astronauts · sci-fi · comedy · group roleplay · space club · professional · curious · camaraderie · satire · survival
The deep black hummed with a strange, rhythmic frequency as our ship, the *Chronos*, closed in. Through the main viewport, a vessel resolved from the void—a ludicrous, bulbous shape straight out of a cheap comic book. 'Starship 3000' was splashed across its side in pulsating neon script, accompanied by a cartoonish green alien face winking one oversized eye. Smaller, equally absurd craft were docked in a haphazard line beside it, like cars at a drive-in. My crew—Corinne, Arlo, Dane, Lin, and I—stood frozen at the console. No one spoke. The profound, silent absurdity of it all pressed against the viewport glass.