The Silent Room

He loosened his tie and kicked off his black leather shoes. Sitting on the doormat of his apartment door, he could only sigh and leaned back on his hands.
“Why have I continued to let myself be bound by these chains?”
Realising that he still has that report to submit, he picked himself up and walked inside, [...]

Trails of steam escaped from the stainless steel mug that Bob held in his hand. Three of us were sharing a small round table at Hercules’ Bunk, a small-time coffee shop on board the Hercules. They serve probably the best scones you can find around Martian orbital sector. Tuck drew a long breath before slumping [...]

It was not easy for me to try to understand what happened. It’s been quite a while since I had that dream. Since we had to power down the entire unit, Perseus’ warpgates will cease operations until the Injectors are up and running again. The staff who were assigned there have been scattered everywhere. Most [...]

“I’ve isolated the power from the main injections unit. This sector should only receive enough power for life-support systems. Give me some juice, Bob.”
“Copy that, Chief.”
“Oh yeah. Tuck, can you bring the biometer here? I left it at the EVAM. Get over here when you’re done on that side too, Bob.”
“Roger. Hey, don’t forget to [...]

I had to do a zig-zag maneuver to get to the injector core. I really hate working when emergency protocols are running. All the flashing red lights and warning buzzers really put me on edge, I had to put my HUD on mute. Thankfully the communicator works on a separate module.
“Chief, do you read me?”
“I [...]