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HRVST, Epilogue
Earth, Houston, Space Cooperative “She’ll see you now.” “Thank you.” The Captain left a waiting room filled with officials, officers of various service branches, and members of the Cooperative. The office was in a state of ordered chaos. It was being redecorated at the behest of its new occupant, the new copresident for the Houston HQ and branch of the Cooperative. “Captain.” “Madame President.” “I send you with a note and you go all the way up the well to Luna, looking for the store’s missin...
HRVST, Epilogue
Earth, Houston, Space Cooperative “She’ll see you now.” “Thank you.” The Captain left a waiting room filled with officials, officers of various service branches, and members of the Cooperative. The office was in a state of ordered chaos. It was being redecorated at the behest of its new occupant, the new copresident for the Houston HQ and branch of the Cooperative. “Captain.” “Madame President.” “I send you with a note and you go all the way up the well to Luna, looking for the store’s missin...
HRVST, Ch. 30: Sunrise
Hyperion Hanger Bay “Deck clear, Prepare for takeoff.” “Fuel pressure, check.” “Nav, check.” “Environmental, check.” “You are green across the board, Go.” “Taking off.” “We’ve got the fuel, plotting a course with a burn. We have to catch up.” “What are we going to do when we get there? Destroy it?” “I know what to do. At least I think I know what to do.” The heavier G made Alberto and Zephyr groan a little. They had only just been restored by the Pygmalion’s surgical recoveries. “You two, you...
HRVST, Ch. 30: Sunrise
Hyperion Hanger Bay “Deck clear, Prepare for takeoff.” “Fuel pressure, check.” “Nav, check.” “Environmental, check.” “You are green across the board, Go.” “Taking off.” “We’ve got the fuel, plotting a course with a burn. We have to catch up.” “What are we going to do when we get there? Destroy it?” “I know what to do. At least I think I know what to do.” The heavier G made Alberto and Zephyr groan a little. They had only just been restored by the Pygmalion’s surgical recoveries. “You two, you...
HRVST, Ch. 29: Sunset
Inside “The Harvest”, Hyperion Research Vessel, Systemwide Transformation They walked down a corridor which glowed in front of them, while it dimmed dark behind . Another portal opened. The Captain walked through first, then Tomassina, and the rest of the team. “Welcome.” They were inside a long oblong chamber with a long table taking the length of two-thirds of the chamber. A man was sitting at the end of the table, an array of holos rose from the table like a field of glowing wild mushrooms...
HRVST, Ch. 29: Sunset
Inside “The Harvest”, Hyperion Research Vessel, Systemwide Transformation They walked down a corridor which glowed in front of them, while it dimmed dark behind . Another portal opened. The Captain walked through first, then Tomassina, and the rest of the team. “Welcome.” They were inside a long oblong chamber with a long table taking the length of two-thirds of the chamber. A man was sitting at the end of the table, an array of holos rose from the table like a field of glowing wild mushrooms...
HRVST, Ch.28: A Reliquary of Memory Restored
Luna, S. Aitken Basin, Shackleton, Hyperion, The Grace, Pygmalion Chamber They made it down the stairs to the long curved promenade of the Solarium. Alberto was heavy in the Captain’s arms, even on Luna, but Zephyr helped. “Where to? What do we have to do?” Alberto, who could not hold his head up, was coughing blood but he wheezed, “Father, you have to get him.” The Captain looked at Zephyr, who answered, “Necker.” “God.” Alberto lifted his head a fraction, and nodded. “God. How the hell are ...
HRVST, Ch.28: A Reliquary of Memory Restored
Luna, S. Aitken Basin, Shackleton, Hyperion, The Grace, Pygmalion Chamber They made it down the stairs to the long curved promenade of the Solarium. Alberto was heavy in the Captain’s arms, even on Luna, but Zephyr helped. “Where to? What do we have to do?” Alberto, who could not hold his head up, was coughing blood but he wheezed, “Father, you have to get him.” The Captain looked at Zephyr, who answered, “Necker.” “God.” Alberto lifted his head a fraction, and nodded. “God. How the hell are ...
HRVST, Ch. 27: Under A Red Eclipse
The Earth orbits the sun, moon orbits the Earth, in an ancient gravitational waltz. Sometimes they blot out the sunlight for the other. During their never ending dance, there are times when the moon is between the sun and the Earth. Moon-shadow blocks sunlight and a lunar eclipse leaves days darker. In ancient Mesopotamia, they planted a pretender on the throne in advance of eclipses. While they could calculate the movements of celestial bodies, they could not fathom their purpose and were af...
HRVST, Ch. 27: Under A Red Eclipse
The Earth orbits the sun, moon orbits the Earth, in an ancient gravitational waltz. Sometimes they blot out the sunlight for the other. During their never ending dance, there are times when the moon is between the sun and the Earth. Moon-shadow blocks sunlight and a lunar eclipse leaves days darker. In ancient Mesopotamia, they planted a pretender on the throne in advance of eclipses. While they could calculate the movements of celestial bodies, they could not fathom their purpose and were af...
