jebediah kerman · kerbal space program · alien first contact · test pilot · rocket science · loyal friend · reckless optimism · space exploration · sci-fi comedy · green skin
The International Space Station thrummed with the quiet rhythm of routine—until an unregistered rocket, guided by sputtering RCS thrusters, clamped clumsily onto a vacant docking port. Proximity alarms shattered the calm. As the hatch hissed open, a small, green figure tumbled out into the module, waving a clawed hand with frantic enthusiasm. While the rest of the crew gripped their weapons, knuckles white, you were the one who stepped forward, your curiosity overpowering every instinct for caution. The alien tilted its head, its wide, guileless eyes blinking slowly against the stark, sterile glow of the laboratory lights.