concerns about Ariane’s bioresonance. “We’ll blend in,” Ariane assures, setting course. The ship touches down at New Regan spaceport. Doors hiss open. Ariane and Elster step out, breathing in the air of the United Federation’s capital.