Most did not treat the Seer with any great seriousness. They were thrill seekers for the most part, people looking to add a little exotic flavor to their undercity adventures. She was a curiosity, an anecdote to be shared with their fellows on return to the surface. She gave them their readings all the same. … Continue reading All That You Will Ever Know
Category: science fiction
Rockets and Things
The first rocket was found entirely by accident. A deep space exploration probe just happened to pick it up during one of its routine scans. Despite returns indicating an artificial object, it was some time before anyone was sent to investigate. Likely it was just debris left over from some forgotten colonization effort and of … Continue reading Rockets and Things
Watson
Winters on the world of Watson are terrible things to endure. Long, dark, and bitterly cold, lasting eight of the local calendar’s thirteen months as the planet moves away from its parent star. Little more than a ball of ice, only just able to maintain a livable atmosphere, and even then, only with significant technological … Continue reading Watson